Texas Teachers Close 2 Day Session at Brownwood
Brownwood hosted the Mid-Texas Teachers Association for a two day meeting drawing about 125 teachers from surrounding counties. President J. B. Layne of Comanche led business sessions while social events and planning for future expansion were highlighted. Next annual meeting set for March 15 16 17 1924 in Brownwood with C. H. Ufford and Mrs Cecil Gray elected to lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Layne
Comanche
Mid-Texas Teachers’ Association
Prof
C. Hufford
Coleman
Pressyr
Cecil Gray
Krownwood
Trustees Elected Across County Amid Slow Tabulation
Trustees were elected across all school districts on Saturday with partial results due to incomplete tallies. In Comanche, two new trustees were elected, George Montgomery and George Smith, joining the board alongside incumbents J R Eanes B W Speed G W Essup Henry Durham and J D Smoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
George Montgomery
George Smith
J. R
J. D. Smoot
J. R. Eanes
B. W. Speed
Daley Again Editor of Dublin Progress
S Daley again editor of the Dublin Progress. J S Daley Jr has run the paper during his father’s stay in Samford and will continue in Dublin. Daley disposed of Samford interests to focus on the Dublin paper.
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Daley
The
Dublin Progress
Samford
Dublin
J. 8. Daly
Dublin Per
Amford
Husband Confesses to Axe Attack Over Obedience
Theabideau resident Thead Tabor, 82, told Sheriff Ro Stark that he chopped off his wife’s head with an axe after she allegedly disobeyed him. He walked to report the incident after awakening. Also notes a local monument business and a family trip through Comanche en route to Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thead Tabor
Theabideau
Ro Stark
Tabor
Central Texas Singing Convention in Stephenville
Y. L. Stagner urges readers to attend the Central Texas Singing convention in Stephenville on April 14-15. It is billed as the largest such gathering in the south and aims to promote singing among the people and those interested in the tradition.
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Central Texas
Stephenville
Y. L. Stagner
Pril
South
Prizes Awarded in NMiusic Memory Contest
The local music memory contest concluded with prize awards at the Community Meeting last Thursday. Sponsored by the PTA, it invited all grades. top scores came from Mary Dorothea McClanahan, Minerva Cunningham, Nathalie Jessup, and Robert Klingman among others. Prizes ranged from $5 to small books across high school and grammar divisions, with special mentions for several students’ high scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Mary Dorotha McClanahan
Minerva Cunningham
Grammar
Nathalie Jessup
Robert Klingman
Juanita Roberson
Elizabeth Tate
Lois Wilson
DeAlva Harris
Joe Wagner
Frances Hall
Myrtle Hicks
Westward
Helen Montgomery
Elizabeth Anthony
A. F. Blevins
Tom Jack Parker
Hazel Giles
Judith Clarke
O. C. Thrasher
Dora Jane Lindsay
Billy Webb
Editha Grace Williams
Kathryn Burks
Novalene George
J. B. Dupuy
Dena Magness
Zena Magness
Maudie Roberson
Carmélita Wells
Gladys Huse
J. «. Myers
Frankie Barclay
Bob Carpenter
Kathryn Dudley
Thomas
Winfield Wagner
Mary Dorothea McClanahan
Katherine Clarke
Ruth Kilpatrick
C. C. Tsirasher
Ruling in DC Wage Case Declares Law Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled on the District of Columbia minimum wage law for women and minor girls unconstitutional. The decision questions Congress and state authority to set wage standards, with a divided bench and several states filing as friends of the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
California
Kansas
New York
Oregon
Wisconsin
Washington
Friends of
Taft
Sanford
Holmes
District Meet Postponed to April 20 and 21
Weather conditions and washed out roads cause authorities to move the district meet to Friday and Saturday of next week. The event will be held on April 20 and 21 with the same Friday Saturday schedule.
Seeds From Egyptian Tombs Set for U S Planting
Col William Boyce Thompson, arriving in New York after visiting Tutankhamen’s tomb, said seeds from ancient Egyptian burial places would be brought to the United States for experimental planting. He claimed Egypt’s Agriculture Department promised seeds for propagation at his Yonkers laboratories.
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Son
New York
Tutankhamen
Col. Thompson
Department of Agriculture
Egypt
Yonkers
Mrs. J. C. Henderson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. J. C. Henderson died at the family residence in Comanche after months of illness. She was the wife of postmaster J. C. Henderson and daughter of Mrs. I. N. Wilcoxsin. Survived by husband, daughter Charlese Jean, two sisters Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Lee, and her mother. Funeral at 8 pm Friday at home, Oakwood Cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Henderson
Comanche
Henderson
Emily Wilcoxson
I. N. Wilcoxsin
Charlese Jean
Frank Cunningham
Homer Lee
Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Alpha Winston Guest of Eastland Sister
Miss Alpha Winston of Eastland visits her sister Mrs. Walter Durham as a guest.
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Miss Alpha Winston of
Eastland
Walter Durham
West Texas Telephone Operators Meet in Brownwood
Chief operators of the West Texas Telephone Company held sessions in Brownwood on Wednesday and Thursday of last week to discuss company and public matters. Eighteen counties were represented. Miss Hilda Walker and Miss Mary Withers attended from the local office, with Miss Withers leading the discussion on Duties of the Recording Operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Telephone Company
Brownwood
Hilda Walker
Mary Withers
Miss Withers
Death of E D Orear Deepens Comanche Farm Interest
Elias D Orear dies in Maryville Missouri after years of heavy involvement in Comanche county farms via loans. Born in Indiana, he moved to Maryville at six and rose as merchant banker and capitalist. survived by widow two daughters sister Mrs Beal nieces and half sister Mrs A T Stinson. widow also active in Comanche real estate.
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Comanche
J. D. Bonner
Maryville
Missouri
Elias D. Orear
Comanche County
Mr. Crear
Indiana
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
T. K. Beal
Beal
A. T. Stinson
Comanche Independent School District Board Holds Regular Session
The Comanche ISD held a regular meeting on April 9 after the election to organize. Officers named were J. R. Eanes president, J. D. Smoot vice president, B. W. Speed secretary. Committees include tuition B W Speed and G W Jessup, building and grounds Geo Smith H H Durham Geo Montgomery, grievance Geo Montgomery H H Durham, publicity J R Fanes Geo Smith.
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Comanche Independent School District School Board
J. R. Eanes
J. D. Smoot
B. W. Speed
G. W. Jessup
Geo. Smith
H. H. Durham
Geo. Montgomery
J. R. Fanes
Avery family plow and sweep makers with 97 years
Durham Bros advertise B. F. Avery & Sons long standing record as makers of plows and sweeps. They urge trying the RED TAG all spring steel cultivator sweeps to be convinced.
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B. F. Avery & Sons
Durham Bros
Seed Potatoes Offered at $1 Per Bushel
J. B. Rogers of Comanche offers Porto Rico seed potatoes at one dollar per bushel. The seller notes location four miles north of Comanche.
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Porto Rico
J. B. Rogers
Comanche
Rain and hail cause damage in Comanche county
Comanche county endured a heavy Tuesday rain and hail event that washed out roads and gardens. The hail stayed small but strong winds followed, striking White Point and Mercer Gap areas and possibly forcing replanting of corn while small grain remained uninjured.
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Comanche County
Comanche
White Point
Mercer Gap
Newburg
Democrat
Vermifuge Sale Claims to Cure Worms in Children
An advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge as a remedy for children with worms, promising pale sickly appearance to return after a dose or two. Priced at 35 cents, sold by S. P. Smith.
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S. P. Smith
Novel inauguration marks Oklahoma City’s new mayor
O A Cargill formerly a street car motorman and traffic policeman is inaugurated as Oklahoma City’s mayor. He drove a decorated street car along Broadway then stood to direct traffic before a parade to his office where Judge T H Doyle swore him in. Cargill’s ascent from motorman to mayor occurred over a few years.
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O. A. Cargill
Oklahoma City
City Hall
Broadway
Cargill
T. H. Doyle
Criminal Court of Appeals
Meat meal and bone meal at Norrid & Prater's
Meats products including meat meal meat scrap and bone meal sold at Norrid and Prater's along with oyster shell offerings priced around 30.33.
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Norrid & Prater’s
Famous Yellowhouse Ranch Sold for Small Farm Subdivisions
Austin buyers led by Malcolm H. Reed purchase 120000 acres spanning Lamb Bailey Hockley and Cochran counties for about 1500000. The Yellowhouse land, once a major cow range with Major G. W. Littlefield, will be subdivided into 177 acre tracts for homeowners with cotton potential.
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Texas
Austin
Malcolm H. Reed and
Reed
Dr. White
Malcolm H. Reed
W. H. Badger
W. 8. Reed
Houghton Brownlee
A. P. Duggan
Lubbock
Yellowhouse
G. W. Littlefield
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Medicine Ad Claim
Caroline Dillard of Petersburg Virginia reports quick relief from a cough and wheezing after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad notes no opiate ingredients on the carton and promotes the product as the world's largest selling cough medicine with no substitutes.
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Caroline Dillard
Petersburg
Foley
Coleman to get a new 20 bed hospital under plan
Dr L P Allison of Brownwood will supervise a proposed Coleman hospital funded by Mrs R H Overall. She has bought a site and will endow maintenance, with 20 beds total: 10 for county and city use and 10 private. If conditions fail, the facility goes to Coleman county churches through deed.
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L. P. Allison
Brownwood
Coleman
R. H. Overall
Coleman County
Allison
Overall
St. Clair Couple Travel to Dallas for Weekend Visit
C. P. St. Clair and Mrs. St. Clair drove to Dallas for a weekend trip last Saturday. Mr. St. Clair returned home on Wednesday, leaving his wife to extend her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. St. Clair
Mrs. St. Clair
Dallas
Mr. St. Clair
Miss Cunningham Visits Co Manche From Coleman
Miss John Cunningham spent a weekend in Co manche visiting from Coleman where she teaches expression and aesthetic dancing.
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John Cunningham
Comanche
Coleman
Local Fords On Rampage This Week
Comanche Fords have been on a rampage this week with peevish temperaments. R. H. Moore and W. F. Batton suffer broken arms in slings after incidents involving cranked Fords. The mood changes reveal itself when tail twisting is attempted.
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R. H. Moore
W. F. Batton
Mrs Mollie Moore Godbold Profile Highlighted
Sunday Star Telegram presents a feature on Mollie Moore Godbold by Genie Griffin DeWolf of San Saba. The two column photo and profile discuss a Ca taunche woman noted for achievements and a series on Texas women who have “done things.”
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Star-Telegram
Mollie Moore Godbold
Genie Griffin DeWolf
San Saba
Mrs. Dodson Called to Hamilton for Grandchild Illness
Mrs G A Dodson was summoned to Hamilton this week due to illness of her young grandchild.
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G. A. Dodson
Hamilton
First State Bank Depository for Ford Weekly Purchase Plan
Local Ford dealers in Comanche announce First State Bank acts as depository for payments under the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. Read Mr. Ford's advertisement for plan details.
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First State Bank
FORD
Comanche
Mrs House Visiting Comanche With In-Laws
Mrs Carl House is spending the week in Comanche as a guest of her husband’s parents Mr and Mrs W T House.
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Mrs. Carl House
Comanche
Mrs. W. T. House
Desdemona Party Attended by Local Misses Saturday
Misses Louise Childress Louise Burks and Jeffie Thomas attended a party given by Miss Christine Donaho in Desdemona Saturday afternoon.
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Louise Childress
Louise Burks
Jeffie Thomas
Christine Donaho
Desdemona
Supreme Court Sets April 30 Argument on Sheppard-Towner Bills
The Supreme Court will hear cases challenging the constitutionality of the Sheppard-Towner maternity law. One suit is from Massachusetts and another from an individual. The arguments are scheduled for April 30.
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Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Dublin social: Miss Mildred Martin visits Miss Malcolm Shelton
Miss Mildred Martin of Dublin spent the weekend with her friend Miss Malcolm Shelton, sharing casual visits and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Martin
Dublin
Malcolm Shelton
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William Boyce Thomp
West Texas
E. D. Orear
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