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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
9
The Vernon Record directors have made every employee a virtual partner by instituting a profit sharing scheme. A January decision assigns 5 percent of annual pay to long term staff before owners. After a reasonable profit, the remainder is shared. shorter tenures receive smaller pro rata shares.
The Panhandle Press Association will meet in Amarillo on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26. M. Braswell, editor, served as secretary alongside B. O. Brown, president, during a conference to arrange the program. An informal dinner at The Amarillo Hotel is planned as guests of The Amarillo Tribune led by R. H. Nichols.
J. A. Foster, brother of L. A. Foster of Vernon, is credited with leading a federal raid against illicit stills in Oklahoma. A Blackwell front-page double-column story notes Foster captured four illicit operators and seized substantial evidence. Some suspects are said to be veteran moonshiners from Kentucky.
Word reached here Saturday of the death in Fort Worth of Mrs. W. A. Lane’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. Lane were summoned Thursday and will stay there until after the funeral.
Work began last week on a modern brick bungalow for Jon Nabers on Texas street, noting Sandy land as fertile as top local farmland. Prices are low with easy terms, presenting a strong purchase chance. Davis & Summerock advertise popular makes at People’s Drug Store.
An ad notes Dr. LeGear's stock and poultry remedies carried at People’s Drug Store in Swartwood block offering health products for horses and animals. The brief line advertises medicine and supplies for veterinary needs.
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