Graduates urged to be worthy citizens and global minded
Rev. S. W. Hayne preached at the First Methodist Church urging graduates to live as worthy citizens of a global community. He warned against materialism and urged Christian cooperation, property rights, and unity of humanity, stressing the family as society’s core and the duty to build up the world.
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Rev
S. W. Hayne
First Methodist Church
Hayne
Cs Ald
de Hayne
America
Vernon High School Friday Evening Commencement
Vernon high school holds Friday evening commencement May 20 with an admission charge for non parents. The program includes diplomas scholarships and various student performances followed by a junior-senior joint program in the auditorium 9 o’clock with songs readings solos and the senior farewell address.
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America
Cornet Soto
Wallace Baird
Dorothy Heath
Hazel Vaughn
Winnie Wafer
Ola Ferguson
Maurice Trent
Pwing Stovall
Evans Mason
Teddie Farrell
Py Supt
B. FB
Sisk
Quiet leadership and service urged by ministers
Reverend Thayne and Reverend Hayne urge youths to pursue humble service not fame. They warn against education fostering self gain and call for living Jesus’s example by avoiding prominent display and dedicating effort to principled work in the world.
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Thayne
Jesus
Hayne
Lord Edmund Talbot Ireland's New Viceroy
Lord Edmund Talbot appointed Viceroy of Ireland succeeding Viscount French. Wing Gheorge created him a Viscount, and he will assume office soon. He is the first Roman Catholic Viceroy of Ireland and his appointment is welcomed in England and parts of Ireland as a step toward better relations.
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Edmund Talbot
Ireland
Viscount French
Wing Gheorge
Lord Talbot
England
Rowland-Stinnett Wedding Held Saturday in Vernon
Thelda Rowland daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Rowland married Porter Crow Stinnett of Vernon at a private home ceremony assisted by Rev S W Hayne. Both natives of Vernon are graduates and employees of Parker-Douges Grocery Co. The couple plan to build on East Wilbarger Street after living on East Marshall Street.
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Thelda Rowland
J. 8. Rowland
Porter Crow Stinnett
Flix City
Rebecca Crow
Lon Winn
S. W. Hayne
Methodist Church
Rowland
Vernon
Holcomb Training School
Parker-Donges Grocery Co
Jane
A. Allison
John Allison
Stinnett
Crow
T. B. Crow
A. 8. Davis
Low Winn
Focal High School
Clarendon College
Methodist Sunday School
Parker-Douges Grocery Co
Firemen Return From State Convention at Weatherford
Delegates Olen Purner, M. Rogers, and M. R. Sewell attended the State Firemen’s Association meeting in Weatherford. Brownwood won next year’s convention, and a parade, barbecue, and dance drew 200 couples. The gathering discussed better meeting attendance, auxiliary support, life insurance for members, and plans for accident insurance and family pensions.
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Royal
Olen Purner Hi
M. Rogers
Ad M. R. Sewell
Oats Brownwood
Sat Marcos
Advocate
Bankers Stress Unified Marketing at State Convention
San Antonio bankers converged for a cooperative marketing theme. KL B Piper said over 1200 bankers attended as steps were taken to work with the farm bureau federation on a financial program and the next meeting was set for Port Worth in May with Warren P Andrews named president.
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San Antonio
KL. B. Piper
Waggoner National Bank
United
Fimmelers
Farm Bureau Federation
Piper
Port Worth
Warren PL Andrews
First National Bank of
Fort Worth
KE Chamberlain
Chirendon
Aaron Sapiro
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Co-operative Cotton Marketing
Cemetery Meeting Postponed For Cleanup Day
The cemetery association meeting is postponed a week due to a quarterly Farmers Valley gathering. The semi annual cleanup day will be held next Saturday with preaching at 11 and dinner on the ground.
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Farmers Valley
Cemetery Association
Stokes Delivers Baccalaureate Address at Fargo Ignacio School
W N Stokes gave the baccalaureate address to the Fargo Ignacio school graduates. Two students received diplomas Chinde M Goins and Miss Sweatman. The commencement exercises were held at the Methodist Church.
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W. N. Stokes
Fargo Ign School
Chinde M. Goins
Miss the Sweatman
Methodist Church
Traveling men raise purse to send old man to home
Vernon Hotel proprietors and traveling men gathered a $14 purse last week to aid an indigent old man who sought relief at the hotel. The funds were collected discreetly and provided as he petitioned for assistance.
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Vernon Hotel
Principles Emphasized by Farm Bureau Meeting
About 150 farmers gathered in the district court room where W R Lovelace outlined bureau aims focusing on the farmer’s social and economic role, farm education, poultry development, and a referendum on national issues to guide legislation. TFO Davis reported rapid signups, and the bureau outlined a legislative program defending farmer rights, collective bargaining legality, farmer representation on boards, and policy tied to agriculture.
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Farm Bureau
W. R. Lovelace
Red River
Plainview
Dureru
Induster
Mai
Tfo Davis
Bureau
Congress
All Day Picnic at Elliott Friday May 21
All day exercises will be held at Elliott on Friday May 21 with dinner on the ground. Everyone invited to attend with well filled picnic baskets. Premiums awarded in races and contests including foot races for various groups, marble games by age, shot put, nail driving, high jump, bread jump, and three baseball games.
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Elliott
Vernon Star Willie Delmasso Drives Bonham Win
Willie Delmasso of Vernon starred for Bonham in a Sherman game, scoring both runs as Bonham beat Sherman 2 to 1. He played first base, hit a two bagger, and handled eleven chances error free including an unassisted double play when he caught a line drive and forced the baserunner.
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Willie Delmasso
Vernon
Sherman
Bonham
Delmasso
From Well Digger to U S Senator Peter Norbeck
The article profiles Peter Norbeck of South Dakota, rising from a twenty five year old well digger to the United States Senate. It notes his early interest in artesian wells, entry into politics in 1900, and service as State Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor before being elected as a Republican to succeed E. B. Johnson.
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United States Senate
Peter Norbeck
South Dakota
Norbeck
Hencs
E. 8. Johnson
Mrs N Thompson Vernon resident dies at Frederick
Mrs Thompson aged 90, long-time Vernon resident, died Saturday afternoon at Lovelock Oklahoma at the home of her daughter Mix Norwood. Funeral services were held Sunday at the home of Bennie Housewright with WT Rouse officiating. She was born in Georgia in 1846 and moved through Tennessee and Texas before Vernon, known as Grandma Thompson, belonged to the reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints. Shemother of ten children, survived by four, two grandchildren and about fifty great grandchildren. out-of-town relatives attended the service.
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Tenule Tousewright
Bb. Thompson
Werman
Welock
Bennie Housewright
Bowie and
Marshall Stsev
Rouse
Georgia
Mire
Thompson
Hit
Tennessee
Texan
Vernon
Bell County
Jife
Methodist ” Church
Church of Tatter Day Saints
Grant
Evert
J. D. ‘Thompson
T. Norswood
Frederick
Okla
Tennie Housewright
Plaineview
KE. L. Thompson
Charles Pridgen
Plainviews
T. J. Norwood
Amos Norwood
Ruby Norwood
Faye Hendrick
Arthur McAtee
Frederick, Okla
Winfred Norwood
Tiptony Olkla
Wilfred Burke
Davidson
Olea
Death of L B Key Jr A six year old in pneumonia linked death
L B Key Jr died Sunday after eating nile berries causing congestion. Funeral services were held yesterday at the family home on Naberd street with Rev S W Hayne in charge. The child, six years old, was laid to rest in Fastview.
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L. B. Key
Roll of Honor list from Wilbarger County dead in World War
Vernon Chamber of Commerce forwards the Wilbarger county Roll of Honor of men who died in the World War to the Standard Blue Bell in San Antonio. The list includes Albert Ey Streit Richard Malcolm B Harrell Ashley Dewey Miller Ewell H Hansa Jon Batchelor and others.
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Wilbarger County
Vernon Chamber
Ne Meree
Beale
San Antonio
Albert Ey. Streit
Richard Malcolm B. Harrell Ashley
Dewey
M. Miller
Ewell H. Hansa
Jon Batchelor
Eyles
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