Vernon Civic Banquet Promotes New Chamber Hope
About 50 Vernon business men attended the Greater Vernon Dinner in the Presbyterian Church basement. Speeches praised civic unity and a proposed chamber of commerce to unite citizens and boost Vernon’s future. Local entertainment and Wichita Falls visitors capped the evening with a strong communal spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Greater Vernon
Presbyterian
Oibobtown
Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Jtarrison
Chamber of Commerce of
Wichita Falls
Gipson
Ror McCourke
Verna Lucky
Enid McCarroll
Georgia Castleway
Fisk Sisters
Alva Wilgus
Vernon Civic Organization
Waples Platter to Erect New Plant at Cost of 25000
Waples Platter Grocery plans a new brick and concrete supply house at 100 by 110 feet on North Fannin, cost 25000, to be built by Thomas S Byrne of Fort Worth. Construction to start next Monday with occupancy planned by August. The Vernon firm will vacate its current Fort Main building after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waples Platter Grocery Company
Fannin Street
Vernon
Thomas S. Byrne
Fort Worth
Waples-Platter Company
Fort Main
Poultry Raisers to Meet Next Wednesday in Wilbarger County
All poultry raisers in Wilbarger County are invited to meet Wednesday afternoon at 5 o clock in the district courtroom where a county organization will be perfected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Thompson Family Heads to Corpus Christi Outing
Mr and Mrs W M Thompson and their children along with Mrs Joe Thompson of the Haney community plan a Corpus Christi outing this week. Thompson intends to fish a great deal while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Thompson
Joe Thompson
Haney
Corpus Christi
Thompson
Camp Fire girls revival planned in Carp
Mrs W I Rhodes and Mrs Albert Jones lead the reorganization of the Camp Fire Girls here after a lull since Mrs W W Barnes resigned. A meeting is set for next Wednesday at 5 pm in the high school auditorium to form fundraising plans for a summer trip to Craterville Park Wichita Falls girls attend June 13 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Rhodes
Albert Jones
Wichita Falls
Scotland Park
Vernon
Girls' Encampment Meet Set at Fair Park Next Month
The annual Girls' Encampment will be held at Fair Park on June 4 5 with opening gathering June 3 at 10 am. Miss Emam Gunter announces the program including yard and interior improvement canning sewing health manners and food demonstrations with Miss Anla McClure aiding the recreation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Emam Gunter
Howe
Veteran Til in Hospital in Dallas After Reunion
John Scott, a member of Camp Campbell and the UCV, lies in a Dallas hospital after arriving for the Confederate reunion. He is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scott
Camp Cabell
Dallas
Fort Worth theft case cleared by confessions
Confessions from Joe Roberts and Fred Hostle led Sheriff Was Frank Edmonson to arrest them in Port Worth and Palestine for the December robbery of Harry Bernstein's clothing store. They allegedly stole 15000 worth of furs. Detectives and Bernstein traveled to Wichita Falls to locate the furs, as confessions did not yield a full account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Roberts
Fred Hostle
Frank Edmonson
Port Worth
Palestine
Harry Bernstein
Hostle
Roberts
Fort Worth
Lewis
Mr. Bernstein
Wichita Falls
Young Hostle
Fiunt Settle
Fergnson
Flastle
Mdisonset
Wichita Halls
Ater
Jim
Gatesville
Sherif Edmonson
Tfostle
Mclmuonson
Amarillo
Dalkes
Janimary 27
Vernon graduation memory from Mrs Farrell’s letter
Mrs C J Farrell of Weatherford Oklahoma writes of her son and daughter’s graduation at Oklahoma University. She recalls her own Vernon graduation and notes the son earned a bachelor of science in medicine and the daughter an arts bachelor degree. Mrs Ruddell is a daughter of M D Davis, former county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Farrell
Belle Davis Ruddett
Weatherford
Okla
Oklahoma University
Vernon
Ruddell
Dalvis
County
Baptist Circle To Meet At Mrs A B Johnson
Circle No 5 of the Baptist church will gather Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock hosted by Mrs A B Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Circle
Circle No. 5
the Baptist Church
A. Bf, Johnson
Farm Labor Union Head Speaks Here
W W Witswater of Bonham president of the Farm Labor Union of America spoke to district rotimity members outlining a plan to educate a cotton grader to supervise farmers cotton in sixteen states. The system would centralize sampling and grading at compresses to concentrate sales control and reduce farmers to a few intermediaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Witswater
Bonham
Farm Labor Union of America
District Court Room
W. T. Waggoner Expands Lake W. T. Waggoner Resort
Fort Worth magnate W R Wagsoner Sr surveys ranches near Electra and plans a 50 000 steel grandstand with 21 stables at his Wichita river lake. Fencing 20 000 acres, three carpenters build four entrance houses and plat land for cottage sites to open to the public. Many cottages expected along the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Wagsoner, Sr
Fort Worth
Electra
Big Lake
Wichita River
Local Student Exemptions Reported in Honor Roll List
Miss Dorothy Tuit, a junior, appears on the honor roll and is exempt in two studies. Miss Wall earned exemption in all subjects and led the class in Domestic Art. she is slated to graduate next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Tuit
Wall
Bie
MKenna Well Proves To Be Strong Gasser
Wilbarger pool activity quiet aside, J B McKenny brought in a strong gas well in the No 1-B Waggoner hole section 31 west half black 14 HR T. The weld traps salt water at 1225 feet and yields about 5 million cubic feet of gas from 1105 to 1225 feet and is planned to go deeper. Nearby oil shows at the abandoned Site of Corporation’s hole, section 77 block St, drew interest though the well was junked at 2260 feet after a rotary drilled oil and gas show. Gas percolates through water in the casing despite 1000 feet of mud. Major companies have not yet offered to take the well. Locals, six miles south of town, watch as Bridwell Heydrick and Stephens drill other sands and as Nout Dill targets 2500 feet. The region near Vernon sees spudding on two outskirts and multiple wells in prospect along the high ridge from South Vernon pool to East View cemetery. Deep drilling continues at several other leases with measurements around 1105 to 2800 feet and ongoing efforts to manage water sands and hard rock sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HR T
Siovey
Tocal
Corporation
Block St
P Bridwell- Heydrick
Stephens
Nout Dill
No. 7 Dhl
Ooo
Vernon
Citherson Orth
Blocke
Oll
Vernon Pool
East View Cemetery
Wood Et al
George
Pointevant
Holmes-Freeman -Merrit
Richardson
Ho & ‘Tc. Sievey
Vextioma
Flaniken
Tolheert
250 Boy Scouts To Return From Outing Monday
About 250 Boy Scouts will come back from a week long outing at Craterville Park under Scout Master G L Taylor and assistants. The party expects autos to fetch the boys early Monday morning as Vernon residents ready to bring them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craterville Park
G. l. Taylor
Taney
Vernon
Vernon Girl Is Queen Of Pageant Next Week
Miss Louise Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Smith has been selected queen of a pageant at North Texas Teachers College in Denton next week Over 500 people participate in the pageant Smith graduates this year from the college and will return home around June 1
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Louise Smith
Honor Fallen Comrades Service At Presbyterian Church
Impressive ceremonies will be held Sunday at UP o'clock by members of the Albert 2. Robinson post American Legion to honor fallen World War I and other veterans. The program includes songs, prayers, readings, and addresses by Adjutant General Mark McGee and Captain Wright Armstrong. Ex-service men are invited to gather at the hall at 10 o'clock in uniform if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert 2. Robinson Post
American Legion
Presbyterian Church
Mark McGee
Wright Armstrong
Trownwood
Old Gray Mare
Georgia Castlebury
Albert Ff. Robinson
America
Vernon Mayor Elected Official of City Association
Vernon Mayor was declared official of the city association after being elected vice president of the Texas League of Municipalities at the thirteenth annual convention in Waco. Mason spoke on The Rights and Dates of Municipalities to regulate Public Utilities and introduced Mayor Holcombe of Houston. Resolutions supported censorship of moving pictures and home rule for Texas cities under 5,000. Mason then traveled to Austin to seek state department approval for the hands recently voted here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hares Mason
Texas League of Municipalities
Aan
Waco
Myr
Mason
Holcombe
Elouston
Texas
Austin
State Department
Chamber of Commerce to end successful three day campaign
A meeting at 8 pm in the library auditorium will close the three day membership drive by Vernon’s Chamber of Commerce. The session will adopt a new constitution, elect directors from the floor, nominate thirty men for fifteen director posts, and form a business council with one rep from each line of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Tle
GOC
Vernon
Crowell Man Named Head of Property Division of T N G
Lieut Col Claud A Adams of Crowell was named United States property and disbursement officer at Camp Mabry by the Texas National Guard. He will oversee property valued over 1 million dollars and was appointed by Governor Miriam A Ferguson, pending War Department approval. Adams, a veteran who served in World War I, succeeds Capt Robert Houssels and has long served the T N G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley A. Fiske
Newark
N. J
Wilson
America
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
J. A. McClure
Topeka
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Soviet
Russia
Samuel Gompers
United States
Charles Higham
London
Claud A. Adams
Crowell
Quartermaster Corps
Texas National Guard
Camp Mabry
Adams
Pesos
Col. Adams
Robert Houssels
Vernon
Twele Sam
Popular Baker Couple Married Sunday in Local Ceremony
Floyd Likely and Mise toxie mainons, a well known Baker couple, wed Sunday afternoon in the Cora per Lie community with Rev J W Oller of Muck Baptist Church officiating. After the ceremony they attended Sunday school then left for a new home in Electra. Both were active in church work and choir at Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Likely
Mise Toxie Mainons
J. W. Oller
Muck Baptist Church
Trey
J. W. Watson
Coleman
Likely
Baker
Electra
J H Carson Returns To Activity After Illness
J H Carson, long prominent in local circles, has recovered from an illness and is able to be out again, resuming his usual duties and social engagements in the community.
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J. H. Carson
Vernon Man Dies Thursday in Vernon
Death ended the sufferings of Henry H Rogers, longtime Vernon resident, after nearly three weeks of illness. Born December 5 in Bell County Texas, he lived in Vernon since 1908, was a bookkeeper for Zachry & McCaleb Produce, and was active in the Baptist church. Survived by wife Alice and three children Etta Mae Hattie and W Henry, with two grandchildren Henry Jr and Marie Louise. Funeral held at 10:20 am from 1421 Olive Street with Rev J A Foster. interment East View cemetery. pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rogers
Alice Babb
W. Henry
Etta Mae
Hattie
Vernon
Henry, Jr
Marie Louise
Coleman
Rogers
Zachry & McCaleb Produce Company
Olive Street
J. A. Foster
East View Cemetery
O. T. Warlick
W. M. Hall
D. Greene
J. Marvix
IX. Storey
George Zachvy
M. G. Noathery
W. O. Powell
W. W. Gilbert
B. Daniel
B. H. Pigg
A. M. Hiatt
J. 4. Buchanan
HH. HH. Theads
Pete Baker
F. HH. Wright
W. Zailey
F. T. Massie
J. A. Cox
F. M.vaylor
J. J. McGaughey
J. J. Pendleton
K. L. Pyle
Luther Webb
Emory Rhoads
Alf Murchison
Castlebury
W. A. Ish
A. . Boger
Frank Murehison
It. B. Gibson
Jim Bomar
Hogsett
C. Ih
Thotoprean
Sheriff Delivers Man to Jail After Local Chase
A man identifying as B. Murray rests in the county jail charged with car theft. Sheriff W. Frank Edmonson boasts of a citizen-led capture after Kincheloe Hotel manager Guy Paschall handed the suspect to him. The man fled, pursued by Paschall and an unknown accomplice, then was chased toward West Texas street and North Vernon before being caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Murray
W. Frank Edmonson
Guy Paschall
Kincheloe
Mr. Paschall
To Exchange Pulpits At Hobart Oklahoma
W Dow Blockaday pastor of the Church of Christ will exchange pulpits Sunday with Robert Alexander at Hobart Okla. Bilder Alexander will preach at both morning and evening hours. The public is invited to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Dow Blockaday
Church of Christ
Robert Alexander
Hobart
Oklo
Bilder Alexander
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Men In News
Admiral Fiske
Jonathan
Davis
Green
Camp Fire Executive
Tarrant County
Farmers’ Organization
Justice Bailey
Coolidge
W.T. Waggoner Fixing
Lake
Etmyp
Mkenna
Old Hole of Little Oil Company
Wilbarger
J.B. McKenny
Princess
Kenla of
Griech
William B. Leeds
Xenia
Greece
Queen Alexandra
Nancy
Leeds
Caplin Wright Armstrong
Solo
Abaent’— J, . Henderson
Leon II, Brown
Mark
Library
Vernon Man
Henry H. Rogers
Henry HH. Rogers
Con
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