Texas to end year with four million surplus
Texas comptroller projects a 1920 21 fiscal year end treasury balance of 4420758 dollars and a 24 420 758 credit total from ad valorem taxes at 22 cents plus other revenue to cover 20 million in warrants and appropriations on hand. Brunk's Comedians play nightly at the big tent with concerts on the square and a closing show Saturday. Nobel prize for 1920 to Woodrow Wilson reported by Swedish papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Tax Board
Comptroller's Office
Texas
State
Treasury
Brunk
New County Officials Take Oath and Begin Duties
New county officers were sworn in Wednesday and began their duties. County judge F. F. Reese, county attorney Ro F P Holloway, district clerk John H Reese, tax collector B W Speed, tax assessor Mo Edmondson, and county school superintendent H L Gantz assume posts. New commissioners also took oath and started work aiming to improve county leadership.
Mrs Henderson Visits Fort Worth Family
Mrs Mynta Henderson of Chancellor Bros Mil linery and Ladies Ready-to-Wear in Fort Worth is spending a week here with her mother Mes T H Holcomb.
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Mynta Henderson
Chancellor Bros. Millinery
Fort Worth
Mes. T. H
Methodist Pay-Up Week Revives Centenary Drive in Texas
At the Central Texas Annual Conference in Fort Worth lay leaders planned a pay-up week from December 12 to 19 1920 to collect overdue Centenary pledges. Fifty percent of total pledges were due and the drive aims to reach the objective with district leaders and pastors aiding in person with delinquent subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas
Ft. Worth
Waco
Raleigh
G. W. Barcus
Favoro
John W. Golson
Coleman
Brownwood
G. Fisk
Cisco
So AL Fihmurn
Cleburne
W. A.turver
Corsicana
C.F Webb
Polytechnic
W. 11
Nesbitt
Valley Mills
Gatesville
Ro O. Culp
Temple
Georgetown
S.C. Gage
H. N. Peters
Waxahachie
Texas
Comanche Plans for Unity and Growth in New Year
As 1921 ends, Comanche citizens are urged to set aside political differences and unite with Chamber of Commerce leaders to foster social and financial development. The town also welcomes Fielder Bros. & Co.’s exclusive shoe store, with Rute and Jake Fielder moving here and Bob Fielder managing Dublin.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Fielder Bros. & Co
Messrs
Rute
Jake Fielder
Bob Fielder
Dublin
Subscriptions under cash plan urged by Jacksonville Leader
The Jacksonville Leader explains why readers must pay in advance for papers. The cash model funds printers and linotypes, and stop notices will be sent when subscriptions lapse. The American Legion celebration in Dallas is praised with free shows and a ticketed carnival, drawing crowds and profits for Rector Cunningham Post.
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American Legion
Dallas Fair
Waco Cotton Palace
Cunningham Post
Arrival of Rev. Wat J Morphis and Family in Compache
Rev. Wat J Morphis and his wife plus three sons reached our city Friday. Brother Morphis will lead the Methodist church and his family will be welcomed by the congregation and the people of Comanche.
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Wat J. Morphis
Our City
Brother Morphis
Methodist Church
Comanche
Comanche Welcomes Mrs. Bryson After Quiet Hereford Wedding
Mr. Bryan Bryson married Miss Smith in Hereford on Sunday evening. Comanche residents recall Miss Smith and her family from their oil business days here and extend warm wishes to the newlyweds for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Bryson
Hereford
Miss Smith
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Bryson
Mrs. Cecil Gray Visits Kin in Texas Towns
Mrs. Cecil Gray of Coleman spent a few days in Comanche visiting her sister Mrs Will Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Gray spent Thanksgiving with Mr. R. W. Gray of Proctor.
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Cecil Gray
Coleman
Comanche
Will Carpenter
Gray
R. W. Gray
Proctor
De Leon football game attendance by local men
Messrs Williams Redden Pittman and Ayres of De Leon were to travel Thursday afternoon to attend the football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Williams, Redden, Pittman and Ayres
de Léon
de Leon
Dinner Dance Attended by Misses Webb and Thomas
Miss Bonita Webb and Miss Jeffie Thomas attended a De Leon Thanksgiving Eve dinner dance.
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Bonita Webb
Jeffie Thomas
de Leon
Eve
Baptists Host Father and Son Banquet Tonight
The Baptist tabernacle hosts a Father and Son banquet at 7 30 pm for about four hundred fathers sons and friends. Attendees are urged to bring a son or borrow one if needed and join in a relaxed non strict communion gathering for a pleasant evening.
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Tabernacle
New Insurance Firm Opens On South Square
Buthod & Buthod real estate and fire insurance office to open this week in the south side square building shared with Southland Life. Victor J. Buthod will manage, after two years with H L Stewart & Co, inviting Comanche and surrounding counties to patronize the firm. Also, W D Lane married Miss Genevieve Latham in Dublin, a noted society event, with well wishes from local friends.
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Buthod & Buthod
Southland Life
Victor J. Buthod
H. L. Stewart & Co
Comanche
W. D. Lane
Dublin
Genevieve Latham
Cotton Farmers Advised to Elevate Bales in Comanche
Public weigher E E Denny urges cotton growers with bales on yards in Comanche to place posts sticks or rocks beneath to protect them and keep bales off the ground. Miss Lola Hunt visited Hamilton and stayed with her aunt Mrs Jim Cunningham returning home Sunday.
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Comanche
E. E. Denny
Lola Hunt
Hamilton
Jim Cunningham
Palmer couple welcomed baby boy in Cleburne
Mr and Mrs Evan Palmer rejoice at the birth of a baby boy born last Friday morning. Mrs Palmer is staying with her mother in Cleburne.
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Evan Palmer
Mrs. Palmer
Cleburne
Hartford Farmers Safe Inauguration Lint
Fragmentary OCR reads Se Hartford is the Farmers Safe during an inaug lint. The readable text hints at a statement about Hartford and farmers, but exact context and actions remain unclear.
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Se Hartford
Farmers
Burks Firm Leads Major Texas Rail and Highway Projects
The Burks Firmin Hart engineering firm, formed two years ago, is finishing grading on the Gulf and Desdemona Northern railroad from De Leon to Desdemona by the 10th, with extension hopes to Comanche and oil fields. They also handle Hood County Road No. 10, Meridian and Weatherford State Highway No. 25 work, a 1463 acre topo survey for Durwood McDonald’s Glen Rose hotel project, and a $1,000,000 resort development with dam, golf, cottages, and a lake. Hilton Burks champions bond issues, locates the Oil Belt Highway, and drives Comanche’s upbuilding with tireless energy and public spirit.
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Burks
Firmin & Hart
Gulf & Desdemona Northern
de Leon
Desdemona
H. Burks
Comanche
Hood County
Fort Worth
Brownwood
Meridian
Weatherford
Somervell County
Durwood McDonald
Glen Rose
Paluxy
Burks, Firmin & Hart
Hilton Burks
Wichita Falls
J. Brownwood
Comanche County
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Woodrow Wilson
Majestic Theatre
William Russell
St. John
Edith Roberts
KM Savage
Constance Binney
William Farnum
Methodist
Bers
Linotype
New Insurance Firm
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