Census Proclamation Warms Duty to Aid Nation
A historical proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson urges all citizens to participate in the 1920 census. It stresses the importance of a complete, accurate count for representation, warns penalties for noncompliance, and assures citizens that disclosures guard privacy. The document is signed in 1919 with William Phillips as Acting Secretary for State.
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Wilson
Congress
United States
America
Woodrow
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Woodrow Wilson
William Phillips
Plight of Motor Tax Payer at County Office
A man paying motor taxes at the county collector’s office cannot locate his engine and car numbers, making the process difficult as the records are scattered among many registration volumes. Collector Blair notes seals are ready and books prepared, but missing numbers hinder tax payment.
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M. Blair
Entertainer Demonstrates Chalk Drawing to School Children
Prof. Rh. I L. Moore of the Tractical Drawing Company, based in Dallas, entertained school children Thursday with a short chalk lecture on how to draw. His work and remarks held the children’s attention closely.
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Rh. I L. Moore
The
Tractical Drawing Company
Dallas
Home Science Club Meets at Mrs Parnell’s Home
The Home Science Club gathers at Mrs 4 D Parnell’s residence for an afternoon session combining business with pleasure. Features include plans for an apartment house in Vernon, a Christmas program, and a two course luncheon of pressed chicken and pimento sandwiches, potato chips, olives and coffee, followed by apricot ice and angel food cake.
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Home Science Club
4. D. Parnell
Vernon
Marriage Licenses and Local Notables in Vernon
The Vernon brief notes marriage licenses for Frank Jarrett and Miss Willie Hutchins, Eldon Carter and Miss Grace Rhinehard, PLT. Probasco and Mrs. Gertie Dyer, with White Rose Bread promotions and local business mentions. It reports J.C. Guver of Carver and Mir and Mrs. J.C. Guver in Vernon, and a birth of an eleven pound boy born Monday in December, with W. B. Carter and Grace W. Carter in southwest Vernon noted as parents.
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Frank Jarrett
Willie Hutchins
Eldon Carter
Grace Rhinehard
Probasco
Gertie Dyer
Mir
Mroa
W. B. Carter
Vernon
Bey
Missing baggage delays mark Vernon arrival story
A young man arriving in Vernon to take a city post faced baggage trouble after a Fort Worth & Denver arrival. His trunk was delayed eight hours, misrouted to Whe, and searched for by a transfer agent and railroad staff before finally arriving. The tale involves miscommunication and storage charges, with the passenger still listed as owner.
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Vernon
Tie
Fort Worth
Denver
Tilway
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H. Clayton
Thomas
J. E. Truelove
Hampton Building
Aldi Brasiau
Calyve
Carus de Goversa
de Luce
Elman Eiman
Galli-Curei
Garrison Ghuck Heifitz
Homer Kreisier
Martinelli McCormack
Melba Paderewski
Powell Sehuman
Heink Scotti
Sembrick Vetrazzini
Zimbalist
Rds
Victor Rew Express
Pendietor’s Music Store
More's Theater Building
Texas
Wright
Pucket’s
White Rose
Plum Plan
Mattress Factory
Roy
Velvet
Djer-Ki
Mary
Lazell Sét
Fergesu
Belord
Ata
Tranty State Bank Building
Howe
Vocalion
Tandard
Stmal
Isie
Irged
Etter
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