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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
5
The United States Food Administration notes Vernon Texas lies in Zone 5 with carload seed priced at 64 dollars and wagon loads at 61 dollars. Damaged or unsound seed reductions require proof, and dirt or trash deductions need sworn certificates showing actual weight.
Harrold Texas reports include residents visiting Vernon Burkburnett and Clarendon, enlistment for a Fourth Liberty Loan speech at the school auditorium, carloads of seed wheat arriving for distribution, and social visits. Also notice to contractors for Wilbarger County road work with bids due Oct 12 1918.
W 8 Wyatt and family visited Mr and Mrs A Crawford on Sunday. Jim Hart's couple visited Gunnels near White City. J P Tate sick with typhoid fever in critical condition. Bell Holloway visited Cass Shaw. Sallie Sherrill and Detto May Thomas with Mrs Green. Henry Stowe and family visit Elk Oklahoma. Walter Gale of Electra visiting Ruth family. Mrs Stockton and Floy Hart called on Ruth. Crawford and Tate hosted visits on Tuesday. Sallie Sherrill visited Winnie and Rosie Morgan.
The Department will consider bids on the project as a whole and on grading bridges and paving in separate contracts. In case of separate bids, each bidder must provide a certified check of $250.00. County Judge E. L. McHugh signs.
Washington announces a directive to retail merchants to curb unnecessary wrapping of goods and cut use of wrapping paper bags and paper boxes. The War Industries Board says the move will free chemical pulp for munition production as government needs rise.
George A. Watford born February 11, 1882 near Raleigh North Carolina moved to Georgia grew to manhood educated at Emory College taught ancient language later served four years as a private in the war then settled near Tyler Texas married Staggie Lee Alford and had five children three living Mrs Wade James Plainview Hardy Watford Merkel and Mrs J Dulin Vernon He lived in the Abilene country for over thirty three years and was regarded as an honest citizen who stood for what was right He died September 5 1918 at his daughter’s home in Vernon after suffering and calmly facing death.
Young volunteers and adults contribute peach prune and apricot pits for carbon in gas masks. Virgie and Myrtle Brown bring two bushels, YT A Johnson adds two and a half bushels, others donate quantities up to two bushels. Pits should be dried before delivery to Red Cross rooms on North Main Street. Pauline Ramsey returns from Honey Grove where she visited relatives.
Local readers report strong relief from kidney pain and backache after using Doan's Kidney Pills. J McMurray of Seymour Texas credits the remedy for reducing dull kidney ache and improving urine regularity after poor water affected his kidneys. Price 60 cents at dealers.
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