Vernon Texas leads with foreign advertising rep
Vernon Texas Tuesday February 1 report notes a foreign advertising representative for The American Press Association.
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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1921
Page
3
Vernon Texas Tuesday February 1 report notes a foreign advertising representative for The American Press Association.
A Childress Post editorial argues that advertising pays for firms spending heavily on full page ads for common items like shovels and hairpins. It warns against neglecting persistent, well crafted local advertising, noting that ads rarely produce instant store traffic but steadily strengthen sales over time.
Announcement says a 10000 bushel sweet potato curing plant will be built in Memphis to handle this year’s crop and allow future expansion. Regions like Collingsworth Linwely Wilbarger and Mem phis see value, urging markets for creamery broom factory peanut oil mill and possible cotton and abtalta mills to profit from abundant production.
Wichita county opens the first unit of 110 miles of paved highways from Wichita Falls through Call Field to the Archer county line. The project costs 854 500 per mile with 15 foot lanes to Call Field and 16 feet beyond. County Engineer Isbell notes higher upfront costs but long term savings are expected as concrete roads last at least two years, reflecting favorable conditions for highway construction.
IT WATCHED one Round About Town and stood and watched them dance. A tall blond wore red socks and a hat with two feathers while the girl tickled his chin. Onlookers call the routine the cootie walk as Chicago goes wild.
A plan for a concrete highway from Fort Worth to Amsriffio is argued to benefit citizens and farmers by speeding market access and boosting investments. Proponents claim thousands of visitors would use the road yearly, halving travel time for Vernon area farmers and delivering dividends to towns along the route.
New York Jan. 31 The Tam many Tiger Charles F Murphy refuses to yield the Parmany leadership even after a vacation. Journalists grilled Murphy about giving up power as his beard stays short and his necktie remains. Barbershop statisticians wonder how long he plans to grow whiskers to his knees while remaining boss of Tammany Hall.
East Vernon farmers prepare land for oat sowing with large spring plantings expected. Cotton remains in fields though being harvested quickly. The local school literary society held its first program with strong attendance and plans to meet biweekly. Over a hundred students are enrolled as work progresses. Visitors from Guyer, T. & Burchfield hosts, and R C Collins returns from a Denton trip. Church services at East Vernon School are planned for the first Sunday of February. Everyone is invited.
Detroit automobile factories including Ford Cadillac Hudson Standard Fisher Briggs returned to part time schedules with about 60 percent normal production as layoffs from the downturn ease. Central West business leaders expect a modest but steady recovery aided by improved foreign exchange and a new Trade Finance Corporation program. The Dallas News notes foreign exchange gains and a $100,000,000 line to support marketing $1,000,000,000 in Europe, signaling an optimistic turn.
The text notes depreciation rates differ by property type from 1 percent for fire risks on solid buildings to 3 4 percent on frame buildings and 5 to 20 percent for farm machinery. The USDA Office of Farm Management suggests a practical range between 6 and 12 percent for most farm machinery, emphasizing individual farm variation and observation since no two farms are alike.
A USDA Bureau of Markets representative reports New Mexico farmers saved 102,220 dollars in Pinto bean sales via a cooperative marketing association and moved 500 carloads totaling 20 million pounds. In sweet potatoes, similar co op methods saved 235,000 dollars. The rest lists local ads for tires, footwear, and shoes at Lutz Schmoker and McKibbin's with prices and promotions.
A note indicates Gibbs risked a fall during a two week visit to Wichita this March.
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