Local social notes from Proctor and surrounding towns
Proctor Derwood and H V Barbee of Edna Hill attended singing Sunday. Mrs Luther Allen of Gustine visited her sister Mrs Tom Lane. Mrs Gurney of Dublin visited her sister Miss Carrie Gorman. Miss Eura Hoover near Dublin spent time with Miss Thelma Cooley. Co C Guyger of Santa Anna visited home folks. Bedford Stone of Stephenville spent weekend with relatives. Ernest Alexander of Abilene visited relatives. Mrs E C Kay and children of Dublin spent Sunday with her parents, Mr and Mrs Tom Walker. Miss Winnie Richey and Miss Mary D Pettijohn of Dublin visited Mr and Mrs W A McClatchy. Rev Charlie Cook and wife of Brownwood spent several days in Proctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Kay
Dublin
Tom Walker
Christian revival fills week with shared baptisms
Rev Hall leads a week long revival as unusual joint baptisms occur at the harmony and rock bluff churches. Nine members were baptized in a service shared by pastors W L Skaggs and H F Skaggs. Local families visit relatives and travelers return from Mobile and Lindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
R. W. McPhail
Dora Fay
Bobby
Lubbock
John Graham
Pyrte
Edd Graham
Jim Clements
Esteline
Clyde Hattox
Linho
J. W. Hattox
Custer
Harmony
Rock Bluff
W. L
H. F. Skaggs
J. D. Holmes
Mobile
Alabama
John Dawkins
F. FE. Poole
Lindale
J. B. Simmons
B. F. Simmons
Higginboom Bros and Cc Visit Drygoods Market
Representatives Miss Callie West and W C Cauley left Comanche Tuesday to make full purchases while J E Palmer of the drygoods department spent last week at markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Bros
C c
Golds win revival contest and entertainment at Fleming Park
The Golds defeated the Whites by seven percentage points in a youth service revival contest. An evening of games and a watermelon social followed at Fleming Park on Friday from 6 to 8. Attending were leaders George G. Smith and Jessie King, sponsors Mrs. R J LaPrade and Miss Leovise Hartzog, and about 82 others including Rev Ss J T Williams and Rev R J LaPrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming Park
George G. Smith
Golds
R. J. LaPrade
Tiner Family Marks First Birthday With 56 Relatives
On Saturday August 11 the first birthday of Mrs. F. M. Tiner of Vandyke was celebrated by a reunion of 56 relatives from across the state. Attending were her two sons Rev. Jesse and Ammi, grandson Loys Samuels of Ranger, daughter Mrs. G. E. Boynton of Logan Gap, and numerous other families including the Carters, Mosleys, Samuels, and Wills from Dublin Ranger Snyder Olney and Snyder areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Tiner
Vandyke
Jesse
Ammi
Loys Samuels
Ranger
G. E. Boynton
Logan Gap
R. Wills
Local Citizens Endorse Yollie L. Jackson for Sheriff
Friends and neighbors of Yollie L. Jackson urge voters in Comanche County to support his candidacy in the August 25 primary. Jackson previously served as Sheriff from 1908 to 1912 and is praised for strong law enforcement and upholding the letter of the law. Paid for by his friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yollie L. Jackson
Comanche County
Jackson
Family reunion recalls bygone days and lake outing
The gathering included the Graham and Sia Askins families among others from Burkburnett and surrounding towns. Members shared memories, ate watermelons, and met after many years, then enjoyed a noon dinner under trees before visiting MecCharen Lake for a swim. The day ended with more conversation and plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Sia Askins
Burkburnett
Frank Askins
W. T. Brown
Lamkin
Mattie McAnally
Bigsby
Hamilton
J. i. Carter
Mark Wills
Carlton
MecCharen Lake
Grapes Sell Big Lot at Comanche Plant
J. B. Alborn sold 316 bushels of grapes and additional berries from a fourteen acre patch to the local canning and jelly plant. Grapes brought four cents per pound and the total receipts reached about 700 dollars. The grapes come from two and three year old vines on sandy soil in Comanche County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
J. B. Alborn
Grapes Grower Tops Earnings With Carmen Bunchs Near Sweetwater Store
J. N. Springer from a farm near the Sweetwater Store sent a box of Carmen grapes to the Chief Office. The grapes averaged nearly a pound per bunch and were blemish free. Planted February 1926, they are the second crop. From about a hundred vines he sold ten baskets last year and $70 so far this year, with hopes to average a dollar per vine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Springer
Sweetwater
Carmen
Mr. Springer
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Brownwood
Texas
H. Green
Proctor
Ernest Alexander of
Abilene
Winnie Richey
Mary D. _Pettijohn
Charlie Cook
Duster
ALL Grocers
Me’s Business College
Brownwood, Texas
Isaac Pitman
P. B. Mecelroy
Brownwood, Tex
Ben L. Boen
Durham
Healer Chevrolet Co
Comanche, Texas
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