This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
6
United States Department of Agriculture final 1918 crop estimates show total value of principal farm crops at 12.272 billion dollars, surpassing 1917 record and aided by higher prices. Acreage rose by about 10.7 million acres, with spring wheat barley rye and tobacco setting records while corn lagged the five year average.
The church invites all to Sunday School at 9 45 and 11 00 with sermons by Pastor Henry F Brooks PhD on The Red Cross in the Plain of the Kingdom and Personal Contact with Jesus. Senior Epworth League meets 6 00 pm Mary Davis presiding. Special program at 7 00 pm. Also announces Trevathan's Cash Store 25 pounds meal for $1.00 sale on Saturday and Monday.
Vernon Ice Cream Factory seeks ice cream packers to supply and notify. Contact the plant at 4-2Qre Ady or phone to arrange delivery.
Special correspondence reports moving to the farm vacated by Will Castleberry. Influenza cases noted at several homes. Red Cross drive workers listed with Mrs. J. J. Wilhelm as chairwoman. Church speakers scheduled for Red Cross talks on December 1st. Several residents visited Vernon for shopping and business.
An assortment of old and new item ads appears mentioning mattress renovation services at Renfro's Lumber Yard with phone contact 124, plus a Rubber goods stock at Corner Drug Store and seasonal goods at B&W Drug Company. Coal sale promotion by Sewell Grain & Fuel Co is also listed.
A Corner Drug Store advertisement promotes a line of Community Silver jewelry as ideal gifts. It notes a variety of pieces and mentions Herring-Bennett as the advertiser within the 94-2te listing.
Ray Ferguson came back Thursday morning from Austin where he had served in the S ALT Co unit at the University of Texas.
Vernon sees cream factory activity and brand teaser. Me2te Ady appears as a fragmentary note suggesting local sweets production and a holiday confection outlet.
An advertisement notes White Leaf Flour priced at $5.50 for a sale running Saturday and Monday only at Trevathan's Cash Store in Ady.
Corner Drug Store and Trevathan's Cash Store advertise salt petre flour and red wood chocolate shop boxes. Ady and Leland Abbott, son of Mrs J W Ab bott, returns home from the State University of Texas where he served in the S A T C.
Local shop Herring Bennett Ady promotes meat chop pears lard presses and sugar kettles in a small display. The ad highlights household and kitchen items for sale with a plain selling tone.
Mrs. W. W. Kilpatrick of Comanche Texas is visiting her daughter Mrs. Gaines B. Hall.
Corner Drug Store presents identification leather card cases in stock with new lines labeled N5 A and related items. The shop highlights practical wallets for personal cards and notes availability for immediate purchase.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.