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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
3
A series of rental notices Offerings for furnished and unfurnished rooms and beds with bath private entrances and locations near Olive Lamar South West public square and Lexington Yamparika streets. Listings show gender preferences, contact names and street corners with dates and telephone references.
Sunday school at 9 45 preaching at tia vu until Stloom theme for the morning bear the re establishment of right tome life that of the evening Samson morning serial will be to parents and the pastor hopes to receive every parent who is a member of the church present evening sermon is the second of a series young men W T RODSL Vustor
St Mark's Lutheran Church invites all to attend a 2 p.m. service at Wesley Church southwest of town on July 11. After the service the congregational meeting will welcome new members, and the pastor W. Utesch extends cordial invitation to everyone.
All new Presbyterians in Vernon and every church member are urged to attend Sunday at 11 a.m. for the communion service. Department heads will report all night. Public invited to all services. Gaines Br. Tall, Pastor.
A six thousand dollar Wurlitzer organ style IK with 56 effects has been delivered to the Pictorium and will be installed once building renovations for the projection room are complete in about two weeks. Mrs. Agnes Marqulande of Wichita Falls will play the organ, coming highly recommended and presently performing in a Wichita Falls church. The instrument will be used in both afternoon and evening performances.
W A Atchison becomes vice president of Western National Life Insurance Co of Cheyenne Wyoming and oversees agencies. Previously state agent for California State Life in Vernon and tied to other ventures. July is declared Atchison Month with a forecast of a successful career and strong agency support. The firm writes over seven million in insurance.
Galveston port embargo lifted yet grain shippers face transport bottlenecks. Vernon elevators fill as grain arrives. first wheat bushel sold two weeks ago at 2.50 dollars, up ten cents. Despite smaller acreage the crop quality is high and yields are strong. local firms advertise cement, screens, locks, and lumber products.
Drugstore owner T. M. Fergeson receives word that his Crowell area farm will yield 36 to 60 bushels of wheat per acre and 75 to 100 bushels of oats per acre. With 350 wheat and 100 oats acres, the impact highlights a substantial potential profit from about 400 cultivated acres, continuing a long profitable investment that began when land was inexpensive.
RH Turner chief federal revenue inspector tours district praising improving enforcement of prohibitions. He notes Wilbarger County fewer complaints and plans to locate a permanent headquarters in Verhon. Turner compares enforcement to weaning a calf, saying initial uproar fades over time.
N. Y arrives in New York aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam after two years serving with the Polish White Cross. He is awarded war honors including the French Honor medal and the Polish medal for faithfulness.
A fragmented ad proclaims Martius Wonderful Blue Bug Killer for chickens with a money back satisfaction promise. Also notes the Pendletons visiting Amarillo, the W00d Brewery in business at 601 N Main, and W G Burton's Thursday trip to Wichita Falls.
Drillers test sand in the Richardson well south of town as officials assess its capacity. Oil showings from the bailer improve, with local oil men predicting a profitable project though exact results will take a few days. Samples indicate high grade oil and strong nearby prospects.
Married in Gainesville Sunday July 4, a Miss Estella Mae Hogan became Mrs Estella Hogan McHugh. The groom, son of Judge J. B. MeHugh, serves in the post office, and the bride’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hogan of Gainesville. They plan to reside in Vernon.
Following Dr Styooks speech on the east courthouse steps, a Pat Neff for Governor club will be organized, W N Stokes states. Stokes, a Neff supporter, reports the plan and his backing for the candidate.
Miss Eleanor Henry of Taylor visits Mrs. Luther Webb this week. Old Mae sends greetings to the boys and mentions a lighthearted phrase about fitting in.
Rev Gaines TB and Rev Tom Walker plan Sunday preaching and a returning meeting next Sunday afternoon with cordial invitation. Builders' hardware advertised at W E Thomas Lumber Co. Beazley travels to Eureka Colorado for summer with son W A Beazley. Canthooks boomer handles and shovels sold by W B E Thomas Lumber Co. Vernon visits by Omiy Griggs Willie Nell Richard and Jessie Glynn Daugherty of Clarendon. Sisk attends National Education Association convention in Salt Lake City. J W Deal of Long Bell Lumber Co surveys oil field and local operations in Vernon.
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