Vernon High Lions end season with record breaking mile relay
Vernon Highs red and white Lions close a stellar year at Austin by setting a new state mile relay record. Across football basketball and baseball they amassed 680 points to 244 for opponents. Track led with strong showings at Fort Worth Norman and a state relay record.
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Vernon
Austin
Vernon High
Panhandle
Fighting Lions
Fort Worth
Norman
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Baldwin
Wichita Falls
Jayneh
Dallas
Stevens
Abilene
Pete
Lions
Altus
Wichita Junior College
Pampa
Wichita Falls High
Oak Cliff
Two Suspects Arrested for Burglary in Local Store
Sheriff Frank Edmonson went to Palestine after Freddie Hostle who is being held there on burglary charges tied to the Peoples' store about thirty days prior. G. M. Mareck, arrested in Amarillo on the same burglary case, will be tried Thursday in Crowell.
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Frank Edmonson
Palestine
Freddie Hostle
Peoples
G. M. Mareck
Amarillo
Crowell
Vernon real center urged as town home hub
J A Birdsong urged Vernon residents to view their city as a home center for living, social life, and business. He called for a well organized Chamber of Commerce to foster pride, improve streets, parks, schools, and churches, and persuade locals to stay and invest in Vernon for life.
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J. A. Birdsong
Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Birdsong
High School Band To Give Final Concert
The High School band will perform Wednesday night at the band stand on the courthouse square. It is the final concert of the year. The program includes The Show Boy March, Lieutenant Sandemann's March, Indian Boy Foxtrot, Fraternity March, Slidin Some Trombone Oddity, Ambition Overture, Friendship March, Normal March, Military Escort March and Ole Gray Mare March.
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Court House Square
Sandemann
Camp Cabell U C V to meet for reunion planning
All members of Camp Cabell United Confederate Veterans are asked to gather in the Commissioners Court room next Saturday at 8 o clock to finalize plans for the Dallas reunion next week. Identification certificates will be issued at the meeting. Rev L A Foster will preside. Ker L Moore Commander.
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Camp Cabell
Commissioners Court Room
Dallas
Rev. L. A. Foster
Ker. L. Moore
Local Markets Report On Poultry And Grains
Local markets list prices for chickens at a per pound rate, turkeys priced per pound, and No 1 wheat per bushel. The snippet shows typical commodity pricing though details are incomplete and prices unspecified. Entities include poultry and wheat markets and common unit measures.
Vernon Team Makes State Meet Record At Austin
Vernon High relay quartet Langley Robinson Ryan and lroneh set a 4 mile baton record of 32 20.5 at the interscholastic league meet in Austin to win eight points. Vernon sprinter Crouch also helped set state marks in the 220 yard low hurdles and other runners forced opponents to break records. Abilene won with 13 1/2 points and Vernon eyes a national meet in Chicago June 1 with coach Baggett seeking public support for the trip.
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Vernon
Langley
Robinson
Ryan
Lroneh
Vernon High
Austin
Reaisom Walker
Crouch
Abilene
Chicago
Baggett
Texas
Thoes
Confederates Honor Guests Before Dallas Reunion
Confederate veterans from Camp Cabell and other old soldiers will attend a predeparture service at the Baptist Tabernacle Sunday night at 8. Judge John C. Kay of Wichita Falls will speak, with W. N. Stokes presiding and Miss Georgia Castlebury in charge of music. A large crowd is expected as Dr. E. L. Moore notes the camp’s plans and members will receive railroad discount certificates Saturday. The group departs Monday at noon for Dallas for the seventeen components of the reunion running Tuesday to Friday.
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Dallas
Camp Cabell
The
Baptist Tabernacle
John C. Kay
Wichita Walls
W. N. Stokes
Georgia Castlebury
Camp
East Vernon Students Stage Play Monday
East Vernon school pupils will present the three act comedy A Busy Life as their close of the term on Monday night. Principal H. H. Nixon notes no admission will be charged and many will attend the commencement exercises Friday night. Cast includes Simon Meeker Cecil White Judge Quakely H. H. Nixon Senator Carleton Earnest Baker McAlester McBeth Carroll Bowman William Trott Bennie Hopkins Jobe Lotts Arnold Whitzel Mrs McFarland Lela Love Teenie Fay Koontz Janette Bonnie Glover Mrs Eva Brighton Cecil Koontz.
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East Vernon
H. H. Nixon
Simon Meeker
Cecil White
Judge Quakely
Senator Carleton
Earnest Baker
McAlester McBeth
Carroll Bowman
William Trott
Bennie Hopkins
Jobe Lotts
Arnold Whitzel
Pure Food Show Success in Vernon
The Pure Food show in Vernon closed Saturday after four days of activity by Presbyterian church women and local merchants. Large crowds attended daily and funds will pay the final installment on the church organ. The Martin-Lane Company display was omitted from the Friday writeup.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Vernon
Presbyterian
Martin-Lane Company
Local Pastor Weds in Dallas Then Plans Return to City
Dr. EF Lyon pastor of the First Baptist church weds Miss Zora Williams of Fort Worth in Dallas. The ceremony was led by Dr George W Truitt with several clergymen assisting. The couple will travel to Memphis for the Southern Baptist convention and visit Kansas City before returning home by June. Dr Lyon will preach the baccalaureate at West Texas State Normal College in Canyon. They expect to settle here after June.
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EF. Lyon
First Baptist Charvel
Dallas
Zora Williams
Rert Worth
George W. Truitt
First Baptist Church of
Canyon
Lyon
West Texas StratesNormal College
Wilbarger Production Peak Reported Amid Weekend Drilling
The article notes a weekend peak of 8000 barrels daily across Wilbarger fields. Winnipeg No. 8 and Sheerin-McCamey No. 16 Stephens post new pay sands with about 70 to 140 barrels daily. Multiple wells are drilled or deepened, with several prospects in progress near sections 14, 83, and 4 in block 14 and adjoining areas, as operators continue shallow to deep sand programs.
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Wilbarger
On St
Winnipeg
Sheerin-McCamey
Stephens
Winnipeg No. S
Sheerin McCamer No. 16
South Vernon
Hramble Oil Company
C. M. Root
Travis Oil Company
Atlantic Oil Producing Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Thimble Oil Company
Bridwell-Heydrick
Ray-Manste
Bond-Hawkins-Williams
Helm
No. 11
No. 4
Murchison-Fain
Beatty
Consolidated Oil Company
Vernon High Seniors Hear Inspiring Sermon at Graduation
Nearly all 125 seniors attended the Vernon High School graduation sermon at the Methodist Church. Rev. KL Moore drew on Esther 4 14 praising women's advancement and urging graduates to embrace their duties with faith and courage, likening their future to Esther’s leadership.
Carol Sutherland Laid To Rest Here Wednesday
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist church for Carol Sutherland 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sutherland of Hast View Heights. He died Tuesday after an appendectomy at a loreal hospital. A member of the Baptist church and junior high honor student, he was active in the Boy Scouts. Survived by parents, a brother Joe and two sisters Lily and Agnes. Uncle Jim Sutherland of Mangum, Okla attended. Pallbearers from Boy Scouts and school mates: W. M. McCaleb, Dr. Kelly Pigg, Everett Ballew, Frank Anderson, Jack Walker, Fred Vernon.
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Carol Sutherland
J. W. Sutherland
Hast View Heights
First Baptist Church
J. PF. Lyon
Jad
Tie
Loreal
Tittle
Chrol
Baptist Church
Boy Scouts
Ilein
Joe
Lillie
Agnes
Jim Sutherland
Mangum
Okla
W. M. McCaleb
Kelly Pigg
Everett Ballew
Frank Anderson
Jack Walker
Fred Vernon
Elliott boy wins honors in Austin declamation contest
Joseph Turner, an Elliott boy, earned first place in the Junior Boy declamation at Avslin last week. He, with Elibn Dockery principal of the Elliott school, returned Sunday as the sole winner in declamation from Wilbarger County.
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Joseph Turner
Elliott
Avslin
Elibn Dockery
Elliott School
Wilbarger County
Scouts Go To Camp Monday Encampment At Vernon Park
Near 200 boy scouts depart Vernon for Craterville Park Oklo to spend a week at the annual encampment Scout Master G L Taylor leads with bandmaster B W Shepherd accompanying the band daily rehearsals Merit badges will be awarded at week’s end An emergency call seeks about fifty cars and two trucks from Vernon residents to transport the boys to the site
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Craterville Park
Vernon
Oklo
G. L. Taylor
W. Shepherd
Taylor
Craterville
Boyd
RR. M. Fielder
Loota Inerce
Fred Russell
Vernon native Herbert Lang visits old friends
Herbert Lang, once a Vernon resident, was in town yesterday on business and to see former acquaintances. Lang works in the graining business at Waurika, Oklahoma.
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Herbert Lang
Vernon
Mr. Lang
Waurika
Okla
National Chamber of Commerce figure commends Vernon campaign
Joseph E B Leopold of Dallas addressed Vernon Rotary Club and guests praising civic unity and the Chamber of Commerce role in city growth. He outlined how a strong central business group can benefit all citizens and drive civic improvements as May campaign events loom.
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Vernon
Joseph EB. Leopold
Dallas
Rotary Elub
Leopold
United States
Chameber of Commerce
Southwest
Chamber of Commerce
General Committee
Routh
Min
Luther Hoffman
Wichita Falls
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Summerour
B. A. Williams
D. Iankine
B. Daniel
A. WH. Murchison
B. H. Wigg
Ada Pierce
Pendleton
W. O. Anderson
R. W. Ferrell
Herbert Farrell
Joy Glover
John V. King
M. Levine
Irank Fee
John Sheerin
J. W. Coffee
G. HE. Wheeler
Chas, Staton
J. WY. Townsend
J. S. Cochran
C. F. Beavers
RO. Brown
KB. Spruill
Lee Probst
Guy Paschall
M. L. Hird
A. P. Peck
O. T Wartick
Jin Armstrong
K. D. King
J. V. Leak
Rev
A. Blekley
A. B. Garend
Rey Abbott
Harry Mason
F. L. Massie
Farmers State Bank Odell Changes Name to First National Bank
The Farmers State Bank of Odell has been renamed First National Bank. The change occurred last week. Capital stock stands at 25,000 with a 12,500 surplus. Officers and directors remain J. M. White president R. T. Dooley vice president W. P. Starr cashier H. A. Hoss assistant cashier H. A. Bell J. B. Johnson B. Sutton A. Daniels directors.
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Odell
Naetional Bank
J. M. White
R.T. Dooley
W .P. Starr
H. A. Hoss
H. A. Bell
J. B. Johnson
Lisman to direct Dallas church choir
Edwin Lisman, former Vernon resident and son of Mr and Mrs T P Lisman, has been named director of the City Temple Presbyterian church choir in Dallas. Lisman, a Dallas voice teacher, previously directed the First Methodist church choir. Last Sunday night a Lisman led concert from City Temple was broadcast over WFAA.
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Edwin Lisman
Vernon
T. P. Lisman
City Temple
Presbyterian Church of
Dallas
Lisman
First Methodist Church
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