University land purchase authorized in Texas
The House Appropriations Committee sub committee proposes a bill to acquire about 100 acres north and east of the State University for relocation purposes. It provides 1 019 10 for the Regents to buy the land and funds for deeds abstracts and related costs. The measure comes as a substitute for other relocation proposals.
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Austin
Texas
State University
House Appropriations Committee
University Board of Regents
Bennett Cotton Praised By Comanche Buyer
A Comanche Texas buyer states Bennett cotton is superior for the county and commands a three cent premium over Mebane or Cash cotton with one and one eighth inch staple. He notes recent Southwest Texas prices from July and August. The item also mentions several Simmons College students visiting in Abilene and Eastland area.
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Comanche
Texas
E. H. Raubut
J. A. Lee
Henry Moore praises Tris Speaker during Eastland banquet
Mr. Henry Moore returns from a two week national tour visiting Eastland where he joined guests at a banquet honoring Tris Speaker, admired as a genuine Lone Star figure. Moore notes booming oil towns face rent-induced strain, contrasts with Comanche's stability, and predicts better times ahead for the town. Miss Thalia Kearby resumes studies at Simmons College in Abilene after a short home visit.
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Henry Moore
Eastland
Tris Speaker
Lone Star State
United States
Moore
Comanche
Thalia Kearby
Simmons College
Abilene
Birth of a daughter for the Gibbes
Born Saturday the 19th to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gibbe a nine pound girl named Dorothy Jean.
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Henry Gibbe
Dorothy Jean
Mayor Eanes Calls for Civic Reform and Sewer Bond Vote
In Comanche the mayor urges continued plans for paving, sidewalks, and street improvements despite calling an election for sewer bonds. He pledges to support or run, stresses nonpersonal motives, and invites a broad debate to determine town direction and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noew Papers
Comanche
Harding selects Edwin Denby as secretary of the navy
St Augustine Fla Feb 22 President elect Harding completes his cabinet slate by naming Edwin Denby of Detroit Mich as secretary of the navy. Denby, a former congressman and attorney, has served in wartime on both the navy and marine corps. The cabinet also includes Hughes, Mellon, Weeks, Daugherty, Hays, Fall, Wallace, Hoover, and Davis.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Edwin Denby
Detroit
Mich
Navy
Denby
Congress
Marine Corps
Charles Evans Hughes
New York
Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Pennsylvania
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Harry M. Daugherty
Ohio
Will H. Hays
Indiana
Michigan
Interior
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
California
Labor
James J. Davia
Pennylvania
House Fails to Amend Dean Prohibition Law
Austin Feb 22 The house defeated an amendment by Morris of Medina to allow convictions on accomplice or liquor purchaser testimony under the Dean Prohibition law. The measure to strike the enacting clause passed 61 to 50. the provision had been in the original Dean law but removed by the Thirty sixth legislature. Local notes include H S Ware in Comanche and W E McMordie passing through from Sipe Springs.
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Austin
Morris
Medina
McAdams Visits Comanche as Texas Co Representative
Jesse McAdams district sales man for the Texas Company was a pleasant visitor in Comanche this week showcasing local products and meeting residents.
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Jesse McAdams
The
Texas Company
Comanche
Glasses Fit At Hamilton Drug Co By J Ri Huff
Free eye testing offered by J Ri Huff at Hamilton Drug Co. Includes options for fitting glasses for those who need them.
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J. Ri. Huff
Hamiton Drug Co
Centralized government critiqued in Washington birth day address
Rep Campbell of Kansas denounces growing federal machinery and 690000 civilian employees as overreach and paternal supervision, arguing many departments and commissions oversee every business and citizen. He cites France’s revolution as precedent for discontent with government. The slice also notes a violin lessons offer by Winifred Williams in Comanche and a rabbit drive with hundreds killed and a locals’ feast afterward.
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Kansas
Washington
France
Paris
Thanking friends for kindness after loss
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for their deeds during the illness and death of our wife and mother Miss Dora Palmer, night operator of the telephone exchange, for her diligence in serving our telephone needs. M. B. Anderson and family
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Dora. Palmer
Telephone Exchange
M. B. Anderson
Oil activity in Sipe Springs to rise with new field
Mr. R A Foster of Sipe Springs reported in Comanche that pipeline troubles caused a lull in oil, now easing, and a new shallow field north of town is near opening, likely boosting activity and production in the area.
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R. A. Foster
Sipe Springs
Comanche
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Floral Gifts
We thank friends and neighbors for kind sympathy and for care during our mother’s illness and passing. Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tate and children for their help and to all who sent floral offerings. May God bless you. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs. John Beaty, Mr. and Mrs. John Franka.
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Bob Tate
J. W. Wilhelm
G. W. Wilhelm
John Beaty
John Franka
Texas livestock values show big drop from 1920 totals
Texas led national crop value in 1920 but saw livestock and crops total fall to 1.288 billion. USDA data to Jan 1 1921 put Texas livestock value at 45 million, down from 572 million in 1920, with broader cattle gains in the Southwest amid improved range conditions.
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Washington
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Johnson Bishop nuptials at Junction City and Comanche
Mr Bart Johnson of this city wed Miss Kate Bishop at Junction City Sunday. The couple, arriving by Frisco to Comanche, reside in the eastern part of town where Mr Johnson operates a popular nursery. Citizens extend warm congratulations to the newlyweds.
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Bart Johnson
Junction City
Kate Bishop
J. L. Bishop
E. H. Rauhut
Comanche
Frisco
Johnson
City
Mrs Emily Wilhelm dies at 90 after 88 years in county
Last Friday night at Newburg Mrs Emily Wilhelm aged 90 passed away. She leaves four children W J Wilhelm G W Wilhelm Mrs J T Beaty and Emma Franke. A devout Methodist, she lived a life rich in deeds and ministered to family with tenderness. The Chief joins in paying tribute to this faithful Christian woman.
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Newburg
G. W. Wilhelm
Downing
J. T. Beaty
Zegier
Emma Franke
New Mexico
Methodist Church
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Iva Huddleston
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W. E. James
Supt. Gantz
Frances Burks
Ned Holman
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Minnie Pearl Sanford
Dallas
Marion Evans
Uvalde
Fort Worth
L. B. Thomas
Tox
Brooks
Graham Chapel
Hebron
Inn Grove
Tak Grove
Mt. Pleasant
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Lamkin
Willow Ranch
Mountain View
Leon
Arbor Springs
Liberty
Walnut
Concord
Liver Springs
Kiar Grove
Jakehanmon
K. Reuhnut
Emmett Crosby
Carbon
Garett Harrell
Wanda Siddall
Gainesville
Glenneth
Thalia Keard
Majestic Theatre Program
William Russell
Harry Carey
Paramount
Ethel Clayton
Matt and
Jeff
William & Hart
Cradle OF Courage
J. R. Eanes
Tam
Coad
House
Misa Mable Woodyard
Carthage
Miss Dudley Hicks
Misa Dudley Hicks
Baylor, Belton
8. J. Hicka
H. 8. Ware
Texas Power & Light Company
Brownwood
W. E. McMordie
Hamilton
Mr. Gaston Wiesendanger
Amiel Wiesendanger
Louisiana
George Gordon
Baby
John Johnson
Representative Campbell
Winifred Williams
G. H. Boynton
Jas. DeWitt
Lee Lane
Junction
J. B. Moody
Dublin
Dudley
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