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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
4
The article argues that wholesome athletics aid mental progress as well as physical development. It notes colleges impose high academic standards for athletes, sometimes barring participation for low averages, and that skilled coaches urge better study alongside training in both colleges and high schools.
A reflective fragment discusses athletes and schooling, noting some performers neglect academics and that sports criticism should be balanced rather than one sided. It hints at broader tensions between athletic effort and scholastic duties without detailing specific events or figures.
Article notes Toyah citizens approve a school tax increase while Vernon faces inadequate high school facilities. It compares budgets, highlights regional educational needs, and reports on Southern Methodist Church pledges and campaigns, including a Vernon church quota of 10,900 and district target around 75,000.
The piece argues that Methodism rose with universities and Wesleyan origins and now seeks educated ministers. It notes Baptists Presbyterians Christians and Episcopalians share the drive for broader education. It cites James J. Fue as a leader stressing education as America's hope.
A national school for commercial secretaries will be held at Northwestern University in Evanston from July 18 to 30. The local Chamber of Commerce manager plans to attend, with other regional notes and assorted community items interwoven in this Vernon and area report.
Vernon Chamber of Commerce manager reports Cochran county Texas faces dire agriculture with five dead cows found in fields from starvation. Antelope lands are scarce and vegetation is sparse. Wilbarger county is described as a paradise by comparison to the visited area.
A report by the Railroad Committee of the United States Chamber of Commerce warns that operating expenses must be reduced before railroads regain financial stability. It argues that even with traffic recovery, profitability requires lower costs and eventual railroad groupings with Federal incorporation.
A distressed notice by Mrs. J. Li Strickland promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for back and kidney pain. She reports severe backache, sharp pains, headaches, and poor sleep, claiming the product cured an attack and keeps her kidneys in order. The ad lists Foster Milburn Co. as the distributors in Buffalo.
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