Membership List Reveals Vernon Chamber of Commerce Boosters
The Vernon Chamber of Commerce publishes a lengthy booster list listing members across trades and professions. The roster includes individuals and firms in banking, auto, construction, groceries, hardware, insurance, and many others, with annual contributions ranging from six to one hundred dollars. Continuous names such as Adams & Veteto, Napier Bros, Farmers State Bank, Vernon Drug Co, Dixon Dry Goods, Interstate Compress Co, and Clark, Smith, and others mark a broad cross section of the local economy.
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Vist
Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Sinenal
Tiy Rogers
Vernon Abstract O
Architeers
Allen & Davis
Adams & Veteto
Billings Bros
General Auto Suppy Co
C. MM
Ladd, Sio
Geo Long
J. J. Manis & Sons
Motor Supply Co
Overland Motor Co
Napier Bros
Robinson Motor ‘O
Service Auto Supply O
White Garage
Farmers State Bank Sea
Herring National Bank
Bakery City Bakery
Mann
Baker
Knight
P. W. Hendrix
Floyd Coleman
Miss Essie McLaurty
Pete Baker
Jim Buemer
R. HL. Bratton
C. B. Cody
Freeman
Hollan
King and Pyle
Lowke Bros
Bottling & Keen
Coca Cola
Kroon
W. W. Burch
W. Ke Long, Jr
Vaughn
Interstate Core Press Co
J. C. Pace
W. M. Schindler
Ty. A. Ft
Taylor
Baker Bros
B. & W. Dye Co
Ferguson Drag Co
Olen Turner
Lon Byars
R. J. Gyars
A. M. Bourland
G. Fr. Davenport
T. EL Davis
Yext
J. F. Gregory
A. E. Rey
Aubrey Lockett
B. Hf. Lewis
Fred Schuette
Furniture
W Yisenbee
Frank Parr
J Youneblood
Fiony Mills
Kell Milling Co
Sewell Grain & Fuel Co
C. D. Fallis
Famous Store
J. D. Robinson
Vaughn Mercantile Co
Grain & Fuel
W. M. Crutchfield
Ferguson & Lindsey
W. SN. Martin & Co
Brown's Cash Grocery
Eegleston Grocery
WOW. Jones Grocery
McCelvey Grocery Con
Massie-Coffee Grocery Co
Massie-Vernon Grocery Co
Parker-Donges Grocery
Pockett Bros
Shive & Piner Grocery
J. C. Smith Cash
Vernon Grocery Co
Piggly- Wiggly
Hardware & Implements
J. P. McPherson & Sons
North Texas Hardware Co
Renfro Hardware Co
Clint Swartwood
Terhone-Orr Implement Co
Witbarger Hardware Co
Davis, Webb & Sumumerour
H. D. Hockersmith
Fancy Insurance Co
Frank Murchi
Ford Day Plans Set for Vernon August Event
Vernon Chamber of Commerce reports Ford Day in Vernon on August 6 will draw large crowds with merchants offering top bargains and many prizes. Prizes include silk hose, chicken feed, cured hams, shoes, overalls, mummy, and more along with free meals and fun contests for families and visitors. Music will accompany activities as Vernon promotes itself as the region’s best place to visit.
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Jade
Vernon
Vernon’s Free Tourist Park Rated Best in West
Mr and Mrs L Frazier Be l returned from a long auto trip through the plains region New Mexico and Colorado saying Vernon people provide the best free tourist park. They visited the Vernon grounds on return noting the complete facilities including a shed for autos and shower baths. Dalhart grounds were noted as closest in catering to travelers though trees were scarce and no grove matched Vernon’s.
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Nur Her
Mrs. Ell
Two Men Arrested After Vernon Raid Saturday Night
Paul Probasco and Charles Sheehy were jailed after a Vernon edge raid by county and city officers. A jug of liquor a jar of liquor a trash haul and six stills were seized. Bail set at 3000 for Probasco and 50 for Sheehy. Charges: violation of prohibition laws. Officers: Sheriff Edmondson City Marshal Key Deputies McClenden Larimore Wildman.
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Paul Probasco
Charles Sheehy
Probasco
Vernon
Frank Edmondson
J. 1. Key
Boyd McClenden
A. Larimore
John Wildman
Offiers Hold Young Man for Seymour Sherick
Roy Jones a young white man was arrested by the sheriff's department and held for Baylor county officers in connection with the sale of an automobile. The car was sold here for 20 dollars after being bought in Seymour for 176 on the installment plan.
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Roy Jones
Sheriff's Department
Baylor County
Seymour
Vernon Boosters to Rayland for Big Picnic Day
Vernon delegates from the Chamber of Commerce plan a Saturday trip to Rayland for a large Vernon business gathering and picnic events. The Trade Extension Committee has organized the visit, aiming to boost local commerce with a Vernon Concert Band performance if possible.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rayard
Aecht
Rugland
Cagimithes
Vernon
Rawlii Tve
Rayland
D. Ashenhurst
Ragland
J. E. Holt Buried Saturday Morning From Local Church
J Wolt, 31, longtime Vernon resident, was buried Saturday morning from the Christian Tabernacle with Rev Lewis Kopp officiating. He died the day before after an operation for appendicitis. He leaves a widow and three small children.
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J. Wolt
Vernon
Christian Tabernacle
Lewis Kopp
Mr. Holt
Making More Room in Tan County Tax Office
The county tax collector's office in the courthouse is being improved this week by removing the staircase to the room above. The tax assessor will relocate to the lower floor, freeing space for workers as tax time begins. Registration of cars and poll tax payments have hampered staff due to crowding.
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Court House
Local girl Jess Johnson undergoes appendectomy
Miss Jessie Johnson was operated on yesterday morning in a local hospital for appendicitis. The attending physician reports her condition as satisfactory.
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Jessie Johnson
Bic Encampment for Club Women
Wilbarger Wiehi and Knox home demonstration clubs plan a joint encampment on Coffee Creek between Vernon and Seyret from August 20 to 22. Experts from College Station will lecture on cheese making and millinery. Mrs Phoebe Warner of Civude will speak. Miss Enta Goodfellow notes the camp will be one of the largest in the state's history.
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Wilbrrger
Wiehithovier
Knox
Coffee Creek
Vernon
Seyret
College Station
Enta Goodfellow
Hue
Miss Goodfellow
Phoebe Warner
Civude
Vernon Chamber Aims to Make Tourist Park Best in West
Vernon chamber directors authorize telephones and more electric lights for the tourist camp ground and pledge 125 memberships to the Gulf Colorado Highway. Agricultural exhibit plans include sending displays to Wichita Falls and Dallas fairs. Committees organize transport to Quani and Technological Focating Board, while entertainment for visitors is arranged and a Vernon Boosters trip is planned with the Concert Band.
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Vernon
Rr. H. Coffeend EE
CG. Christian
Quanii
W.W. Bailey
J. W. Townsend
Piper
Gulf Colorado Highway
U. M. Haney
Ex Crown Prince May Lead Monarchist Revolt
A vague dispatch to the London Evening News says the German Ex Crown Prince is "mysteriously active" in his island retreat in Fletland and believed to be plotting a monarchist coup. Recently a large yacht flying the old Imperial standard appeared at Wileringen, with Frederich Wilhelm aboard for long conferences, then to Doorn for talks with his father the ex Kaiser Wilhelm.
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London Evening News
Fletland
Wileringen
Frederich Wilhelm
Doorn
Kaiser Wilhelm
Maize To Yield Two Crops If Rain Follows Cutting
A. Dieuss of Tolbert, in Vernon on business, says maize cut now in plowed fields could yield two crops if rain falls within ten days after cutting. Diens is preparing maize for a second crop era.
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A. Dieuss
Tolbert
Vernon
Diens
Miss Edna Naylor Heads to St Louis for Millinery Market
Miss Edna Naylor departed Sunday to attend the St Louis millinery market to purchase supplies for the Naylor Millinery store. She aims to select full millinery lines and seasonal hats for upcoming sales.
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Edna Naylor
St. Louis
Naylor
Murray Shop Owner Heads to New York for Fall Stock
Mrs. B. W. Williams, owner of the Murray Shop, left Friday for New York City to purchase her fall and winter stock of women s ready to wear garments.
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B. W. Williams
Murray
New York City
Visit to Galveston and Shreveport from Local Residents
Mrs. C. A. McConnell and Mrs. Jim Dyer have returned from an extended trip visiting Galveston Beaumont Port Arthur and other points in Texas They also visited their old home town of Shreveport Louisiana, returning home with tales of the journey.
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C. A. McConnell
Jim Dyer
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Shreveport
Wholesaler Blamed for High Gas Prices in Vernon Report
Vernon Chamber of Commerce investigation finds wholesalers, not retailers, largely to blame for elevated gas prices in the region. Secretary R M Fielder states retailers share similar profit margins to towns like Iowa Park, with higher margins only in cities where refinery price wars occur. July 27 quotations show varied regional pricing across towns including Amarillo, Decatur, Wichita Falls, and Vernon from 19 to 24 cents.
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Vernon
Iowa Park
Mc Fielder
Amarilllo
Decatur
Clarendon
Amarillo
Paduenb
Wichita Falls
Memphis
Childress
Plainview
Quanih
Mleetra
Lowa Park
Crowell
National Guardsmen Return from Austin Training Camp
Vernon s National Guard unit returned Sunday morning from Austin after a two week encampment for instruction. Captain Clyde Watts led with Lieut Perry McDonald next to command and Bob Lutz as top sergeant. Over 40 men participated in sham battles, target range practice, and simulated war conditions supervised by experts.
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Vernon
National Guard
Austin
Clyde Watts
Perry McDonald
Bob Lutz
School Board and Architect Review Vernon High Plans
Amarillo architect Guy A Carlander met Vernon School Board to discuss the new high school site. The group inspected Yaunparike and Houston Streets property but did not decide final grounds. Plans call for about two weeks before submitting complete design and exact building location.
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Guy A. Carlander
Amarillo
Vernon
Yaunparike
Houston Streets
Mrs Emory Rhoads Attends Frederick Party And Medicine Park
Mrs. Emory Rhoads returned yesterday from Frederick Oklahoma where she was a guest last week at a house party hosted by Mrs Cy Young and Mrs J K Arrington The weekend was spent at Medicine Park with the entire house party.
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Emory Rhoads
Frederick
Oklo
Cy Young
J. K. Arrington
Medicine Park
Garvin and Dickenson Head to Tulsa for Encampment Trip
Rey W. P. Garvin and Dr. Robert E. Dickenson depart for Tulsa where Mrs. Dickenson and their children join them. From Tulsa they will travel to Beulah Colorado to attend the annual Methodist Encampment.
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Rey W. P. Garvin
Robert E. Dickenson
Tulsa
Derrick Erected for Drilling on Staley Farm Site
Murchison and B H Pigg begin drilling on the Staley farm site seven miles east of Vernon beside the Peare River. Equipment is being moved and drilling will start soon with plans to test both deep and shallow sands, aiming for a productive well in Wilbarger county. The site has long been viewed as a key prospect in the area.
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Staley Farm
Murchison and
Pigg
Wilbarger County
Hi. Murchison
B. H. Pigg
Ierrick
Vernon
Peare
Staley
Murchison
Marchison
Vernon Offers Two Parcels of Land for Tech College
Vernon bids for the new state technical college as the Technobe vient Locating Board arrives next week for site inspections. Two parcels are on offer one south of Vernon and one further south of East, both within budget and among the county’s best lands. Local Chamber of Commerce preparations invite Vernon business leaders to host the visitors, with the visit focused on business matters.
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Technobe Vient Locating Board
Chamber of Cammerce
Vernon
Premium List for State Fair Shows Good Opportunities
The premium list for the State Fair of Texas has been issued with many valuable lines of interest in Wilbarger county. Premiums in agriculture poultry and hog exhibits are ample to justify exhibitors from all parts of the county. Wilbarger county is a leading poultry area and local fanciers plan to have coops of fowls on display. Hog raisers prepare to enter their best hogs, aiming to place Wilbarger County displays at the Dallas fair.
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Texas
Wilbarger County
Sines Wilbarger County
Dallas
Bourland and Sharp Hog Sale Postponed Till Spring
Announcement this morning states the Bourland and Sharp hog sale on the farm was postponed from August to spring. More than 40 hogs were to be sold.
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Bourland and Sharp
Bourland and Share Farm
Leave for Colorado on trip with family
Mrs. B. PD. Franiken and daughters Robbie and Josephine depart Sunday for a stay in Colorado Springs. They will be away for the rest of the summer.
Marriage Licenses Issued To Brooks Anderson Pair
Marriage licenses were issued last week to Norvel Brooks and Miss Thars tie Mae Anderson, Ray Jordan and Miss Velma Hendricks.
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Norvel Brooks
Tharstie Mae Anderson
Ray Jordan
Velma Hendricks
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