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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1922
Page
5
Thalia reports a light rain benefiting crops. Local families travel to visit relatives in Colorado and Clarendon. Visitors to Vernon, Crowell, and Crowell rodeos and plum hunting trips are noted. Grain harvest winds down as Cat community farmers work haw harvest and gin meeting attendance recorded.
Pleasant Valley reports two good rains improving crops in the community. Members attended Methodist services at Odell, visited households, and joined Sunday singing and Monday visits. Local residents, family movements to Oklahoma, and camp activities are noted along with fishing, a barbecue trip to Electra, and collaborative club plans for jelly making.
Fragmented OCR text mentions names such as Wilbur, Beadley, Leresel and Misses Plena Sickie with scattered references to meetings, fines, and late 19th or early 20th century locations like Dallas. The readable content is sparse and garbled, offering little coherent event.
Fargo July 7 Special Correspondent reports a week of welcome rain. Mrs. L. M. McDaniel died Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 after a brief illness. Funeral at her home by Rev. F. D. Pearson. She was a Baptist member 51 years. Relatives present included J. R. Starnes of Jermyn, De McDaniel and wife of Sulphur Springs, Okla., H. W. Starnes and family of Lockett, Herman Clement of Oklaunion, J. S. Harrison and W. L. McDaniel, with burial at Vernon’s Last View Cemetery. Visitors included Ercell Brooks of Mississippi and others. Numerous locals attended a Sunday picnic at Watts Grove. Homer Chisholm bought two Ford cars. Wayne Adams and children visiting from Sherman plan to stay. Mrs. Wyne Swearman visited Vernon relatives and her parents.
The text shows scattered words about visits, trips, and community figures with many garbled names. It references a July period, a sick list, and local residents but lacks coherent events or clear actions to summarize into a single news item.
A light rain fell Saturday and Sunday in Rayland as residents joined social events. Laura Jordan spent time with Thelma Melton of Vernon, and families of Jordan and Jim Jordan attended the Crowell round up on the fourth. The Ladies Aid ice cream supper was a success with Will Clark winning a silk shirt in the fiddlers contest and Sylvia Fox taking the prettiest girl cake. Dill Price won the cake and dollar in the guessing contest. RR Watson’s son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Denyver, moved back from Hominy Oklahoma to make their home, staying with Mr. Watson temporarily. Jep Haynes of Vernon visited on business. Mrs. Curtis Lyles visits her sister, Mrs. Haynes of Vernon, parents of a new baby boy born Sunday morning.
Miss Eunice Davis of Lockett won first prize in the girls clothing contest held yesterday at the Carnegie library with a score of 8.2. Miss Janetta Little of Harrold took second with 97 1 2, third place went to Miss Mary Hughes of the Hinds community with an excellent score of 4, and Miss Mattie Davenport won fourth. Agnes Jouett of West Vernon had the highest underwear score but her entry was not counted due to lateness and incompleteness.
Gibson wins a golf tournament as July 4th events draw a number of players. Despite poor ground conditions the field remained competitive with notable contenders in the first flight including Emory head and others.
Arrangements for the annual August tournament are under way with a large majority of city honor players expected to enter. The organizing committee, headed by Gibson, urges all players to register for play with the gpil committee.
The Vernon Texas city commission met in regular session on June 16 with all members present, including Mayor Harry Mason and commissioners Pendleton Blackweood Rogers and others. The meeting ordered an election to submit charter amendments to voters.
An ad urges readers to try Ironized Yeast for indigestion and dyspepsia promising noticeable results within 24 hours. It claims enzymes aid stomach function and offers a free 3 day trial by mailing a postcard to Ironized Yeast Co. Atlanta Georgia amid druggist endorsements.
An ordinance calls a special election in Vernon Texas on July 30 1028 to submit proposed amendments to the city charter to qualified voters for adoption or rejection. The measure names amendments and sets election procedures and readings, with commission votes recorded for the first second and final readings.
The ordinance seeks amendments to the City Charter of Vernon Texas to authorize a municipal bond sinking fund, set tax limits, and provide for an election process. It outlines polling places, election officials, and ballot wording for two amendments, with emergency provisions allowing immediate effect upon passage.
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