Pageant Celebrates Texas First White Settlement at Vernon High
Vernon High School hosts a pageant commemorating Texas first Anglo settlement led by Stephen F. Austin. Proceeds from ticket sales fund town libraries, with multiple PTAs handling funds. The Rotary clubs back the centennial event titled Texas Under Six Kings, featuring six episodes and a grand finale with 125 cast members.
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Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Vernon High
Rotary
Edwin i. Bentley
Paul Goetze
Republic of Texas
United States
Will Back Health Crusade At Vernon PTA Meeting
Shive School Parent Teachers Association postponed program for other business. Treasurer Mrs. L B Piper resigned. Mrs. C B Rutledge elected. A committee was formed to draft a constitution and by laws. The finance report shows 35 dollars raised for the library fund with 15 more promised. Miss Pearl Hyer urged public health cooperation. Miss Sheilah Porter and Mrs. Raleigh Hooper were named assistants. Members were asked to await the date and place of the next meeting for important business.
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Shive School Parent Teachers Association
L. BE. Piper
C. 8. Rutledge
Mesdames Tella Floussels
Plb
Murchisen, Jr
EL Lutz
Miss Ploy
Packer
Pearl Hyer
Texas Public Health Association
Vernon
Sheilah Porter
Raleigh Hooper
Misa Hyer
Red Cross To Stage Drive In Wilharger County
Wilharger County councilmen who serve the newly organized Wilharger County Welfare Association will also serve the Red Cross drive. The campaign runs November 11 to 24 with almost all funds kept in the county for the public health nurse and local charitable work. Mrs. Bertha Ross is Roll Call Director.
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Wilharger County
Local breeder wins multiple Cotton Palace awards
Adam Douges won third place in both cockerels and pullets at the Cotton Palace with his Orpington specimens. The awards came amid strong competition and were praised by the fair management for his unusually fine chickens.
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Cotton Palace
Adam Donges
Orpington
Fuly
Douges
Girl Born to Oklaunion Couple
A girl was born Friday November 4 to Rev. and Mrs. William Reed of Oklaunion. Mother and child are doing well.
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Wiliam Reed
Oklaunion
Farm and ranch loan info offered by Fentress & Walker
See Fentress and Walker in room 2086 Waggoner Bank Building for farm or ranch property purchases or city property and loan options. Contact details indicate a $6 style fee or term.
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Fentress & Walker
Waggoner Bank
Ste
Haulk Hill Community Notes Chronicle Nov. 1
Haulk Hill report covers school opening and desk arrivals last Tuesday. Local social life includes a singing at W R E Turner Odell and a party given by Mrs T H Green. Archie Humphrey wed Miss Rosie Bell Morgan in Vernon last Tuesday night.
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Hawk Hill
Haulk Hill
S. B. Sherrill
J. C. Morgan
John Sherrill
W RE. Turner
Odell
W. OH. Vanhurst
W. EB. Turner
T. H. Green
Archie Humphrey
Tolbert Couple Welcome Baby Girl Born November Fourth
Mr and Mrs Lee Cantrell of Tolbert welcomed a daughter on November 4. Both mother and child are doing well. Mrs Clyde Smith of Wichita Falls joined them in Vernon on Sunday with Miss Geraldine Parker and Miss Helen Hiatt accompanying them later in the day.
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Lee Cantrell
Tolbert
Clyde Smith
Wichita Falla
Vernon
Geraldine Parker
Helen Hiatt
Demented Man Dies After Alleged Train Incident
A state paper reports a demented man died in Memphis after an alleged push in front of a train. County officials identified the deceased as Schwartz, detained October 24, and later released amid efforts to place him in a state asylum. He reportedly had a wife who works as a stenographer in Bryan.
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Memphis
Schwartz
Schwartz Wan
Woath
Striking collision off Goodwin Sands involves Jan Kubelik
The famous violinist Jan Kubelik was aboard a Goodwin Sands bound Ostend boat when it collided in fog with a Norwegian vessel. A life belt and a safety plea dominated initial thoughts as the accident unfolded.
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Jan Kubelik
Ostend
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