Vernon Sets Community Week From May 28 To June 2
The Wilbarger Federation of Women’s Clubs fixed May 28 to June 2 for Vernon Community Week with events each night. Musicians chair opens, Delphian club helps, Home Economics speaker from College of Industrial Arts, and a play Grandpas' Mistake by the Womans Club. Rural clubs close the week with a similar program. Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for children. single admission 25 cents and 16 cents last year. Committees were named for assisting, stage, solicitations, seats, grounds, and ticketing. A library meeting planned to finalize plans. cows tested for tuberculosis endorsed with compensation if condemned.
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Phivers Club
Home Economics
Home Economics Dink the Third Night Will Secnure No Tecturer
College of Industrial Arts
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Trome Science Club
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Lelia
V Parent Teachers Association
Harriett Thomas
Collins
O. A. Trunsen
Ross
B. A. Williams
Mary Vinckman
Rurali Cubs
N. R. Tenth
Mont King
Bula Goodfellow
Tn M. Blair
C.F. Kwartwood
Ethel Taney
National Guard Company
W. O. Huggins
BP. S. Keltz
C. M. Blair
Negro Shot In Fracas At Brown's Eating Place
Oi Millienry, a Black man, lies wounded with a gunshot to the jaw after a confrontation at Brown's Eating Place in the Flats late Sunday. George Norris and Willie Walker argued over a tie pin. a revolver fired, Millienry interposed, and the shot struck him. Walker and Norris were detained on public disturbance and gun discharge charges.
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Oi Millienry
Henry
Walker
Norris
Prescott man visits Vernon to aid typhoid fever son
Charles F. Newth of Prescott Arkansas arrived in Vernon to stay at his son Fred Newth’s bedside. Fred, ill with typhoid fever at home, was for several days reported gravely ill but is now resting well.
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Charles F. Newth
Prescott, Arkins
Vernon
Fred Newth
Mr. Newth
Vernon Girl Wins Honors At Baylor College
Miss Christine Barrett of Vernon Texas appeared on Baylor College winter term honor roll as one of the top ten percent. She is a freshman and has held several student offices including vice president of the Bag by B Y P V. Nearby, C Gentey Cavanaugh earned the first college diploma for women in the Southwest.
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Christine Barrett
I. PB. Barrett
Vernon
Baylor College
Mississippi River
Southwest
Cgentey Cavanaugh
Fast Denver Train Cuts Fort Worth Denver Travel Time
The Fort Worth and Denver railroad will launch train No. 1 to Denver and No. 2 returning on May 15. The all steel train with dining and observation cars will run via Vernon toward Denver at 3 05 p.m. and reach Fort Worth at 12 30. It promises a six hour reduction Fort Worth to Denver and a two hour gain Vernon to Fort Worth, claiming the fastest Denver route timetable.
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Denver
Pnmouncomichl
Vernon
Fort Worth
Fourth Grade Play Aids Piano Fund Drive
Fourth grade pupils at Parker school staged a small afternoon play titled The Lost Boy to raise funds for the recently purchased piano. Admission was charged and proceeds were added to the school piano fund.
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Parker School
Local girl wins five prom hat in Chicago contest
Miss Dorothy Tull daughter of Dr and Mrs J L Pull won a Gage hat prize in a statewide contest for girls 4 to 14. Over 50 contestants entered. Gage millinery of Chicago donated hats valued at 11 dollars. Mrs Barney Williams mailed 100 booklets to color hats, Miss Kelly Housells won last year.
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Mes
J. L. Pull
Miss Tull
Gage Millinery Company
Chicago
Barney Williams
Murray
Kelly Housells
Pushing at McCaleb Well Near Doans This Week
Fishing started Saturday at Mc Caleb No. 1 near Doans and as soon as more casing is received active operations will be resumed on the well in case the fishing is successful. The boiler which had to be repaired has been completed and the crew is at work on the well shut down for two years.
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McCaleb No. 1
Doans
Singing and Picnic at Big Valley Schoolhouse
An all day Singing and picnic will be held Sunday May 6 on the grounds of the Big Valley schoolhouse. Big Valley lies nine miles south of Chillicothe and four miles from Medicine Mound.
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Big Viedllery
Big Valley
Chillicothe
Medicine Mound
Vernon City Enjoined From Paying Warrants for Plant
A Vernon Texas court injunction bars the city from paying $40,000 in warrants aimed at a new water and light plant. The suit alleges warrants were invalidly issued under the city charter, requiring bond processes and voter approval, with the city warned against diverting revenues or expending funds until further orders. The city manager warned that permanent injunction could force court intervention if the city remains under the order.
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Tlarry Mason
Terites
Morse Company
Vernon
Poirbonks
Morse Conan
Sun
Vernon Girls Win Valuable Prizes in State Contest
Vernon High School Domestic Art girls under Miss Valerian Reynolds returned from Fort Worth with three first and two second prizes in the state clothing contest among 482 participants. Delegates Lillian Bromelow Hula Cooper Eunice Davis Leslie King Opal Williams earned honors. Davis Davis Williams and Williams won prizes. Prizes will be on display in local store windows this week.
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Eunice Davis
Maurine Davis
Opal Willams
Wale Mae Cooper
Oypad
Williams
Port Worth
Tosis
Lake Worth
Water supply for Electra assured
Electra officials report two loads of pipe for the new water line have arrived and more are en route. Work crews are trenching from the Red River to the municipal lake while another team lays pipe to enable immediate transfer of water to the reservoir within about two weeks. A recent rain raised the city lake level by about 16 inches and daytime water cuts have ended, but residents are urged to conserve water and obey domestic use rules until the new line is connected.
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Eblectra
Electra
Red River
Young son of J Walter Allen in Moore Hospital recovery
The young son of J Walter Allen of Lockett is in the Moore Hospital recovering from an operation after an acute attack. He is reported to be recovering rapidly.
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J. Walter Allen
Lockett
Vernon High Meets Chillicothe At Fairgrounds Today
Vernon High School baseball hosts Chillicothe at the Fairgrounds this afternoon at four o clock. Mangum team contenders for Oklahoma state championship prepare to face Vernon in what is billed as one of the toughest games of the season.
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Vernon High
Chillicothe
Vivian
Vernon
New Feed, Coal and Seed Shop Opens at Texas and Fannin
Walter I. Ferguson and Morgan Lindsey inaugurated a feed coal and seed business at the Texas and Fannin corner and opened for business today. Ferguson previously operated at the same stand with WN. Martin.
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Walter I. Ferguson
Morgan Lindsey
Texas and
Fannin Street
Mr. Ferguson
WN. Martin
Vernon Aims for Strong Showing at Angelo Meeting
All West Texas towns plan delegate representation for the upcoming Vernon at Angelo convention on May 2 22 and 28. McCarter notes Vernon efforts, features include trap shooting golf water fights and tennis with regional princess promotion boosting local pride across major papers.
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ALL West
Texas
Vernon
Angelo
McCarter
West Texas Chamber of Copimerce
Jos Yomily
San Angelo
Bironoval
Ald
Bud Daniels
Vernon Gerd Candidate for UT Women’s Council Chair
Miss Mildred Jones of Vernon is named a candidate for the chairmanship of the University of Texas Woman's Council. An active member of the council, she has won several honors at UT and is described as one of the most popular iris at the institution.
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Mildred Jones
Vernon
Woman's Council
University of Texas
Austin
Miss Jones
Suit Against Bond Issue Filed Here
The suit of 1 FL Montgomery vs the City of Vernon and the City Commission was filed in Federal Court at Wichita Falls. The motion to dismiss was overruled by Judge William Atwell last Saturday. The case proceeds toward a final determination in the local court. Plaintiff Mrs Charlotte Montgomery, widow, is named as plaintiff in the petition filed there. The $100,000 bonds for a municipal electric light plant are challenged as void for charter noncompliance in passing the election order.
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State of
Texas
Montgomery Va
Trint
Wichita Falls
Fefendante
William WW Atwell
J. A. Walker
Distriet
Jainey
Tank
Regehir Fern
Montgomery
Wiehita Falls
Charlotte Montgomery
Ross Family Guests in Quanah on Sunday
Dr and Mrs Chas P Ross and daughter Eugenia and Miss Maude Ross were guests of Mrs W B Chos tin in Quanah Sunday.
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Chas. P. Ross
Eugenia
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