Rain Aids Winter Grain As Community News Updates
The article notes rain and wind aiding hard ground for grain. It highlights social visits by Prof Telly Randall to Proctor, Mr and Mrs Cleere at Baggett, Mrs Cathey's fall from a frightened horse near Comanche, and gatherings at Oak Valley with Luther Stagner and others. The Oak Valley singing class shifts meeting nights to second and fourth Sundays due to sermons, inviting everyone to attend next Sunday with a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Telly Randall
Proctor
Mrs. Cleere
Baggett
Comanche
Oak Valley
Mt. Pleasant
Luther Stagner
Sidney
Masters
Charlie
Cliff Jones
Elm Grove
Moving and farming notes from Suez area
Suez News reports a busy week with peanut threshing nearly finished and land preparations under way for a new crop. Dances at D H Handlin's occurred, several residents moved nearby, school activities including a Sunday School, a party at Mr Randolph's, and a box supper planned for next Friday at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Handlin
St. Martin
W. T. Gressett
Sweetwater
Fate Mull
Wash Mall
Aaron Horn
Richard Stevens
Therman Thomas
Comanche
Jenkins
Mr. Randolph
Essie Northcutt
Reading and Gum Reflection on Modern Reading Habits
The essay contrasts ancient reading as a noble discipline with modern casual consumption. It notes historical efforts by monks to illuminate texts, rare manuscript value, and chained Bibles, then argues contemporary readers treat reading as a casual habit, like a shop girl chewing gum, diminishing depth and reverence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Come
Made-to-Order Kind Monday Brings Rain to Comanche Area
The text notes rain over Comanche and surrounding territory on a Monday that delayed threshing and grain work yet proved valuable for the county. It mentions widespread printing and reading, with people appreciating peace amid economic activity and a busy harvest season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Hog Growers Ship 124 Hogs To Market
Comanche Hog Growers association shipped two cars carrying 124 head to market. Mr. Katon accompanied the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Hog Growers Association
Katon
Calf Trial With Peanut Cake Feed Plans
Will Bryson announces plans to place a calf on a trial ration of peanut cake and observe its value as feed. Local feeders in the state watch the development of this new feed and expect it could replace cotton seed meal if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bryson
J Q Couch Ends Life In Personal Crisis
Gustine resident J Q Couch, a respected citizen, died by suicide with a double barrel shotgun Sunday. Ill health from a lingering illness is cited as the probable cause though he appeared well earlier, and at about 4 PM he secluded himself and killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Couch
Gustine
Freakish coiled potato shown by Sipe Springs resident
kK. B. Dewey exhibited a freakish two foot long potato coiled like a snake at our office near Sipe Springs. He plans to release it to observe a fight with a rival specimen. Dewey claimed to have produced about five hundred bushels, but now lets hogs dig them and eat the harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kk. B. Dewey
Sipe Springs
Window Decorator Earns Notable Local Attention
Mr. McClannehan builds a reputation as a window decorator after his initial display for Mr. Ardis. Merchants crowd to hire him, and the town welcomes this enterprising young man to the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClannehan
Ardis
Market Report from Comanche and De Leon Listings
Market report from Comanche on December 8 shows cotton around 12 to 12.5 cents, cotton seed about 40 cents per bushel, peanuts trading 62 to 64 cents, corn 46 to 50 cents, oats 36 to 87.5 cents, wheat about $1.10, and eggs 25 cents per dozen. Turkeys 11.5 to 12 cents per pound, hens and fryers limited sales, pecans steady to declining, butter stock around 14 to 15 cents, and potatoes steady. De Leon notes cotton at 11.90 cents with light sales, best peanuts 63 cents, peanut hay 20 to 25 cents per bale, corn near 50 cents, stock peas 55 cents, and turkeys weak with few sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLeon
Dave Pitts Severely Burned by Furnace Feed Pipe
Last Wednesday Dave Pitts was badly burned when a feed pipe to a furnace exploded after becoming clogged. He was briefly knocked down but recovered enough to stand, though he remains in considerable pain with facial burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave
Mr. Pitts
Dave Pitts
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. M. Pulliam
Cotton Grove News
Maxwell House
Far Ahad
Standard of
Southwest
Vitation
City Grocery
Maxwell House Coffee
Joe Carter
Suez News
Market Report
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!