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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1918
Page
8
The page lists names from the September 12 registrants in three sections Friday's List Monday's List and other names including Charles Roy Holder Harvey Dewey Hite and Hugo Pred Winest with many others. The long roster highlights the dense manpower mobilization during the draft era and shows numerous full names and surnames across multiple lists.
The Provost Marshal General reports Texas with 3.689 rejections out of 7.944 inductions, 4.59 percent, tied with Delaware. Rhode Island New Mexico and District of Columbia rank ahead. nationwide 7.6 percent rejected. Georgia and Virginia show the highest rejections at about 12.65 and 12.45 percent.
Lieutenant Parks Westmoreland, a Vernon native, returned Sunday to Camp Pike Arkansas after visiting his mother Mrs J F Collins. He recently received his commission and is assigned as instructor in bayonet work for the next officers training school.
Thompson reads a letter from his brother Sergeant Roy L B Thompson an instructor in the vas school of Company 1 noting the unit has not yet seen combat but remains close behind the front lines behind the main forces.
W H Stroud, a farmer near Odell on Summer places, predicts cotton will average about a quarter bale per acre aided by late growth and beneficial rains last month. He also mentions plans to produce ample feed. The notice lists a second hand furniture and stove shop at 116 West Texas St with phone 392 THE EVERYTHING STORE.
Renovation offer for old mattresses available by phone 124 or at Renfro’s Lumber Yard. Contact T. H. Prick for service.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Storey and Misses Lucile and Theresa Holt were in Wichita Falls the latter part of the past week.
Cecil Storey, chairman of the Local Exemption Board, explains a mix up between Liberty Loan campaign letters and Exemption Board questionnaires. He notes Liberty Loan requests concern bonds and thrift stamps, not military service eligibility, and urges registrants not to confuse the two or delay in returning the Liberty Loan blanks.
The Culture Club schedules a meeting with Mrs. G. O. Swinburn at 03 West Texas Street at 3 in the afternoon on October 25. Assistant hostesses include Mrs. Harper Reed and Mrs. Euclid Renfro. The program begins with roll call and current events, followed by songs and wartime talks by club members on topics such as the War Map and The Hindenberg Line.
The Red Cross asks youngsters including Charles Norwood Robert Melilroy Page McElroy Catherine Tharvey Frank Fowler Frank Smith Glenn Bowers Pete Fowler Joe Shirley Martin Jones and Therbert Gilliam to leave pits with the Red Cross on North Main street. The new Jackson Springs school building is nearly finished with floors to be oiled. it houses a complete county plant and a teacher’s home.
Public notice declares the farm in Waggoner Colony posted. Hunters and trespassers are to be prevented, with all warned to stay out. Tote Ady and P H Hicks sign the posting.
Old car repainting service offered by L Reed on North Main Street next to Citizens Garage. Fully guaranteed work with emphasis on saving money for Liberty Toads. Advertisement copy appears in period urban classifieds.
Lieutenant K E T L McCarter of Call Field spent Sunday and Monday at his mother-in-law Mrs Cecil Storey’s home. He was seriously injured last Monday when a Port Worth and Denver train demolished the automobile he rode in, fatally injuring Mrs McCarter.
The notice states Ray Carney is improving after a Spanish influenza attack and is serving in the heavy artillery at Galveston. He was slated to leave for officers training in Cam Tuesday but was prevented by a Hess friendly fire incident or absence.
Judce and Mrs. Robert Cole of Crowell were in Vernon on Sunday for a social call.
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