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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
4
The Vernon Record is issued Tuesdays and Fridays by Nichols Brown & Company. Subscriptions cost $2.00 for six months and require at least a six month term. Change of address requests must include both old and new addresses to ensure delivery.
Discussion from Vernon on whether labor parties or union labor can dominate U.S. politics. Analysts doubt farmers would unite with unions, fearing class government and loss of square dealing for labor.
In Wilbarger county more than ten women show interest in a Red Cross home nursing and disease prevention course planned for next month. The program aims to teach hygiene and prevention to equip households, not just to train caregivers, with classes taught by a skilled instructor and no charge to participants.
Subject to the action of the Democratic Primaries July 24 1920. For District Attorney James Leake of Memphis. County Officers for Sheriff W A Ish For Tax Assessor J T Cabe For Public Neighbor Rene TVX J L Joe Sneed. Surely, under those conditions, several hundred women in Vernon and Wilbarger counties will ask permission to enroll.
Mayor Wozencraft proclaims a Good Turn Daily Week in Dallas. Though attention grows, residents see value in acts of kindness. The piece suggests Vernon should embrace a Good Turn Week to boost neighborliness and cheer, noting selfishness exists but could be tempered by voluntary good deeds.
A news dispatch notes five people bitten by a rabid dog and reports a dog killed last week as evidence that loose dogs have no place in Vernon. The piece argues valuable animals deserve safe housing and criticizes street loafing that harms dogs and the town.
A terse remark condemns idle dogs in Vernon, urging swift removal or action to send problematic animals away, reflecting local regulatory stance on stray or stray-like dogs and community safety concerns.
General John J. Pershing and an aide departed Fort Worth Sunday night for Lat ton Oklahoma to inspect Fort Bill marking the end of his Texas tour. Crowds in Dallas and Fort Worth were among the largest ever seen in the state. Nearby, plans tease Jack Dempsey appearance at Pic torium Theater with dates to be announced. Bert Bean Coffee advertises fresh roasted coffee direct from their roaster urging readers to favor local freshness over distant sources.
Bert Bean Coffee Company of Wichita Falls promotes fresh roaster deliveries to Vernon merchants and discourages cold storage coffee purchases. The ad highlights weekly freshness and urges customers to choose freshly roasted beans over stored product.
R H Coffee, Vernon chamber of commerce president, says financing a proposed hospital is easy. Physicians have $25,000 pledged and aim for a $75,000 institution. Campaign will start once doctors free, backed by the chamber. Coffee notes broad support and believes those of means will invest.
Mrs Josephine Collins traveled from Corpus Christi to see her daughter Mrs Harry Mason. Jack Dempsey will appear at the Pretorium Theater. Mrs T N Baker improving at home after a week of illness. Miss May Leverett of Duke Okla studies in Holcomb's Training School business course and stays with her grandmother Mrs T N Baker.
Leslie King of Oklainton was in Vernon on Saturday for an unreported event or visit. The brief note records a person name and place with no further details.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Allen of Harrold were shopping in the city Saturday.
W. M. McCaleb shipped a car of cotton seed to Brazos county last week and sent a substantial shipment of shelled Wilbarger county corn to the same consignee. The transactions reflect active grain and seed trade with Brazos region markets.
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