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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
4
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The column notes President Coolidge urging reliance on religion to reform lawlessness and educate citizens. It discusses his view that education and government must draw strength from religious refining influences and that lasting virtue requires sacrifice and faith.
A Prees dispatch reports an inshore swindle where an alias Fairvieiter paid a fee with a five gallon jug of water as if purchasing water through a faucet connection. The victim was defrauded by this setup and left with the impression of a payment.
A court case centers on a man who bought a jug of bootleg liquor priced at eight dollars per gallon after discovering a two ounce container inside. The incident prompts criticism of bootleggers as tricksters and questions whether the buyer suffered real enrichment, noting river water would have proved more beneficial than the illicit liquid.
The body of B C Carter a prominent Odell citizen was buried in Chillicothe cemetery after a lengthy procession of relatives and friends. Federal services were held at the Chillicothe Methodist chapel with ministers present. Honor guards included Sidney Ayers Irvy Ayers Warsveh Tucy Maurice Allunsworth Joe Collins and Chas Stevens.
Members of the Community etcb of Puree will entertain Friday night October 30 at the Fargo school house with a Hallowe en party. Women and girls are asked to bring pumpkin or sweet potato pie. After contests and fortune telling, refreshments will be served.
Vernon city schools emphasize perfect attendance and punctuality. City Superintendent W T Lofland notes certificates for students with perfect records and large certificates for those finishing the term with perfect records. Six rooms met the standard of 97 percent with at most three tardies in six weeks.
Catarrhal deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube causes rumbling and muffled hearing. If inflammation persists hearing may be permanently damaged. JIALUS CATARRH MEDICINE has been sold for over forty years to treat catarrh and related conditions. distributed by Choney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Franklin 97.5, Mrs Conor 97.44, Miss Cole 97, Miss Brant below 97.5, Mrs Berkeley 98.3, Mrs Farrell 98, Mrs Stine 97, Miss Chaffin 97.41.
Mrs. Rena M. Watts Vernon W C T U president and district head sails Monday to Waxahachie for the state meeting and executive board session. Delegate Mrs. J A Carney leaves Saturday to visit friends, as Vernon aims for unity after last year’s withdrawal.
Mr and Mrs B C Martin of Hutchinson Kansas announce the birth of a daughter Betty Louise on October 16 1925 Mrs Martin formerly Mrs Belle Lunsford of this city and she and her husband visited friends here last summer.
Clarence Teel remains hospitalized recovering from influenza and related complications. He was seriously ill on Wednesday and Thursday but is reported to be improving today.
Mrs. M. A. Dixon is reported improving after a week of illness.
A quirky local notice from Overland Motor Co and Vernon Texas displays an advertisement style missive by Rich Smithwit, joking about cars and a “perfect understanding” with a Willys-Knight. The text weaves playful banter about romance and a vehicle pitch with a humorous closing.
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