Vernon district insurance office to open as California Life expands
The California State Life Insurance Company plans a Vernon district office, with W A Atchison as Local Manager and KE Haney as assistant manager. The Amarillo office is the other Texas branch. The Vernon move to the Daniel building will include new fixtures and a reval office shift by July 1. The Vernon unit will handle Wilbarger and nearby counties, routing through Sacramento when needed, and will issue policies locally once papers are approved.
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Wilbarger
Yslocal
Sacramento
Calif
Vernon
Mrs. H. M. Long Recovering From Serious Operation
Word from Vernon reports Mrs. H. M. Long underwent a serious operation last week with initial critical condition. Later updates say she is improving as fast as expected and is at All Saints Sanitarville care facility.
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Vernon
H. MM. Long
All-Saints Sani
Harvest Hands Wanted for Skinners and Shocks
Help wanted notice seeks two experienced skinners and several shockers and one good binder. Dewey Wilson, Tolbert area employer, offers customary wages. One mile south of Tolbert.
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Dewey Wilson
Lp Ady
Tolbert
Qian
Aety
Lotbert
Reverend Rouse Returns From Crowell Revival
Rev. W. V. Rouse, pastor of the First Baptist Church, returned yesterday from Crowell where he conducted a ten day revival. He reports a successful meeting, with services closed early due to the wheat harvest in progress.
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W. ‘V’. Rouse
First Baptist Church
Crowell
Tie
Soldier BR Richardson Arrives Safely Stateside
Sergeant BR N Richardson son of Mr and Mrs R B Richardson of Fargo has arrived safely from overseas and is at Camp Mervin ND. He served in the 12th Infantry, 860 Division.
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BR. N. Richardson
R. B. Richardson
Pargo
Oversea
Camp Mervin
Vernon
Richardson
Street Repaired for Grain Wagons to Kell Mill Elevator
The street along the Frisco tracks to Kell Mill elevator is graded and rolled to aid grain wagons from threshers and other loads, expected within weeks. The path had been nearly impassable for heavy wagons.
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Kell Mill
Local Men Buy 20 Percheron Horses in Fort Worth
P J Sneed and Perry Howard returned from Fort Worth with twenty Percheron horses bought from W L Berry a prominent local horse dealer. The men plan to sell the animals from their pen on North Main Street.
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P. J. Sneed
Perry Howard
Fort Worth
W. L. Berry
North Main Street
J A Cox Plans Two Modern Five Room Houses
J A Cox plans to build two modern five room houses on East Pease street as the old residence is razed. J A Carney has the contract for the construction project.
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A. Cox
East Pease Street
J. A. Carney
Minneapolis Man Eyes Vernon Oil Boom Investment
Colonel George F F Thompson of the Minneapolis Southern Syndicate and Ida M Nelson of Minneapolis visit Vernon as the syndicate plans expansion. Thompson notes stock purchases worth 1000 dollars in the Waggoner Colony Gib & Gas Co and expects to complete the Wilbarger county well soon. He predicts releases may reach 200 dollars an acre in the distant future.
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Thomason
Vernon
Thompson
Waggoner Colony Gib & Gas Company
Minnesota Southern
Burkburnett
Golconda
Wilharger County
Minnesnalis Southern Syndicate
Konpsen Brothers Company
Minneapolis
Man Arrested in Vernon Car Theft Case
A Ford car owned by the West Texas Drug Company of Quanah and driven by Charles Brazier was stolen from in front of Hotel Vernon last Thursday night. Sheriff W A Ish learned of a suspect detained at Kirkland who confessed to taking the Vernon car and another from Childress. The suspect planned to plead guilty in Memphis district court. Local officers report no further details.
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W. A. Ish
Kirkhind
Vernon
Childress
Mr. Ish
Pease River
Kirkland
Ish
Memphis
McKinley Family Visits Vernon Linked to Swartwood Company
Mrs. P M McKinley and children visit Vernon to be with husband and father employed by Swartwood Company. He has been in Vernon about three weeks after ten months in Dallas. Miles is named home. Robert Oliver of Lubhogs visits brother C W Oliver. formerly in Vernon and with Swartwood Company. one year Army service and a year on the Plains.
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P.M. McKinley
Vernon
Swartwood & Company
Mr. McKinley
Dallas
Miles
Robert Oliver
Lubhogs
C. W. Oliver
Oliver
Plains
Burnside Family Returns From Tolston Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Burnside came back yesterday afternoon from Tolston after a several day stay. They plan to visit Burnside relatives A B and J F Stovall for a few days before returning to New Mexico. T F Y Sisk leaves for Canyon to spend the summer teaching at the State Normal with students Jimmie Cox and Hyacinth O Neal. Hyacinth O Neal also goes to Canyon for the Northwest Texas State Normal summer school, accompanied to Amarilla by her father before continuing to the plains.
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Bower
Dickson
Doris
Marggaret
Canyon
Davis
A.C
Texas State Normal
Mrs
T BR. Burnside
Tolston
Mr. Burnside
A. Baml J. FR. Stovall
New Mexico
T. FY. Sisk
State Normal
Jimmie Cox
Hyacinth O'Neal
Northwest
Amarilla
Plains
Auction of Champion & Company Marble Works Stock
On Tuesday June 27 at 8 p m in Vernon Texas LE sells the remaining stock of marble and tools belonging to Champion & Company Marble Works for cash in hand. Renfro trustee hafite o J Kh RENFRO.
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Vernon
Texas
Champion & Company Marble Works
Milford Rouse Wins Philomathian Scholarship
Milford Rouse returned yesterday from Baylor University where he studied during the session just closed. He was business manager of The Lariat, the student weekly, this year and was honor graduate of Vernon high school last year.
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Milford Rouse
Baylor University
Milford
Vernon High School
Chillicothe Minister Here For Vernon Revival
Rev. Bo Meador of Chillicothe Methodist Church arrived in Vernon yesterday to assist Rev. Henry Brooks in the ongoing revival at the Vernon Methodist Church. He will remain through tomorrow evening.
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Bo Meador
Chillicothe
Vernon
Henrys IF. Brooks
Methodist Church
J C Coe of Wellington Arrives on Business
J C Coe of Wellington is in the city this week for business engagements. The visitor is touring local offices and meeting with executives to discuss a possible venture.
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J.C. Coe
Wellington
Trevathan Stows Fixtures After Kinpeheloe Building Demolition
Trevathan closes grocery stock and stores remaining fixtures. He plans to stay in Vernon for the foreseeable future, possibly settling there permanently.
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Trevathan
Kinpeheloe
Mir
Treventhan
Gow Phon
Vernon
Mrs Lewis Injured After Fall Felled Left Arm
Mrs. SA Lewis, 50 years old, slipped Tuesday while watering flowers in her yard and fractured her left arm just above the wrist. She resides with her son, Mr EL Lewis.
Ownership map notice for Wibarger county lands
Fragmentary notice describes ownership map of Wibarger county with acreage details and references to Werb and objections. Includes a May 7 date and a designation STUCKEY 40-5tp Ad.
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Wibarger Comity
Hk. Hi
Stuckey
Mrs Roy Smith and Son Roy Jr Leave Sunday Night
Mrs Roy Smith and her young son Roy Jr depart Sunday night, heading to an unspecified destination. The note indicates a family travel plan with no further details provided in the readable text.
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Roy Smith
Roy, Jr
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District Insurance Office
California State Life
Authority OF
California State Life Insurance
H. M. Long
Rouse
Sergeant Richardson
Street
J. A. Cox
Margaret Gilbert
Texas Christian University
Lowa
Margaret Rerely
Dixon Dry Trouds Company
Vic McDowell Iits
Yeily
J. B. Collins
Geo. F. Thompson
George FF. Thompson
Senting
Minneapolis Southern Syndicate
Ida M. Nelson
Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis Southern
Ina Electra
Wilbarger County
Texas Drug Company of
Quanah
Charles Brazier
Hotel Vernon
The
West Side Square
Ompany
Vernon, Texas
J. Kh. Renfro
Mrs. Lewis
Chillicothe, Texas
Rad
Popelow
Miss
Allison
East Vernon
Rlv
Tooley
Vernon Eleetii
Williams-Moore Grocery CO
South Side Square
Wilbarger County Abstract Co
K. Storey
Corn Prod Refining Company
P. O. Box
New York City
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