Seventeen Married Men Placed In Class I By Local Board
Of the thirty five registrants married since May 1, seventeen were moved to Class I after examination by the Wilbarger Exemption Board last Friday. Thirteen remained in Class II under new regu lations for newly-weds. Several cases were deferred. The seventeen named men include DeWitt Jobe, Harvey Luther Westerman, Isaac Chick Spivy, Connie Cleon Manis and others. Six Wilbarger boys were entrained for Camp Mabry at Austin for mechanics training. J A Joiner left for Camp Travis. About 500 Wilbarger county boys have enlisted or been inducted since last year’s war start. Major Charles F. McKinney of Vernon is among the youngest U S Army majors. Two Vernon men are captains. The Exemption Board has inducted 176 men since February 10 1918. Camps reached include Mabry Travis College Station Fort Sam Houston Camp Funston Camp Lee Crockett Jackson Barracks Sherman Call Field Paris Island and Fort Leavenworth Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mabry
Camp Travis
Wilbarger County
Wilbarger
Austin
Ray White
Joe Taney
Allman Wpitts
Carl Praddleston
Dee Estes
Moss Hintmpton
J. A. Joiner
E. ©. Youngblood
H. A. Baker
National Guard
Charles F. McKinney
Vernon
US. Army
College Station
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Funston
Camp Lee
Camp Crockett
Coast Artillery
Jackson Barracks
Camp Sherman
Camp Vike
Ark
Call Field
Paris Island
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Washington, D. C
West Vernon Leads in First Day of Women Voter Registration
In Wilbarger county 115 women registered on day one with West Vernon precinct accounting for 68 of them. East Vernon had 36 registrants with Miss W R Leake first on that side. Several precincts reported no registrants, while others added a few. A jubilation meeting by the Women’s Hobby Club celebrated votes for women and prohibition, as members sought to vote intelligently by learning candidate positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Clement
Oklainian
Harrold
Gertrude Cameron
Tolbert
Martha C. Sellers
Odell
Minnie Burchfield
Fargo
Verna Cabe
Bertha IE. Swim
Farmers Valley
Ronda
Mack
Lockett
Highkand
Deans
Haney
Guyer
Elliott
Wilbarger
Women's Hobby Club
Prohibition
Texas
Mrs Trevathan Heads Thrift Bank Committee
Mrs S E Trevathan will have charge of the Thrift Bank on Monday. Her committee includes Mrs J A Robinson Homer Rogers Frank Murchison Dee Norwood G C Morris J G Sherman Robert Wilson Robert Coffee Howard Timberlake and Misses Texas Coffee Merle Lloyd Minnie King Lizzie Reese Faye Crawford Arlene Parker Johnny Mellon Ethel Reese Melba Pickens Abtie Crawford. They represent the Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Trevathan
Thrift Bank
Mmes
J. A. Robinson
Homer Rogers
Frank Murchison
Dee Norwood
G. C. Morris
J. G. Sherman
Robert Wilson
Robert Coffee
Howard Timberlake
Misses Texas Coffee
Merle Lloyd
Minnie King
Lizzie Reese
Faye Crawford
Arlene Parker
Johnny Mellon
Ethel Reese
Melba Pickens
Clyde Young Promoted to Lieutenant in Aviation Corps
Clyde Young has been made a lieutenant in the aviation corps effective May 15. His parents Mr and Mrs J A EB Young were informed and received Clyde's note that he expects to see service on the fighting front at once. A Vernon graduate of the University of Texas School of Military Aeronautics he had a brief stay at Garden City New York before being sent to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Young
Aviation Corps
J. A. EB. Young
Clyde
France
Vernon Boy
School of Military Aeronautics
University of Texas
Garden City
N. Y
Jail records report county lockup empty again
Sheriff J. D. Key says the county jail is currently empty for the second time in its history. He notes no regular boarders since May 25 with only occasional transients staying a night or two. Concrete floors are being installed in the dining room and lower hall to replace old wooden ones this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Key
Napier Brothers Motor Company to Open in Vernon
JM and AL Napier acquire T H Shive Motor Co and will carry Overland and Ford cars and parts. AJ Napier moves Vernon Hardware stock to East Pease street. J M Napier stays with Vernon Hardware Implement, S M Napier in Class One reserve for Army. Firm may be named Napier Brothers Motor Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shive
Napier Brothers Motor Company
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Vernon Gain Agency for Haynes Cars by H. J. Coleman
H. J. Coleman proprietor of Hampton's Garage gains agency for Haynes automobiles in Vernon territory. He currently fields a four door roadster with a 60 horsepower motor capable of eighty miles per hour and may bring a five passenger Haynes from Electra to Vernon soon, distributed through the Wichia Falls agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Coleman
Hampton's
Haynes Automobile
Vernon Territory
Coleman
Electra
Vernon
Wichia Falls
Bush Heads to Fort Leavenworth for Army Induction
A. A. Bush entrained Wednesday at noon for Fort Leavenworth Kansas where he will be inducted into the signal corps of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Bush
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Signal Corps
The
Army
Exemption Board Calls 46 Men for Fort Sam Houston
Wilbarger county's quota for two draft periods totals 46 registrants to entrain for Fort Sam Houston San Antonio during July. The call forms part of Texas a 2000 man statewide plan, with 93 from the county sent in June and 10,000 to Camp Travis across July 1 and July 20. A list of 36 registrants summoned for July 4 at 1 p m includes David Kinceheloe Joelin W Brock Ellis B Martin and others awaiting draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Texas
Port Sam Houston
Wilbarger
Camp Travis
David Kinceheloe
Joelin W. Brock
Ellis B. Martin
William ©. Heard
James B. Pendergraft
Arnold PP. Metton
William H. Mints
Walter S. Turner
Robert Russell Pearcy
Gerhard Lingnan
Eurl M. Ballew
Robert FE. Lowe
Wesley Hargrove Maddox
Carl Augusta Schur
Daniel Lee Murphy
Kirby Goddard Davis
Joseph Frederick Hilderbrand
Montieth
Talmage Linecum
Noble Allen Brown
Walker Churchill
Joseph Charlie Peatherstone
Rueben McGill Bitner
Murrell
Clyde Wilkinson
Lawrence P. Starr
Seth Alexander Dumas
Pat Peterson
Rufus Simmons
Ellis Taylor
Olive Lee Barnes
Robert Nichols Hall
Robert Jefferson Mintz
Jesse G. Doyle
Sherman Pearcy
Clyde Hebber Gowdy
William Clyde Ashworth
Eight Business Men Chop Cotton Aids town Farm Effort
Eight local businessmen including N R Tisdal W W Jones Cy Long and J G Withers chopped cotton at Mr Shearers farm north of Vernon to aid the farmers. They worked from sunrise to about 11 am and donated the earnings to a Red Cross fund for Mr Shearer. A second group including Charles Holder Peyton Phillips and others joined the effort for P M Bummitt whose two children suffer typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Holder
Peyton Phillips
A. Thompson
J. 1. Terrell
Woon Bennett
N. T. Jolson
L. EF. Kester
J.T. Oats
Roy
Floyd Key
N. R.tisdal
P. M. Bmimett
Electra Child Buried in Vernon
Eunice Phillips, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs BE Phillips of Electra, was buried in Fast View cemetery at Vernon on Wednesday after death on Tuesday. The body was brought to Vernon by hearse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Phillips
BE. Phillips
Electra
Fast View
Vernon
Questionnaires Mailed to Registrants for National Lottery
The Wilbarger Exemption Board began sending out questionnaires to men registered on June 3 1918 in Washington. Half were sent yesterday and half today with returns due in seven days. An advisory city hall team will assist applicants. Each packet includes an occupation sheet and blanks. Drawing for order numbers for 5000 registered on June 3 occurred Thursday in the Senate Office Building. Secretary Taft blindfolded selected numbers, continuing until all capsules were opened. Maximum district registration of 1 200 shown on June 5 suggested the lottery would finish within three hours. The drawn number determines class assignment. only fitness and deferral affect position. Attaches of the Provost Marshal General conducted the draw. Each board will receive a photo recorded official report to prepare district liability lists. list preparation awaits new questionnaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiinhber
Clarence Smith’s Home Destroyed by Fire Near Frises Roundhouse
Fire destroyed Clarence Smith’s home Tuesday afternoon west of the Frises roundhouse. The alarm came at five o’clock. local firefighters saved most furniture and belongings. Smith reported no prior fire in the house and cannot explain the blaze’s origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Frises Roundhouse
Nen
Mr. Smith
Couple Weds at Presbyterian Manse in Waco
Mrs. Jacile Holcomb and Jos A. Bive a dr were married Sunday at the Presbyterian manse in Waco. Mrs. Holcomb sister of WS Meiwee of Vernon lived here a while. The groom is quartermaster sergeant at Camp McArthur. They will reside in Waco for now. The Record extends congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacile Holcomb
Jos A. Bive
Waco
Alfred Ledbetter Injured in Runaway Near Kell Mill
A county team frightened near Kell Mill on Thursday causing Alfred Ledbetter to be thrown from a wagon. He was hurt on the face and arms but not seriously. The horses were stopped within a short distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kell Mill
Alfred Ledbetter
Mr. Ledbetter
Twenty Districts Pledge War Quota Before Day Fixed
Thrift campaign pledges from thirty one districts show twenty over pledge targets with totals listed for Plainview Parstey Crescent Cove and others. Businesses close 2 to 4 PM to aid pledge signings while unpledged residents meet at courthouses or district schools. more districts may have finished pledging but their reports are delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Parstey
Wells Chapel
Damus
Dames
Crescent Cove
Guggisberg
Maple Hill
Red River
Midiway Sthoo
Dawson Valley
Thompson
Tolbert
Brown
Pleasant Valley
Odell
West Vernon
Vernon
Farmers State Bank
City Sinks New Well To Boost Water Supply
The city water department plans a new well to guard against dry periods. City engineer A J Robinson says there is no water shortage and expects the well to increase supply. Wells drilled about forty feet with a strainer are most reliable and inexpensive, with summer consumption around 200000 gallons daily, about double winter usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Department
Aioe
A. J. Robinson
Savas
Three Local Men Enlist in Navy As Apprentice Seamen
Three local men RH Coffee Hub bard Colley and J C Sumner enlisted in the United States Navy as apprentice seamen yesterday and will leave Vernon on July 7 to Dallas for processing with other recruits. They were Class 1 draft registrants and would likely have been called within 30 days. They chose to serve in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RH. Coffee
Hubbard Colley
J.C. Sumner
United States Navy
Vernon
Dallas
Mare Island
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Uncle Sam
Navy
Boy Scouts Organize War Stamp Drive Aid
Local Boy Scouts plan to sell war stamps and assist with the thrift certificate drive. They have pledge cards and will primarily locate individuals not assessed on the tax rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
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Tilt
John Tate Abbott
Lewis Raymond Bailey
Robert BE. Wilson
Daniel Henry Norwood
Henry Kirby Gore
and Charlie
Joss Lee
DeWitt Jobe
Harvey Luther Westerman
Isaac Chick
Robert Ladd
Earnest Edward Lewis
Herbert King
Marcus Mercer Danson
William Henry Clopton
Charles Clarence Hl
Herat Gleasson Hammons
Frank Joseph White
Robert S. Shaw
John Love-Combs
George Luedke
Charles Arthur Brown
Serters
Tara E. Parr
Bertha Ross
Mack, Lockett
Fice
Parr
Tora BE. Parr
Berta A. Ross
East Vernon
W. R. Leake
Mary M. Berry
J. O. Fulcher
W. D. Berry
Bastile
Sam
Napiers
FORD
Overland
T. H. Shive Motor Company
AL and
S. Mo Napier
T. H. Shive
AJ Napier
Imple
Vernon Hardware & Implement
East Pease Street
J. M
Napier
Chillicothe
S. M. Napier
Haynes Agency
Exemption Board
Fort Sam Nousten
San Antonio
S. 8
Shearer
RED Cross
Town
No. Tisdal
BOARD
National Lottery
Washington
Wilbarger Exemption Board
Naires
TOS
SOOO
United States
Thorsbiy
Sane
Root
Senate
Taker
Che How
Jion Navy
R. H. Coffee
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