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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1920
Page
9
Despite cold weather the Tolbert Methodist circuit held its quarterly conference at Fargo Methodist Church. Attendees included 8 S. E. Swim and others from Tolbert, with Fargo representatives and Rev. W. P. Garvin presiding. Reports noted $700 paid on Centenary pledges and over $400 raised for incidental expenses.
Mrs. George Goins hosted Cecil Goins seventh birthday and Mae Crisp sixteenth. Obituary: Mrs. Smith, sister of W. H. Olive, buried at Fargo cemetery. Howard Houser and family moved from Deans to Mrs. J. T. Cabe’s place. Fargo school and church events cited along with local visits, illnesses, and a March 12 Irish play and pie supper fundraiser for a baseball outfit. Fargo basketball beat Sirwood 41 to 12. Several residents ill or recovering and moves noted across the community.
Davis and Summerour invite readers to inspect land at an early development stage, praising practical farmers as strong judges of a country. The note urges a future trip to assess progress and potential.
Clarendon College claims the Texas basketball championship after a season in which the team won every game and greatly outscored opponents. Unable to schedule games with the University of Texas or other down state schools, the Clarendon squad crowned themselves state champions.
East Vernon basketball, not having played this season, accepted Kincheloe's challenge and will meet on Vernon high school court Friday March 12 at three o'clock. Local notes mention residents visiting Vernon, including Yom K Foster, Charlie Burchfield, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Judd, Roy Love, Floyd Earl, and Miss Shirley, Miss Hattie White, with Miss Bernice Meyers also active in town events.
Miss Myrtle and Tiny Bell White hosted a night with Miss Thelma Murry while Thursday guest Miss Lena May Codm visited. R. H. Love traveled from the community to Perrin Texas to visit his sister this week, leaving last Moon day and due back Friday. Miss Ruth Murray spent Friday night with Miss Anna Burchfield.
Come to Spearman Texas and explore the terminus of the North Texas and Santa Fe Railway marketed as the Creat Wheat Belt of Texas. Buyers can find farms ranches and city property at attractive prices with easy terms. A postcard will bring a field man to describe Spearton and its countryside. Contact options include see phone or write 11 Ste.
A. G. Parr of Port Worth has bought an interest in The Everything Store and will actively participate in its management with R. V. Parr. Parr and A. J. Carpenter, Messrs. Parr are brothers.
J. R. Jones runs a real estate office in the Ferguson building on the west side of North Main fronting east, one door north of Hahn's dry goods store. Phone number 617. contact for buying selling or renting real estate. Subscribe for the Record.
In Wilbarger county five communities Odell Parga Tolbert Trarvold and Oklainton will operate canners this season. Additional individual canners will also be in operation as gardens and fruit crops promise abundance. Miss Ohmie Wilcox home demonstration agent believes the cold spell did not damage fruit and trees she inspected were not harmed by the freeze.
A notice details oil lease opportunities covering 4000 acres in a solid body split between Wichita and Witharger counties near Gitar Trislor well, plus 5000 acres adjoining Near Atamiston well with young timber. An 8500 acre solid area lies southwest of Ver non with numerous smaller leases, up to forty acres each. Contact J BR Lutz, 83 tf.
Porter Crow Stienert returned last night to Clarendon College after several stays in Ver nen.
Mrs E F Piper and her young daughter have returned home after an extended visit with her mother in Kansas City Missouri.
Howard Heath, 9-Sip.
Vernon store owner R. F. Adkisson of Eagle Street testifies Doan's Kidney Pills helped his family with kidney weakness and back pain. He says Doan's never failed to deliver good results and recommends them to all. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, distributes.
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