Aged Pioneer James E Doran Dies After Long Illness
James E. Doran native of Ireland and longtime Vernon resident dies at home after more than six months of illness. Funeral at 4 30 this afternoon at Underwood Funeral Home East Pease Street with Presbyterian services. interment in East View cemetery. Born May 26 1845 in Dunganannon Ireland he came to the United States after the Civil War living in Boston Rutland VT then Texas before settling in Vernon. A learned man and lawyer he practiced law for years and later managed property for absentee owners. He never married and his only known relative in the country is a brother in Rhode Island. Pallbearers named L P Bonner J S Cook L G Hawkins W N Stokes Hk L Vaught J A Birdsong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Doran
Ireland
Vernon
Jy. BL . Moore
Presbyterian Church
Underwood Funeral Home
East Pease Street
East View
Mr. Doran
Dungannon
Doran
Verjon
Mer. Poran
Vernon Friends
Rhode Island
L. P. Bonner
J. 8. Cook
L. G. Hawkins
W. N. Stokes
Hk. L. Vaught
J. A. Birdsong
Miss Carpenter Heads Local Rainbow Chapter
Miss Opal Carpenter advanced to Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls at the Masonic hall on Saturday. Iris Young left for New York City to enter Columbia University. Edna Ladd became associate advisor. Nina Ruth Terrell installed as Hope. Allene Spears as Faith. Jewell Larkins as Red in Rainbow Circle. Future plans include visiting ChilDress chapter in two weeks as officers study their charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Carpenter
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Carpenter
Iris Young
New York City
Columbia University
Edna Ladd
Hope
Nina Ruth Terrell
Allene Spears
Faith
Jewell Larkins
Childress
Rev Pender to Speak at Locketyt Church
Rev Pender of Buckner Orphans Home will speak at the First Baptist Church of Lockety next Sunday at 11 oclock per Rev Frank McNair pastor A protracted meeting will begin August 2 Rev C G E Hulock recently toured the East including Palestine and Egypt to guide the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. CC. Pender
Buckner Orphans
First Baptist Church of
Locket
Frank McNair
CG. E. Hullock
East
Palestine
Egypt
Naylor Family Plans Pacific Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs 8 A Naylor and daughter Edna will depart tomorrow afternoon for an extended trip to the Pacific coast. They will visit Denver then Washington state, returning via San Francisco and Los Angeles, with an expected return about October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Naylor
Edna
Pacific Coast
Denver
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Leaves for Lubbock to join Texas Tech registrar
Irwin Coleman, who recently accepted a post in the Registrar's Office at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, departed Sunday to begin his new duties. He was accompanied by three brothers Floyd, Alien and J Marvin, who returned the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Coleman
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Floyd
Alien
J. Marvin
County Agents Plan Program Here Monday
Final arrangements for the annual encampment of boys clubs at Fair Park July 14 16 were discussed by county agents. The plan includes entertainment for visiting adults with a full meal and a schedule of talks and demonstrations on plant pests poultry dairying and more with attendees from several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Chaney
L. T. Hunter
Childress County
Fred Renniels
Foard County
G. C. McGowan
Baylor County
Woo. Liv
Knox County
Guy R. Jones
Wichita County
Baptist Sunday School Institute Well Attended
The First Baptist Church Sunday school held a five evening training course for teachers led by Rev. C. Tross Payne with three classes in the Doctrines of Our Faith and Building the Bible Class. Sessions ran 6:40 to 9:80 pm with lunch served. About fifty attended the first session and diplomas will be issued after examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
C. Tross Payne
Wayne
BE. F. Lyon
Tabernacle
Marriage Licenses Granted Last Week
The following couples were granted marriage licenses last week Roy Briscoe and Miss Ina Mae Mills Darrell Shelton and Vidue Lytle Cland M Goins and Estella Packer Johnnie Braswell and Miss Elsie Lair Ed Dugan and Miss Ethel Sands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Briscoe
Ina Mae Mills
Darrell Shelton
Vidue Lytle
M. Goins
Estella Packer
Johnnie Braswell
Elsie _Lair
Ed Dugan
Ethel Sands
Humbee Buys Dyson Lease in County Sale
Humbee Refining Company purchased the John Dyson holdings for 165000 dollars. The parcel includes forty acres in the southwest corner of section 47 and twenty acres in the southeast corner of section 6, meek 4. The lease features producer No 1 Waggoner with 240 barrels in wildcat territory and a new sand at 7800 feet, offsetting the Noble well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humide Wt and Refining Company
John Dysson
Meek
Wildcat
Agents Praise Crop Outlook In Local County
County agents expressed optimism about crop prospects across the region, saying grasshoppers are less serious in this county than elsewhere due to regular rains. Knox, Churess, Fourd, Wichita, and Baylowy counties were represented, with Wilbarger noted for strong rains limiting pest damage. A drought threat could worsen losses, but the cotton outlook remains favorable with good stands and ample feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barger
Knox
Churess
Fourd
Wichita
Baylowy
Wilbar
Chaney
Col
Manis to Again Enter Filling Station Business
J. J. Manis, long time dispenser of oils and vas, plans a return to the filling station business. He has disposed of his Texas street station and is erecting a modern two story drive in station on East Pease street near his home. The building will have an upper level for housekeeping with four rooms and a large awning over the driveway. He will handle gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Manis
Texas Street
East Pease Street
Electra Man Buried in East View Cemetery
William A. Talley aged 65 a longtime Electra resident was buried in East View cemetery Sunday afternoon after dying at his Electra home Friday following a long illness. He is survived by his widow and several children all of Electra.
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William A. Talley
Electra
East View
Sea
Mr. Talley
Eleetra
Automobile Registry Report From Last Week
Last week’s automobile registry lists owners and vehicles including J. 8 Set man Ford b G Hawkins Buick coupe Leyd Calloway Ford WA Sullivan Dodge touring Mrs RS fludidlesion Cheyvrolet coach M M Willits Ford Tlevenies Supply Co Perd truck 4 4d Garretson Word roadster Dock Kale Ford W Martin Ford roadster W A Brown Podge roadster in de Vauthn Dodge roadster
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8
Setman
Ford
B. G. Hawkins
Buick
Leyd Calloway
Sullivan
Dodge Touring
Mrs. RS
Fludidlesion
M. M. Willits
Tlevenies Supply Co
Garretson
Word Roadster
Dock Kale
W. Martin
W. A Brown
Podge
de Vauthn
Dodge
Vernon Merchants Agree to Close All Stores Saturday
Local merchants in Vernon vote unanimously to close all stores on Saturday July Fourth to celebrate Independence Day. Stores will stay open until 5 o clock Friday for holiday shopping. A delegation will travel to Electra for races and celebration, with an optional booster trip to a Red River District meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Red River District
Chamber of Commerce
Lan
Vernon Ta Au
Maind
Local National Guard encampment planned at Camp Mabry
Clyde Watts and about thirty others from Wilbarger County join the Texas National Guard for a two week encampment at Camp Mabry. The seventy first Infantry Brigade trains as a unit. recruits may receive two weeks pay and misunderstandings about service are addressed by Captain Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Watts
Ohers
Conny
National Werd
Ustin
Ypment
Camp Mabry
Camp Mathe
Essoverner
Loag
Texas National Guard
North Texas
S Seventy-First Infantry
Wilharger County
Watts
Witharwer County
James Condon to Leave Today for Visit in Ireland
James Condon sails from a Boston area port to Queenstown Ireland to visit relatives in County Cork and pay respects at his parents graves He plans to revisit his boyhood surroundings and return around September 1 This trip marks his second crossing of the Atlantic after forty years since his first visit to the old country
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Condon
Ireland
Boston
Queenstown
County Cork
Mr. Cendon
Old Country
Tel
America
Wilbarger
Mrs Boyle and Daughter Safe Arrival in Liverpool
Mrs BKunies Wilson received a cablegram from her mother Mrs Robert Boyle and sister Miss Jayne announcing their safe arrival in Liverpool. They plan to spend the remainder of the summer in Ireland, traveling via Shefford Notting ham and Robin Hood Country, Edinburgh, through the Pro Sussex Sir Walter Scott country, Loch Natrhine and Loch Lamond to Glasgow. From Glasgow they head to Stranraer and cross to Ireland to visit relatives in County Derry.
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Bkunies Wilson
Robert Boyle
Jayne
Glascowe
Glasgow
Ayraldre
Robert Burne
Stranraer
Jorne Ireland
County Derry
Suzanna Wesley Class Postpones Meeting To Wednesday
The Suzanna Wesley Class of the Methodist Sunday school will meet Wednesday afternoon at B o'clock instead of Friday with Mrs W M Hall at 3160 Texas Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanna Wesley
Methodist Sunday School
W. M. Hall
Texas Street
Local Market Prices Mix For Weekday Trade News
Market notes show prices for chickens eggs and butter across local stalls. Wheat and cotton rates listed with middling cotton per pound and higher staples visible, though several figures are garbled.
Flames Sweep Half a Block on Pianning Street
A baseload of Baseline Iron exploded Sunday afternoon, sending flames along Pianning Street between Olive and Maiden. The blaze, fanned by west winds, destroyed about half a block of wooden structures and a barber shop residence, wrecking a hamburger stand and a wagon. Insurance coverage was zero as damage neared $4,000. Firemen faced water shortages and rapid spread before containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive
Maiden
William A. Beck
McKinney Brothers
Bob Cloung
Merchant erect unique signs on highway here
JA. Dixon has placed large wind powered signs on main highways into Vernon. The twenty foot high units are mounted on poles and painted red white and blue, advertising the various departments of his store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JA. Dixon
Fia
Vernon
Sera
Ok Hong Cintatiee
Lost purse recovered after two years in Beaver Creek
Hal Crawford, a local man, lost a pocket book while hunting on Beaver Creek two years ago. Last week a woman found the purse and its contents and, using an Odd Fellow receipt determiner, identified the owner. She wrote to Mr. Crawford and returned the pocket book which contained silver and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Crawford
Beaver Creek
Mr. Crawford
Continental and Whiburt Wells Strike in Local Pools
Continental Oil Company completed No. 4 Zipperte at 2611 feet in the Wilbarger pools east extension, first deep cand well in the area, tapping a 30 barrel per unit sand, with 2500-foot horizon connections and potential field expansion. Whiburt Oil Company No. 1 Wagoner wildcat shows oil in 2500-foot sands, attracting attention as the southernmost Waggoner drill. Additional wells by Halleck and Greene leases push production deeper, with several shows of oil and gas, signaling ongoing expansion in the Wilbarger and nearby pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Ol Company
Wilbarger Pools
Block 14
Vernon
Pew Wells
Winnipeg
Bridwell- Hendrick
Lawson and
Otters
Clais Greene
Lawson
Farkley
Stephens
1 & TC
Snevey
Skawkins Willams
Tay Mae Vie Lense
Thelima
Wildcat
Keetion
TASO
Tarbarn Powell
Sigher
Connor
Court Action Reverses Sheriff Over Skinner Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals granted Steve Skinner a new trial after he had served weeks of a three year sentence for selling intoxicating liquor. An appeal was misfiled and dismissed due to a clerical error and misreading of a notice, leading to confusion over the right to further proceedings within fifteen days. Skinner was remanded to prison but later secured a new trial through a different lawyer, prompting criticism from Sheriff W Frank Edmonson and District Attorney John A Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Frank Edmonson
John A. Storey
Court of Criminal Appeals
Steve Skinner
Skinner
Notics
Ciine Meissal
Throckmorton
Irene Wilbarger
White family returns from Kirkland after illness
Mr and Mrs J E White and their daughter traveled to Kirkland to be with Mrs White’s father A W Bishop who was seriously ill. He is slowly improving after the family visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. White
Kirkland
Dead Man Found Near Bridge. Infant Survives Night
A dead man was found near a bridge over Pease River on the Colorado Guilt highway. A newborn baby, wrapped in clothing, was discovered nearby and taken to a sanitarium where it is reported to be doing well. No parentage clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Dr. Griffiths
Sheriffs Department
Pease River
Colorados Guilt Highway
Boyd McLendon
Judge Griffiths
Pasme Ing
Bece
Tintin
King
Mayor in Austin Finishes Local Bond Sale
Mayor Harry Mason departed for Auge tin to finalize the sale of street paving bonds recently approved. Bonds will be signed by state officials and delivered to J. BE. Jarrett & Co. who bought them. Street work on South Main Street will accelerate as paving has already begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
J. BE. Jarrett & Co
South Main Street
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Miss Carpenter
Rainbow Chapter
Rev
Pender
Locketyt Church
J. R. Edmonds
A. & M. College
R. Ro Reppert
Gfiitlicothe
Jones
M .B. Oates
R. R. Voor
Glavener
J. W. Ridgeway
Mistletoe Creameries
Port Worth
J. KR. Edmonds
T. O. Walton
Baptist Sunday School Institute
Winifred Crouch
Chicago
Taupe
J. Riegal
Colimbang Ohio
SSO
Humbee
Dyson Lease
Noble Producer
Manis
Electra Man
East View Cemetery
Automobile Registry
Lal National Guard
Nual
Mrs. Boyle
Liverpool
Weber Neeeee
Coolidge
Edgar Amen Boe
Tieutenant Edgar Allen Pos
U.S. Marines
Guard
Swampscott
White House
Whiburt Wildcat
South Vernon
Continental
Field
High Court
A. W. Bishop II
Austin
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