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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
9
State Inspector S. M. Ramsey reports Vernon has improved markedly in sanitation over six weeks. The praise covers protection of fruit, bakery cleanliness, pastry coverage, and sanitized soda fountains. An emergency bakery act fixes loaf weights and requires clean, well ventilated display areas with penalties for violations.
Central Christian Church auxiliary hosts Apron Social in the basement Thursday night and raises 18 dollars for foreign missions after collecting an admission fee tied to a wrist measurement. Bonnie Kressenberg reads, Mattie Mee Renfro and Katie Pet play piano, Charles Mintz performs, and Sus Ramage gives a talk with refreshments served.
A five room bungalow is being built on the corner of Bowie and Wanderer Streets by F. R. Hivers.
Local Fire Lodge receives posters and data from General Diekman urging publicity to boost attendance at CMTCs. Camps in the eighth corps area will train about 10 000 men nationwide this year, with July 25 to August 14 at Camp Travis and August 1 to 80 at Fort Logan Cole. Applications, limited by age and distance, are accepted through the Elks secretary.
Armenian mission to the peace conference arrives from Europe to express gratitude to the American people through President Harding for aid extended to their stricken country. Nora Cowigbian is among the officials aboard, signaling a formal thanks from the Armenian relief effort.
Young Gotch of Los Angeles will meet Ackerman of Vernon for a middleweight title clash at the Vern on Athletic Club event staged near the fairgrounds. Thirty percent of gate receipts go to each wrestler. Boxing bouts and wrestling matches fill the preliminaries with a five piece orchestra and a ring built in front of the grandstands. The Vernon American Legion plans a Fourth of July ball game against a visiting squad possible from Floyd Fleetwood Oklahoma or Crowell.
Walwin Lisman son of Mr and Mrs Yoo Lisman has earned East recognition in baritone roles arriving home yesterday from Chicago He finished a tour starting September with the Meister Singers Quartet and traveled with the American Canadian Mes sival Quartet through Canada and New England He plans another concert tour opening in Chicago next month with Floyd Fraser trombone musician in the Musical Grenadiers.
Dehoney, Vernon superintendent, chairs a committee planning a Tri county Teachers Institute to be held in Wichita Falls September 1 to 10. Wilbarger, Wichita, Clay and possibly Baylor will be represented. Executive county members include J. N. Fulcher, L. Dehomey, and BR. B. Covey.
Fr. AN. O'Neal and H. S. Starr declined this morning from Port Worth where they have been cattle buying and selling. Between Fort Worth and Decatur the country is extremely dry with wheat and oats waste spotted. Farmers progress is limited as Wilbarger county agents visit during harvest. no threshing observed. Cotton and corn look unimpressive in the area.
City workers clean parking areas on Malu Bi south of the depot and trim weeds. Heavy rains increased the workload requiring drainage of large mud holes. Work completed four remembers ago on Tymon Street where a cave in occurred months earlier.
Nine innings were needed to decide a Baptist Sunday school win over Christian churches in a tagged city baseball contest. Final score counted in favor of the Baptists with Johnson and Adderholt both pitching well as hits stayed scattered.
Wilbarger County sees intensified oil activity with several new wells planned and deepening projects under consideration. A Pyramid Royalty hole is being drilled near the current test, with Triangles operators funding extensive work and delaying commerce plans due to shipment delays.
Migs Trose Bilmanin county nurse and eight young ladies traveled to Gin Reck on Groenbeek four miles north of Ouanah for a camp on Wednesday. They left in the afternoon and aimed to return by morning but heavy rains near Quanal delayed them and they did not arrive back as planned. Besides Bilmanin the party included Edith Lacy Bula Goodfellow Taure Hundail Lola Morrison Helen Hiatt Charlie Mae Northcraft Gladys Allison and Lizzie Reese.
A brief note reports a change in the South Carolina Internal Revenue head shortly after taking office. Washington coverage follows the appointment and its regional impact.
Vernon city commissioners debated issuing 100000 in bonds to fund a municipal light plant with a public vote planned later in the summer. They expect cheaper current due to lower fuel and labor costs and considered combining light with water services, while voters’ approval remains uncertain.
Stark of Orange Texas elected vice president of International Rotary at Edinburgh Otland eight week pitcher presidents named Crawford McCullough of Fort Wik Int elected international president by acclimation effort to bring next international convention to Teor Angeles Calif Hath
A Chillicothe report from Wednesday afternoon shows the local Methodist church has secured its quota for the educational campaign, totaling $85,000. The church's pastor and general director lead the drive, with pledges received from districts including Vernon.
A baby boy was born Tuesday in southeast Vernon to Mr and Mrs Dot Gilson. Mother and child are reported doing well.
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