Red Cross organizes Christmas gift boxes for soldiers
War Department urges that each American Expeditionary Forces member in Europe receive a home Christmas remembrance. Local Red Cross chapters will supply standard 3x4x9 inch cartons up to 3 pounds, with mandatory Christmas Parcel Labels and inspected packaging. Parcels must be mailed by November 20 1918 to Hoboken port of embarkation.
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Red Cross
Christ
Europe
Jin
Postal Service
Army
Hoboken
New Jersey
Oklaunion Youth Enlists for Coast Artillery Overseas
Samuel Clement Couch, son of Mr and Mrs J S Couch of Oklaunion, writes of his safe arrival overseas after enlisting August 6 in the coast artillery. He went to Fort Crockett Galveston and sailed for France in September.
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Samuel Clement Couch
J. S. Couch
Oklaunion
Coast Artillery
Fort Crockett
Galveston
Ile
France
Red Cross reports 330 ill in county from influenza
Local Red Cross figures show 330 cases and 3 deaths, with 50 cases Tuesday, 180 Thursday, and 220 yesterday. Advisories urge rest, light diet, cleanliness, ventilation, and limited contact, noting no wide epidemic and urging doctors only for serious cases.
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The
Red Cross
Wichita Falls nurses volunteer for Red Cross aid at Call Field
Four graduate nurses from Wichita Falls volunteer for Red Cross duty at Call Field during the influenza epicdemic. The volunteers are Miss Blake Gussie Morehead Ada King and Dixie King. Dixie King leaves later this week and Miss Blake and the Misses King plan overseas duty with November 1 as the start for the King sisters. All are well known in Vernon.
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Wichita Falls
Red Cross
Call Field
Misses Blake
Gussie Morehead
Ada King
Dixie King
Miss Blake
Misses King
Vernon
Stone coping falls at Perkins Timberlake building
The stone coping on the Perkins Timberlake Dry Goods Company front toppled Saturday morning, taking brick facing with it for about two feet deep across a 300 foot wide space. No one was underneath. brick was replaced quickly and scaffolding used to support the weight as work resumed.
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Perkins Timberlike Dry Goods Company
Clarence Lewellen Overseas Report From War Front
Mrs. J. R. Lewellen receives word that her son Clarence Lewellen is safe overseas. He serves in the heavy artillery with the 125th division. The family has two other sons in service Cletus is overseas doing veterinary work and Carl is engaged in special work in Washington.
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J. R. Lewellen
Clarence
Heavy Artillery
125Th Division
Vernon Man Dies at 108 Buried After Long Life
An elderly Vernon resident known as Dad Joukiins died Friday at age 108 and was buried Saturday afternoon. Little is known about his early life, but he had lived in Vernon for many years.
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Joukiins
Dsl
Vernon
Will Make 15 Bates of Cotton
Wroth of Route 1 Odell expects to pick up fifteen bales of cotton and some feed. He says current prices yield a fair return and notes rain last week has left the ground in good condition for the season around Odell.
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Wroth
Route 1
Odell
Vernon
The Everything Store Ad Highlights Savings
A dated ad promotes Why We save you money on furniture rigs shaves and household goods. It claims Reason No 1 Miminatine uses less EXPEDSseE and references Steady at 16 West Texas Street.
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Everything
West
Texas Street
Baptist Church class reports engaging teacher training lesson
The Convention Bible Class of the Baptist Church met Phorshaw for a notable lesson in the teacher training course and held a brief business session.
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Convention Bible
the Baptist Church
Phorshaw
For Sale Pulleys Shafts From Record Office
For sale a collection of pulleys and shafts used in the Record office before motors. Priced at half value. Includes an inch and a quarter line shaft about 12 feet long with overhead hangers. Also an advertisement for The Record and Farm News at $2.25 per year.
Community Canner Crowded with Goods
Miss Ohmie Wilcox asks all who left products at the community canner to call and pay at once. The piling up of canned goods slows work and the canner remains popular, she notes.
Mrs Shivers and family suffer Spanish influenza attack
Mrs Jim Shivers and her two children have fallen ill with a severe attack of Spanish influenza. She is a daughter of Rev. Lo Al Foster.
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Jim Shivers
Rev
Lo AL Foster
Correct Piano Tuner in Vernon
J F Townes of Dallas will be in Vernon October 15 for several days. Townes has timed pianos for Huggins Studio twice yearly for seasons. If your piano is out of condition call Taverns Studio, telephone 226, arrangements with Mr Ownes will be made.
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J. F. Townes
Dallas
Vernon
Myr. Townes
Huggins
Mr. Ownes
von, Ady
Read Poison Surfaces in Northeast Vernon Notice
Fragmentary notice references poisoning, hiding a house for a term and mentions names Arie Berry and Ady Ttp with a record office contact. Readers advised to call the Record office if copies are not received promptly.
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Vernon
tLonee
Arie Berry
Ady
Friends of Mrs J W Si he glid to know she is ronel fine
Mrs J W Si he recovers from pneumonia at Bert Robertson's home. Miss Carabelle Taber of Chillicothe and Frank Nicholson of Wichita assist care. Mr S A Barnes, Seton, and Miss Adorene Barnes with Miss Alione Kennedy of Chillicothe take new positions at Hering National Bank.
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J. W. Si
Ronel Fine
Bert ‘Robertson
Veank Nicholson
Wichita
Vea
Bey
S. A. Barnes
Seton
Adorene Barnes
Alione Kennedy
Chillicoths
Herrine National Bank
House trade note in Northeast Vernon area
Lead poisoning concerns prompt a trade offer for a house in the northeast Vernon area. The note mentions a misprinted address and names Atlie Berry and Cooks with a vague phone contact.
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Vernoar
Atlie Berry
Free Zone Corn Remedy Ad From Drug Store
An old advertisement promotes Free Zone for corns and calluses. It claims quick relief by applying a few drops at the tender corn, eliminating soreness and lifting the corn out with roots intact, without pain or skin irritation.
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War Department
Washington
Port of Embarkation
Oklaunion Bay Overseas
Herring-Bennett
Paris
William Moore Robinson
Champ de Mars
Fourth Army
Wilbarger
Wilbarger County
Clude Odell
Elena
Clarence Lewellen
Record and Farm News
Miss Wilcox
Kuppenheimer
Emory
Missouri
Trevathan
United States Food Administration
the Record and
Dallas Farm News
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