Park fund over the top says Mayor Mason
Mayor Harry Mason praised Vernon women for raising funds to clear the Allingham Park playground indebtedness during Community Week. The drive included buying two central lots and substantial donations from men and other citizens. He emphasized the gift as a memorial for Vernon, the best city in Texas, and thanked the Federation of Women's clubs and Mrs. W. H. Huggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Allingham Park
Vernon
Federation of Women's Elites
G. W. Richardson
Mason
Texas
W. H. Huggins
Federation of Women's Clubs
Community Week
Orgin
Parent-Teachers Association of
Rony
Mary Virginia Fprierson
Paulet W. O. Powell
Ed Gilliland
Duke Trammell
Dago Ryan
Electra Man Buried in East View Yesterday
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for W. A. nilx aged 25 of Electra who died Monday night after an operation. He is survived by his widow two children his parents and several brothers and sisters. The services were at Underwood Funeral Home with a minister from Electra and many local friends accompanied the body to Hast View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Nilx
Electra
Underwood Funeral Home
Hast View Cemetery
Hendricks and guests visit Chillicothe with praise
Mr and Mrs BF Hendrick and their craml daughter Bobby Ellen Nuckles of Chillicothe visited Saturday. They were joined by Mrs Dave Cook and Frances Cook of Waxahachie. Mrs Cook, a former Vernon resident, recalled partners in a contracting firm with the late J R Renfro from thirty two years ago and praised the town's progress noting only the court house and Herring National Bank seemed out of place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrick and Craml
Bobby Ellen Nuckles
Chillicothe
Dave Cook
Frances Cook
Waxahachie
Cook
Vernon
J. R. Renfro
Death Claims Local Citizen
J. S. Smyggs 87 died Friday night in Denver while there for health reasons. Body shipped to Vernon for burial. funeral held at 3 PM at home on West Wanderers Street. Interment in East View Cemetery. Survived by wife seven children, father and several brothers in Mississippi. Relatives from out of town included Mrs. A. W. Ebb of Pampa, Charles Hardison of Brownfield, and Ben Hardison of Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Smyggs
Denver
Colo
Vernon
West Wanderers Street
Hh. J. Cox
East View
Childress
Sanges
Dick Bowers Wins Ten Round Fight in Cisco
Dick Bowers of Breckenridge former Vernon boxer won a ten round bout at Cisco Friday night over Kid Snyder of Wichita Falls. Bowers dominated every round and controlled the fight, fighting in the feature attraction with Wildcat Monte of Amarillo. Also note travel plans of local residents the Frosts leaving for a fishing trip to Medicine Park Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Bowers
Breckenridge
Vernon Pugilist
Cisco
Kid Snyder
Wichita Falls
Bowers
Powers
H. D. Hockersmith
Wildcat Monte
Amarillo
Amarillo man visits Doans with relatives
Robert R. Wheatley of Amarillo spent the weekend here and at Doans with relatives. He is a grandson of the late Judge J. Doan the first county judge of Wilbar ger county and the first settler in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Wheatley
Amarillo
Doans
Mr. Wheatley
J. Doan
Wilbarger County
Jeomnty
Hopper Raid Sparks Farmer Fear In County News
County Agent P. I. Chavis warns farmers after reports of recess festivities and raids by hopper factions. He advises early morning field checks as hatchers threaten pasture safety. Duets among farmers raise concerns about poison alternatives while Martingane company notes poisons may differ in effectiveness.
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P.I. Cha
Mr.Chaney
Jas
Martingane Company
Raid by officers nets several arrests in city
Morning raid by two federal officers and local police nets seven arrests and seizes a quantity of illegal items. The operation targeted a downtown store and nearby rail lines, with investigators naming several detained individuals including Walter, BarU Cole, Roy Thompson, C Latonnelle, Johnson, Brome Halleote, Bilder Kingick, and others.
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Star
Cooperati
Sitiel
W Ter
Baru G. Cole
Roy Thompood
C. Latonnelle
Johnson
Brome Halleote Bilder Kingick
Local Roe Horses Aft Tower Electr
Homer I Evans and Jo yesterday shipped their horses to Electra for a race set on July 2. Event held by EP Waggoner at southwest Electra. Brown Die and Fires listed among entered runners.
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Homer I. Evans
Electra
EP. Waggoner
I Southwest
Pr. Sneed Shipy
Russell Becomes President Of Local Chamber Of Commerce
Brad Russell of Russell's Department Store was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at a directors meeting last night. He is not a board member and will join to fill a vacancy created by an officer away from town. An adjourned session Thursday aims to finalize the reorganization, form a business council, and set the year’s program.
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Chamber of Commerce
Russell
Business Council
R. M. Fielder
Beecause
Social Center Rouse Planned Near Frisco Hotel
Community fund raising rapidly for a new social center to replace the existing one. Building planned north of the Frisco Hotel on Main Street, near a BR Gault donated lot, costing about 2000 dollars and sized 20 by 40 feet. Churches sponsor the project. carpenters may build free in one day with several local volunteers.
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Jessie Milner
Main Street
BR. G. Gault
curb @hearves
Severn
District Meet of W.C.T.U. in Session Here
District meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union for the Thirteenth District opened in Vernon at the Methodist church with delegates from Decatur Childress and other places. State president Mrs Claude DeVan Watts led talks on youth, education and temperance as the program outlined sessions, readings and devotional segments.
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Womers Christian ‘Temperance Union
Archer
Baylor
Cooke
Clay
Denton
Montague
Dack
Throcktmerton
Wilbarger
Wichita
Wise
Young Conneles
Vernon
Methodist Church
Decatur
Childress
Clanderer van Watts
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Trena Watts
Rena Watts
B.C. Wood
Hou
Harry Mason
Remi Watts
Claude DeVan Watts
W. I. Keteben
W. W. Wieams
KE. K. Goff
Pomny Mile Caimpaign
Glande DeVan Watts
Devotlounie
B. 2D
Perret
Department
L. T
Legislative Council
Solid Rock Foundation of
Flower Mission
Robert Cole
O. Clark
Union
BE. F. Lyon
Marriage Licenses Issued Last Week
The following couples were issued marriage licenses last week Lee Morris and Grace Hines Robert Lanier and Leota Jarvis 4d B Proett and Pearl Burnham Lonzo Viewing and Flora Brown W K Turner and Vinie Varmer Walter Foerster and Mary Guggisberg W B Luttrell and Nettie Day Clifford Castleberry and Mary Hughes Herbert Bryan Smith and La Rowse Buchannan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Morris
Grace Hines
Robert Lanier
Leota Jarvis
B. Proett
Pearl Burnham
Lonzo Viewing
Flora Brown
W. K. Turner
Vinie Varmer
Walter Foerster
Mary Guggisberg
W. B. Luttrell
Nettie Day
Clifford Castleberry
Mary Hughes
Herbert Bryan Smith
la Rowse Buchannan
Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Loans Drive Growth
The Wichita Pall Building and Loan Association plans a Vernon branch by April 1 led by vice president J. Wilkie Talbert. In two and a half months, 27 loans on residential property totaled about 19070.00 with an average loan at 7 percent of appraised value. The Vernon office is run with Muvetilaon Coffee & Stokes and Murchison & Coffee handling related insurance. Talbert predicts strong prospects for local borrowing to fund new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Pall’ Building and Lawn Association
Vernon
Walbert
Muvetilaon, Coffee & Stokes
Murchison & Coffee
Vernet
Talbert
Barney Google Paid Respects to Vernon in Vernon Visit
Barney Google with Spark Phig and Sunshine spent twenty four hours in Vernon last week arriving at 10 pm and leaving at 140 pm on Saturday Their journey included a toy reproduction that has traveled far more than the original Barney envisioned The toy moved from city to city along the Frigee spending a day in each yard and a scrapbook of clippings and notes from observers accompanies the trip
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Barney Google
Spark Phig
Sunshine
Vernon
Barney
Barnes
Contracts Set for Two New Dwellings In Vernon
Vernon’s building program grows with contracts for two new homes. Fred Schnette plans a modern bungalow costing over 4000 dollars with basement on West Wilbarger. Hise to build a five room bungalow at South Cumberland Street.
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Vernon
Fred Schnette
West Wilbarger
Hise
South Cumberlandtreet
Vernon Girls Head To Letol Camp On Monday
Early Monday morning twenty five Camp Fire Girls and guardians from Vernon left town in cars wearing black bloomers and white middies for a weeklong encampment at Crater Ville Park near Lefoli Oklo. They will hike, climb, and play athletic games daily under supervisors while fishing and swimming are excluded. A muse will entertain each day as the group tours Craterville Park and returns the following Monday. Officers Glenor Fisk Sheldon Marion Penn Mrs Albert Jones John Brown and Guy Cain accompanied the group.
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Verdon
Lefoli
Oklo
Craterville Park
Vernon
Craterville
Muse
Crater Ville Park
Main Street
Glenor Fisk
Sheldon
Marlon Penn
University of Texas
Albert Jones
John Brown
Guy Cain
Electra Man Buried Here After Long Illness
Mellugh, 70, died Sunday at home in Meetra after a three week illness. He was buried yesterday afternoon in East View Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, five sons Jeff John Bert Fred Meliich of Electra and Luther Melingh of Vernon, a daughter Mrs Tom a Kinsley of Kleden and another daughter in Houston. He had two sisters Mrs Lizzie Compton of Vernon and Mrs Sidian Waller of Port Sumner New Mexico. A Georgia native, he lived mainly in Texas including Montague Wichita and Wilburger counties. He was a Methodist and had been feeble recently with hope for recovery abandoned a week ago.
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Mellugh
Meetra
East View
J. Meliugh
Meliugh
Jeff
John
Bert
Fred Meliich
Electra
Luther Melingh
Vernon
Toma Kinsley
Wilburger
Methodist Church
McHugh
Polots
Auto Cut Outs Ban Takes Effect Wednesday
The new state law, taking effect that day, prohibits open mufflers and cut-outs on all automobiles after Thursday. Violations carry a fine and up to thirty days in jail. Local officers prepare to prosecute offenders under the new statute.
Quiet Weekend At Wilbarger Fields Yields No Completions
The past weekend brought no well completions in the Wilbarger fields while operations reported steady activity. Several wells showed gains with several rigs drilling and new sand discoveries noted from Gulf pool south of the Gulf Wildcat in section 50, block 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witharger Pools
Dyson
Bridwell-Heydrick and Lethers
Gulf Pool
Wilbarger
Durig
Cone Solidated Oil Company
Gulf
Bridwell-Heydrick
McCrary
McCamey Sheerin-Lucey
No. 17
Simms Oil Company
Block 10
Odell
Texhoma Oil and Refining Comming
Block 16
Humble 61 and Refining ¢ Company
His Made
Waggoner
Staley and Wynne
Bond
Denton Man Is To Be Pastor Central Christian Church
Rev. J. N. Perry of Denton will become pastor of Central Christian Church in Denton at the end of August. He has led the First Christian Church of Denton for three years and succeeds Rev. J. P. Kopp who resigned three months ago to become a traveling representative of Randolph College at Cisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Perry
Denton
Central Christian Church
First Christian Church of
J. P. Kopp
Randolph College
Cisco
Local Man Wins Contract for Margaret School Building
O A Swinborn, local contractor, awarded the contract to erect a one story brick school building at Margaret in Foard County. Foundations are underway. the project cost is about 18000 dollars and the structure should be ready by the start of the next school term.
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O. A. Swinborn
Margaret
Foard County
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