Sandstorm Sweeps Local High School Baseball Series
Amarillo’s Golden Sandstorm tops Vernon, clinching the three game set with 6 3, 16 0, and 12 3 wins. Stockton tossed a gem Friday, Bonhand left with a finger injury, and Saturday featured lead exchanges as Vernon bashed out multiple hits while Walker struggled on the mound for the locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Golden Sandstorm
Minde A
Lotal High School
Stockton
Vernon Lads
Powerland
T. Key
Norwood
Mike
Bonhand
Tim
Anderson
Walker
Vernon
Totals. Panicked box score from Amarillo game
Friday's box score shows Amarillo team totals with multiple hitters and errors. Key entries include H Robinson replaced by Vernon Sumwarg, two-base hits by Williams and Stockton, several strikeouts, and listed line scores by innings with numerous players named and substitutions noted.
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H. Robinson
Tinines Amarille Vernon Sumwarger
Vaught
Williams
W. Nicklinsberry
Bulls
Walker
Anderson
Stockton
Amarillo
Aba
Keely
Vis
Bioko
Timnan
Bint
Sheol
W. Nicklaus
Kelly
Castle- Passet
McClellin
Rfc
Ol Curtis
Norwood
Lisman
Vernon Suumaryman
McCtellensett
Bajls Bourkind
Bourland
Norwood Stockton
Quanah Pastor Leads Mothers Day Services and Local Drilling News
Special Mothers Day services were held at the First Methodist church with Rev J W Storey delivering the sermon and Dr Dickenson giving the baccalaureate address for Quanah High School graduates. Nearby drilling activity includes J C Bulls leasing forty acres in the South Vernon oil field and plans to drill within weeks, with several wells and derricks underway in the Stephens and Hale Davis areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Storey
First Methodist Church
Onanah
Iickenson
Mr. Storey
Dickenson
Quanah High School
Holr
Annie Lane
Wells and Guerberson
Church No. 4 ii Place
Murchison and Pigg
Vernon Op
Hale Davis
Tiollar
Holar
Tolbert
New Denver Train Schedule Starts Thursday May 15
A new Denver train timetable takes effect Thursday May 15 with Northbound trains altering arrival times. Train 1 reaches at 3 07 am and Train 3 at 2 10 pm while Train 7 arrives at 7 20 am. Southbound trains shift to 12 55 am and 7 00 am with Train 2 and Train 4 schedules updated accordingly.
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Denver
Tretia Oo
Wty Rata 7
Fractured Leg Result of Kick by Horse
Howard Chadwick, 33, suffered a fractured lower right leg when kicked by a horse yesterday near the city while guiding cross ties. The injury was severe with the bone badly splintered. He is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Chadwick
Wis
Ile
Mrs. H. K. Greever Returns From Sherman Visit
Mrs. H. K. Greever returns from Sherman where she visited her daughter Miss Frances. Miss Greever was princess in the May Pageant at Kidd Key College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Greever
Sherman
Frances
Miss Greever
Kidd Key College
Ten Students of Harrold Hich To Graduate Friday
Ten students at Harrold High School will graduate Friday evening in the school auditorium. Vernon’s W. NX. Stokes will deliver the commencement address. Miss Julia Morris is valedictorian and Morris is salutatorian. The program includes a class play Borrowed Money. Other class members include Julia Morris Onal Gribble Nannie Sanderson Verna Chapman Ya Vaughn Kate Neal Abner Morrix Joe Kinsey George Cox King and Glyn Parmivy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrold
W. NX. Stokes
Vernon
Julia Morris
Elass
Morris
Devey
Moore
High School
Auditerium
Jhidia Morris
Onal Gribble
Nannie Sanderson
Verna Chapman
Ya Vaughn
Kate Neal
Abner Morrix
Joe Kinsey
George Co
King
Glyn Parmivy
Bashful Mr. Bobbs farce at Midway schoolhouse
Midway students stage a comical farce titled The Bashful Mr. Bobbs at the Midway schoolhouse on Thursday night. The public is warmly invited to attend this community performance.
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Midway
Mr. Bobbs
Coal Dealers Convene Here Next Week For Retail Wholesale Meeting
Final arrangements are complete for the Retail Coal Deal Convention to be held next week March 20 21. More than 200 retail and wholesale coal dealers are expected to attend with sessions open to the public and several Vernon businessmen and national coal industry speakers on the program to discuss winter shortages and market conditions.
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Chamber of Commerce Ap
Vernon
Vernon Girl Visits Historic Home of Ancestors
Miss Vera Harrington studying music in New York visits the historic home of her great great grandfather Jonathan Harrington in Lexington Massachusetts. She is photographed before a preserved Colonial house near a tablet marking the Minute Men line and the Old Harrington Posse. The scene recalls the first shots and casualties of the Revolution, with the house tablet noting the wounded and death of Jonathan Herrington, and the nearby bell tower linked to Paul Revere’s alarm.
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Vera Harrington
New York City
Jonathan Tarrington
Lexington
Massachusetts
Marvington Yard
Jonathan Herrington
Revere
Agri
Class of 61 to receive diplomas at Vernon High School
Vernon High School prepares for graduation on May 23 as James St Lowry delivers the class address. The 1961 class includes 42 graduates, with 36 girls and 6 boys, plus a list of seniors and notable performers. Commencement week features a revival and a play titled Come Out of the Kitchen at the Vernon Theater, directed by Miss Anna Joe Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrogt Rhnmcever
Vernon High Echool
James St. Lowry
Chiss
Stedente
Memversol
Memversol (He Chess
Ates
Toye
Teemon Abbott
Naten Dackins
Viet Sloke
Verde Bowers
Goorge Bexwit
Atle Carney
Iwi Cobowan
Pra Conk
Claes Pisive
Sheraten
Saeed
Weldon Snodgrags
Tobert Stokes
Andy Thonmsen
Toe
Iay Valleln
Lee Castleberry
Givla
Kathleen Batehrlot
Selon Rated
Phose Barnes
Merle Junson
Annie Cagle
Varo Chirk
Anna Reilly Collin
Gale Mae Choper
Matrickie Davenport
Catherine Deddeau
Madeline
Ain
Gertrude Fallis
Dewel Plotiininn
Jonnive Harris
Hazel Hlavis
Margaret Sup Hiatt
Elzabeth Ticks
Christine Kelly
Rudy Key
Willie Tawery
Frances Parr
Lietle Tainwittem
Mattie Mae fRentro
Mildred Robertson
Lois Tatledge
Myrtle Saimucis
Susie Scott
Mae Simpson
Aline Snears
Leons Thompson
Lois Thompson
Katherine Wheatley
Vera White
Amate
Anna Joe Pendleton
Jone
Clal
Lows
Katherine Whealey
Pier Lootoerorfield
Thornton Vergitaett
Robinsons Visit Here Amid Train Stop In Groom Area
P H Robinson visiting here between trains with Dr AW Robinson former Vernon resident and banker ties. He notes favorable growing season conditions and rising settlement activity in Seatton. Harvest plans include subsoil work and new ground prospects. Mrs Obits on has served locally. Lane family planning return to Groom this afternoon.
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P. H. Robinson
AW. Robinson
Gren
Vernon
Dutlax
Mr. Robinson
Living National Bank
Aig Bs
Dallas Woman Visits Vernon Friends
Mrs. Mollie Utley of Dallas arrived here yesterday with her sister Mrs. J. B. Latx to spend the summer. Utley formerly lived in Vernon and has many friends who will enjoy her visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Utley
Dallas
Utley
Vernon
Only One Coupin Received Tigeuse to Marry
Bridges and Miss Jewell Beaty were the couple connected with the event last week. The report notes Bridges as the groom and Jewell Beaty as the bride in a brief local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple Bridges
Miss Jewell Beaty
Elizabeth Gould Dies in Fast View Community
Elizabeth Gould dies Sunday in Fast View Community after a long illness. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Tolbert cemetery. She is survived by her husband W Gould of East Vernon, and a daughter Mrs. G. S. Voshaw of Tolbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gould
Fast View
Mis
Plizaterh Ritter
Verton
Tier
J. WY
Erin Tits
Aotine
Prang McNair
Polbert Beatie
Tolbert
WS. Gould
Giguld Roovedt
We Gould
East Vernon
Mra. G
Voshaw
Vaughn Morartet Quartet Sings at Papiet Club
Messrs Hamton Trigs Jameson and Vaughn from Jacksonie Tennessee sang at the Papiet club Sunday night after being ignate Sunday of Mr and Mrs DD Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Hamton
Trigs
Jameson
Vaughn
Vaughn Morartet
Jacksonie
DD. Williams
Murchison to Erect Modern Two Story Brick Bank Addition
A. H. Murchison plans a new two story brick building on Matin Street near the Waggoner Bank. He purchased fifteen feet including north wall of the bank from J. A. Dixon, with ten feet of front from Dixon. No contract yet. the structure will be fifty feet deep and the remainder one story, modern in every respect.
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A. HW. Murchison
Matin Street
Waggoner Bank
J. A. Dixon
Waggoner
Murchison
Bank
Whoek Foy Co 1
Salty Unt
Alew
Buxeny
Murjiaoi
Huntley Logs Fire Calls Since 1921 in Vernon County
Huntley has answered 226 fire calls in Vernon County since 1921 with a near perfect record. He has managed 222 in-county calls and all out of town fires, including several at the Sigler off well, the Wairice school, Marrothy Ostauaton, Minutk slaughter house, and an automobile blaze.
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Vernon
Theron
Vernon Wil
Imuthes
Sigler
Wairice
Marrothy
Former Vernon Man Wens Thy 1 Eastern States
Leland Abbott of Amarillo, formerly of Vernon, visited his mother Max A Allison here while en route to Greenborough North Carolina for an insurance money convention. Abbott, on behalf of the company, won a trip to the convention and to Washington New York City and other eastern points. He heads the honor rate of the convention for selling the most insurance in a set period and is a leading insurance man in Amarillo.
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Leland , Abbott
Amarillo
Vernon
Max. A. Allison
Greenaborough
North Carolina
Abbott
Washington
New York City
Abbott Hee
Amarilie
Wheeler Man Holt Dies at 77 in Wheeler Texas
Holt 77 longtime rancher and Bank of Wheeler president died at his daughter’s home in Wheeler after illness. Survived by wife and five children Sam Holt J W Holt Mrs J B Morris Mrs C Roy Mrs J P Greene. Funeral set for 10 o clock tomorrow at Wheeler Cemetery with family attending.
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Holt
Bank of Wheeler
Winslow
Arizona
1.C. Morris
Mia
Ptolt
J. W. Holt
J. B. Morris
Morris
Wheeler Toda
Niaece
Bam Holt
Springfield
Colp
Mra
J. BR. Morris
Veron
C. Th. Roy
Crosbyton
J. P. Greene
Wheeler AU
Roy
Aitarian
Lubbock
Dick Bowers to Fight Wildcat Monte Thursday
Dick Bowers a local fighter from Wichita meets Wildcat Monte of Amarillo in the Wichita Theater Thursday night. Bowers has fought four times since returning to boxing and is a strong draw with a favorable recent record expected to win against Monte in front of a enthusiastic Wichita crowd.
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Dick Bowers
Wildcat Monte
Dick. Bowers
Orgital
Amarillo
Wichita
Lowers
Inez Mareh
Wichita Walls
Automobile Registry Update From Last Week
Last week registrations include RB L Lee Ford touring O B Coburn Ford touring W A Bell Ford touring B D Smith Ford touring A Harge Ford roadster W F Collums Ford coupe Fletcher Sisters Hupmobile coupe FB W Tinghes helevet touring B Morgan Maxwell touring Dr M J Moore truck roadster Wm McCaleb Ford touring J H Culpepper Ford touring E C Long Ford touring.
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Enra
RB. L. Lee
Ford
Ford Touring
J. Hf. Culpepper
E. C. Long
Vernon Men Leave Early for Browne wood 99D
Vernon boosters depart for Brownwood for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. The first contingent arrived Sunday. others followed by Monday morning. The band, led by Robert Reed, will compete for a share of the $2,500 purse. Attendees include J. R. Wyatt, B. A. Williams, Eddie Collins, KE. Eggleston, May Beglestoun, M. B. Altman, G. Pucklett, A. M Bourl, H. R. Maddox, J. Pearson, Ver non Reed, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Vernonites
Browne Wood
Mopenway Aternoon
Standay
Robert Reed
J. R. Wyatt
B. A. Williams
Eddie Collins
KE. Eggleston
New Gin To Be Built At Thaia By Farmers Soon
The Farmers Cooperative Society of Thalia will erect a gin this fall before the cotton season opens. A committee led by G A Aleston Walter Bannister and A Ane dergon with Rev Edgar Pippin visited Dallas to purchase the gin from Murray Gin Company. The plant will have five stands and eighty saws per stand, costing about $20 000. Thalia lies near the larger county line, promising many dates ginned there for this venture.
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Farmers Cooperative Society of
Thalia
G. A. Aleston
Walter Bannister
A. Anedergon
Edgar Pippin
Dalas
Murray Gin Company
Thalie Ia
Ibarger County
Leganty
Crowd at Singing Convention in Odell
A crowd of about 2100 attended the county singing convention at Odell on Sunday after a Saturday night opening at the Baptist Church. A. Thrash of Odehead the convention for another year with CO. PD. Williams of Vernon as vice president and Mrs. Claude Hrock Tolbert as secretary. Next meeting set for Lockett in September.
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Odell
Baptist Church
A. Thrash
Ode 1
CO. PD. Williams
Vernon
Vie
Mra
Claude Hrock
Tolbert
Lockett
Leutwyler Unveils Modern Optical Parlor in Tyas
Leutwyler, a veteran optometrist, installed a Genothaliic optical unit in large optics rooms, claiming it is the state’s most up to date parlor. This is his third unit in Tyas, with two others in Datas, as he notes years of study and nine successes in his craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna B. Hooper
Ben W. Hooper
Railway Labor Board
Chicago
Tennessee
Cleveland
Coolidge
EL M. Leutwyler
Tyas
Datas
Mr. Leutwyler
Retorms from California Return Home
Mrs. J. A. Gillilan came back Sunday from Los Angeles, California, where she visited in the home of D. P. Sink and other relatives.
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California
J. A. Gillilan
Los Angeles
Calif
D. P. Sink
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Sy ’ Hoetman
Gibson
Bassett
Lellan
Curtis
Sir ” Anderson
Tetsishi Vernon
Robinson
Gethausen
Crstleberry
Peeresss
Thompson
Bowman
Yao
Poel
A. Bowman
Yelhausen
Castleberry
Hanmock
Xie O R. Rey
A. Robinson Rewrland
Kev
xWalker
Quanah
Methodist
Dallas Company
Driels
Stephens
Hichardson
Harrold Hich
East
Vaughn Ouartet
Aiso
William M. Brown
William Montgomery Brown
Protestant Episcopal Church
Galion
Arkansas
A. H. Murchison
Vernon Man
Huntley
Wheeler
ER. Holt
J. J. Morris
Automobile Regietry
West Texas
Thaia
B. VO Leutwyler
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