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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
5
In Vernon Texas a March letter to the Vernon Record argues for building a county hospital to treat the ill and insane, aiding sick and injured residents who lack access to medical care. The author calls on citizens to endorse a public facility funded by the county and managed for day and night patient care.
Local notes report a rainy period last Friday night and influenza recovery with few children affected. A pie supper netted $15.50 for the school while a church gathering and social visits fill the weekend. Several residents travel for business in Dallas and nearby towns.
Washington reports a sequence of warm and storm waves across the continent from March 18 to 27, with temperatures rising March 11 through 20 and storms increasing in intensity near the upper Great Lakes. Pacific slope warmth reaches Vancouver by March 25, followed by a storm crest across the Rockies and plains, then a European Atlantic wave. April hints at above normal temperatures, with light rain and notable frosts near mid month. celestial references cap the forecast with Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars noted in the evening sky.
Tolbert reports a snowy week improving crops and discusses a baby girl born March 1 or 13. Senior basketball teams vs Crescent Cove with 14 24 boys and 18 0 girls. Pie supper at First Baptist. BK B Page adds a room to his house. Community shows resilience after three years of drought and plans for wells. Church services announce ordination and deacon setting.
Mrs. R YT Wilson received a telegram from her son Lieutenant Wilson in the Army Medical Corps stating he and Toward are overseas and have arrived safely and will go to Camp Merritt. It is unclear when he will be discharged but likely several weeks more before he can reach Vernon Jersey. Onion sets advertised by Williams Moore Grocer Company at 50 cents a gallon in a brief note.
Special correspondence reports Rev. R V Tooley officiating at the Methodist church service at noon. Socials include a singing evening by Mr and Mrs Jim Boust and a crowd at Mr and Mrs Dave Lowe’s Saturday. Judge Hetchins and family visited Elliott Tuesday. Wheat outlook is good though grazing will soon be limited. Roy Lemons and Norace Goss return from San Diego. Aderholt and Alma Lemons’ visit. Marl Stagner from Wichita Falls in Elliott. Guyer School beat Elliott 11 to 1 in baseball. Purchases by G Lemons and F H Stineman in Vernon. Dew King from Tulsa visiting Mrs John Dunstaw’s sister. Fay Johnson from Red Duty returns home. Mrs S V P King’s two year old Geeren sick and suspected candy poisoning. improving but not eating much. W T Hutchins shopping in Harrold.
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