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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1919
Page
4
Nichols Brown Company publishers announce a semi weekly paper issued on Tuesdays and Fridays. Subscribers must provide old and new addresses to ensure prompt delivery. Rates shown include one year and six months options.
A statement from L L Campbell president of St John’s Encampment in Austin urges calm amid racial tension. He argues laws must be enforced, urges whites and blacks to cooperate, and warns extremists to refrain from violence while noting prosperity when order prevails. He praises local leaders for enforcing the fire code and urges property owners to support city efforts to avert higher insurance rates.
The new health officer takes office with an old task to enforce ordinances on health problems. Few prosecutions have followed, and there is hope for speedy results. If not, penalties should be invoked to ensure Vernon residents live in a clean, healthy community.
An error in announcing the Wilbarger Baptist Association meeting was corrected. The gathering, led by Moderator GEO J Mason, is rescheduled to Tuesday September 11, at Odell, with messengers and lay members urged to attend for discussions and inspiration from visiting participants.
Special correspondence from West Vernon notes social visits across East Vernon and nearby towns. People include A Me Tacker in East Vernon with local families, California visitors Mr and Mrs Dennis, Wing, and Mr and Mrs John Cook with Vernon guests. Whitney, Waxahachie, and Wichita Falls residents also visit relatives. plans shift as Vivet family may move to Margaret. Theresa Hazard visits Chillicothe.
Forty seven Vernon youths and others from the area plan to enter colleges this fall. Texas institutions attract many, with eight girls bound for Texas Woman’s College and several for the University of Texas. Other destinations include Ward Belmont, Simmons College, Decatur Baptist, Dallas-area schools, and colleges in Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D. C., and Georgia. Names of students and their chosen schools listed. many head to Fort Worth and Dallas area. Subscribe for The Vernon Record.
Fargo residents report visitors and extended visits including ER Murphy Draper Culllum whitesboro and family from FLMS allum sad family. Baptist meeting ends with five conversions and one vocations. Local families welcome visitors from Bowie Electra Vernon Oklabton and Gunter with several professions announced. Cato plans Mineral Wells trip as miswritten items reference land development laminees in Wilbarger County.
An ad asserts kidney disease touches many, outlining symptoms and urging immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the oil soothes kidneys, reduces inflammation, and fights germs, promising health in 24 hours and ongoing prevention with daily capsules. Money-back guarantee noted.
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