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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
8
A Vernon Record report details children's letters to Santa Claus listing requests for toys and warm clothing. The paper urges locals to donate through a special Santa corner, noting a cold winter ahead and the need to fill hungry hearts as well as stockings.
A bookkeeper claims inheritance after a relative’s death and recounts severe stomach and heart trouble. He credits Mavis Wonderful Remedy with curing his conditions and promotes the product with a money back guarantee. Sold in Vernon by Ferguson Drug Company and other druggists.
Xymeng Trout hosted a Wednesday afternoon birthday party for her eleventh birthday at her East Wilbarger Street home for sixteen friends. Guests included Nina Ruth Terrell Lucile Esten Mary Jo Underwood Edna Ladd Katherine Pigg Frances Parr Catherine Starr Gwendolin Staley Evelyn Curtis Frances Davis Mable Wooten Bstelle Williams Patsy Virginia Herald Jewel Thompson and Clorine Cain. Games and refreshments were enjoyed.
Vernon delegates will stop in Colorado Springs on the way to the international Rotary convention in Los Angeles next summer. The Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce of Colorado Springs extended the invitation. At least one Vernon delegate plans to make the trip next year.
The Sherwood school reopened this Wednesday with R. R. A Myers as principal and Mrs. Vernon Rhaw of Vernon as teacher after suspension due to the resignation of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Johnson. Mr. Myers hails from Abernathy.
A brief notice promotes Christmas cards at the City News Stand as a source for upscale seasonal greetings. The blurb emphasizes quality and selection for shoppers seeking refined options.
Notice is given that on the first Monday in December 1921 a public auction will sell a gray mule described as 16 hands high with specific marks and scars. The notice, issued by City Marshal and Town Master Jy. D. Key, cites prior actions by Harry Sue Vasan, mayor of Verna, Texas, on a Sunday in December 1924.
A meeting of the American Legion will be held next Tuesday at 8 in the club rooms on the south side of the square. Ex-service men are urged to be present.
Mrs B G Finley, severely injured in an automobile collision two weeks ago, shows rapid improvement and has been moved from the hospital to her home on Wednesday.
Mrs. W. N. Stokes and Mrs. R D. T. Killough will host a 42 card party this evening at Fill Crest Country Club, inviting guests for an evening of games and socializing at the club facilities.
The article discusses how lamb and wool yields depend on sheep breed. It cites that medium-sized mutton breeds produce about 11 percent lambs with potential up to 140 percent. wool yields range 7 to 11 pounds per ewe, with larger breeds and fine wools yielding more but at lower price per pound due to crense. It compares sheep to cattle and swine, noting land net returns depend on care and land condition.
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