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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
3
Vernon school staff members disperse for summer. Superintendent TB Sisk leaves for Canyon to run summer school and will teach English at Leland Stanford University in autumn. Several teachers head to homes across Abilene Fort Worth Waco and Colorado for the break.
An all day Methodist Isiolary Society meeting in Quanah produced no reports from the Northwest Texas district. Reports from Mrs. S. W. Hayne and others highlighted the conference, with Miss Tarty awarded a Scarritt Ri ple scholarship to study abroad. Conference officers were elected including President Mrs. G. N. Rollins Abilene and other posts held by women in Abilene Throckmorton Memphis and Childress.
A collage of notices lists real estate transfers among Swinburn Parker and Dix families, with parcels described in Stinson and South additions. Also mentions students from Ward Belmont College in Nashville, a hospitalization, and local visits in Oklahoma City and Lockhart with family updates.
Marshal R U Bratton appeals to Vernon residents to mow weeds on vacant lots and tidy premises to curb mosquito breeding and disease. Main Street area cited as particularly overgrown. Civic League declines involvement this year, noting past drive was costly and not pursued.
Hinds young ladies will meet Miss Trene Muller Tuesday afternoon June 14 at 2 o clock. Fresh potato chips at the Tee Cream Factory every Tuesday and Friday. Mr G T Allman and Carl Pitts of Wichita Falls visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday. H K Unie special agent for Republic Fire Insurance Company is in Vernon today. Miss Elsie O Neal traveled to Wichita Falls to visit her sister Mrs Howard Heath. Miss Amy Carroll Aitledee and Aleen Hollar returned from Denton where they attended Northwest Texas State Normal School. Mr and Mrs Robert Revie Miss Janie Boyie and Mrs Eunice Wilson and children left for Mineral Wells for two weeks. Mrs Grady Stapp of Birmingham Alabama visiting her mother Mrs Hall and sister Mrs W Powell in Vernon. She will be here a heap Six.
Joe Sumner Guy Pettitt and Miss Frances Wicks motored to Crowell on Sunday for a day trip.
Miss Ruth Hagan of Blystan visits her brother W. C. Hagan. She has been in school at Canyon and will return after the visit.
Miss Lucile McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs B H McDonald returned last Tuesday from Hamlin where she has been attending UNC for the last session. The notice notes fresh potato chips available at Tee Cream Factory every Tuesday and Friday.
Dick Staley and TD Greene of Duncan Oklahoma are in Vernon today visiting local friends and checking on regional affairs.
Miss Mildred Moore returned Thursday from Tyler where she studied at Tyler Commercial College and will spend the summer with her sister Mrs. E L Stanley. Mrs R H Nichols and two daughters Mary and Erma Allen arrived from Amarillo to visit Mr and Mrs MH H Rhoads and family. Mrs P M Pergeson retired Sunday from a visit. Mrs Farr geson's sister Mrs PF DL Stinson of Greenville is visiting. Miss Genie Llewellyn went to Wichita Falls Saturday to visit friends and relatives for several weeks.
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