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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
4
The notice states that SEMI-WEEKLY Tested Tuesdays with Fridays MCHULS, BROWN & COMPANY Publishers are printed and mailed as second class matter in Vernon under the act of Congress dated March 3, 1879.
A brief public notice from Vernon Texas dated December 2 1919 appears in a local newspaper. The readable lines include a date and place but lack full details of the action or parties involved.
The coal strike widens after Fuel Administrator Garfield proposes a 14 percent raise for miners, amid prior talks of a 31 percent rise by Secretary Wilson. The editorial questions operators profits, urges disclosure of income tax returns, and warns of a rough winter if a resolution falters.
At a Houston gathering of 6000 teachers the major issue centered on higher pay. Dr. A Caswell of the University of Texas proposed a $1000 endowment to bolster salaries in smaller schools, aiming to attract more people to the teaching profession.
The plan argues consolidation of rural schools would alleviate teacher shortages and low pay, reduce unnecessary subjects, and fund better roads. It stresses keeping workers in productive industry and building durable highways to benefit the entire community and future generations.
W. G. Lee national president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen declares that protecting striking trainmen in Kansas City is illegal. He argues the radical element is ascendant there and aims to defy the national brotherhood, noting union labor has secured many improvements.
A local notice urges that labor unions run sane leaders to preserve organized government and society. It promotes Staley kerosene, lists names visiting Vernon and nearby areas, mentions cotton yields, housing moves, and oil leases including 4000 and 8500 acre solid bodies near Guyer Trisler and Ver- Hous, with J I Lutz offering properties and leases.
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