County awards paving contract to local bidder
A 1.9 mile county road paving project was awarded to Oscar Swinburn, Vernon, in competition with six other state bidders. The work will start by April 21 and total about $30,000 with local labor provided. material at cost. The contract covers 1.5 miles south of town and 0.4 miles north, to the first bridge, to be completed in sixty days with reinforced concrete and 45,000 pounds of steel. Pending Denver railroad permission to tunnel under tracks at Oklainton, bids on the east west highway will follow, extending six miles each direction, eighteen feet wide.
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Oscar Swinburn
Vernon
Swinbuen
Swinburn
Denver Railroad
Permissio
Oklainton
Wilbarger Street
Neighborhood cleanup targets negligent property owners
Cleanup committees in Vernon report several premises in their district have not been cleared of trash. Officials will request owners to tidy up as city wagons begin hauling April 5 and a state inspector will arrive shortly after.
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Vernon
Federated Clubs
Derrick Erection On Ogleby Farm Near Frederick Planned
A derrick is being erected on the Frank Ogleby farm about eight miles north of town. The Dickey Bell Oil Co of Frederick Oklahoma expects completion in about four days using a rotary rig. Company officials are enthusiastic about the location, supported by a government oil survey noting the area as promising for development.
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Frank Ogteby
Dickey-Bell Oil Co
Frederick
Okla
Ogleby Farm
Campaign committee in Wilbarger county gains sixty members
Sixty new members have thus far been secured by the campaign committee working in Wilharger county in the interest of the Texas Farm Bureau. Canvassing has occurred only at intervals when other duties of those involved have not been unduly greasing.
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Wilharger County
Texas Farm Bureau
Big Rabbit Hunt Claims Over Two Hundred Rabbits
More than 200 rabbits were killed Thursday in a drive five miles north of town. About thirty men participated, including Lee Bryant J A Puckett Earl Foster W Oliver and Wolf of Vernon.
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Messrs
Lee Bryant
J. A. Puckett
Earl Foster
W. Oliver
Wolf of
Vernon
Sufficient Rain Spurs Planting And Near East Relief Talk
County agent says last Friday’s rain provided enough moisture for corn planting and soil prep with more rain needed for a full crop. Wheat looks much better after the shower. cotton planting to start after April 1 to June, with early sowing to resist boll weevil raids. General Argepetian will speak in Vernon Monday on Near East distress, fundraising by Near East Relief. committee named including J S Sewell. Amnesia conditions described as dire with widespread hunger as relief workers feed children at long tables.
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Wilbarger County
Argepetian
Vernon
W. 2B. Wilson
Near East Relief Association
Vernon Book Store to Open in Former Bank Room
The Vernon Book Store will open tomorrow in the former directors room of the Herring National Bank on Main Street. Owner R. S. Huddleston will offer books cards tallies tobacco and confectionery with mahogany showcases and light cream woodwork. Huddleston, a longtime local merchant, recently sold City News Stand stake to W. T. Ponder of Mangum Oklahoma.
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Vernon
R. S. Huddleston
Herring National Bank
Main Street
Huddleston
City News
W. T. Ponder
Mangum, Ohloa
Pew Establishment
Reverend Ray to Preach Again at Vernon Baptist Church
Reverend Jeff D. Ray of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth will preach again in Vernon next Sunday at both morning and evening services. The Fort Worth minister has preached here for several Sundays and his sermons are meeting with favorable comment from local church members and the public.
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Ray
Baptist Church
Jeff D. Ray
The
Baptist Theological Seminary At
Fort Worth
Vernon
Bar Honors Parrish Memor y at Wichita Falls Meeting
Resolutions of respect for the late Lucia W Parrish were approved Tuesday by the Bar Association in the courthouse at Wichita Falls. W J Berry reported attendees from nearby areas and tributes were given to the departed figure.
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Lucia
W. Parrish
Wichita Falla
Bar Association
Dressmaking Firm Opening Across From Library
A dressmaking establishment run by Mrs. D. R. Taylor and Mrs. J. E. B. Leverette will open Monday across the street from the public library. Mrs. Taylor previously managed the Children's Fashion Shop.
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D. R. Taylor
J. EB. Leverette
County School Trustees Farekeep Filing Deadline
County trustees submit required forms to the office of the county school superintendent during the last week of April. The census must be completed by April.
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County School
Purebred Stock Association Feasibility Outlined Here
A Wilbarger County committee plans forming a purebred livestock association to raise profits and county wealth. A meeting to discuss cooperative sales and marketing will occur within weeks with 35 farmers already expressing interest. A J Ward of Texas A and M College may attend the Wilbarger meeting.
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Belber
A. J. Ward
Texas A. and
M. College
Chillicothe couple wed at courthouse by Justice Griffiths
Miss Grace Cheatam and Farr Trout of Chillicothe married Monday afternoon at 8 30 in the courthouse office by T. J. Griffiths Justice of the Peace. The bride is daughter of Mrs M A Cheatam and the groom is son of Mr and Mrs KK Trout. They will live in Chillicothe.
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Grace Cheatam
Farr Trout
Chillicothe
Court House
T. J. Griffiths
M. A. Cheatam
Kk. T. Trout
Political Mass Meeting at Vernon Court House Monday
A mass meeting for city voters is set for Monday night in the district courtroom to discuss issues before the election of mayor and commissioners. Mayor Harry Mason will speak as he seeks re election against J. B. Sewell, while James W. Teak runs from the east side against E. B. Owen and J. H. Poncheton seeks the west side post with no opponent.
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District Court Room
Harry Mason
Vernon
Poncheton
West Side
Klan Commends Rev. Byron Smith in Edmond
The Ku Klux Klan honors Rev. Byron Smith of Palestine and Edmond with a farewell note and official stationery letter praising his stand on public schools religion and free speech. Smith, a Wilbarger County native now serving in Palestine, departs Edmond for a larger field as the Klan lauds his actions and vows to continue communications on official Klan paper.
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Byron Smith
Palestine
Edmond
Oklo
Wilbarger County
Ku Klux Klan
Smith
Ed. Smith
Oklainian
Palestine Baptist Church
Klan
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Scrub Teams To Battle Two Scrub Clubs At Fairgrounds
Vanderbilt U and the League of Nations, both formed by high school students, meet in an exhibition baseball game tomorrow morning at 9 30 at the fairgrounds. Admission is free.
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Vanderbilt U
League of Nations
Fairgrounds
Couple Married At Court House In county
Miss Ethel Owens daughter of Mr and Mrs T D Owens living six miles south of town and Earl Servatius well known in the county were married Tuesday morning at 11 oclock in the office of Justice of the Peace T J Griffiths who officiated. A large party of friends attended Mer Servatine is a son of Mr and Mrs Peter Servatine of the Condon addition.
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Ethel Owens
T. D. Owens
Earl Servatius
T. J. Griffiths
Mer. Servatine
Peter Servatine
Condon Addition
Building Trades Revived by Recent Rainfall in Witharger County
Local lumber yard managers report renewed interest in building residences barns and fences across Witharger county since last Friday’s rain. Dealers note heightened wagon trade and more farm repairs while farmers plan new homes and town houses as weather and crop prospects improve.
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Witharger County
Vernon
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