Fisherman claims 60 pound Jew fish near Avansas Pass
B Daniel and E H Pigg return from Gulf coast trip to Corpus Christi and Aransas Pass claiming a 60 pound Jew fish near Avansas Pass. They took photos as proof while local fishermen compare the catch to records and C B McCulloch admits being a skilled fisherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Daniel
E H. Pigg
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Avansas Pass
Daniel
McCulloch
West Texas Street
South Main
Fanning Street
Cumberland
Texas
Olive
Pease Street
Mesquite
Poty
Macchinery
Harrold
Pod Electra
Baptist Revival Meeting Draws Growing Crowds
Crowds swell at a Baptist revival with added seating behind the main tabernacle as W. OY Pond of Dallas leads sermons. Morning and evening services fill the church while downtown meetings continue each afternoon with themes such as The Bed Too Short and the Blanket Too Narrow and A Flaming Message for a Freezing World. The revival runs into next week.
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Focal Baptist Chavel
Big Tabernacle Sda
Tabernacle
Fia. W. OY
Pond
Dallas
Church Tabernacle
Lions to Meet Memphis High at Fair Weekend
Arrangements set for a football game between the Veron Lions and the Philadelphia High Section team on the fair's closing day. Memphis high finished strong in the Chiss B division last year and is expected to provide a tough contest. Coach Baggett arrives today to plan Monday football training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veron Lions
Phiapvbia High Sections
Memphis
Chiss
Bagget
Pauline Mae Campbell Buried at Crowell
Pauline Mae Campbell five year old daughter of Mrs. R. H. Duke died Friday after a several week typhoid illness. Interment was held Sunday at Crowell beside her father. She leaves her mother a stepfather and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Mae Campbell
R. H. Duke
Crowell
Vernon Fire Inspector Warns City Of Hazards
State Marshal's Department inspector Miller toured Vernon and found poor fire safeguards in alleys and business houses. He criticized trash, waste oil, gasoline in open containers, and improper receptacles while noting decent electrical wiring but urging preemptive fire prevention. Restoring Vernon’s past fire-rate credit could save about 15000 to 20000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho. Miller
Marshal's Department of
Austin
Vernon
Wis
Miller
Hey
Miss Thelma Wells Injured in Auto Crash Here Today
Miss Thelma Wells and Miss Laura Brady were bruised in a collision at Main and Paradise streets around 2 pm. J. B. Brady’s car swerved to avoid another vehicle and struck a curb. Physicians said neither woman was seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Wells
Main
Paradise Streets
Brady
Main Street
Paradise
Aging man dies at Oklaunion after long illness
W. T. Evans, 72, died yesterday at his home on the J. 8. Buchanan farm south of Oklaunion after a long illness. The body was taken to Bowie today with his widow and son G. M. Evans. Interment will be there. He is survived by his widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Evans
Buchanan Farm
Oklaunion
Bowie
G. M. Evans
Old Resident of County Dies in Washington
Ward reported the death of Tom Nallen aged resident of the county's southwest part in Washington D C last week. He had traveled there with his sister months earlier for his health and was buried there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ward
Tom Nallen
Washington, D. C
Institute 10 Open Monday for Wilbarger County Teachers
About 150 Wilbarger County teachers will attend the joint county institute opening Monday in Wichita Falls led by county superintendent L A Hollar. Six teachers are excused. Vernon coaches start fall training. educators including S M N Murrs and Dr Lindsay Blayney attend the high school program. The institute runs all next week with 1500 teachers expected in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbarger County
Joint County Institute
Wichita Falls
L.A. Hollar
Vernon High School
J. B. Farrell
Central School of
Vernon
Institute
S. M.N. Murrs
Lindsay Blayney
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
T. 1 Shelby
Texas University
A. W. Evans
Wilbarger
Foard
Wichita
Clay
Archer
Baylor
Cottle
Hardeman
Vernon Masons to Aid in Dedication of Electra Hall
Vernon Masons plan to aid in the dedication of Electra Hall in Electra next Wednesday evening. State Grand Master Guvin Williams will oversee ceremonies starting at 8 15. The hall opens to the public from 5 to 7 p m with talks by prominent Masons. a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Masons
Electra
Guvin Williams
Fleetra
Leave for College by Louise Baird and Vera Scales
Miss Louise Baird and Miss Vera Scales left yesterday for Maryville College near Knoxville where they attended last year. School opens September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Baird
Vera, Scales
Maryville College
Knoxville
Bryant Receives Two Year Term in Manslaughter Trial
David C. Bryant was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary by a district court jury. The case concerned the January 22 shooting death of Harry A. Hagen as Bryant retrieved a trunk from a shared three room dwelling amid a dispute over a grocery account and a box of paint or range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Harry A. K. Hagen
John A. Storey
Jammica Ginner
J. W. Leak
Cecil Storey
Jagen
Attoress
Hagen
Mrs J Shirley Cook Improving After Dallas Hospital Operation
Mrs Shirley Cook who underwent a serious operation at Baptist hospital in Dallas Tuesday is reported to be improving and her condition is satisfactory, physicians say. Mrs Cook has been ill for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Shirley Cook
the Baptist Hospital
Dallas
Darden Sells Liberty Cafe Interest in Vernon Texas
George Darden sells his controlling stake in the Liberty Cafe to Tay... wait, the Drether and George Soffon of Wichita Falls. Gus Volos remains co owner and future active manager. Darden came from Cisco two years ago and plans no immediate departure from Vernon. New owners took charge yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Cafe
Tayd Darden
Drether
George Soffon
Wichita’ Falls
Gus Volos
Mr. Darden
Cisco
Liberty
Steve Margolile
Vernon
Vernon Boy Heads to Kemper Camp in Missouri
George Goetze left this week for Hollister Missouri to join other recruits at Kemper Military College football training camp. He will enter Kemper this fall with one other Texas student also trying for places on the eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Goetze
Hollister
Kemper Military College
George
Kemper
Texas
Seleven
New Departments Listed in Fifteenth Annual Fair Catalogue
The catalogue for the fifteenth annual fair lists new departments and confirms two discontinued, textile and culinary. The home demonstration club led by Miss Finn Gunter is added, with September 17 called club members day. Livestock and community exhibits receive emphasis as prize notices and entries close at 9 or 12 a.m. on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celal
Finn Gunter
P. D. Chanex
Dallas
BR. M. Fielder
Chamber of Commerce
Landreth adds south of pool and reports promising wells
Landreth No 1 A in block 4 Waggoner lands is said to mark a top extension with a sand pay at SVT feet and a seven foot sand showing. No 8 B in section 42 block 2 shows promising sand at QOL feet. No 50 Stephens in section 35 block 14 has oil in sight from 2361 feet. Atlantic No 5 Zipperle pumps 60 barrels from sand at 2868 feet in section SOP block 14. Atlantic No 2 Sigler drills below 7200 feet near the old discovery in section 52 block 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyson
Landreth
Thumble Off and Refining Company
Stephens
Gull-Levy
Atlantic
Shadow Pay Atlantic
Section 52
Block 2
Sigler
Club Girls Exhibit at County Fair Here
Miss Emon Gunter the home demonstration agent announced that club girls will exhibit at the county fair this September. She called last year’s participants to bring sewn or conning articles to her office the next two Saturdays. Exhibits must include a record book outlining the year’s work and labeling preparations are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emon Gunter
Comer
Gunter
Burglar Targets County Judge's Home in Vernon
A burglar chose the county judge J W Townsend's West Wilbarger home as the scene of his early Wednesday morning crime. The judge woke to the intrusion but the intruder escaped with a missing pair of trousers and other denoted items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Wilbarger
Vernon
J. W. Townsend
Hart Injured Scrapping Rig in South Vernon Field
Hert Fiat of the Humble Oil and Refining Company in the South Vernon field was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when struck in the stomach by a jack pole. The pole drove him against the rig timber, causing internal injuries. He was hospitalized and underwent an operation. physicians report rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hert Fiat
Humbie Oiland Refining Company
South Vernon
Farmers Delegation Tours Vernon Area on Irrigation Tour
About fifty farmers from Baylor Stephens Hardeman Knox City and Wichita counties toured Vernon they visited the Miss Vernon Steam Laundry and were hosted by BG Cheney. The group then praised Vernon area crops noting irrigated fields elsewhere varied and inspected Chillicothe Experiment Station before leaving Vernon after a hospitality filled visit that included a banquet and gasoline gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Counnties
Baylor
Stephens, Hardeman
Knox City
Wichita
Vernon
Cheney
Po 2
Chaney
Wilbarger County
Chillicothe
A.am. College
Vernon Steinty
County's First Cotton Bale of Year Sold at 24 1 4 Cents
Wibarger county’s initial bale produced by Ernest Karcher at the Hinds Community gin was bought by Jennett and Long for 24 1 4 cents per pound. The 588 pound bale brought 141. (Note: corrected amount shown as 141 dollars) A premium around 50 dollars is planned by Vernon merchants. This is the lowest opening bale price in four years, with past years at 22 1/2 to 26 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widarger County
Ernest Karcher
Hinds
Farmers Cooperative
Jennett & Long
Vernon
Wibarger County
Rotary International district meet opens Monday in Vernon
The forty first district of Rotary International holds its opening conference in Vernon Monday morning with about eighty five visiting officials. Walter D. Cline district governor will participate. Harry Rogers of San Antonio international director is expected. Amarillo club plans a model luncheon at noon. Delegations from Wichita Falls Lubbock Amarillo and other West Texas cities are slated to attend with a chuck wagon feed at Crest Country Club Monday evening and dancing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Epes
Vernon
Walter D. Cline
Harry Rogers
San Antonio
Rotary
Dud
Amarillo Clio
Eriquete
Lacy Tercell
Charley Todd
Othes
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Amarillo
West Texas
Til Crest Country Club
Former Pastor to Return as Church of Christ Leader
Mider Thomas Milholland, former pastor of the Vernon Church of Christ, will return to lead the local congregation. He will move from Bartlett this week and begin active duties by mid October after completing meetings in Rochester Tennessee and Alabama. He succeeds Elder W Don Stockaday who resigned. Milholland will reside at 1126 Lexington Street and continues his ministry while awaiting arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mider Thomas £. Milholland
Cheiat
Bartlett
Rochester
Tennessee
Alazama
Mor
Miltolland
Vernon
Djin
Ja Wan
W. Don Stockaday
Lexington Street
Confederate Veteran Injured Crossing Malm Street Intersection
W. M. Janwson, a Confederate veteran, was bruised when struck by a car while crossing Malm Street at the Fisher Intersection Wednesday afternoon. A local physician treated him and said injuries were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Janwson
Hilfarger
Malm Street
Bert
Brock Family Reunion Held At Farmers Valley Home
A Brock family reunion gathered at J. W. Brock’s home in Farmers Valley Span day. Eight brothers and 107 descendants shared a plonie style dinner in a close family gathering. Attendees included Marion Brock of Chillicothe Wilburn Brock of Portales N M Albert Brock of Tennessee William Brock of this community Lee Brock of Vernon Thomas Brock of Lubbock and another brother from Wheel jer county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock
J. W. Brock
Farmers Valley
Spanday
Marion
Chillicothe
Wilburn
Portales
N. M
Albert
Tennessee
Wiliam
Wadr
Lee
Vernon
Thomas Brock
Lubbock
Wheeljer County
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BR. HW
Toren
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Tiue
Miss Thelma Wells
Laura Brady
Sky
Henry Glastris
New York
Europe
S. S. de Grasse
David C. Bryant
Legioner Sails
Andress
A. Platt Andrews
Gloucester
Mass
Rome
Darden
George Darden
Vernon Boy
Mak
Ro OI
Oklahoma
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Sind
Pool
M.A. Lamdreth
Waggoner
Marke
Hart
South Vernon Field
A la Cossack
Miss Vernon Steam
Church of Christ To Return
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