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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
7
Vernon residents report the earthen embankment with a concrete face near completion for a large lake 36 miles below the city. The dam will rise about 38 feet with a central spillway 390 feet wide and 90 feet deep, discharging 250000 cubic feet per second, plus two flood gates.
A two room frame house on East Pease Street near Standifer Sanitarium was partly destroyed by a fire between 11 and 12 p.m. Tuesday before the alarm. The fire department extinguished the blaze. the tenant had moved out the day before. The building owned by the Lutheran church was insured for 200 dollars, wiring was disconnected, no furniture remained, origin undetermined.
Zon Martin Irvin from East Texas will deliver an address at Vernon courthouse next Saturday at 2 pm in support of George Peddy’s candidacy. He arrived last week, postponed his planned Vernon visit, and has since stayed with a friend while recovering from illness. This marks the first public Peddy speech here.
Repair work on the A. P. Howard residence at the corner of Mast Wilbarger and Bowie streets is expected to finish in a few days after a fire on Oct 18 damaged the building and furniture to 1500. The blaze began in the loft above the kitchen and was believed caused by a defective fire. Tents wagon covers pick sacks and knee pads at Swartwood & Co. 7-130.
About 110 persons attended Vernon Commandery No 33 annual inspection Tuesday night after a banquet prepared by Cresbyterian church women in the Vernon Record building. Visitors from several cities attended the banquet and inspection. six candidates were received into the commandery, with George Stapleton of Amarillo leading the inspection.
Odell updates include Miss Mary Alice Thompson teaching at Vernon and visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. Thompson. Miss Louise Baird begins teaching music in Odell, while Rev. A. O. Grayden preaches at Fargo and Pleasant Valley. A hex supper at the Odell school plans proceeds for the library, and many residents attend church events, Masons, and social visits.
Miss Kitty Kiernan, fiancee of Michael Collins head of the Irish Free State, mourns his assassination. She plans to take vows and enter a convent, following family ties and church guidance as the nation reels from the tragedy.
Pleasant Valley reports social visits by Abr. and Mrs. Arthur Bell with Hoagell parents. Odell visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Harve Adsine and many locals attending church, plus tales of cotton gathering and dengue illness. Rev. A. O. Graydon preached both services while plans to read annual work report were noted.
Eight boys at the Oklahoma school study vocational agriculture under VOR. Glazener with no text books, learning plant production and improved farm types through classroom discussion and hands on field work. Two hours daily cover farm shop skills like machinery repair and blacksmithing.
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