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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1921
Page
4
Vernon, Texas February 25, 1921. A Foreign Advertising Representative position is noted by The American Press Association. The brief notices invite applications or inquiries to join the agency's network.
The 1920 census shows more movement from farms to cities echoing 1910 trends. Economies adjust as veterans settle, machinery expands, and farm productivity keeps pace, with urban rise ultimately reshaping labor and wages.
A wartime editorial decries the 100,000,000 rats in the United States consuming vast food stores and, with 200,000 workers, calls for action to eradicate the pest noting its negative impact on welfare and economy. The piece stresses rats as a debits-only force in society.
Residents and business owners complain about persistent rats thriving in filthy habitats near homes and yards. Authorities urge removing feeding and breeding sites with clean alleys yards and houses to curb rat activity and prevent wider spread.
An op ed from the Portland Oregon Journal urges preserving local self rule and constitutional balance while criticizing centralization. It warns that overreach by government erodes democracy and calls for disarmament through League of Nations style cooperation for the sake of children in Japan, England, France, China, Armenia and the United States.
Mrs D W May visited Fort Worth and Austin this past week. Little Joe Hoosier was ill with throat trouble. Charlie and Frank Mason went to Vernon for a load of oil. A school carnival and a Fargo versus Oklahoman girls basketball game Friday and a Fargo Literary program are planned. Church services were affected by bad roads. Christian Church held Sunday school. Hardie Cabe builds a two room house. Howard Holland hauled freight for Mason Bros. Laura Marie Wilhelm reports good progress at Denton State Normal College. YT EL Stafford traveled to Vernon on business. Church of Christ plans services Saturday night and Sunday.
The recent snow is expected to benefit grain and row crops. Miss Alina Schewede, studying in Vernon, visited home over the weekend. The eight month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clement is seriously ill. Mrs. T. M. Dennis received 160 White Leghorn baby chicks from Bowie. Oscar P. Crites moved into the residence vacated by Henry Byars.
The seventh district bankers meeting in Fort Worth favored farmers growing their own foods. J T Glover reported February 22 as the suggested date. The gathering was mainly a social with little business, urging curtailment of nonessential expenses and borrowing only for essentials.
An advertisement by T. P. Lisman and Son offers loans on farms across Wilbarger Foard Hardeman and other western Texas counties. It promises long terms and very low rates, claiming to provide money at the lowest available rates.
Heavy snow left several thoroughfares in poor condition and city workers are busy this week dragging and grading streets to restore them to their former good condition.
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