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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
1
In Vernon a social scene on Main Street shows women delaying traffic while shaking hands and chatting. Reports cover radio score updates, upcoming Lions games, local football enthusiasm, bricklayers and sports watchers, plus civic items on trash disposal, new Rotary publication, and 1921 taxes and Texas biennial elections.
Vernon officials plan new traffic measures including stop signals at downtown intersections on Main and Wilbarger streets and a ban on left turns at multiple Main Street intersections. Slow zones near Shiveland Junior High will use slow signs and crosswalk enforcement, with penalties for speeding.
Ginning totals show 8238 bales last night, up about 5000 from last week’s 8658. However the year to date is roughly 6000 bales below the same date last year. Several gins operated day and night. list of gins and bales ginned appears in the county report.
R. H. Smith and Emory Rhoads of the Vernon Rotary Club appeared on the Wichita Falls club program during yesterday's weekly luncheon.
Chillicothe school superintendent O R Childress reports year 100 percent enrollment among teachers in the Chillicothe schools. He and several teachers will attend the Teachers Association meeting in Dallas from November 26 to 28.
Police arrest seven men in a raid on a gaming house at 1619 Texas Street after a tip. The location contained gambling tables and equipment. the proprietor was not identified.
L A Hollar superintendent reports very few Wilbarger County teachers join the state teachers association while neighboring counties show full enrollment. He notes little interest in the association and its work in the county.
Veterans of the Old Trail Drivers Association gathered in San Antonio for their third annual reunion. Dean of Vernon and his daughter Mrs Bertha A Ross, said to be the county s first white child, traced the Doan trading post legacy once a Dodge City Trail supply hub with cattle deals and a 300000 dollar check history. Mrs Ross will ride in the parade.
Vernon Lodge No. 655 A F and A M moves to build a modern fireproof temple on the present site with adjoining vacant lot. A new bylaw amendment to raise dues is proposed to finance the project while a building committee selects an architect and plans cost estimates.
A Wilbarger County business council meeting last night approved an intensive dairy and poultry campaign with plans to secure specialists. A resolution urged Cr Staton of Prisco Railroad to provide company experts. Coordination with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and other institutions was outlined, along with a mid winter poultry show in December.
Last Tuesday morning Miss Bonnie Jenkins of Odell was struck by a car and run over while crossing in front of her home. She is recovering though the wheels passed over her body. The car was driven by Mr. Rogers. She is the daughter of Rev and Mrs Jenkins, Odell Methodist pastor.
The Vernon High School band held practice at the high school auditorium Wednesday night under the direction of F. W. Shephard, manual training instructor. The group shows promise as one of the best musical organizations produced by the school this year.
Twenty four special business desks with lifting tops were received yesterday morning for the commercial department at the local high school. Superintendent W. T. Lofland announced they will be installed and the seats are in separate units.
Roxana Petroleum reports a promising eighth mile extension to the Wilburger County fields in No 1-A Waggoner, with an estimated 180 barrels per day from a sand at 1922 1926 feet. Humble Oil shows oil in D2 sand at 2256 feet while D3 in the same section is halted. Other notes include water shows, shallow Noble sands, and multiple wells with varying progress across sections 40 47 48 50 in blocks 4 2 14.
Vernon theater owners announce a second moving picture show on North Main to open about November 10 with modern equipment. The single floor venue seats 400 and a name will be chosen by contest. First National pictures have been secured for the opening, promising top quality films.
Merle Brunson of Vernon is a freshman in the University of Oklahoma College of Fine Arts among Texas students. The University Longhorn club formed with 75 of 100 Texans rallying at Dr W B Bizzell’s request. William Coit was elected president Elaine Bizzell vice president Neva Black secretary treasurer. Wichita Falls leads Texas cities with 19 students followed by Dallas.
Edwin Smith of Vernon won first in the old pen department at the Texas Oklahoma Fair in Wichita Falls this week amid strong competition. At the Wilbarger Fair the Vernon youngster also took first place on several poultry exhibits. He entered two exhibits at Wichita Falls including old pen and mullet.
Mr and Mrs W N Stokes departed Wednesday by automobile for Terry County on a business trip. Mr Stokes owns farmland near Brownfield, the county seat.
Vernon Electric reports high line construction complete from Vernon to Harrold and to nearby farms. Service awaits transformer arrivals, then power will be supplied to homes and businesses along the highway and eastward toward a broader high line system.
W D Hollars was appointed and qualified as justice of the peace by the Commissioners Court to fill the vacancy created by the death of T J Griffiths. He will continue to operate Hollars Barber Shop on Texas Street and has begun handling cases, his first fining an unnamed defendant ten dollars plus costs for drunkenness.
Citizens congratulate the Vernon Daily Record and pledge support as the new publication prepares to enter Vernon’s business life. Local pastors, merchants, and bankers express optimism about a daily paper aiding churches and institutions, with subscription details to be announced soon.
Landreth Production Corporation of Breckenridge purchases eleven Waggoner Estate leases totaling 440 acres for 750000 dollars half cash and half in oil. The holdings, concentrated in sections 42 44 43 47 48 and 45 in Vernon area, give Landreth about 76 percent of the local section and 1508 acres overall. The firm reports rapid drilling progress with sixteen wells, no dry holes, and plans to build a men’s camp as operations continue with new locations set for the next sixty days.
Old dame weather visited Vernon in Wilbarger County this week with light rainfall totaling about a quarter of an inch and cooler temperatures. Overcoats appeared on the streets as the thermometer dipped to about fifty degrees while growers reported minimal crop damage beyond a few days delay in picking and some boll rot in lower hollows.
Thompson school schedules an informal gathering next Saturday to engage residents in its work. About forty-two games and a flinch game will entertain attendees along with a children’s program including a reading, piano duet, and an inspirational talk by F. N. Fulcher of Oklahoma.
New equipment has been received for the junior high school football squad. The team works out each afternoon under the supervision of Coach Dobbins. An effort will be made to schedule some games for the team.
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