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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
8
Special correspondence reports a lively church week with a Baptist sermon Saturday night and Sunday services. Numerous locals from Vernon to Odell visit relatives, attend singers, and join meetings. a theater space is repurposed for a store. several births and travels are noted among families and clergy.
Harrold notes include Vernon cooking school opening with Mrs Kirk and Misses Fare Stone and Stiffles attending. El linitt residents land Waggoner family visit John Bailew home. Methodist meeting led by M P Johnson continues. H H Haynes family visits daughter Mrs Otis Luttrell. Fowler Hotel improvements. Harrold Boy Scouts with R S Covey return from Wichita River fishing trip. Barwoeld telephone exchange back in service after outage. Virginia Nel Kirk visits Gover county relatives.
The article notes many farmers must replant cotton after the heavy rain last weekend. Miss Glennie Austin of Mlovda da visits her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson. Regular Baptist services were held Sunday by Reverend Pearson with nine new members received, including Mr and Mrs Emmett Yarbrough.
Jane Lockett reports on Mrs Hub Bard Leverett moving to Olustee Oklahoma this week. Mrs Rhee and daughter Tewell visit their relative Howard Holland in Pargo. Mr and Mrs Sylvester visit T Bunker in Vernon. Wilma Lockett visits friends in Vernon. Ladies attend cooking school. The new Lutheran church structure nears completion.
Rayland June 2 reports Mire and Mrs Steedley are parents of a baby girl born May 30. The mother and child are doing well. S. W. Melarty visited his farm.
The Thalia chautauqua closed after a well attended final program with over fifty sign ups for a return next year. Local events include visits by Rayland and Raymond residents, family travels to Duncan Oklahoma and Vernon Texas, fishing on the Wichita River, cotton planting plans, a fire that destroyed a resident’s barn and 2500 bushels of wheat, and numerous family visits and hospital bedside vigils across Thalia and nearby towns.
Mrs Amos Bates of Hareford visited her parents the past week while Mr and Mrs Rose Richardson hosted. The Home and School Club met with Mrs Howard Hoosier for a business gathering May 26 they plan a cooking contest June 3 with prizes for loaf cake laver cake muffins biscuits pies and bread. An auction sale Friday night benefits the club. Several residents attended gatherings and visits over the weekend including Miss Louvre Sweatman returning from Farwell and Miss Mattie Lou Mason visiting Sherwood.
C. L. Lovelace bought a new Yord touring car this past week, adding a fresh entry to local auto purchases. Details on model and price were not disclosed.
A large rain and hail fell Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. T. Z. Watson motored to Odell Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C M Kester and daughters Fern and Atuna Ton visited relatives in Hanlk Hill. M M Kester hosted a singing Sunday night drawing a large crowd. Misses Bessie and Myrtie Thomas were in Odell. Visitors from Taulk Hill for the singing included Marl Midget Hazel Boone and Otis January.
Dozens attended the Deans May 28 closing exercises featuring speeches readings songs and dialogues by students. The event highlighted talent from Willie May Massey Lorena Ham Thelma Harrison Edna Smith Velma Akin Ruth Armstrong and more with a final closing speech and group performances.
Vernon resident L Ola Chester Luttrell spent Sunday night with family as their father, Mr Luttrell, remained very ill. The Luttrell family plans to support him during his illness.
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