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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1920
Page
7
Seed and lint from two bales Acala cotton yield 783 dollars, plus 60 bushels seed at 5 dollars a bushel. Davenport planted 25 acres with thin stand due to spring rains, harvest totals 485.65 from lint at 45 cents a pound, 780.60 from seed, totaling 8780.60. Davenport notes Acala’s potential and comparison with native varieties amid recent trial in the county.
The Vernon area reports 10,177 bales ginned locally this season while cotton remains to be brought in from fields. Some localities see pickers gouge cotton for the first time, and total ginning in the community is estimated near 10,000 bales though several gins report no figures yet. Additional cotton is being sent to outside gins for processing.
Paper shortages force the Vernon Record to reduce page counts for some issues. Several supply houses in Oklahoma City and St Louis declined price terms, delaying orders until April 1. A limited shipment arrived to guarantee news coverage of Vernon and Wilbarger counties.
Charities Hurley and Miss Mary Walker of West Hinds wed at Justice Griffiths office. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wirles, the bride the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. TJ Wid all Saud. The ceremony took place near Young People Weed building. A later report notes a new arrival, a boy, born to Mr. and Mrs. E West on Maiden Street.
Red seed outs four miles south of town. T J Stephens offers maize and a half ton of maize from Vernon Texas. Howard R Whiteside lists maize for Vernon Texas.
Vernon resident J J Manis owner of Auto Accessory store on N Bowie St testifies Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved years of back and kidney trouble. He describes severe back pain and inflamed kidneys with sediment in secretions, saying two boxes cured all symptoms permanently. The ad targets local readers with a branded physician endorsement.
The delivery boy failed to deliver the Record phone 171 Ady tf. The customer reports no package received and seeks resolution or redelivery. Authorities or carrier officials are not named in the readable text. The item status remains undelivered with no further instructions available.
The jury for the week was excused Monday morning until Wednesday morning by county Judge B L Melineh due to causes docket delays agreed by attorneys. Testimony was heard in the civil case S C Trawley vs Carl Zipporie, with the court reserving decision overnight.
United States Department of Agriculture study shows California leads peach production with an average annual 9,060,000 bushels over five years, followed by Georgia 4,050,000, Arkansas 5,405,000, Texas 2.8 million, and Missouri 2,670,000. The report notes 644 districts with 100,000 plus bushels annually and highlights drying and packing uses for California. Kid S Johnson and S Smith visited Crowell this week.
Unclear OCR text details a Merchants Supply Company event or dispute. Mentions include a building erected by BOR Crim on Sour Cui Herland street, supplies arriving, and officers W. RR. Williams and J. O. Rouse with Mr Phillips traveling to over twenty-six counties.
Deep excitement in Brussels as allies demand the ex Kaiser. Some believe the government will coax Wilhelm to surrender voluntarily. In Paris, Paul Drisehanel is named president of France by the assembly and senate aiding chamber after Poincare. In Sheridan a man released after a long sentence insults a White woman and is lashed at the city limits by a mob.
A garbled notice requests return of a lost item and offers a reward handled by The Record office. It mentions locations West Vernon Vic and a rot of linoleum, with a respondent named Verne and a person named Laur. The message is partly indecipherable.
A garbled note warns time is tight to finish tasks for Dr. Howard J. Fi Stovail and associates as the books are being closed.
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