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Newspaper

Vernon Record

Location

Vernon, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1918

Page

2

Within the Law at Wheaters More's theater in New York

The long running American drama Within the Law is praised as a great work and was filmed by the Vitagraph Company. Alice Joyce Lakes stars as Mary Purner with Harry Morey as Joe Garson in a tale of a falsely accused shop girl and working girl issues. Saturday Mary Miles Minter shines in Lovers Not Prey as Sylvia Grant a Bryn Mawr graduate who battles editors and bosses to defend her father’s newspaper business.

New York Vitegraph Company Alice Joyce Mary Purner Harry Morey Joe Garson Mary Miles Minter Miss Minter Sylvia Grant Bryn Mawr Sylvia Grant

Peninsula Pictorium previews Naughty and Hillcrest shows

Friday features Keystone comedy Are Waitresses Safe starring Enid Bennett Slim Summerville and Ben Turpin with Tonise Fazenda. Saturday Trene Castle Hillcrest Mystery drawn as best dressed in America. Monday Carlyle Blackwell Tune Vividge star in The Way Out plus You Know Me Al baseball sketches. Also local ads and visits from John Alverson and SA Swinburn.

Losure Joshes Pictorium Enid Bennett Slim Summerville Ben Turpin Tonise Fazenda Trene Castle America Hugh Carlyle Blackwell Tune Vividge June Elvidge Marie Ostriche John Bowers Epen Bennett Louise Farends Irene Castle Mack Sennett the Dynamiters Saturday Evening Post

Million Tons Of Ships Built For U S Government

The first million tons of ships completed under the Shipping Board were sent to aid the war effort. By May 21, 150 vessels totaling 1,108,621 tons had been completed with 667,806 tons delivered since January 1. Most ships are steel and requisitioned or contracted. the wood program shows no deliveries yet though 46 have been launched.

United States Shipping Board Toon Germany Advie Washington

Dealer advertises ship loads of auto taps and golf outfits

W. K. Madderm returns for a Memphis Cravenden and Wel Linton trip selling several shipments of automobile taps. Buy your golf outfit at once as this great assortment will be returned soon. Don’t delay. Vendleton & Son. Ady, ab-2te.

W. K. Madderm Memphis Cravenden Wel Linton Vendleton & Son

Cotton spinners reap profits from postwar costs

The Department of Agriculture reports higher cotton prices and asks why mills gain. Using Austin Texas firm T H Williams & Company data, the analysis shows prewar prices per pound for several fabrics after cotton costs are deducted, and compares to postwar costs. It estimates excess profits per pound and per bale for items such as gingham checks, brown domestic and cotton flannel, under a 10 percent increased manufacturing expense assumption.

T. H. Williams & Company Austin Texas

Cotton prices and figures raise cloth cost concerns

The article notes price levels for various cotton products and argues that cloth prices are not justified by raw cotton costs. It mentions objections to price fixing, calls for alignment between cotton and cloth pricing, and lists several local figures and activities including visits, shipments, and a funeral service.

Musical Recital by Mines Pupils at Methodist Church

Pupils of Mines BR. 8 McConthe and Mrs I O Colley present violin and piano recital at the Methodist Church Thursday night May 28 at 8 30 o clock. Public invited. Recital ends Mrs Colley s summer work then heads to Arkadelphia Ark to study two months. McConshe continues her choir duties. H E Ek Johnson returns from ranch in Foard County yesterday.

Mines McConthe I. O. Colley He. Ek. Johnson Foard County

Willis Couple Visits Estes Visit to Hill and Electra

Mr and Mrs PT J Willis of QQuanal visited Bo P Estes Tuesday and Wednesday. The three traveled to Sunshine Hill and Electra. We have first class planting Cotton.

PT. J. Willis Qquanal Bo P. Estes Sunshine H Ill Electra

Victor Company dominates world recordings in reels and tunes

The Victor Company and its staff are described as driving global talent in both reel and instrumental music. The text asserts buyers of Vietrolas are limited to Victor records and that Victor controls the record market.

Vietrolas Victor

Mrs Cordell and Miss Hason Visit J Bennett

Mrs. J Bennett receives Mrs. F T Cordell of De Badb and Miss Maggie Hason of Leo. Cordell is Bennett’s aunt and the visitors call on Bennett.

Vernon visit features local business dealings

Bartland of Eleetra, manager of Shamburger Lamuber in Vernon, bought a Ford from Vara Vulcanizing Company. M. G. Neathery traveled to Fort Worth. Pendleton & Sons Drug Store shows new stationery. Ady. riette.

Pendleton & Sons Drug Store Ady.riette

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