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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1918
Page
3
Miss Ohmie Wilcox home demonstration agent promotes sugar saving through tested recipes. Readables include Cranberry and Apple Pudding Popcorn Stuffed Prunes and Dates Parisian Sweets Conservation Chocolate Cake and related notes. Fort Worth area mentions and local helpers noted.
Lee Jordan visited Vernon on business. Residents attended church and youth parties at the Methodist church. A nine and a half pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gobin. Ragland people celebrated the armistice signing in Vernon. I O O F lodge met with good attendance.
The Everything Store at 116 West Texas Street touts new and secondhand merchandise sold for less cash. It promises steep underselling prices and urges customers to visit its shoe department and speck offers, including ladies shoes around $2.85 per pair. W. King travels to Lawton to attend a military review at Camp Doniphan tomorrow.
The State University and Industrial Colleges offer practical home work assistance to Texas women through the Parent-Teachers Association. Demonstrators will visit towns for a week to remodel garments, teach household economics, fashion for high school girls, school lunches, and proper diets. Attend the PTA meeting Thursday at 4 o clock in the high school auditorium led by Mrs J Be Lutz.
Local ads tout McKibbin’s values in shoes shirts and sweater coats. Notice Mrs J 8 Kearney guest of daughter in Corpus Christi and Mrs B A Williams returning from Lawton Oklahoma. Johnson of Herring Bank heads to Crowell while Altus visits are noted.
Mrs. EF L L Keltz was elected president of the Home Science Club Friday after Mrs. J J Thi resigned. New members include Mrs. B O Brown Bruce Gibson and H B Wilhelm. J G Sherman spoke on the United War Fund campaign and a December needlework meeting is planned with Mrs W H Huggins.
Ernest Dyer of Past Vero died Tuesday night after two weeks with influenza. Funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at East View with Rev. HL Holmes officiating. He was 28 and survived by his parents, a wife, two children, and one sister. Friends express condolence.
Mrs. W. A. Hise and her daughter Mrs. J. J. Phillips left Saturday for Amarillo. Mrs. Phillips will return at week’s end while Mrs. Hise will stay in Amarillo for three or four weeks.
BW. McLarty traveled to Kay County on Wednesday for business and plans to return Saturday.
O A Brunson and B A Williams and their families spent Monday in Electra where Brunson and Williams own a store. Mr Williams’ uncle also lives there.
Advertisements urge readers to order coal from Nbambur gers by phone 130 and to buy ladies and children shoes at McKibbin's with promised fair prices and ongoing promotional messaging.
County superintendent elect M Furcher announces state wide teacher exams to be held in Vernon on Friday and Saturday December 6 and 7. The schedule lists Friday afternoon subjects including Physical Geography Physiology Arithmetic Literature Descriptive Geography Bookkeeping and more with Saturday afternoon sessions covering Spelling Writing Methods and Management Civics Reading Chemistry History of Wh I te history Agriculture Algebra Physics and Plane Trigonometry.
The fragment mentions placing coal orders with Shambur ger's and a 180 phone number. Details are incomplete and unclear about date, location, or service scope.
The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will host a War Savings bank event Saturday morning and afternoon. J. G. Sheriman and J. A. Robinson attend in the morning with Mines. R. McConibe and S. E. Trevathan in charge of the bank in the afternoon. Friends are urged to buy Thrift Stamps to honor last May pledges.
The Missionary Ruth Club will meet with Mrs. Carl King Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Miss Marie Robinson has returned from a lengthy visit to relatives in Mississippi. She stayed with family and traveled home last week.
Local coal supplier Shambur ger s advertises coal orders with a phone contact 130 87 Ste for customers to place requests and secure fuel.
Mrs J W McCrary visits Nolanville Tuesday night to see her parents Mr and Mrs J F Medlin. Coat orders from Shamburger's via phone 130.
Mrs J W Jackson of Duncan Oklahoma visits at the home of her brother B O Prow in the same city, sharing family greetings and news during her stay.
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