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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1925
Page
4
R. H. Nichols editor and manager notice. Paper mail matter registered under act of Congress March 3 1879. Subscribers should provide old and new addresses to ensure prompt delivery. Subscription price listed at $2.00.
A public notice invites readers to report any erroneous reflections about individuals firms or corporations appearing in The Record for prompt correction by the editor.
The State Supreme Court held that Texas must honor contracts for about 1 000 008 worth of new textbooks despite a funds shortage and political opposition. The ruling backed duly authorized officers who entered the contracts, arguing the state should bear the obligation and not fault the individuals or institutions involved. The decision condemns critics who would repudiate such contracts and warns of public money waste if misgoverned.
The Supreme Court of the United States rules the state cannot forbid children from attending nonpublic schools. The decision upholds private and church schools, whose viability is threatened by such state measures.
The ruling rejects Oregon style compelled instruction while upholding state authority to require schooling. It asserts parents retain liberty to choose instruction for their children and condemns broad state control over private and church schools. Neighbors and local church members express gratitude for sympathy after a death in the Stott family.
A party of twenty five Cyono Fire girls leaves Vernon Monday for a week at Camp Letol in Craterville Park Oki for the fourth annual encampment from June 6 to June L6. They will wear black bloomers and white middies with ukuleles banjos and violas. Mrs Albert Jones guardianship heads the group with Mrs Gay Cain and Mrs John Brow assisting. Names listed include Anne Low Bickley Edith Brown Louise Brown Clorene Cain Danice Hay Cox Ona Lee Gregory Helen Hall Lola Hall Edith Hacker Bennie McNutt Snell Powell Louise Tiekens Corine Pigg Catherine Pigg Alice Stokes Annetta Sanmel Annetta Minith Gwendolyn Staley Evelyn Curtis Vounie Bell Key.
Mrs John Stinson of Lamar was honoree of a forty two party on Thursday afternoon hosted by Mrs G W Daiekos of Wheeler street. A prize concluded the event. Bath Bags were given as a parting gift, priced five cents, from Pergeson Drug Co AG 24.
The Royal Fire Department introduces Major, a two month old Dachshund mascot obtained in San Antonio. He is kept at the City Mall under Fireman J D Huntley’s care, stands six inches high and sixteen and three quarter inches long with an eight inch tail.
Mr and Mrs A E Murchison and Mrs John Murchison of Farmersville depart for Los Angeles to spend the summer as guests of Mrs Murchison s sister. Mrs T M Kell and Mr and Mrs Ray White also leave by road and train for the same city with plans to return in about a month.
Fielder arrived home from Dallas where he had gone days earlier to be with his wife after medical treatment. Mrs. Fielder is reported much improved and doctors believe she may be discharged soon without surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore and daughter Maxine relocate from Nolan New Mexico to Vernon to take up residence for an extended period. Henry Moore will work as a tool dresser on a forthcoming well project on the William Reed land in Mack community. Mrs Moore is the daughter of HW A Jlood. Ruth Tisdal of Panhandle visits Vernon this week. Tisdal is the daughter of N T Tisdal former county agent of Willatger county. Mrs Dick Kelly returns to her home in Altus after a brief stay with her mother Mrs J M Bathelor.
Clyde Robison of Wewoka Oklahoma spent several days here visiting relatives this week.
Miss Glaydis Harrington of Chillicothe underwent a serious operation at a local hospital Tuesday. Physicians report her condition as satisfactory. Mrs. B. R. Pinkston and daughter Miss Anna Mae are visiting Mrs. Pinkston's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Rogers.
Mrs. Robert Olive of Fargo recently underwent tonsil removal surgery at a local sanitarium.
Mr and Mrs J W Keyes of Cisco are visiting relatives in Vernon this week.
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