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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1923
Page
8
Special correspondence notes Rev Mr McNair filling Baptist services over weekend to large crowds. Local residents and visitors from Crowell Vernon Duncan and other towns attend church gatherings, family visits, encampment travel, and social events with multiple households tabbed.
Maenus Johnson, a dirt-farmer and follower of La Follette, wins a U S Senate seat in Minnesota defeating Governor J Alo Tres Republican. Johnson speaks in shirt sleeves and decries books, reading only about Lincoln as America’s greatest man.
Mrs. teortrade Wright now in Minera Wells writes that since leaving Vernon in February she has lived in four states yet found no power or plan that can compare with Vernon in every respect.
Members of the Rebekah degree staff will meet tonight at Lafelock at the Odd Fellow hall for drill practice. All members urged to come.
London reports the engagement of Lady Evelyn Herbert, daughter of the late Earl of Carnarvon, to Mr B C Beauchamp, son of Sir Miward Beauchamp. Lady Herbert long accompanied her father at Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings where Beauchamp became her fiancé during a ruin visit. Beauchamp is partly American through his mother, Archibald Woods of Columbus Ohio.
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce staffer says a full fair write up will appear once information is gathered. Secretary R M Fielder received the notice from the publication indicating the feature will be published shortly.
The Electra Chamber of Commerce relocates its headquarters from the current site to the former Shrine club quarters for greater convenience and accessibility in the new location.
Miss Allie Randall, Frank Dores and Miss Juanita Douglas of Electra with Frank Rutledge of Wichita Falls visited Mrs. J. A. Randall Sunday. The party spent the afternoon at the Wichita dam with Mrs. Randall and the guests.
Visit Big Dam Sunday Cecil Storey O K Storey A C Boger and A Davis spent Sunday at the Wichita dam and also went to Dundee that day.
John Burke three time North Dakota governor and US treasurer, who handled 277 billion dollars in federal funds, offered to testify before a New York grand jury in the Kardos and Burke broker failure probe. He attributed the alleged order basket to his partner and said he knew little of the business, claiming his fortune and life insurance were lost in the crash.
C R Roberts aged 79 a Confederate veteran and father of Mrs A P Howard of Vernon died Friday night at his Longview home after a two year illness Interment was at Longview cemetery He often visited his daughter in Vernon and was well known Mrs Howard plans to return home next week
Local chapter invites members to a two day school of instruction for Chanters with Mrs Mattie E Sibets Worthy Grand Matron of Texas and other Grand Chapter officers attending. District covers several counties and full attendance is expected. Floyd Coleman visited Fargo Sunday.
A young white boy was jailed Monday on a local businessman’s complaint that he passed a worthless check. He was later released on bond.
Mr A M Hiatt Jr has completed a special course at A&M and returned home Sunday. He was away for study and is now back with family.
Gone fishing party includes Dy and Mrs Win Schindler and children and K B Colley traveling to San Saba for about ten days. Dr and Mrs Hermie Schindler join them at Crowell for the trip expected to last two weeks.
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