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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
7
The cotton market closed steady in New Orleans today, with prices around 20.90 cents per pound and activity showing modest gains. Traders noted stable demand and limited price shifts as the session ended.
This week in Wilburger County three families welcome newborns. Mr and Mrs W Shirin of Talmage greet a baby boy born on the 25th. Mr and Mrs O J M Hatcher of East Wilburger Street celebrate a baby boy born on the 26th named Billy Joan. Mr and Mrs G A Lawthorne of northwest Vernon await the first smiles from a baby girl born on the 26th.
The USDA expanded cooperative hog cholera control to South Dakota Washington New Mexico and West Virginia bringing the total to fourteen states. The effort aims to prevent control spread and reduce losses with strong interagency cooperation and timely reporting to state officials veterinarians or county agents.
Guidance urges rapid action when hog disease appears in a herd or nearby area. Emphasis on prevention treatment as a safeguard against losses from hog cholera.
Farm boys and girls enrolled as club members by extension agents co operating with the USDA and state colleges represented by champion demonstrations and judging teams from 12 central states at the interstate boys and girls club exhibit in Sioux City Iowa September 18 to 23. Over 000 teams competed in 1921 for representation at Sioux City, putting on nearly 10 000 public demonstrations of club activities. The 130 000 members produced goods valued at 2 640 000 dollars. Twelve booths showcased leading club lines Illinois corn lawn poultry Kansas pigs and sorghum Michigan handicraft Minnesota bread Missouri home management Montana clothing Nebraska radio North Dakota food Wisconsin dairying Wyoming canning. The collaboration highlights their substantial contribution to agriculture and community life.
Satank aka Setangya of the Kiowas leads a jail escape during capture by soldiers and is shot while repeating his death chant. A medicine man and leader of the Kaitsenko, he boasted of killing seven whites in Texas with Satank, Santa and Big Tree before Fort Sill arrest. The 1846 47 calendar marks his winter as the year of the mustache.
The exhibit highlights emphasize community growth through practical instruction for young farmers and homemakers. Demonstrations and exhibits showcase better farming and home making techniques while building leadership abilities.
Sealed proposals for highway improvements in Wilbarger County will be received by County Judge McHugh in Vernon Texas until 10 am October 14 1922. Work covers 11.55 miles of road on F A P No 276 with concrete and steel quantities and optional bidder for materials. Plans and specs available from Jno T Nabors and the State Highway Department. Bid guarantee five percent cash or certified check. The right to reject bids is reserved.
Sealed proposals addressed to KB. 4a McHugh County Judge for the improvement of certain highways in Wile office of BK. L. McHugh at Vernon Texas until 1 o clock A M October.
Official statement of the First State Bank of Harrold Texas detailing assets and liabilities as of September 20 1922. Includes deposits, loans and discounts, securities, real estate, and capital stock figures. Signed by President Fields and cashier Luttrell with notary acknowledgment.
The proposed work covers about eleven thousand five hundred fifty miles of earthwork with quantities such as 47 500 cubic yards of excavation and 55 50 cubic yards of borrow. Plans and specs available at the State Office Building Austin Texas from Jno Bo Nabers County Judge Bo McHugh guarding the bid guarantee. Proposals sealed with five percent bid bond due to Wilbarger County.
Sealed proposals addressed to County Judge Mellagh Wilbarger County seek gravel and concrete surfacing on Farm to Market Road 276 B. The scope includes 5.09 miles of pavement with concrete pavement, reinforcing steel, rip-rap, gravel, and related work. Bids require certified check or cashiers check for five percent, due in Vernon. Proposals submitted in envelopes marked for construction of the surfacing project.
Fragmentary advert seeks men for county city sales with steady income. Mentions training 40 salespeople, McConnon & Co. Wineli Minu. Tone informal and garbled.
Real estate notices offer Spearman farm lands across Terry Gaines and Yoakum Counties in the South Plains for low cash outlay. Emphasizes productive land, ample water, high cotton and corn yields, and no insect pests. Encourages buyers to Seagraves to inspect crops and speak to local growers, with a pamphlet available via W A SoRelle, Santa Fe Building Seagraves. Also advertises a modern five room bungalow with modern amenities and flexible payment terms. contact via phone 282.
A collection of small notices lists lost items including spectacles, a bay horse with R. 8S brand, and a gold Hersharp pencil engraved with the owner’s name. Also included are probate court announcements from Wilbarger County naming T. W. Smith estate final account and the executor Robert L. Barton with appearance reminders. Contact details and rewards referenced.
The document outlines fire department authority to designate entry by ropes and lines for firefighting. It states penalties for violations, ranging from ten to two hundred dollars, with readings in September 1922 and mayoral approval dated the fifteenth of September. City secretary and officials signed the act.
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