Desdemona News Highlights Local School, Plays and Farming
Harmony defeated Sidney 8-7 then travel to Cotton Grove. Desdemona High School girls’ debating team won Eastland county crown and aims for state finals with Mary Robert and Averette Love. Desdemona Camp Fire girls outing at Cisco dam includes Olive Rogers and others. Gas line delays Peak No 1 drilling by Teon Valley Oil. Community events include dances, reunions, and church notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desdemona Camp Fire Girls
Re V. Nabers
Cisco
Cisco Dam
Olive Rogers
Beulah Heeter
Francis McCoy
Ruth Smith
Merle Mahoney
Missouri McAnelly
Desde
Clay McCoy
R N. Speights
de Molay Lodge
Ranger
Desdemona High School
Eastland County
Mary Robert
Everetta Love
Desdemona
Stephenville
Community Notes on Visits and Singing Events
April 20 1925 reports visitors from Comanche to Hamilton Ireland and Mt Pleasant singing events. Attendees include the Laudermilk Hulsey Carter Boyd Carter, Baker and Vineyard families, and many others. Local bands and ball games drew crowds while numerous people spent weekends with relatives and enjoyed meals, songs, and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Houston Laudermilk
Mug Hulsey
Downing
Mt Pleasant
Ben Loftis
Comanche
N. Carter
Johnnie Carter
Faye
Alline Robertson
A. BE
Shorty Vineyard
Prisses Opal Boyd
Fairview
Homer Collins
Laura B
Hamilton
Roy McNutt
Rector
Dee McNutt
Leon River
Jess Harris
Hattie Starks
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Daniels
Sweetwater
Jessie Horner
Bob Evans Gressett
Sam Forehand
Four Town Socials and Notable Birthdays In Cotton Grove
Cotton Grove notes reveal a near quiet week with a Friday school closure and a Comanche Stew plus an all day picnic dinner. Local gatherings include a Rowe residence musical and a Ben Godfrey birthday party for Miss Vansy Godfrey who turned sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rowe
Ben Godfrey
Vansy Godfrey
Gerald Mathews
Alfred Adams
Ibex
Julian Johnson
Ripley
Rush Creeck Bridge
Horace Moore
Charley
Sam Bible
Reuben Lee
Mr Lee
Elsie Tee
Alton Ray
Ballinger
Lorine Robinson
Lorine
Oran Johnson
Opal Glasgow
Lamkin
Garner
Merkel
Lee Smedley
Arlington
Freewill Church Holds Rev Hodges Week of Services
April 22 reports Rev Hodges of Fort Worth filled regular appointments at the Freewill Church with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday services. Rev W C Rightmen preached Sunday morning. Harmony Sunday School members shared a lesson and a sermon by Rev Berry Smith of Brownwood, followed by dinner and music before a band concert in Comanche. Farmers plan fishing as weather keeps work steady. Hazel Rightmer visits Ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges
Ft. Worth
Freewill Church
W. Co. Rightmen
Baptist Sunday School
Harmony Sunday School
Berry Smith
Brownwood
Comanche
Talmage Harris
Throckmorton
Hazel Rightmer
Leonard Frost
Ranger
Sidney Notes Report Local Visitors And Ills
Sidney April 22 local items note visitors including A. L. Chappell from here Fort Worth residents and Blanket visitors. Reports mention Brownwood meeting attendees and kin from O. and Cox families plus Wells. Local ailments include Cave Walker inflamed face and Garvin Starley recovering from surgery at Brownwood. Liquid Borezone advertised for quick healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.L. Chappell
Sidney
Homes Peeples
Fort Worth
O. J
Bige Cox
Colorado
Billy Aylis
Baptist Church
J. H W. Chastain
Blanket
Brownwood
Garvin Starley
Brownwood Severl
Vitamin Qualities and Powers of Resistance
The piece notes that while many have ample food, they lack essential vitamins that build resistance, leading to malnutrition and weakness among both young and old.
Scott's Emulsion and Vermifuge Ad Promo
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as vital for health and growth after meals. It also promotes White's Cream Vermifuge as effective against intestinal worms in children, with a price of 35 cents and sales by Paris Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Smith
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound For Health Recovery
Mrs WM J Lee of Terre Haute Indiana says she was weak nervous dizzy and exhausted for a year before taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recovered full strength and felt better than ever and recommends the remedy for women before and after childbirth. The advertisement notes the product is sold by druggists nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
WM. J. Lee
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Receipts Reach 284,239 Bales
Cotton receipts by the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association for the past season total 284,239 bales with pools closing April 30. This compares to 182,318 bales the previous season, marking a gain of 101,921 bales in deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Farm Bureau Doing Real Benefit For Members
From the Greenville Messenger the piece notes the rise and fall of farm groups but states the Farm Bureau has steered clear of political scrambles and serves farmers well. Last week checks arrived from the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association bringing springtime dollars to farmers and merchants in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Robert Lee Observer
Farm Bureau Cotton Association Distributes Springtime Dollars
Members receive checks from cotton sales as the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association distributes funds. W. B Miller notes gains from advance on cotton last year totaling much higher than the day of sale average, citing a $2740 per bale increase. The Farm Bureau News lauds local newspapers for helping members pool millions in cotton sales through a general agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B Miller
Farm Bureau
Brownwood News
The
Farm Bureau News
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Troupe Banner
Representative to discuss Farm Bureau Association
The representative will speak with anyone interested in the Farm Bureau Association or provide any information he can regarding it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Association
Payne Represents Farm Bureau in Comanche Chief
N. H. Payne serves as a representative for the Farm Bureau and urges readers to subscribe to the Comanche Chief.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Comanche County
Smith and Family
Emmett Dunlap
Roy Tubbs
Hasse
Harmony Boys
Cotton Grove
Floyd Gober
Breckenridge
This
Newburg
M. E Owen
JT. B Clark
Sid Witten
Mittie Smith
Morris
Sipe Springs
Harmony Players
Texas Ranger
Ira Fletcher
Emmett Akers
Orval Rogers
Abiline
Roy Carpenter
Winters
Jack Duncan
Millie Smith
R. G. Morris
Steve Finley
W. Rutherford and
Rey. Ray
Harmony
Ray Tubbs
Emmmett Dunlap
Homer Boyd
M. FB. Owens
Jack Trimean
T. E. Clark
Jock Witten
Rising Star
Mr. Dunlap
Percy Davenport
J. J. Beatty
C. B. Williams
Ireland
Travis Cunningham
Jim Graham
Llano River
Soda Springs
J. M. Vineyard
Garner Lloyd
Charley Matthews
J. R. Matthews
Earl Gressett
Newburgh
J. H. Lloyd
Earl Norwood
Jack Sledge
Bible Community
Bible
Vandyke
Scotts Emulsion
Texas Farm Bureau News
Marshall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Comanche County Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dan F. Roberson
R. W. H. Hamilton
Standard Optometrist
Smith’s Drug Store
Texas
Comanche Poultry Farm
Comanche Texas
St George Hotel
Dallas
Chas. Hodges
OC. W. McCollum
Office Burks Bidg
Comanche, Texas
Clyde
Agent Pierce Petroleum Corporation South Side
Renfro
Marke
Greenville Messenger
Bureau
Whitney Messenger
N. H. Payne Representative Farm Bureau and
P. A. Pettit
Fleming
Hoke S. & R. Co
Ostego, Mich
Heiskell
Heishell
Simon Fener
Sam
J. H. Huff
Texas College of Optometry
I. M. Cochran
Office F. & M. Bank
O. H. Donado
Texas Oil Company
H. J. R. Gille
West Side Square
Texas Qualified Druggists’ League
Civilization
MEMB
Texas Qualified Druggists League
Texas Qualified Druggist League
League’s
Farm and Ranch and
Holland’s Magazine
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