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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
4
Fifty thousand Texas vacationists spend annually eight million dollars at out of state resorts, per Texas Chamber publicity. The piece urges Texas coast, lakes, and parks as vacation options and defends the Zone Law, arguing it funds local papers and commerce. It argues against taxing second class mail and calls readers to support their congressman.
The Zone Postal Rate story notes Mondell introducing a bill in Congress to repeal the Zone Law. Past support favored rural districts, but urban interests, including magazine publishers and order houses, seek reform to lower postage costs for second class mail.
A report from Lubbock notes bankers foresee prosperity on a larger scale due to bumper wheat yields in the Plains. Dallas and Kansas City sources echo rising demand and debt payments, with improved money flow and renewed farmer confidence. Wilbarger county reports good rains and better-than-expected yields, fueling a practical optimism grounded in hard work and cooperation to restore prosperity.
Foster's Weather Bulletin from Washington DC dated June 24 1921 predicts a great warm wave moving south from the northern rockies to cover cotton states and southern Rockies east of the Mississippi before turning northeast to affect the Atlantic states. It cautions a dangerous summer storm period around June 21 and again near July 5 with chaotic grain and cotton markets and urges prudence and shelter. It notes earlier June storms caused tornadoes and references battles between markets and farmers. It lists local ads and services in the final lines.
Thompson residents report guests from Granbury Texas Bill Crites visiting brothers Arthur and Pp Crites and family Miss Lucile Rainwater and Roscoe Vernon visiting relatives Lucian Sellers Tolbert visiting uncle P. M. Dennis and family A fruit supper hosted by Mr and Mrs A F Gaston Gracie Cheatham of near Chillicothe visiting Alverda and Leora Cheatham Lewis Sherman ill with Typhoid fever.
The Oklaunion Home Improvement Club will meet at 2 o clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Logan Creager. Mrs. Fred fatsell and Mrs. Lawrence Smith of Fort Worth are in Vernon today.
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