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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1921
Page
9
A letter bearing Ku Klux Klan headings was slipped under The Vernon Times door, outlining the group s principles and denying responsibility for hostile notices. Vernon Klan No 1189, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, warns others that future communications will be on official paper with the Klan seal.
Local cotton industry leaders report a rising menace from the rose weevil. Farmers and county authorities are urged to destroy infested fields by burning or mowing under stalks as weevil specimens are found locally and spreading, threatening future crops and regional commerce.
Vernon Record reports Mr and Mrs Sheppard veteran staffers depart to new location after years in Vernon He was advertising manager and she handled society news and bookkeeping Mrs Sheppard a Missouri journalism graduate and writer They left after marriage in 1920 and a year prior to departure date The Record notes ongoing belt weevil discussion and seed concerns in Wilbarger County with local farmers and gins unsure about weevil threat.
Church members prospered materially yesterday as they nearly completed a three room Sunday School addition. The frame structure sits on church property south of the main building and was erected in practically a single day with only rooting remaining.
Vernon High School football squad left last night for Chickasha Oklahoma to face the city’s Fifteen men high school team. Coach Morrow accompanied the group. The long all night trip may affect meals, but players hope to rest in Chickasha tomorrow morning.
A British delegation led by Lieutenant Colonel Sir Maree Hankey will attend the Disarmament Conference in Washington to represent the air forces. Other names listed include Poentord and George as delegates, with Emil Nated or related references appearing in the damaged text.
Funeral services for Baby Richard Massie son of Dr and Mrs Massie of Wichita Falls were held at the Mason home in Cotton Market with burial at Jayet View. The infant, seven months old, died after a brief illness. Local physicians and community members attended, with bearers named Joe Samir Emory Howls and others. In other notes, market commentary on cotton futures described fluctuating prices and tentative gains and losses during the past week.
Wilbarger County residents are urged to vote yes on a road bond proposal tomorrow. Officials warn that a failed election could shift funds to the state, with only a fraction available for roads and risk of counties losing road-building opportunities.
Miss Inex Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Robinson of this city married Charles W Meeker of Detroit Monday in a ceremony conducted by Rev John G Biaveterte The bride a Greenville High School Burleson College Green ville Baylor University and Chicago University alumna will live in Detroit after January 1 Mr Meeker a young man with Christian reputation works for the American Food Company of Detroit Michigan
Dallas attorney Cullen F. Thomas, a Democratic Senate candidate, will visit Vernon early next week for a get acquainted tour with local leaders. This is his first run for public office, announced in a letter via W. O. Stokes, as primaries approach next summer. Thomas, challenging current senator Charles A. Culbertson and opponent Sachin W. Parrish, expects a Hill Crest reception during his stay.
Hill Crest community club members delay their Halloween dance from Monday October 1 to Tuesday due to a competing event by Bike Monday. The occasion remains a costumed affair with the same five piece out of town orchestra providing music for both events.
M Bair Wilbarger county tax collector wants property owners to settle obligations now. Tax rolls are open through January 31, and October collections have been good, with payments promptly to prevent end of period congestion.
A mass meeting in the district court room failed to appoint a permanent chair amid nominating delays. A Sunday gathering was set for October 30 at 3 p.m. to elect leaders and organize a welfare league, with Rev. E L Moore delivering the principal talk on parenting, heredity, and moral training.
Over a week sentiment toward the proposed 600000 road bond for Wilbarger County shifted strongly in favor. Public meetings tonight 7:40 at the court house square and additional meetings are planned across communities with W N Stokes as chairman. County figures Dr Ring and Shive voice support, farmers credit favorable crop outlooks, and a Straw Vote at Harroeth shows nineteen for bonds to one against.
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