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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
4
The piece argues that as schools close for summer, boys face a choice between idle pleasure and practical work. It praises industry, saving, and the long term benefits of strenuous labor for youth, warning against early quitting education and urging consideration of a productive path. An ad line about coal appears at the end.
A London dispatch reports Germany will implement Allied indemnity terms without delay following Bavarian cabinet approval. The accord aims to settle the indemnity issue, aiding France’s rehabilitation and allowing major powers to proceed with work. Also notes heavy rainfall in Southeast Texas and a West Texas town with three names, plus travel home of the Masons from the state Missionary Convention in Wichita Falls.
The Vernon school ranks high in the region but its high school building lags behind peers in Northwest Texas. Towns like Childress Quanah and Memphis offer better facilities though Vernon’s building is serviceable. A base for manual training and domestic science is needed as hallways have become crowded this year due to increased attendance.
Community faces urgent need for room to educate grade school pupils in West Vernon. Transfers push pupils to Central ward and half day sessions. East Vernon ward buildings also needed. Playground deficits at the high school worsen the issue and threaten student morals. La Follette is said to attack President Harding on allied policy.
Advertisement for Pure Mebane Trimaph Cotton Seed grown by W. H. Davis of Lockhart offered at 31.50 a bushel by Byars Hardware Co Oklahoma Texas. Also notice of all widths of Grace galvanized screen cloth at lowest price by W. B. Thomas Lumber Co.
A reader recounts losing faith in doctors and medicine until persuaded to try Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He reports relief from acute indigestion and gas after using the simple preparation that removes the intestinal mucus and reduces inflammation.
Foster's Weather Bulletin from Washington on May 15 1921 predicts a warm May with a major storm striking around May 18 as a storm moves from the northern Rockies toward the Atlantic coast. Temperatures will stay above normal with a rainy spell impacting crops through June, followed by a mid June shift in crop weather and cultivation advice for North America.
Mr and Mrs Duke Tennyson and daughter Betty June of Wichita Falls spend Sunday with H D Tennyson and family. Duke Tennyson serves as secretary for Burk Waggoner Oil Co. See Trabhlpruf Tires at J B Lutz office corner Texas and Fannin streets.
Leland Abbott traveled from Amarillo to Vernon to visit his mother Mrs. A Allison and his brothers for about a week while he remains engaged in the insurance and real estate business.
Davis and Summerour advertise farm loans with emphasis on agricultural financing options. The notice signals a lending service targeting farmers seeking funds, implying local availability and partnership. The phrase 87-tfc appears as a catalog or page reference.
An advertisement highlights farm loan opportunities across Wilbarger Foard Hardeman and surrounding western Texas counties. It promises long terms and very low rates. The notice also promotes Trubleprof tires from Lutz Schmoker as a tire solution.
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