Social items honor tenth birthday and club gathering
Mrs Henry Durham hosted a lawn party for her daughter Maurice's tenth birthday with lemonade games and cake for about fifty guests. The Why Not Forty Two Club met with Mrs Barna Riley, decorating with ferns and Crepe Myrtle, awarding high scores to Mrs Jim Moody and Mrs Vic But. A Rush Creek party chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Fiarl Sayre featured Gladys DeWitt Constance Knutson Addie Mills Mark Callaway EB Woodruff Floyd Lane with picnic style sandwiches and melons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Henry Durham
Juanita Elms
Lillian
Luelie Durham
Barna Riley
Jim Moody
Vic
Ocie Greene
Ae R. H. Moore
T. B. Hemsley
Vic R. W. Scurry
Ed. Sanders
Frank Palmer
Howard Ki
Rush Creek
Fiarl Sayre
Gladys DeWitt
Constance Knutson
Addie Mills
Mark Callaway
EB. P. Woodruff
Floyd Lane
Local visits noted across Texas towns
Miss Jeffie Thomas leaves for Fort Worth to visit her mother Mrs. Ben Lawson. Miss Frankie Adams returns from Santa Anna with niece Lois Adelle Adams. Mrs. Sallie Paine and daughter Dollie depart for DeLeon to visit relatives. Mrs. Lightner Burns of Abilene visits Mrs. Leonard Cobb. Mrs. Wm. Martin returns from Dallas. Miss Malcom Shelton back from Dublin after a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham return to Comanche from California where pneumonia delayed recovery. Mrs. J. Bob Lewis of Coleman visits her mother Mrs. H. Burks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffie Thomas
Fort Worth
Ben Lawson
Frankie Adams
Santa Anna
Lois Adelle Adams
Lightner Burns
Abilene
Leonard Cobb
Malcom Shelton
Dublin
Blanton Retreats After Feeble Gasp in Debate
Oscar Callaway accuses Hon. Thos L Blanton of falsifying records over appropriation bills. He contends Blanton misrepresented votes on the Esch Cummins railroad bill and hid uncited items by pressuring readers to rely on partial affidavits. Callaway urges voters to demand truth and accountability from their representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Congress
Santa Anna
Blanton
Comanche
Grimes
Fisk
Abilene Reporter
Times
Mr. Blanton
Treasury Department
Madden
Committee On
17Th
Washington
Appropriation Committee
Oscar Callaway
Honors For Comanche Young Woman Shines At Tarleton
Miss Malcom Shelton of Comanche, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shelton, earned a 97 average in Tarleton College summer normal music course, completing a full year’s work in six weeks. The achievement is celebrated by her family and the Comanche community, with many local relatives named. She is a Stephenville native and now resides in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenville
Shelton
Malcom Shelton
Comanche
W. A. Shelton
Tarleton College
Elmo White
Winnie Schnabel
Andrew Doyle
Miss Shelton
Third Annual Meet of Texas Ex Rangers Minutes
The 1922 Comanche Texas Ex Rangers meeting approves pension reform efforts, appoints a committee, and invites Newcastle and Menard for next year. New members are enrolled and discussions cover insurance and meeting dates. A resolutions package urges Congress to amend the 1917 act to extend service through 1881 and secure rightful pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hudspeth
Washington
Coke
G. W. McKenzie
Comanche
Texas
W. I. Brannan
Vine Street
Brownwood
J. H. Renick
BE. Taylor
Main Street
R ©. Roberts
Willow City
W. H. Roberts
Ritchie
Rangers
Association
Lone Star State
Green
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Executive Committee
Ex-Texas Rangers Association
Treasury
Eanes
Menard
Lewis
Newcastle
Sackett
Newcastle and
Pension Bureau
Claud Hudspeth
Congress
Norman Rodgers
J. HW. Renick
Will Lewis
Ex- Texas Rangers Association
Pension Department
Washington, D.C
West pays subscription and updates address in Comanche paper
R D West, once of Comanche, visited the Chief office on Wednesday to renew his subscription and move his address from Edom to Chandler. He has spent years on contract road work rebuilding sections of the Delcon and DeLeon roads and much of the Dixie Highway in Van Zandt county. Mrs West and the children plan to spend next year in Comanche for schooling, with the eldest daughter having studied here the prior year with her aunt Mrs A A Henster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. West
Comanche
Edom
Chandler
West
Delcon Road
DeLeon Road
Comanche County
Bailt
Dixie Highway
van Zandt County
Cunningham Family Reunion Attendees Cited in Texas Tour
Jim Homsley travels from Edinburg to Comanche for the Cunningham Reunion next week. Mrs. Oberthier and family from Hereford plan to attend, securing the presence of all of Jim Homsley’s children. Davis, Clint Davis’s brother, comes from Fort Worth for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Homsley
Comanche
Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Fred Oberthier
Hereford
Misses Rea Visit Hoff in Clifton
Miss Bernice and Miss Lois Rea of Clifton are visiting Miss Glennie Hoff, as reported in local social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice and
Lois Rea
Clifton
Glennie Hoff
For Sale 85 Acres West Part of Comanche
Advertisement details 85 acres improved land west of Comanche suited for dairy cattle and poultry near the town’s schools with reasonable price and terms. Also 20 acres unimproved 1 12 miles from Comanche partly grass and cultivated ideal for poultry farm. Griffin phone 422. 50-52c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comen
Griffin
Card of thanks from Britton Tidmore letter from Gap Texas
A writer from Gap Texas dated Aug. Std 1922 requests publication of a card of thanks for Master Britton Tidmore who spoke on behalf of Hon. Oscar Callaway. The note thanks the people of Sipe Springs for courtesies shown after a speech delivered last Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gap
Texas
Comanche
Britton Tidmore
Oscar Callaway
Sipe Springs
Adler-ika promoted as antiseptic for bowel care
Medical reports note higher appendicitis risk in men but sudden cases occur in women. Adler-ika claims to prevent intestinal infection by acting on both upper and lower bowels, removing decaying matter to improve health. It is touted as excellent for gas and overall cleansing. Hamilton Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Drug Co
Jurors Selected for First and Second Weeks of County Court
The notice lists jurors summoned for the first and second weeks of County Court. For week one: D W Long, Hasse. T C Lane, GCo manche. J W Miller, Proctor. F eet er, Cream er. S F Alsup, Gustine. E H Matthews, Comanche. C T Bomar, Comanche Rt 8. J E Churchwell, Hasse. C S Anderson, Comanche Rt 8. B McCollum, Comanche. Tom House, Comanche. Week two jurors include W F Batton, Comanche. W C Clayton, Comanche. E M Barrett, Dublin. W P Graham, Comanche Rt 1. W E Northcut, Hasse. H F E Randall, Comanche Rt 1. J W Reese, Hasse. E F Adcock, Gustine. G R Albin, Gustine. G F Reese, Proctor. W P Weaver, DeLeon. W W Matthews, DeLeon Rt 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Long
Hasse
T. C. Lane
Gcomanche
Democrat Star Route
J. W. Miller
Proctor
Frank <Eeter
Creamer
F. Alsup
Gustine
E. H. Matthews
Comanche
C. T. Bomar
J. E. Churchwell
Anderson
W. F. Batton
W. C. Clayton
E. M. Barrett
Dublin
W. P. Graham
Rt. 1
W. E. Northcut
H. FE. Randall
J. W. Reese
E. F. Adcock
G. R. Albin
G. F. Reese
W. P. Weaver
DeLeon
W. W. Matthews
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Dollie Patna
Wm. Martin
Dallas
House
Ex-Rangers
Evans
H. Sackett
J. O. Allen
Manche
H. G Carter
Hamilton
A. Sheek
Rising Star
J. A. Roberson
A. W. Mourland
Fredericksburg
J. A. Leeman
Pecos
FP. C. Jackson
Lometa
H. T. Kried
Evant
Robert A. Hutchison
Garden City
J. G. Sibley
Leesville
P. S. Carter
Box
German
Mrs.f. Beaumont
J. C. Bird
Alpine
Dick Chastain
Sierra Blanca
Frensal Angus
J. P. Miller
Texhoma
Oklahoma
W. A. Mortis
Montague
T. H. Hammond
Tersas
John Hoffer Son
Angelo
District Court Room
Richardson
Johnson
Chaplain Allen
Co. L. White
Clyde
Pierce OI Company
Mistletoe Produce Company
Todd @ Jennings
ICE Book Today
Central Texas Ice. Company
Comanche, Texas
Wallace Auto Repair Shop
India
Oxy Acetylene
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