Ex Rangers Meet in Comanche Delights Attendees
The Third Annual Ex Texas Rangers meeting held in Comanche August 3 and 4, 1922, drew members from across Texas with speeches by Maj Green and Lt Rogers. Twenty seven new members joined, and dinner at Fleming Park plus a water melon feast highlighted hospitality from Comanche and the American Legion. Minutes show officer elections and notices of a 1923 reunion set for Menardville on September 7–8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ex-Rangers
Comanche
Menardville
Ex-Texas Hangers Association
Methodist Tabernacle
Maj. Green
Rogers
Mr. Sackett
W. W. Lewis
Rangers
Texas
Henry Sackett
Coleman
American Legion
Ex- Rangers Association
Fleming Park
Ex-Texas Rangers Ass’n
Ex- Texas Rangers Association
J. R. Banes
Sergeant Sackett
Allen
W. Allen
J. L. Boman
Carter
M. R. Cheatham
H. Cook
G. W. Ellington
F. B. Forehand
B. F. Gholson
W. M. Gray
J. I. Greer
W. M. Green
W. J. Hale
T. H. Hammond
R. A. Hutchison
P. J. Ing
John C. Allen
Cookville
Colorado
Commanda
Texas Rangers
Sibson
J. B. Gillett
Eggs Hatch After Snake Swallowed Guinea Eggs Tale
In Comanche era recounts two curious incidents of eggs found inside a snake and later hatched. Mrs. Cunningham removed all eggs from a snake after it swallowed guinea eggs and hens cared for them until chicks hatched. In Pennsylvania another tale describes a mother snake with five warm eggs found, later hatched by a setting hen.
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Ola Cunningham
James Cunningham
Comanche
Gemberling
Methodist Sunday School Class Entertained
The Young People’s Department of the Methodist Sunday School hosted a lively session despite heat. Mrs Cochran led in the absence of Mrs Dingus with new members joining weekly and a chicken fry social on Monday night ending with singing and games under the moonlight.
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Methodist Sunday School
Cochran
Dingus
Gib Callaway
Storm damages county homes in Saturday night storm
A late Saturday night storm caused extensive damage across several parcels in the county, notably near Swan Hill. The Sparks home was torn apart and Mr. and Mrs. Sparks were seriously injured with internal injuries feared fatal. The Newburn residence was also overturned.
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Swan Hill
Local Club Meets With Miss Cunningham For Salad Luncheon
The group met on Tuesday with Miss Minerva Cunningham while club members and Miss Louise Callaway of Athens were served a salad course.
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Minerva Cunningham
Louise Callaway
Athens
Tribute to Mrs. W. R. Evans a Comanche county matriarch
Mrs. W R Evans aged seventy one passed away at her son Roger Evans home in Proctor Texas after a long illness. Born in Kentucky in 1851 she moved to Texas in the 1870s with the Wilkes family settling in Johnson and Comanche counties. She married W R Evans in 1876 and raised two sons Roger and Ray and adopted Grace Wilkes. The Wilkes family credit her with steadfast Christian devotion and deep family duty. Roger Evans is cashier at Proctor State Bank and Ray is a physician in Oklahoma. Grace Wilkes Barber resides in Santa Rita New Mexico.
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Roger
Proctor Texas
W. R. Evans
Evans
Kentucky
Texas
Wilkes
Johnson County
Comanche County
Ray
Grace Wilkes
Grace
Watt Wilkes
Comanche
B. C. Farris
Lettie Wilkes
Henry Barber
Proctor
Santa Rita
N. M
Oklahoma
Farris
Lettie
Mary L
D. O. Smith
Lizzie
Watt
W. W. Wilkes
Waco
Tom Wilkes
Fort Worth
the Baptist Church
Ch Tian
Mrs Geo B Tate Heads to Style Pageant in Dallas
Mrs Geo B Tate travels to Dallas with her daughter Elizabeth and Miss Fizora Cunningham to attend the style Pageant. After Dallas they will visit St Tonis and other points.
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Geo. B. Tate
Elizabeth
Fizora Cunningham
Dallas
St. Tonis
Miss Lucile Durham Hosts S. 8 Club Gathering
Miss Lucile Durham entertained the S. & 8. Club on Tuesday afternoon. Guests enjoyed an enjoyable time followed by ice cream and cake.
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Lucile Durham
Callaway Addresses Brownwood Rally in Hot Runoff Scene
Hon. Oscar Callaway of Comanche spoke to a Brownwood crowd filling the district court room, urged voters to study printed records, and attacked his opponent Thomas L. Blanton over past Congress conduct including a censure and disputed remarks.
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Oscar Callaway
Comanche
Congress
Thomas L. Blanton
Brownwood
Callaway
Will J. Scott
Hilton Burks
Mr. Callaway
Seventeenth
Blanton
Seventeenth District
House
Revenge drive fills Katy office as striker seeks old job
Dallas, July 31. A man who had left a good oil field engine post at Mexia sought work at the Katy employment office. He said he wanted any job a striker could not hold, to avenge the wage-cutting hiring. The manager took his name and processed the hire. The applicant explained he bore no grievance with strikers, only with losing his job to them.
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Callaway
Blanton
Texas
Sumners
Dallas
Katy
Mexia
Dinner honors Miss Mildred Martin of Dallas
Miss Christine Donaho hosted an informal dinner Monday evening honoring Miss Mildred Martin of Dallas. Attending were Mrs. Bob Lewis, Louise Burks, Malcolm Shelton, Louise Shelton, Mil dred Martin and the hostess.
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Christine Donaho
Mildred Martin
Dallas
Bob Lewis
Louise Burks
Malcom Shelton
Louise Shelton
Possible New Citizen Visits Comanche
Mr. Woody Lavender of Ashur county visited his brother in law W Odom in Comanche for a week. A former Ellis county man he reconnected with the editor of the Chief from Texas black land country. He may move his family to Comanche, welcomed by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Lavender
Ashur County
W. ©. Odom
Lavender
Ellis County
Black Land
Texas
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Maj. Sackett
Texas Rangers Association
A. T. Ritch
Norman Rodgers
Ritchie
Rodgers
Roberts
Lewis
J. H. Wallace
A. T. Ritchie
J. O. Allen
H. Sackett
W. H. Roberts
Jim Bamer
J. H. Renick
Sergeant Sacket
Pat M. Neff
Morris Sheppard
Lon A. Smith
G. H. Hughes
W. N. Vaught
A. B. Keefe
W. M. Scrock
Minnie Beaumont
Ghelson
J. P. Miller
J. R. Evans
Association
Selins Grove
Francis
Peter Musselman
Musselman
Neitz Valley
Martin Hopson
Roby
Fisher County
Will
Hopson
Will Beene
Jim DeWitt
Hiram Beene
Methodist
Proctor State Bank
Cecil
Citizens National Bank of Brownwood
Wing
Speaker
Mr. Blanton
House of Representatives
Congressional
Congerss
Striker
Comanch
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