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Vernon Record

Location

Vernon, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1918

Page

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Christmas Drive Red Cross Presents County Report

A Christmas Red Cross drive in Wilbarber county yielded a net check of 3284.85 from sources including annual memberships subscriptions and extra cash. Expenses totaled 18.25 with some incidental costs from private contributions as of the report to the local Executive Committee.

T. H. Shive Wilbarber County Shive Red Cross BE. Koyd Texas Houston France J. E. Collins

Snowbound Journey Through Snowdrifts Reported

A blizzard news item describes Ferris Holmes finding extensive evidence of last week's storm while traveling to Kingola. He detours through fields to avoid drifts and encounters a buggy buried in snow. Mrs. A B Swartwood, a Wildcat teacher, is stuck at the school until 10 pm Thursday and then reaches a farm house with a pupil. Mr Swartwood cannot reach his wife due to drifts. Mrs TH B Farrell, West Vernon teacher, spends the night at the school house.

Ferris Holmes Kingola Mr. Holmes A. B. Swartwood Wildcat Fair Grounds TH. B. Farrell West Vernon

Gainesville Man Gregory Dies After Brief Illness

Gregory of Gainesville aged seventy one died Wednesday morning at 10 at the home of his daughter Mrs E K Edwards in Rayland after a short illness. Funeral was at 3 pm yesterday with interment in Railand cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs Edwards Mrs C B Wade and Miss Princes Gregory and one son J H Gregory of Fort Worth. Wife arrived yesterday with C B Wade.

FE. Gregory Gainesville EK. I. Edwards Rayland Railand Cemetery Edwards CC. B. Wade Princes Gregory J. H. Gregory Fort Worth C. B. Wade

Mc Colvey Grocery Co Prunes Pound Boxes Priced at $1.15

Ady store offers pound boxes of prunes for 1.15 dollars under Mc Colvey Grocery Co. Details are limited to the listed price and vendor name.

McColvey Grocery Co Ady

Twelve New Wells in Electra Field

In Electra the business district paused for the funeral of AL N Treece cashier of the First State Bank. Twelve new oil wells were completed this week boosting local production with several multi barrel outputs.

Electra AL N Treece First State Bank Treece Wichita Falls Pneumona Id Moreland Texas Hardware & Supply Company Electra Plumbing and Sheet Metal Company Boosters Claub Slater Call Burnett Farm Highland Oil and Gas Company Sunshine Hill RR. L. Brewer and Associates McClure S. Walker Bean Magnolia Petroleum Company Piper Red River Allen Francis Sumner R. S. Allen H. H. Haynes

Hot Beds and Cold Frames and Free Spring Gardens

Agricultural College in Texas issues circular No 120 on hot beds cold frames and spring gardens with planting dates for Texas regions. G P Everett garden specialist wrote the circular which aids increasing food production. Also notes on white furs shedding old iron griddles cleaning with lye from wood ashes and A J Battle visiting Oklahoma City.

Agricultural College Dily Kansas City Star G. P. Everett Division of Plant Industry College Station Texas

Meats Await in Meatless Day Ends

Washington Star reports a lightened diet scene with poems of spinach kale and bran. The verse notes an end to a meatless day as evening shadows fall and small humor echoes through meal time.

Austin Merchant Robert Milwee Dies in Texas

Mrs. T. J. Lewis received word Saturday that her brother Robert Bruce Milwee, a longtime Austin merchant and ex Confederate soldier, had died.

T.) J. Lewis Austin Robert Bruce Milwee Mr. Milwee

Socrates and Greek Thought Featured at Club Meeting

The Twentieth Century Clint met Wednesday with Mrs J M Napier. After roll call current events were discussed and talks covered Socrates influence on Athenian religion, Aristotle father of inductive philosophy, and stories of Zeus Athena Apollo Poseidon and Aphrodite. Delphic Oracles were also presented. Chapter XT was reviewed.

Clint J. M. Napier Socrates J. A. Birdsong Aristotle C. E. Basham Zeus Athena Apollo Poseidon Aphrodite

Mrs Henry Confined Home by Rheumatism Attack

Mrs. D. H. Henry has been confined to the house for the past week with an attack of rheumatism.

D. H. Henry

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Wilburxer County Texas Boys J. F. Gregory E. I. Edwards Old Marriot J. RR. Brewer Kansas Prairie Colorado Aoe Erin Heen Reed Dasaiffentions Opea The Agri Cultural and Mechanical College of Texsas A. J. Battle Oklahoman City A. H. Murchison Washington Star R. E. L. Wood D.A. Swinburn Aan the Gove W. J. Darnall Ie Vernon Baptist Prairie View Says ASG Miller Tir T. H. Shive Motor Co the Miller Rubber Company Akren Chiss Toval Ane Twentieth Century Club Hoover Belle OF Vernon Kell Milling CO Herring Nationa L Ran Vernon, Texas Tor Adam Farmers State Bay “Non Hotel Vernon E. L. Witty & Co R. R Trevathan White Rose Cafe
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