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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
12
Henry Ford backs Secretary Hughes in a bold offer to scrap and buy all current and future warships. He proposes turning junk into plowshares and autos while keeping shipyards busy with tractors and cars. Ford hints at leasing Muscle Shoals for nitrates and argues a navy wipeout could spur global peace and renewed commerce.
The debate on destroying boll weevils from cotton stalks contrasts burning to ashes with letting machinery chop and plow. Georgia Experiment Station findings favor subduing weevils by running the stalks through a chopper then plowing, noting many weevils are shaken off when stalks are piled and few found inside.
Farm and Ranch advises that burning stalks fails to destroy weevils and harms soil. Deep plowing and burying stalks under the soil is recommended to reduce pest numbers and improve soil quality.
The Vernon community showed overall good sportsmanship after the Wichita game. A few exuberant youths insulted opponents and used indecent language near female spectators, risking the town’s good name. The piece condemns the incident and calls for better restraint in the future.
Vernon residents note the Wilbarger county library provides limited service due to insufficient funds. In nearby counties a system of county libraries with branch locations fills needs, as Miss Lilian Gunter of Cooke County explains. Books travel long distances by parcel post when branches are out of reach.
Barger county moves to convert the local library into a county institution and establish branch libraries across the county. Local residents and visitors including Rufus Vandiver of Memphis and Ada Pierce are noted in social mentions.
Vr and Mrs A C Roddy Clyde and Gwendolyn of Cashion are visiting Mrs G Bekman, returning to Vernon area where Mr Roddy once served as principal. The article notes safety upgrades to ray outfits eliminating shocks and burns, with compact models comparable in size to a camera.
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