Aged Wilbarger Resident A. H. Castleberry Dies
A. H. Castleberry 78 a Wilbarger County resident since 1906 died at home on North Pearl Street Friday at 4 50 p m He leaves a wife and seventeen children seven of the second marriage Also surviving are numerous grandchildren and relatives Funeral services were held Sunday at the Vernon Baptist Church with Masonic rites Rev Edgar Pippen officiating Burial was at Mast View.
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A. H. Castleberry
Wilburger County
North Pearl Street
Mr. Castleberry
Castleberry
Pargo
Vernon
Polk County
Georgia
Texas
Gainesville
Wilbargerry
Denton County
Kansas City
Kaw
Dorothy
Ethel
Maggie
Gladys
Clarabelle
David
Edmond
North
Pearl Street
Paul
W. BR
KC. H
Raymond Bargdell
C. J. Davie
Denton
W. W. Thomas
J. J. Thomas
Mountain Air
New Mexico
Wellington
Ruf, Castleberry
The
Baptist Church
Vernon Baptist Church
Edgar Pippen
Chillicothe
Methodist Children's Missionary Society Banquet于 Church
Twenty five members met Friday afternoon at the church for a program of music readings and stories under Mrs T G Curry. Afterward they moved to the basement for a banquet prepared by Mrs John B Morris and Mrs PD Terrell with candle and nut favors. Meetings occur twice monthly on Fridays and invite all church children.
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Methodist Children's Missionary Society
T. G. Curry
John B. Morris
PD. Terrell
Vernon gains new resident of Harriss Irby and Vose official
R G Hughes general superintendent of Harriss Irby and Vose Cotton Company will move from Chillicothe to Vernon. He bought a home on West Paradise street formerly owned by Linton J Sullivan. He says the change will shorten his work route to reach his business territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Hughes
Harriss, Irby and Vose Cotton Company
Chillicothe
Vernon
Mr. Hughes
West Paradise Street
Linton J. Sullivan
Seymour
Vernon to Start Scholastic Census March 1
Principals in all school buildings will begin a city wide census on March 1 counting children ages 7 to 15. The month is allotted for the census though completion is expected sooner. Results will determine Vernon’s share of state school funds.
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Vernon
First Earth Turned for Wichita Monster Dam Project
J A Kemp turned the first spade full of earth at the Wichita dam site as Dr N B Grafton offered invocation and speeches followed. About 2500 residents from Wichita Archer and Baylor counties attended a damp ceremony with a barbecue hosted by Callahan Construction Company. Capt Sam Bellah, who helped identify the site decades ago, attended as an honored guest.
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J. A. Kemp
Wichita
Archer and
Baylor Coounties
Callahan Construction Company
FS. Heyvser
Sam Bellah
Mr. Kemp
Baylor County
Ma. Kemp
Captain Bellah
Decatur
Al Betts Dies Sudden at Son’s Home in Four Corners
A. Betts, 76, died Friday at his son Tom Betts’s Four Corners Pasture on the Waxgover Ranch. Funeral services were held Saturday, burial in Fargo cemetery beside another son. He had lived in the area five years and died of heart failure. A. FE. Betts of Fargo is noted as another son.
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A. Betts
Tom
Four Corners
Waxgover Ranch
Mr. Betts
Fargo
A. FE. Betts
Marriage Licenses Issued in Late February
February 22 Edward Henry and Annie Ann Daniel. February 24 N C Packer of Odell and Bonnie B Deal of Dallas. February 25 Eugene Carnes and Emily Orr sister of T R Orr of Vernon. Marvin B Morgan and Renlah Tims.
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Edward Henry
Annie Ann Daniel
N. C. Packer
Odell
Bonnie B. Deal
Dallas
Eugene Carnes
Emily Orr
T. R. Orr
Vernon
Marvin B&b. Morgan
Renlah ¥. Tims
Blizzard brings first real winter to Vernon and Wilbarger
A sharp snowfall followed a light drizzle, bringing the season’s first real winter to Vernon and Wilbarger. Merchants and farmers welcome the moisture for wheat and other crops as drifts form in furrows and travel slows on streets and sidewalks.
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Vernon
Wilbarger
Daring Roma Dirigible Crash Claims Lieut Riley
Lieutenant William Edward Riley of New York died in the Roma airship disaster along with thirty-three others. He leaves a widow and two young babies. he was twenty-five.
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William Edward Riley
New York
Riley
Red Cross Fund Drive Opens In Vernon Welfare Areas
A county wide Red Cross canvass starts in residence sections Wednesday and in the business district Monday. Funds will support nursing services and welfare relief across Wilbarger County with donations split between the Red Cross and Welfare Association as donors choose. Leaders emphasized urgency and a coordinated, sectioned campaign to meet winter needs amid tightened finances.
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Red Cross
Vernon
Wilbirger
Red Cross Canvass Din Tie Pessierner
Welfare Association
TP Wf. Shive
County Organization of the Red Cross
Wilfal
Wilharger
Miss Gatewood Weds at High Noon in Vernon
Miss Neppie Gatewood married Oliver P. L. Eldridge of Amarillo in Vernon on a Saturday ceremony. They will reside at 1206 Buchanan Street in Amarillo. Eldridge works for the post office. Both grew up in Walnut Springs and Wilbarger County relatives attend. Gatewood is a Methodist member and had worked as a saleslady in Vernon before marriage.
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Neppie Gatewood
Vernon
Oliver PL
Amarillo
Buchanan Street
Elridge
Walnut Springs
Misa Gateway
Crow Sisters
Wilbarger County
Miss Gatewood
Wilbarger
Methodist Church
Mrs W Store Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery
Mrs W Store underwent an operation yesterday for appendicitis and is reported to be doing well at this time.
Seekers for City Offices Must File Petitions
Candidates for city offices must file petitions with the city secretary by Friday April 4 to be eligible for election. Petitions require signatures from at least five percent of Vernon's nonaliflead voters. No candidate has yet completed the process. blank petitions available at the city secretary's office. Offices to be filled are west side commissioner and east side commissioner.
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Priday
Marvel S
Mach
Vernon
Consim
Offichs
West Side
Ernest
Famous Airman Plans Transatlantic Flight From France
Louis Gaubert, former Roosevelt Flying School aviator, will attempt a France to America flight in the Farnan plane carrying twelve passengers. He recently sailed from New York for France and expects to start the transoceanic voyage within two months.
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France
America
Farnan
Louis Gaubert
Roosevelt Flying School
Gubert
New York
West Vernon Well Shows Steady Oil Drilling Progress
Twenty feet a day is the average for the West Vernon well with a daylight shift. Danner, a Breckenridge field driller, leads the experienced crew now. Denner specializes in bringing in wells and has worked mainly in this branch. Fish of Vernon is tool dresser, Port is engine omit, and A J Dean oversees operations praising the crew as efficient and productive.
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West Vernon
Isiat
Danner
Breckenridge
Kansas
Denner
Wells
Fish of
Local gathering alters plans after death of a founder
The Margo Plume and School Chair will meet Friday with Mrs. A. J. Wall. The event centered on the George costume but was changed due to Mr. Goins's father's death. Attendees are invited to bring food, paper patterns, and hat materials. It will be an all day affair led by Mrs. Dan Coffer, Mr. Jes Crisp, and Miss Mary Richards.
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Margo Plume
A. J. Wall
George Colstume
Goins
Dan Coffer
Jes. Crisp
Mise Mary Richards
Conference on Education and Citizenship at University of Texas
Announcement for a conference program to be held at the University of Texas from March 6 to 1 addressing government, health and nutrition, social and home welfare, and education. The event expands the auspices of the Texas Congress of Mothers and other organizations.
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Conference On Education and Citizenship
University of Texas
Texas Congress of Mothers
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Texas Leaague of Women Voters
University Extension Bureau
Vernon Reheads Observe Holiday Friday for Texas Independence Day
The heads of Vernon schools plan a Friday holiday in defer ence to Texas Independence Day to avoid disrupting the weekly schedule. The decision comes as schools continue monthly examinations and observe Washington's Birthday.
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Reheads
Vernon Willl
Texas
Klan Praises Negro Pastor in Vernon Texas Visit
A Vernon Texas Ku Klux Klan group visits a Negro Baptist church presenting a token gift and a letter praising EM Clemmons for standing against interracial mixing. The event draws a mixed crowd outside as the pastor reads the creed and appeals for white and black cooperation to improve the town.
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EM. Clemmsons
Ka Whix Klan
Negro Settlement
Knights of the Invisible Empire
Meystery
Bemches
EM. Clemmons
Tokem
Klat
Kklansmen
Vernon
Texas
New
Clemmons
Vesas
Veron
Ku Klux Klan
Cnd
Heffer
Mya
Klan
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