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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1924
Page
6
Fragmented text appears to describe a theatre event or cast with names such as Miss Murray and Mrs Meyers. The passage includes garbled lines about roles and actors and mentions a society croak and a picture waitress. No clear date or location is evident.
Miss Merle Branson entertained a bridge party Saturday afternoon on South Main Street at a guest list including Catherine McCulloch and Elizabeth Hicks. Six tables of players enjoyed a two course meat dish and desserts. prizes went to Miss Elizabeth Mises and Miss Catherine Dod for low and high scores respectively.
A newly formed group, only a few months old, will perform Friday in the local auditorium. The young organ titlists have prepared a strong program and aim to impress with a polished concert.
A local note reports Grady Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker, underwent a vital grafting operation last Saturday using skin from the leg and shoulder to cover injuries from a car crash. The patient is recovering at the hospital as family and friends visit.
The report notes cross country figures including EB B McLean of Wash Begton and Cincinnati, Harry Payne Whitney of New York, friend of Harry S Sinclair, E E Sm of New York a key backer of Wood era politics, and Philip Benkard of New York. Senator Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin launches a move toward secret sessions to digest testimony prior to public release.
Recurring social mentions list Rev. Edgar Pipmin in Wichitn Falls on business and several visitors including S Bo Maddox from Truscott, Albert Mason of Elliott, A H Veinert family in Electra, A McNutt now in Dallas, W P Thomas and Hugh Thompson in Quanah, Leo T W Brown back to Blackwell for legal affairs, and other Texans visiting or staying with local families. A notice seeks ten thousand dollars in secondhand furniture for sale on North Main Street.
Umberto Romagnoli of International Newsreel flew a seaplane into Mount Vesuvius crater with a pilot. They remained seven minutes and wore gas masks. Romagnoli lost consciousness after exiting but had captured photographs before collapse.
Battendorf and Battendorf advertise a new chiropractor office in Evans Building opposite City Hall located at 1829 Main Street. The ad notes loan details from the Federal Land Bank with long term financing up to 85 years at 5.12 percent interest, mentioning Vernon National and Loan Association and W. N. Stokes as secretary. Dated December 1944.
The Vernon Rotary Club endorses Dye P M Bralley president of the College of Industrial Arts at Denton for district governor of Rotary International district 13 covering almost all Texas. Election is at the Wichita Falls district conference April 3 and 4. A 100 percent club attendance effort is planned with a committee to organize Vernon attendance. Additional local notes and advertisements follow.
Mrs. O. H. Dennis of Uri Pa won first prize in a worldwide essay contest on Leather with nearly 44 000 contributors. She traveled to New York to receive the prize from the American Leather Tanner association president after months of researching leather use in the Army and talking to postmen policemen cobblers and factory foremen. She emphasizes doing work for its own sake and says the prize money was not her primary motive.
The Sunday school contest between Central Cyyps um Church of Urnen and Christian Church of Electra shifts as the local church moves from a four point deficit to a substantial lead. The Sunyday school group works hard and hopes to surpass Electra as the contest concludes Sunday.
An old advertisement notes Catarrh worsens in run down health and praises Wall's Catarrh Medicine. It describes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic for general health, sold by druggists for over 40 years by I. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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