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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
4
The Vernon Record appears with editorial credits and publication notes. It lists post office mailing as Vernon Texas and urges subscribers to report both old and new addresses for prompt delivery. Subscription rates are shown as two dollars, with fragmented OCR text surrounding the notice.
A lengthy opinion argues against universal or targeted pensions for workers and teachers, proposing wider distribution of public funds. It cautions that expanding pensions risks dampening work incentives and mirrors past European and English unemployment dole experiments. The piece questions why only some groups should receive pensions and decries paternalism.
The Republican gathering in Cleveland proves uninspiring as factions clash and minimal momentum emerges. Wisconsin stance hardens against broader party convergence while Democratic prospects in New York loom with pressed unity and crowded delegate races.
The text riffs on a toe dancer, a high school honor graduate, a race horse, a bow-legged fish, and a keynote speech. It notes Miram's absence from Cleveland and delegates' reactions. The piece criticizes Republicans for four years of events, cites Fall, Sinclair, Denby, and an oil scandal tie, and ends with a quip about a stingy man and Teed heads.
An early 20th century note from Phebe KR discusses the estimated cost to educate a student from first day of school to graduation in a Midwestern city. The piece uses city figures to estimate for the public high school system and notes the difficulties of calculating across small districts.
Alger and Hollar Tailors advertise cleaning, pressing and alterations with prompt, skilled work and delivery by phone number 663. We call we deliver.
A speaker questions the cost of public education in Texas spelling out per child expenses across elementary junior high and high school stages. He notes most students finish by seventh grade and asks who benefits from high school spending and who pays the bills while others’ children gain access.
An ad claims Merrasil dissolves colon waste and heals mucous lining to prevent kidney trouble from influenza fever colitis. It promises safe, regular digestion and better health, with testimonials from Dallas residents claiming sleep and health improvements after months of use.
A speaker argues that neglecting a son’s high school education wastes both funds and opportunity. He warns that delaying or denying schooling harms the boy’s future, college prospects, and professional potential, while urging parents to supply the education owed to their own children.
The piece argues that every child deserves a good high school education to become a productive citizen. It stresses parental duty and government support to provide access, asserting no one may deny a boy the right to a solid high school course. It notes a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Cleve Milner near Vernon on June 9.
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