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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1923
Page
3
Sheriff John Wright and County Attorney Sam Russell searched Thurber mining town for illegal activity and confiscated brewing equipment along with about twenty cases of beer. The article also notes social visits, cotton sales, and local residents touring Fort Worth and nearby towns.
The first bale of new cotton arrived in De Leon on watermelon slicing day. It was grown by Mr. Mills north of Comyn on De Leon route No. 5 and gin managed by Planters Gin Co with a $10 donation led by Bo F. Cox. The bale sold at 74 cents per pound to S. A. Drake, totaling $139.02. Also reported are marriages, deaths, and local visits tied to De Leon and surrounding areas.
Prof. G. E. Applewhite Hamilton high school principal and noted educator in the region, returns home from Stephenville after summer duties at John Tarleton College. He plans a visit to Gustine to see his mother and relatives before September school openings.
The Mills County commissioners court ordered an election for Tuesday September 4 to raise road tax cents per hundred valuation. Notices were posted and precinct officers appointed during the Monday session.
The county farm was leased to Will Young under a third and fourth share rental plan. Young will also receive 32.50 monthly for feeding and clothing all inmates. Captain Ray W. Harris, with the Citizens Military Training Camp, has received the flag of honor for the company in charge. The San Antonio Express notes the eight tenths point margin that awarded the M T C honor flag to Harris’s first company.
The First Baptist pastorium in Stephenville burned Saturday afternoon, destroying the wooden building and its contents. Eight pastors resided there over 20 years, with several marriages tied to its rooms and curb. The fire started in a upstairs bathroom from an oil stove explosion. piano and some furniture were saved. Insurance covered the building and contents, and the Culpeppers moved into a Presbyterian manse within hours.
In Gra ham's Chapel Sunday night Rev M Boiles united Buster West and Audrey Lane in marriage. The couple comes from respected local families and shared praise from relatives. John W Burks and kin returned from Bell and Milam counties reporting crops in the old home area. Earlier, Buster West and Audrey Lane wed in Hamilton with Rev R L Smallwood officiating. the groom is a Gustine prominent figure and the bride a well-liked Hasse resident.
Russell Wayne Ewing survived a close call when a dipper crook lodged in his throat after he mouthed the handle while his parents watched. The obstruction was freed before the doctor arrived, and no serious injury followed.
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