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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
6
Vernon superintendent B F L Sisk urges counting every child in Vernon who is seven by September 1 to maximize state per capita funding. He notes 1,200 already counted, 200 more potentially missing, and stresses including away from home or not in school children. Census must be completed by March end.
The Parent Teachers Association of Central School will hold a 4 o clock Tuesday afternoon gathering in the Central School Building.
Baptist Sunday School classes led by Ww WN Stokes, W A Lane, and J C Rouse will host a reception at Seelock in the Puckett Building on North Main Street. Punch and Easter ice cream will be served plus a 4H social hour and a program featuring the church orchestra, mixed quartet, soloist Mrs A H Murchison, and other performances.
Will Have Eye Hunt Mrs Manis will entertain the Children's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church with an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday afternoon at her home on the corner of N Bowie and Olive Sts. Mrs Lievd Sigier hosted a bridge gathering with guests including Mrs Arthur Vernon and Mrs George Hegwood.
Mrs Crawford entertained with a bridge party on Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Lorene Greene with kewpie dolls and seasonal decor. A birthday surprise for Miss Mattilene Lloyd was held at her Be Vease Street home with a birthday cake and gift-ribbon game. A guest day at Mrs Greever’s featured two musical programs and a decorated ice course in club colors gold and white.
The Thursday Bridge Club met at Mrs J Dodson Jr with prizes awarded to Mrs A B Swartwood guest prize to Mrs FP L Massie and consolation prize to Mrs Harry Mason. Numerous guests attended and about sixty ladies were invited to the Culture Club gathering Tuesday afternoon.
Junior directors of the Chamber of Commerce raised six hundred dollars in the first forenoon of the membership campaign. Three teams tied for first in the progress report at a luncheon at the Bailey Hotel. The drive ends March 31 with a banquet on April 1 for winning team and guests.
Washington reports income and profits tax receipts for the March 15 installment at 675 million dollars with 65 0 million deposited by March 22. Secretary Mellon says total fiscal year revenue from income profits taxes may reach 3 050 billion, aligning with treasury expectations.
The report notes Colonel Wainwright is a lawyer by trade and served on the staff of Major General O'Ryan, commander of the Twenty seventh Division, with service in Belgium and France.
Mrs. Den Bomer of Louisville Kentucky visits her mother Mrs J T Williams. Mrs EK Basham and daughters Thelma Inez and Mary Brown of Wichita Falls visited Mr and Mrs Everett Haney this week.
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