Junior Directors Lead Vernon Clean Up Week Plan
The Vernon Chamber of Commerce youth board plans a week of sanitation efforts from March 15 to 19. Committees for each day organize health sunday, home sanitation, rat killing with tails reward, pure food inspections, mosquito control, child welfare, and general cleanup with ongoing year round service.
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Vernon
C. R. Holder
M. Haney
Curtis Renfro
Poh. Robinson, Jr
Chancey Puckett
Q. McCurdy
Renfro Hardware
Roy Abbott
Karte Norwood
C. F. Swartwood
A. D. Sheppard
Sam Napier
Joe Parker
Civic League
A. Hinger
Davis
Rouse
Prowlers Alarm Central Showyard Incident
Two men tried to break into the yard of EH Pah lins near the Sentral Show causing an early Tuesday evening alarm. Police were summoned but the suspects escaped before capture.
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EH. Pahlins
Heinewes
City allocates forty percent of funds to Vernon schools
Vernon plans show forty thousand dollars about forty percent of city revenue will fund schools this year. Of this, about forty thousand goes to maintenance and schoolhouse bonds. Expenditures total 91,223.21 with street paving and water sewer work included.
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Vernon
Institutions of Learning
Long Appointed to Hold Vernon City Election
W K Long was appointed presiding officer for the Vernon city election to be held April 5 at a City Commissioners meeting. The panel agreed to assist the Fire Department by preparing City Hall auditorium as bedrooms, with city funding up to 600 dollars matching fire department spending. The city attorney was told to sue Pierce OL Corporation for 600 dollars in city taxes.
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W. KK. Long
Fire Department
Pierce OL Corporation
Vernon
Station Draws New Trade in Vernon Cream Station
Vernon sees farmers visit from rural areas to trade at Bourgdoll and Stanley grocery as the new cream station opens. Proponents report strong interest and good response from the countryside.
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Vernon
Bourgdoll and
Stanley Grocery
Electra Couple Wed In Vernon Court House
J. M. Dees and Miss Tara Dunn wed in Vernon at 3 45 PM with Griffithe officiating in the courthouse lobby. They are the daughter and son of local residents and will make their home in that place.
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J. M. Dees
Tara Dunn
T He Court House
Vernon
Squire
Griffithe
Phe Sride
J. H. Dunn
Leere
Connie
Texas Rail Fares Rise Twenty Percent In ICc Order
The Inter State Commerce Commission orders Texas railroad fares to increase 20 percent effective soon. Agent HL Wheeler notes the new rates apply to routes from Vernon to Fort Worth Denver line points, with listed figures to towns such as Wichita Falls Electra Childress Amarillo and more. Passenger fare cents per mile rise from 2 to 3 as part of the change.
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Texas
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Inter
Wheeler
Fothaeing Chinges
Vernon
Kort Worth
Denver
Martie
Wiehite Falls
Electra
Childress
Amarillo
Avent
Herald F
Frisco
Red River
Kingola
Wagoner
Verdon Man Weds Mrs Taghan in T. J. Griffiths Office
Charence Mathis and Mrs Belle Taghan were married at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the office of Judge T. J. Griffiths who performed the ceremony. Mathis has lived in Vernon five years and will move with his bride to White Plains after April first.
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Charence Mathis
Belle Tagan
Dudger T. J. Griffiths
Mr. Mathis
Vernon
White Plains
Duncan Declared Live Oil Town by Lee Cole
Lee Cole touring Vernon with father HW L Coleman says Duncan Oklahoma is the lovest oil town in the Southwest. Cole cites visits to Breckenridge Graham Ranger and others and notes Duncan’s recent oil finds, with weekly output around 14 000 barrels.
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Votan
Okla
Lee Coleman
Lee
Vernon
HW. L. Coleman
Breckenridge
Cised
Graham
Ranger
Duncan
Duncan Felt
Lyceum Offer at Harrold Next Tuesday
The St. Claire Four Sisters of the KRedoeth Lyceum Bureau present a porsteal program in the Flarreid school auditorium on Tuesday night March 1. The show features solos, miniatures, duets, recitations and home songs. Season tickets are priced at fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children, with separate admission for those without tickets.
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St. Claire
Kredoeth Lyceum Bureau
Flarreid
Mie
Legion Members Form Three Teams At Meeting
About 75 to 80 attendees filled the district court room for a local American Legion post gathering. Plans for a membership drive and fundraiser were discussed, with teams led by Folin Storey and others, flags to indicate race positions, and a carnival plan vetoed in favor of supporting merchants and churches.
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Camanien
Teasor
Am. Oaip Servier
Am Nave A Ineties
En Mierhers
Legion
Army
Folin Storey
Aly Cervier
Duy Perut
Charine Fem
HR. H
McCurdy
Ptaes
Fiense
Corp
A. DD. Shepperd
American Legion
Crutcher Cole
Birth of Ninth Pound Boy Prompts Local Notice
A terse birth notice records the arrival of a ninth son to Mr and Mrs Berg. The boy named Bree Gave was born Friday at home about twelve and a half miles south of town, with family expressing joy.
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Berg
Priday
Merce
Bree
Firemen to Get New Quarters in City Hall Upgrade
Work has begun to convert the city hall auditorium into two dormitory rooms for city firemen. Commissioners approved the plan with cost shared by the city and fire department, including six single beds and lockers, with construction linked to a fire pole and truck room. Costs estimated at about 600 pounds, funded by department funds and donations.
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Hhe Fire Department
de Dee Paritient
Ie de Parouent
Tag Day Nets Sum From Varent Teacher Association
One hundred dollars and fifty six outs of money was raised by tag day for the Varent teacher Association. Mrs TG A Willian led the effort with classmates expressing gratitude as tagging continued for about a week. Mrs Paul Goetze the treasurer praised the timely purchases and small offerings from participants.
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TG. A. Willian
Varent Teacher Association
Paul Goetze
Warn Against Blocking Fire Trucks In City Streets
City officials urge drivers to move cars quickly when fire sirens sound to clear the way for ambulances and engines. Fire personnel warn that blocking or delaying emergency vehicles can endanger lives and impede response times on crowded streets.
City Clean Up Urged to Eliminate Fire Hazards
Vernoy officials push a broad cleanup drive to remove refuse and flammable materials. The marshal urges strict street and building cleanliness to deter fires, warning negligent individuals harm neighbors and raise insurance costs. Mayor cites city equipment ready. citizens must finish the effort with regular trash removal.
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Vernou
Harrold Juniors Win Again in County Showdown
The Harrold Junior basketball team captured Wilbarger county championship by beating Pitlott on the Bivena court with a 19 to 1 score. Cecil Rook led scoring with 15 points while George King and Robert Houtehens provided strong defense. This was the third meeting of the season between Harrold and Elliott with Harrold taking two wins.
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Oarreld
Wilbarger County
Fron Pitlott
Bivena
Eilat
Harrold
Cecil Rook
George King
Robert Houtehens
Took
Thirrold
Elliott
Hurrold
Toa
May Construct Curing Plant For Sweet Potatoes
On a farm twelve miles south of town owners J. Fimberlake and L. J. Terrell plan a curing plant for sweet potatoes. They expect 1500 to 2000 bushels from ten acres, with a 1000-bushel storage goal. The sandy soil farm previously yielded 5 bushels from an eighth of an acre.
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J. FL .Fimberlake
L. J. Terrell
Winberlake
Delinquent County Taxes Remain Despite Treasurer's Report
Delinquent taxes still linger, with seven or more percent outstanding. The treasurer's office notes many are unpaid by month end. A wave of scooter boys and laborers are singled out for extra reporting duties amid tax collection efforts.
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Ifie
Car of Eggs to Boston By Local Produce Company
The first carload of eggs from Vernon was shipped Wednesday by the White Produce Company to Boston. Twelve thousand dozen eggs, representing four days’ receipts, were sent, with demand noted among Boston’s poultry buyers. Growth of poultry farming in Somerset County is expected as shipments and prices attract local producers.
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Boston
Vernon
Aachry
Zacury
Toenl
Witherset
White Produce Company
Zachry
Charge Negro With Robbery At Waplen-Wlitter Grocery
Deputy Sheriff arrests Charley Mosely a Black man after a night burglary at the Waplen-Wlitter Grocery Company. Fifty cartons of cigarettes valued at twenty thousand were found at Mosely’s house. the remainder allegedly sold locally. He was held on a charge of breaking in through a rear window Wednesday night. Authorities alerted tobacco retailers to locate more loot. Mosely remains in custody as investigation continues.
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Charley Mosely
Carrington
Waplen-Wlitter
Mosely
Mosey
Salinn Nearing
Aron
Thompson Couple Welcomes Eight Pound Twins
A Thompson community report notes the birth of two eight pound baby girls to Mr. and Mrs. J. Seiman on Friday March 4. Both mothers and children are doing well.
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Bern
Seiman
Thompson
Mothos Ehita
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