Vernon Oil Boom Anniversary Reflects on Prosperity and Risk
Vernon marks the first anniversary of oil activity with renewed efforts at Pyramid drilling and other wells. Officials report progress and cautious optimism as pay sand targets 30 to 60 feet from earlier sites, while local fortunes hinge on ongoing drill outcomes amid past losses.
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Caesar
Brutus
Charles the
Cromwell
Vernon
Pyramid
Sigler Number 1
Judd Farm
Exempt From Examinations for Catherine Pierce
Miss Catherine Pierce daughter of Mr Pierce is on a two week vacation from Southern Methodist University Dallas. She is exempt from mid term examinations due to exceptionally high grades in Harmony and French with a 100 percent average in both courses.
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Catherine Pierce
Kerosene Bargain in Local Grocery Ad
Five gallon kerosene barrel price listed at 55 cents in Brown's Cash Grocery advertisement appears in the small town market. The notice highlights cheap fuel options and store branding.
Skipper Wanda Vowner Sails Lake Michigan Majer
Miss Wanda Vowner skippers the Lake Michigan fishing boat Major and sits at home in oil skins and seaboots. The photo shows her leaning on a line aboard the Major at her pier in Chicago with Miss Pom Fer, daughter of a lake fisher, in attendance.
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Wanda Vowner
Lake Michigan
Pomfer
Chicago
Interscholastic Meet Set for Vernon High School
The counts interscholastic literary meet will be held at Vernon High School Saturday at 10 a.m. Debates spelling contests and essays will showcase teams from Wilbarger County with a pathway to the district meet in Quanah upon victory.
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Vernon
Wilbarger County
Quanah
Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples in March
Marriage licenses were issued in March to Burl Gatewood and Miss Leona A. Stokes on March 2 and to PLT Robinson Jr. and Miss Madolene Taine on March 24.
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Burl Gatewood
Leona A. Stokes
Robinson, Jr
Madolene Taine
Vernon Hornet 1896 election notices and local news
An old Vernon Hornet issue from March 21 1896 forwarded to Mrs. B J Parker lists candidates for mayor alderman and county offices and notes railroad round trip to Cripple Creek. Local items report births engagements and business ads, with subscription at twenty five cents a year.
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Vernon Hornet
B. J. Parker
EB. S. Hendrick
Chillicothe Valley News
Hendrick
Pendleton and Porgesonu Drug Store
George Anderson
Clive Marshall
W. C. McDavid
Lon C. Pakle
Jatin Y. Scott
Hugh R. Bonner
Ry. S. Honssels
W. E. Naylor
L. N. Perkins
County View
F. L. McHugh
James BR. Tolbert
J. W. Smith
R. Sanders
J. OA. Locky
Harry Mason
Port Worth
Denver
Ae. Ferguson
Blu. Parker
J. R. Campbell
Tally Smother
James Condon
Doctor Rhoads
James Creager
the Hornet
Sacred concert by Baptists at First Baptist Church
A sacred concert will be observed at the First Baptist Church auditorium Sunday evening at 7 30. The program includes organ preludes grand religious selection church orchestra and solos by Miss Cleo Bowers Mrs Essie Haney J W Hodges and Mrs Po EB Phillips with choir chorus and offertory religious melody.
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First Baptist
Wruger
W.T. Rouse
Cleo Bowers
Essie Haney
Rev. West
Rouse
Sele
A. H. Murchison
Last Supper
J. W. Hodges
Cornet
Calvary —Church
Selo
Sourano
Po EB. Phillips
Vernon High School to Meet Seymour inockey game shift
Vernon high school football game versus Seymour moves to Saturday 2 PM replacing Quanah. Coach Winston expects a tougher opponent. Seymour’s teams are strong and historically good. Vernon lineup shakeup places Delmasso and Larrimore in new spots with outfield changes featuring Farrell, Small, and Hiatt or Parr.
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Vernon High School
Seymour
Quanah
Winston
Seymour Hags
Vernon
Delmasso
Larrimore
Farrell
Small
Hiatt Or Parr
Kerosene Bargains Listed in Local Ad
An old classified notice advertises kerosene by the barrels and five-gallon quantities with a price of 356 in local currency, featuring Brown's Cash Grade Ad.
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Brown
Tire troubles end with Trulepruf tires from Lutz and Schmoker
Ad copy notes avoiding trouble by purchasing Trulepruf tires at Lutz and Schmoker. Mentions improved farms and a Davis & Summeronr firm with a cryptic reference to money.
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Lutz & Schmoker’s
Davis & Summeronr
Brown's Cash Gro Bulk Coffee Ad Promotes Fresh Roasted Quality
A local store markets bulk coffee as high quality starting with fresh roasting and grinding. The ad highlights freshness and reliability as key selling points for coffee buyers.
Miss Randall Improving After Operation
Miss Laura Randall, who underwent an operation Thursday, is reported doing well today and may recover soon based on hospital notes.
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Laura Randall
Rare bone surgery could restore Mrs Nicoll’s mobility
Mrs Delancey Nicoll, New York social leader, who lost use of her right leg in 1915, may walk again after Dr Fred H Albee created a bone substitute from a tibia splinter. An earlier infection and amputation of a leg section left her crutch dependent, but promising results suggest walking unaided within a year.
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England
Nicoll
Mrs Grady Ish Visits Helens Mont After Fort Worth Visit
Mrs Grady Ish and Mrs J M Willis of Fort Worth are mentioned in a note about visits with relatives. Willis departed for her home after a stay and Ish remains in Helens Mont while other countryside mentions reference to local workers.
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Grady Ish
J. M. Willis
Fort Worth
Lef
Mise
Helens
Mont
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Worrell Vetere
Inter-State
Fergeson Vernon
FE. B. Jones
Jones Rtans
Spectors Rue Company
NUS
DR. C. E. Robinson
Sigler Bldg
Hunt
Vernon Drug Store
Insurance
EK. L. Witty
Liberty Cafe
Frank E. Murchison
Fisk
Fisk Southwestern Implement Company
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Sterling
Illinois
Pangburp
Pangburns
Bran
Reas
Purina
Ferguson & Martin
Oxford
Edwin Clapp
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Hart Schaff
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