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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1923
Page
1
August 6 designated Ford Day in Vernon with a general reunion and get together for citizens. A Ford Parade is planned with prizes for oldest Ford best equipped and most dilapidated vehicles among others. Chamber of Commerce and civic groups to participate with plans for parade display and prizes to be announced soon.
The Technological Locating Board plans visits to West Texas towns seeking the site of the West Texas Technological College. The board aims for Vernon by August 7, weather permitting, with a rain day loss unchanged. Cham ber of Commerce coordinating to showcase Vernon’s advantages. board members will be hosted by college correspondents and Texas newspaper staff, sending news from each stop.
A white man from the Vernon suburbs was jailed Sunday by Sheriff Frank Edmondson charged with a statutory offense against his 4 year old daughter. The grandfather testified as the complaint witness, marking a second such case in two months, another Vernon man charged with the offense involving his 13 year old stepson.
Sheriff Frank damondson and City Marshal Key led a raid on a Red River area still near the Wichita County line Sunday morning. They found only equipment as operators had evidently abandoned the operation days earlier. The six men who located the still spent hours under the hot sun searching the area.
Mrs. J W Brock Jr underwent an operation for appendicitis with complications on Saturday at a local hospital and is reported to be satisfactory. Her sister Mrs N H Lassiter of Qsanab arrived to be with her during recovery.
Vernon business men plan a social trip to Farmers Valley tonight. More than 50 Chamber of Commerce members and King Tuy Chih will travel from Vernon, meeting at the Bailey Hotel at 7 o'clock to celebrate a grader road linking to Vernon. The King Tut stunt committee will stage entertainments, informal due to short notice. The Farmers Valley Athletic club plans a benefit program for Vernon visitors as bands and residents take part, with the caravan expected to number at least 100 including wives.
Cotton prospects in Wilbarger County are unusually good this week across most sections. Both old and young cotton are growing rapidly aided by recent light rains. Some fields show holes but progress is strong with blooming underway and pests appear minimal. Corn crops have burned in some areas but fodder crops like milo and kaffir report fair to normal yields.
Raymond Williams 11 son of Mr and Mrs W A Williams of Odell died in hospital after an operation to save his life. He had appendicitis and a burst appendix before hospital arrival. Body sent to Odell for funeral held there yesterday. Survived by parents and several brothers and sisters.
Pr Y J Mims pastor of First Baptist Vernon conducts a revival at Baptist Church in Oklainton. Several members of the local church plan to go down there this week for services this week.
Mrs Ruth Sewell underwent appendicitis surgery Saturday at a local sanitarium. Attending physicians report she is recovering rapidly.
Sheriff Prank Fint mondson awoke to a 2 welock Sunday morning riot call. A woman said a burglar was trying to break in. The deputy and sheriff searched the area and found the supposed intruder, who was a well known local resident several yards off his own home after drinking alcohol.
The Vernon Channel of Commerce backs Cache Olla in requesting a $60,000 appropriation from Congress to build a dam across Cache Creek on the national reservation. The dam would form a lake for fishing and camping, easily accessible to Vernon and the territory, with support from the Cache Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Eula Goodfellow home demonstration agent and P. J. Chaney county farm agent attend the farmer short courses at College Station each summer. Miss Goodfellow left over a week ago traveling via San Angelo to visit her father. Mr. Chaney left the same week.
A brick veneer home is under construction by Mr and Mrs R. Crim on their farm west of the city along the paved highway. The five room residence will replace the old house with a bath and modern conveniences and is expected to be finished within sixty days.
The Lions Club last Friday condemned disregard of traffic laws and speeding in Vernon. Speakers urged citizens to report violators to assist officers. Mayor Harry Mason said city officers enforce laws, but police numbers are limited. Heavy fines were promised for violators.
County library lists new scientific volumes headed by Physics by D W Herring and Chemistry by Hippolyte Graener. Also contains Physiology by Ernest G Martin and Medicine by Wilford M Barton, Psychology by Robert Chenault Geeler, and Electricity and Magnetism by Robin. Zoology by Ernest Ingersoll and Physiography by William Berryman Scotge are noted from Princeton and Brooklyn institutions.
Petitions filed with the County Judge seek an election to consolidate Odell Independent School District and Pleasant Valley Common School District. Signers cite state aid and other advantages under the new law.
Francisco Villa, famed Mexican bandit leader who wielded power at times, was killed Friday near Parral by attackers hidden in brush near a bridge. Villa’s private secretary Manuel Tillo and a bodyguard member were among the dead or wounded. relatives of Villa are blamed by some for the shooting.
After the examination, Electra unveils a new municipal pool praised as one of the best in the region. It features spring boards slides and complete pool equipment. A new band stand has been erected at the pool and regular hand concerts are scheduled there.
A postcard received by Dr. Robert E K Dickenson, pastor at First Methodist, from Mrs. Dickenson, describes wrap wearers in the plains and notes the family including Anita Frances, Robert Jr., and Mrs. M. R. Dickenson have been visiting Silverton. They will travel to Tulsa then to Colorado.
The article notes tax rates remain unchanged from last year with state 7 cents, city 1 dollar and 90 cents total, plus school tax. County 45 cents and other levies set the combined rate at about 53.0 cents per hundred, while city valuation falls about 20 thousand dollars. City improvements include road work and a new high school with expanded water, lighting, and pumping capacity.
The revival at the airdome adjoining the Central Christian Church continues this week led by Rev. Lewis V. P. Kopp. Attendance remains strong with several new members gained. Tonight’s sermon is The Necessity of Real Change of Heart. Choir director Harrell Blard of Poteau Oklahoma enhances services. Public invited nightly. Midweek Methodist services canceled due to weather. urging members to support the Christian Church revival efforts.
Rev Milton J Swift of the Amarillo diocese will preach at Vernon Theatre Sunday at 12:00 noon and 6:40 p.m. He will speak in Vernon about church work and invite Episcopal and other denomination members to attend. Swift is described as one of the West Texas church’s most forceful speakers.
Dr A T Hays writes from Tennessee describing very poor crops in the region and noting nearly daily rain since his arrival. He mentions visiting relatives.
The Vernon Chamber of Commerce will advocate diversified and intensified farming in the territory. Secretary K. M. Fielder says the group will push local berry truck, fruit crops, and truck farming after a survey showed a home market for produce and profits for smallholders adopting intensified methods. The plan follows reports of thriving local trucking and fruit growing on small parcels.
City Marshal J. D. Key arrested two young white boys this week and filed burglary charges. The youths were said to have entered a hamburger stand near the Fort Worth and Denver depot, taking money and a pistol. A woman witnessed the entry and the boys were found with other items linked to a recent Lubbock theft. They came here from Amarillo.
A woman in a local rooming house suffered a fit yesterday morning. The proprietor alerted Sheriff Edmondson, who contacted Health Officer Dr Hoarheads. The couple had 17 cents and no funds. she was in a sere state and must be sent to a higher state. Citizens contributed to a fund to send them to Amarillo, and Sheriff Edmondson expressed appreciation for the help.
A postcard to the Sheriff from District Attorney John Storey reports abundant pests on the San Saba near Menard. Storey and Judge J. Leak and others are fishing there. He notes fish, chiggers, ticks, mosquitoes and poison oak are plentiful on the riverbank.
Last week issued marriage licenses show B. H. Lynn and Miss Mary Meinfrey and John Garcia and Hilaria Romt By.
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