Poultry Prices Boost Wilbarger County Growth
Wilbarger County farmers report profitable poultry farming with prices around 25 cents per pound for turkeys and solid demand from Eastern buyers for Thanksgiving. Despite bell weevil concerns, many households keep a few hens, and poultry shows are expected to spur larger ventures into chicken production. The article notes strong local production and rising interest in turning poultry into a business rather than a mere necessity.
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Wilbarger County
Poultry Industry Aims to Double Worth After Strong Year
A headline notes the poultry sector earned 750000 last year and outlines a push to double this figure. Industry leaders cite improved production, demand, and market access as drivers behind the growth plan.
Clean up in town and fields to stop boll weevil spread
The campaign urges Vernon and Wilbarger county farmers to clean gins and premises as thoroughly as fields to prevent boll weevil damage. It notes many farms farther south were entered by pickers, and emphasizes removing rubbish to deny weevils lodgment. The weevil has not yet damaged Wilbarger county but must be stopped.
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Wilbarger County
Thor
Vernon
Armistice Day Reverence and Pledge to Duty
All America marks Armistice Day three years after the war with attention and homage to ex service members. The message calls for rededication to completed work, opposing selfish ambition and future bloodshed, and upholding citizenship obligations for civilization’s permanence.
Vernon visitors report cotton yields and abundant turkeys
L F Raines and W A Boaz of Puliott visited Vernon on Wednesday. They say cotton is nearly all picked with yields from half to three quarters of a bale per acre and some fields yielding a bale. Turkeys are plentiful in Elliott county. one gobbler may weigh over 30 pounds.
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L. F. Raines
W. A. Boaz
Puliott
Vernon
Mr. Raines
Eiliott
Boar
Miss Murray Opens New Millinery Quarters
Miss J. L. Murray held open house for patrons who crowded the new millinery shop from morning till close. Friends assisted in receiving guests as admirers praised the shop’s interior and displays of wicker vases, ranunculus, chrysanthemums, and decorative show cases.
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Miss Murray
J. L. Murray
Hew Ladies
Rev Hayne Called Home by Death of Browning
Amarillo church member ex Lieutenant Governor J N Browning died prompting Rev Hayne to Vernon to take the Orders of the Temple. Rev S W Sloyne was also summoned as part of the church community responses.
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S. W. Sloyne
J. N. Browning
Hill Crest Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner and Hat Display
Attention Hill Crest members indicates a Sunday turkey dinner served from 1 to 2 30 pm and 6 to 9 pm with reservations by phone. Stc Naylors Millinery offers a Saturday Monday hat display featuring a selection priced at 81.00 each.
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Hill Crest
Stc
Naylor
Parker School to Have Modern Heating Plant
City commissioners on Tuesday afternoon approved a plan to install a modern heating plant at Parker school as part of a progressive school policy. Concrete walks were recently completed around Cevirul school.
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Parker School
Parker
Cevirul
Showers Tops Vernon Deer Hunt Party Honors
J. J. Showers leads a Vernon party that traveled to Southwest Texas for an outing. Report notes Showers is the only member to kill a deer, with other participants including Hub Coffey Olin Turner Jd L Swartwood Roy Davis and Al Boyer.
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J. J. Showers
Vernon
Texas
Mr. Showers
Hub Coffey
Olin Turner
L. Swartwood
Roy Davis
AL . Boyer
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