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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
5
Miss Catherine Pierce received praise from Southern Methodist University officials for broad achievements across school activities. A letter from her Sunday School teacher commended her athletic and academic work and noted her Sunday school service as essential to her formative years.
New Orleans market notes Liverpool weakness near the pier close and continuation to New York with a nine week pattern. Weather shifts across the Atlantic portend potential further market moves as mid month forecasts edge on unsettled conditions.
Jos Ray of Rayland has returned from Ithaca New York where he spent the past year attending Cornell. A graduate of Texas A and M College he studied landscape architecture in the eastern school and plans to return to the new school next fall before going to New York City to begin his professional work.
Ben M Edwards arrived with Vernon acquaintances who met the noon train as he traveled to Orange to undertake revangelistic work. Rev Mr Edwards was accompanied by his son Ben Jr and had recently closed a revival at Clarendon. Piper family returned from a ten day outing at Medicine Park Ohio. FOR SALE good six room house with three acres land north of Fair Park see J H Petit or phone 105 satfe.
Ernest Cox of Nolanville has arrived for a visit with his mother, Mrs. R. H. Coffee.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 proposes amending Section 51 of Article 3 to allow pensions for Confederate soldiers sailors and widows who resided in Texas before 1910. It sets a seven cent tax on property, details eligibility and rolls, and directs funding and an election to be held in November 1924 with a $5,000 appropriation for publication and election costs.
Bids are invited by Wilbarger County Texas Auditor EF L McHugh for a fireproof record vault project plan 1401 1602 per specs from Southern Steel Company. Bids due 10 am July 15 1924 with 5 percent certified check. contracts let July 14 1924. right to reject all bids.
Sealed proposals addressed to E L McHugh Wilbarger County Auditor Vernon Texas will be received until 10 o clock a m August 4 1924 and publicly opened. Work includes preparing road bed furnishing gravel or road stone and constructing the road per plans and specifications on file in the County Auditor's office.
Engineer Jno RB Nabers of Vernon Texas announces bids for an eleven mile road from Harrold toward Elliott and Guyer. Bidders must attach a five percent certified check payable to County Judge O T Warlick and seal proposals. County reserves right to reject or waive technicalities. Proposals marked for Read District No 8 will be kept on file. July 3 124. Sz 4t Fri.
The state of Texas Wilbarger County sheriff sale announces execution from the District Court in Vernon involving Waggoner National Bank of Vernon versus Ed T Smith et al. Property to be sold is 2280 acres in Wilbarger County described as Sections 1 and 28 in Block 14 of the HW & T O Ry Co survey. Sale set for the first Tuesday in August 1924 at Vernon Court House. Related liens include Neming Investment Company deed of trust and judgment of 22,200.43 plus costs. Sheriff W Frank Edmonson and deputy A B Hays sign.
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