Crowd cheers as 29 men entrain for Camp Travis
A large crowd gathered at the depot to farewell Wilbarger county’s draft quota for Camp Travis. The 24 local enlistees included farmers, laborers, and skilled workers, under Ray Albright with four assistants. Additional draftees from other boards were named, with eleven African American men slated for entrainment on a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Price Knox Riley
Burl Bryant
Onie Simmons
Lloyd L. Lynch
Thead Kuelli
Walley Everett Rose
Samuel Clifton Starr
Frank Barrett
Clement J. Huff
John Lingnan
Benjamin ¢. Wethersid
William H. Shearer
John W. I. Bell
Otto J. Drake
Leah Matt Britt
Roy FE. Wagner
James O. Burke
Morris Abston
Newton Till Lassiter
Robert T. McFarkine
Joseph F. Martin
Robert R. Price
Robert TR. Arnold
James T. Reid
Sreacher
Wilbarger Board
Himes
Tromer Goldman
Pierce
Lubbock
Leonard Carey
Deming
N. M
Roy Peoples
Carthage
Miss
Red Cross Coyote Shipped From Vernon For Charity
J H W Jordan and Jerry Clark visited Vernon on Saturday with a baby coyote marked Red Cross property. They bid in the pup for 2.50 and planned to ship it to Grapeland for sale to benefit the Red Cross. The box bore Red Cross emblems and Works for Red Cross Home Burns. Nearby, Rev G J Rousseau’s Winnsboro home burned after a fire struck the parsonage during a quota celebration, prompting a church offering to cover losses. Rousseau was known for speaking on the Liberty Loan train last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Ragland
Messrs
Jordan and
Clark
Grapeland
G. J. Rousseau
Winnsboro
Registration rules for Wilbarger county young men
Instructions list age 21 residents to register on June 5 with full name home address date and place of birth and citizenship status. Guidelines cover native naturalized alien declarant and Indian classifications detailing how citizenship is determined and what information must be supplied for the draft process.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porte Rico
Porto Rico
France
Germany
Officials to locate alien owned property in Wilbar County
The Alien Property Custodian seeks alien owned property in Wilbar County to sequester and administer under federal law. County Attorney S A Z Morgan is asked to aid in locating all alien owned property, with similar requests sent to Texas officials and the attorney general.
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Congress
S. A. Z. Morgan
Ton
Whitaker to Preach at Fargo Church of Christ
Elder R F Whitaker from Lifton Oklahoma will preach at the Fargo Church of Christ this weekend. He is scheduled to speak Saturday and Sunday night with services also planned Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo Church of Christ
R. FF. Whitaker
Lifton
Okla
Peden Urges Direct Flour Donation for the Sick
B A Peden federal food administrator for Texas discourages selling flour for Red Cross aid. He proposes donating flour to hospitals or families with a sick member or to an invalid, warning auctioning could reach consumers with excess flour or breach wheat less rules.
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RED Cross
Tor
Texas
Aly. Peden
EF. J. Smith
Principal Karl Y. Wolford Named to Succeed Kinard
The Board of Education elected Karl Y. Wolford of McKinney as principal of the Central ward school to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Prof. Knox Kinard who has been called into the army. Wolford is an experienced educator formerly of Marshall. Superintendent Th. FL Sisk endorses the appointment for the W Vornen schools.
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Board of Education
Karl Y. Wolford
McKinney
Central Ward
Knox Kinard
Prof
Wolford
Marshall
Th. FL Sisk
Vyvornen
Klingler Ships Two Carloads of Hogs to Fort Worth
W A Klingler shipped two carloads of hogs to Fort Worth Tuesday. He has 500 porkers in pens on his Mer farm. Klingler believes hogs can be profitable but require careful handling to realize it.
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W. A. Klingler
Fort Worth
Mer. Klingler
Summerour Sees Profit in Hog Raising at Plainview
Summerour ships hogs from Plainview to Philaview Tiree for fattening. Pigs weighing about 100 pounds graze on alfalfa before being fed a mix of rice bran and cottonseed meal. He plans shipments roughly every three weeks starting in November and believes a profit is possible at the farm.
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Sumerour
Summerour
South Plaines
Plainview
Zachsry Produce House Moves to New North Maie Site
J D Brmmeroar plans an addition north of his building on North Maie Street with Hose feet to house the G BR Zachery produce business. Zachery must vacate his Summerour quarters to clear space for Works Auto Supply Company which will relocate around June 1st.
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J.D. Brmmeroar
Qnadtition
Maie Street
G. BR
Vernon admired by visitor from Royse City News-Times
Mr and Mrs P P Lambrao visited Joy Walker at Vernon last week. Despite crop shortages, the Royse City News-Times praises Vernon as one of West Texas best towns. The Farm owned by Mr Walker was sold earlier this winter by J A Awtrey.
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PP. A. Lambrao
Joy Walker
Vernon
Texas
Royse City
Communities Hold All Day Prayer For Peace War Ends
Stores close two hours for a regional union prayer service at Vernon churches. Citizens attend morning and afternoon sessions led by local pastors to invoke God's guidance, following President Wilson's proclamation designating May 30 as a day of prayer and fasting.
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Methodist Church
Union
Prom
Welock
Thev
A. Foster
Eelock
Os. HL Tabmnes
Erelock Tod
Plm
Leones O O'Eloedk
AL Birdsong
Aelock
The
North League
Enid McCarroll
Iansic
W.T. Rothe
LL. A. Poster
J. Mason
Rls. Kelly
IL. TE Stalenp
Christian Church
A. 0 Smith
Mines
J. Marre
L. G. Mc Curdy
Watts
Mayd
Er Long
Presbyterian Church
Robert Berle
Sullivan
Mmes
Minnie K. Bird
Thomas Ait TE Teger
Wilson
United States
Woodrow Whson
United States of America
Over-subscription of Red Cross fund in Wilbarger County
Wilbarger County exceeded its Red Cross second war fund quota by about twenty percent with total subscriptions reaching 12151.20 against a 10796 goal. West Vernon led over the top due to Scholastic bases. committees and volunteers praised for the drive.
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RED Cross Fund
Vernon
West Vernon
Boone Martin
Wilbarger County
Electra School Graduates Seven Pupil Names Listed
Last week Electra to SoTL graduated seven pupils including Gordon M Douglas Vernon J Dinsmore Mrs J W Akin Nona Maye Sansel David D Wilson John Sikes Joe Luce Bo M Dinsmore son of Professor B F Holcomb and 8 superintendent Lea was noted.
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Electra To Sotl
Gordon M. Douglas
Vernon J. Dinsmore
J. W. Akin
Nona Maye Stansel
David D. Wilson
John Sikes
Joe . Luce
Bo M. Dinsmore
Indow
B. F. Holcomb
Vernon
Electra
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Camp Travis
Ray Albright
the Depot
Wilharger
Denver
RED Cross Coyote
Rayland
Baby Wolf
J. H W. Jordan
Jerry Clark
Cross
Main Street
Wilbargey County
Harrold
Naturalization Court
Dallas
Tex
MR. President
Egreess
Offi
Quest
Morgan
B.A. Peden
Federal Food Administra
Tle
Kinard
Porkers Summerour
Vernon Man
South Plains
Philaview Tiree
G. B. Zachry
Royse
Methodist
Wil Vernon
Toelock
Concre
District of Columbia
United Shires
Woodrow Wilson
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
T. H. Shive
Fargo and
Red
Bluff
Fund of the American Red Cross Fund
Fargo
Red Bluntft
T. P. Shive
County
Esti
Shive
Nota
USS
EO Higghhind
Jackson Springs
Farmers Valley Law
Okiaunion
Wheoas
Mainview Thompson
Red River
Cuggisberg
Kinchelee
EL Reno
Lea
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