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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
8
The Port Worth Star Telegram comments on Mr. Gompers wage figures cited in a labor award dispute. It argues that comparing newspaper workers with teachers and professors inflates living standards and questions the adequacy of the award. The piece defends current wage structures and criticizes Gompers for misrepresenting the situation.
A terse fragment discusses Vernon and a series of hres with acrline as a contributing cause. It notes differences between gasoline and Gynas se and mentions cautious handling of dynamite and the terrible results that follow.
Citizens urged to learn from past gas handling neglect as town debates stricter ordinances and better fire equipment funding. Mention of donations to fire department and calls for investment in gear, plus local notices about Mylet’s trip to St. Louis and Colorado Springs visit by Mrs. Emma Kirby and Mrs. J W Ladd with daughters.
William Kissam Vanderbilt Jr. is shown as new head and regent of the Vanderbilt clan since June 18, preparing to assume duties after his father W. I. Vanderbilt died in Paris. A Harvard man who left without graduating, he worked to restore the New York Central Lines as the Vanderbilt System after B. H. Tsarviman began reforms and later married Virginia Pair of a California gold fortune.
Foster's Weather Bulletin warns of warm waves reaching Vancouver and central Canada with highs rising across the Pacific slope and Rockies by early to mid August. It notes storm waves following, a major hot wave crossing the continent near August 17, tropical storm activity around August 14, and severe storms centered around August 31. Frontal and regional precipitation patterns depend on atmospheric moisture and river-valley dynamics, with government weather bureaus urged to study these factors.
The Wellington Leader reports a new potato curing plant underway and set to handle this year's potato crop. Also mentioned is a Poland China pig flown home by BR Alexander of Childress, and Los Angeles experiences a second earthquake shock in recent months with dispatches confirming the event.
A man awoke terrified and fled in his nightshirt, leaping a tall fence and crawling beneath a palm tree before shooting himself through the heart and dying instantly. Pancho Villa reportedly agrees to retire to private life if pensioned by the Mexican government. The Resolute won a heat as Sir Thomas Lipton noted Shamrock LV failed to defend the guesting championship.
Sir Thomas says he will try again after a tough result. Candidate Looney, last in Saturday’s primary, blames the defeat on insufficient votes and vows support for the anti Bailey ticket. He is joined by Mr Thomason and Ms Thomason, with the latter organizing women for Neff.
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