Vernon Texas Post Office Second Class Notice
Post office entry at Vernon Texas records second class mail matter under act of Congress March 3 187 percent. unreadable OCR fragment noted.
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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
4
Post office entry at Vernon Texas records second class mail matter under act of Congress March 3 187 percent. unreadable OCR fragment noted.
A Democratic primary entry signals a bid for district judge. The article notes the unnamed candidate seeking party support and outlines steps ahead in the campaign process.
A reflective column notes Vernon has grown about 100 percent in ten years while Wichita Falls surged 400 percent. It urges aggressive development of farming, dairying, poultry, hogs, small factories, and tourism, including a planned dam on the Wichita River to create a large artificial lake and camping and fishing draw. The piece criticizes local apathy and reliance on others to act.
Four sales of pure bred hogs are advertised to be held in Childress within the next fortnight. The events promise nationwide interest and will be advertised in leading livestock publications from Canada to the Gulf. The prize-winning swine are touted to boost Childress wealth by thousands annually.
The excerpt notes dissatisfaction with Childress breeders and pork imports. It highlights Wilburger county farms as having unfailing alfalfa crops and abundant feed, placing local hog farming in a favorable position for profitable production despite national pork imports.
A political plea calls on women to pay poll tax with only three days left to qualify. It notes 1922 elections for city, county, and state offices, a U S Senator and Congressmen, urging suffrage participation to preserve free institutions. It stresses the duty of citizens to vote.
T P Lisman advertises money to lend on farms and ranches with ready funds when title passes and agreeable rates. T P Lisman and T FL Davis of Rowland attended the farm bureau meeting in Ver not on Wednesday.
A compact history of Maine from Viking voyages to its 1820 statehood. It notes Leif Erikson’s voyage, Cabot and Sebastian, John Smith’s northern charting, Gorges and Mason’s claims, the 1625 York settlement, Massachusetts annexation up to Casco Bay, and Maine’s 1820 admission as the twenty third state. It also covers Maine’s prohibition, political shifts, and the Pine Tree nickname.
White City reports a beneficial rain for winter plowing the first since June. Wheat is mostly dead and farmers plan row crops. A baby girl Evelyn Joyce was born to Mr and Mrs Carlo Adame. The school, with teachers Mrs Eilan Thelma Killough Beatrice Hughes, shows large enrollment and a new literary society. A planned play Down In Dixie at the school auditorium is in progress. A Baptist gathering at the church features songs since Pastor Edgar Pippin could not attend. Various moves, visits, and injuries are noted among residents including Reginald Hobson and Ottie Gauntt, plus neighborly travels and relocations.
Death of her father mentioned for Mrs M Knapp. Miss Lillie Reeves visits Miss Wisie Floyd. Dr Hines Clark of Crowell in Vernon on business. 8. M Fentress and Bob Walker advertise real estate sales and loan services. Waggoner National Bank Building.
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