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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1922

Page

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Comanche Announces Fall Fair In Early November 1922

The Comanche Business Men's Association plans a two day Fall Fair on Thursday and Friday November 3 and 4 1922. W H Carpenter chairs a organizing committee appointing heads for Dairy Cattle H Holloway Hogs J R Eanes Poultry H J R Gille Beef Cattle M Callaway Horticulture J B Layne Sheep and Goats T J Williams Finance J B Chilton Jr Each head to form subcommittees and arrange premiums and exhibits with citizen support urged to ensure a successful county event with wide profits.

Comanche Comanche Business Men's Association W. H. Carpenter Aitterent R. F. Holloway J. R. Eanes H. J. R. Gille Mark Callaway J. B. Layne

Ladies Meet to Form American Legion Auxiliary Unit

All interested town ladies are asked to gather at 7 45 Tuesday February 28 at the American Legion Club Rooms in the Masonic Temple to organize a Temporary Charter unit. The group will support veterans and youth organizations and welcomes wives daughters sisters or mothers of service members or those who served between 1917 and 1918.

American Legion American Legion Club Masonic Temple American Legion Auxiliary Legion Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Camp Fire Girls United States

Godbold De Montel rites unite Dallas pair in Waxahachie

Sanc W Godbold eldest son of Mollie Godbold and Pauline De Montel of San Antonio wed January 2 in Waxahachie at the Methodist church officiated by Rev. Patton. Godbold served in France with the signal corps and now returns to duty with the Southwestern Telephone Co. The couple reside in Oak Cliff.

Sanc W. Godbold Mollie Godbold Pauline Sse Montel Dallas Waxahachie Methodist Church Patton Godbold Robert de Montel San Antonio Sane Godbold Comanche Southwestern Telephone Company Signal Corps France Mrs. Godbold Oak Cliff

Womanless Wedding at High School Auditorium Next Friday

The Methodist Young People’s Department plans a Womanless Wedding at the high school auditorium on Friday night March 3. The event promises something rich rare and racy and should be enjoyed by all. Buy a ticket and support the young performers.

Methodist Young People’s Department

Dilemma Gladious Weds Well I Snigger in 1922

Mr and Mrs R A Gladious announce the marriage of their daughter Dilemma to Mr Well I Snigger on Friday March 3 1922 at the High School Auditorium.

R. A. Gladious Dilemma Well I. Snigger High School

Plant Exchange Planned by Study Club for Surplus Garden Tags

The Study Club will hold a plant exchange on March 4 in a building on the square to rescue surplus plants and shrubs from being discarded. Anyone with unwanted plants is urged to donate them so they may be claimed by others at no charge, with the first requester receiving a plant. Bailey, Comanche’s produce man, advertises high prices for old hens and chickens in the same note.

Mar Shu Club Study Club Bailey Comanche Paul Warburg Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Bank of Jallas KR. L. van Zandt Federal Reserve Bank

Death of Lee Gage at Fort Worth

To the Chief report reads Lee Gage died Sunday in Fort Worth and was interred Monday at Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche with Rev. Fowler conducting the service. Born November 19, 1896, he was the son of John A. and Mattie Gage, married Jewell Connell in 1918, leaving a widow and infant daughter Jewell, plus five sisters and his parents. He had moved to Fort Worth after schooling, joined the Church of Christ in 1917, and was described as an exemplary young man with bright prospects. The notice reflects on loss, faith, and the circle of family mourning.

Lee Gage Ft Worth Comanche Oakwood Cemetery Mr. Fowler Arthur Lee Gage John A. Gage Mattie (Brown) Gage Fort Worth Church of Christ Jewell Connell J. Connell Jewell Sand Nina Ira B Shirley Grim Reaper Gage Brown

Bailey buys hens this weekend and Monday at premium

Bailey the produce man will pay an extra good price for hens next Saturday and Monday. The notice also mentions Todd & Jennings offering Irish potatoes.

Bailey Todd & Jennings

The Dominant Influence of The Federal Reserve Board

A historical critique argues that the Federal Reserve Board and its key figures, including Paul M. Warburg and Mellon associates, control U.S. finance through interlocking directorates and policy dictates. It cites 1920 circulars urging banks to curb speculative lending and limit borrower reliance on the Fed, highlighting the perceived consolidation of power among New York banks and financial houses.

Federal Reserve Board H. Parker Willis New York York Journal of Commerce Congress J. P. Morgan & Co Kuhn-Loeb & Co Kidder Peabody & Co Lee Higginson & Co National City Bank of New York First National Bank of New York United States Baltimore Paul M. Warburg Kuhn-Loeb & Company National Bank of Commerce of New York United States Mortgage & Trust Co B. & O. Railway Company National Railways of Mexico Wells Fargo Company Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Loeb Kuhn-Toeb & Company Felix M. Warburg Jacob H. Schiff Money Trust Harding the Treasury Mr. Mellon Pittsborg Penn U. S. Treasury Mellon Mellon National Bank of Pittsburg Mellons Bank Mellon Bank N"tors Cleveland Ohio

County Interscholastic League Meet Planned for Comanche

The Inter scholastic League sets the County Meet for March 24 and 25 in Comanche. Debates and declamations for Class A high schools begin Friday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium with Comanche and De Leon as the only Class A participants.

Interscholastic League W. H. Carpenter Comanche de Leon Grammar School Ola Cunningham Base Ball Park R. C. Boswell B. R. McCorkle Sidney

No Panic Reported as Flotsam and Jetsam Debate

The author asserts that the board will issue Federal Reserve notes as the main circulating medium and promises a future column on Flotsam and Jetsam arguing that business cycles of prosperity and recession occur regularly among modern nations.

Federal Reserve

Inspector of weights and measures visits Comanche

Government inspector O. D. Kirkpatrick tested scales and measures in Comanche last week and found about fifteen to twenty were inaccurate, most of which were adjusted. He plans to appoint a local inspector to prevent future complaints, though no decision on hiring is yet known.

O. D. Kirkpatrick Comanche

Dishes and housewares advertised at low prices

Dishes, cups and saucers priced at 15 cents each, plates 15 cents, full line first quality. Clothes pins five cents per dozen. School tablets sold at five and ten cent store ODOM'S on the Little red front on the South Side.

Oil Lease Releases Now Available at Chief Office

Chief office lists releases of oil leases in stock and for sale. Details cover lease titles, statuses, and pricing. Buyers may inspect and acquire at the central repository.

Card of Thanks for Arthur Lee Gage

Mrs. Lee Gage and daughter extend gratitude to friends for love and sympathy after the death of Arthur Lee Gage. Thanks to fraternal orders and Rev Fowler for services. Blessings to all who offered kindness and support. Names of many relatives listed for thanks.

Arthur Lee Gage Mr. Fowler Lee Gage John Gage J. F. Pate Charlie Carter I. B. Brown Lizzie Ford Leman Peters W. Miller J. Connell

Comanche to Get Large New Swimming Pool

Work on the Webb property pool advances rapidly in the south part of town. The solid rock and concrete tank will range from three to seven feet deep, be larger than similar towns, and should be finished by May 2. Modern facilities will serve summer visitors.

Webb Comanche

Freemen Hammond Company to Perform at Lyceum Night

The Lyceum course presents the Freeman Hammond Company at the auditorium next Wednesday. Freeman Hammond, a leading character impersonator, stars in Second Childhood with Miss Ada McDonald and Miss Lillian Carpenter in a varied program of playlets, solos, and pianologues. Tickets are sold at Paris Smith's drug store.

Lyceum Freeman Hammond America Ada McDonald Lillian Carpenter Paris Smith's

Volsey Jackson Files for Precinct 1 County Commissioner

Volsey Jackson announces his bid for county commissioner of Precinct 1. Born and raised in Sidney, he served four years as sheriff, earning a strong record and familiarity with county affairs. He appeals to voters in the Democratic primary, asking fair consideration of his qualifications.

Volsey Jackson Sidney Mert

ODOM'S Sale Promises Low Prices on Household Goods

Notice of cheap items in town including cup and saucer 15c and plates 1c. Full line first quality. Clothes pins and school tablets 3c each at ODOM'S on The and 10 cent Store Little Ree.

Odom Little Ree Front

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FAIR Godbold-Demontel Weights and Measures Red Front Hambone Lucian W. Parrish United States Senate Norrid & Prater
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