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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
3
The Vernon clean-up effort, led by club women, aims for a townwide restoration with an inspection window set for March 16 to 20. Committees meet March 18 at Mrs. Huggins 4 PM to coordinate with the inspector and finalize arrangements.
T. H. Price moves his mattress factory from Wilharger and Fannin to the Farmers Hotel Building on East Pease Street, aided by the Chamber of Commerce. Price says plans to build elsewhere hit a snag as property on Wert Wilbarger Street was cleared. he faced potential relocation to Abilene. He notes a half acre of men offered to fund a new building next day and laments business hardship caused by the published story.
The Wilbarger County Fair is scheduled for September 29 to October 2 following a conference in Quanah last week. Secretary C. M. Murray of the local Chamber of Commerce met with officials from Jackson Tillman Oklahoma Childress and Hardeman counties to confirm the dates. The Rice-Dorman Shows carnival company, with 25 cars, will perform at all fairs, the largest in the Southwest.
The article notes U S average rice consumption per person is about six pounds, far below totals in Norway and Sweden nine pounds Russia eleven England twenty seven France thirty four Italy ninety one Germany ninety three Japan one hundred forty seven and China one hundred fifty eight.
Mr and Mrs W M Hampton who traveled to Corpus Christi nearly two months ago are reported to be very much improved They express pleasure with the Gulf city and its comforts during recovery.
Odell school girls plan to sell lunches to raise funds for their community kitchen. Hot chocolate and sandwiches will be sold to buy equipment. Home demonstration agents Ohmie Wilcox and Edith Lacey arrived to advise on affordable sandwich options for a few cents each.
Two representatives of the Federal government are in Vernon this week assisting with income tax report preparation. All reports must reach Austin by March 15 unless a valid extension is granted for sickness or other sufficient cause. The officers use the directors room of the Waggoner National Bank for their work.
Rev Gaines B Hall returned from Iowa Park where he closed a meeting for the local congregation. He said cold weather reduced attendance but results were satisfactory. Dr Howard J Reger, formerly of the town, now of Dallas, was in Vernon. Mrs Bargdell visits Denton daughter Mrs E Steele and will go to Dallas to visit Mrs L M Beck before returning to Vernon by week’s end.
Calvin White from near Raton New Mexico is visiting his brother Jess White and sister Mrs. J F Miller.
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