Marketing Chief Pins Cotton Woes On Farmers
Walton Poteet head of the United States Bureau of Markets in Texas says marketing is the farmers main problem and that government guidance on prices and classing will spread to other commodities. He urges warehousing to protect cotton as it is moved through year and criticizes improvised handling that harms values.
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Texas
Poteet
Vernon
United States Bureau of Markets
Supreme Court
Poreet
Bureau of Markets
Mr. Poteet
Wilbarger Hogs Bring High Price in Fort Worth Trade
Thirteen hogs shipped by H. L. Starr and A. L. Hall to Fort Worth sold for 678 dollars at a market price of 20.15 dollars per hundredweight. Starr plans two more carloads today. The hogs, bought fifty days ago in Fort Worth for Vernon fattening, rose from 144 to 207 pounds on the way to market.
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H. L. Starr
A. L. Hall
Fort Worth
Starr
Vernon
Collins Family Heads to Colorado for Health Recovery
Theodore Collins and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Collins of Odell travel to Colorado for Theodore Collins health. After a severe influenza and pneumonia last winter he has not fully recovered and plans to stay in the mountains for several months seeking a full recovery.
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Theodore Collins
W. T. Collins
Odell
Colorado
Staley Farm Oil Company Plans Two New Wells Near Vernon
EE H Pige heads Staley Farm Oil Company formed to drill two wells twelve miles east of Vernon. L G Hawkins as president and treasurer. J H W Young as secretary. Capitalized at 125000. Drilling to begin no later than September on land bought from O C Staley. stock sale reached 22000 by last night.
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NEW Company
Staley Farm
EE. H. Pige
Staley Farm Oil Company
Tesser
Staley Palm Oil Company
PL Oc. Staley
Vernon
Harrold
Farmers improve with better methods and hogs in Wilbarger
John H. Guyer of Purdin Missouri visited Vernon en route to his sons J C and J H in the Guyer community. He bought land in Wilbarger county thirteen years ago and notes porkers are now abundant. He cites improved farming methods better implements and better farm homes. Crops in North Missouri are late but the outlook is good with no excess rains recently.
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John H. Guyer
Purdin, Mo
Vernon
J. C
J. H
Guyer
Mr. Guyer
Wilbarger County
Missouri
Victor Agency Moves to New Quarters in Daniel Building
Local managers of California State Life Insurance Company relocate to new offices in the Daniel building BE TL. Pendleton plans to open a Victor agency in the former insurance space in More's Theater building by tomorrow afternoon. He is building two glass booths and installing extensive record racks to create a modern talking machine sales room.
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California State Life Insurance Company
Daniel
Pendleton
Victor Agency
Insurance Company
More
Purdin Man Beckett In Vernon For Property Work
W G Beckett, president of the Purdin Mercantile Company in Purdin Missouri, is in Vernon attending property interests. He owns a Harrold area farm with a record wheat crop this year and is also eyeing oil development near Vernon.
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W. G. Beckett
Purdin Mercantile Company
Purdin, Mo
Vernon
Ife
Harrold
Beckett
Has Fine Truck Patch and Odd Corn Stalk
Andy Paschal a well known farmer from seven miles southwest of Vernon visited the city Saturday with roasting ears. He brought a freak corn stalk with ten suckers but no ears. Paschal says he is living out of his garden now and is canning beans peas and other vegetables for winter use.
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Andy Paschal
Vernon
Mr. Paschall
Threshing Runs Wide Across Vernon County Fields
Threshing is active across Vernon County with many fields still too wet for harvest. Yields vary from fifteen to thirty bushels per acre, with higher production east of Vernon and in Farmers Valley. A car theft scare near More’s Theater ended with the vehicle abandoned in Southwest Vernon.
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Vernon
Farmers Valley
Oklainian
Harrold
Parmers Valley
Deans
C G Lewis Accepts Manager Post at Texline Lumber Firm
C G Lewis longtime assistant manager at Cameron & Company Wooster in the local yard will become manager for Roberts and Oliver at Textline. He plans to assume duties around July 10 with his family moving about July 15 and a successor not yet named.
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Co. C. Lewis
Wo. Cameron & Company
Roberts & Oliver
Textine
Mr. Lewis
Guyer Trisler Drill Starts After Delay in Waggoner
Drilling on the Guyer Trisler Oil Company well in Waggoner Colony began yesterday after a machinery break delayed the planned Friday start until Monday.
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Guyer- Trisler of Company
Waggoner Colony
Simmons Mortgage Office to Open in First Guaranty Bank Building
The Simmons Mortgage Company will occupy the second story of the First Guaranty State Bank building. Jack Simoous, the manager, announced the move. Simmons acts as vice agent for Maxwell Investment Company of Dallas in this district.
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Simmons Mortgage Company
Guuranty State Bank
Jack Simoous
Simmons
Maxwell Investment Compainy of
Dallas
Electra Man Moves to Vernon Area
Wilkins of Electra plans to relocate his family to Vernon on Monday. He has been prospecting in the area and Vernon is noted for its reputation as a desirable residence in the region.
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H Electra
Vernon
Wilkins
Electra
Mar
Miss Sadie Jones Returns From Red Cross Service
Miss Sadie Jones, formerly a Red Cross nurse in France, has returned to Chicago to visit her sister Miss Belva Jones, a longtime local teacher. Both are nieces of TS. Davis and well known in Vernon.
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Sadie Jones
France
Chicago
Belva Jones
Misses Jones
TS. Davis
Vernon
Red Cross Service
Bowers Lets Drill Contract for Electra Wells
Bowers Ol] Coompaby assigns drilling to Thonaun Bros of Electra. A crew will visit Electra within days to arrange derrick erection. Drilling expected to start within fifteen days on fifty acres north of the town. Local residents back the project.
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Bowers Ol
Thonaun Bros
Electra
Cire
Fluiellus
Aetad
Stanederd
Mrs John Brown's Father Dies in Louisiana Visit
Lindsey father of Mrs John Brown of this city died of heart failure at Shreveport Louisiana a week ago after a pleasure trip through the country. He lived at Grand Neld Ohio and halted in Louisiana to visit a daughter where he was stricken Mor and Mrs Brown were summoned to his bedside but he had already died.
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Bof. Lindsey
John Brown
Shreveport
Mr. Lindsey
Grand Neld
Ohio
Ated
Louisiana
Mor
Steam pressure cooker touted to cut fuel costs in kitchens
Miss Leaffa Randall of College Station demonstrated steam pressure cookers in Vernon Harrold and Tolbert, claiming fuel savings possible by cooking meat, potatoes, and fruit in one pot. Demonstration in Harrold had 14 attendees, Vernon 26, with local club formation and plans for canning lessons and cooker purchases by Mrs. Mason of Vernon and Mrs. Kester of Odell.
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Renelail
Harrold
J. T Cameron
Carl Morris
W. Hel Telt
Jackson Springs Farmers Adapt After Storm Hit Fields
W Lyon reports feed crops like corn and sorghum thriving near Jackson Springs while cotton replants progress. The storm damaged stalks but most growers expect minimal yield loss with replanting and creative harvesting using binders mowers and bales for feed.
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Jackson Springs
W. Lyon
Vernon
Burk-Key Rig Shipped for Offshore Drilling
The Burk-Key rig and drilling machinery have been shipped and are due to arrive in a few days. A derrick has been erected and preliminary preparations completed for padding in as the equipment arrives.
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Burk-Key
Shipynet
Local Troop Return for Innes McCrary in New York
Innes McCrary has returned from overseas and landed in New York. His parents Mr. and Mrs J W McCrary were notified Saturday. The Verney boy served with a motor transport company and was overseas about ten months.
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Innes McCrary
New York
J. W. McCrary
Verney
Odell Boy Receives France's Highest Honors for Bravery
Sergeant Jesse Morrison of Odell, wounded at Fort Sam Houston, is to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, the Croix de Guerre with palm, and the Medal Militaire. The awards, announced by Lieut. AL Storey at Camp Bowle, cite Morrison's valor during a mission on the Ajane river where he drove a motorcycle under heavy fire to救 wounded soldiers, returning them safely to his unit despite suffering a broken leg.
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Ant Ah AL Storey
Camp Bowle
JL. Bo Cappinger
Odell
Marshal Petain
Follare
Jesse Morrison
Tifautey
Tien
Storey
Sergent Morrison
A. W. Viloor
Ajane
Ationy
Hheoneh
Moreton
Discharged Soldiers to Be Honored at Condon Picnic
James Condon owner of Condon Springs prepares for a large annual picnic west of town paying tribute to soldiers recently discharged from service. The event draws hundreds from Northwest Texas and southern Oklahoma with a stage, speakers and a dance planned.
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Condon
James Condon
Condon Springs
Texas
Oklahoma
Mgr
J D Long Reports Strong Corn Patch Near Vernon
J D Long, five miles west of Vernon, notes a corn patch that should mature without more rain. He estimates a yield of twenty five bushels per acre. He adds that the last hot days have benefited cotton, with later plantings needing little additional moisture.
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Long
Vernon
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