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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
8
A. Allingham and Miss Sallie Allingham returned from a visit with relatives in La Plata Missouri. Mr. Alinghi notes dry conditions there but mentions two mornings with the thermometer at four degrees below zero.
The Chickashi Cotton Oil Co plans new machinery at Odell to resume cotton gin operations this season. DLT Thomas, visiting Vernon, says the gin was idle since September but will operate until the season ends. He notes influenza illness in his family but expects improvement and backs a Red River bridge project with a favorable cost estimate.
Vernon Texas February 19 1920 F P Healy signs a notice claiming ownership and defense of lease rights in a 80 acre tract in Wilbarger county east and west land. Healy warns buyers who acquire from a third party take risk while he defends his titled land lease on ust land.
Dr N C Bike expects to move his home on Paradise and Bowie to the Jet just north and will build a modern bungalow where the residence now starts. Dr Fike, a pioneer Vernon resident, says he needs less room than his present home has.
Kincheloe school fundraiser Friday night drew a large crowd as AN. Pideher county education head auctioneered. A total of 159.56 was raised and placed in the school bank. High bids included Miss Lamothe Switzer's cake at 8.50 and M. Y. Lincecum’s sea salt bar at over ten dollars. Principal BL Porterfield called the event one of the most successful in the community.
Postmaster J V Pownscucd reports sixty four unclaimed letters at the local office. Unclaimed items will be sent to the Washington dead letter office if not claimed. Names include Ida Alexander, Minnie Bereh, Bertha Bryant, Eva Creed, Jessie Clark, Charley Dyer, Bud Bryant, Arthur Harvis, Eugene Smyers, W A Swope, Frank Watson, and others.
Notice of sale of one brown Jersey cow with crumpled horns and a brown ball calf about eight months old. Calf wears a muzzle. Sale by public outcry at Vaughn Wagon Yard one block west of Puckett's store Monday, time between 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. R. H. BRATTON, Pound Master.
Sam Novit, who sold his Vernon grocery to Cook & Cook, has rented the building just north of Brown's Cash Grocery on North Main. He is considering reentering business here and may stock dry goods, though he has not yet determined his line.
J R Jones real estate office phone number 617 located in the Ferguson building on the west side of North Main street fronting east one door north of Hahn's dry goods store. For buying selling or renting real estate contact by phone or visit. Kerr From Quanah Sick Tidbit Kerr sales manager at Works Auto Supply Vernon ill bronchial pneumonia now recovering at FP Curry home.
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