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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1923
Page
1
The city commission awarded contractor T Jones of Vernon a $3,329 contract to build a brick and concrete pump house at the city power plant. The 88 by 42 foot structure with 12 inch walls will house two 100 and 200 horsepower engines and support water pumping near Conden Springs, with about 40 days to completion.
The Justices Magistrates and Constables' Magazine for November features Justice of the Peace Y. J. Griffiths front page praise. A Vernon Record notice notes an October sketch from July 28 1922, recounting his life and his record of 265 marriages, with the figure later increasing.
Voters in East Vernon district will decide on increasing the special school tax from 50 cents to up to 1 dollar per 100 valuation. The district has expanded to include Section 60, Mack 4, and ballots are set for February 17 as explained by County Judge Mi Trgh.
The Calorade to Gulf highway sector west of Vernon is finished to the east edge of the fair property with the turn north. Completion toward Sheets limits wax hampered by county condemnation of crushed stone and clay balls in the shipment. Contractor arrangements secure mineral stone from alternate sources. traffic detours divert to Vease River bridge. Hard surfacing will extend from the city limits to Condon Springs hill, then gravel to the bridge.
W. A. Ish, formerly sheriff, was appointed county probation officer by the Commissioners Court under a welfare agreement. He will supervise delinquent and neglected children and disburse the charity fund. The act defines dependent and neglected children and outlines petitions and court procedures. A home for such children operates in Waee.
Vernon fiddler A C Bek Robertson returned from Oklahoma City after attending the inaugural celebration for Governor Jack Walden. He starred as a breakdown fiddler and carried off the blue ribbon amid thousands of excited Oklahomans. He received a congratulatory letter from Peter Baxter Taylor, nephew of Tennessee governor Alf Taylor.
Special to The Record details a player named Cris Destallond suffering a burst blood vessel in the leg during a ball game. He was taken from the field to a nearby home and received medical care, remaining in bed with the injury.
Miss Butler, Wilbarger County girl, receives the S200 College of Industrial Arts scholarship from the State Mail association in Dallas for best fourty year girls club work. Miss Potter also among contest winners. Judith in poultry and sewing contests noted.
W. T. Lattrell has been appointed county motorcycle officer by the Commissioners' Court to succeed Ri Haynes, who recently resigned. Lattrell has already begun his duties.
A sidewalk break on North Main in front of the Osteen Drygoods store was fixed yesterday morning. The damage occurred when a track delivering goods backed into the building, causing the break.
A Ford motor caravan toured Vernon with about twenty trucks parading down Marin Street and through residential districts yesterday. The event showcased open and closed truck models priced from about 2400 to 3700, led by Ford Motor Company officials and local body builders.
Fragmentary report shows city workers under City Engineer Robeson repairing troublesome mains near the square Public Library or Pubic Titrary area. Officials widened project scope, panels were laid in paving to finish the job.
J. F. Shannon, oil man of Electra, and J. P. Davis were in Vernon this week on business. Shannon said prospects for a banner year in oil development are bright. He noted several extensions of the producing area in the North and South Electra fields have greatly stimulated development.
A local forecaster in Wilharger County predicts no rain until April with cheery, late night notes. The message mentions possible showers around DePaul's day but expects sufficient meteorological coverage to provide some benefit to the area.
Three men including UW. D. Johsen and Gay Plortoh face charges after an attempted robbery and burglary tied to a Denver railroad station. Preliminary hearing set bonds at 1000 each as officers recovered nitroglycerin fuses pistols and glycerin from a rubbish pile behind a boardinghouse. County officials say the case nears solution with suspects likely to be rearrested in Oklahoma.
At W M McCaleb's home one mile east of Vernon a six o clock dinner honored Col. Co Herring of Amarillo. Guests included J J Massie of Long Beach and Les K Johnson among others. The reminiscences recalled rough days in Vernon and the lower panhandle with a hearty old fashioned spread featuring country sausage ribs pies and cakes as the evening’s highlight.
The Presbyterian church invites all men and women of the congregation to a Tuesday evening reception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Shive. The event aims to be helpful and happy with an informal program prepared for attendees.
The infant daughter of Mrs Maws on Berger Chicago appears involved in a fatal event as a woman in the home wakes to a voice from the grave and drinks poison, hoping to follow a presumed path. The husband Joseph Perger is named in the scene, with others hurt or dead. The account is fragmentary but centers on a deadly act and a disturbed sequence in a domestic setting.
The Supreme Court's decision defining the south bank of the Red River as Texas boundary is seen as mostly harmless for Wilbarger county landowners. While river overflow and land along the river remain largely valueless for farming, only oil finds north of Vernon could provoke landowner losses or a rush for mineral rights should the Read River area yield a real well.
Farmers report budded fruit trees suffering as a 24 hour gale shifts the compass and brings record low temperatures. The brief but intense storm streak raises concern that continued cold may damage the fruit crop across several communities.
Vernon Heghils & Tee Company will install the courthouse lights and provide current at no charge. Reena, manager of the project, said the offer is free and will brighten the courthouse square, making it safer and more attractive than the surrounding dark streets.
Vernon chamber of commerce elected new directors at a library meeting. Townsend was kept as secretary for 1925 while Heathen and Ashentist were named officers. Directors discussed a $10,000 budget, potential tax, and future monthly meetings to guide city and county concerns.
A former Wilbarger County resident now living in Whey county prepares to move back to Wilbarger. If the move occurs, he intends to engage in business at Tay land pending final arrangements.
A Tuesday meeting at the Chamber of Commerce discussed fair dates for Memphis Childress Olahoma Vernon and Witbarger County. Attendees included J W Debec port secretary, Chorge A Sager of Memphis Chamber, J V Townsend, Tat Byars, Mayor Harry Mason and RT affee Pha. Arrangements will shift fairs earlier in the season.
Wilma Wall, one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs ALG Wall, is seriously ill with pneumonia. Bruce Wall, five, is recovering from a severe influenza attack.
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