Planting of good seed brings return of cotton buyers
In Vernon the return of major cotton buyers follows concerted efforts by Augens of the town and Wilbarger County to raise fiber quality and protect cotton in the field. Walton Peteet of A and M College and head of the U S Bureau of Markets for Texas spoke after a conference with Government Chief S H Johnson. Buyers Neil Po Anderson King Collie and Harriss Irby and Vose have already arrived this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Wilbarger County
Walton Peteet
A. & M. College
United States Bureau of Markets For
Texas
Chisser S. H. Johnson
Neil Po Anderson
King, Collie & Company
Harriss, Irby & Vose
N. R. Tisdal
Central
East Texas
Petech
Jolson
Johnson
Oil Exchange
Peteet
Prize offers spark county girls club exhibits
Liberal prizes of 50 dollars total for community club exhibits plus individual awards stir Vernon area girls. Home Demonstrator Miss Chinie Wilcox notes rising interest as she visits twelve clubs, praising county cooperation with government on cotton handling and grading. Judges from A and M College will award prizes based on member participation product quality and club records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinie Wilcox
Miss Wilcox
A. & M. College
Inh
Local Sale Enriches Vernon Driller Moves to Town
G W Magness sold a home on Fast Pease street to W A Sullivan who plans to occupy soon. Sullivan an oil driller from south of Vernon moves to town for the schools. Rogers & Jackson handled the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Magness
Fast Pease Street
W. A. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Vernon
Rogers & Jackson
Harriss Company Opens Vernon Cotton Office
Harriss Irby and Vose announce a Vernon district office to handle operations across Texas and much of Oklahoma with Warren Jr. named manager. The firm, a leading cotton house with offices nationwide and its own steamship line of eighteen freighters, expands from the Lutz building second floor location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Texas
Oklahoma
Horses From Lower Circuit Eyed for Wilbarger Fair
Manager KR H Coffee says five horses have been signed from the lower circuit for the Wilbarger County Fair. The entrants include horses from Paris Clarksville Temple and other nearby towns. both pacers and trotters are listed as very fast. He also aims to attract strong entries from Oklahoma City due to large purses offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. H. Coffee
Wilbarger County Fair
Paris
Clarksville
Temple
Mr. Coffee
Oklahoma City
Anglers Claim Championship at Spring Lake Trip
B Daniel A C Boger and W Lundy returned Tuesday from a fishing trip to Spring Lake near Douns with a record they claim secures Wilbarger county anglers’ championship. They caught sixty five bass at about one per minute. fish weighed from ten pounds down, according to Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Daniel
A. C. Boger
W. &. Lundy
Spring Lake
Douns
Wilbarger County
Mr. Daniel
Cain
Willarger County Baptist Association Elects Moderator
Geo J Maison was elected moderator at the Wilbarger County Baptist Association meeting in Odell closing last night after a three day session. Rev McNair and Rev Shaw named clerk and treasurer. Women chaired by Mrs Woody and Mrs Stanford discussed plans for the 75 Milton Dollar drive and church participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Odell
Geo. J. Maison
Frank McNair
FO EF. Shaw
Willarger County Baptist Association
McNair
Art Tolbert
Shaw
Churettes
WB. Powers
Wichita Falls
J. Bh. Gross
Dattis
Wilbarger County
Geo. J. Mason
J. Bingham
Vernon
Women deem America religiously destitute in meeting
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church held an all day session noting that more than half of Americans lack religious belief and urging a Christian revival. Mrs TH BF Brooks led a lesson from Making America Safe and a follow up mission study and publicity meeting was planned for Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
TH. BF. Brooks
America
Tolbert Preacher in Local Pulpit
Rev Frank McNair preached at the First Baptist Church Saturday night in the absence of Rev W T Rouse who was holding a meeting at Kirkland Geo J Maxon filled the pulpit Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McNair
Tolbert
First Baptist Church
Satelay
W.T. Rouse
Kirkland
Geo. J. Maxon
White Wyoming Trucks Pass Through Vernon En Route Ranger
Three large white trucks loaded with well drilling equipment traveled through Vernon on Wednesday. The convoy, composed of oil operators, carried gear from Casper, Wyoming toward Ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Vernon
Casper
Ranger
Grand Jury Returns Five Bills Amid County Concerns
The grand jury returned two felonies and three misdemeanors this week. It warned parents about late curfews and neglect of children, and cautioned farmers against cultivating and blocking public roads. The Amarilla Presbytery met, selecting Center as spring meeting site and discussing church reconstruction and missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etatet
Oi Exchange Opens Today After Remodeling Delay
Werner Oi Exchange delayed its Monday start due to building renovations. Pearce and M. T. Havis announce plans to open today. The new exchange will be housed in a Kincheloe Building on West Pease Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Oi Exchange
Doe Pearce
M. T. Havis
Exchange
Kincheloe
West Pease Street
New Real Estate Firm in Vernon Formed by Price and Simpson
Vernon announces Price and Simpson as a newly organized real estate firm with offices at the Price garage on South Cumberland Street. The partnership includes W. Price who owns the Pelee Garage and Frank Simpson, a farmer living three miles south west of Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price & Simpson
Vernon
Price Garage
South
Cumberland Street
W. Price
Pelee
Simpson
Sears
Holiness Meeting Led by Rev Wright in Vernon Church
Holiness Church members gather at the Northwest Vernon church under Rev Wright of Oklahoma for services this week and possibly longer. Officers urge full attendance from all members during the continued meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiness Church
Northwest
Vernon
Wright
Oklahom
West Vernon Well Casing Progress Delayed Briefly
Drilling at West Vernon well is paused temporarily to set casing. Crews have reached over 500 feet with two shifts in operation and minimal delays reported so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Vernon Well
West Vernon
Salvation Army drive to begin September across Vernon
Community chairmen report to ELS in Davis as Salvation Army workers plan the September 20 drive. Cups and tambourines may greet volunteers with whistles ready by Monday. Port Worth meeting of forty counties discussed outreach and the Army’s record of low overhead and high impact to motivate giving.
Rainfall Boosts Cotton and Gardens Across Counties
Rainfall measured between half an inch and one and a half inches this morning with some last night and earlier. Oklahoma reports a good rain and Tolbert confirms. The downpour aids cotton blooming and supports planted and forthcoming gardens. Rain covered much of the state before Vernon, with variability from five inches near Corpus Christi area to about one inch elsewhere. Some reports from Davidson cited no rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okluannion
Tolbert
Vernon
Corpus Christi
Platts
Davidson
WoC T U Drops County Fair Booth Plan
The local WoC T U will not maintain a booth at the County Fair citing time and workload concerns for participating women. A meeting at Mrs A P Howard Home decided against the booth and planned future fundraising at Saturday market with member contributions. Mrs Aor Howard named arrangements chair. Mrs Berrie Armstrong joined as new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woc. T. U
A. P. Howard
Aor Howard
Russell Family Mobilizes for Ill Father in Artus Okla Visit
Roy C. Russell and his family hastened to Artus Oklahoma to reach R C Russell's bedside as his father remains seriously ill after a prior period of improvement. Poor health has afflicted him intermittently with relapses during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Russell
Mrs. Russell
Minnie Ray
Artus
Oklo
R. C
B. (. Russel
Mr. Russell
Mayor Mason routes $500 relief for storm sufferers
Mayor Harry Mason wired $500 for Corpus Christi area relief after Sunday's Gulf Coast storm. Governor Hobby appealed for aid, with L. J. Massie and J. T Pendleton assisting. By nightfall Vernon contributions reached $614, and Wilbarger county donors were expected to match. The storm caused extensive damage. 256 dead, at least 500 feared killed, and losses estimated at $10 million. Relief efforts seek $5 million federal aid and local funds through appointed volunteers to collect donations. Reports from Corpus Christi describe widespread ruin and three to six foot flood depths, with 2,000 to 4,000 people homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mason
Gulf Coast
L. J. Massie
J. T Pendleton
Hobby
Vernon
Mason
Wilharger County
Tmayor
Relief Committee of
B. D. Brown
Vernon Record
Wilbarger County
Hoy Miller
Corpus Cheristi
Josephine Collins
Anna Witherspoon
A. Allison
Corpus Christi
Myre
Collins
Allisonius
J. W. Statcup
B.D. Hockersmith
Linton
Corpus Bay
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Addi
Peteot
Tam
Driller
Harriss Company
Oklahoma Territory
PRE Ot Axe Engineers
Tieut
Quentin Oosevelt Oorway
Marke
F. B. Hoyt
United States Army
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York
France
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Woyt
Roosevelt
Serewith
Baptist
B.C. Woorf
A. P. Stanford
Seymour Man Named
Modera
Tore. F. Judd
CHIL
Grand Jury
Cothe
Amarilla
Byterian Chiuvely
Hate Center
Panhandle
Ehovehmern
Chamber of Commerce
Dr & W. Yates
Seymour
BL i Judd
Chillicothe
Newra
Unnder
WT. Swan
Memphis
Ro Thomsen
Arartile
Home Mission Committee
Ehurches
NM Grafton
Grafton
Oi Exchange
New Real Estate
Holiness Meeting
Salvation Army
Davis
ELS. Davis
Mr. Davis
Vol. Rouse
Port Worth
Con
Cerning
Mirror Davis
Bort Worth
Berrie Armstrong
Wwe
Hooves
Corpus
Christi
Vernon People Safe
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