Comanche Soldier Party Draws Large Brownwood Crowd
On Saturday evening February 14 Comanche hosts a Soldier Party at the US C Club Salvation Army Brownwood by invitation of Chap Yin Morkley. More than twelve hundred boys attended, enjoying songs by Sol Hoffman and a chorus directed by Mrs J B Rudd, with solos by Love Marie Palmer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Us.c
Salvation Army
Brownwood
Ruth Mary@hall
June Brown
Edwards
Istelene Woolsey
Hoffman
Morkley
Local Board Thanks Monday Helpers
The Local Board of Comanche County thanks volunteers who helped with the county military registration last Monday. W. Z. Compton, Chairman of the Board.
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Comanche County
W. Z. Compton
Reginald C Pinkard Weds Wanona Henson in New Mexico
News from Bristow reports Reginald C Pinkard married Miss Wanona Henson in Santa Fe New Mexico on February 7. The couple are connected to Sidney and both hold degrees from Oklahoma A M College Stillwater. Pinkard serves in the Advanced Flying Field at Albuquerque New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald C. Pinkard
Wanona Henson
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Bristow
A. & M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Pinkard
Sidney
Albuquerque
N. M
Covington Callaway Wedding Sets Brownwood Toast
Miss Carolyn Callaway and Sidney Charles Covington wed at the bride’s uncle’s ranch in Comanche with Rev. Gordon Barrett officiating. The ceremony featured a single ring ritual and chrysanthemum decor. Attendants included Jane Baker. reception followed at Brownwood home of the bride’s family. Both now reside in Brownwood. Callaway is UT and Texas alumna. Covington UT and engineering graduate, now with the 111th Observation Squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Callaway
Gib Callaway
Elizabeth Drive
Brownwood
Sidney Charles Covington
A. Covington
Wichita Falls
W. G. Schoeder
Levy Old
Hugh L. Stewart
Vincent Street
Miss Callaway
Mr. Covington
University of Michigan
University of Texas School of Engineering
Worthington Technical School
New Jersey
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Army Air Corps
A. M. Lockett and Co., Ltd
Houston
111Th Observation Squadron
Mrs Edd Ligon Hosts As‑You‑Like‑It Club
Mrs Edd Ligon hosted the As You Like It Club Friday February 13 with seventeen members and two guests Mrs Clyde Bonser and Ira Edmoixisop. Refreshments had a Valentine theme as bonds and patriot messaging were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Ligon
Clyde Bonser
Ira
Bryant O. Baker
Dallas
H. H. Lockridge
Lee Matthews Is Honored Sunday
Friends and relatives gathered at his home on Sunday February 15 to celebrate Lee Matthews birthday. Attendees included multiple families from Merkel such as A. E. Vinyard Walter Chapman the Sledges Grahams Richards Helm Sledge Gressett and Criswell families and several others with spouses and children.
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Lee Matthews
A. E. Vineyard
Walter Chapman
Lon Sledge
A. H. Gra
Noma
W. D. Richards
W. M. Helm
Luther Sledge
Earl Gressett
Nordell
Reta Merel Lloyd
C. H. Matthews
Douglas Hilliard
Clarence Smith
J. Criswell
Merkel
Wilmer Criswell
Wilber Criswell
Jay Tupin
Paul Richard
Willie Tupin
Mrs. Pauline Bratton Bonham Honored at Gift Tea
Mrs Wylie E Bryant hosted a gift tea for Mrs Hugh Walford Bonham née Pauline Bratton on December 25 from 2 to 6 30 p m at 1218 Colorado San Angelo. Attendees included Mrs S M Richmond Mrs G L Lewis and others with Mrs Eskel Davidson at the register. Mrs Bonham, a nurse trained at a San Angelo hospital, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Bratton of Van Dyke and a 1935 Comanche High School graduate who later attended John Tarleton College.
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Wylie E. Bryant
Hugh Walford Bonham
Pauline Bratton
Colorado
San Angelo
S. M. Richmond
G. L. Lewis
Marie Lynn
Arthria McElwreath
Bryant
Lula Dalton
Lewis
Dan Beasley
Clyde Hale
Tommy Quick
H. C. Sprang
William S. Jones
Marion Wood
George Thomas
Jerome H. Smith
Damon Phillips
Ada King
Richmond
Gertrude Witherspoon
Dalton
Tom Rodge
Velma Kahl
Frank Sox
Sadie Patterson
V. S. Jones
Joe McMon
Heywood LeRosen
J. F. Kluttz
Joe H. Baham
Walter Holder
H. H. Bonham
Cun Bonham
Ed Bonham
Bill Kluttz
McElwreath
Minnie Sprovin
Evelyn Swendby
Joyce Kunkel
Virginia Wood
Gladys Parker
Angelo Evening Standard
Bonham
E. J. Bratton
van Dyke
Comanche High School
John Tarleton College
San Angelo Hospital
Harmony Club Sets Feb 26 Meeting For Next Gathering
Twenty one members attended the Harmony Good Will Home Demonstration Club meeting on Feb 12. Ruth Mayfield demonstrated frame gardening and the group planned more Red Cross sewing in Comanche sewing room. The Feb 26 gathering will include a roll call on favorite hobbies and a brief program committee entertainment.
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Harmony Good Will Home Demonstration Club
Ruth Mayfield
Red Cross
Comanche
Miss McIlhaney Accepts State Welfare Position
Miss Mary Lou McIlhaney leaves Comanche after visiting with Miss Blanche Grainger to accept a job with the State Welfare Department in Austin. She recently passed the civil service exam and will train before assignment to a county seat after resigning from McLean Public Schools where she taught for three years.
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Blanche Grainger
Wheeler
Comanche
Alma Grainger
Mary Lou McIlhaney
Miss McIlhaney
Austin
State Welfare Department
Civil Service
McLean Public Schools
Earline Truelove Weds SGT James A Cox in Comanche
Miss Earline Truelove of Lipan marries Staff Sergeant James A Cox of Sheppard Field Texas in a Friday ceremony at 6 30 p m in Rev L F Steele's home in Comanche The bride is granddaughter of Mrs R L Hurt of Lipan and cousin of Mrs Robt Reed of Elm Grove Cox is son of Mr and Mrs O J Cox of Sidney The couple will reside in Wichita Falls Texas
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Earline Truelove
Lipan
James A. Cox
Sheppard Field
Texas
L. EF. Steele
Comanche
R. L. Hurt
Robt. Reed
Elm Grove
Sgt. Cox
O. J. Cox
Sidney
Wichita Falls
Young Comanche Boy Undergoes Operation at German Hospital
Herman Lee Rains fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy Raines of Comanche underwent an operation at a German hospital last Wednesday after an attack of appendicitis.
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Herman Lee Rains
Roy Raines
Comanche
1922 Comanche News Highlights Polls Jobs and Local Life
Comanche Chief reports 6000 poll tax receipts issued by February 1 1922 with 1356 at two Comanche boxes. Neely Burton candidate for County Clerk. Gum Springs and Arbor Springs schools progress with teachers Mary Arrington, Golda Evans, Mayme and Eula Hulsey. Farm Bureau melon growers elect officers. Brownwood notes 300 unemployed and hungry families. Local travel schedule, barber shop back in business, and insights on an ideal husband. Historical tale recalls 1862 Tyler Ranch roundup and Logan family siege by Indians.
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Neely Burton
Gum Springs
Mary Arrington
Golda Evans
L. S
Arbor Springs
Misses Mayme
Eula Hulsey
Farm Bureau Melon Growers Association
N. H. Payne
Troy Marshall
M. Odom
Fred Ellis
Cotton Grove
W. A. Middleton
Gap
T. C. Sumners
Bibb
E. V. Gill
Sidney
A. H. Noble
Briar Grove
J. R. Looney
Brownwood
Harmony School
Literary Society
Pula Fletcher
Eva Franks
Rena Owen
Vernon Boyd
General Beach
Ucton Belt
Amanche
Hamilton
Waco
Comanche
Martin Wetzel
Oklahoma
Tom Edwards
Papa
Tyler Ranch
Tom Wright
Logan
Logan's Gap
Logan Home
Honey as sugar substitute recalled in 19th century Texas note
The Dallas News recounts a 1880s memory by Matt H. Chism of Comanche County Texas. He recalls his mother baking with honey when sugar was scarce during the Civil War era. He mentions a 88th birthday coming on March 18 and his Huntsville Texas address.
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Matt Chism
Matt H. Chism
Comanche County
Dallas News
T. W. Burleson
States
Texas
Cunningham Ranch
Matt H. Chrism
West Fourteenth
Huntsville
Tex
Three Seek Lieut Governor Nomination In Texas Primary
State Senator John Lee Smith of Throckmorton Senator Vernon Lemons of Waxahachie and Senator Harold Beck of Texarkana enter the race for the Republican or Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in the July primaries. Texas has lacked a lieutenant governor since Coke Stevenson moved up to the governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee Smith
Throckmorton
Vernon Lemons
Waxahachie
Harold Beck
Texarkana
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Mexican wisdom and small-town newspaper feuds recalled
The column cites homely aphorisms about speaking well or ill and doubts as safe counsel. It notes congressman Clifford Davis pressing Leon Henderson on bread waste, a Texas loan sharkes forgery claim on a widow, rival papers amid a high-speed press boast, and a Dallas blackout scare about skullcaps for bald men.
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Clifford Davis
Leon Henderson
Texas
East
Burnett Brewster Family Visits Brownwood Friends
Mr and Mrs Burnett Brewster and their children from Comanche visited Mr and Mrs Joe Brewster in Brownwood on Sunday in a family social gathering.
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Mrs. Burnett Brewster
Comanche
Mrs
Joe Brewster
Brownwood
Mrs Homer Brown Honored At Prewedding Shower
Miss Maudine Brazier and Mrs Buster Cameron cohosted a miscellaneous shower Monday night at Mrs Cameron home for Mrs Homer Brown the former Miss Corene Steward. Guests played games won prizes and the bride opened gifts followed by hot chocolate and cookies served with American flag plate favors
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Maudine Brazier
Buster Cameron
Homer Brown
Corene Steward
Cameron
Armadillos Found Across Americas with US Range
The nine banded armadillo is native to North and South America. In the United States their range includes Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma with population pockets in these states.
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North
South America
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
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Miss Henson
S. C. Covington
Comanche, Texas
Shankle’s Market
Leo Shankle
Prop
W. H. Bonham
Harmony Club
Mary Wilhelm
Gorman Hospital
Dickie
Pickles Shirts & Ants
Boyce House
Oxfords
Offmans
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