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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
9
Texas enacts a stricter motor truck law effective June 12 adding a mileage tax based on carrying capacity. Revenue funds roads and bridges. applies outside city limits. New registration and license rules cover commercial vehicles trailers and buses with penalties for noncompliance.
County Superintendent J N Fulcher reports a net gain of 274 school age children in Wilbarger County. The census lists 4825 scholastics with Vernon 1519, 719 white boys, 762 white girls, 20 negro boys and 12 negro girls. Odell 165 scholastics with 69 white boys, 94 white girls and 2 negro boys. Harrold 84 white boys and 94 white girls. Total county districts with up to 150 pupils include 1875 white girls and 26 negro boys and 20 negro girls among others.
Vernon high school meets North Port Worth high school in a two game afternoon baseball double header at the fairgrounds. Seven innings per game with Baird likely starting both for Vernon and Tarpley expected to pitch the full distance for North Port Worth as the season winds down.
Miss Lillian Martin of S07 West Wanderer Street underwent an appendicitis operation on Tuesday. The procedure was completed and her condition is reported as satisfactory.
A baby boy was born Saturday March 28 to Mr and Mrs John Box living twenty miles southwest of Vernon.
Vernon town baseball team beat Chillicothe 6 S to 4 in Chillicothe. Vernon had twelve hits and an error count blamed for four runs in the sixth inning while Chillicothe scored three hits and four runs in that frame. Vernon lineup includes Gilliland Johnson Ladd Carney Foster Teal Howard Carrington Castleberry.
Local businessmen refused to sanction drives outside Vernon organized by a promoter posing as a State agent for the China Famine Fund. The chamber urged donations go through church missionary channels, noting prior solicitations by Tom Long and local churches had raised about 5000. A ministerial meeting urged voluntary contributions via church channels.
William K Norwood and Miss Gertrude Tate of Altus Oklahoma were married in Mangum Oklahoma. The couple will reside in Tawton. Norwood is son of Mr and Mrs Tf W Norwood of Vernon and formerly worked at The Record. The ceremony caused talk as Norwood had to secure a second marriage license in Mangum to comply with county law.
Nearly 800 members have joined the Wilbarger County Farm Bureau as R. D. Tones reports progress in organizing local bureaus. A county officers election is set for Saturday at 2 p m in the district courtroom. The organizing team will then travel to Collingsworth and afterward to Childress counties.
The Cemetery Association will meet at 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the Library building.
Right Batment Sir Livingston Gardner Hawkins of Verizon forms new commanderies of the Masonic Lodge this week in Bowle Childress and Seymour and delivers charters to those recently established at Dalhart Stamford and Spur. He is accompanied by Right Eminent Sir J C Kidd of Houston Grand Recorder with Mr Tawking as Grand Commander.
Willie Mae Weekley ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Verna Weekley living about twelve miles southwest of Vernon died Tuesday noon at her home after a short illness attributed to diphtheria She would have been eleven on May 11 and attended the Kinceheloe school She appeared in a piano recital at the Methodist Church May 26 and had piano lessons The funeral was from Morris Honner’s Vernon home with Rev W Y Tooley Tolbert officiating Burial was in East View Cemetery She was the eldest of three children.
Federal revenue collectors report the financial status of Vernon merchants as above average for town size with few delinquents on the Vernon list. Local business leaders are praised for prompt and honest tax reports and overall good town finances.
P M Word of Fort Worth becomes manager of the local office of the Southwestern Telephone Company. He succeeds B E Childress, who left Wednesday for Cleburne. Word does not expect to be in Vernon permanently.
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Simmons of 8 Bowie Street injured her arm after falling from a high chair early this week. She is reported to be improving rapidly.
Mrs Phoebe Ik Warner of Chand a special writer for the Port Worth Star will speak on A Hundred Terean Comety at the Wilbarger County Federation of Womens Clubs meeting in Central Christian at 3 oclock Saturday. Mrs Newby Aguie says she will speak in response to the welcome by Mrs Collins. A reception for visiting and local women will follow at Mrs Harry Masons home Saturday night.
William May superintendent of the Farm Department of the Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool was Vernon’s guest on Wednesday. He toured with local representative B. McCulloch and special Texas agent W. Wright. May noted Georgia diversifying with fruit, melons, and livestock, seeing benefits for the commonwealth.
Hiden Davis of Vernon seeks to make Wilbarger County a hog hub. Successful Farming publisher Meredith of Des Moines supports a plan offering loans from 15 to 25 dollars to youths to buy calves pigs poultry sheep or grow crops. A borrower reports buying a pig and sending a photo later, praising the loan system aiding 6496 youths to own stock or raise produce.
Mrs J Lawhorn of Thalia underwent an appendix operation in Vernon on Monday. She is reported as doing well.
J T Foster elected by the school board to head Vernon High, after serving as principal at Frederick Okihota and elsewhere. He will teach mathematics and pursue a masters degree in Chicago. Winston named head of science and athletics, with duties at Vernon High. Board also plans grounds improvements and possible classroom expansions while honoring new member A Birdsong.
Miss Mary Louise Garrett and Joan I. Davis of Crowell were married Sunday at the Garrett home in Vernon. The Rev W T Reuse officiated. Afterward the couple left for Crowell to reside. Davis has lived in Vernon two years, Davis is in the grain business in Crowell, and both brides attended Crowell schools.
Mrs Hansen long time Vernon resident died at her home in Walters Oklahoma Burial was in Gram field Oklahoma She moved from Vernon about twelve years ago Survived by six children four of whom are married The obituary notes the family sent word to friends in Vernon yesterday
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