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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1925
Page
1
Leon H. Brown, chairman, spoke to Vernon businesspeople at the Presbyterian church about raising a 5 million dollar Endowment Fund to provide homes and care for veteran orphans. The program includes natural homes, adoption, foster billets, and coordination with child welfare agencies, backed by government aid.
Amarillo architect Guy A. Carlander visited Vernon late last week to confer with the building committee on a new church structure. He noted that the contract has not yet been let.
Thieves entered the Clay Brite mercantile store at Oklaunion Sunday night and stole a large amount of merchandise. Glass door broken to gain entry. items missing include underwear, khaki trousers, socks, shoes, cigarettes, and small goods. Local officers began investigation Monday with no suspects公开 disclosed.
Mr and Mrs James Shepard and their daughter Annah Louise return to Vernon after a long motor trip through Texas New Mexico Colorado Kansas and Oklahoma They report finding cool weather in Colorado.
Miss Cecil Koontz of East Vernon won the club girls party dress contest and a free trip to the farmers short course at A and M College July 27 to August 1. Ruth Jackson of Elliott won first in the school dress contest and will also receive a trip, with Fay Lemons of Elliott and Edwin Smith of West Vernon also slated for poultry contest trips. Local agents and clubs fund travel. Lions and Rotary will cover one representative each.
Prominent Vernon figures voice strong support for the American Legion Endowment Fund Campaign. Bank president J G Hawkins praises aiding veterans orphans and disabled veterans with efficient governance. Judge W N Stokes argues the program saves society from crime and poverty, while Mrs B J Parker and Rev E I Moore emphasize broad public duty and humane housing for orphans in cottage style homes.
At a Federal Bureau of Public Roads meeting in Kansas City Vernon was designated on a major arterial route. Reports say the designation aids national defense and potential military use. Deputy Gillespie survived a gunfight after a suspect seized his gun during a chase. the suspect was captured and three others were detained.
The Record reports T. L. Pierce with Mrs. Pierce, daughter Helen Williams, and Mrs. Hall Pierce of Dallas have reached Cheyenne Wyoming on a West auto tour. Card dated July 17 notes a pleasant trip and a visit with Mrs. Henry Harp, daughter of Vernon residents.
Rev Byron Smith pastor of the First Baptist Church at Palestine stopped in Vernon Saturday to visit relatives while en route to Quanah where he preached Sunday. He is a son of Mrs J M Smith.
Vernon selected as meeting place for the Rotary International Forty first district executives to convene September 4 and 8. District includes Texas counties west of a south line and north of several county lines. Fort Worth is largest city and Amarillo will host next district conference.
J. D. McBride and Mrs. J. Farrel of Mountain Park were married by Judge T. J. Griffiths at his courthouse office on Monday. They will reside in Mountain Park. McCarter of Davis Webb and Company returned from Colorado Springs after visiting Rocky Mountain points. Mrs. McCarter and their little daughter stayed for a longer visit.
The Vernon Electric and Ice Company states its new tce plant at Cumberland and Olive Streets is ready to start operations after minor details. The plant, with eighteen tons daily capacity, is electrically driven and features a drive in service dock. It aims to ease the city’s ice shortage amid heat, supplementing the two existing plants.
Dr. KF Lyon pastor of First Baptist Church preached in Dallas Sunday filling the pulpit of Rev George Truett at First Baptist Church in Dallas.
Continental and Humble posted only completions over a quiet weekend as 90 rigs drilled while 20 shut down. Several producers came online on the South Vernon Lease, with Continental No 6 showing oil near 2405 feet. Humble added a new producer on Section 3, Block 14, and rigs from Landreth and others remained active across multiple sections with ongoing drilling and fishing operations.
At a Vernon Legion banquet in the Presbyterian church basement local leaders planned the Endowment Fund Drive to aid war orphans and disabled veterans. Vernon quota is 1450 with a goal to raise in one day, following Cantrell Post in Wichita Falls which raised over 5000. General Chairman Leon Fr Brown heads the drive with FE Haney as Workers Chair, and an advisory group including Mayor Harry Mason. The Red Cross supports orphans and disabled veterans, but the new fund aims to cover future needs through a 5 million perpetual fund. The Women’s Auxiliary donated last night and will assist in the drive while business groups promise support across Vernon and nearby towns.
Miss Lacy More Bomar of Vernon won the 15 in gold offered by Steve Maryel for a name to his cafe to be opened on Cumberland Street. She proposed She Faith Cafe. Fixtures for the cafe are arriving and it is expected to open about August, according to Mr Maryol.
Killough departs for Los Angeles for summer visit with wife and daughter and will proceed to Seattle to attend the thirty sixth triennial Knights Templar conclave in the United States as representative of Vernon Commandery No 33.
Local market notes list prices including chickens per pound, butter per pound, turkeys per pound, No 1 wheat per bushel at 150, cotton middling and cotton snaps per pound, and visors at fifteen cents. The brief price table reflects commodity costs in the regional market.
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