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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
4
Classified ads charge 12 cents for eight words first insertion plus three insertions at 2 cents per word. Display ads cost promotion free and 0 cents for eight column inches, all other space at 45 cents. Vernon Texas Friday Sept 16 192
A survey of 1,000 farmers finds about seven percent of U S livestock production are runt animals. Farmers estimate removing runt could raise annual income by about 13 percent. Experts advocate better feeding, breeding, registered sires, care, housing, sanitation, and parasite control to reduce runt prevalence.
A farmer hauled a load of cotton into Vernon with four horses, taking two hours for each trip over rough roads. The article notes the potential time savings with a hard surface road, suggesting at least half the time could be saved and teams left at home for other work. It laments ongoing delays and tax concerns tied to road conditions.
Charles G Dawes, director of the budget system, believes the plan will save about 80,000,000 for the government this year. Major savings include War Department 60,000,000, Shipping Board 40,000,000, Railroad Administration 5,000,000, and Veterans Bureau 47,000,000, plus miscellaneous 18,000,000. Additional cuts expected from the Navy and other agencies.
A reader laments the large wartime expenditures and three hundred fifty million dollars spent on purchases. They urge a far sighted plan to reduce the staggering totals and hope for a budget cut by half once wartime spending is eliminated.
The Record invites Vernon residents to suggest improvement ideas to make the town more attractive and livable. Readers are asked to submit signed communications. names will not be published, but must accompany submissions to receive attention.
The article lists Ford touring cars sold during the last week to buyers including B. Morris, W. M. McCaleb, Glen Hater, Adolf Bodling, FM. Collutt, Mo 1. Walker, Hall Stone, W. O. Martin, Pomer Je, Wilsom, Miss Doris Jones and Jorgye Shaw. Doris Jones and Jorgye Shaw then returned to their home in Oklahoma City on Wednesday after visiting Miss Ruby Jones in Vernon.
Washington forecast warns of a cold September frost risk near meridian 90 to central Canada around September 17 and cotton frosts in late October. It expects October to start a major shift in evaporation and a cooler trend, with below normal October temperatures and dry conditions persisting into late year.
The Record urges news submissions by the day before press, preferably two days prior, to avoid late afternoon deadlines. Urgent items will be accepted early on publication days. Mr and Mrs Dan Sumner attended the style show in Wichita Falls yesterday.
We auto owners have your crank cleaned out and fresh inl prt in wash your crank case free. Gives your motor more pep. J. J. Manis & Sons, 325 North Main. Phone SHS T1-2t.
H. Owens, brother of J. V. and Mr. B. Owens, of this city, was in Vernon on Thursday. Owens has been teaching school in Thompson.
The College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas will begin its nineteenth session on Tuesday September 20 offering a linotype and printing course for instruction and training The Texas Legislature recently appropriated funds to install the equipment and hire an instructor The board of Regents requested the appropriation following a resolution by the Daily Newspaper League of Texas last year.
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