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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
5
Oil field reports south of Vernon compare standard rigs to rotary rigs with one company at Sigler Sand depth citing ten rotary fishing jobs since May 2. Costs rise with fishing tools and transport, totaling about 500 dollars for equipment and 3 000 for a single attempt. Water scarcity and rock hardness hinder operations amid sporadic rains.
Miss Julia Stimson of New York has been appointed Superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps with the rank of major by Secretary Baker. She sailed for France in May with the St. Louis unit and served as chief nurse there. In April 1918 she was named chief nurse of the American Red Cross in France and in November 1918 became director of the Army Navy Nurse Corps.
Mir and Mrs. G A McCreight of ill stopped in Vernon briefly while passing through on their way home from Colorado. Mr McCreight is cashier of the First National Bank of Quitman.
The Texas Farmers' congress will hold its twenty second annual session at College Station August 9 10 and 11. Affiliated organizations include Horticultural Society Dairymen's Association Poultry Raisers' Association Field Crop Improvement Association Honey Producers' Association Truck Growers' Association Farm Management Association Experiment Association and Horse Breeders' Association. Notable speakers include Dr G F Warren Cornell University Ithaca N Y Dr W B Bizzell president Texas A M College Will B Munson Denison president of the congress Judge L Gough Hereford J T Orr Dallas county and O H Cross McLennan County. Meetings are free to the public. railroad rates of one and a half cents a mile are granted. Receipts from local agents required for return tickets at half fare. Rooms and dormitories will be free and meals served at the college mill.
Miss Anna Lou Briscoe married Jesse A. Wresley of Electra in Wichita Falls at 2:30 after leaving Vernon for the ceremony. They then traveled to Fort Worth and other points on their wedding trip. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Briscoe and a Vernon High School graduate.
Dr Spears expresses confidence that the S. & BR. pool will yield a large revenue, suggesting strong gains ahead for the adjoining area and related projects.
Mr and Mrs 8 8 Beli and Mrs Georgia Pittilo and daughter Mabel of Crowell motored to Vernon yesterday. RECORD WANT ADS BRING RESULTS.
Judge R. E. Bozeman of Quanah visited Verret last week, staying at a local residence and meeting residents during a brief stay.
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