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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
5
New government price lists for Army retail store items issued for San Antonio orders. Payments due with order. List includes foods such as apples 13¢ per lb, peaches 13¢, beef corned 28¢ per can, beans 6–40¢ per can, biscuits and cereals, and clothing items like blankets 2.25 and gloves 20c. Gas masks used 1 dollar.
Mrs. O B Sherman is sick this week. Caryl Herd returns from OVECTSOUS. Calum Bourland and QO EB Sherman visit Vernon. Lena Patterson of Harrord visits Grace Jackson. Carolyn Sherman returns from Dallas after State Pair. J To and GW Pittman families visit W W Jackson. E N McNeely in Vernon. Emmitt Cox visits Harrold. Everett and Carolyn Sherman win first prizes at State Pair for Rhode Island Reds. Charlie Cox and daughter Margarette of Harrold stay with Floyd Cox. Oklahoma visitors from community: A L Jackson Bertha Pittman Lena Patterson Val Patterson Emmitt Cox Ruth Pittman Grace Jackson. Mrs M T McNeely sick. Party at J T Pittman Harrold. Emmett Cox Bertha Pittman Grace Jackson and George Tibbitts attend. Harvey Trarvey returns from Fort Worth. Stella Cox hosts Tuesday evening. Attendees include Bertha Pittman Grace Jackson Carolyn Sherman AL Jackson Everett Sherman. Mrs Calvin Bourland visits Mrs O B Sherman. Delannie Doris Attaway and Ada Gaston visit Stella and Hazel Cox.
Texas ranks third in U S corn output behind Iowa and Illinois with 204 947 000 bushels from 7 176 000 acres at 28 46 bushels per acre Despite favorable western yields central areas suffered from rains and labor shortages Thresher shortages and loss of grain in shock reduced quality and some unthreshed fields may be used for feed or lost Entire report notes barley oats alfalfa seed sorghum and potato forecasts and a Price Mattress display in W Ilwarger Street plus a Huntington Tennessee visit by Dr Dodson family connections.
Mrs RB T Wilson and family of Flee tra spent Sunday in Veron visiting relatives.
County Collector M Blair reports thirty-one poll tax receipts issued so far with eleven in East Vernon and others in West Vernon Elliott Haney Highland Lockett Oklainton Hinds Odell and Harrold. Daisy Crownover of Odell is the county’s only woman filer. One exemption noted. Blair urges early payment to ease January rush and aid schools.
Maps of Wilbarger and Hardeman counties offered by architect R H Stucky of Chillicothe Texas. Maps measure 26 by 30 inches and show specific blocks across county lines with blue print or paper options priced at 1.50.
Mrs. M. A. Baker departed Thursday afternoon to Oklahoma City to visit relatives. She was accompanied by her nephew B. P. Bynum, who had spent several days in Vernon.
Vernon needs a local band and the Chamber of Commerce asks interested men to notify Secretary C. M. Murray with their instrument. Floyd McKnight, a recent arrival from Corpus Christi, offers to help organize and plays the baritone. He served eighteen months in the 358th Infantry band overseas and studied three months at the Paris Conservatory.
Mr and Mrs Howard Richie expect to move today to their new home in Northwest Vernon. When you are hungry don't forget White Rose No 2. Adg. 78-tfe.
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