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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
4
The Vernon Record published in Vernon Texas notes SHMI weekly issues on Tuesdays and Fridays. It lists Nichols Browin and Uumipans as publishers and provides a 1919 date line with a notice on mailing and address changes for subscribers and subscription terms.
Editorial notes at the Washington Industrial Conference call for an eight hour day with overtime discouragement, a ban on underage child labor, and equal pay for women. They urge collective bargaining for capital, arbitration to settle the steel strike, and caution against force amid rising agitation. The piece cites Gompers and Judge Gary, urges assimilation of diverse views, and hopes for sane consensus to unite labor and capital.
A local voice condemns indecency and urges removal of men and women from public life who corrupt youth. The speaker calls for an asylum for degenerates and asserts Vernon’s hospitality and beauty demand firm action against debauchery.
The County Fair displays by boys and girls show potential for improved homes and more prosperous farms. The piece notes girls learn home making skills and boys learn soil chemistry crop rotation and farming management. Wilbarger county is highlighted as an early Texas leader in club work this year.
Incessant rains over two weeks show dirt roads become nearly impassable. After a rainy season they must be worked and packed. The county argues that building permanent roads saves time, horse flesh, and dollars enough to pay for the roads several times over.
A voter appeals to support a bond issue, arguing the region has never been in better condition to fund permanent road construction. The brief notes the urgency of improving infrastructure and financing through the bond plan.
Rayland news reports Saturday night and Sunday rain improving soil for fall wheat. Local residents attended Vernon County Fair amid showers. Dewitt Edwards suffers two boils on his right hand. Wilbarger County Fair praised as improving yearly. Several Rayland residents visit Vernon and Ragland relatives.
Cecil Storey returned from Dallas where he attended a state convention of ex selective draft board members. He presided as toastmaster at a banquet at the Adolphus hotel Saturday night and was elected vice president of the State Association of Selective Draft Boards.
S. M. Canady came back Saturday from Kansas where he had been visiting relatives for some time. He spent most of the summer in Colorado and is now living with his daughter Mrs. N. R. Heath.
R W Stucky offers Wilbarger and Hardeman county maps in 26 by 30 inch size. Wilbarger map includes blocks 10-16 into Hardeman, 8-18 and BE and part of Block A in Foard county. Hardeman map covers blocks 10 and 16 from Wilbarger. Price one dollar fifty cents, bine print or paper. Also note Mrs Jim Calhoun of Electra visiting Linton Sullivan home Friday through Monday.
The notice outlines regular pay plus meals lodging and a first uniform outfit as part of the terms for recruits, highlighting ongoing compensation beyond base wages. It emphasizes the attractive overall package for new entrants.
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