Community Patriotic Park Program and Parade
A Monday event at Moraineside Park features a patriotic program beginning at 5 PM with a parade and athletic display. Automobiles and floats will march from Trigh street to the grounds, followed by veterans groups, with a luncheon in the grove and a noon oath of allegiance for eligible voters.
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Coan
Ar Park
Sovone
Texas Street
Han. O'Neal
Amuerican Legion
Gus Ramage
Mi Ty
Paradise
Harr Mason
Moore
Ted
M. Haney
Club Girls Hear Mrs Warner Talk At Encampment
Mrs Phoebe K Warner of the College of Industrial Arts in Denton spoke to the Club Girls Encampment at Allingham Park. She urged goal setting, outlined seven life aspects from physical to political, and urged filling every life cell with good work and purpose.
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Mrs. Warner
Phoebe K. Warner
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Allingham Park
Texas
Warner
Wheat Prospects Improve Across Wilbarger County
Wheat yields look promising with averages around fourteen bushels, thresher output exceeds expectations, and grain quality improves north of the river between Oklainton and Harrold. Corn and early cotton show strong prospects, roasting ears abundant, and harvest work accelerates with improving rain conditions.
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Oklainton
Harrold
Moore Hospital Progress On Corner Marshall and Lamar
Foundations for the Moore hospital site at Marshall and Lamar are in place with a sub floor laid. Brick partitions are going up, window sashes are ready for installation, and work continues without delays despite material shortages. Completion is expected September 1.
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Moore Hospital
Marshall and
Lamar Streets
Westbrooks Family Reunion Visitors From Altus
Mr and Mrs C Westbrook host a family reunion as their Altus Oklahoma relatives Mr and Mrs C Highsmith visit with their children. The gathering brings all siblings together for the first time in years at the Westbrook home.
Huggins Residence Robbed in West Paradise Street Break-in
Thieves forced entry to the rear of the W. H. Huggins home on West Paradise street Tuesday night and rifled an ice chest. Flour, meat, butter, and eggs were taken. No trace of the marauders has been found.
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W. H. Huggins
West Paradise Street
Dull Season Reduces Local Jail Crime In Wilbarger County
Four prisoners, two Black and two White, are confined in the county jail as a general lull in crime during winter is noted. No road workers are on duty and jail inmates are the only nonresident boarders at Wilbarger. District court will hear three felony cases next meeting, with the fourth awaiting a hearing before the county bar.
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Thut
Fac
Jader Carrington
Carrington
Wil
Ladies' Exchange on South Main Suspends Operation
The Ladies' Exchange on South Main street suspended business yesterday after about six months of operation.
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Ladies’ Exchange
South Main Street
Home Grown Corn On Sale At Local Groceries
Local grocers have offered home grown corn on sale for the past week. The season produces exceptional crops with a large harvest.
The Oath of Allegiance
The text records a formal oath to support the U S Constitution. It includes a pledge to defend against enemies foreign and domestic and to discharge duties faithfully, concluded with So help me God. It reflects customary oath language for entering public office or citizenship.
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Tao
United States
Marry Ate Pheran Church Ceremony Noted
Mise Mary Lawkey daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Lawkey and Paw Kneeschke were married Tuesday afternoon at the Lutheran church. Rev J A Birnbaum performed the ceremony with only relatives and a few friends present. The bride is from a Lutheran family with schooling in public schools. Kneeschke, native of Fayette county Vernon, has lived in the area about three years and is engaged in the paint business on North Main Street in the Hahn building. The couple will reside on Maiden Street.
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Mise
Mary Lawkey
F. A Lawke
Paw Kneschke
Jaitheran Churcl
J. A. Birnbaum
Kneachke
Orn
Fayette County Vernon
National School
Holcomb
Baxon
United States
Vernon
Uucant
North Main Street
Hahn
Maiden Street
Altus Elks Plan 10 Member Initiation Trip
The Altus Elks extended an invitation to Vernon lodge to attend initiation of a group of 100 in Oklahoma City on July 13. A local plan suggests the order provide a team of ten to assist. Local officers consider chartering a large motor bus for the trip.
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Vernon Lodge
Oklahoma City
Altus Elks Ha
Hill Crest Club Presents Evening Program at New Home
Hill Crest Club members staged a reception program at their new west town home. The lineup included violin solos, readings, and dances such as The Dream and It Takes a Girl to Do It, with participants Miss McCarroll Mrs Brown Miss Young and others. A formal dance begins at 9 this evening.
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Hill Crest Clut
Miss McCarroll
Mrs. Brown
Saimith
Thomand Young
Macdowell
Duitin
Bassett
Mars
Christian
von Weber
Mesdames Long
Rhoads
Hain
Curran
Miss Young
Parker
Tdrea
Goetze
Professor Goetze
Paving Project May Be Abandoned on Main Street
City officials warn the paving of South Main Street could be halted if property owners do not agree to the contract terms. The plan shares one fourth city cost and one fourth cash by owners with the rest in three yearly installments. Work may proceed on nearby North Cumberland and West Pease streets if consensus fails.
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North Cumberland Street
Wichita Falls Boosters Attend Two-Day Rail Service Celebration
Early this morning boosters from Wichita Falls departed for Young County to join a two day observance honoring the decline of railroad service on the Wichita Walls and Southern line in Routh Toemd. Invitations were sent to nearby towns to accompany the party.
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Wichita Falls
Toemd
Young County
Wichita Walls
The American Creed Statement
The pledge proclaims a government of the people derived from consent, a republic of states, and a union based on freedom, equality, justice, and humanity. It commits citizens to love, support, obey laws, respect the flag, and defend the nation against enemies.
Wilton and Wilsons Headed to Los Angeles Insurance Meeting
Mr and Mrs Dewey Wilson and Homer Wilson left for Los Angeles to attend a Pacific Mutual insurance agents meeting. The trip was awarded by their firm and they will be gone indefinitely.
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Dewey Wilson
Homer Wilson
Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Mutual Insurance
Messrs. Wilson
Porter Crow Stinnett Move Into New Five Room Bungalow
Mr and Mrs Porter Crow Stinnett moved today into their new five room bungalow on East Wilbarger Street. W Perkins and family moved into the house vacated by the Stinnetts on East Marshall Street.
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Porter Crow Stinnett
East Wilbarger Street
W. Perkins
Mrs. Stinnett
East Marshall Street
Local man James Rosser killed by Katy freight train
Vernon resident James BR Rosser died Wednesday morning after being struck by a Katy freight train in Wichita Falls yards. Identification came from papers found on his person. Mrs Rosser, traveling with their five month old, left Vernon for the scene.
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James BR. Rosser
Vernon
Katy
Wichita Malls
Wichita Daily Times
Rosser
Wichita Falls
Death notices for Mrs. Allison's father in Berwyn
Mrs. J D Allison and family traveled to Remevn Arkansas at the first of the week after the death of Mrs. Allison's father McManus aged 85. Born in Jamestown Virginia he was a Mason and Presbyterian church member for 27 years. Funeral services were held in Berwyn.
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Alison
Remevn
Ark
Allison
McManus
Mr. McManus
Jamestown
Presbyterian Church
Berwyn
Allison Anly
T Berwyn
Fire Siren Test Triggers City Hall Alarm
Yeating of the fire siren at City Hall on Spam Thursday caused crowds to fear a fire. Streets filled as residents watched the response, while new upstairs and downstairs switches were tested.
Harvest News From Hereford Across District
Reports from Hereford indicate harvest has begun in the district with progress in the latter part of the week. The yield is expected to be similar to last year, according to Holman secretary of the chamber of commerce. Help is scarce in the Hereford area as harvest continues.
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Hereford
Tor Hs. Holman
Ti Chamber of Commerce
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Eagle Streets
Parker School
Delia County
VRS
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