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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
6
The annual Red Cross meeting and election will be held on October 22, the fourth Wednesday of October, with a short program outlining peace time work of county chapters and auxiliaries. Reports will be read, ballots cast for the new chapter committee, and plans for the Red Cross Bell Call discussed. All adult members may vote.
West Vernon social column reports visits among townsfolk including Lora Anderson and Mr and Mrs R C Anderson, John Crawford relatives, J H Carson party, Earl Martin's return from Wichita Falls, Theresa Hazard and Robert visiting Odell, Florence Price with Alice and Minnie Martin, Wafford from Chillicothe, Cassie McKee Martin and Will McKee plus J D Thompson and Mrs Boone Martin in Lexington. A. H. Murchison's Fort Worth trip and winter barley seed for sale by Ady.
The W O W Lodge plans an unveiling on the last Sunday in October at the youth memorials. Clerk Wirty asks all relatives who wish their monuments unveiled to notify him so the event can include all at once. Some families have notified, others may decline. those who wish to be included should contact Mr Wirty.
The article reports a minor storm with light damage and rain reducing wind and clouds. It notes no church services due to rain, strong Sunday School attendance, and plans to attend the State Fair in Dallas. Local residents are moving, visiting, and hosting relatives in Vernon Grandbury Deans and Doans with several households mentioned by name.
A brief ad style claim promotes lifting corns or calluses with fingers, asserting no pain. It presents a simple, at home remedy approach, emphasizing ease of use and immediate relief. The item reads like a consumer health promo from a historical page.
The Parent Teachers Association plans a Tuesday afternoon meeting at one o clock in the Carnegie Library. Led by President Mrs Wilhel Phie the gathering will set plans for entertaining Vernon teachers and collect committee reports for this year’s yearbooks. Mrs J W Wheatley is secretary and Mrs W N Stokes treasurer. Aubrey Foster leaves for Dallas to attend the State Fair and Miss Ethel Hatcher prepares to depart for Dallas to attend the Victory Pair.
Elliott reports Der G-tBy special correspondence details changes at the Elliott school with Carpenter taking the principal post. Kahn of Santa Barbara arrived to work for Tesowa Oil. Mammie Raines and Mes White are ill with typhoid and influenza respectively. Sam Kelly lost a milk cow. A free kodak loan is offered, with Hastman line for sale at Kramer Studio. Ad 30-tfe
An old advertisement asserts Freezone will remove corns and calluses from toes and bottom of feet with a few drops. It claims the underlying skin becomes pink and healthy instead of being sore or irritated. Ady. 17-Of Fri.
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