Vernon Sees Surge in Automobile Ownership Despite Depression
County tax records show Wilbarger County registering over 1280 cars by July 1 1919 with Wise Potter and Wichita counties also high. Estimating farms and towns average one car per fifteen people Wilburger residents buy many vehicles including Ford majors while numerous expensive cars appear in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Vernon
State Highway Commission
Wilbarger
Wise
Wichita
Potter
Denver
Panhandle
Wilburger
M Blair
Blair
Judge McHugh Excuses County Court Jurors
Judge KE L McHugh annouces that all regular jurors drawn for July 14 and 21 are excused from attendance. He notes farmers are too busy to attend litigation and that county court has little business, so it should be held up if needed to spare farmers from the fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. L. McHugh
Dugan Buys North Main Hotel Building for Renovation
J. R. Dugan of Wichita Falls has purchased the North Main street hotel once owned by the Herring Bennett Lumber Company and will reopen it for business after extensive renovations and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Dugan
Wichita Falls
North Main Street
Herring-Bennett Lumber Company
Mr. Dugan
Daniels Well Near Burkburnett Shows Gusher Prospect
Drilling at the Daniels well near Burkburnett has been slowed by a hard rock formation. The rock is solid and indications are favorable for a gusher. The well currently reaches 1,575 feet in depth.
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Daniels
Burkburnett
City Commission Raises Water Rates and Sets 10th Deadline
Water rents must be paid by the tenth of each month or water service will be discontinued. The new schedule lowers the minimum allotment to three thousand gallons and imposes stepped charges for excess usage, reflecting higher pumping costs and postwar price pressures. City officials note the increase is about 20 percent with peak daily use reaching around 300,000 gallons last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. H. Hall
A. J. Robinson
Bell Buys Vernon Transfer Firm From McDonald
J W Bell has bought the W G Mc Donald transfer business and took charge Sunday. Bell is a discharged soldier who served in France and earned the French Croix de Guerre for bravery. McDonald had operated the Vernon transfer business for seventeen years and plans recreation with no definite future plans.
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J. W. Bell
W. G. McDonald
Bell
France
Vernon
McDonald
Bit Broken Delays Blue Ribbon Well Completion
A broken bit delayed the Tine Ribbon well work in the Watkins field near Iowa Park. Driers labor to extract the fragment as OF remains several feet in the hole, with a 672 foot depth reached and a completion expected within the next few feet.
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Watkins Field
Iowa Park
Harrold Man In Critical Condition After Accident
George Burgess of Harrold is hospitalized at home with a broken back after a wagon accident Monday evening. While driving a drag wagon, the team bolted and a bureau toppled forward, pinning him and severing the spinal cord. He is paralyzed from the arms down and doctors say his condition is grave.
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George Burgess
Harrold
Wibs
Mr. Burgess
Cemetery Sexton Resigns Amid Wage Concerns
K. W. Shivers resigns as sexton of East View Cemetery due to high wages. The Cemetery Association plans to appoint a replacement and individual lot owners to maintain plots. This year the sexton earned $60 monthly plus housing. an assistant was paid to weed. Income stems from county funds, sale of lots, and digging charges.
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K. W. Shivers
Seston
East View Cemetery
Abent Som
Machinery Shipping for Burk Key Well Near Iowa Park
The drilling machinery for the Burk Key well north of Towa Park has shipped and is expected to arrive tomorrow at Iowa Park. L KM Rey, president of the company, expects to have the rig hauled to the location and begin operations at once. The derrick is erected and preliminary arrangements disposed.
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Burk Key
Towa Park
Iowa Park
L. KM. Rey
Freeman Installing Electric Fans at Northwest Texas Barber Shop
R. V. Freeman installs individual electric fans in bathrooms of his modern Northwest Texas barber shop, showcasing one of the region s most up to date beauty and grooming facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Freeman
Texas
Residence bought on West Yamparika Street in Bellevue
Bp. F. Adkisson purchased a residence on West Yamparika Street from J. F. Mayfield of Bellevue, Texas, as an investment. J. R. Jones handled the negotiations.
Election Judges in County Named Rdi
Templeton of Wellington and W oH Bledsoe of Lubbock are only candidates to succeed the late Senator Bell in the election set for next Monday July 1. Several who announced plans to enter the race have withdrawn leaving a light farmer vote in Wilbarger county due to field work. The following election judges were announced for Monday: West Vernon I YD Porrells Fast Vernon Minor Havis Oklaunion J F Stark Harrold E L Showers Honda Dave Melton Mack Bloor Sehand Lockett B Daven port Highland O J Mafer Tothert S T Page Odeh R N Coffey Deans C F oun Binds FB EL Wright Haney L A Enddieston Guyer George Trislort Pargo H B Key Walcott S K Kirk Varmers Valley S m Swim
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Soen
West Vernon
I. YD. Pvorrells
Fast Vernon
Minor Havis
Oklanunion
J. F. Stark
Harrold
Showers
Honda
Dave Melton
Mack
Bloor Sehand
Lockett
Bo Davenport
Highland
O. J. Mafer
Tothert
T. Page
Odeh
R. N. Coffey
Deans
F. Oun
Binds
EL Wright
Haney
L. A. Enddieston
Guyer
George Trislort Pargo
H. BE
Key. Walcott
S. K. Kirk
Varmers Valley
Moody moves Vernar Overlai Co to Kimheloe building
B Moody, manager of the Vernar Overlai Company, plans to move his business to the Kimheloe building on West Pease Street about the first of the month. He is currently at a Bhive building on North Main Street, with the Vern Overland Company and other entities listed in the same location.
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B. Moody
Vernar Overlai Company
West Pease
Will Spend Summer in Colorado
Hell Pierre of Diattas and sisters Ada and Catherine with Mr Jno Wood of Altus left Wheeloesiay morning for Denver to spend the same. They make the trip in ears.
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Hell Pierre
Diattas
Ada
Catherine
Mre. Jno
Wood
Altus
Fkla
Civil service exam for Harrold postmaster announced
Washington postal authorities announce a civil service examination for the Harrold postmaster position to be held soon. The exact test date will be announced later.
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Washington
Harrold
Vernon Youths Warine on Texas Vernon Cnurtic
Vernon youths warn that a Texas vessel named the Texas, part of a Pacific bound fleet, has assignments affecting crew from Vernon and nearby states. The ship, also linked to Harry Norwood, heads to the Pacific with New York crew since June, while New Mexico leads the fleet flag status. A salute fired in New York signaled peace times and caused a deafening concussion aboard the nearby ships.
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Cnurtic
New York
Pacific
Benadvon
Pacific Ocean
New Mexico
Kknen
Pune
Curie
Parker Arrives from Fort Worth and Camp Bowie
Parker returns Tuesday from Fort Worth where he visited the governor and received discharge at Camp Bowie. He served several months with the American Expeditionary Force and is met at Wichita Falls by his mother Mrs J Parker his wife and sister Mozelle. His sister Geraldine and grandfather R B Kelly accompany them to Wichita Falls.
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Doe Parker
Fort Worth
Fer Geovernor
Camp Bowie
Mre
Parker
Miss Mozelle
Tim
Pert Waord
Ceraldie
R. &. Kelly
Wichita
Austin Doak Sells East Texas Residence
A real estate transaction records Cecil og lersa purchasing a residence from East Texas for Austin A. Doak. The deal involves Blackwood, Larimore & Caty and transfers ownership for resting purposes in the week noted.
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Segoteret Fy Blackwood
Larimore
Caty
Cecil Oglersa Gota
Austin
A. Doak
East Texas
Mr. Doak M
Restal Pur
Brokerage Partnership Dissolved and Realignment in Firms
BK. FO Berteston dissolves part partnership with T A Beariock in Ver sept Brokeraze Company and joins Vernon Realty Company. Mr Scurlock continues in the brokeraze business.
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BK. FO Berteston
T. A.beariock
Versept
Vernon Realty Company
Scurlock
Exploding Bottle May Endanger Vernon Boy’s Eye
Charles Blackwood son of Mr and Mrs Wm Blackwood suffered an eye injury at Coca Cola Bottling Works when a bottle exploded. A fragment struck his left pupil injuring the eye. doctors fear possible loss of the eye though some hope sight may be saved. He and his father went to Fort Worth for specialist care.
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Vernon Boy
Charles Blackwood
Wm. Blackwood
Coca Cola
Blackwood
Charles
Fort Worth
Tesus Farmers Congress to Meet at College Station
The Tesus Farmers Congress will convene in College Station July 17 19 with dormitory lodging at no cash cost and campus locations for campers. Departments include Horticultural Society Poultry Raisers Dairymen Field Crop Improvement and several other Texas agricultural groups. Dean Pf. Jd. Ryle invites interested writers to request room arrangements and details nearby rail rates offer no discounts.
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Tesus Farmers Congress
College Station
A. & M. College
Jd. Ryle
Texas Hortlcultural Society
Texas Poultry Raisers’ Association
Texas Dairymen's Association
Texas Field Crop Inprovenent Association
Texas Varia Management Association
Texas Experiment Association
Texas Honey Producers’ Association
Yoras Truck Growers’ Association
Texas Horse Treeders’ Association
Wilbarger County Seeks Four Government Trucks for Highways
Wilbarger county may receive four government trucks for highway construction. The offer requires $25 annual transport rental and county judge FB L McTrugh has filed the application. Trucks are limited to highway work and inter county routes receive priority. trucks would be tied to county road projects if approved.
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Wilbarger County
FB. L. McTrugh
Wilharger County
Representative Parnell Visits Ver on District Business
I. DD. Parnell from the 101st District arrived in Ver Tuesday afternoon for a few days of business. He had been in Austin for Taovislatare and may return today. He says measures harming regional development like the blue sky law and the refinery tax bill were disposed of with a promise not to be reconsidered this session.
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I. DD. Parnell
Austin
Taovislatare
Parnell
Ish Jr. Discharged After War Service
W A Ish Jr the son of Mr and Mrs W A Ish received his discharge after serving in field artillery in France. He arrived in Vernon for a short visit then planned to resume his abstract business in Antlers Ohio. He had been in the army several months before returning Tuesday to continue his civilian duties.
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WA. Ish, Jr
W. A. Ish
Vernon
Antlers
Ohi
Blood Poison Keeps Ed Miller From Vernon Meat Market
Ed Miller, of Vernon, has been absent from his duties at the Vernon Meat Market for several days due to a severe blood poison in his left hand. The ailment began from a cut on the palm last Thursday.
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Ed Miller
Vernon
City authorizes buying car water and sewer mains
The City Commission approved ordering a carload of water mains and sewer pipes for extensions in Vernon. Most residents have tied into the sewer, with a few still to connect or vacate noncompliant properties.
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City Commission
Vernon
SS. EE Halt
Trall
Charles Ratliff Negonatedman
J. W. Carerington
Carrington
Prank Mann
Yue Tterring National Bank
Peyote Bean Discussed as Liquor Substitute at Meeting
The WoC T U will hold a market on Saturday July 19 with location to be decided. Mrs I B McCurdy hosted yesterday's meeting where attention turned to peyote beans from Mexico as a substitute for liquor. The bean is described as having liquor like effects and potential harm, with adoption noted among some Indigenous groups in Arizona and Oklahoma.
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McCurdy
Mexico
Arizona
Oaklas
Harry Colley Building New Home on South Parii Street
Construction starts on a five room residence for Harry Colley on his South Parii Street lots. The building includes a bath and two porches and aims for thorough modern features. Carney was the contractor.
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Harry Colley
South Parii Street
Ragoo FA Carney
Reverend Stubbs Heads to Colorado for Six-Week Visit
Rev H K Stubbs and family left Tennessee by car Wednesday for Colorado to spend the remainder of the corner. He plans to return to Vernon in about six weeks but has not decided on plans. He recently resigned the pastorate of the Central Christian Church.
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Wy. T. E. Stubbs
Colorado
Rev. Stubbs
Vernon
Central Christian Church
Moving Electra shop to Vernon by Hampton firm
W M Hampton Jr of the Hampton Wefal and Platebing Company moves the Electra branch plumbing equipment to Vernon. Hampton has run the Electra shop and will join the Vernon business.
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W. M. Hampton, Jr
Hampton Wefal & Platebing Company
Electra
Vernon
Hampton
Vernon Businss
Stewart Buys Tyler Place in Vernon Neighborhood
W. J. Stewart purchases the Northwest Vernon dwelling from W. A. Tyler of Channing Texas and will move in as soon as possible. Stewart currently resides with the Batchelor family on West Match Street. The transaction was finalized by J. R. Jones.
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Wa. Stewart
Vernon
W. A. Tyler
Channing
Texas
Sion
Mr. Stewart
Batchelor
West Match Street
J. R. Jones
Burkburnett Man Sells Home on Fast Peace Street
A. C. Keltz sold a residence on Fast Pease street in Burkburnett to H. L. Watson Burkburnett. Watson, an operator in Wichita Falls, will move to Vernon. Deal negotiated by Bleed Larimore & Oats.
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A. C. Keltz
Fast Pease Street
H. L. Watson Burkburnett
Watson
Wichita Palls
Vernon
Bleed “Larimore & Oats
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Biles
C. M. Blaty
Bank
Mhugh
Olome Emis MA
Geo. Burgess
Freeman
Yarparika
W.os. Bell
Rdi
Templeton
Wellington
W. Oh. Bledsoe
Lubbock
Calidates
W. OS. Bell
Mowlow
Overland Company
Will
Curtis
Hogsett
DE Apeneng
Joe Parker Flome
Army
Austin Doak Ttays
Coca
Farmers Congress
W. A. Ish, Jr
Charles Ratliff
Nightwatchman
W. Carrington
Frank Mann
Commission
City Enineer
H. K. Stubbs
W. J. Stewart
Tyler Place
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