Vernon Lions Face Wichita Falls Junior College in Practice Game
Vernon high school Lions meet Wichita Falls Junior College in a 3:30 p.m. practice game at Fair Park, the final tuneup before interscholastic conference play. Coaches Baggett and Wisemon seek real foe experience after limited prep games, aiming to sharpen lines, speed, and team fighting spirit before the big rivals begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon High School Lions
Wichita Falls Junior College
Altus High
Vernon
Baggett
Wisemen
Altus
Lions
Oklahomans
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Coyotes
Wichita Falls
Yodas
Wichita Collegians
Wichita
Meers
Electra
Fair Park
Four Tests Set On Waggoner Ranch Oil Project
Four drilling tests begin on the Waggoner hinds ten tiles southeast of Vernon. J B Leedy of Tulsa will drill on section SL 665 block 14. J R Staley and Chester Wynn of Wichita Falls drill on southeast corner of 109. Bud Horrell of El Dorado Oklahoma is to drill on sections 37 and 51. C E Burtons of Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Co. drills on sections 38 and 49 all in block 14. Depth contract is 2005 feet.
Relatives Meet After Fifty Years of Separation
Mr and Mrs C A Coggeshall of San Antonio traveled here this week to visit her uncle Judge FP L McHugh on their way home after a summer in California. McHugh had not seen his niece in fifty years though they both have lived in Texas.
Opera 10 Opens New Vernon High School Auditorium
The Vernon Mustciais club opens the new high school auditorium on November 1 with a performance of Don Pasquale in Italian. Irene Wilums leads a company that recently staged Cosi Fan Tutti, with the Moscow artists quartet to appear later. Season tickets are 200 for adults and 1 for children. single tickets 2, proceeds fund a school piano.
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Mustciais’ Club
Vernon
Bnutial ‘Miter
Don Pasquale
Willian Wade Hinshaw
Donizetta
Conpany
Irene Wilums
School For Lovers
Moscow
Hey
Guy Waggoner Recovers From Edinburgh Operation
Guy L. Waggoner sailed to Edinburgh Scotland to consult a noted specialist and underwent an operation for stomach trouble. A cablegram received Wednesday morning from Tt. L. Sere states the operation was a success and his condition is satisfactory. Waggoner and his wife arrived in Edinburgh Friday and the operation was performed Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy L. Waggoner
Edinburgh
Scotland
L. Sere
Ginning in Wilbarger County Surges Past Thirteen Thousand Bales
Ginning in Wilbarger County neared fourteen thousand bales this week despite heavy rains. Farmers report minimal countywide damage while ginneries in Lockett, Vargo, Parsley Hill, Harreld, and nearby areas tally totals and estimates.
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Wilbarger Counnty
Coun
Miss Patterson to visit relatives in Wichita Parke
Miss D. Patterson daughter of Mrs FE Maize left Sunday to visit her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W H Wilkinson of Wichita Parke. She is a senior at the local high school and is recovering from an appendectomy. She hopes to return to school about November first.
Record Offers Free Scooters and Stilts to Subscribers
Scores of boys and girls race to The Record office seeking free scooters and stilts with new or renewing subscriptions. Supplies are limited and hurry is urged. One-year subscriptions earn a scooter, two-year or two-year prepaid options earn stilts, with payments around two dollars or four dollars. Gifts cannot be bought and are offered only with subscriptions.
Oil test wells planned north of Pense River face
Derrick work begins on the Kester farm near Vernon to test a well site east of Odell. Hamilton and associates of Wichita Falls oversee drilling on section 7, Mock VI, Wilbarger County, with three test wells planned north of the river and near Odell. Contracts set drilling to start by December 10 and locals expect substantial oil potential from the Red River area.
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RON. Hamilton and Associates
Wichita Falls
TC. Ry
Survers
Wilbarger
Ounty
Odell
Archer Matin
Red River
Desmoud
Winners of Free Trips To State Fair Leave Monday
Miss Ciama Gieter home demonstration agent plus Miss Tyan Cobb Miss Fay Lennon Miss Helen Servatius and Miss Pattie Thomas of West Vernon won free trips to the State Fair in Dallas They depart Monday October 200 for a stay with Fair management and return Thursday They earned trips through different work levels and entered contests to exhibit items at the fair The Wilbarger County Fair Association provided the tips Extension workers from A M College will meet them at the train and escort them to the encampment for lodging and meals The visit includes tours of fair attractions and events
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Ciama Gieter
Tyan Cobb
Luelkett
Ifay Lennon
Elliott
Helen i Servatius
Pattie Thomas F West Vernon
Dallas
Suc
Pattie Thompson
Wilbarger Chests Fair Association
A. & M. College
Ladies to Attend State WI T A Meeting in Houston
Mrs Rena M Watts and Mrs J L McHaugh depart Monday for Houston to attend the state WI T A meeting from October 14 to 17. Accompanied to Fort Worth by Mrs A H Stone visiting her father Judge Fr L McHugh, she will visit Dallas relatives, attend the Dallas Fair, and reunite with her husband in Dallas before returning to New Orleans.
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Rena M. Watts
J. L. McHaugh
Houston
WI. T. A
Fort Worth
A. H. Stone
Fr. L. McHugh
Edgar McHugh
Dallas
New Orleans
State Agent Here With Insurance Firm Delegates
State agent E. D. Bennett and district agent Dewey Wilson of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company visited today and yesterday to discuss agency matters.
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E. D. Bennett
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dewey Wilson
Expansion seen in deal on Section 84 lease
Mitchison and Pigg of Vernon this Week transferred the east 40 acres of the northeast quarter of section 34, clock 14, XTC, Wilbarger to Roy Carter and Joseph W. Phillies of Wichita. The fifty fifty drilling contract ends for drilling operations within forty tiers. The deal marks a major extension in the South Vernon field with plans to start heavy development soon. The Morhison and Pires deal represents the farthest northeast extension scheduled for immediate development as several other wells and deals are pending nearby.
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Murchison & Pigg
Roy L. Carter
Joseph W. Phillips
Wichita Falls
Mitchison & Pigg
Vernon
Raihway Company
Wilbarger
Roy Carter
Joseph W. Phillies
Wichita Pats
South Vernon
Mor Hison & Pires
Amon
Five Injured in Car Crash on East Paving
Maurine and Oia Lee Gregory, daughters of Dr. Z Gregory, two miles east of Vernon, were injured Tuesday night when their car collided with a parked Ford on the paving east of Vernon. Earlier the Gregory car was struck in a passing collision that damaged fenders as they neared home and tried to pass a spotlight. The two sisters suffered bruises and glass cuts, Dr. Gregory escaped with minor injuries, and all were treated at a local hospital and released.
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Maurine
Oia Lee Gregory
Z. Gregory
Vernon
Gregory
Ford
Cotton Breaks On Government Crop Reports
A sharp drop followed the government crop report issued about the condition of the cotton crop. The report showed 54.5 percent in warm conditions with an indicated production of 72,499,000 bales. Prices fell from earlier gains, with the March and October contracts dropping, as traders hurried to sell in New York and New Orleans.
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New York
New Orleans
Meyers Named Harness Maker at Oliver's Hardware
Ernest Meyers of Cleburne has accepted a position as harness maker at Oliver's Hardware and Harness Shop. Meyers brings twenty years of experience from the Sweetwater Saddlery.
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Ernest Meyers
Cleburne
Oliver's Hardware and Harness
Myr. Myers
Sweetwater Saddlery
New Speed Record Set in Sea Plane Racer
Lieutenant David Rittenhouse flew a Navy Curtiss seaplane over Long Island Sound reaching 242 miles an hour, beating his own world mark by over fifty miles. The flight was to defend the Schneider Cup, but entries from England and Italy withdrew before the race at Baltimore, Maryland.
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David Rittenhouse
U. S.N
Long Island Sound
Iengland
Italy
Baltimore
Vernon oil fields set for motion pictures week
Vernon oil fields will be filmed Sunday at 4 PM for Pathe News and Fox News. Vernon plans a stage drama at the Vernon Theater next week produced by Mr Treton with local talent, featuring Mrs Treton and a cast including J W Stephenson and PD Kitsos connections.
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Vernon
Uto Motion
Pathe News
Pox
Notion Picture
Felock
Hollywood
van 8. Trefon
Lasky Phivers
Universal
Douglis Fairbanks
PD. A. Nitsos
Trefon
Pathe
Kitsos
Vernon Theater
Compraman
Indy
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Sharon
Mr. Vreson
First to Pay Taxes for 1924 in County
J A Hall was the first man to pay taxes for the year 1924 and Mrs M Blair paid the first poll tax. Tax time began October 1 and Blair reports brisk business with many paying early. Delinquents for 1923 and prior years face an added ten percent penalty if unpaid by December 31, 1924.
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J. L. Hall
J. A. Hall
M. Blair
AEMP Birdsong Oil Field Developments Near Kemp
Oil field activity centers on Kemp area with Bridwell & Heydrick and Wells-Guiberson producing around 400 barrels daily. A Bridwell sand test in section 84 aims to drill deeper after casing is set to shut off water entering the hole. Selim Birdsong is believed to be a well, with completion day uncertain. Other wells, including Winnipeg and No. 4, show continued production increases and multiple rigs are preparing for further drilling in adjacent sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridwell & Heydrick
Wells-Guiberson
Winnip
South Vernon
Bridwell
Trillers
Winnipeg
Hin
Britwell & Heydrick
Stephus
Princes Brox
Iigenue
Hunter & Danelger
Stephenson
Guiherson
Charles Th. Kole
Tasoclites
Welle-Guib Vraon
Masoe & Ketherstone
Wilbarger Exhibit Rests Ready for Dallas Fair Evening
Chaney county agent with KK M. Fielder and Mr. Chaney prepared the Dallas Fair exhibit this week. It features the same display of famine ducts as the Texas Oklahoma Fair at Wichita, with minor additions. The exhibit has drawn favorable crowd reaction at the T and O Fair and shows an average display rather than unusual items.
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ID. Chaney
KK. M. Fielder
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Chaney
Dallas
Norrow
Wichita Arts
T. & O. Fair
Volmetas Sabown
T J Youngbroad Recovers After Sudden Illness At Work
T J Youngbroad was suddenly taken ill Wednesday at his place of business but is feeling much better today and is expected to be able to return soon.
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T. J. Youngbroad
Hig
Wichita Firm Buys Large South Vernon Field Lease
Barkley and Meadows of Wichita Falls closed a deal for norty acres in the east half of the south half of the northeast quarter of section St paying cash and an eighth royalty. They will begin drilling soon to develop the acreage. The sale, from the Zavaguesta Ol Company, marks one of the week’s largest deals and adds a major independent to the field’s interests. Other deals are pending and expected to close soon, signaling stability and ongoing development.
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Barkley & Meadows
Wichita Falls
Norty Acres
Section St
Zavaguesta Ol Company
Andit
South Vernon
Vernon Horse Wins Feature Race at San Angelo Fair
Vernon Horse wins the St. Angelus Hotel stake at the AU West Texas Exposition in a seven furlongs race. Brown Dick, ridden by Johnson, delivers another victory for Evans horses with Giro winning the purse in 1 37 time.
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Brown Dick
Brown Belding
Omer Th. Eyfis
Vernon
St. Angelus Hotel
Tine
T Johnson
Giro
Evans
Johnson
Dallas Fair
Free gift offer for children tied to Record subscriptions
The Record announces on page 7 a children oriented promotion. For each one year subscription brought in by a child either old or new a scooter will be given. For two one year subscriptions or two years on one name a pair of stilts is provided. Children visit The Record office to pick up blanks and instructions.
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WAMU
BEM
Gipaham Mnamee
Graham McNamee
WEA
New York City
Washington
Vorium
Wichita Falls High School
Waggoner
OPERA
Armistice Dax
Guy Waggoner
Uae
Hiarreld
Byate
Dexedaeritres
Witharzer
Crag
Vernon Gins
Derrick
Kester Farm
Odel
R. N. Hamilton
Ernon Oil
AEMP
Birdsong
OH Men
T. J. Youngbtoad
Wichita Concern
Ling Royalty
San Angelo
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