Vision and faith drive Rev Hall sermon at Presbyterian Church
Rev Gaines B Hall preached on The Power of Vision at the Presbyterian Church. He cited Acts 26 19 and Acts 4 51 to urge Christians to live by God given purpose and to pray as a transformative force amid modern upheaval. He highlighted Paul Moses Luther Wilson and Morrison as examples of vision fueling action.
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Gaines B. Hall
Presbyterian Church
King Agrippa
St. Pauls
Agrippa
Paul
Christ
Moses
Israel
Martin Luether
Church of Christ
Hall
John FE. Morrison
Young County
Crahan
Young Couity
Ian
Backus Sunday School Class Party Held At Odd Fellows Hall
George W. Backus hosted a Sunday school class party Friday night at the Odd Fellows ball. The event featured a 42 game, refreshments including punch and cake, and attendance of about forty eight guests.
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George W. Backus
Odd Fellows Ball
Thelma Sherrill
Perkins-Timberlake Dry Goods to Open New Vernon Store
The Perkins-Timberlake Dry Goods Company will open their Vernon store on the north side of the square Thursday morning after a full refit. The shop now features oak woodwork, a steel ceiling in the basement, and a fireproof furnace area. The Denny Brothers stock was purchased after the November 14 fire, with 150 sales staff moving quickly to clear fire damaged goods in the first two days. the Denny building store will close once all stock is sold, about thirty days.
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Perkins-Timberlake Dry Goods Company
Vernon
Cy Long
Denny Brothers
Denny
Deny Brothers
Install of Lodge Officers Sparks Local Interest
Deputy District Grand Patriarch J O O F W Pouncey returned from Childress where he installed the officers of the Childress Ecampment. He notes the order is a boat at that place with active higher branches and growing lodge interest locally.
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W. PD. Pouncey
Childress
Pouncey
Mr. Pouncey
Basement expansion planned by J W Wheatley in Vernon
J W Wheatley undertakes a five room basement project under a building bought from Robert Houssels just south of Waggoner National Bank. Front room will be 25 by 40 feet with four smaller rear rooms and separate entry stairs. Finishes aim for light colors to brighten the basement.
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Robert Houssels
Waggoner National Bank
TH. F. McKibbin
Smaaller
Red Cross to Sell Valuables This Saturday
The Red Cross announces a sale of articles of great value donated during the armistice period. Mrs. W H Tlugginus notes items include a hand made dining room set and a library table runner from Mrs Minnie Houssels Fain of Point Texas. Also a quilt by Mrs Bette Gould of Fargo. The items will be shown all week in Main Street windows and sold Saturday afternoon February 21.
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The
Red Cross
W. H. Tlugginus
Wilbarger County
American Red Cross
Minnie Houssels Fain
Point, Texas
Fain
Main Street
Laborers Form New Union Chapter Under Wichita Organizer
J. T. L. Jackson presides over a new union of common laborers as 51 members join under Jack Prather of Wichita Walls. Herschel Dodson becomes vice president and W. M. Rowland secretary. They set pay at 62 1 2 cents per hour for 8 1 2 hours with overtime, praising local business leaders for fairness in wage talks.
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J. TL Jackson
Organization of Common Laborers
Jack Prather
Wichita Walls
Herschel Dodson
W. M. Rowland
Mr. Prather
Vernon
Vernon farmer seeks helper to pick remaining cotton
Gottuin E. D. Vaughn of Vernon area has already picked sixty six bales from ninety acres of Half and Half cotton. He spent Saturday here seeking assistance to finish harvesting the remaining crop. Vaughn recently bought a farm two miles south of Vernon from Paul Waggoner.
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E. D. Vaughn
Vernon
Mr. Vaughn
Paul Waggoner
Crop outlook praised by Plainview local leaders
E. P. Barker and B. P. Horn of Plainview reported in Vernon that the crop outlook for the year is excellent. They believe cotton acreage will not surpass last year and expect much feed to be planted.
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E. P. Barker
B. P. Horn
Plainview
Vernon
Wilbarger County Navy Death Seeks Funeral Details
Howard W. Liles, a United States Navy enlistee, died January 10 in a Washington D C Naval Hospital. His funeral was held yesterday at his father's residence two miles north of Vernon. Rev W T Rouse of First Baptist Church officiated. Burial followed at East View Cemetery.
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B. AU. Liles
United States Navy
Naval Hospital
Washington, D. C
Meeting of Ruths Postponed and Merger Note
The Missionary Ruths meeting with Mrs. J. G. Sherman on South Houston street is postponed until Thursday afternoon. The group has merged with the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church but will maintain a separate monthly meeting.
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The
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Brother-in-law death summons Cofield to Quanah
J H Cofield was called to Quanah Saturday due to the death Friday night of his brother-in-law Infuengsa. Cofield returned to Vergon Monday morning.
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J. H. Cofield
Quanah
Infuengsa
Mr. Cofield
Vergon
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Sharp buried in East View Cemetery
The infant Bourland Sharp was laid to rest yesterday morning at East View Cemetery four miles east of Vernon. Funeral services were held at ten at the home of Mr Bourland, with Rev W P Rouse officiating. The child, one month old and ill for several days, was born to Mrs Sharp at her father’s home. Floral offerings signified friends’ sympathy.
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Marvin Sharp
East View
Welock
Ao MM. Bowrland
Vernon
W.*p Rouse
First Baptist Church
Mr. Bourlaand
Mrs. Sharp
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Kneos
Jesus Christ
Vin
Backus
Pussie
W. A. Mrodggutt
Belton Matshews
Clint Swartwood
Claude Hardison
Fleb
Murchison
Mies
Fred Schnette
Missessie
Keg McLarty
Harriet
Perkins-Timberlake Company
W. D. Pouncey
LO. O. F. En
W. Ding Co
J. W. Wheatley
Winnie Porterfield
Tolbert
Oklainian School
Ernest Pope
Chivetthou Mercantile Company
J. A. Dixon
Pixon Dry Goods Company
Frank Graham
Chillicothe
Oklahoma City
B. & W. Drug Co
Robt. Houssels
Bettie Gould
Fargo
Grandma Gould
Vernon Opera House
of the Orient
Georgeous
Buddah
India
Navy
Washington
Howard W. Liles
W. T. Rouse
Services
East View Cemetery
Estes
Ki. Wilbarger Street
Ruths
J. G
Fort Worth
Denver
White Produce CO
North Main St
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