Farm Bureau Introduces $40 Cotton Advance Plan
Wilbarger county farmers will receive a $40 per bale advance on cotton instead of $25. The rule aims to provide immediate funds at need, with $10 extra anticipated if the cotton graded middling or higher. Local bankers welcomed the move as aiding debt payments and planned purchases. An officer will arrive to finalize details and arrange local classing of cotton.
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Farm Bureau
Wilbarget County
Kill Kowmen
Bureau
Richards Favors Bond Issue for Wilbarger County Roads
T H Richards of Fargo supports the Wilbarger county bond issue as the fairest means to fix the roads. He argues paving one highway helps few, while broad paving and improving dirt roads will benefit many. He says good roads are essential and his mind is made up on the proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Richards
Fargo
Wilbarger County
Mr. Richardson
Wilburgers
Lockett
Work County
Road bond support high in northeast county
William Blackwood of the good roads committee says about eighty percent of taxpayers in the northeastern portion of the county and in Fargo Tolbert and the area between Clamton and Vernon favor the road bond issue. He believes sentiment is stronger than his estimate.
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County
Fargo Tolbert
Clamton and
Vernon
William Blackwood
Good Roads Committee
Blackwood
Seniors Triumph Over Juniors in Fairgrounds Football
High school seniors defeated juniors 3 to 0 Friday at the fairgrounds in a one sided game. Senior backfield stars Small Bramblett and Coltzer led the victors as juniors offered little resistance.
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Fairgrounds
Small Bramblett
Coltzer
Farmers Call For Rain To Save Crops In Drought County
A farmer southwest of town urges rainfall as crop conditions worsen. He notes wheat drilling is nearly done and the ground needs moisture. Rain last Friday barely reached their area, with heavier rain likely to the east as growers wait for relief.
Schools File For State Aid
About twenty six county schools have applications for State aid on file according to L A Hollar superintendent He hopes to have most of those remaining unfiled in by the middle of the week
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L. A. Hollar
Hollar
Cotton Prices Slide On Narrow Market Decline
Cotton quotes fell sharply with spot prices near nineteen cents per pound and the December and January futures down several points. Liverpool futures dropped about fifty Adtech points, while Vernon seed sells for twenty dollars per ton. A letter from the H and B Beer Co discusses a cautious market as spinners hold back and interior demand rises, signaling potential price relief tied to a small yield and improving textiles demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Yesteday
Vernon
FE. P. Hicks
H. and B. Beer Co
Thade
Attorney General to Hear Witnesses in Red River Dispute
State attorney general C. M. Cureton was due in Vernon to begin work on the Texas Oklahoma Red River boundary dispute. He planned to visit disputed territory north of Vernon for investigations and to hear witnesses at the courthouse from 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Authorities are urging all required persons to appear as evidence gathering intensifies for the suit.
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C. M. Cureton
Vernon
Cureten
Central Christian Church Holds Twice Daily Services
Central Christian Church conducts services twice daily under Rev. Charles Clasteen with Gus Ramage leading singing. Services at 10 am and 12 pm are expected to run about two weeks. Recent sermons include Feeding of the Five Thousand and Sermon on the Mount. Hill Crest Club hosts a Saturday night informal dance with a warm fire in the dining room and local music.
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Central Christian Church
Charles Clasteen
Sundas
Gus Ramage
Hill Crest
Hill Crest Club
Arrest Man Wanted In Wichita Falls
John Simmons, sought by Wichita Falls police, was captured by the county sheriff last night. He remains in custody awaiting arrival of Wichita officers.
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Wichita
John Simmons
Wichita Falls
Sheriffs Force
Hill Crest Country Club Dance Announcement
Entertainment Committee of Hill Crest Country Club announces a dance Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. for members and guests. Attendance details are limited to club members and their escorts.
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Hill Crest
Country Club
Wibarger County Roads Bond Becomes Local Stand Trial
Community meetings show mixed sentiment on a 600 road bond issue for Wilbarger County with Elliott favoring limited paving from line to line while Bilfor opposition grows. Supporters argue advantages in other regions and concerns about cost versus benefit noted by Judge McHugh and committee members.
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Bilfor
Wibarger
Frank Stellman
J C. King
Harrold
FE. L McHugh
A. M. Konerland
Lon Byars
Cy Long
McHugh
Elliot Veter
Miss McCroskey Weds L G Withers in Home Ceremony
Miss Lena McCroskey daughter of Mr and Mrs J D D McCroskey married J G Withers at 2 50 Sunday afternoon in the bride’s home Only immediate relatives attended Key W T Rouse performed the ceremony The bride born near Chillicothe has lived in Vernon fourteen years and graduated from the local high school in 1920 They will reside on Fast Wilbarger Street Withers recently opened a fish and oyster market on North Cumberland Street They are well known locally and Mr Withers has long lived here
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Withers
Conger Sheet Metal Co
North Cumberland Street
Fast Wilbarger Street
Hempel Daughter Question Clarified in Vernon Record
The Record corrects an error stating Martha Hempel, newly married to Henry Janca, is not Earnest Hempel’s daughter. Earnest Hempel lives about ten miles southwest of Vernon on the Streit farm. the previous Friday report misidentified the relationship.
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Martha Hempel
Henry Janca
Earnest Hempel
Vernon
Streit
Beulah Ladd Hosts Dance For Peyton Philips
An informal dance is planned at Miss Beulah Ladd’s home on Fast Wilbarger Street to honor Peyton Philips and his family as they move to Tampa Florida at week’s end.
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Beulah Ladd
Fast Wilbarger Street
Peyton Philips
Tampa
Florida
Texas Prohibition Code Outlined in The Texas White Ribbon
The article presents the new prohibition measure detailing unlawful acts related to manufacturing selling transporting or delivering spiritous vinous or malt liquors or equipment for making them. It notes permits may permit limited medical mechanical scientific or sacramental use and lists penalties including accomplice status and suspended sentence restrictions for those over twenty five.
To Hold 42 Tournament At Hill Crest Club
The 42 tournament at Hill Crest Country Club Friday night starts at 7 20 p m. Call Mrs J Farrell to attend and to request refreshments from the club matron who will host the event. Sandwiches and hot chocolate cost ten cents each, with orders due by Thursday noon.
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Hill Crest Country Club
Mre
Wilbarger County Cotton Picking Tops Twelve Thousand Bales
Readable figures show Wilbarger County gins have processed 12 445 bales this season, with local yards reporting 7 550 bales and daily receipts around 200. Gins in Lockett Vernon and other communities report steady, above last year’s pace and most of the county crop nearing completion within a month amid fair weather.
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Farge
Pethert
Lockett
Rayland
Oklauthoyn
Bates
Odell
Lott
Dal
Vernon Git
Peoe
Imprestiate
Vernon
Confederate Veterans Convention Heads To Chattanooga
The annual reunion of Confederate Veterans will be held in Chattanooga Tennessee from October 24 to 27. Local attendees from the county may obtain railroad certificates from J A Creager W Ge Lundy J M Loftis Mrs J B Collinsy or Mrs J P Hamilton. Fares are one cent a mile each way with certificates valid from October 22 to November 17. The local Camp No 2 will meet at 2 PM Saturday at the courthouse to arrange attendance.
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Elizabeth Atkins
Chattanooga
Tennesse
United Confederate Veterans
Miss Atkins
Chattanooga Corps
Porrests Cavatary
Teon
J. A. Creager
W. Ge Lundy
J. M. Loftis
J. B. Collinsy
J. P. Hamilton
Return After Filing Land Claim Differs for Robison and Byrd
Pat Robinson and Frank Byrd returned last week from Taos County New Mexico where each has a claim on a section of land. The Robisons and Mrs Byrd expect to see spring to live on their claims during the required seven month period.
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Pat Robinson
Frank
Byrd
Taos
New Mexico
Mrs. Robinson
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