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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
7
The article covers a Cook ing School showing bread and cake recipes demonstrated to women. Judges include Miss Edwards Miss Flora Goodwin and Miss Esther Sorenson. An auction of breads and cakes will raise funds for the Red Cross Nursing fund. Mrs McAlexander recovering after a serious operation near town.
Plainview trustees voted to spend 125000 for a new school building and additions, with a Ranger bond election for 250000 on January 22 to fund a new high school and possibly another ward school. Domestic science and manual training will be added with an advanced laboratory. Texas leads in crop value for 1920 at 727400000, per Texas Industrial Congress bulletin.
Thompson January 2 special correspondent Grace dincksen reports residents visiting relatives. Clenent and Sherman families and Luattrell, Clement, Luttrell, Harvey, Lawlis, Gaston families attended a musical program at Oakban tion. Badith Karey demonstrated Angel food cake baking at the school Friday afternoon. Mrs. S. P. Clement suffers from blood poisoning in her finger. Murry Dennis and Roland, Morgan, Wiley returned home to San Antonio. Mrs. Roscoe Rainwater of Oklahoma attended the club meeting Friday at the school house.
Vernon Lodge No 382 Vernon Texas resolves to honor the memory of Brother George L Pouncey who died suddenly and extends deep sympathy to his family Friends will be informed a copy of the resolution will be sent to the family and a copy entered into the lodge records A lending note appears for farm loans in Wilbarger Foard Hardeman and other Western Texas counties with long terms at low rates from Lisman and Son.
On her fifth birthday Miss Betty May Brown enjoyed a party hosted by her mother Mrs B O Brown on Wednesday afternoon. A group of young guests attended including Miner va Price Rhoads Emory Rhoads Jr Mary and Eileen Nichols Joe Massie Billie Lane Ruth Lutz Caroline Hendricks Frances Murchison Dorothy Rovers Mary Piper Josephine Killough Francis Louise Badlith Brown Mary Jeanette Bennett Wiley Bennett Cy Long Jr Sarah King Dorothy Lisman Kendy Walker Allen Mudgett Laer Verrel and Mary Elizabeth Verrel. Ice cream and birthday cake were served. Master Bobby and Anne Dabnaye Brown also attended.
Local merchants report a large shipment of home tide East Texas syrup arriving soon. Pricing listed as SiS per gallon with informal trade details noted at Browns Cash Grove.
The Methodist Missionary Society Bible Class held its first meeting at 2:30 last Monday in Vernon. Rev. H. Hayne lectured on The Preparation for Christianity as part of Life and Letters of St Paul. Next meeting set for the second Monday in February. Local notices follow about tires, candy, and misc. reads from Quanah and Olney.
J o A Turkett of Kingola suffered a week with erysiplas in his left arm. The condition was reported better yesterday. Also note notices that White Produce Company pays cash for butter and eggs of any amount at phone 286 Ws4tp.
Mrs John Leitke of two miles west of town underwent an appendicitis operation Wednesday and is recovering at home with Mrs Berry. Mrs Cy Long and Miss Hattie Weatherall left for Paducah after Mrs Sam Weatherall suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. Davis Summerour advertises improved farms and Osato Tonic at Pergeson Drug Company.
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