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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1924
Page
3
The Vernon Record announces subscription and advertising rates and notices. The page lists mail service details and pricing for classified and display advertising along with obituary notices and local reading notices.
Notice states the editor will gladly correct any erroneous reflection on individuals or firms appearing in The Record when called to attention, aiming to preserve reputation and standing. The statement invites requests for corrections to ensure accurate column content.
A speaker at the National League of Women Voters convention urged nonpartisan voting and warned against strict party loyalty. The talk argued that true guardians of institutions come from independent beliefs, with leaders and writers praising nonpartisan ideals while acknowledging historical party figures.
Disjointed dispatches describe the Nexus delegation wrestling with McAdoo support while others hold back. Reported tensions show Hoffa and related figures amid strained unity as delegates align or resist ahead of key votes.
Text from a contentious report shows Texans divided over Governor Noft and the McAddoo faction at the national convention. Delegates tied to a single candidate are seen as noisy chatter, with many Texans preferring broader representation and wary of last minute promotions or humiliations as the convention unfolds in New York.
The text offers a fragmented view of political chatter and candidate talk. It mentions a presidential race with nine vice president references and predictions about a likely rejection by teachers, plus scattered notes on New York conventions and dress codes. It reads as confused opinion and social commentary rather than a clear report.
Fragmentary remarks criticize the state prison system and governance, noting public concern in the Commonwealth and Texas. The text stresses accountability, tax support, and the uncertain location or future of penitentiary policy within the political landscape.
A dense slate of political notices lists candidates for county and district offices including County Sheriff re election W Frank Edmonson and County Attorney G McCurdy with other names such as J W Brock Tax Assessor feardee parr brook es, and J A Walker. The items read like a local voter guide announcing incumbents and challengers across multiple roles.
A Texas editorial argues against the penitentiary, suggesting eliminating it gradually. It blames ignorance and lack of vocational education for crime, urges reforms in marriage law, reading and writing requirements, more vocational training, farm agents, and health care. It stresses happiness as a crime deterrent and questions prison growth over 87 years.
The piece argues that poverty ignorance and disease drive crime and that crime costs could be cut within a generation through prevention and better management and education. It concedes the penitentiary system exists and results from neglect while urging proactive fixes rather than punishment alone.
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