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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
6
A Vernon mayoral interview discusses adopting a local rule to curb chickens roaming free. Home Service Club members urge enforcement to protect gardens, noting fines up to 160 dollars and the need for citizen cooperation for effective action.
The Vernon Record notes the death of Mrs M J Thomas, detailing her life across Ohio Indiana and Texas, her W C T U and church service, and a memorial resolution praising her loyalty to prohibition and community work. It mentions she lived in Hillsboro Pea yttao Murdock Hartford City and Hartford City before moving to Texas nine years ago and hosting speakers at home. The notice includes a condolences section and a call for stenographer and typist examinations on March 14 in the Departmental Service.
County attendance officer TD S Smith states good weather prompts strict enforcement of compulsory attendance for children aged eight to fourteen. He notes prior leniency due to illness and bad weather but expects continued enforcement in spring for Vernon city and rural districts.
Rex Boyd announces his candidacy to succeed himself as commissioner of Precinct 1. He has served one term in Precinct 1 and previously a term in Precinct 4, giving him knowledge of county business. He champions building permanent roads and notes Precinct 1 led bonds for concrete road construction under his leadership.
The Atchison Oil Company struck a third well on Sunshine Hill in Wichita County. Drilled 500 feet and proved to be a flowing well. The two earlier wells run by pump, but the power plant has been down for a while, making capacity hard to estimate. The Vernon-based company will pause drilling due to labor and material shortages.
Adjutant General McCain in Washington announces 17 504 Texans have volunteered for the regular army since the United States declared war on Germany.
J. J. Brown notes his son, identified as J. J., in the officers' training division at Camp Bowie, has shed forty pounds after spending three days in the trenches. The young man appears to be making a fine record.
There is no state law requiring tuber culin tests of dairy cows and city ordinances do not affect the sale of cream. The seller will continue to buy and ship cream as before, per ZACHRY.
County Attorney A L Morgan returned this morning after attending the trial of Charles Holden in Norman. The case concerns the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Dian Corfee in Cleveland County.
Classified notice offers two cars of wood at eight dollars per ton, cut in blocks, priced to move to close out the season. Purchasers may pick up at the yard.
A. P. Peck offers several town properties for sale or trade. The package includes a five room cottage with bath kitchen pantry on Main street, a nine room house with two acres nearby, a four room bungalow on the east front, and access to water sewer and electricity. Terms available cash or trade.
The Holcomb Training School will start the summer term on Monday after the current session ends. The program targets teachers seeking certificate work and students needing credit or remediation, with uninterrupted business department courses in bookkeeping stenography typewriting and literature. It teaches the Byrne System of Stenography and machines from Remington and Underwood. The government offers 1000 to 2000 dollars yearly to trained individuals, and the school prepares students for the S. S. Civil Service exam. Address Holcomb's Training School Vernon, Texas.
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