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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
2
A Vernon area social column lists numerous visitors and homecomings over Christmas week. Names include Mr. and Mrs. John Likely and daughters Mattie and Armor, Mr. and Mrs. C L Thompson and family, H L Westerman of Oklahoma, and many others visiting relatives in Vernon and nearby towns.
Mr. and Mrs. George Trisler of Guyer were guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gilliland for Christmas.
Mr and Mrs John S Wood of Altus Oklahoma visited Mrs Frances Suianer and Dr and Mrs Worrell in town for the holidays. Residents from Fort Worth and Denver gather to spend Christmas week with relatives including Mrs W Higgins Miss Lilian Johison and Mrs Margaret Yaw.
Mrs YW Prince and Fleetra spent Christmas with his mother and other relatives, sharing a holiday gathering.
A fragmented OCR note cites losses and dates in unclear terms. The readable items mention names possibly Rose Chedupeess and Mixs Maile with a reference to a day in a month and a partial indication of loss. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
A brief item notes Herman Soyhier attending Christmas events hosted by Father A and Filly, highlighting seasonal gatherings and local church activities.
A movie week features Misiaan Cooper in Kindred of The Dust at the Pictorium with a two day run of Thundering Dawn starting Monday. J Warren Kerrigan and Amy Nilsson lead Thunder Dawn. Bird of Paradise fans may enjoy Pondering Dawn. Local residents and visitors from Crowell attend events as lists of names appear.
Mrs Pearl Cobb and her daughters Ina Vey and Lorena from Rayland arrived Sunday to spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs H Cobb. Miss Oza Gauntt of Tyrone Oklahoma visited friends. The Randie family hosted a singing Sunday night. Visitors from Vernon, Tyrone, Altus and Lubbock joined locals like the Crouches Simmonds and Reynolds, Edna Arnold family, and Mrs Mary Inkebarger’s niece Gladys Cite. Clarence Barnwell traveled to Pittsburgh on business.
Flaming Youth dominates Vernon Theater with a sensational screen version of Warner Feh ti n s novel. The story probes a wife s demand for equal standards and a father s affair with other women, framed as frank entertainment rather than sermon. Collen Moore leads a strong cast including Milton Sills and Sylvia Bremer. Tom Mix offers a contrasting softer persona in Soft Poised, directed by J G Blystone.
Billie Dove leads as the heroine with L C Shumway as the villain in a film praised for its supporting players. Joseph Gerard Tom Wilson Frank Beal Jack Curtis Co Uf Mailes Harry Dunkinson and Wilson Hummell fill out the ensemble, delivering a strong, varied performance alongside the leads.
Miss Hazel McElroy of Wichita Falls was a guest for Christmas at the home of Miss Ida Maude Lutz. They exchanged gifts and shared a holiday meal, continuing a warm social friendship between families in the community.
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