Sunday Visitors and Travels Across Texas Towns
The community hosts a steady stream of visitors and travelers from Waco Brownwood Comanche Dallas New Mexico Camp Travis Fort Worth and Temple. Residents, relatives, and students move through the area including a UT Law graduate nurse stenographer and several families visiting kin and attending events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Shoemaker
Waco
John Weems
Brownwood
Floyd Lane
Rue Pinson
New Mexico
Alma Neely
Dallas
Matt Davidson
Coryell
W. Lemons
Durward Findley
Floyd Moody
Fort Worth
Mark Callaway
Camp Travis
Comanche
Curlee
W. W. Kilpatrick
Anson
Gaines B. Hall
R. W. Scurry
Maggie Moody
J. B. Saylor
Houston
Horace Chilton
Marlin
Geo. Montgomery
J. H. Allen
San Antonio
E. L. Carpenter
Byron Grainger
A. & M. College
Mechanics School
U. S. Army
B. W. Killian
Aaron Cunningham
McGees Baby Elixir Promoted For Infant Stomach Ailments
Advertises McGees Baby Elixir as a genuine remedy for stomach and bowel disorders in babies. Claims quick action, purity and pleasant taste with bottles priced at 25e and 50e, sold by S. P. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
P. Smith
Pocket Knives Line Offers Guaranteed Blades
Local retailer promotes a range of pocket knives with a lifetime guarantee. Slider and Lacy advertise durable steel, compact designs, and everyday carry suitability for customers seeking reliable tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slider & Lacy
Oil development cooperative plan offers fair lease deals near Comanche
A Texas oil prospectus promotes a cooperative approach to landowners near Comanche. It promises to locate deep wells, secure drilling contracts, and obtain high lease prices through a central office connected with top oil men in Texas and Oklahoma. Landowners are urged to list with the agency to maximize returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Texas
Oklahoma
Danderine Promises Thick, Lustrous Hair and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton’s Dandeline as a quick fix for dandruff and thin hair. It claims to deliver abundant, glossy hair within minutes and even shows new hair growth after about two weeks with daily use. It urges readers to test by drawing a strand through a moistened cloth for instant results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Slider in Brownwood
The May 22 1913 wedding unites Mr. and Mrs. Slider with Pauline Ragsdale and Dr W B Gray of Brownwood in a fully furnished reception home. The couple and their friends anticipate a lifetime of happiness as announcement cards go to out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Elizabeth Clarke
William Hardy Slider
First Presbyterian Church
Laura Lon Waring
Glennie Hoff
Maidee Williams
Frankie Adams
Jennie Blue Tunnell
Gene St. Clair Conway
Judith
Catherine
Clarke
Punch
Jamie Clarke
Brownwood
Otho Houston
Roger
Elizabeth
Los Angeles
Cal
T. J. Jordan
Hieo
Eric Boettcher
Carolyn
Hico
J. M. Jordan
Lilla and
Hazle
Dublin
Royal Neel
Sarah Davidson
Henderson
Walter Conway
Shreveport
Marguer
Ite
Pauline Ragsdale
W. B. Gray
Miss Dell Wilson Hosts 500 Party At Sister’s Home
Society notes recap a rose themed 500 party hosted by Miss Dell Wilson at her sister Mrs. Jesse Holman’s home. High score earned by Miss Eula Clarke who received a leather card case. booby prize went to Mrs. George Montgomery. Refreshments included fruit salad corn meal rolls cheese sandwiches and punch with guests listed alongside other 500 party memories honoring Mesdames Conway and Chilton of Shreveport and Marlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dell Wilson
Jesse Holman
Eula Clarke
George Montgomery
Frances and
Louise Burks
Lottie Holman
Rita Harris
Clara Rea
Gertie Hooker
Elizabeth Chilton
Jennie Blue Tunnell
Louise Scurry
Mesdames
J. B. Chilton
Geo, Montgomery
Burks
Conway
Shreveport
Chilton
Marlin
Mesdames Conway
Ecard
Hardy Slider
Minnie Cunningahm
Anne Palmer
Elizabeth Rogers
Hattie Brightman
John Alma Reese
Ruth Farmer
Myrtle Paine
Alma Neely
Horace Chilton
Garrett Palmer
Nugent Durham
Vernon Adams
Waring
Red Cross classes outgrow room. newJunior Auxiliary formed
Local Red Cross reports surgical dressing classes have outgrown their space and will move to larger rooms. A Junior Auxiliary is being formed at Leon School near De Leon to support activities and training.
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Leon School
de Leon
France
The
Red Cross
Comanche County Treasurer Candidate Appeals for Votes
April 17 1918 a local candidate born and raised in Comanche County asks voters for support. He notes five years teaching in the county and cites business experience as qualification for the county treasurer post.
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Comanche County
Joel Nabers
Comanche
Slider and Lacy's Feeds Show Wide Selection
All kinds of feed stuffs listed at Slider and Lacy's store offering a broad range of animal feeds and related supplies for farmers and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slider & Lacy’s
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Oxford
Lone Star
Comanche Cotton
Comanche, Texas
Atwood Brothers
Lester M. Hall
Hall
Er F. & M. Sank
Clarke-Slider
Pulliam
LANE @ COMPANY
Pulliam’s Furniture Store
Comanche, Tex
Dandrute
Kate Turner
Deck
Local Red Cross
Rowland
S.s
Chewi
Colgate
Children’s Hose
Prince Albert
Mamie (Nabers) Franklin
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