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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
4
The Childress high school football team, among the best in Northwest Texas, earns credit for years of training and strong coaching. A front-page note from the Childress Index urges merchants, shopkeepers, and every student to attend Saturday’s game to support the home club and boost the team as they aim to defeat Plainview.
A Texas mother received 8800 in twenty dollar bills from the Ku Klux Klan on Tuesday morning. The gift was discreet and carried by the group as a token of kindness toward the grieving mother of Roy Baker. A local farmer said that if you are a good man you have little to fear from the Klan.
The piece discusses a potential railroad strike set to begin in October with limited worker willingness to walk out. Leaders travel to Chicago upon the labor board’s request, with Warren S. Stone urging a flat rate cut to avert a strike. President Harding aims to enforce labor board mandates to deter widespread walkouts.
Fragmentary text mentions a lesson from a figure named Roy Baker and a sacrifice related to Ippest,ome gay lessons. The passage hints at learning from loss and a high price paid, stressing vital lessons for collective welfare.
The piece laments speeding drivers endangering pedestrians in Vernon and urges more safe play spaces. It honors Roy’s sacrifice as a call to moral action and notes parks could be scattered around to aid youth development amid concerns about tomorrow’s citizens.
W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announces a strike to begin in October following wage reduction threats. Officials caution but expect government action before a nationwide industrial conflict on the eve of the Armament Conference. Labor Committee includes Lee Warren B Stone L K Sheppard Woo Carter and P Cashen.
Mr. Stokes arranges 138000 in loans for members of the Wilbarger Association, signaling strong confidence in its officers. The piece touts Holcomb Training School in Vernon Texas with business and literary courses and promotes used Dodge Brothers and Ford cars from J A Melall at 330 North Main, plus plumbing by Jones Bros.
Mrs L L McCurdy returned yesterday from Paducah where she went on Monday to attend the Vernon District Methodist Missionary conference. Look for our $1.50 window. Monday. October 24. ELM. Lentwyrer, T0-2te.
Farm Loans SEE . M. Fentress and R. W. Walker. Room 205 Waggoner Natl Bank building. Look for our $1.50 window, Monday, October 24. FE, M. Leutwyler. Notice. Dr. O W Wilson M D practice limited to eye ear nose and throat will be in Vernon at Standifer Hospital Sunday October 25. Record classified ads bring results.
W N Stokes reports during a Houston consultation that Wilbarger County Farm Loan Society is in better financial condition than any other normal association in Texas. Local borrowers promptly meet obligations, a key positive indicator.
Wyoming’s journey from territory to statehood is traced from 1868 when a constitution granted voting rights to women to the 1872 federal reserve designation for Yellowstone and the 1867 gold discovery that sparked settlements like South Pass City and Cheyenne. The piece outlines exploration routes, forts along the Oregon and Salt Lake trails, and Wyoming’s size at 97,914 square miles.
A long OCR readout lists hundreds of names and firms across sectors from plumbers to grocers, lawyers to manufacturers, including Massie-Vernon Gro. Co. and Swartwood firms, with multiple individuals such as Col. C.T.V. Herring and J. A. Wilkinson. The fragmentary column suggests a directory or sponsor roll with numerous entries.
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