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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
11
The Vernon Record outlines mail handling, subscription terms, and advertising rates. It notes a guaranteed circulation of 3,000 copies, with 33 percent in Wilbarger County, and lists staff roles including editor, associate editor, and advertising manager.
Governor Hobby has urged a special session to address Texas school finances, highlighting the University of Texas plight. President Vinson compares UT to other states, noting UT enrollment surpasses 7,000 with annual operations costing roughly $500 less per student than in 1883, and land endowment funds insufficient for new buildings.
In the Name of Progress Vernon should promote two public works, a bridge project led by Red Bluff that would boost overland travel and merchant spending, and a sanitarium to provide hospital care, with civic spirit as the key measure of the city. A nine and one half pound girl was born May 22 to Mr and Mrs KL EL Hartman on East Pease Street.
The passage discusses replacing unpainted pine board shacks with permanent structures, arguing for constitutional amendment to allow funding. It emphasizes common schools as the education foundation and notes the educational system’s leadership and its role in supplying teachers and broader benefits in educational, scientific, and commercial realms.
A local notice lists candidates and re election statuses for many offices in the upcoming Democratic Primaries on July 24 1920. Names include Memphis district attorney James V Leak Burkburnett George for representative Verna Lucky Cabe Porterfield Blair Alderman Fulcher Griffiths Judd Bourland Sneed McCaler Archer Lutptrelt Serickland Lane.
Federal rules require cleaning and disinfection of all railroad stock cars that carried livestock with communicable diseases before interstate use. Carrying carriers are notified, cars set aside, and disinfection is done under federal supervision. In the year ending June 30, 1919, Bureau of Animal Industry personnel supervised disinfecting 44,845 cars plus many trucks.
The Hammond Vindicator, Tangipahoa Parish official organ, unable to afford white print paper, contracts five tons of light shade wallpaper from an Atlanta manufacturer at 4d per pound cheaper than print paper. Editor Campbell informs subscribers via a notice to print in wallpaper use.
J. W. Bell of Houston with J. Hughston and M. L. Hughston of Crowell rode through Vernon on Wednesday en route to Galveston to attend a grain dealers association meeting.
Mrs. W. A. Benson of Granger Texas is visiting her aunt Mrs. Adam Donges. This hometown note mentions family ties and travel within the region.
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