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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
3
Vernon begins electric light service from its plant with about thirty customers connected this week. Most new connections serve business and residential customers near city lines. some wait until transformers and equipment arrive. Rates set at 9 cents per kilowatt for first tier, 8 cents for later tiers, with minimum charges applying.
Mrs A Brunson and Mrs Chis Blackwood entertain the Delphian Club with a day of social time and notes on Modern Drama. Harriet Thomas and Harriet Swartwood attend. Miss Anderson wins high score. discussions urge county school fairs and a 1928 1924 education program to keep students engaged.
The Lucky 18 entertained with a Danquet in the sun parlor of the Bail ey Hotel Wednesday evening Sept. 5 at 8:30 oclock. President Frank Min sie Jr served as toastmaster. Guests included Misses Allene Ashen Hurst Ruth Sewell Martha Lane Elizabeth Picks Katherine Wheater Suettart Merto Bronson Mattie Mae Renty Catherine Dodson Christine Keltz Gertrude Follis. Members present were Messrs Frank Massie Jr James Pace Leif Buchamin Bertrand Tisman Robert Stokes Jess Hollar A Reger Jr Curtis Piver Nolen Backus Dick Sherrill Commerce doe Collins Frederick and Robert Sherrill.
The article praises institute week and summer school, noting teachers travel to pursue degrees and certificates. It argues the public school is the nation’s largest educational institution, foundational to all later learning.
A countywide school publication urges schools to unite for the county school fair and county anni. It envisions a rural high school system within reach of every child, aimed at honest livelihoods and broader educational opportunities.
The speaker calls for all children and residents in the county to engage in school activities and the county fair. Emphasizing effort and cost, the talk highlights the rural educators and the county Parent-Teacher organization as major opportunities to expand community work and reach a vast field yet untapped.
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