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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1922
Page
8
Miss J. Le Murres, local promoter, forecasts a bright fashion future with longer dresses, more leather bags, and bright trims. Miss Marvay notes continued demand for early spring styles, instant-delivery items, and a shift toward sneaker shoes and sandal types alongside richer hat trims.
Interest in fine poultry rises as residents compete for best birds. Local households report Brown Leghorns Plymouth Rocks White Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. Tolbert girls basketball beats Farmers Valley. Red River Juniors edge Midway Juniors in a close game. Tolbert promises action against wool thieves and trespassers on the W. Bogar Ranch.
Texas Public Service Co. offers to sell Vernon plant at fair value or adopt a tiered rate plan with minimum charges and per kilowatt prices. The company argues a municipal plant would cost taxpayers and duplicate existing service, urging fair treatment for Vernon residents.
Officials urge vaccination as a barrier in Vernon where no smallpox case is on record. Reports say infection is waning in neighboring areas, with schools and public gatherings resuming as doctors cite vaccination as 100 percent preventive against contracting the disease. The only risk cited is from transient visitors.
Special correspondence reports Mrs. H. R. Barrett visiting Athinta Georgia with Artie Cox family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. RR. J. Sherrill visited Warne. S. R. Sherrill ill recently. Archie Humphrey and Hutchins rooming house in Textine to be managed February 15. J. R. Sherrill and Archie Humphrey of Odell stayed with J. O. Morgan family. R. A. January, J. W. Bord, Bob Olive, W. H. Stroud, and John Knapp seen in Vernon on Tuesday. J. S. Morgan of Shamrock in Vernon on business. returned Wednesday.
In the district court of the Northern District of Texas the Wide Awake Store partnership and William Thomas Milato and Mrs Walter Townsend Martin were adjudicated bankrupt. A creditors meeting is set for February 23, 1922 at 9:00 a.m. in Wichita Falls to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt.
Kirby of Wichita Falls district manager of the Well Telephone Company was in Vernon during the early part of the week.
George Caylor of Canadian visits his sister Mrs T F Standifer and Mrs Stendikest. They plan to visit Wichita on Tuesday while Mrs Tou Win and Rebecca Crow return from Dallas after attending a style show. They report wholesalers are pleased with their sourcing.
W H Huggins, once seriously ill with pneumonia, is improving steadily according to medical updates.
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