Vernon City Teachers Find Easy Room and Board
Vernon city schools report most teachers have room and board for about 30 dollars monthly. Several houses offer reasonable rates and some rooms cost 80 dollars for the month. Superintendent B F Sisk notes high priced rooms are vacant as locals help place instructors. Tentative assignments list principals and teachers for High School Shire Central and East Ward schools, with pupils to report Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisk
P. H. Rickley
Blancheiroves
Pearl Russell
Mabel Rockett
Ethel Hatchet
Jessie Flickman
Shire
Will Brimbalow
Florence Womack
Allie Reese
Sui
Della Houssels
Bertie Lee Burkhalter
Roselyn Baird
Lora Long
Floy Tucker
Central School
Knox Kinard
Myrtle McKinney
Minnie Turner
Flossie Green
Lizzie Wines
Carrie Bratton
Alice McLarty
East Ward
D. M. Hooper
Florence ‘Thompson
Susie Scott
Oklahoma Pastor to Preach at Central Christian Church
Rev. W. L. Thornton of El Reno Oklahoma will lead both morning and evening services at Central Christian Church Sunday. He has been in revival in Haskell and Spur and will pass Vernon on the way home. Officers urge backsliders to attend and hear his message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Thornton
el Reno
Christian Church
Okla
Central Christian Church
Haskell and
Spur
Vernon
Thornton
Okita
Swinburn Trades Farm Near Tolbert for Mrs Jones Property
M S Swinburn trades his 200 acre Tolbert area farm southwest of Tolbert to Mrs L A Jones for her 127.7 acre farm west of Tolbert. Swinburn’s farm valued at 72 per acre and Jones farm worth 100 per acre. He plans to move within months. Richardson and Thompson handled the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Swinburn
Tolbert
L. A. Jones
Mr. Swinburn
Trevathans Move Household Goods to Wichita Falls
Mr and Mrs S E Trevathan and children prepare to ship their Vernon household goods to Wichita Falls after closing their Vernon grocery stock on June 1. Since then he has invested in oil with Wichita Falls as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Trevathan
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Wilbarger County Boys urged to record crops for prize at state fair
County Agent N R Tisdal asks Wilbarger county boys in the agricultural club to complete crop records for county and state fair prizes. Reports count 20 percent for the crew story How It Made My Crop, plus profits, yield per acre, and exhibits. Ten ears or heads of corn or milo or a peck of peanuts qualify, with trips to Dallas for the winners. Girls clubs winners also included. a community prize offers a silk banner for ten boys in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Tisdal
Dallas
C. J. Greene
The
Fair Association
Farmers Valley Couple Wed In Community Ceremony
Leonard A. Ball married Miss Mattie Fidel Frost on Sunday afternoon at the bride’s parents home in Farmers Valley. Rev. R. V Tooley officiated. The couple will reside in Farmers Valley where Ball is a prosperous young farmer. Congratulations from The Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard A. Ball
Mattie Fidel Frost
Farmers Valley
R. V Tooley
T. C. Frost
Ball
Rouse Named Publicity Manager for Baptist Campaign
Rev. W. T. Rouse appointed publicity manager for the district of the Baptist $75,000,000 Campaign. Plans to be outlined at the Association meeting in Odell this month. Wilbarger county asked to pledge $90,000 to be paid over five years, averaging nearly $80 per church member and about four times the Southern Baptist average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Rouse
Odell
Wilbarger County
Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Church
Neal-Hamilton Oil Rig Receives New Machinery
A large boiler and engine arrived Friday for the Neal-Hamilton well near Deans and is being hauled to the site. The spudding occurred about three weeks ago and the larger equipment is to speed up drilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal-Hamilton
Deans
McLarty Family Driving to Gray County Ranch
Mr and Mrs 8S W McLarty and their sons Frank and Shirley left yesterday for their Gray County ranch. They traveled by automobile and spent Sunday in Electra with relatives before departure.
General Dickman Heads Three Senator Inquiry Panel
General Dickman and a three member panel including Senators Marcus A. Smith Albert B. Fall and Frank Brandegee were named to determine the border troubles. The group will report findings and guide steps to restore conditions while Major General Dickman said no new U S troops would be sent to Mexico now. He noted efforts to obtain more airplanes for liaison with Mexican forces and to shorten the distance involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus A. Smith
Arizona
Albert Bo Fall
New Mexico
Frank B. Brandegee
Connecticut
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
United States
Mexico
Ble
County Club Rally at Doans Saturday
Vernon hosts a county club encampment with county and district agents visiting Friday and Saturday. A forty horsepower Avery tractor and grader are awaited, costing about $6,000, and three army trucks are promised to boost county road work amid labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Club
Doans
Avery Traeter
Nne
Dallas
Reed Couple Return From Helena Visit
Mr and Mrs Harper Reed return from Helena Montana where they visited son Uriel. Mr Reed carries a slight injury from a forest fire threat to his son's property. A horse crushed his foot. The fire burned about 4000 acres and was checked within a mile of Uriel Reed's place. They also visited Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harper Reed
Helena
Montana
Uriel
Mr. Reed
Uriel Reed
Mrs. Reed
Yellowstone Park
Garland family returns from Dallas after surgery
Dr and Mrs A B Garland and child returned Saturday from Dallas where he went weeks ago for an appendicitis operation. He also had his and the baby's tonsils removed. The family visited in Mast Texas before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B.garland
Dallas
Baptist Sanitarium
Mast Texas
Navy Yeoman Arrives Home From New York Posting
Geo. D. Hix arrived Saturday morning with his discharge from the Navy. He served in the paymaster's office in New York and held the rank of first class yeoman. He is a son of Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Hix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Hix
Navy
Paymaster's
New York
R. W. Hix
Fannin County Man Buys Oats Farm Near Tolbert
Henry Cook sold his 256 acre Tolbert area farm known as the Oats farm to Mr. Van Pelt of Fannin County for 62 dollars and 50 cents per acre in a deal negotiated by Richardson and Thompson. Van Pelt plans to move to Vernon and occupy the property around January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson & Thompson
Henry Cook
Tolbert
van Pelt
Fannin County
Vernon
Meeting at Wesley Chapel Prolonged Revival
Rev. Tooley leads a protracted meeting at Wesley Chapel with nightly services at 8 oclock. He will not preach by day due to farmers’ busy workload. He notes it’s the first July-August revival skipped in 22 years to aid farmers catching up, while praising local crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tooley
Wesley Chipped
Rev. Tooley
Wesley Chapel
Vernon Oil Development Well Near Vernon Progress
Drilling equipment for the Vernon Oil Development Company’s well arrived Friday and is being hauled to the site three and a half miles southwest of Vernon. Burk-Watgoner Oil Company holds the drilling contract. The well is planned to be spudded in within ten to fourteen days. The Vernon Oil Development Company is capitalized at $75.00 on 8,000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Oil Development Company
Vernon
Burk-Watgoner Oil Company
Club Rally Draws District Home Demonstration Girls
Mrs. Dove Jurnes will assist Miss Chinie Wileas with a two day club rally Friday and Saturday featuring games contests and demonstrations in embroidery cooking sewing and pillow quilts. Iris Wild camp attendance and a note inviting parents to join or arrange transport for farm families. 180 girls enrolled in club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbert
Childress Gounty
Wilcos
Iris
Deans Pienic
Miss
Carnivals to Play Vernon County Fair October 1 4
KR FE Coffee announces securing Loos Dekrekko Carnival Company of San Antonio for Vernon County Fair October 1 to 4. The six big shows will bring 125 people with a Wild West show and vaudeville acts. A pair of new posters are being printed for distribution soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. FE Coffee
Loos & Dekrekko Carnival Company
San Antonio
Vernon
Lundys Return From Visit To Washington State
Mr and Mrs W A Lamy returned Monday from Wicon Washington where they had been visiting the families of F T Browes a Somersetshire native who formerly lived in Vernon They report a delightful visit and say crops are well along on the Pacific Coast country
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
W. A. Lamy
Wicon
Wash
Vernon
Pacific Coast
West Vernon Oil Company Runs Day and Night Drilling
West Vernon Oil Company operates two shifts for drilling at a site two and a half miles west of Vernon. The Chevrolet shift began in the latter part of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Vernon Oi Company i
Vernon
Chevralyler
Jones County Crops Shown Strong by Dr Jones
Dr EB B Jones returned Wednesday from a two week visit to Jones County where he found crops in notably good condition. He notes the crops in that section are better than they have been for many years, indicating favorable growing conditions and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
EB. B. Jones
New Secretary of Commercial Club Is Tennessee Man
Vernon expects a new Chamber of Commerce secretary, Daniel Jond appointing ex cashier of Vernon Cotton Oil Company and former Lieutenant of Marines, Mr. Murray of Jackson Tennessee. Murray will arrive around September 1 to take the post after discharge from the Marine Corps. He is highly popular in Vernon and well regarded in local business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CM. Murray
Vernon Cotton Oil Company
Chamber of Commerce
4. D. Parnell
Murray
Jackson
Tenn
Marine Corps
Vernon
Daniel Jond
Mittery
Ile
Vernon Av
Roads in East Texas Run Poor After Rains
Rev. STE Holmes returned Friday from a trip to Troup visiting daughter Mrs. Chas Pace. Mrs Holmes had been away a month, riding train home from Dallas. He says roads in the region are in bad shape after recent rains, with areas near Bonham, Troup and as far as Decantur particularly impassable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
Troup and
Bonham
Ste Holmes
Troup
Mrs. Holmes
Chas
Pace
Tie
Dallas
Holmes
Decantur
Harrold School Begins 8th Grade Year
R M Holt superintendent of Harrold Independent School District says classes start Monday. The district recently reorganized from rural school to independent status. Assistants include Irby Cocke Ruby Moody Ruby Martin and Eather Sorensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Holt
Harrold Independent School District
Harrold
Holt
Irby Cocke
Ruby Martin Fouisy Moody
Eather Sorensen
Miss Cocke
Harreld
W A Tapps Sells Farm To E R Thompson
E R Thompson of BT Judd’s area in Hast Ver non counties buys W A Tapps farm south of Venon containing 150 acres at 70 dollars per acre. Possession given January 1. Negotiated by Riehard sen and Phompoen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.R. Thompson
BT. Judd
Vernon
W. A. Tapp
Venon
Riehardsen & ‘Phompoen
Vernon Pastor Reports Rainy Shamrock Visit
W T Rowse pastor of the First Baptist Church in Vernon returned from Shamrock where he held a series of services. We had a wood meeting. Rev House says the people there have had ample rain and are harvesting abundant crops. They are a delightful people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter. W. T. Rowse
First Baptist Church
Vernon
Shamrock
Rev. House
Souris Brothers Buy South Main Residence in City
EO HL Cowan sold his residence on South Main Street to Gy EB and G. D. Souris of Candyland. The buyers will occupy the property as home. J. R. Jones handled the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe. EO HL Cowan
South Main Street
Gy EB
G. D. Souris
Candyland
J. R. Jones
Miss Mabel Livingston Joins Electra Schools as English Teacher
Miss Mabel Livingston has accepted a position as teacher of English in the Electra schools. She was a teacher in the Claude schools last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Livingston
Electra
Claude
Vernon approves material for concrete road work
H. K. McCollum of Fort Worth closed the Vernon county contract for paving the Vernam Oklahoma highway after government approval of the concrete material. Work to begin this month with bids favoring concrete over brick. city and county will jointly pave East Wilbarger. McCollum's bid is 4.25 dollars per square yard inside Vernon city limits and higher outside due to haul and excavation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
Vernon-Oklainton
H. K. McCollum
Fort Worth
Vernon
McCollum
Dallan
McCothum
Port Worth
Wilbarger
Lmits
Mnatts
Injured Nashville Player Spiked In Southern Association Game
Charles McDonald third baseman for Nashville in the Southern Association left Saturday’s game after being spiked by Little Rock. He holds the league second best batting record and is a son in law of J. H. Carson of Vernon. McDonald once played for Vernon and later starred for Dallas in the Texas League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McDonald
Nashville
Vernon Man
Little Rock
McDonald
J. H. Carson
Veruon
Vernon
Dallas
Bonham Loses Elder Walker as Pastor Moves to Vernon
Elder Tom Walker will leave Friday for Vernon to pastor the Church of Christ. He has led in Bonham seven years, increasing membership by about two hundred and serving as Bonham Fire Department chaplain and a valued Board of Trade member. His family stays here until next week, then joins him in the new home. Bonham regrets the loss and wishes them success in the new field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walker
Vernon
Church of Christ
Bonham Daily
Hitler Walker
Bonham
Bonhaw
Board of Trade
Elder Walker
Walker
Vernom
Wade Perkins Leaves Plain View for Chillicothe Painting Business
Wade Perkins resigns from his position with the willing company in Plain View and relocates to Chillicothe to start a painting business. He is contemplating a future move back to Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Perkins
Plainview
Chillicothe
Wade
Vernon
Murphy Buys Two Residences on Wanderer Street
Eunice Wilson and L. E. Keys sold two residences on Wonk Wanderer Street to B. W. Murphy. Murphy purchases the properties as investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Wilson
L. E. Keys
Heve
Wonk Wanderer Street
B. W. Murphy
Murphy
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Vernon City
F. Sisk
M. S. Swinburn Trades Farm
Trevathan
Wichita
Ter
Boys’ Agricultural
Pate
R. V. Tooley
Leonard Ball
Mattie Frost
ROUSE
Dickman
J.T. Dickman
Marcus Smith
Albert B.fall
Ero
AL McCaleb
HW. H. Williamson
John R. Edmonds
L. R. Hunter
Childress
Deans Picnic Ground
N. R.pisdal
Tisdal
Metlughams
O. A. McCaleb
Reed
Son
Dr. Garland
Geo. Hix
Vernon OL Development Machinery
Agenpr
Prom Childress
Miss Weldon
Dove Jurnes
Flora
Carnival Company
Loos & Dekreko Carnival Company
Best of
Lundys
Washington
West Vernon
Commercial Club
Tennessee
C. M. Murray
Ss. H. Holmes
W. A. Tapps Sells
Souris Bros
Shaiys
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