Headlight Testing Stations Sought For County Cars
County Judge J W Townsend urges garages and auto accessory firms to submit applications now as a September 1 start date approaches for a new headlight law. The rules require compulsory inspection of motor vehicles tractors motorcycles and bicycles, with tests focusing on headlight tilt and alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Townsend
Jidge Townsend
Sialay
Nstice of the
Judge Townsend
Court House
Gable’s
Sirage
Odell
J. T. Hale
Tolbert
Douglas’ Garage
Harrold
Vernon Storage Battery Company
Vernon
Napier Motor Company
Local Rebekahs Elect Lillian Bell as Noble Grand
Mrs Lillian Bell heads Vernon Rebekah lodge for six months with Miss Evelyn Alger elected vice grand. Installation set for the first meeting night in July. Vernon Chapter No 192 Royal Arch Masons names officers including Guy Puckett high priest C Puckett king and others with installation on Friday June 26 and appointive officers to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jillian Bell
Loc! Rebekah Lodge
Noble Grand
Evelyn Alger
Vernon
Royal Ares Masons
Guy Puckett
C. Puckett
W. ©. Synder
Frank Mann
HE. LL. Witty
Pitcher hits Aubrey Foster in Odell game injury
Aubrey Foster remained unconscious for hours Friday night and Saturday morning after a pitched ball struck his cheek near the temple during the Odell game. He was rushed to a local sanitarium and regained consciousness the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Foster
Odell
Clubs Begin Active Work in Wilbarger County Encampment Prep
Wilbarger County Boys' Clubs report 165 projects as they prepare for the annual encampment at Fair Park on July 14 15 and 16. Eight neighboring counties including Weard Knos Baylor Higheman Childress Motley Wichita and Cottle will be represented. County agent P J Chaney says farmer visitors will attend a short course and a Chillicothe Experiment Station tour with talks by M B Oates D L Jones and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Chaney
Fair Park
Wilbarger
Weard
Knos
Baylor
Higheman
Childress
Motley
Wichita
Cottle
Chaney
Chillicothe Experiment Station
M. B. Oates
Fort Worth and Denver
John BR. Bilmonds
D. L. Jones
Vernon Official Attends Colorado Gulf Highway Meet
A. M. Bourland Vernon county commissioner attends the thirteenth annual Colorado Gulf Highway Association convention in Dalhart. The event runs through today with themes on highway conditions tourist camps automobile industry and related issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bourland
Vernon
Colorado Gulf Highway Association
Dalhart
A. M. Wiatt Jr Returns Home After College Graduation
A. M. Wiatt Jr, a recent graduate from the business administration department at A. & M. college, visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hiatt before leaving for Houston to join a large company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M Wiatt, Jr
A. & M College
Business
A. M. Hiatt
Houston
Vernon Commandery to Confer Orders on Royal Arch Masons
Vernon Commandery No 33 Knights Templar meets Friday at 5 PM to confer orders on Royal Arch Masons. A banquet will follow at the usual hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Commandery No
Knights Templar
Royal Arch
Vernon Leads Ale Texas At National Meet
Vernon High boys shone at the national inter scholastic track meet at Stagg Field Chicago. Winifred Crouch paced the team with five points in the high school 8 event while Vernon also took thirds in the three quarter mile relay and overall placed among top scoring schools against 1200 athletes from thirty states. Texas teams Cleburne Fort Worth Central High and Beaumont also posted points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crouch
Cleburne High
Cinder Path
Vernon High Isthoot
Stagg
Winifred Crouch
Janky Vernon
Croweh
Phace
Rylegal
Columbus
Ohio
Vernon
Rathsome Walker
Debnar Langley
Herbert Robinson
Benton Ryan
Austin
Fort Collins
Cole
Wenatchee
Wash
Kokomo
Tnd
Company L to Attend Texas National Guard Encampment
Officials of Company L 142nd Infantry National Guard announce preparations to attend the Texas National Guard encampment at Cari Matey Austin from July 8 to 17. Captain Clyde J. Watts confirms the move after Adjutant General Mark Metice notes local citizens could not arrange suitable camps. Previous units bound for Austin have been reassigned to Camp Mabry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
142Nd Infantry
National Guard
Wah
Texas National Guard
Cari Matey
Austin
Clyde J. Watts
Pahicios
Mark Metice
Matuceios
Mabry
Sunday School Attendance Totals 1201 as Offerings Decline
Sunday school attendance reached a new high here last Sunday with a combined total of 1201, according to reports from various superintendents. Collections were correspondingly low, totaling around SOS.us, as superintendent notes suggest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanday
Dr Rhodes Returns From Surine Meeting
Dr W G Rhodes returned Saturday night from Los Angeles where he attended the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine. The special Wichita Falls train carried the Shriners visiting San Francisco Sacramento Oakland and Catalina Islands and were royally entertained along the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. GL. Rhodes
Los Anuweles
Calif
Imperial Council of
Attic Order of the Mystic Shrine
Wichita Falls
Shriners
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Catalina Islands
Los Angeles
Revival Evangelist Rev Edwards Visits Quanah Friends
Rev. Ben M. Edwards, evangelist and former Central Christian Church pastor, ended a Quanah revival stop and visited friends in town. He stayed with Mayor and Mrs. Harry Mason as his hosts during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben M. Edwards
Central Christian Church
Quanah
Harry Mason
Girls to Hold Camp at Letoli in Vernon Parade Fundraiser
About 50 Camp Fire Girls marched through Vernon Saturday raising funds for a week long encampment at Letoli starting next Saturday. They sold theater tent tags and plans for the trip will be discussed at a Camp Fire meeting at Vernon High School tomorrow at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thalf
Vernon
Letoli
Albert Jones
Camp Fire Guardian
Vernon man opens new grocery at Frederick
John Brown owner of Browns Cash Grocery announces the opening of his new store in Frederick Oklahoma yesterday. J J Carney local man named as manager with his family moving there three weeks ago. The store features a lobby front with no counter or showcases across it and no self serving turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Brown's Cash Grocery
Frederick
Okla
J. J. Carney
Miss Houssels Crowned Queen at Community Week
Miss Adele Troussels crowned Queen during opening night of Community Week in Vernon with full seats, coronation by Mayor Mason, and a program featuring the Willott band, a minstrel show, and dancers. Attendees praised the event as a strong start to a week of musical and dramatic performances by local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allingham
Adele Troussels
Floussel
Mayo Taies Mason
Elien Castlebury
Frances Greever
Uaids
Allie Jo Murchison
Sarah Robinson
Tom Wing
Tom Glover, Jr
Roy Martin, Jr
Cy Long
Cdilis
Corine Pigg
Louise Johnson
Mary Jeanette Bennett
Anna Batley
Mayor Mason
Tlonasely
Ifieen
Verton
Minerva Price Rhoads
Willott
Mason
Vernon
Tom Lismuain
Guy Norwood
Newlvin Hodges
Dee Norwood
M.C. Culbertson
L. ©. Johnson
Joy Cloniger
Lewse
John Lit
Juanita McDonald
Robert Hall
Aid
Seaves
Will Colley
Rey Abbott
Ver- Hon
Youight
Teme Science Club
Musicians’ Club
Delphians
Sophronia
W.cot
Annah Joe Pendleton
Woman's Club
Local Market Prices Reported for Poultry and Staples
Local markets list chicken eggs and other staples with prices per unit. Entries include eggs per 60, butter per pound, turkeys per pound, No 1 wheat and cotton middling per unit, with cotton snaps noted.
Elliott Club Women Have All Day Meeting
The Elliott women gathered at Mrs. R tn Luttrell's on June 2 with thirty members including ten large girls and ten small children. An all day event featured a bountiful dinner and a focus on canning with tasks assigned for exhibit preparation. The group planned visits to Mrs. Walter Hoffman’s home and to the County Line Club supervised by Miss Ethel Webb of Wichita County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Women's Club
R. Tn Luttrell
Walter Hoffman
County Line Club
Ethel Webb
Wichita County
Farm Land Sold for 125 Dollars in Waerner Colony
A deal closed recently with the transfer of 200.8 acres in subdivisions 4 and 10 Waerner Colony from Miles Rainwater and Roscoe Rainwater to VTee for 84,225 dollars. Burchfield will take possession January 1 to use the land as a home, with Riche & Lave handling the real estate details in a route near Lee highway north of Thompson school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waerener Colony
Miles
Roscoe
Vtee
Thompson School Hose
Oklainton
Red River
Burchfield
Cullatan
Witberger
Tufts Wagener Place
Phompson School House
Riche & Lave
Sherwood Votes to Raise Taxes for School Improvement
An election to raise taxes for Sherwood schools is set for June 27. If approved, funds will repair the building and improve the school plant. patrons and trustees prefer this method to issuing bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood
Automobiles Registered Last Week List
A list of names and vehicles registered last week includes J A Wilkinson Overland FE B Rowland Ford Brown Castiebury Ford M McAdanis Ford ranabout 8 FE Boyd Ford trailer W W Duke 4ufolk sedan T Toole Ford J Simmonds Ford FE M Rowland Ford Athietic OU Producing Co Dodge Clyde Bank Ford 8 B Webb Ford coupe J M King Ford coupe Glen Terhune Ford coupe Zachry McCaleb Ford track R BE McMinn Chevrolet coupe J Page Willys Knight sedan Prof Huddleston Ford coupe Dr J A Presley Buick roadster J W Snelgrove Ford WE V Havenner Ford coupe BK B Beehee Ford
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wilkinson
Overland
B. Rowland
Ford
Brown Castiebury
M. McAdanis
Ford Ranabout
FE. Boyd
W. W. Duke
T. Toole
Simmonds
M. Rowland
Athietic OU Producing Co
Dodge
Clyde Bank
B. Webb
J. M. King
Glen Terhune
Zachry McCaleb
R. BE. McMinn
J. Page
Willys-Knight
Huddleston
J. A. Presley
Buick
J. W. Snelgrove
WE. V. Havenner
Beehee
School Trustees Name Teaching Staff For Next Term
Miss Odessa Copeland signed a contract with the Doank school trustees here Saturday to teach next term. Miss Julia Langley who taught there last year will teach again next term as will S. V. Shultz principal Maurice Fite again returns to Haney. Miss Lela Nettles and W. R. Newsom will teach there also next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Copeland
Doank School
Julia Langley
Will S. V. Shultz
Maurice Fite
Haney
Lela Nettles
W. R. Newsom
Miss Houssels Elected Queen of Community Week
Max Adele Thoussels won the Queen title from eighteen contestants in a race ending Saturday night at eleven. Ellen Castlebury finished second and Irances Greever third. Houssels received 390 votes, Castlebury 2505, and Greever 2160 with others listed as maids or ladies-in-waiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Adele Thoussels
Ellen Castlebury
Miss Irances Greever
Miss Houssels
Miss Castlebury
Mine Greever
Christine Keltz
Nell Dollar
Patsy Batchelor
Doris Waller
Katharyn McCulloch
Ruth Sewell
Martha Long
Alice Stokes
Lexile King
Alline Spears
Ma Daree Walker
Catherine * Dodson
Eliziabeth Picks
Iris Young
Ruth Carney
Kathryn Wheatley
New Highway Bills Take Effect June 18
The Thirty Ninth legislature's highway measures become law on June 18 after the constitutional 90 day lead time. Key changes include prohibition of cutouts on cars and a requirement for highway officers to wear distinctive uniforms. Also noted is a family update on Mrs. Lovelace and her son returning from Denton.
Local couples receive marriage licenses last week
The following couples were issued marriage licenses last week J. F. Windham and Jack Ford G Ja Donalson and Ada Moore L Stepp and Alma Price Tom Turkett and Lillie Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Windham
Jack Ford
G. Ja Donalson
Ada Moore
L. Stepp
Alma Price
Tom Ih. Turkett
Lillie Reeves
Deans Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers for Install
Miss Thelma Eatman was chosen noble grand of the Deans Rebekah lodge with Mrs. Dan Massie elected vice grand and Miss Hura McDaniel as secretary. Installation is scheduled for July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Eatman
Deans Rebekah Lodge
Dan Massie
Hura McDaniel
Dyson Strikes New Land and Extends Field in Wilbarger
Four completions mark the Wilbarger week end activity with one well extending the field by half a mile. The No. 1 Waggoner well in 1872 to 516 on section 46, block 4, H. and T. survey yields 250 barrels daily. Potential new horizons shift expectations as the 1800-foot level is reached unexpectedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger
Dye General
Noble
Bridgel-Heydrick
Saterday
Oom
Ravi
McCrary
Winnipeg
Bond-Frankins-Williams
Atlantic
Zipperte
Flatman
Key Et al
Sigler-Waggoner
Sigler No. 1
Texhoma
Fliniken
Holmes-Freeman-Merrit
HL & Pe
Maivey
Ntumble Ol Company
Pyramid
Shelley OW Company
Rich+ard Oi company
Tidal Oil Company
Murchison-Fain
Mrs Boyle and Daughter Sail for Abroad Trip
Mrs Robert Boyle and her daughter Miss Jayne depart at noon for a grand trip visiting relatives in Philadelphia England Ireland and Northern Ireland. They plan to travel to New York to sail to Liverpool and return by September 1 with Miss Hoyle resuming teaching duties in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyle
Jayne
Philadelphia
Mew Toyle
John Moora
William Hyndman Isl
de M. J. Hyndman
Pittsburg
New York
Liverpool
England
Scotland
Ireland
Johm Hyndman
Tetenigeeragh
County Derry
Officers to Be Elected at Vernont Ledge Navids Meeting
At the regular meeting of Vernont Ledge Navids APL and Aye Mao Thursday night officers for the ensuing year will be chosen Notices have been sent to all Master Masons urging them to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernont Ledge Navids
APL
Aye Mao
Ail
Returns From Brother's Funeral in Hass jkell
Mrs A McConnell and Mrs J T Dyer have returned from Hass jkell after attending the funeral of a brother J Holt who died June 2 and was buried in Witlogg cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McConnell
J. T. Dyer
Hass Jkell
J. ©. Holt
Witlogg
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Lillian Bell
Rebekahs
Strance Death
Parson
Katherine Wyeth Parsons
Chicago
Leo Reynolds Parsons
Bourland
Meet OF Highway Association
Commandery
Texas
Field
Dexas
Low ‘Hurch
Methodist
Baptist Peer
Lutheran
Church of Christ Central Christian End Ideas
Presbyterian
DR. Rhodes
Surine
Rev. Edwards
Mae Murray
Paris
France
Robert Leonard
Camp Fire Organization
Whroudy
Glenore Fisk
Camp Mire
J. 2
Sheldon
Vernon Man
Elliott Club
Cou
WM Mitchell
Nicholas M Butler
Marshal Jofrre
Gustave Stresemann
William Mitchell
Air Service
United States
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Marshal Joffre
Germany
von Hindenburg
T. E. Burchfield Bay
Rainwater Bros
Automobile Registry
Castlebury
Miss Greever
Denton
J. M. Lovelace
North Texas
Deans Rebekahs Elect
Dyson
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