W O W Meet To Install Officers Of Camp Tonight
Woodmen of the World posts announce the installation of officers elected December 23. Officers include J W McCrary, C W Whitehead, P L A Gelhausen, B E Witty, C W Rowland, C S Batley, B H W Russell, B Ballew, and W O A Larimore. A rumor of a salary grab tied to Senator Morris Sheppard is denied as unfounded by Witty who says salaries were raised by the sovereign council in Omaha, not by local units, and no scandal exists. Local lodges show some opposition to increased insurance rates, with referendum underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McCrary
Coonsul
C. W. Whitehead
PL A. Gelhausen
Witty
C. W. Rowland
C. S. Batley
B. H W. Russell
Ballew
W.oal Larimore
Mr. Witty
Morris Sheppard
Hillsboro
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen Circle
Aris
Woodin
Senda
Juniior
States Senate
Woodmen
Joon
Sovereign
Council of the Woodmen
Omaha
Dnt TP
Sovereign Council
Order
Henson and Miss Nettie Lee Wed at Kester Home
James I. Henson and Miss Nettie Lee married Sunday afternoon at 4 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs H M Kester on West Texas street by Justice T Griffiths Miss Tae is of Clinton Oklahoma The groom serves in the quartermaster corps at Fort Bliss He is Mrs Kesters son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Henson
Miss Nettie Lee
H. M. Kester
West Texas Street
Justice T. 4. Griffiths
Miss Tae
Clinton
Oklahoma
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Bliss
Kesters
McFall Bros Remodel Salesroom Reopens at Vernon
McFall Brothers remodeled their Vernon saleroom in the last two weeks. They have redesigned the entrance and completed the ceiling walls and woodwork in white. A parts and accessories department was added and screened off from the showroom. Hampton manages the Vernon branch for the Dodge and FE car agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFall Brothers
Dodge Car
Former Vernon Man Likes New Mexico
W Jobe formerly of Vernon now lives in Belen New Mexico he likes the country very much and says it is the only place except Wilbarger county Mr Jobe wants to keep up with oil development in Wilbarger county and hopes it will soon make Vernon a city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PD. W. Jobe
Vernon
Belen
N. M
Wilbarger County
Mr. Jobe
Vernon sells 399 motor cars in a year
In 1919 Vernon sold three hundred ninety nine motor cars. Individual firms sold from 2 to 180 cars, a coal shortage and rail delays affected one firm. Prosperity spurred new businesses and orders for trucks and light delivery cars, with accessories and gasoline stocks busy. The county tax office saw peak demand for car seats as 12000 seats were exhausted in two weeks, prompting a restock from the state highway department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Wilbarger County
M. Blair
Cooks Buy Grocery Stock From Sam Novit at Vernon
Sam Novit sells his Vernon grocery stock to Steve and Charlie Cook who will run the business at the same location. Novit will move mercantile goods to Rayland and may switch ventures. he plans to stay in Vernon as a resident. R S Huddleston remains with the new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Novit
North Main Street
Steve
Charlie Cook
Mr. Novit
Novil
Rayvland
Novit
Novyll
Vernon
Messrs
Cook
Wilbarser County
R. S. Huddleston
Insanity Reports Rise Over World End Proclamation
Detroit health commissioner Dr Henry B Vaughn says about forty people in Detroit suffer temporary or permanent insanity from worry about the world ending on December 17. Similar cases are mentioned in other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Vaughn
Detroit
Michigan
Mullers Visit Ennis and Frederick Families
Mrs. Muller's Sons Return on Visit as Mr. and Mrs HW Muller of Ennis and Mr. and Mrs W B Muller with two children of Frederick arrive for a reunion with Bettie Muller, mother of the Muller brothers, at her home six miles northeast. T. & Muller manages a lumber yard in Ennis and once worked in the lumber business here. W E B Muller is principal of Frederick city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. BE. Muller
Ennis
Muller
Frederick
Bettie Muller
Muller Brothers
T. &. Muller
Himbers
W. EB. Mailer
Sisk to Head Big Summer School at West Texas Normal
B F Sisk named head of the summer normal school at West Texas State Normal College Cuiyot Texas for ten weeks starting June 5. The canyon campus hosts the second largest summer school among late normals with Denton enrollment likely to exceed a thousand. Sisk, English literature expert, has taught at West Texas State Normal three summers and formerly at the University of Texas. The college building west of St Louis is valued around 1 million dollars due to rising material costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. AL Hud
West Pexas Shire
Sisk
West Pexas State Normal
Mer
University of
West Texas State Normal
Smith
Lt Louis
Mississippi River
Land Sale near Vernon at 150 Dollars Per Acre
Horace Anderson and Baler Blocker Smith sold land near town to DTD Matthews last week. Agents Phony Son and Richardsoen arranged the deal. Possession is to be given at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Anderso
Baler Blockersmith
DTD
Matthews
SY Geres of
Lim
Vernon
Phonyson and Richardsoen
Brisk Local Car Market Reports By Metall Brothers
Metall Brothers report unusually brisk local automobile sales with touring cars bound for Hi Kargher J M Kring and A C Bruns a roadster to AJ M Byars and a streamline body business A P Howard among recent purchases.
Only Two Bales Ginned in Day Time SG
Wallace of Route A reported in Vernon yesterday that only two bales of cotton were ginned during the day from eighteen ginned so far, with sixteen gins occurring at night. He aims to harvest about twenty three bales from 45 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SG. Wallace
Vernon
Former Vernon Man Heads Merkel Mail Editor
Thomas Durham of De Leon has taken charge of the Merkel Mail, a weekly newspaper published at Merkel, seventeen miles from Abilene. He previously headed the Vernon Call for a few months about two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Durham
de Leo
Merkel Mail
Merkel
Abilene
Mr. Durham
Vernon Call
Land sale and oil leasing activity in Hall County
Land two miles out listed at 240 dollars per acre as W A Hise sells his 114 acre farm near town. Auction set for Friday January four with lunch provided. Vernon specialists plan to start a Danish office in Memphis while Hall County leases and oil prospecting expand. Dunbar reports growing excitement over wells and leasing interest from Electra and Grogan, with local buyers eyeing leases in Hall and Wilbarger counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimabae Dies
Dtash
Wilharger
Dunbar
Electra
Loanle
Grogan
Hall County Leasing
Will Sell Nasheed Cars Through Neel Motor Vehicles
A local notice States Neel Motor Vehicles plans car sales under the Neel Motor Truck Sales Company at 7 South Cumberland Street. The listing names S A Alger WH and references an agency transfer while mentioning Smith Atte Solr Company. The filing hints at involved parties and recent association changes in the car trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neel Motor Vehicles
Willetvgent Camer
Vanie Berks
Neel Motor ‘Truck Sales Company
S. Alger
Cumberland Steoet
S&b
Idnoks
Smith
Duhoy
Blair to Odell to collect county taxes for 1911
Collector Blair leaves today for Odell to record and collect the county tax in the Comet Daly district for the year 1911. He will base his operations at the Bank of Odell and oversee records needed to serve the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gina
CMN
Blair
Odell
Daly
Idet Huring
Quanah Council Buys Street Cleaning Machinery
The Quanah city council completed street payments in the business district and purchased modern sweeping equipment. A contract was let to clean alleys in the business district, with work to begin in the residential areas as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quanah
Distriet
State Law Sets 100 Day School Rule for Kiddies
Vernon school boards adopt December 2 as the start of the 100 day compulsory education period. The rule applies to children ages 6 to 14 with limited exceptions for illness, severe weather, or parental dependence if the child is at least twelve and finished the sixth grade. Officials report easy enforcement and school cooperation as teachers and pupils prepare for state teacher certification exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phe
Andy
Poleher
Marry on New Year’s Night
Miss Bastelle McCroskey wed Will J. Lester at 8 15 o'clock New Year’s night at the bride’s parents home in Vernon county. Rev J W McCrary officiated. The couple, from prominent Wilbarger families, will reside two and a half miles south of Vernon with Lester’s father noted as a leading farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastelle McCroskey
Will J. Lester
Mir
Ard Mars
Metroxskey
Rev
J. W) McCrary
Wilharger County
Mr. McCroskey
Foriowly
Mr. Lester
J. W. Lester
Vernon
Coun
Mcdonalds Wedding in Fort Worth Tied to Vernon Family
Zola McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Carson of Vernon married A J Robinson of Gilliam in Fort Worth on Sunday January 4. Pete Baker sister of the bride attended. The couple plan to reside in Gilliam after leaving Fort Worth Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola McDonald
J. A Carson
Vernon
Fort Worth
A. J. Robinson
Gilliomba
Pete Baker
Myr
Vernon Home Remains for Wichita Falls Man
J. Crews of Wichita Falls visited Vernon yesterday saying Vernon is still his home and he hopes to return soon. He praises Vernon over Wichita Falls and would not swap Vernon for any city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¥. Crews
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Mr. Crews
Wichita
Mr. Crewes
Vernon Wichlite
Tax experts offer guidance on income returns in county notes
A. F P. Bowden and Prank Thick inghai of the federal collector’s office in Vielita Palle visit the county clerk’s office to assist locals with income tax questions and exemptions. They explain who must file, exemptions for married and head of family filers, credits for dependents, and standard tax rates up to 6 percent for higher incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deternal Revennwe
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
W.O.W
E. L. Witty
Repub
Lican Council
Sheppard
Oll
Press Bureau
Kester
Vernon Man
New Mexico
Ness
Tion
Wilbarger
Joan D. Rockefell
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Markton
Rockefellers
Geneva Panteton Board
Rockefeller Foundation
B. F. Sisk
BIG Summer School
Ches Pde National System
Ftonoer
Ho PL Sisk
Texas
Vernon Man Boys
Hall County
PEASE
Vempeles
W. AL Teise
Ranger Pirld
W. A. Hise
Miles Sants
Allay
Euuny
Tate
Telel
Gaiereement
Pall County
Menphis
Mann
Sdedded
Dianieh
Memphis
Nasheed Cars
RE. Hanks Will Geenpy Building
South Cumberland Street
Hlair
Quanuah
Whielo
Tareh
Peateter
Ed Rod
Bo PL Sisk
Seligels
Yeide
Stuents
Schooel
Estelle McCroskey
Will
City
Wes, Zola McDonald
A. F P
Inghai
Vielita Palle
Toak Ip
Teometex
VOUS
Cit
Aucdently
Aabove
Messrs. Bowden
Wink Buckinghai
Dpeanecle Dengebyaie
Ssohou
Spore
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