Trade evangelists to be met with hearty welcome
Final arrangements by the Vernon chamber of commerce outline a 7 04 pm arrival for the Dallas truce boosters. A committee will escort them by auto to the depot and a five ton truck will bear a banner reading Dallas Vernon welcomes. The program includes a welcome address by R H Coffee and opportunities to meet Vernon merchants, with no trade solicitation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Vernon Representatives
Chamber
Denver
Autemobiles
R. HH. Coffee
Loc! Chamber of Commerce
He. G
Farmers State Bank
J.T. Glover
First Guaranty State Bank
Hh. OM. Haney
F .L. Massie
Farmers’ State Bank
G. Th. Moody
Vernon Overland Sates Ca
G. W. Elkins
G. 3
Moody
Vernon Wecomes
R. HH
Vernon
Stet
T. BE. Jackson
Dallas Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers’ Association
Charles Saville
G. 8. Maswell
M. Crenshaw
Dan G. Fisher
Dell Railway Company
Associated Advertising Clubs of Texas
Bradley B. Hogue
Dallas Times-Herald
KK. Trolland
Texas Farm and Raneh Publishing Co
Stop Meeting Postponed By Open Shop Association
The southwestern open shop association wires the chamber that the board of governors meeting has been postponed until Thursday May 27.
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Southwestern Open Shop Association
Growing city boom with 12 lumber firms and projects
Vernon reports rapid growth with 12 lumber companies seeking sites, 200 oil wells in Wilbarger county, a $60 000 model hospital, three refineries plans, 40 blocks of paving, two Red River bridges proposed, 175 new residences, fast material driven construction, seven story mill, bank deposits near five million, sewer and water mains upgrades, and an enlarged school budget.
Two Million Refinery Planned If New Field Proves Up
Vernon to host a $2,000,000 refinery and a $2,000,000 oil production and development firm if county prospects justify it within thirty to forty days. Attorney Caesar Raynes says papers are being drawn for a trust agreement. projects are separate but may share some interests.
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Vernon
County
Pye Opolinery
Cor Vernon
Raynes
Kaynes
Nversomnel
Hoth
Reynes
Prospector N Hendricks Eyes Vernon for Oil Site
N Hendricks president of Oj Production Co of Wichita Falls visited Vernon on Friday to locate an oil stake in the area. A G Porter vice president and GM, T 4 Morris secretary treasurer, lead a team with deep oil industry background including Standard Oil Indiana and Mideco Oklahoma.
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N. Hendricks
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Mr. Hendricks
A. G. Porter
T. 4. Morris
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Mr. Porter
Big Thousand Acre Company
Wichita
Mr. Morris
Mideco Company
Oklahoma
Vernon Swatters Sigh For Victims
Vernon ball team routed Quanah 20 to 5 with seven first-inning runs and twelve hits. Moore pitched seven innings, Murphy relief, as Vernon errors allowed Memphis to score three. Vernon ponders league moves with Mangum, while Quanah cites funds for a regional league.
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Vernon
Quandah
Jocu
Vernonites
Lisman
Hartley
Quanah
Memphis
Moore
Murphy
Tisman
Gates
Fuanre
Lyric Skydome Restores Show After Projection Repair
An incident caused by tampering with outsiders left the Lyric Skydome projection machine out of order one night this week. The defect is repaired and shows have resumed featuring new first run pictures from Paramount Artcraft and First National.
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Lyric Skydome
Paramount
Artcraft
First National Pictures
Servatius Sells Half Section for 128000 Near Town
Peter Servatius sold one half of a 640 acre section in block 4 about four and a half miles south of town to L A Burhans of Peoria Illinois for 128000. Only half the section is leased for oil development and the property lies near a higher producing well amid active leasing. Servatius owned the tract about ten years and Dr. Burhans a Peoria physician became interested via Prescott Peoria Oil connections.
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Peoria
Peter Servatius
L. A
Servatius
Burhans
Wilbarger County
Prescott
Eminent Sir Knight L G Hawkins Installed Deputy Grand Commander
Eminent Sir Knight TH B Robertson of Dallas grand captain general of the grand commandery of Knights Templar of Texas visited our city last evening and installed Very Eminent Sir Knight L G Hawkins into the office of deputy grand commander. Hawkins had been elected to the post at the recent grand commandery conclave at Waco.
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TH. B. Robertson
Dallas
Whueights Templar
Texas
L. G. Hawkins
Hawkins
Waeo
Orchestra Benefit Concert For Orphan Home At Vernon
The Panl Goetze music school symphony will perform at the Vernon opera house at 7 45 Tuesday evening May 25 for the Baekners orphan home fund. Baptist Women’s Alliance backs the event and area churches plan early services to allow attendance.
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Panl Goetze
Vernon Opera House
S:45
Baptist Woman's Alliance For
Baekners Orphan Home
Lova
Vernon boom linked to settlement promises future growth
Vernon officials and business figures hailed a settlement in a mining dispute as a catalyst for a new boom. Prankel predicted population could reach 20 000 within six months as new wells attract interstate interest. Mayor Mason and W O Anderson stressed benefits and speed of agreement to sustain Vernon’s development.
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Vernon
United States
Weing
W. O. Anderson
Vernotu
Charry Mason
Sigler
Vernon T
Disappeared Youth Seen in Fort Worth Texas
Paleher, county superintendent of schools, received a letter from Roy Waynes, the Odell youth who vanished, asking that Mer. Faleher send a birth date record to the Fort Worth army recruiting station. Sheriff Ish was informed and Haynes, the lad’s father, plans to travel to Vernon to confer and pursue locating the boy.
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Iar
Roy Waynes
Odell
Fort Worth
Toesdley
Pulcher
Sheriff Ish
Ish
BL. Haynes
Haynes
Vernon
Nazarene Revival Held In Tent Near Post Office
Rk L Averill of the Nazarene church conducts a revival series in a tent on the vacant lot east of the post office. Meetings began Tuesday and will run each evening for an indefinite period likely a month or six weeks. He currently works alone but expects helpers soon.
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Rk. L. Averill
The
Nazarene Church
Campaign of Development Authorized with Wells and Pipeline
A $5,600,000 suit by J Dodson Jr against Lloyd Sigler and others was settled at a meeting attended by Dr. Dodson, W G Burton, A G Carter and Mayor Harry Mason. The agreement, reached at 11:50 p.m., was said to be satisfactory to all. details of the compromise and any acreage or other consideration were not disclosed.
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J Dodson, Jr
Lloyd Sigler
Dr. Dodson
Wilbarger field oil find sparks cautious expansion plans
Lloyd Sigler company announces continued drilling despite early strong yields from Sigler No. 1 in the Wilbarger field. Three rigs to move forward Nos. 2, 3, and 4 as analysts predict a large pool, with potential daily production up to 2,506 barrels and plans for a pipeline and refinery for in-house use.
Oil Drilling Prospects Span Wilbarger County Region
Drilling in the Northwest Extension shows a thin shale ledge separating off sand from the water pool, demanding careful casing to avoid rupturing the well. Wilbarger County attracts steady mail inquiry with up to fifty letters daily from New York and other nations, signaling growing national interest in the field.
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Tomer
Eldorado
Wilbarger County
New York
England
Auemania
Europe
McKinney Men Invest in Vernon Oil Fields
McKinney businessmen Glover and Perkins visited Vernon to inspect oil interests on the Hamilton Lease in Section 7, Block 20. A second well was drilled after an accident damaged the first, which showed oil at 1700 feet. Glover, editor of the Daily Courier Gazette, noted Vernon’s growth since his 27 year prior visit.
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Rh. G. Glover
J. W. Perkins
McKinney
Vernon
Glover
Mr. Perkins
Hamilton
Low
S. I. Mallow
Four year old mare and farming gear for sale
One Ad lists a four year old mare broke for work two McCormick grain binders a steel wind mill with towers a Jersey cow and other farm items for sale at low prices with available sacks of cotton seed left. Contact Dewey Wilson Room No 1 over Massie Shive Piper Store phone numbers 616 or 692. ST-Rep A Brunson left for Galveston to attend a retail merchants convention this week.
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McCormick
Dewey Wilson
Massie
Shive & Piper
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Daylight
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Quanate
Wellington
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Orphan Home
HT. A. Prankel
Stigler Company
FT. Worth
Odele Farmer
Paleher
Mer. Faleher
Nazarenes
Mr. Averill
Vernon Refinery
Iinquiries
Lloyd Sinter
Wei
Sigler Off Company
Gushey
Frank Michaux
Sleler
Michaux
Northwest Extension
Wilbarger
Wester
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Galveston
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