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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1923
Page
3
Farmers across Wilbarger are pushing overtime to haul cotton to gins as ginning reports rise sharply this week. Prices trend upward with middling cotton around 81.56 cents. Vernon market shows steady demand. Ginning totals for the year list bales ginned to date.
Dallas November reports SMU's correspondence school now lists 212 students this year, up from 72 last year. About 30 percent are teachers or prospective teachers, with Education and Psychology, English, Spanish, History, and Mathematics the top courses.
Ranchers watch state and federal probe into costs of producing Texas range cattle. Dr. B. Youngblood notes two experts in the field, working with ranchers to compare range versus fed beef costs and seek quicker, cheaper production methods.
Miss Catherine Pierce of Vernon has been elected president of the Musical club of Southern Methodist University. A senior in both the music and literary departments, she is described as a talented musician.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m on the subject Looking at the Difficulty versus Looking at God. Services in Vernon Theater with warm house promised if cold. No evening service due to union services at Methodist church honoring the American Legion. FE L Moore
A Berlin mail note arrived in Vernon showing 15,000,000 German Marks to carry a letter, illustrating the historical value shift as postwar exchange rates reach nearly two million dollars in U S currency compared with 14,000,000 marks.
Five conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will contribute 124000 to support Southern Methodist University this year. Of the amount 75000 comes from the North Texas Conference. The money already pledged will be collected between November 25 and December 6 during a pay-up campaign in each conference district.
To the many friends who were kind and sympathetic during the sickness and death of our darling son may God bless you all. MR ANT MRS COH MCCORD Seymour Texas.
Mrs. Frazier Bell returned Tuesday from a visit with relatives and friends at Town Park and Wichita Falls, joining local friends after travel.
Roy Russell Exaltee Rater of the local Elks lodge announces this year s House Committee and Visiting Committee The House Committee includes Dixon Blair Williams Thompson and Richard Payton The Visiting Committee lists F I Nowlin Chiattos Ladd and Harry Mason The lodge plans a meeting at a cafe soon and has a winter social program planned
W T Gibbons of the Round Tin kers ranch shipped eight cars of cattle to Kansas City on Saturday. The shipment included calves steers and canners. H H Anderson of Micetra visited on business Tuesday. Sweet potatoes priced per bushel. Several local residents noted business or visits including T A Hamilton of Odell and Mrs Fugene Berry and daughter Margaret Louse of Wichita Falls. Joe Adams reports relocation to West in Mc Lennan County with good weather conditions.
The University of Texas reports details of the Stedesots Memorial Fund loans and repayments. Alfred Folica, treasurer of the Vix-Stee association, notes 276 students benefited last year with total repayments of 750. The program emphasizes need based aid and emergency relief to prevent students from leaving college.
White City continues after a November opening with a day of festivities and reports of improvements. Teachers and staff are noted, including Miss Leola Spithrmemal and Miss Hehe Davis, as students and families adjust to new accommodations and weather delays. Local visits span Vernon and Port Worth, with several residents traveling for family and community events.
Mrs RoM Fielder returned Sunday from Gustine where she attended the funeral of her father.
Spencer Moore a primitive Baptist minister from Mantle conducted services Wednesday and Thursday nights at the West Vernou church, drawing attendees for prayer and preaching in a small community gathering.
Mrs. Ro McKinnon and children from Chillicothe were here yesterday. Sweet potatoes listed, prices 1.90 per bushel. Brownwinsd and Ultima references, Thomas Evans seriously ill in Southwest Vernon. Mrs. H C Hogseic returned from a visit with relatives in Ultima. Minor community items and vendor mentions.
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