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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
6
A light oil sand with a small showing of oil and gas was found in the well of Byars Farm Oil Company east of Vernon yesterday. The sand was less than a foot thick and showed no immediate promise of production. Drillers say indications for a producer are favorable and drifting work is being pushed with haste.
The case of Willie Lewis, colored, charged with forgery, was heard in district court this morning. The jury returned a suspended five year sentence in the Plenty Meter theft case decided yesterday afternoon. Meter was alleged to have stolen a car belonging to Texas Dirt Company at Quayiah some time ago, with the vehicle taken from in front of a dock where a company representative testified.
A Vernon area list shows numerous donors and firms pledging funds and goods to aid survivors after Sunday’s damaging storm. Contributions include cash and supplies from local businesses such as Vernon Pine Company, Texas Public Service, Coca Cola Bottling Works, and City Meat Market, with totals cited around $500 in some entries and broader support from many individuals.
First Methodist Episcopal Church Vernon Texas schedules sermons after noon on Saturday and Sunday September dates. Pastor Henry P Brooks preaches on Bolshevism at 1 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School led by Hawkins with sermon "Going To the Temple." Epworth League session and music planned with subjects including "Looking Forward Jerusalem" inviting all to worship.
Epworth League announces a Sunday September 21 program led by Oscar Pooley on Truthfulness with a psalm or hymn concert, a lesson from 2 Kings 5 20 7 Ephesius 206 25, and a talk on the price for untruthfulness. All city residents are invited to attend at 350 ppm, with members urged to bring guests.
Public invited to attend services on Sunday morning and evening led by Gaines Bo Hal. Master.
Elder Tom Walker leads revival meetings at the Church of Christ with J P Antwine of Bonham assisting. He will speak Sunday morning on How to Build Up a Church and Sunday night on How to Read the Bible during a weeklong series ending next week. Mrs Ruth Collins returns from Bleckwood to visit her parents in Blackwood.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver without causing sickness or salivation. It claims calomel is dangerous mercury that weakens bones and urges readers to switch for better health with a druggist-backed guarantee.
The Gulf Production Company of Vernon buys a Zion White truck to replace horse-drawn equipment. D. E. B. Thomas and daughter Miss Lytle kept Friday morning after a five week visit with friends and relatives in Tennessee, noting there are more than 100 White trucks in service of the calf company.
Drillers at the Wilbarger Foard well near Rayland report encountering a shale formation with indications of oil. A depth of 500 feet has been reached and work is proceeding rapidly as possible. See display ad on page six. Pendleton's Music Store, Lt
Tolbert dealer Dewey Wilson advertises a new Ford sedan not yet released with an electric starter. Inquiry seeks top offer for the latest model, highlighting novelty and potential value for trade.
Mrs J A Randall arrived home Wednesday after a Sunday trip to Denton with her daughter Laura who has matriculated in the College of Industrial Arts.
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