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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
6
Davis cigars arrive from Gerson Drag Co for Mrs. Paul Kimbro and son Bob and mother Mrs. R St. Ferrell. They had been visiting W. S. Ferrell and left Monday for home in Cleburne.
Last week marriage licenses were issued to Ralph Bradford and Miss Zola Foster along with Harry Hendy and Mrs. Lilla Bailey colored.
Anderson Smith of Vernon returned yesterday from Waco where he visited his son Leonard B. at Camp McArthur. Mr and Mrs J H Talley of Garland visiting Mr and Mrs J H Ayres of Margaret attended the Ham Ramsey meeting in Vernon Sunday and visited friends here.
A farmer named F. M. Taylor of Vernon exhibits a 10 pound butter bean from California grown on a vine reportedly needing 100 square feet of ground. He shares beans with The Record staff, noting several 4 to 12 pound specimens and various prep methods while cautioning against letting beans reach over 4 to 6 pounds.
Special this week at The Avby Wheeler county offers window shades at 65 cents each, regular 75 cents. Also promotes subirrigated land at 25 to 40 dollars per acre, with grassland sections from 15 to 30 dollars per acre. S. J. Cole, P.O. Box 1128 Wheeler, Texas.
A barn owned by W. M. McCaleb east of town burned Wednesday night, origin unknown. Alarm delayed until 11:15 after discovery around 10:00. firemen arrived too late as the structure was largely destroyed with few tools saved. The McCaleb family is away at Camp Cuchara, Colorado.
Express rates will be higher in Texas starting Wednesday as the Federal Railway Express Company enacts a new schedule for inter state shipments. Local agent H A McCantlies said Texas rates, now uniform with those outside the state, will take effect August 1. The 10 per cent advance already in place outside Texas now applies statewide, in many cases exceeding 10 per cent.
Wichita based entertainer cross Penef and Ted Cross with eight vaudeville acts at More's theatre Friday night to raise funds for the local Red Cross. The event features help from the 14th Aero Squadron from Call Field and is praised as high class and unusual by attendees in Wichita Falls.
I thank the voters of Precinct No 2 for their confidence in me and the women who supported my campaign. My two year course will aim to help constituents and advance Wilbarger county development. Leader OA MeCALEB announces victory and vows service.
Eggleston and J H Evans of EL EB start a cash grocery on the south side of the sire in the former Sullivan and Son building. They did not buy the stock but installed new equipment and moved their families to Vernon, welcomed by locals.
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