Farmers Enter 22 for Farm Prizes in District Contest
A Farm Journal editor from Philadelphia notes that entering the $1,000 prize contest by Wilbarger County farmers boosts seed quality and promotes certified and registered seed. The piece lists 22 entrants from Vernon Tolbert Harrold and nearby areas with crops including alfalfa wheat cotton and corn and urges prompt prize plot measurements to prevent awarding disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ross
D. Z. Sheppard
Vernon
J. C. McGill
Joe Crownover
Qdell
J. FR. Minarik
HH. A. Klingler
Asa Vaughn
OH. Hk. Hauser
Oklainton
A. D. ‘Ennyson
C. KE. Warren, Jr
Leon L. Arnold
City Vernon weed nuisance notice and liens on property
Notice by the City Commission of Vernon declaring rank weed and grass growth a nuisance on premises within city limits. Owners must remove or city will, charging expenses to owner, creating a lien. Passed June 10, 1910. Contains local ads and notices about sewing machines, tires, and area businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Vernon
Rie Ss
H. Hall
Severe hailstorm devastates Tolbert area with widespread damage
A Friday hailstorm lasting about 30 minutes dumped stones as large as hen eggs over four to five miles by fifteen miles. Wheat and cotton suffer near total losses while fruit trees and gardens are stripped. Farmers fear replanting may be required and community members travel for personal matters and church duties amid the damage.
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Cron
Rey
Thomas Doss
Little Son
Rey. Doss
The
Baptist Church
Baylor University
Waco
Baptist Theological Seminary of
Fort Worth
Doss
John Swimm
Lubbock
Sieiby
Winnie Porterfield
Southern Methodist University At
Dallas
Euna Brooks
Emmi Lou Covert
Canyon City
Cc. S. Rutledge
Tolbert Canning Club
Col. Rutledge
Ollie Wood
Frank McNair
Ova
Price's Mattress Factory opens new display room
A display room has been opened by Price's Mattress Factory at 203 West Wilbarger Street next to the factory. Visitors are invited to view the new mattresses and the shop offers overhauls to refresh old ones. The ad lists Price's Mattress Factory contact details and local notices also mention Mr. and Mrs. Smith traveling to Wichita Falls and Mrs. Dick Kelly visiting Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price’s Mattress Factory
West Wilbarger Street
Price ’S Mattress Factory
Stockholders Meet at Spring Lake Rod and Gun Club Dinner
Vernon records recounts the May 50th gathering beside Spring Lake where bishops and elders from Presbyterian Methodist and other groups joined a feast after a stockholders meeting. They elected a board of directors and enacted strict bylaw penalties for breaches, while noting the absence of Brother Rouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Lake Rod and Gun Club
Nual
Old Denny
Col. McCulloch
Elder Hall
The
Presbyterian Church
Brooks
Methodist Church
Phelan
Crowell
W. A. Ish
Sid Archer
Dewey Morris
W. O. Anderson
T. J. Youngblood
J. Summerour
Uncle Dick
Local Visitors Reported in Archer City and Ploydada
Miss Ruby Spears left yesterday for a visit with relatives in Archer City. Miss Dollie Parker of Ploydada is visiting friends and relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Spears
Archer City
Dollie Parker
Ploydada
Wanted Liberty Bonds Cash on delivery in Vernon Texas
Wanted Liberty Bonds. Cash on delivery. Will pay top prices direct New York connections. Prices today subject to change. Liberty Bond 2nd 4 percent 1.8 94. Liberty Bond 4 14 percent 96. All interest past due added. Will buy any and all quinerints. See me at once attach bonds and draw on me through the Herring National Bank. Vernon Texas. Tom Dallew... Vernon Electric Company. Miss Lora Morris went to Dallas yesterday.
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New York
Herring National Bank
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N. R. Tisdal
A. B. Ross
Farm Journal At
Philadelphia
Ieir
Bailey Swartwood, Fergeson Ridg. N
Main St
I. E. Trevathan
Wichita Walls
Erwin Ballew
BE. L. Ballew
Leon Springs
Singer
Caruth Brothers
Mary Gilbert
Amarillo
Claude Anderson
Miss Gilbert
Christian College At
Columbia
Ajax
Goodyear
United Tates
Star
Ladd
Ady
Tolbert News
Tolbert
W. C. Dunda
Burkburnett
Dick Kelly
Frederick
Mrs. J. M. Batchelor
J. Re Jone
North Main Street
Fergeson Building
T. Smith
Wichita Falls
Kramer Studio
Texas
Tor Vernon
Calomel
Jotahs
Liberty Bonds
City Hall
Tom Dallew
Vernon Electric Company
Lora Morris
Williams-Moore Grocery CO
South Side Square
Wilbarger County Abstract Co
K. Storey
General Insurance
Frank E. Murchison
Herring Bank Bldg
Tre Waggoner National Bank
West Side Square
Childress County
L. D. Terrell
Diamond Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
General Auto Supply Co
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