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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1923
Page
5
Vernon community tallies a week of visitors and neighbors with many names from Frosts to Friths. Residents like Mrs. Will Frith and Miss Frost attend family and social visits while farm folks sow wheat and buyers frequent Starr gin. Local clubs, school openings, and upcoming meetings mark the season as families travel, host, and participate in community life.
A jumble of names notes family visitors and ill health. Mr and Mrs W L Riddle host guests while Miss Opt Methousal Mone and Mr WLP Bell recover. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Jake Neal and Misses Wright, with social calls by Stokes and Vestiy Wright.
Norma Talmadge stars as Mary Turner in Within the Law, a courtroom and prison drama set in New York City. The film showcases intense legal and social persecution, with seaside scenes and the Tombs and Aviats prisons highlighted as Mary fights wrongful conviction. The three day Vernon Theater run begins tomorrow, with local merchants advertising promotions surrounding the event.
Illinois continues to lead in highway construction as experts report a six day week pace with 677 miles of concrete pavement completed and 884 miles laid this season. Gov Small and Highway Commissioner Todder tout the effort as the greatest road building organization in the world, with 2 305 miles of the system completed toward a 1 000 mile goal. Miss Gladys Sens returns to Dallas after visit with her parents.
Building now occupied by The Vernon Record will be vacated between October 5 and November 1. For short term lease until January, contact FOUR- Seeded St. Nichols. For long term lease, see J. D. Summerour.
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