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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
4
The Vernon Record semi weekly outlines subscription rates six months or more and annual pricing. It lists classified ad rates per word obituaries and poetry charges plus display rates. It notes a guaranteed circulation of 2,600 with 85 percent in Wilbarger County.
The Record will not publish unsigned contributions and will print only signed pieces. Anonymous or fictitious signatures are rejected, while open discussion from all sides is welcome if the writer’s name is provided. The publishers insist on the writer’s name for every article to receive consideration.
Press dispatches describe a silent revolution challenging strict prohibition laws. Observers expect major parties to consider a state by state liquor tolerance plank, possibly delaying a fully dry America. Kansas City closes its county jail since prohibition cut inmate numbers, illustrating perils and urges for education about liquor’s harms.
The Vernon Record argues that unions should not demand dismissal or nonhire of competent nonunion workers, asserting no wartime conditions justify union interference. It notes postwar labor demand rising and supply shrinking due to wartime labor withdrawal and reduced immigration, creating high wages and challenging open shop aims.
July 24 2020 ballot listings include District Attorney James V Leak for Memphis and re Election notices for Sheriff W A Ish Jim Bumar R I Key Tax Assessor candidates Port er field Cabe Be Porterfield Eugene Keltz Blair Alderman Joe Sneed Fulcher Griffiths Precinct 2 candidates O A McCaleb T M Marcum W F McKee and Precinct 3 J B Archer with several re elections noted.
Public election notice dated April 6 1920 lists J D Key as candidate for Commissioner Place 2. The terse filing outlines the race and candidate name for city voters.
A fragment indicates that in the early 1940s lawmakers allowed preachers in good standing to sell liquor. The note suggests a historical permissive stance affecting religious figures and alcohol commerce during that era.
Washington reports warm waves reaching Vancouver around March 13 and sweeping the Pacific slope. The bulletin notes rising temperatures across the Rockies, plains, Mississippi and Ohio valleys, with most rain before March 16 and ongoing shifts in crop weather into June, affecting eastern sections and Newfoundland vicinity by late March.
The Record notes a shift in labor dynamics from defense to dominance as labor grows scarce and wages rise. It critiques highhanded open shop rhetoric and urges moderation, urging unions and open shop advocates to adopt Vernon’s motto There is work enough for all.
Vernon residents are invited to an upcoming Monday night concert offering high quality music and the chance for local cooperation to bring top artists to the town. The note emphasizes education and character development through music and art and seeks community support to expand cultural opportunities. Bardot & Stanley advertise butter and eggs at 15-38te while J R Jane’s real estate office remains on North Main Street in Ferguson Building.
The fragment lists cigar and cigarette brands including Rio-Tan Y. B's. Travis Club Mozart Samuel I Davis Rec ords Melba Joan of Arc Cinco Tom Moore Little Tom Admiration Pow HWa Tan Et Sideyo Champ Clark Hogg Littletons Prince Hamlets E toro Portinas and Cigarettes. Peoples Drug Store Swartwood Block 17 2te.
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