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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1921
Page
4
Judge D F Guss of Seymour urges Texas mills to make Texas cotton gowns and woolen goods, tanners to use Texas hides, and shoe factories to serve Texas and nearby states. He argues raw materials should be processed locally to keep money in Texas, citing water power and manpower to boost state manufacturing.
The Vernon High School football squad is praised for potential success after a strong showing against Wichita Falls. The community is urged to back the team this fall, with the hope that a championship would boost school spirit and academic motivation.
Farmers anticipate about 1.5 million dollars from the cotton crop at 20 cents a pound as 5 644 bales have already been marketed. The 1919 season shows rapid cotton receipts, with Vernon handling around 875 bales by mid year and wheat harvest earnings cited as a comparison.
Local officials vow to chase the so called Old Man Gloom from the county and reject plans for a three quarter million dollar poultry crop in the coming year signaling a fresh start.
Fort Worth Texas boasts the world’s largest Sunday school at First Baptist Church. On the first Sunday of September 5265 people attended including men women and children. Pastor Rev Frank Norris leads a doctrinal Bible centered program with uniform study across all classes.
The Albuquerque Journal notes record college enrollments this year across junior colleges and universities. Higher demand, rising costs, and expanded high school standards drive the surge, as parents embrace the adage that the best is the cheapest in the long run.
Dr. John Dyneley Prince a Columbia University languages professor was nominated by President Harding as United States Minister to Denmark. He heads the Civil Service Commission of New Jersey and lives at Ringwood Manor. Prince, a former New Jersey Assembly member and Speaker, is a close Frelinghuysen associate.
W. J. Kimsey of the Feard County News visits Vernon and warns that Feard County roads are worse now than in pioneer days. He notes better materials exist but cost and time losses for farmers reaching town imply paving highways, especially in sandy areas, would be cheaper long term.
J J Manis of Vernon says Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back and kidney symptoms after years of strain. He details severe back pain, sleepless nights, and weak kidneys before using the medicine from Pendleton and Sons Drug Co. Doan's is marketed by Foster Milburn Co. Also noted are local and regional mentions of Dewey Wilson and Ste W. McGaugh.
Hinds school opens October 3 with W. R. Newsome as principal and Miss Ruth Carney of Vernon and Miss Sthtt Sweatman as assistants. Plans are being made for the present but many will not enter until cotton picking progresses. Claude Blevins of Altus, Oklahoma visited his parents here Sunday.
A desk replaces the former table in the city hall office, improving the quarters used by officials. The ad notes Wilbarger County Abstract Co stock typewriters at bargain prices. Miss Ellen Tacker left Sunday for Denton to enter the Denton Normal School after graduating Vernon High School last spring.
Let us renovate your old mattress or sell you a new one the kind that makes your nights a delightful rest. T. H. Price Mattress Factory at 426 Dean Smith offers service and sales with phone contact 4538.
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