Old Settlers and Soldiers Meet Set for April 28
The Comanche County Old Settlers and Soldiers Association calls a mass meeting at 2 p m Saturday April 8 at the Comanche court house to discuss a reunion and possible spring or summer picnic. The group reports 206 dollars on hand after cashing war savings stamps from 1918 and aging vacancies on the executive committee will be filled. All old settlers and veterans urged to attend.
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Comanche County
Old Settlers and Soldiers Association
Court House
Comanche
Secetary
L. B. Russell
E-Union
W. F. Elkins
Cisco
W. P. West
W. P. Jenkins
I Brown
Sam Todd
G. A. Bruton
Former Comanchean Leaves Dallas for Floydada
J. L. Northcutt of Dallas son of I. Northcutt of Plainview and a former Comanche county citizen spent several days in Comanche this week en route to Floydada where he plans to establish a grocery business partnership with his brother. He has worked for the Cotton Belt Railroad twelve years and now takes a six month leave to run the grocery venture. His father operates two stores at Plainview and the Floydada store will be a branch of that business.
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J. L. Northcutt
Dallas
I. _ Northcutt
Plainview
Comanche County
Comanche
Floydada
Northcutt
Cotton Belt Railroad
Baylor seniors gift Browning letters to university
The Baylor University senior class plans to gift Robert Browning letters to the university as a memorial. Dr. A J Armstrong arranged access to 124 letters spanning over twenty years, never published before. A thousand dollars has been paid, with limited editions selling at seven fifty and cloth bound copies at three dollars. Proceeds fund further Browning treasures with 250 copies available.
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Baylor Universit
Waco
No University
Robt Browning
Iitudes
Bald College
Oxford
England
A. J. Armstrong
Robertrowning
Isa Blagden
Univerty
Armstrong
Band Will Give Concert For Interscholastic Meet Guests
The American Legion band will perform on the courthouse lawn Saturday at ten in honor of Comanche district Interscholastic meet guests.
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The
American Legion
Bishop Garrett to Lead Episcopal Church in U S
The Dallas bishop, oldest living in American Episcopate, will succeed Bishop Tuttle of St Louis as presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He serves until 1925 when the next general convention will elect a successor who becomes president of the national council. Plans altered in 1916 set six year terms for the post.
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Garrett
Dallas
Tuttle
St. Louis
Episcopal Church
United States
National Council
Thomas F. Gailor
Memphis
Tenn
Mrs Eugene Neely In Serious Illness In Dallas
Comanche fails to hide deep concern as Mrs. Eugene Neely lies gravely ill in a Dallas sanitarium with meningitis diagnosed by her doctors. Family members Mrs. R. V. Neely and Mrs. Alborn join Mrs. Herrick and others in Waco and Eastland to support her. A press report from Mrs. Herrick says she shows slight improvement but remains in critical condition with cautious optimism from the medical team.
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Comanche
Eugene Neely
Dallas
R. V. Neely
Alborn
Eastland
Herrick
Waco
G. A. Bruton
Revival Services at Methodist Church
Revival services begin next Sunday morning at 10 o clock and run for two weeks with the pastor preaching. Miss Cora Wilkerson plays piano and H Donaho leads singing. Choirs invited to assist. Sunday 11 am topic When God Preaches. 7:45 pm How Long Have I to Live. The latch string is on the outside. You will be welcome.
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Methodist Church
Cora Wilkerson
H. Donaho
Methodist youth form junior choir with officers named
A group of Methodist church youths organized a junior choir last Thursday evening. Elected as officers are Berta Goodson president, Johnnie Smoot vice president, Betty Mayes secretary and treasurer, Cora Wilkerson pianist, and Janice Goodson song leader. All young people are invited to attend every Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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The
Methodist Church
Berta Goodson
Johnnie Smoot
Betty Mayes
Cora Wilkerson
Janice Goodson
Notice of Special Election in Comanche County Texas 1923
Notice states a special election to levy a fifteen cent read tax on property value in commissioner precinct No 1 Comanche County Texas on May 26 1923 polls 8 am to 7 pm only qualified property taxpayers may vote County Judge F J Reese signs the notice.
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State of Texas
Comanche
A. D
Comanche County
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
F. J. Reese
Grand Jury Charged on Duty by Judge McClellan
Judge McClellan convened the district court and charged the April term grand jury to diligently inquire into all matters, hear full evidence, and indict only when facts show a felony. He urged fair, conscientious duty, impartiality, and thorough investigation of all statutes, warning against favoritism and prejudice.
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McClellan
Grand Jury
Grand
Texas
Peanut Outlook Promising For 1923 Season
The three cent tariff on unshelled peanuts supports strong prices for the new crop. Prices are high now and demand remains solid, with by product manufacturers likely to run down stocks. Early harvested peanuts may fetch better prices than later in the year. Seed quality is stressed, urging buyers to secure good seed. Sandy land farmers are advised to split land between cotton and peanuts to hedge against price drops.
Reclamation engineer faults $600000 topographic plan
State Reclamation Engineer Stiles told the senate finance committee the $600000 appropriation for topographic and hydrographic surveys is far too high. He said $50,000 would suffice and he did not request the extra funds, though $60,000 was later approved reluctantly. Comanche representative A L McDaniel opposed the measure.
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Stiles
Senate Finance Committee
Dudley
EF Paso
A. L. McDaniel
Regular teachers examinations set for May 4 and 5
State Superintendent Marrs authorized county superintendents to announce the regular teachers examinations will be held in May, despite a prior plan to skip the May session. Applications may be sent by May 1 for those registering after the 20th. exam to start at 9 a.m. in Manche at the old high school building, per H. L. Gantz.
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Marrs
Comanche
H. L. Gantz
Hail Insurance Terms Issued by J. R. Eanes & Co
Hail insurance details provided by J. R. Eanes & Co with a reported score of 38 to 34 reflecting a published assessment.
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J. R. Eanes & Co
Ford Announces New Weekly Car Purchase Plan Nationwide
Ford Motor Co introduces a weekly purchase plan via its dealer network of over 9,000 outlets. Purchasers can start with as little as $5, with all payments credited to the buyer’s local bank account and earning interest. The plan broadens ownership to more families and complements the previous deferred payment option.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford Weekly
Ford
New Half Width Road Plan Adopted in Texas Projects
The Bureau of Public Roads approves a half width road plan for Texas with half the cost funded now and the other half completed later. Navarro county builds nine foot wide concrete road from Corsicana toward Waco under state highway No. 1 and federal project 329. Rockwall county advances eight foot wide concrete road from Rockwall to Chisholm with similar funding and staged completion.
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Bureau of Public Roads For
Texas
A. R. Losh
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Bureau
Illinois
Mr. Losh
Navarro
Rockwall
Navarro County
Corsicana
Waco
Rockwall County
Chisholm
Bureau of Public Roads
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Browning
America
Bishop Garrett
Central Christian Church
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