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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1921
Page
16
The Vernon Record lists mailing details and classified ad rates with pricing for various notices. Subscriptions require minimum three months with rates for six and three months and local reading notices and obituaries priced per word.
Commissioner race details show Place No. 3 West Side with W. M. Blackwood and Luther Webe and Place No. 4 East Ed Rogers with M. Rogers and M. Ladd. Ballot designation under city election notice.
Wichitas Falls Vernon and Seymour form a regional stake in the proposed Wichita River dam. Leaders urge cooperation over a cross river road route and highway rights to avoid burdening Vernon while allowing future growth. Citizens urged to petition write actions.
The Record notes a trial involving Clara Smith Hamon accused of killing Jake Ham on an Oklahoma oil operation. Details are said to be available in daily papers, with no further coverage provided here.
A chaotic town scene features a stuntman tying himself into a knot with a rope and falling to the ground as spectators cheer. The chaotic report touches on public officials, community judgment, and reflections on law and morality amid a sensational performance gone awry.
The article notes renewed town pride in Vernon with efforts to clean up yards and improve the town. It highlights a public camp ground project and plans to advance it promptly, promising a more inviting area between Denver and Gal hue, once funding and execution proceed.
Local chamber of commerce and citizens plan a free Vernon camp ground with tables chairs running water an oven and electric lights to lure thousands of summer visitors traveling Colorado to the Gulf on a paved Colorado road. The project aims to boost Vernon as a hospitable overnight stop and stimulate town growth.
Miss Rose Bilmann the Red Cross county nurse continues exams in rural schools reporting 228 boys inspected by mid month with 180 defective and 251 girls with 101 defects. After each check she makes medical care recommendations and issues cards with measurements to take home. A large group of children were brought to physicians and dentists in Vernon following the nurse’s recommendations.
Michael Bulka of Chicago has invented a clock with a glass dome containing a miniature sun, earth, and moon that replicate their celestial motions. After hatching season, poultry guidance notes how to handle roosters and hens for fertility and egg quality. See Trabhloruf Tires at J Lutz’s office and Ford top covers offered by V C Morris.
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