Permanent Body Formed by Wilbarger County Women
Sunday the Wilbarger citizens held their third meeting to form a permanent Women’s Protective Association of Wilbarger County. A large turnout approved plans for next Sunday at 2 PM, appointed committees, and discussed duties of parents and schools to protect children.
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Women’s Protective Association of
Wilbarger County
Wilbarger
E. L. Moore
Women's Protective Association of
W. H. Huggins
J. E. Watts
A. F. Winston
Gus Ramage
R. B. Sheiff
N. R. Heath
D. M. Hopper
T. M. Fergeson
H. B. Wilhelm
C. W. Alderman
Halloween Vandalism Ravages Vernon City
Widespread Halloween vandalism hit Vernon overnight as gangs of youths destroyed property. Cars were moved and blocked, porches looted, and streets cluttered with nails and barrels while a barricade blocked Main Street. Only costumed children offering playful contrast.
Local resident visits Nashville and Columbia Military Academy
Dr. A. P. Howard reports arriving in Nashville on October 28 and planning to visit his son Perry at Columbia Military Academy before returning home. He notes an engagement to fiddle with Governor Taylor of Tennessee Monday night and says Taylor is a capable fiddler. The trio performed with the governor just before his opening address at the Chattanooga conference.
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A. P. Howard
Chattanooga
Nashville
Perry
Columbia Military Academy
Delco Dealers Convene on New Electric Refrigerator
M. Ladd of Delcon Aesier returned from Fort Worth where district dealers of the state met. They discussed a Delco electric refrigerator that makes its own ice and maintains very low temperature at a low cost.
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M. Ladd
Delcon Aesier
Fort Worth
Delco
Cities urged to form municipal plan against unemployment crisis
The piece urges cities to cooperate to fight unemployment affecting millions. It cites Harding and Hoover backing emergency committees, public works, and local job programs, with Colonel Arthur Woods coordinating national municipal action to coordinate ideas and resources.
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Arthur Woods
Department of Commerce
Woods
Washington
Backus Nominated for Grand Warden in Texas Grand Lodge
In Vernon and northwest Texas, G W Backus, a long time Odd Fellow, is nominated for Grand Warden by a committee from local lodges. The post, third highest in the Grand Lodge, leads toward Grand Master. election is in March at the San Antonio meeting. Nearby farmers report exceptional cotton yields this year with several fields yielding over a bale per acre.
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Backus
Texas
Grand Lodge
San Antonio
Oil Supply Says It Could Last Thirty Days
Manager J N Johnson of the Texas Public Service Company notes Ver non io case oil supply would cover electricity for a month if the proposed railroad strike goes into effect. He cites a 20 day supply as current but expects a 30 day resilience in the system.
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J. N. Johnson
Texas Public Service Company
Vernon Io
Mayor's Wife First Woman Voter At West Vernon Polls
Mrs. Harry Mason became the first woman to vote at West Vernon polls last Saturday morning as the good roads bond issue carried. Mrs. Mary E. B. Reed had the honor at the East Vernon booth.
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Harry Mason
West Vernon
Good Roads
Mary EB. Reed
East Vernon
Goulds Return to Vernort After Year in Quanab
L G Gould and wife move back to Vernort after living in Quanab for a year. The Record welcomes them home.
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L. G. Gould
Quanab
Vernort
Vernon Welcomes Waco Bride Elect Miss Herrick to Wed
Invitations are issued for the wedding of Miss Bess Herrick of Waco to Daniel Joseph Littlefield of Waco on Wednesday November 16 at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Vernon. Herrick is described as an attractive young lady with many Vernon friends.
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Vernon
Bess Herrick
Waco
Daniel Joseph Littlefield
Austin Avenue Methodial Church
Miss Herrick
EF. P. Hicks
Noble to Commence Again Drillers Focus on Noble Well
Drillers at the Noble well on the Judd farm plan to restart operations soon. R. Stewart, head driller, says efforts are underway to improve water supply as prolonged drought has hindered progress. The well is currently being readied for renewed activity.
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Noble
Judd Farm
R. Stewart
Hooper Marries Pilot Point Girl in Vernon Church
Miss Vauline Revenport of Pilot Point wed Raleigh Hooper son of Mrs W S Hooper in a Vernon Methodist Church ceremony officiated by Rev C A Waterfield. The bride teaches in Shire School and will continue teaching. The couple plans to live with Mrs Al Hill on North Deaf Smith Street and then travel to Wichita Falls.
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Vauline Revenport
Pilot Point
Raleigh Hooper
W. St. Hooper
Methodist Church
C. A. Waterfield
Sheliah Porter
Ava Marie Frunter
Alice Small
W. C. Stine
Wichita Falls
Shire School
Vernon
Hooper
Kell Mill
al? Hill
Deaf Smith Street
Vernon prophet forecasts wet cold November
W P Banta, once Vernon’s weather seer now living in Lamesa, predicts a wet cold November for locals. He has warned residents to ready stick ers and overcoats, noting his two decades in the area and his forecast accuracy. After the sixth, outdoor work may become feasible again.
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W. P. Banta
Vernon
Lamesa
J. D. Summerout
Bridge Club Luncheon Hosted by Colley Gibson Brunson
The bridge club will meet Tuesday November 8 at Hill Crest with hostesses Mmes Hub Colley R B Gibson and O A Brunson. Attendees are asked to call a hostess soon to indicate numbers for a noon luncheon at one o clock.
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Bridge Club
Mmes
Hub Colley
R. B. Gibson
O. A. Brunson
Hill Crest
Wilburger County OKs $600000 Good Roads Bond
Wilbarger County voters approve a $600000 good roads bond by about four to one with 1082 yes and 268 no of 1350 ballots. Oklaunion leads with 104 yeas and zero nays as residents across precincts tout the measure to fund arterial travel improvements.
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Good Roads
Wilburger County
Oklainion
Cy Long
Good Roads Forces
Ferguson Drug Co
Vernon Times
Vernon Record
Paving Project Delayed Until Spring in Wilbarger County
County officials postponed concrete work on a $600,000 Wilbarger paving plan citing cold weather risks. Bonds may sell near par, with several firms eager to secure Wilbarger securities. The project includes concrete roads and drainage across multiple precincts and routes toward Oklawa, Paradise Creek, and the Pease River area.
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Wilbarger
Wilbrrger
Commissionera
Oklaua
Wilbarger Street
Fair Grow
Chillicothe
Paradise Creek
Seymour
Lower Pease River
Fargo
Sioner
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