Outline of Farm Bureau presented to local farmers
Workers in Wilbarger county organized efforts to form a farm bureau with a two week countywide canvass before a formal vote. W. W. Cole of Chillicothe described wartime farming, farm finance, and the need for cooperative marketing to improve prices and reduce debt. State Director R V D Jones outlined the federation’s ten year local and national growth and its three pillars: education, legislation, and cooperative marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Mr. Cole
Southland
Farm Bureau
Central Agency
United States
Dallas
Cole
R. V D. Jones
Farm Pureau Federation
Jones
Toen
Bureau S
T. F. Davis
Barean
Liner Set at 2068 Feet in Triangle Well Amid Drill
Triangle drifters suspend deepening work at 2068 feet while setting a liner to capture oil from encountered strata. Company president J. Bo Watts cautions no promises yet notes strong oil indications after sand was struck. Head driller Mr. Strabe says washing and bailing follow liner, swabbing may be unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle
J. Bo Watts
Strabe
Triangle Company
Delegates Entertained at WCTU Bay City Convention
Delomites to the State WCTU convention in Bay City are being roy ally entertained. Added delegates arrived at every station on the way, and the event featured flower name tags for all delegates. Officers elected include President Cora Bo Megrail Grand Prairie and Vice President A J Rimmerman Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Ronde
du Het
Witter Toomeylvaum
Harding
Provident
United States
Pennsylvania
Guantinamo Bay
Cuba
Bay City
BL. McHugh
Vernon
Mutugerda Baraml
Gulf of Mexico
WLC T. Uo
Jay City
Cora Bo Megrail
Grand Prairie
A. J. Rimmerman
Fort Worth
Partes
Dallas
Mars. Bred Lawson
Ennis
May Manifold Birkham
Port Worth
Coffee Shop in Vernon Closes as Hall Sisters Move
Miss Annette and Harriette Hall, proprietors of the Copee Shop, have closed their Vernon lunch room and will take charge of a dining room in Duncan Oklahoma. They will leave fixtures in Vernon in case they reopen later. The Misses Hall have been in Vernon about a year and ran the business most of their stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
Harriette Hall
Duncan
Okla
Vernon
Misses Hall
Rain Relieves Drought Across County
One half inch of rain fell Saturday night easing weeks of drought. Travelers from Wort Worth report rain along the route to Vernon and the southern and western parts of the county also saw rainfall. The precipitation is estimated in May to be of immense value to growing crops.
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Wort Worth
Vernon
Boy to Vernon County in Northwest Vernon birth
An eight pound boy was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Charley cgell living in north Vernon. Mother and child are doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Cgell
North Vernon
Commandery Hosts Wide Reach of Visiting Knights
Veron Commandery 5 Wrights Templar welcomed a large in town turnout and initiated numerous visiting Sir Knights. Guests included W Hendrix WOR Moore Albright Roddy Bratton of Vernon and many from Electra Crowell Quanah Chillicothe Wichita Falls and other towns. Out of town visitors listed include T M Haney Doty Middlebrook Long Hill Roberts Hunter and many more from Crowell Wichita Falls Quanah and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hendrix
Wor. Moore
Albright
W. C. Roddy
R. HE Bratton
Vernon
I Chirk
de F Holmes
Willingham
Quanah
Ho Speck
K. Billett
W. R. Russell
Crowell
SY Thomas
B. A. Rowe
T. B. Edwards
Fr. M. Cummins
A. AL Buchanan
T Ss. van de Venter
J. J. Miller
A. Mitchell
R. FL Heustee
de Mo Roark
Harry Finan
T. M. Haney
Doty
Middlebrook
Whutins
FL Long
A. M. Hill
Jack Roberts
J. Hunter
J W. Cook
Sam Russell
Bert Seif
J. J. Hamblin
TL. Huggins
M. M. Cooke
B. Griggs
Otto Stehlik
J. B. Backman
Wil Thamimick
Fritz
Frank Collier
Wichita Falls
T. T. Henderson
W Mitchell
J. O. McMinn
Hy TE Burkhaltz
T. M. Morgan
Hiidress
Tuscumbia
Old Mexico
J. €. Pareh
Pudmeah
J. More
Bonham
W P. Garvin
Snyder
A. Randet
K.L. Meharg
F. I. Moffett
M. R. Allingworth
H.T. Montgomery
Chillicothe
Alt. Decker
B. S. Vanhoove
D. CC. Baker
Miedra
Warren Smith
Waxahachie
D. S. Highsmith
Eldorado
Okla
W. A. Lindsey
Mermphis
Raves
Dallas
C. S. Highsmith
Altus
Shirley Wlarts Wins National Gregg Contest Award
Shirley McLarty a Vernon High School senior and ranker second in a class of 37 earned one of two Texas awards in the National Gregg Contest reported in the Gregg Writer May issue. The other award went to Hellen Malone of Oak Cliff High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley McLarty
Vernon High School
Texas Commercial
Gregg Writer
Hellen Malone
Oak Cliff High School
Mr. McLarty
Mrs 8 P Ingram Undergoes Serious Operation
Mrs. 8 P Ingram of South Cumberland Street underwent a serious operation Sunday morning. Her condition today is regarded as satisfactory.
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8. P. Ingram
South Cumberland Street
Vernon Plans militia company formation at courthouse meeting
A Vernon meeting at the courthouse on Wednesday night seeks men aged 21 to 45 to form a militia company. Lieutenant Clyde Watts notes pay at full daily wage for 1.5 hours of drill, sixty drills yearly, plus a ten day encampment. Locals expect potential payroll impact and community activities with Crowell and Quanah already having units.
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Vernon
Osorlock
Corona Plate
Mew
National Gtuare Company
Clyde Watts
Nutrition club popular with West Vernon youngsters
Thirty children attended the first regular meeting of the Home Nutrition Chair in West Vernon. Ruth Filmann weighed the children while Ndith Lacy spoke on food values and proper intake. Bilmann urged cleanliness and hand washing before meals. Chocolate milk shakes were served to model appealing milk consumption. Children sang food songs and a new meeting is planned for next Monday afternoon.
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Home Nutrition
West Vernon
Ruth Filmann
Cotton Buyer H. Lisman Purchases 250 Bales Near Vernon
H. Lisman of The A. W. Greene Cotton Co. Fort Worth visited Vernon last week to take 250 bales of cotton from local buyers at 8½ to 10 cents per pound. He planned to return to Vernon Wednesday to receive another block of cotton from local buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rm. H. Lisman
A. W. Greene Cotton Co
Fort Worth
Vernon
Born to Mr and Mrs Rogers a nine and a half pound boy
A nine and a half pound boy was born Sunday at p m to Mr and Mrs F J Rogers. Mother and child are doing well.
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F. J. Rogers
Vernon High Defeats Cleburne for Sectional Title
Vernon High surge swamps Cleburne in a sectional championship game before an estimated 1,000 plus crowd. Johnson County boys suffer first loss in two years as Small hits a home run and Dalmasso stars in stealing bases.
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Johnson County Boys
Dalmasso Stars
County hospital election order rescinded and Vernon triumph
The commissioners court rescinded the county hospital bond election set for May 21 citing public sentiment against the proposition. In baseball Vernon High School beat Cleburne 16 to 6, led by Small’s homer and Haired’s pitching, drawing a packed, orderly crowd and gate receipts over $500.
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Commissioners’ Court
Commissioners Court
Mothers Day Observed At Polbert Methodist Church
Mothers Day was observed at 11 oclock Sunday morning in the Polbert Methodist Church. The service drew a crowded house for a program of music songs and readings. Rev I V Tooley preached a short sermon from the text Her children rise up to bless her. Afterward mothers filed by the congregation as they shook hands and paid homage. The audience joined in reciting the child s prayer Now I lay me down to sleep.
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Polbert
I. V. Tooley
Bureau workers canvass Wilbarger county for local bureau
Federated farm bureau workers travel across Wilbarger county to drum up support for a local bureau. They visited Odell Deans Fargo Tolbert on Monday and will continue today with planned talks in Plainview Haulk Hill Hinds Midway.
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Federated Farm Bureau
Wilbarger County
Odell
Deans
Fargo
Tolpert
Sherwood
Plainview
Haulk Hill
Hinds
Midway
Red River
Wildcat
Crescent
Cove
Jackson Springs
Antelope
Farmers Valley
Lockett
Brown
Haney
Vernon
Guggisberg
Wells Chapel
Union
Kincheloe
W. Vernon
Paradise
Oklainton
Parsley
Electra Pair Seales and Miss Nannie Belle Andrews Wed
Iran Seales and Miss Nannie Belle Andrews both of Electra were married in Vernon on Saturday morning by Judge T. J. Griffiths in his courthouse office. The bride is daughter of H. G. Andrews and the groom son of H. B. Seales. They will reside in Electra.
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Iran
Seales
Nannie Belle Andrews
Electra
Vernon
T. J. Griffiths
Court House
Andrews
Mr. Seales
Hi. B. Seales
Girl born to Mr and Mrs Staffel near Vernon
A girl was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. John Staffel, who reside four miles east of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Staffel
Staffel
Vernon
Wildcat Home Demonstration Club Meets Today
The Wildcat Wildcat Home Demonstration Club holds its regular meeting today at the Wildcat location. Members gather to discuss club activities and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat Home Demonstration Club
Wildcat
Marriage License Issued to Ira O Scales and Nannie Belle Andrews
The county Clerk issued a marriage license to Ira O Scales and Miss Nannie Belle Andrews, authorizing their marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira O. Scales
Nannie Belle Andrews
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. W. Cole
Hardeman County
United States War Finance Committee
Farm Bureau Federation
Sigler
H. and
Mr. Jones
NAVY
W.C. T
McHugh
Manton Carrick
Copeee
Duncan, Okla
Mansee Dining Room
Vernon County
Veron
Wrights
Templar
Jacob Todwe
Shirley Wlarts
Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers
Vernon High
Cleburne
Richardson
Small
Vernon Lich
Keo
Svend
Nappy
Corrus
Stallalee
Larrimore
Delmasso
Cabe
A. FF. Vinson
Moryleburne
Rhome
Shortston
Smith
Hill
Steuc
McMahon
Baird
Cade
Delmasse
Rheme
Harris
Cennter
Carter
Cube
Curtis
Hiatt
Meburne
Alexander
Leeman
Richerson
Farrell
Larrim
Mel
Tothert Methodist Church
Kinjoys
Bureau
Wildcat Club Metts
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