Announcement of candidate listings with fixed fees
Rates for public notices list charges for District County and Precinct candidate announcements with advance payment required. Officials named include Cyril A. Greene N. Be Palmer J. W. Littlejohn U. N Burton and others across offices such as County Clerk Treasurer District Attorney Tax Assessor County Judge District Clerk Sheriff Tax Collector County Superintendent Commissioner Precinct 1 2 Justice of Peace Precinct 1 2 and re election terms.
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Cyril A. Greene N. BE
Palmer
Gustine
J. W. Littlejohn U. N
Neely) Burton
Newburg
Mercer Gap Community Notes From February
Special to the Chief reports windy weather and a list of local movements. J D Couch attends Grandpa Daugherty funeral in Blanket. Residents attend Bethel singing with families from Mercer Gap. Emmitt Gore and Henry Collins travel to Mexia. A 42 party at Ed Payne's. Aunt Ollie Fletcher visits son Tia and family. Eula Fletcher visits Mrs. W E McKinzie.
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J. D. Couch
Grandpa Daugherty
Bethel
Della Wall
Gladys Ripley
T. M. McKinzie
Rollie Waldrop
Eddie Rogers
T. N. Williams
Clarence Franks
Frank and
Bailey Gore
Clinton Payne
Iva
Vada McKinzie
Eva Franks
Elmer Gore
Comanche
Emmitt Gore
Henry Collins
Mexia
Ed Payne
G. C. McKinzie
Alfred McKinzie
A. C. Duncan
Ollie Fletcher
Tia
Eula Fletcher
W. E. McKinzie
Valentine Box at School and Community Gatherings
The Feb 14 Valentine exchange delighted the school. Horace Rogers hosted a 42 party with Lola Rogers Opal Payne and others from Comanche and Mercer Gap. Comanche Grammar beat Harmony 22 to 9 in basketball. A semimonthly church meeting featured singing, a spelling match the school won, and recitations. Visitors from Mercer Gap White Point and others attended services and prayer meetings led by Luther McAtley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Rogers
Lola Rogers
Comanche
Opal Payne
Clinton
Clifford Payne
Roy Williams
Mercer Gap
Comanche Grammar School
Harmony School
Grammar School
Winnie Fay Murphy
Winona
Sexton Witten
Eugene Lewis
J. D. Kersell
Gardner
Staocot
White
Ervin Gore
Bula Fletcher
Rent Owen
Vernon Boyd
Bryan Beykin
Local Social Roundup Sees Visits and Illnesses Across Communities
Misses Eva Franks and Ethel Stevens visited Newburg on Saturday. Circles met at Mercer Gap with Horace and Orve Rogers Sallie Fletcher and Eula Fletcher attending. Various relatives and friends gathered at Mercer Gap Comanche and Sidney visits plus several ill or recovering individuals including Nolan Rogers Hubert Phillips Aunt Mary Rogers and Vernon Boyd with plans for a fishing trip.
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Eva Franks
Ethel Stevens
Newburg
Mesdames Horace
Orve Rogers
Sallie Fletcher
Eula Fletcher
Mercer Gap
Ruby McKenzie
Moore
Linton Smith
Comanche
Nolan Rogers
Hubert Phillips
Mary Rogers
Clarence Albin
Emmett Long
Jim McCollum
Jim Edwards
W. B. Payne
Ira Fletcher
Dave Cunningham
Newbury
Aaron Stevens
Steve Smith
Sidney
Ida Mae McAlley
Myrtle
Verna Creek
Charlie Tate
Fellowship
Myrtle Creek
Weather and social notes from Hebron ongoing reports
In Hebron on February 20 moisture allows plowing and planting though high winds dry the ground. Social items include Velma Morton visiting the Humphreys, Clarence Reeves family with Uncle C. Cox, Mrs Ward ill, and a light illness outbreak. Church gatherings are planned for next weekend and several local residents are mentioned with visits and teaching notes.
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Velma Morton
Humphreys
Clarence Reeves
Hamilton
C. Cox
Marwell
Ward
Miu
John Adcock
Brownwood
Chas. Morton
Pelle Gray
Gray
Della
T. S. Morton
Gustine
Mr. ©. Cox
J. H. Cox
Miss Lama York
Democrats See Dyer Bill's Death in Senate
Washington Feb 21 Democrats expect the anti lynching bill by Richard Stephen Dyer to fail in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Chairman Knute Nelson sent the measure to a subcommittee of Shields Overman Borah Dillingham Colt. four of five oppose the bill. Adverse report unlikely, and lawmakers foresee no further action if Congress adjourns by June 1.
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Washington
Richard Stephen Dyer
House of Representatives
Senate Judiciary Committee
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Judiciary Committee
Dyer
Shields
Tennessee
Overman
North Carolina
Borah
Idaho
Dillingham
Vermont
Colt
Rhode Island
Sarah
Arthur Dillingham
Congress
Bankers Meet in Brownwood Discuss Outlook and Banquet
About a hundred bankers attended the sixth district convention in Brownwood including Henry Moore of First State Bank and J B Chilton Jr of Comanche National Bank. Sessions covered business conditions with remarks by the Dallas Federal Reserve governor. A banquet at the Southern Hotel closed the meeting, and Coleman was chosen for the 1923 gathering.
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Henry Moore
First State Bank
J. 8. Chilton, Jr
Comanche National Bank
Brownwood
St. Louis
New York
Federal Reserve Bank At
Dallas
Southern Hotel
Bankers of
Coleman
Association
Harding Plan Supports Sales Tax for Soldier Bonus
President Harding favors a two percent sales tax to fund a soldier’s bonus. The administration notified Congress by letter to Representative Ford detailing the proposal.
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Washington
Warding
Congress
Ford
President urges sale tax to fund World War I veterans bonus
In a letter to Congress President Fordney argues a general sales tax could finance proposed veteran bonuses. He warns postponing the bonus if a sales tax fails, and notes $400 million yearly relief spending for disabled veterans. The delay, he says, should reflect prudence for the common good.
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Fordney
Congress
Central Christian Church Hosts History Film Series
The Central Christian Church plans a series of educational films on American history. Screenings include Landmarks of Early Exploration and Settlements, Landmarks of The American Revolution, The Presidents of the United States, and The Nation's Capitol, starting Sunday night February 26. An invitation to attend is extended.
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The
Central Christian Church
North America
United States
Blanton seeks House probe of Woodmen of the World
Representative Thomas L. Blanton files a resolution in the House demanding an investigation into the Woodmen of the World. He charges breach of faith with 900,000 policy holders and cites inflated salaries, disputed convention seating, and large cash flows from the widows and orphans fund. He names John T. Yates, Frazier, and Morris Sheppard as key figures and asks a seven member committee to probe the order.
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Washington
Woodmen of the World
United States
House of Representatives
Thomas L. Blanton
Blanton
Woodmen Order
John T. Yates
Soverign
Frazier
Yates
Sheppard
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Lodge
Frasier
Dallas
Houston
Brenton
R. H. McDill
New York
Fraser
R. H. Buck
Fort Worth
Conde R. Hoskins
Gonzales
C. 8 Magee
Nixon
W. D. Parker
Denison
R. E. Willingham
Ballinger
Former Russian Generalnow runs eating house
Major General Theodore Lodijensky of the Russian Imperial Army, once sentenced to death by the Bolsheviks and twice narrowly escaped, now operates the Root Tree Inn in New York. He served 25 years in the army and recounted the October street fighting that led to feared uprisings and mass organization of officers to oppose the Bolsheviks.
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New York
Theodore Lodijensky
Root Tree Inn
Cota Lodijensky
Lodijensky
Moscow
From Death to Dish: A Russian General’s Escape and New Life
A Russian major general recounts imprisonment and execution attempts, his escape aided by a saw hidden in bread, months in cathedrals, and a perilous path to America. He and his wife, once in Paris, settle in the United States where he starts as a mechanic and later works for American Express, using saved skills to build a new dining enterprise in Roof Tree Inn.
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Lodijensky
Paris
America
American Express Co
Russia
Roof Tree Inn
Texas Shipped Fifty Million in Produce
Dallas reports show Texas sent over 50 million dollars in butter eggs and produce to the East and to Mexico during the past year. F A Dadane was elected president, Dave Stahl of Gonzales vice president, J O Boettcher of Weiner secretary treasurer. next meeting in Waco. The group favors closer cooperation with the Farm Bureau of Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Mexico
Texas Butter, Egs and Produce Association
F. A. Dadane
Dave Stahl
Gonzales
J. O. Boettcher
Weiner
Waco
Farm Bureau of Texas
Melon Pruning and Poultry Club Drive County Agriculture
Agricultural Notes report Georgia melon growers prune to a few large melons yielding up to 2440 dollars from six melons versus 660 dollars for a neighbor with no pruning. Poultry club enrollment rises with 100 good hens per farm goal valued at 1 million dollars countywide by 1925. Melon and potato grower associations form with initial signups across De Leon and Comanche regions, confirming about 140 acres in De Leon and 120 in Comanche as signed up.
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Georgia
Comanche County
The
Country Gentlemen
Melon Growers Association
Swett Potato
Avery Jenkins
Custer
de Leon
Marshall
Comanche
Gus
Growing Melons and Joining the Proposed Association
Residents discuss cultivating melons and consider joining a newly proposed association. The note outlines benefits of group effort, member duties, and potential cooperative activities to support melon growth.
The Nationwide Campaign to Exterminate the Rat
The piece warns that brown and gray rats cause extensive damage to grain, livestock, and crops and spread deadly diseases. It cites a U S Department of Agriculture figure of 2 dollars lost per rat and an annual national loss of about 200 million dollars. It urges every citizen to join the extermination effort as essential to public health and the public purse.
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United States Department of Agriculture
In 1921 the American people bought lifepolicies
In 1921 Americans purchased 13 150 00 new life insurance policies reflecting growth in the sector during the postwar era and signaling rising financial security concerns among households nationwide.
Just This Minute Poem Reflection
A short reflective verse urges mindful living in the present moment. It emphasizes honest purpose, positive actions, and spiritual striving, noting that yesterday is past and tomorrow unreachable. Each moment offers opportunity to choose joy or sorrow and to grow toward virtue.
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Paradise
Mill For Sale Appears From Farm Listing
Farm advertises a mill for sale with details suggesting a 6m estimate and trucking to a farm location. Potential buyers are urged to contact the seller at the provided inquiry line for arrangements.
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W. B
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Payne Henry Gore
Nannie Perry Lee Campbell
52Nd Judicial District
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M. Edmondson
F. J. Reese
J. H
John) Reese
L. F
Lewis) Marshall
B. W
Bert) Speed
H. L. Gantz
J. B. Payne
Vollie L. Jackson
For Justice Peace
J. P. Graham
J. H. Harris
Mercers Gap
Hebron
Dyer Bill
Senate
Bankers Meeting
HOUSE
Ting
George W. Tate
Chauncey Merwin
Potato Growers Association
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