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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
8
I own a 140 acre lease in Wichita County near Towa Park three quarters of a mile from the pink wells. I will sell 40 to 100 acres at 250 dollars per acre and reserve 40 acres for myself. Write or wire Vernon Texas.
The Missionary Ruths plan a meeting at Mrs. Mounthe s home Tuesday afternoon. The program includes a devotional on Religion in Action led by Mrs Trevathan and a talk by Dr. Henry F. Brooks on Facing the Issue of the New Crusade.
The Wednesday Forty-two club gathered with Mrs. S. H. Shive for a pleasant afternoon. A large number attended and a salad course was served.
White Produce Company advertises a year round cash market for livestock and poultry including ewes and chickens and notes phone contact 28s for Trevathan's flour sale closing Saturday.
A notice for Sunday events on March 16 featuring five concerts and TV programing with special and appropriate music at all services.
County reports indicate widespread farmer cooperation in a campaign to cut cotton by one third based on last year's acreage. Large landowners are increasingly backing the plan and grain sorghum may replace much of the cotton as the new focus. County official N O R Tisdal notes tenant contracts may not force heavy cotton planting this year. Local merchants advertise Irish Cobbler seed potatoes at $2.50 a bushel.
Mrs Betty Scott of North Pearl Street received a telegram Wednesday announcing the death of her sister in law Mrs St T Conn in Ada China. A prior message said Mrs Conn was stricken with paralysis and she could not attend the funeral. J T Conn was known as sheriff and deputy during the old jail era. He moved from Wilbarger to Navajo in 1808 and helped establish county records.
A Vernon resident praises local volunteer firefighters who battled a Wednesday morning blaze to save a home. The citizen commends their unselfish service and urges pride in the crew's efforts despite the odds.
City Secretary Hall says the city will start grading several residential streets in the near future. The main streets are in poor condition and the grader will be used within a few days. The notice ends with an ad for dining at Hotel Vernon.
The court ruling declares mineral rights on school land belong to the landowner, ending external filing claims by others and nullifying preexisting filings. Oil development may resume as leasing and drilling activity is expected to follow this clarification of title.
A letter from Lieutenant J A Storey of the 42nd Infantry praises an editorial on December 6 about planting trees along public roads. He notes Wilbarger county should build a tree lined highway and that trees offer beauty and road protection. The piece references roads aiding the Republic during conflict and urges continued tree planting after the war.
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