Balcome heirs offer Maria hostess job at historic mansion
A visiting Balcome Family association group arrives at Maria Balcome’s poverty home on Christmas Eve. They reveal the Pacific coast inquiry and offer her a furnished hostess position at the ancestral mansion, promising warmth and a substantial salary while she clings to a bag of potatoes.
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Marta Balcome
Balcome
Maria
Washington
Marta
Pacific Coast
Balcome Family Association
Christmas Morning Wedding Ends a Year of Secrets
Lois and Jerry marry on Christmas morning in the primary room where she taught for years. After a year of suspicion and a rascal Varney’s confession, Lois forgives Jerry and they start married life, while the children cheer with wishes of joy and merry Christmas.
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Ois
Lois
Bethlehem
Jerry
Rascal
Varney
Anna L. Newsom
His Gift to the Street Boys Christmas Dinner
A man refuses donations until later, then joins a street boy for a Christmas dinner at a corner hotel. He purchases turkey and fixes, finally contributes twenty dollars for the dinner, illustrating charity to hungry boys and newsboys. Also brief verse about people who belong to the Christmas season by nature.
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Bic
Mary Graham Bonner
School Play “Fixed for Father” Delights Local Audience
The High School Dramatic Club opened the year with a three act farce titled Fixed for Father. Directed by Mrs. Romeo S Walker the Friday evening show featured Doc Morris as Harry Chambers and William Cauley as Jack Denton amid comic difficulties with the professor's daughters Maurice Durham and Vera ore.
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Father
Romeo S. Walker
Doc Morris
Harry Chambers
William Cauley
Jack Denton
Daugters
Maurice Durham
Vera Ore
Comanche Chief Prompts Public Service Initiative
The Comanche Chief highlights a new public service push aimed at improving community programs. The article outlines goals, key participants, and planned dates for town meetings and service events.
Watkins Store Christmas Bargains Slash Prices
D W Dutton of Comanche advertises specials at the Watkins Store as it shifts its business line. Everything offered at sacrifice with many articles below cost, including toilet goods and groceries, advertised for a great reduction until sold.
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Watkins
D. W. Dutton
Comanche
Stop That Itching Skin Diseases Ad
An old advertisement from WM. Reese Drug Co promising to stop itching skin diseases with a penetrating formula and restore healthy skin conditions.
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WM. Reese Drug CO
Calvary Baptist Church Sermon Set for 11 O Clock
J T Beam and Rev J D announce no service at Cottonwood Saturday evening and a sermon scheduled at Calvary Baptist Church at the 11 o clock hour. The Zephyr news notes the day December 2 in the afternoon.
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Calvary Church
Cottonwood
Calvary Baptist Church
J. T. Beam
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