General Scurry Honored As Lone Star Civil War Leader
A telegraph notice details General Scurry’s rise from Texas service to command roles in the Civil War. It lauds his courage at Glorietta and Valverde, notes his leadership in Vicksburg and Galveston, and praises his coolness, promptness, and gallantry. The piece salutes his staff and officers, and urges postwar respect for his and allied officers’ service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerday
Ition
Reily
Ndt
Baterde
Glorietta
Valvery
Vicksburg
Secur
Fter
Vicksexas
Galveston
Scurry
A. N Mills
A. A
Clark
Q. M
H. H. Hag Hest
Egard
Land and junk barter note from W G Herring
A fragmented barter letter from W G Herring offers farms and small tracts near Comanche for trade, plus town house, wind mills, wood, fence posts, hog wire, and junk iron as barter items. He invites buyers to name goods in exchange and mentions potential sales to settle deals. He warns to be careful and hints at related trades in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comanch
Deal
Texas Marriage and Divorce Trends in 1924 Report
Department of Commerce figures show Texas marriages at 71 986 and divorces at 15 370 in 1924, up from 69 243 and 14 632 in 1923. Comanche County recorded 231 marriages and 14 divorces, with a sharp rise in divorce-to-marriage ratios in some counties, including Borden County where 1924 had two marriages and one divorce.
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Texas
Comanche County
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Henry Gore
Bexar County
Dallas County
el Paso County
Harris County
Tarrant County
Borden County
Doan’s Pills Promote Kidney Relief in Comanche Notice
Doan’s Pills advertised as a stimulant diuretic to aid weakened kidneys. The appeal cites J B Payne, a retired farmer, who describes back pain from kidney trouble and claims relief after using Doan’s Pills. Buffalo New York manufacturer Festers Milburn Co. is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
J. B. Payne
Dean
Festers Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Former Comanchean Now of the Marines Bound for Hawai
Homer Elvie Starr formerly of Comanche Texas left San Diego for a Pacific duty with the Marines. He is assigned to Pearl Harbor near Honolulu and will join a small Marine detachment on the island, with a year or longer stay anticipated for duty and recreation near the Hawaiian Islands.
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Ian Diego
Calif
Dec
Hawaiian Islands
Homer Elvie Starr
Comanche
Texas
Pacific
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Ilomer
Therne Starr
Coemanche
Marine Corps
Marines
San Diego
Naval Base
Hawaii
Fellowship Dinner and Holiday Visits Across Communities
On Christmas Day residents enjoyed a Fellowship dinner and Rev Newt Clark of Comanche preached. Local families hosted and visited relatives from Brownwood Bangs Cottonwood Dublin and Abi line with several attending plays and Christmas events in Newburg and Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Clark
Comanche
A. H. Laymon
Brownwood
Newburg
Dave Tinney
Pioneer
Earnest Tinney
Cross Plains
J. A. Tinney
Alice Freeland
Cottonwood
Callahan
County
E. C. Tinney
Hanson
Eugene Gandy
Ben Tinney
Suez
Aubury McKinney
Tate
Willie Aaron
Abilene
Godfrey
Tobe Steward
Adlerlik e advertised to stop gas and relieve stomach issues
Mrs. B. Brinkley reports both she and her husband were ill with gas. One spoonful Adlerike relieved gas, improved sleep, and reduced bloating. Ad claims it expels old waste matter and eases constipation. Sold by Hamilton Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Brinkley
Hamilton Drug Company
State Bank of Proctor Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the State Bank of Proctor will be held in their banking house in Proctor Texas on Tuesday January 5th 1926 at 7 p m for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and transacting such other business as may be necessary signed R W Gray President R R Evans Cashier
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State Bank of Proctor
Proctor
Texas
First State Bank of
Comanche
TY. R. Holmsley
F. Tater
First National Band
W. M. Durham
Stricholders Meeting Ordered by First State Bank of Comanche
Notice that holders of the First State Bank of Comanche Texas will meet at the bank in Comanche on Tuesday January 12 1926 to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. President TY R Holmsley and Cashier F Tater sign the notice.
Notice to Lease Guardians of Estate Seek Mineral Lease
Guardian O P Fisher seeks court approval to lease one fourth undivided interest of seven minors in 149 acre tract in Comanche County Texas. Hearing set for January 2, 1926 at 9 a.m. in the Comanche County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Cooper
Comanche
Texas
T. J. Helmsley
W. Cor
W. H. Nunnelly
J. C. Culbertson
J. M. Strickland
Strickland
Said County
A&a. D
First National Bank of Comanche Meeting Notice
Holders of the First National Bank of Comanche Texas will be held in its that may come before said meeting W M Durham Cashier Dec 11 1925.
Two Turnips Weigh Thirteen Pounds Near Hasse
J W Currier brought two turnips weighing thirteen pounds from his farm three miles southeast of Hasse to the Chief office. He states he grew three varieties Yellow Globe Purple Top Strip Leaf and Purple Top Globe. An earlier exhibit at the First National Bank showed a nine pound turnip. Purina chicken and dairy feed.
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Texas
Comanche County
J. W. Currier
Hasse
Currier
First National Bank
Thanks for Kindness of People of Comanche
Editor of the Chief I thank the good people of Comanche for their kindness to me and my motherless children since moving here. Strangers receive warm treatment and the children received many Christmas presents. I will move to Dublin to work on the highway but I will remember Comanche and G. W. Gilmore and the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Dublin
G. W. Gilmore
Purina chicken and dairy feed promotion note
J. F. Grissom advertises Purina chicken and dairy feed with a price of 19 cents. No further details or context provided.
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Purina
J. F. Grissom
Dry Bill Targets Congress Members For Violation
A House bill introduced by Representative Blanton of Texas would dishonorably dismiss any government employee in Congress or the military caught buying liquor from bootleggers or violating prohibition. A second Blanton bill would require members of the diplomatic corps to observe the Eighteenth Amendment, arguing diplomats should not enjoy immunity.
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Washington Post
Congress
Representative Blanton
Texas
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Lizzie
Amstances
J. Ww. Scurry
Mit
W. G. Herring
Hawai
WM. Reese
R. W. Gray
R. R. Evans
Strichholders Meeting
O P. Fisher
Ruby
Rosa
Eula
Audrey
Minnie
Lillie
Marie
Willis Fisher
Grove
Haarlem
Gotp
Miles
Nae
J. P. Nevins
Lawrenceburg
Tom J. Cunningham
Eastland County
East Texas
P. A. Pettit
Comanche, Texas
Fleming
Thedford
R. H. W. Hamilton
Telephonesmae
N. A. Palmer
Rauhut’s
DR. 0. W. McCollum
Burke
J. M. Cochran
Clyde
Agent Pierce Petroleum Corporation
North Side Square
Renere’s Market
J. H. Huff
Texas College of Ontemetry
Masonic
H- Donaho
Barry
Dogwood
Dawson Coals
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