Oil prospects spark Comanche drilling push
R P Prince of Prince and Prince Electra visited Comanche and agreed with local promoters to start drilling within days. Foreign investors will fund the first well after local participants are offered first chance, as promoters hold about 30 000 acres near town. Experts view the field as among the state’s best with potential to transform the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Prince
Prince & Prince of Electra
Comanchee
Comanche
Strawn
Thurber
Marketing Association to Ship Cattle
The Marketing Association schedules its regular shipping day for February 25 and will ship cattle and Yogs. Members with cattle to ship should bring them. Mr. Lane, the association sales manager, will accompany the shipment to Fort Worth to secure a good price with minimal expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Lane
Fort Worth
United States Allows Neutral Flag Use by War Vessels
The state department ruled that warships may raise a neutral flag to gain protection from an enemy. The Lusitania voyage carried hundreds of Americans and escaped German submarines after signaling with a US flag. This practice raises concerns about American vessel safety on the high seas.
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United States
England
Luisitania
New York
State Department
FIERGE FIGHTING IN HUNGARY
The main war focus is northern Hungary in the Carpathians where German and Austrian forces totaling about 400000 push to drive Russians from Hungary. Russians appear on the offensive more often, while German losses mount and experts doubt continuing heavy sacrifice. Air raids reach Adrianople and Dusseldorf. Lord Kitchener predicts a million British troops in May signaling true start of major hostilities.
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Hungary
Carpathian Mountains
East Prussia
Turkey
Adrianople
Dusseldorf
Germany
France
Lord Kitchener
England
West
Death of Fred Huse in Waco reaches Comanche family
Jesse Huse learned Monday of his brother Fred Huse near death in Waco before news arrived he had died. Fred was born and raised in Comanche, son of J. C. Huse who ran the Huse cotton yard. He leaves a wife two children two brothers and three sisters. The Chief Exponent extends its sympathies.
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Jesse Huse
Fred
Waco
Fred Huse
Comanche
J. C. Huse
Huse
Mr. Huse
Dress making lessons offered by Mrs X N Mayberry
Mrs X N Mayberry announces thirty day dress making lessons with limited enrollment. Individuals can be instructed to complete spring work, emphasizing personal perfection. Phone 220 for enrollment.
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X. N. Mayberry
Poll Tax Receipts Weak. Collections Near Expected
In the county this year three thousand four hundred forty eight poll taxes were paid, nine hundred fewer than last year. Total taxes collected reached $109790.90 against a $128135.50 levy, leaving about twenty seven thousand delinquent. Commissioner Palmer plans immediate action to recover delinquents. Special school taxes totaled twenty three thousand, with over twenty thousand paid, and only a few districts failing to meet assessments.
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Palmer
Woman's Bible Club Opens Study of Genesis Chapters
The group invites women to join the fourth Thursday sessions to study Genesis 1 11 without aids, reading the lesson in one sitting for better understanding. Feb 25 program: call to order by Mrs Paris Smith, song, prayer, lesson led by Miss Annie Shappard, paper by Mrs R W Scurry, benediction.
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Woama’s Bible Club
Paris Smith
Annie Shappard
Tait
I. T. Clemons
Genesis
Woman's Missionary Society meets with hostess Ory
The Woman's Missionary Society held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday with Mrs. Ory as hostess and Mrs. Holloway as leader. An interesting program was presented at the Public Library with Mesdames Cox Rieger Tate Kittle Holloway Chilton Goodson Hulsey and Ory in attendance.
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Woman’s Missionary Society
Mrs. Ory
Mrs. Holloway
Mesdames
Cox
Rieger
Tate
Kittle
Holloway
Chilton
Goodson
Hulsey
Ory
Marketing Association appoints sales manager and fees
At a Monday executive committee meeting the Marketing Association elected W. H. Lane known as Duce Lane as sales manager to devote full time. He will be paid 75 dollars monthly. A 3 percent commission on net proceeds will fund expenses, with a 1 dollar initial membership fee for each shipper.
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W. H. Lane
Duce Lane
Organizing County Local Associations For Produce Sales
The association plans to establish local organizations at each telephone exchange with a secretary and officers. Secretaries will inform members of offerings and shipments, and coordinate with the sales manager on community crops and market readiness. A committee will perfect the local groups and push the work quickly. contact W. H. Lane to organize.
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W. H. Lane
Fire rips through Ballinger cotton yard causing $300000 loss
Ballinger suffers a major blaze at the compress yard destroying 7000 to 7500 bales of cotton and damaging seven houses. The Texas Compress yard in Ballinger, valued at 50000, and nine loaded cotton cars on Santa Fe and four on A and S lines are lost. Fire spreads from a riverbank brush pile as wind drives flames across the yard, with 100 workers mobilized to fight the blaze.
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Ballinger
Texas Compress Company
Waco
Santa Fe
Committees Named For Community Movement Steering
A notice lists appointed committees to advance the local movement. Marketing includes J. R. Eanes R. T. Jones and George Moore. Organization includes R. F. Holloway S. P. Smith and Cecil Gray. Publicity includes D. F. Eaton Mrs. L. J. Kittle Gracie Callaway and W. C. Lanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Eanes
R. T. Jones
George Moore
R. F. Holloway
S. P. Smith
Cecil Gray
D. F. Eaton
Training for Service class begins at Central Christian Church
A teacher training class organized at Central Christian Church drew 23 attendees for the first meeting on Wednesday evening. Prof Holloway will teach the course titled Training for Service, with sessions every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
Holloway
Moninger
Our Honor Roll Names Listed By School Officials
The document lists students and staff, including JT H Hamomad W B Wagner C J Evans J C Dingus Mrs S N Warren J A Stevens J H Jaynes R L Carnes Will Caffey J C L Brinson J B Johnson J W Northcutt H W Scott G M Masters Armstrong Cox J W Carson and J O Wetzel as part of the honor roll.
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JT. H. Hamomad
W. B. Wagner
C. J. Evans
J. C. Dingus
City Council Adopts Austerity Measures And Elections
At a regular meeting the City Council voted to discontinue the fire department after March first and sell the fire horses to reduce city expenses. The city marshal’s salary was cut from fifty to thirty five dollars monthly and two street teams will be traded for one mule team. For the 1914 to February 1915 fiscal year the city collected 23369.67 in taxes with 4056.55 delinquent. Poll taxes numbered 325 versus 434 last year. An annual city officers election was set for the first Tuesday in April, Hill Huddleston chosen to oversee it, and candidates include mayor two aldermen secretary attorney recorder marshal and treasurer. Dr S J Thomas named health officer replacing Dr Gray. The 1915 tax rate remained 1.15 per hundred. The jack and stallion ordinance enforcement was referred to the ordinance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Huddleston
S. J. Thomas
Gray
Cunningham Cannot Hold State Livestock Inspector Post
D H Cunningham Jr lost the chance for the State Livestock Sanitary Inspector job after a nepotism law ruled his kinship to Willis Johnson of San Angelo bars his appointment. He had sought an Attorney General opinion but the ruling stood despite his gratitude to supporters.
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D. H. Cunningham Jr
Cunningham
Live Stock Sanitary Board
Willis Johnson
San Angelo
Walker MENS Black and Oxford W BL Douglas Shoes
EnglishWalker Men s W BL Douglas in black and Oxford priced at four dollars.
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Walker
W. BL. Douglas
Black
Oxford
Roberson
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Woman's Bible Club
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Roberson Sisters
Marketing Association Complete
Veranda
Emmy Lou
City Council
D. H. Cunningham
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