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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1922
Page
4
Dr J L Tull and O A McCaleb face re election as incumbents in a local or regional race. The notice signals continued service and a vote in forthcoming elections. The item emphasizes their desire to retain positions and highlights the electoral context.
A town hardware buyer paid two cents more at a mail order house than the local dealer plus postage and money orders. The dealer warned the customer two weeks for delivery while urging support for home merchants to fund town projects and facilities.
Tom Gibbons of St Paul and Harry Kilbiddush a top light heavyweight in the nation are set for a fifteen round bout at Madison Square Garden New York City on March 13 Promoter Tex Rickard presents the card raising the chance of a Dempsey world title clash if the winner.
Despite widespread financial unease elsewhere, the region sustains strong self reliance and local resilience. Officials note steady economic activity and a can-do spirit fueling daily life and small businesses. Residents remain cautiously optimistic about near term prospects.
A small eight by ten garden space can yield health and vigor through digging, watering, and weeding. The piece argues gardening is a wise conservation effort in both fowl and finances, paying for itself many times over while providing a rewarding hobby.
Vernon authorities plan to establish a chamber of commerce to promote local business and public welfare in the West Texas region. Wilbarger County has long been recognized as a leading area, with Vernon positioned as a key organizer for shared interests and economic growth.
A Vernon discourse urges immediate creation of a Chamber of Commerce to address agricultural commercial and industrial inquiries and public welfare. A burning servant’s house on North Mesville Street belonging to Mrs Mary Terry prompted a 1 30 a m fire department response. the vacant structure burned to the ground and the origin remains unknown.
A collection of brief items notes family illness in Chillicothe and Vernon area, with Carl and Kenneth McKinnon undergoing appendicitis operations, both reported recovering well. Several residents including R Belcher Wichita Falls and J Will Wright Vernon are listed as visiting or traveling for business, plus a local accident involving Christine Lewis dislocating her right arm at school.
ER A Vernon recently of Smith and Vernon Tailoring Company joins the office staff of The Vernon Record. He has lived in the city about two and a half years and has many local friends. Vernon previously worked at Dixon Kennerly Dry Goods in Chillicothe and with H C Rusgeil and Son here. He spent seventeen months in U S service during the war. Ed Moody of Hamilton was in Vernon yesterday.
The text details Alaska’s 590,884 square miles bought from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million, and Hawaii’s 1898 annexation after a 1893 provisional government. It notes Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and other territories, with governance by legislatures or naval authorities, plus the Panama Canal Zone and District of Columbia.
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