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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1919
Page
1
Farmers Valley reports a wheat yield record with Jerry Elza threshing about 41 bushels per acre on his farm's lower ground. A Maryland seed may yield up to 50 bushels on high ground, and Elza plans to keep and test seed for next year.
A.B. Huft of route four in Verdon says the recent rain was the finest he ever saw and will insure a good corn crop and cotton yield. He moved to the county from near Paris in December and praises Wilbarger county warmth compared to East Texas. His mother and two sisters visited from East Texas last week.
J Eh Key writes from Wichita Falls after relocating from Vernon to be near oil industry hubs. He says he has not burned bridges and hopes to return as a citizen of Wilbarger County, inviting friends to visit and use his office as headquarters in Wichita.
HW F Wall a former pharmacist for J H Pendleton & Son Drug Co visited Vernon to see friends after serving in the Navy on the scout cruiser Chester for two years He sailed European waters and recently traveled to Archangel in the Russian North Sea area His home remains in Fort Worth where he will reside.
The Record reports a peach ten inches across grown on land owned by R. V. Murray. Murray notes some fruits were larger and plans to showcase the crop as the best individual exhibit at the County Fair this fall.
Robinson Motor Company reports the sale of a Buick Roadster to Bass King of Oklainton and touring cars to J. B. Morris C. M. Ladd T. B. Bourland and P. Hicks. W. W. Love and W. F. Key bought Fordson tractors from Napier Bros. Motor Company.
Linton Sullivan, son of Mr and Mrs C T Sullivan, returned home Monday from Camp Pike Arkansas after discharge following overseas service with a military police company in France.
The Syndicate Lease Company led by Webb and Rovers opened an oil exchange in the local Off Exchange building. About $25,000 in stock changes hands on Friday with W Hy Rogers and J Buchahan as official auctioneer. Stocks called at 1, 3, 8 and 30 oclock daily. Ladies welcome. Large crowds attend brisk bidding. Quotations from yesterday's marker follow.
Miss Winnye Tennyson hosted a Friday night progressive forty two at her South Wheeler Street home with Mrs FE M Haney and Mrs V D Tennyson assisting. Music by an organ and a punch service complemented ice cream and cake as a long guest list joined in the game and social hour.
W M Rowland lost his left fore finger after a heavy drilling machine slipped during unloading last Saturday. Physicians amputated the finger at the first joint.
Machinery for drilling the Waggoner Colony well northeast of Harrold is on the ground and the test will likely be spudded in today or tomorrow. Drillers say operations, once started, will be rushed.
John Brown has let the contract to J B Norris for a five room dwelling on South Fannin street. The home will include a sleeping porch a bath and will be modern in every respect.
Local melon growers find a ready market in the Wichita oil fields. Cantaloupes ripen slowly but flavor is fair after heavy rain. Most melons sold locally or shipped to nearby towns with carload shipments likely to a distant market. pests have reduced production recently.
W. M. Sewell expresses gratitude to Vernon residents for kindness shown to him and family. He plans a visit after arranging affairs and notes his purchase of a home at 1422 North Seventh Street in Waco. Mrs. Sewell’s health continues to improve.
J. B. Galloway of Waterloo Iowa toured Vernon for two days this week to review local oil development prospects. He is a notable cattle breeder with Galloway cattle and described the oil outlook as promising while placing some small livestocks on the property.
J. J. Manis received a telegram Sunday from his son Connie Manis reporting arrival in New York from overseas. The young man belongs to the ordinance corps and is expected home within about two weeks.
Frisco Railway engineering representative T A O Reiley from St Louis offices visited Vernon yesterday to review road property interests and discuss ownership matters.
An oil sand strike is reported at the old Cobb well northeast of Harrold by Moonshine Hills Company. W. S. Willis of Wichita Falls says the results are not yet definitive as the sand must be drilled to confirm a paying well. If successful, it could open a wide new oil area in Wilbarger County and mark the region’s most significant development since earlier discoveries.
W A Wilhelm has bought the six room bungalow sold to J B Cook by S B Honaker on Texas street. He plans to move it to a lot bought from J Youngblood on Wilbarger street or another site if found. If moved he will erect a new home on the Youngblood lot. The Wilbarger street lot cost 2500 dollars and is seventy by est feet, immediately east of Youngblood's home place.
Byron Sampson and Bootie Townsend wed at the bride's parents home in Port Worth on Saturday. They will reside in Mangum Oklahoma where Sampson runs a hardware business. Bootie Townsend, daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Townsend, is a Vernon alumna and J V Townsend’s niece.
Dr. A. B. Garland departed Sunday for Fort Worth to undergo an appendicitis operation. No reports have reached Vernon since the procedure yesterday.
Dr Suiprow Coeeene, son of Mr and Mrs Coeeene, will establish himself in Vernon, renting rooms over Farmers Store. Vernon native is a graduate of the local high school and earned a medical degree from Vanderbilt. He has been employed at St Louis City Hospital for over a year and expects to begin practice here with the best wishes of many friends in the area.
The article notes a cluster of peaches on a twig with eight remaining after two fell. Rey and Lloyd report the peaches are turning out well despite some decline from youthful visitors.
Hayzor left Saturday for Denton to be at his father’s bedside after a fall from a tower Friday left him seriously hurt. Doctors report complications and pneumonia developing, with late messages noting the injured man’s condition uncertain.
Tr Frost of Palmer Valley sustained a painful injury to the right hand while removing a tractor Friday. An engine spill caused a crank shot to strike his hand, piercing the palm. no bones were broken and treatment proceeded.
Mrs Lois Mellugh was rushed to North Texas State Normal at Denton after a telegram said her daughter Mir Lie was seriously ill. She underwent an operation in Dallas on Sunday and was reported resting well later.
The Fargo Hypworth League and its supporters plan an ice cream stunt at the Fargo school house Friday night. Officers urge a large attendance to back the event and show community support.
The East View Cemetery Association asks Vernon residents to support the cemetery, noting only about 180 paying members while over 2,600 buried there deserve care. They urge 1,000 to 1,500 members paying 1 to 25 dollars a year and call for volunteers or donations to hire extra help, with checks to ROD Shive or Mrs Rod Parker.
The dispute centers on a tithe to land along Red River northwest of Burkburnett in Wichita County. Okhlhond claims the tract with John Main as attorney. Yexd& ludowners are represented by S A L Morgan with aide from Congressman Parrish. The case may reach the U S Supreme Court for final settlement.
Hayes, former manager of the Pexas Public Service Company in Vernon, becomes manager of the Emporia division of Kansas Electric Utilities Company. He moved from Tenryetta Oklahoma to Emporia, and the Albert Emanuel Company owns the Emporia property as well as the Vernon property.
Joe Hildebrandt son of Mr and Mrs O W Hildebrandt north of Vernon arrived home yesterday morning after being mustered out of the service at Camp Pike He served several months overseas prior to discharge
Fort Worth contractor Honk McCollum won a Vernon street paving contract for about 50,000 square yards at 15 cents per square yard plus a 5 inch reinforced concrete base. J O Jordan of Plainview and The General Construction Co of Fort Worth were other bidders. Work to start soon with plans to begin before September 1, and county involvement on East Wilbarger street.
Ward of the Army and Navy History Co of Dallas visits Vernon to gather data and photographs for the Texas Spirit of 17. He aims to document men who served at home or abroad, including Red Cross and Liberty Loan workers, spending about thirty days in Vernon.
Vernon received 2.82 inches of rain in a wet spell recorded by JR Renfro. The rainfall began July 16 and persisted to Sunday afternoon, with over half falling Saturday night and Sunday. J A Creager notes wheat around Oklainton is sprouting. farmers expect minimal damage if sun returns. Corn, field crops, and cotton benefited from the soaking.
Mrs FE L Keltz returned from a business trip to Fort Worth and Dallas regarding the Waggoner Colony Oil Company. Mrs Reits says the company will be ready to go before August 1 barring unusual accidents. Heavy machinery from the well was on the ground before recent rains. Most of the coms stock has already been placed.
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