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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
12
Readers are invited to Vernon this week and next for the Chautauqua, praised as a superior entertainer and an educational institution. The piece argues wholesome shows educate while entertaining and that ticket sellers and organizers work without pay, seeking community support.
Vernon residents show strong town pride driving economic and cultural growth. The Keil Milling V Company plant enhances industry with a top flour mill, banks support local commerce, and stores attract trade. The public library and Hill Crest Country Club anchor community life with accessibility and beauty. Citizens back these institutions to maintain high town standards.
The American Forestry Association plans to cooperate with the American Legion to plant memorial trees for Colonel E. W. Galbraith Jr who died in an automobile crash near Indianapolis. Galbraith as head of the Legion helped plant memorial trees at Dayton and other sites.
A man burdened by debt about to risk his future agrees to a loan of 400 with conditions to clear land fence and paint his home. After the upgrade his wife pushes for better schooling for their children and he enrolls them in the town high school. He repays the funds and becomes a Sunday School superintendent.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the American Legion organizing a memorial tree planting for Colonel Galbraith. The text mentions lumber, posts and pier timbers and a landscape lacking trees, implying a ceremony or dedication aimed at restoring greenery.
The American Federation of Labor in Denver defends the Open Shop and urges publicity through cooperative newspapers while proposing a 82 million dollar publicity fund. It calls for lawful union incorporation, cautions against privilege and intimidation, and asserts Open Shop aims for fair conditions for employers employees and the public.
An eleven year old Cecil Burkett stands accused in the murder of Benny Slavin in Knox Indiana. After a 24 hour debate twelve jurors told Judge Ventecost a verdict could not be reached and were dismissed. The case will be retired during the October session of the Starke County Indiana Circuit Court. The photo shows Cecil with family and witnesses.
The Knights of Honor Class of the Methodist Sunday School organizes a baseball team seeking matches with Vernon area clubs. The note mentions teens ages fourteen and fifteen to seventeen ready to play and invites teams to arrange games locally.
Twenty dollars were raised by Baptist workers at a market held last Saturday at Massie Wright Grocery Community. The funds will buy a typewriter for Miss Blanche Groves, a missionary in China, with other notes directing readers to J. E. Lutz’s office at Texas and Fannin streets.
Long time and at low rates. We offer loans on improved farms in Wilbarger Hardeman and other Western Texas counties. See us for money on farms. Davis & Summerour. Davis & Sungmerour also advertise O U Money with plenty to loan on improved farms.
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