College to Host First Fathers and Mothers Day in Denton
The College of Industrial Arts in Denton Texas plans its inaugural Fathers and Mothers Day on February 23 24 attracting about 1000 visitors. Parents will tour campus buildings observe laboratories dormitories poultry yards greenhouses and demonstration cottages then attend a 1215 lunch and an afternoon meeting discussing the college role in the state. The Book of Job will be staged by Stewart Walker players and there will be a mass meeting at 2 pm Saturday to discuss service to the state with hopes for an annual observance.
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Denton
Texas
College of Industrial Arts
State of
Board of Regents
College Assembly
Stewart Walker
C. TI. A
Tax Collector Purchases George Cunningham Home in Martin Addition
County tax collector B. W. Speed bought the George Cunningham residence in the Martin addition this week, moving his present home to its price of 2000 dollars. The Cunningham residence reportedly sold for 4000 dollars.
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B. W. Speed
George Cunningham
Martin Addition
Cunningham
Miss Texia Couch Spends Weekend with Sister in Mercer Gap
Miss Texia Couch of Mercer Gap spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Ona McKenzie, sharing time and family moments.
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Texia Couch
Mercer Gap
Mrs
Ona McKenzie
Magness and Gillette Close $100000 Deal
Magness and Gillette reportedly closed a 100000 dollar sale of 60 acres from their Crosscut lease in the shallow well district. The deal includes one small well already drilled and producing. Comanche friends celebrate the potential fortune from these holdings.
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Magness
Gillette
Former Brown County Citizens in Comanche
Mr and Mrs F J Townsend from the Plains country near Amarilla visit their niece Mrs J Isrel eight miles east of Comanche. Mrs Townsend born in Brown County, daughter of John Chaillet of Brownwood. They travel for M Townsend heart trouble worsened by high altitude.
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F. J. Townsend
Amarilla
J. Isrel
Comanche
Edgar Sumner Buys Bryson Ranch Land
Edgar Sumner completed a real estate transfer with Mrs. John Bryson purchasing about seven hundred acres adjoining Sumner’s Logan's Gap farm and ranch. The acquisition will significantly increase his pasturage capacity and expand his grazing operations.
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Edgar Sumner
Bryson Real Estate
John Bryson
Bryson
Phillip Graham Named Honor List Seeker at University
Phillip Graham son of Judge J P Graham of Comanche is placed on Group 5 of the university honor list for scholastic excellence in the fall term. The list honors about one tenth of the student body based on grades and courses passed, with groups 1 through 5 totaling 37, 97, 148, 261, and 201 students respectively.
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Philip Graham
J. P. Graham
Comanche
Ents
Lisds-Co
Tarleton Normal Faculty Named for Summer Session
Tarleton Agricultural College announces the June 11 start of an eight week summer normal with Dean J Thomas Davis appointing state teachers to the staff. Names include Lane Jenkins Applewhite Smith Fry Speer Settle Wolfe Wilcox Wilkins Jones Harris Burnett and others from Comanche Liano Hamilton Texas City Dublin Canadian Dallas San Angelo Stephen ville and nearby towns.
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Stephenville
John Tarleton Agricultural College
J. Thomas Davis
J. LB. Lane
Comanche
W. O. Jenkins
Liano
G. A. Applewhite
T. Lawrence Smith
Hamilton
J. M. Witcher
Gatesville
Levi Fry
Texas City
R. L. Speer
Carbon
Georgia Supreme Court Denies Klan Receivership
Evidence in the Terrell suit against the Ku Klux Klan fails to show grounds for appointing a receiver for the order’s property. The court also notes charges against Mrs Elizabeth Tyler by Clarke may still be prepared. Plaintiffs allege misused bonds and expulsion news, with no proof of actual expulsion. Also notes store illness of Leve Roberson and Maud filling in.
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Imperial Giant
Imperial Wizard
Georgia Supreme Court
Ku Klux Klan
Elizabeth Tyler
Clarke
Harry B. Terrell
Lloyd Hooper
F. W. Atkins
A. J. Payton
Order
Heflin and Riley Visit Ft Worth Relatives This Week
Charley Heflin and Robert Riley of Ft Worth spent several days with relatives this week.
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Charley Heflin
Robert Riley
Ft. Worth
Community Meeting Friday March 2 at High School Auditorium
Third in a series of neighborhood gatherings to entertain and unite residents. Program by Student Body includes East Ward patriotic pageant, West Ward readings, Grammar School songs and selections, High School choral pieces, and a one act play The Lady Barber. Neighborly fellowship is emphasized with an informal program and shared attendance.
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Parent Teachers Association
East Ward
Elizabeth Tate
West Ward
Dora Kate Palwer
Grammar School
Donnavan Palmer
Claude Meadows Named Regent for West Texas Tech College
Gov Neff appoints Claude Meadows of Waco as one of nine regents for the Texas Technological College to guide its launch. Board terms include six four and two year posts with meetings set for March 2 in Sweetwater.
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Claude Meadows
West Texas Tech
College
Goveror Neil
New Technological School
West Texas
Claude Medouws
Waco
T. J. Helmsley
Comaanchhe
Claude
Comanche
Meadows Wholesale Grocery Co
T. O. Moore
W. P. Hobby
Beaumont
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
C. W. Meadows
Amon G. Carter
Fort Wirth
R. A. Underwood
Plainview
Charles de Groff
el Paso
Carpenter
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Power and Light Company
Meadows
de Groff
Crane
Jones
West Texas A & M College Association
Nunn
Panhandle
Mr. Underwood
Carter
Texas Technological College
Sermons by Bro Klingman Begin February 25 1923
This will be the general subject for a series of sermons to be delivered by Bro Klingman at the eleven o’clock hour on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday February 25 1923.
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Bro. Klingman
Mayfield Silent On Contest Move For Senate Seat
Austin reports Senator-elect Earle B. Mayfield declined comment Tuesday on attorney plans in Washington to contest his Senate seat filed by George E. B. Peddy. Peddy’s camp and other counselors are in Washington or en route to file before Congress adjourns, aiming to challenge Mayfield when the new Congress convenes.
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Austin
Earle B. Mayfield
United States
Texas
George E. B. Peddy
Washington
Mayfield
Senate
Earle B. Maryfield
Culberson
George Peddy
Peddy
Congress
Clifford Foote Trio to Perform Lively Lyceum Show
The Clifford Foote Trio appears March 1 at High School Auditorium with Indian lore numbers arranged for Foote by Indian Princess Nea wanna. The group features Foote, Marcella Franks, and Gerald S. Pell offering readings and art along with vocal works in a professional Lyceum presentation. Public praise and tour acclaim mark their current season showing.
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Clifford Foote
Mr. Foote
Neawanna
Lyceum
United States
Canada
DeKoven
Cincinnati College of Music
Dudley Buck
Schubert
New York
Foote
Marcella Franks
Gerald S. Pell
Mehan
First West Texas college board to convene in celebration
The passage notes a pediatric illness at the Edwards home in Comanche and outlines plans for a celebratory event marking the college’s establishment in West Texas. It also invites potential board members to attend the first directors meeting to organize the board with all members present. It lists individuals named to serve on the initial board.
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West Texas
Central
Professor Evans Sees Comanche Schools on Homecoming Visit
Professor A W Evans the lead of the State High School Inspection Department visited Comanche to inspect the city schools. A former high school principal and later superintendent, he praised the student body and noted old students in the faculty. He spoke of the value of education beyond salary, and shared family details of his Alabama origins and Texas life with wife Rena Evans and four children.
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Comanche
A. W. Evans
Rogers
Professor Evans
Marrs
Uvalde
Evans
Rena Evans
Southwestern University
Georgestown
del Rio
School of Mines
el Paso
George
Five Texas Rail Lines to Consolidate under Frisco System
Sen Robert A Stuart of Tarrant announced plans to introduce a bill after March 4 to consolidate five Texas lines into the Frisco system. The St Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company of Texas would absorb the lines including the International and Great Northern, Quanah Acme and Pacific, Fort Worth and Rio Grande, Paris and Great Northern, and Brownwood North and South.
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Fort Worth
Rio Grande
Paris
Great Northern
Brownwood
Freight Derailment Delays Texas Trains At Harbin
A Wednesday freight derailment at Harbin delayed rail service in both directions. A freight train overturned two gasoline cars near Ft. Worth, and passenger trains faced delays to avoid running over spilled fuel.
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Ft. Worth
North Main Street to Get Concrete Walk
Residents on the north side of North Main Street from the Lovelace residence to the square are contemplating laying a concrete sidewalk. The plan would extend from the square to the Methodist church and accommodate a large number of pedestrians.
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North Main Street
Lovelace
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