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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
3
Weather has allowed progress on the Oklamion highway final grading. Bids for paving with vitrified brick were rejected and concrete work awaits final preparation before laying. O A Swinborn advances bridges and culverts with two complete. two more due by week’s end. cold weather slows progress on Paradise Creek bridge.
West Vernon reports spring prep as farmers break soil for early planting. Misses Ruth and Lillie May visit grandparents J H Carson. Basketball game: senior girls win 22 to 8 over Farmers Valley on our court. Several residents, including Camp Thi, France serviceman King, receive letters. Numerous visits and travels round West Vernon with relatives in Fort Worth Crowell Commerce Arlington and Dallas.
Thalia residents and visitors are noted in a busy week of trips. Uncle Charlie Soloman visits Vernon. Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Watts call on Mrs. Hathaway. prayer meeting at Baptist church. several motor trips to Crowell and Vernon. local baseball plan disrupted. crowd enjoys a house party with Edison music. church services draw large crowds. multiple families travel for family events and a dog bite incident is recorded.
Iowa Park Acreage offers 10 acres held in Wichita County near Towa Park three fourths mile from pink wells. I will sell 10 to 100 acres at 250 dollars per acre and retain 40 acres for myself. Write or wire with 15 day advance. T H Shive Vernon Texas.
County Judge EF L Mellagh calls trustee election for precincts 1 2 3 to fill expiring terms on the county school board. Election date is Saturday April 5 with voting aligning to school trustees. County Superintendent J N Pulcher urges early submission of election supplies.
Ben Lane, a north side farmer, says broom corn is profitable and easy to grow in Wilbarger County. He notes broom corn could yield a ton of straw from five acres, costs less labor than cotton, and could replace cotton in parts of Oklahoma and Texas when tried locally. Matthews Grocery advertises contact.
Dr. RoE Main Mansel and George Price, noted Thalia residents, visited yesterday to handle local affairs. Dr Main reports wheat conditions in Thalia country are favorable and overall conditions are good. Aviio Herring visited Electra last Sunday. The Vernon Record and the Semi Weekly Parvin News priced at $2.95 per year.
Mrs A P O Howard hosts a regisher business session at 3:30 next Thursday afternoon with ATL members expected. Local adverts promote produce buying by White Produce Co and Renufro’s Famber Yard. Miss Dorothy Thompson joins Wilbarger County Abstract Co after dining at Hotel Vernon.
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