Texas Cotton Acreage Reduced Despite National Hope
Reports from Northeast Texas show cotton acreage down in 1918 with only four counties needing moisture. Wheat yield at 68 percent of normal, corn and peanut planting up, hogs and cattle down nationwide while Northeast Texas bucking the trend with 104 percent hogs. Labor shortages eased by tractors and Mexican labor. overall corn and peanut outputs strong with substantial investment in tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gulf Coast
Dallas
Federal Food Administration
Texas Industrial Congress
Food Administration
Dary
Thankful note from Standlee family for support
We express sincere thanks to friends for kindly ministrations to our wife and mother and for the floral offerings. Rest assured that your kind words and deeds will be remembered by J. D. Standlee and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Standlee
Pie Supper and Red Cross Benefit at W O W Hall
Pie supper at the W O W Hall Friday night June 21 hosted by the Knights and Ladies of Security to benefit the local Red Cross. An interesting musical program will be rendered and the public is invited. Also notices about Ford tractor attachments and a travel update from the Johnson and Nabers party returning from East Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Hall
Knights and Ladies of Security
Red Cross
Ford A Tractor Attachment Offered For Cars
An advertisement urges farmers to equip Ford cars with a Ford A Tractor attachment to replace four horses at lower cost. J. B. Blanton offers immediate delivery and orders.
Local Exemption Board Urges Class One Men To Learn Insurance Rules
The Vernon Texas Exemption Board releases guidance from Secretary McAdoo on Bureau of War Risk Insurance covering family allowances allotments compensation and insurance for U S military personnel. Class one registrants are urged to visit the board office before June 24 to receive a full explanation of these provisions and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Vernon Record
Hach
Uited
McAdoo
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Exemption Board
Orcil Storey
Clean Cotton Rags Wanted by 2.24 Record Office
Notices seek clean cotton rags after the 2.24 Record office closure. Private Puke Andrews of Conan I. 42m Infantry and Carp Bowie visited their mothers, with Mrs. MeRKRinney taking a trip to Mineral Wells Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puke Andrews
Conan I. 42m Infantry
Carp Bowie
Two Men Struck by Pease River Flood Escape
Roy Krebs and Toad Taeker narrowly escaped when a rise swept down Pease River near Vernon. They sought higher ground in the bottoms to move cattle. a wall of water engulfed them, washing them downstream before they clung to limbs and later swam to safety.
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Roy Krebs
Toad Taeker
Pease River
Vernon
Paradise Creek
Krehe
Tucker
Summer trip prompts quick departure from Vernon office
The letter from Windy S. McCool announces an earlier summer departure to the mountains and thanks friends and customers of Vernon Texas. He instructs that the office will be in capable hands with Curtis Trogsett to handle business, urging support for Liberty Bonds Thrift Stamps and Red Cross. The note mentions Lt Paul Albright visiting his mother and Miss Marty Belle Nabers leaving town to visit Mrs Lonnie Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Trogsett
Red Cross
Marty Belle Nabers
Lonnie Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Industrial Congress
Camp County
J. S. Blanton
Ford Cars
Blanton
R. FE. Johnson
Ida Bell Nabers
Palestine
Malakoff
East Texas
Bowie
County of
Wilbarger
State of Texas
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Wichita Produce Company
Wichita Falls, Texas
Buetid
Renfro
Henrietta
Vernon,Texas
Ham-Ramsey
S. McCoolloocky
Paul Albricht
Cramp Bowle
Lela Albright
Russaella
Chillicothe
Chillicothe Cotton Oil Company
BASIE
General Insurance
Frank E. Murchison
Herring Bank Bidz
Hames
Swartwood & Co
Record and Farm News
Mohair Cravenetts
Palm Beach
R. Pinkston
Detroit Vapor
New Perfection Oil
Herring-Bennett Lumber
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