Local notes from Comanche area reflect warm weather and community events
The section lists visits among families such as McClendon Duke Burke and Harris, a Measles case, a marriage between Homer Burkett and Mattie Harris, and multiple trips to nearby towns. Farmers plan cotton planting, some corn must be replanted, a fish fry occurred on Savannah, and Rev. Rose and Rev. Brooks preached locally. Residents request rain for crops and send best wishes to readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McClendon
Luther Duke
Cecil Cornwell
J. B. Burke
L. L. Duke
Oscar Seals
Bertha
Vainia McClendon
Ida Burke
Nannie Underwood
Hays
Mary
Rena Burkett
A. Smith
W. M. Poyner
M. M. Poyner
Comanche
Homer Burkett
Mattie Harris
Dennie Settles
Oklahoma
Rasco
Gorman
A. J. Mealer
Savannah
Jessie Hall
Sipe Springs
Ola Duke
T. Mull
Jim Hubbard
Downing
Rose of
Merit System to Rule Post offices
Postmaster General Burleson announced the administration will keep all Republican postmasters in office through their terms if no efficiency charges exist. President Wilson favors the merit system and a civil service plan is being developed. Taft placed fourth class postmasters under civil service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Wilson
Civil Service
Taft
Local News and School Program Highlights at Liberty
Community notes report rain would aid cotton and peanut planting. Carrie Wallace of Ranger visits her Short family. Liberty boys beat Bowman 7 to 1 after a school program that drew a large crowd. Pneumonia and measles affect several families, with measles spreading in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Wallace
Ranger
L. R. Short
Bowman Boys
Liberty Boys
Liberty
Bunk Wallace
Willie Skaggs
Wmn
Huckabee
Scurry County
W. S. Dyson
DeLeon
Hasse Dots and Local Happenings Include Weddings and Visits
Farmers finish up work as weddings increase in the community. Opka Woolsey visited near Proctor Friday and Saturday. Brett and J. F. McNeely attended a Proctor debate. Mr. Forgy left for an Oklahoma prospecting trip. The Kerby girls from Gum Springs visited here Sunday. Evans and Horner families from Gum Springs joined by the Purgit sisters for a Sunday visit. Neva West of Comanche visited friends in Hasse Sunday. Rev Sam Bond preached at Mission Hall. Ruth Wilson returns after months away. No school Monday for San Jacinto Day. Principal C O Britt presides over progress. Preaching at Methodist Church Sunday by Rev Lasseter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opka Woolsey
Proctor
Brett
J. F. McNeely
Mr. Forgy
Oklahoma
Kerby
Near Gum Springs
Mr. Evans
Horner
May
Roxy Purgit
Neva West
Comanche
Hasse
Sam Bond
Mission Hall
Baptist Church
Wilson Ruth
San Jacinto
C. O. Britt
Lasseter
Suez News Noted After Long Silence
A historic Suez report shows no recent updates from the port area after a prolonged quiet period, leaving observers awaiting new details on activities and shipments.
Beattie News and Local Tidings Across the Area
Weather remains pleasant as residents report visits and small-scale cream business plans in Beattie while W Hester dies near Beattie. Community notes include trading trips to De Leon, school building debate with Enterprise district, crop woes at Copperas Prairie, and social visits from Bibb Gap Comanche and Fluvanna figures. Nugent Graham undergoes appendectomy and recoveries noted. church services planned for May. music school opens. oil interest updates and local farm calls recur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Bingham
Sipe Springs
W. W. Hester
Beattie
Dan Bingham
Ed Welch
DeLeon
Bob Head
Jim Cavett
Trinity
Robert Swofford
Copperas Prairie
Gap News
Texas
Providence
Nugent Graham
Chilton Thomas
Bell
RE. A. Reese
K. D. Jones
John Jones
Preston
W. C. Cox
Bibb
RE. C. Vines
J. F. Murphy
Comanche
J. C. Lane
Fluvanna
Proctor Items Show Local Social and Sports News
Local notices note visitors from DeLeon and Comanche towns with arrivals of Mrs Pick Chambers Mrs Friend Miss Fay Kay and others. Comanche boys beat Proctor 9 to 5 in a Friday baseball game. Community members include Professor Wilkins in Denton and visits by Claude Gox Bradshaw W I Jones. A medical case details eye surgery on W S Jones and his gradual recovery after a May 1908 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
W. I. Wilkins
Denton
J. R. Holland
Claude Gox
Bradshaw
W. I. Jones
P. H. Chilton
A. J. Gray
Comanche
E. M. Bell
Sidney
W. S. Jones
Local residents visit kin and attend school events
Curtis Jackson and family visit Oak Valley relatives while many locals attend Pearl Boyd and Mt Pleasant school closings. Community members travel to Coleman Duncan Sweetwater and Cottonwood for visits and teaching, with fishing trips and a snakebite incident noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Jackson
Oak Valley
J. R. Holland
Mesdames C. C
Minnie Cox
Comanche
D. G. Ross
Mattie
Ellen Gill
Nlasse
Fenton Smith
Claudie Strickland
Walker White
Lena Langston
Cottonwood
Curtis Cox
West Cox
McGown
Coleman
Grandma Walker
Sweetwater
A.S. J. Walker
Lewis Marshall
Nugent Graham
Charlie Graham
Luther Stagner
Stephenville
Hardie Jones
Ethel
Tiarvey Ross
Myr
John Ross
Romeo Walker
Elm Grove
Rudy Bartlett
Picola Roberts Mondey
Dre. Grey & Chilten
Throneh Sidrey
Henry
Stewart
De Leon Forms Progressive Commercial Club
The business leaders of De Leon organized a live Commercial Club after a meeting at the opera house on April 22. W. C. Stuty chaired the temporary group, and the town anticipates growth from united efforts of merchants and farmers to boost the city’s prominence in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLeon
W. C. Stuty
Opera House
de Leon
The Stude baker Best Car in America For the Price
An advertising pitch argues that auto choice reflects status as much as clothing and stationery. The Stude baker is claimed to offer value and high demand, with 350 sold in Texas during March by Cunningham and Bell, local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sui
Studebaker
America
Texas
Cunningham & Bell
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO
An advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine claiming to stop cough and headache. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure and E W GROVE’S signature appears on each box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Country Life Health Advantage in 1910 City Life Draws Risks
In 1910 North Atlantic states 48 percent live in rural areas covering 99 percent of land while 52 percent inhabit cities above 300000. The Journal notes country life offers longer life and fewer diseases than cities though typhoid mortality and old age factors complicate comparisons. Venereal disease cancer alcoholism meningitis and tuberculosis are listed as city health risks while rural areas see malaria and related conditions reduced by mosquito control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic States
Frederick L. Hoffman
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Bright
The
American Medical Association
Studebaker Car Sales Hit 350 in March in Dallas TX
The Studebaker house in Dallas reports March sales of 350 Studebaker cars in Texas. Local agents Cunningham Bell touts the model as the best value in America and suitable for polite society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas House of Studebaker
Dallas
Studbaker
Texas
Studebaker
America
Mos
Cunningham Bell
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Tike
Gomanche Mercantile
Ounty Orresponden
Sin
Bushelman
Gille
Hasse Dots
Suez News
Hi. A. Jesse
Shive
Beattie News
Rev. Allen
Mineral Wells
West Tyler Nursery
F. M. Graham
Fork Valley
Cameo Lavalliers
Cameo
Carmeo Pandants
Luckets
Riig
Lew
Sidney News
Deleon Commercial Club
Country
Portieres
M. Pulliam
Comanche, Texas
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