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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1921
Page
4
Henry Ford proposes to buy all existing and under construction warships to scrap into plowshares and automobiles. He says he can fund the purchases, fears shipyard unemployment if work stops, and envisions peace by removing navies while offering cash to nations.
The article reviews methods for destroying cotton stalks to kill boll weevils. Some favor burning to kill hibernating weevils and enrich ashes, while the Georgia Experiment Station advocates chopping stalks and plowing them under as more effective. The piece notes observations and differing opinions on best practice.
The article argues burning stalks fails to destroy many weevils and harms soil. It recommends deep plowing to return plant material to the soil and reduce weevil numbers, asserting plowing destroys as many weevils as burning while improving soil quality.
The Vernon High football crowd showed mostly good spirit after the Wichita game but a few exuberant youths taunted the opposing team and used indecent language near a car with young women present. Coaches condemn the incident and vow better conduct.
Vernon’s public library serves Wilbarger county but lacks funded support to maximize impact. Nearby counties operate county libraries with branch sites in stores banks homes and a doctor’s office to meet demand. Miss Lillian Gunter of Cooke county notes patrons travel up to twenty miles for books and plans began with Adam Smith Wealth of Nations and Emerson's Essays.
The report outlines Barger county moving to make the Local library a county institution and to establish branch libraries across the county. Local social notes mention visitors from Memphis Wichita Falls Amarillo and Vernon along with shoe advertisements and promotions at McKibbin Ady.
Mr and Mrs Ww C Roddy and children Clyde and Gwendolyn of Cashion spend the weekend with Mrs 4 Blackman. Roddy formerly principal of the Past Vernon school. X ray outfits praised as safer and more compact models claim to be efficient.
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