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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
5
A call goes out for skaters to demonstrate on Vernon’s new roller rink with tricks like Dutch roll and figure eight. Legends Skinnay Buck and Bill tease crowds while Buck recovers from a knee scrape, promising more routines as music fills the venue.
A mid sized pair of kitchen scissors kept in a convenient spot proves useful for cutting cold meat into cubes celery and green peppers for pickles or salads shredding cabbage or lettuce cutting up raisins or dates trimming grapefruit membranes carving pineapple cores and trimming bacon rind. After use they should be washed and dried. Mrs. J T Williams visits Wichita Falls to see her daughter Mrs Clois L Greene.
Consul General Robert Skinner of London is under serious consideration by the President for an ambassadorship to Brussels or Constantinople. He recently conferred at length with the President at the White House and declined to confirm if his appointment was discussed.
The article states two hens per family member can yield about 20 dozen eggs yearly, averaging half the farm and city consumption with guidance from USDA specialists. It suggests aspiring to more and notes Frank Murchison’s trip to Wichita Falls.
Mrs R J More hosted the Thursday Bridge Club with guests and friends, assisted by Katherine Waggoner and J B Dodson Jr. A luncheon followed the games with silk lingerie favors for high scorers. Also noted is Claud Oliver Jr’s eleventh birthday party at Allingham Park with about twenty friends and cream cones.
Mrs. Howard Reger entertained a Wednesday 42 Chub afternoon and the next day held a 42 party for friends. Decorations included sweet peas nus turuims and ferns. Ice cream and cake were served to guests. Attendees included Mesdames A C Borer Mart Boger Dan Bond J B Cook J Farrell H B Farrell S W Bailey G W Backus BE Hicks N R Heath T P Lisman W Lisman Jr Emory Rhoads Cy Long F L Massie H Mason A H Murchison W N Stokes J L Swartwood J D
A local report records a seventh birthday celebration held Thursday afternoon for a girl described as the daughter of Mrs J S Crow and others in attendance include Frances Rutledge Leta May Perkins Billie Rutherford Cleo Smith Lill McConibe Margaret Stinson Ola May Wright Josephine Franikeam Mary Jeanette Bennett Wiley Bennett J Annette Samuels and J C Armstrong.
B D Bennett of Port Worth a general agent for Pacific Mural Life Insurance praises local agents Dewey Wilson and Homer E K Wilson in Vernon noting their strong year sales. Both plan to attend the agents annual convention at the home office in Los Angeles California at month end.
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