C P Smith urges renaming streets in Vernon plan
Former resident C P Smith proposes a system to renumber and rename Vernon streets to ease locating addresses. The idea, supported by Ro H H Coffee of the Chamber of Commerce, outlines a Main Street centered layout with East West divisions and new 100 200 block numbering, detailing examples like 360 W 4th St and 605 East 26th St.
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Jumber Fay
Vernon
C. P. Smith
Oklahoma City
26Th St
Main Street
Political campaigning and a Chicago convention impression
The piece praises the Harding campaign's quiet advertising and its skilled use of posters as a pinnacle of Republican strategy. It notes few newspaper men at Chicago understood the Back of the Hasselling effort, cites Harry M. Domcherty of Chicago as a directed figure, and mentions Will Hews as a national GOP leader. Milford Rowse returns from Baylor to Vernon for summer break before his junior year.
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Ite Dailyheone
GO. Po
Harding
Republican Party
Chicago
Harry M. Domcherty
Ghiog
Dhe
National G. O. P
Republica
Milford Rowse
Waco
Baylor University
Vernon
Plans for Vertion sanitarium site and build under way
Vernon chamber of commerce committee leads studies to cut costs and maximize service for a new Vertion sanitarium. Data from specialists guides site selection, structure design, equipment and staffing with aim to win broad local support and prepare plans for hospital opening.
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Vertion
J. J. Showers
Vertion Chamber of
Cotmeres
Hospital Opportunity Studyin Vernon Prompts System Design
The Vernon project outlines studying hospital opportunities and creating special forms and systems for implementation. It stresses organized cooperation of women and the role of auxiliary groups. A sanitarium committee led by J J Showers Dr M J Moore Dr A King A C Rayzor St H Coffee and Ty J B Dodson Jr will forward findings to relevant committees upon appointment.
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Vernon
A. King
A. C. Rayzor
St. H. Coffee
Ty. J. B. Dodson, Jr
Soul
Embargo Blocks Large Parcels at Amer Express Office
The American Express office here will not accept any articles weighing over 200 pounds due to an embargo imposed two months ago on goods of such weight. Local agents offer no explanation beyond orders from headquarters. Earlier, an embargo affected all ore shipments east of the Mississippi, with congestion cited as a factor.
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American Express
Mississippi River
Eibertoes
UT Summer School Sees About Twelve Percent Enrollment Rise
Enrollment at the University of Texas summer school reaches 1410 for the first term, about twelve percent higher than a year ago. Dr. Frederick Eby, dean, says prospects for further gains in the coming days are very encouraging as the summer normal opens.
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Frederick Eby
The
Sum
Mer
Attendance figures for the event
Attendance is expected to range between 400 and 500, compared with about 500 last year, reflecting a modest turnout projection for the upcoming event.
Skydome Taken Over by New Local Management
A view mn Management led by R M Evans and R BE Murphy has taken over the Skydome theater at Cumberland and East Texas streets. A stage will be built immediately and the first vaudeville is planned for next Monday night. Evans said Dallas arrangements were made to bring in top acts.
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Skydome
Mr. Evans
Dallas
Gass performers to Vernon vaudeville and film nights
New owner plans to bring lay-off vaudeville troupes likely from the Pantages or Orpheum circuits to Vernon. The show will feature vaudeville acts and moving pictures every night, expanding entertainment options for local audiences.
Man Overcome the Heat Found in Wig Wam Hotel
Sheriff Ish received a Dallas telegram from Mrs. H. L. Doerr asking to locate William Doerr and report his condition. He was found shortly after the message at the Wig Wam hotel on North Main Street after being overcome by heat in the harvest fields.
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H. L. Doerr
Dallas
William Doerr
Condi
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Ro H H. Coffee
Ist Street
Main St
Haynes
Haynes “Automobile Company
Kokomo,Indiana
U.S. A
Wes Gad
BF. O. B. Kokomo
Haynes Sales CO
Vernon, Texas
America
Heston Street
Houston
Ifharry
M. Dougherty
Vienite
Conmuiitees
Wsat
Whicl
United States
Haynes Automobile Company
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Sanitarium Committee
M. J. Moore
Ladd
Headquarters
Victory Care
Roren-Stewart Recipe Book
University of Texas
M. Evans and
R. BE. Murphy
Skydome Theater
Cumberland
East Texas
Man
Ford
Napier Bros. Motor Co
Robinson Motor Company
Buick
Franklin
Republic Trucks
South Side Square
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