Vernon Girl to Be Queen Here at Vernon Week
Green of Community Week will be crowned with pomp and ceremony Monday night June 8 at the opening of Vernon’s annual week of promotions sponsored by the Federation of clubs in Allingham Park. Nominations close Thursday at 6 oclock with a popular vote for the winner and booths downtown plus voting boxes in local stores.
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Allingham Park
Federation of Cabs
Viler
Orlock
W. J. Huggins
Federation
Mesdames B. J. Parker
Alu. Murchison
Reed Smith
J. Myatt Napier
W. L. Rhodes
W. W Bennett
T. 2. Lisman, Sr
T. J. Sumueroni
John Storey
Bailey Swartwood
McCulloch
R. G. Hughes
L. C. Hooper
James Y. Townsend
A. T. Murchison
R. G. Finghes
Lisman
W. W. Bennett
W. S. Rhodes
A. DT. Swartwood
Bob Ferrell
Jinggins
Ed Smith
Vernon
Marty Mason
Home Economics Club
Home Science Club
Delphian Ciub
Annah Joe Pendleton
Priday Parent-Teachers Association
Children of the Schools of Ver
County Girls Encampment Set at Fair Park June 3
A three day Wilbarger county club girls encampment begins tomorrow at 10 oclock under Miss Emma Gunter. About seventy five girls expected with contests in household arts poultry stories dairy and garden work plus athletic programs. Speakers from Wichita Falls and Crowell. Open program Thursday night 7 30 to 8 30 with Boy Scout band.
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Wilbarger County
Fair Park
Emma ‘Gunter
Gunter
Wichita Falls
Crowell
Boy Scout Band
Murchison Buys West Paradise Residence Lots
A. TE. Murchison purchased two lots at Nabers and Paradise from Luther Webb for 5500 dollars. He plans to build a modern home on the site but has not made definite building plans. The property lies in a desirable residence section regarded as a top vacant residence area in the city.
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A. TE. Murchison
Nabers and
Paradise Street
Luther Webb
Murchison
Leity
Vernon Camp Fire Girls to Attend Big Rally
Vernon Camp Fire Girls are invited to Wichita Falls for a Camp Fire Rally on Wednesday June 3. All who plan to go should meet at Vernon Junior High at noon. They will be guests of Wichita Falls Camp Fire Girls and attend a chicken barbecue at Scotland Park. Vernon girls have a spot on the stunt program.
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Vernon Camp Fire
Wichita Falls
Camp Fire Girls
Scotland Park
Vernon
Monument Honors Rev J B Riddle At Vernon Cemetery
A ceremony at East View Cemetery honors the late Rev J B Riddle former Baytis pastor and Vernon First Baptist Church leader. Delegations from Paducah Quanah and Vernon attend with remarks by Rev R Pender Hy D Hockersmith and others and a concluding benediction. Relatives of Mrs J B Riddle attend.
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Iate
J. B. Riddle
Baytis
Paducah
First Baptist Church of
Vernon
East View Cemetery
Pradueah
Quanab
Riddle
Texas Baptist Convention
R. Pender
Dallas
Rev. Riddle
Texas
Pender
Hy. D. Hockersmith
J. L. Himes
Mart
Mooresville
Kerrville
Olney
Padueah
Ife
Quanah
Bh. A. Vernon
L. A. Foster
Oscar Wright
J. R. Allison
BE. D. Morgan
Theo
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to Hold Memorial Service
A memorial service will be held at the Odd Fellow hall Friday night for members of the three branches of the order Subordinate Encampment and Rebekahs who died during the year. The principal speaker will be Mrs Mamie Dale Brown of Lona Yark first president of the Rebekkah Assembly of Texas. She will be introduced by Grand Master George W Backus of Vernon. Members of all branches and their families are invited to attend.
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Odd Fellow Hall
Order
Rebekahs
Mamie Dale Brown
Lona Yark
Rebekkah Assembly of Texas
George W. Backus
Vernom
Odd Fellowship
Local Rotarians Visit Electra Rotary Club
A group of Rotary members including A. M. Bourland E. M. Vaney J. J. Swartwood Emory Rhoads S. W. Bailey R. Nichols BR. H. Smith IC. M. Ladd O. A. Brunson Dee Nor wood Dr. T. A. King traveled Friday to Electra to meet with the local Rotary Club.
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Electra
Rotary Club
A. M. Bourland
E. M. Vaney
J. J. Swartwood
Emory Rhoads
S. W. Bailey
R. Nichols
BR. H. Smith
IC. M. Ladd
O. A. Brunson
Dee Norwood
T. A. King
Local Market Prices include Poultry and Commodities
Readable market list shows chicken per pound EG28 DOF GOZO ce. butter per pound turkey per pound No 1 wheat per bushel cotton middling per pound cotton snaps per pound with fragmented OCR text.
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Gozo
Rural Carrier Meeting Audits Mail Service Issues
Rural carriers from Wilbarger Feard Kies and Baylor counties met in Vernon with the Rural Letter Carriers Association and Four Counties Service Council to discuss delivery problems. Officers were elected W A Cod dall Crowell to lead the association and J B E Atcheson named secretary. Delegates were chosen for the Tyler state convention and several questions about affiliation and service were raised in a query session.
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Vernon
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Wilbarger
Feard
Kies
Baylor
W. A. Coedall
Crowell
Letter Carriers Association
W. W. Tryde
J. BE. Atcheson
ATL
Poor Counties Service
Conesl
Tyler
Roe. Swine
Wilburger
F. B. Elliott
Knox County
W. A. Cogdall
Foard
Policheck
Taylor
Cogdall
Jessie Brunison
Frank Mann
Brothers Rush to Stricken Mother's Bedside in Vernon
William and Dave Singleton of Hollister California sped to Vernon to reach their mother Mrs Mollie Jones before she died. They traveled 160 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes after leaving Bakersfield using a Nash roadster and endured fuel stops tire change and heavy rain. Their route crossed Needles Flagstaff Winslow Armijo Springerville Holbrook Socorro Vaughn Mountainaire Taos Albuquerque and Amarillo. They arrived as their mother was reported typing.
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Coun
Mollie Jones
William
Dave Singleton
Hollister
Calif
Vernon
Bakersfield
Nash
Needles
Flagstaff
Winslow
Armnoza
Springerville
Holbrook
Socorro
Vaughn
Doans Boy Burned While Visiting Electra
Roy Watts Jr the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Watts of Doans was badly burned Thursday near Electra while trying to burn a bed of red fruits. Oil splashed onto him igniting his clothing and his right leg suffered serious burns. Miss Inez Igon smothered the flames by rolling him on the ground and he is under a doctor’s care and recovering well.
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Roy Watts, Jr
Roy Watts
Doans
New Schedule and Rates Extend Port Worth & Denver Service
The Port Worth and Denver line extends to Diiies on June 1 with new schedules and freight rates. Trains run later northbound and earlier southbound, improving Dallas connections and trimming shipment times to Vernon by about twenty four hours. Dallas Panhandle link opens cotton and wheat markets, reducing costs for Dallas to Fort Worth and other interchanges.
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Dallas
Vernon
Arerive
Imitlus
West Texas
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Dr Lyon and Bride Return to Vernon After Wedding Trip
Dr B P Lyon pastor of the First Baptist church and his bride Miss Zora Williams of Port Worth were married in Port Worth May 11. They visited relatives in Missouri and attended the Southern Baptist convention in Memphis before returning to Texas last week. Dr Lyon preached the commencement sermon for the Northwest Texas State Normal graduating class. Mrs Lyon was musical director for College Avenue Baptist Church and taught music in Fort Worth prior to marriage.
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BP. Lyon
First Baptist Church
Zora Williams
Port Worth
Vernon
Missouri
Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
Texas
Recent Rains Benefit Crops In Witbargwer County
Weather data from Witbargwer County shows weekly rainfall totaling about one inch with fifty three hundredths of an inch last Wednesday and thirty hundredths on Sunday. Despite weekend thunderstorms no damage was reported. farmers anticipate a larger cotton crop than last year as planting nears completion and fieldwork progresses under favorable conditions.
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Inch
Oklaunion Picnic Draws Attendance From Across County
Oklaunion hosted a large picnic on Saturday drawing crowds from Vernon and nearby areas. A basket dinner pleased attendees while speeches by Congressman Going Williams and Senator J. J Parquell highlighted a varied program. Two afternoon baseball games featured Vernon clubs defeating Murrold 6 to 5, followed by Oklainion beating a Vernon school team.
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Oklaunion
Willarger County
Vernon
Oklauinion
Going Williams
J. J Parquell
Mlurrold
Oklainion
Vernon School
Automobile Owners Register Last Week
Owners registered vehicles and tracks including Willy Womack with Ford J W Clark with Chrysler I 2D Crain with Ford G EF Darden with Ford eoupe EB Clark with Chevrolet touring W A Blanton with Dodge W H Miller with Ford coupe W M McConley with Chevrolet J D Causey with Overland Frank W Jones with Cadillac Elbert May with Ford Frank Mann with Chevrolet Roscoe Davis with Ford.
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Willy Womack
Ford
J. W. Clark
Chrysler
I. 2D. Crain
G. EF. Darden
War Veterans Honored With Service Here
A long caravan of automobiles filed to East View cemetery for veteran tributes under American Legion leaders. Leon Brown delivered the address as soldiers fired a salute and Taps rang over forty three fallen heroes. He urged annual remembrance paired with action on peacetime challenges like care for disabled and universal schooling, urging all to vote for honest government.
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American Legion
East View Cemetery
Veterans of All Wars
J. W. Leak
Albert J. Robinson
Leon TH. Brown
Almerican Laygion
Oklahoma
Mr. Brown
Booker Thi
America
France
Armericans
Cars Wrecked on Colorado to Gait Highway Collision
Two cars collided on the Colorado to Gait highway about 1 80 oclock Sunday afternoon a mile west of paying. Pearcey car overturned trapping him under the wreckage and both vehicles were badly damaged. Mrs Warlick and her son O T suffered cuts bruises and a sprained elbow with windshield glass tearing clothing before hospital treatment.
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West
Peancey
Tolbert
Wells Boost Production to Highest Peak
The McCamey Sheer completion in Lucey No 17 Stephens yielded 200 barrels from 12 feet of sand at 1650 to 1662 feet, in section S83 block 14, as Wilbars pools set a weekend production over 10 000 barrels. Winnipeg No 7 Bond et al deepened to 2800 feet and now yields 1000 barrels, with sand interval over forty feet. Vernon interest centers on Texhoma No 1 Manthen coring at 2210 feet as many locals visit.
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McCamey- Sheer
Lucey
Stephens
Wilbars
Winnipeg Oi Company
Bond
Vernon Oil
Texhoma No. 1
Block 16
Poloert
Vernon
J. B. Lawson
T. A. Key Et al
Gulf
Wildcat
Atlantic Oi Producing Company
Zipperle
T. C
Sigler
Waggoner
Sigher OU Company
McKinney
King-Massie
Bond-T Hawkins Williams
Iris Young Leads Vernon Rainbow Girls at Masonic Hall
Miss Iris Young was elected Worthy Advisor of the Vernon Rainbow Girls at a meeting last night. Miss Opal Carpenter named worthy associate adviser and others elected include Wilma Curtis Charity Fdna Ladd Hope Nina Ruth Ter rel Faith Ruth Sewell secretary Clara Donges treasurer Ladelle Bowers Chaplain Net Hfollar drill leader Vern Phillips chese director Mary Tom Lisman organist. Mrs Marian Ladd installed as Mother Advisor and officers. The group will travel to Electra Thursday night to institute a chapter there.
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Iris Young
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Opal Carpenter
Wilma Curtis
Fdna Ladd
Hope
Nina Ruth Terrel
Ruth Sewell
Clara Donges
Ladelle Bowers
Net Hfollar
Vern Phillips
Mary Tom Lisman
Marian Ladd
League Carnival Tonight at Methodist Church
The Epworth Leagues host a carnival in League rooms at the Methodist church tonight from eight o clock. All ages invited with Mrs R S McCombes orchestra providing music. Readings stunts games and fortune telling booth plus ice cream and pep will be sold to raise funds for the summer league assembly in Amarillo.
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Epworth
R. S. McCombe
Vernon Leaguers
Amarillo
Big Youth
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Avalon
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Cliui
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Elizabeth Ieks
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Eutre Nous
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Kathleen Tatehelor
Vores
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Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederick Cameron Church, Jr
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Second Corps
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Mexico
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Mexico City
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Fort Worth & Denver
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Dr. Lyon
Witbargwer
Automobile Registry
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Winnipeg
Miss Iris Young Heads
Vernon Rainbow Girls
Methodist Church
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