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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1924
Page
6
A concise note lists R. Bh, McGl s as a manager figure with scattered abbreviations. It hints at a schedule or dispatch days and Fridays for a team or organization, but the fragment offers no clear event or full names. Further content is needed to determine context and entities.
The Record outlines advertising rates per word with a three insert minimum and cash payment for advertising promotions. Public notices are limited to first four lines per item, and errors reflecting on reputations will be corrected upon editor notice.
The Record argues the highway law centralizes road funding and maintenance, enabling state control over roads that connect counties. It defends the tax on automobiles as necessary, praising a connected statewide system and urging counties to cede maintenance to the state for a unified network.
In a statewide plea the writer argues Texans deserve a comprehensive highway system funded by motorists. He condemns a proposed tax scheme tied to real estate and asserts road maintenance should reflect actual highway use and vehicle weight, urging support for federal road funds.
Vernon banks report solid year end finances with higher deposits and smaller loans. Crop year started well, faced heavy rains and severe weather causing uncertainty in trade. Cotton yields improved versus 1922, though prosperity remains uneven across areas, leaving residents cautiously optimistic about the coming year.
By Phebs KY Warner Ab least Texas has discovered itself and its vast potential. The article compares Texas to Columbus and notes West Texas as a new frontier with untold wealth and opportunity. It honors settlers who stayed, becoming leaders in cattle, finance, and community building, and recalls the Panhandle Chamber of Commerce’s Million Inhabitants Club to invite millions more to make homes in the Panhandle.
The text extols West Texas and the Panhandle, led by Mildred Cheney and the Southwest Philosophism of America, as a burgeoning home-building region. It emphasizes attracting settlers, cotton growth, new gins, and rail markets, with state backing to develop land, improve communities, and elevate civic and educational programs while preserving regional character and standards.
B O Edson of Texas A M College urges farmers to keep poultry off the farm burden and cull flock to improve profits. He cites: poorly bred stock stall flocks bad housing and feeding as main causes of loss. Recommends 100 to 150 hens per flock to allow home use and sale income.
Farmers note hens are highly variable with weather. Egg production falls when northerly strikes, stays steady only with warm, comfortable housing and good feed. After breeding, keep birds in a comfortable house with proper rations to sustain production and market surplus.
President Coolidge appoints Rear Admiral Leigh C. Palmer United States Navy retired to chair the U S Shipping Guard. Palmer served largely during World War I as chief of the Bureau of Navigation, bringing extensive naval administration experience to the post.
Clyde and Gwendolyn Roddy of Holiday were guests a week with Mrs G EB Blackman. Mr and Mrs W C Roddy, parents of the evacuee, came and accompanied them home. Rev W R Russell of Memphis visited his daughter Mrs Claude Muller of the Illinois Community. A J Roberts advertised marble and granite work with phone 651-W.
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