Community Briefs Highlight Local Holiday Visits
Local residents and relatives gathered for holidays across Shreveport and nearby areas. Names include the Gleaton, Stewart, Reed, Haddon, Crump, Austin, Henderson, and Strickland families visiting from Waco, Graham, Fort Worth, Brownwood, and Seymour.
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Jo&j . Findren
Shreveport
Lee Stewart
Earl Gleaton
Las Crusas
New Mexico
Gleatoon
Worth Construction Company
Fort Worth
John Hwson
Waco
George [Asterling
Jack Spangler
Grafam
Luke Reeves
R. C. Cantwell
Gulf Service Station
Jim Haddon
Y&nd
Q. Lb. Haddon
Alva Lee Gleaton
Dravehon’s Business College
Fort Woth
George Gleaton
Wilbern Underwood
John Reed
Graham
EL. Crise
Ss. B. Haddon
Forrest Sw
Seymour
D. EF. Crisp
A. G. Strickland
Beattie
Co. C. Britton
Brownwood
Emmouth
Robert Crump
Shallowater
W. J. Richmond
Audie Lee Austin
Lottie Mae Palmora
Williams
Naomi Gleaton
Anso
Mgr
M Irs
Earl Deen
Beryl Switzer
Ruby Lee Henderson
Belton
J. B. Henderson
Sallie Webb
J. F. Bird
Esther
Ora Strickland
Evelyn
Margaret Levisay
Charlotte Switzer
Howard Payne College
Kaiser Routh
Cement
Oklahoma
E. M. Routh
Christmas visits and family gatherings across the county
Mrs. W. E. Boyd and children visited relatives in Brookesmith while Rena Owen returned from Dallas. Families from Blanket, Cotton Grove, Mercer Gap, Dublin, Comanche, and Galveston spent Christmas with kin. A community tree and church services occurred, with multiple travels noted. Texas wartime losses: 2722 soldiers killed in World War I.
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Lalon
Ed Orrick
Temple
Z. T. Edwards
Harold and James
Delmar McDaniel
Waco
Charles Robinson
Galveston
Alven Jones
Dublin
Johnnie Robinson
Gustine
A. W. Wilhelm
L. J. McAliley
Otho McAliley
Blanket
Carl Thomas
FE. P. Hibler
Bill Brown
Abilene
H. A. Brown
San Antonio
Dorcus Brown
T. M. Edwards
Comanche
D. A. Brown
Mercer Gap
Gus Wilhelm
California
Ben Wilhelm
Luther Harkins
White Point
Dick Hicks
Newburg
J. F. Wilhelm
J. W. Phillips
O. B. Phillips
Hilma Hanson
Dallas
Chara Hanson
Roy Grogan
Brownwood
Martin Hanson
Melvin Hanson
Tom Shumaker
Sam Whitlock
Downing
Gap
M. E
Rena Owen
Glenyth Harris
Mercer Creek
Beatrice
Othyne Phillips
Belve Bean
Carlisle
Mullin
George Smith
A. Thomas and Family
Holcomb
Migses Ruth Averett
Dorothy Andersen
Marriages and deeds recorded in De Leon court records
A Dec 20 29 marriage list shows unions performed by various ministers and justices across Comanche De Leon and nearby, including Cletis Thornton and Mary Williams, O. C. Gatlin and Letha Clarke, Monroe Biggs and Zuell Biggs, I C Duncan and Minnie Meroney, Nat Keith and Johnnie Pool, and others. Marriage licenses list Gilder Paile, Butler Williams, Newman Harris, and Daniels Watts. Deeds record transfers among Williams, Collinsworth, Cerf, Plummer, Parker, Anplin, and Welton Anplin with various parcels and nominal sums.
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Cletis Thornton
Mary Williams
R. S. McCharen
C. Gatlin
Letha Clarke
Comanche
Geo. C. Wetzel
Monroe Biggs
Zuell Biggs
Roy Rains
I. C. Duncan
Minnie Meroney
Hasse
Nat Keith
Johnnie Pool
R. G. Matthews
Clarice Couch
A. Edwin Wilson
Claude Mewborn
Ruby Pipes
Gordon Barrett
G. L. Hornsby
Ilene Richardson
J. D. Smoot
R. C. Dickey
Iris Waltrin
A. F. Nabors
Dean
Roy Dabney
David
Ewell Jane
Lucile Stewart
Sidney
Cecil Spivey
Lorene Allen
E. A. Reed
Oara Dale Carter
Geneva Louise Bibby
W. L. Skages
de Leon
W. D. Gilder
Oma Paile
T. D. Butler, Jr
Edwina Williams
Newman Harris
Dorothy Jones
B. F. Daniels
Jessie Watts
W. H. Williams
R. S. Connor
Elza Collinsworth
CC. P. Gibson
Samuel Barron
Moise Cerf
C. V. Lawless
Second Ross
W. R. Plummer
W. R. Lindley
East Texas Railroad
H. S. Parker
Assembly of God Church
Welton Anplin Et al
C. D. Graham
University of Texas Remains Largest South Conference Enrollment
The University of Texas maintains the largest enrollment among southern universities, reflecting its status as a leading public research institution.
Texas Independence Declared at Washington on the Brazos
The article notes Texas declared independence from Mexico at Washington on the Brazos on March 2, 1836, a pivotal moment recorded in the period.
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Texas
Washington On the Brazos
Midland Woman Visits Comanche Kin During Holidays
Mrs. Frank Mackey of Midland spent part of the week in Comanche with her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Donaho. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Donaho spent Christmas in Dallas with their daughter Mrs. Howard Fox for a family gathering.
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Frank Mackey
Midland
Comanche
O. H. Donaho
Dallas
Howard Fox
J. W. Emert
W. Fr. Duckett
G. S. Emert
Will Herrick
Austin
G. A. Bruton
T. R. Moore
Stephenville
Mrs. C. M. Moore
Fruit Trees Offered by Mrs George's Nursery in Comanche
Comanche Texas advertise fruit trees including plum and peach varieties such as Bruce, South Haven, Fair Beauty, Golden Geam, and Early Rose. Also lists pears figs grapes and fiberta peaches with a promise of guaranteed trees and local neighbor sales. Plus local holiday visits and a note about David G. Burnet as first President of the Texas Republic.
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Comanche
Erica
Bruce
South Haven
Fair Beauty
New Zealand
MRS
Community greetings and holiday gatherings noted
Local residents visited relatives in Harmony and Brownwood while others traveled to Coleman Winters and nearby areas. Christmas trees were held at the school house Baptist Church and Freewill Church with programs. The B Y P U will be reorganized Sunday with new officers to be elected.
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G. S. McDaniel
Wiley Brewer
Delmar McDaniel
Harmony
Loys Samuels
Brownwood
Drewie Hall
Sidney
Sam Johnston
Coleman
R. D. Collins
Winters
Elmer Wilson
Baptist Church
Freewill Church
Oscar J. Rea Dies in Clifton After Illness
Oscar J. Rea longtime Clifton resident and former manager of the Comanche Milling Company died suddenly at his home after a coughing fit. He was born October 29 1867 in Wisconsin and survived by a wife five children and two daughters at home Christmas Day. Funeral services were held at Clifton Presbyterian Church and burial followed in Clifton Cemetery.
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Oscar J. Rea
J. P. Hoff
Comanche Milling Company
Clifton
Dee
Miss Bernie
Florida
Mr. Rea
Oscar J
Dorothy
Houston
Wisconsin
Knut Rea
Norway
Clifton Presbyterian Church
Andrew Byers
Clifton Cemetery
Black-Draught Promoted for Constipation Relief
A vintage claim urges taking Black-Draught at slowed bowels or sluggishness. It notes many prefer the tonic effect and cites a Safe Arkansas writer Mrs Ray Mullins praising its use for her family and mentioning a mother giving it to children with a quoted statement.
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Ray Mullins
Safe, Ark
Ike Phifer's Service Station Ad Buys Better Gasoline
Visit Ike Phifer's Service Station south of the City Hall for good Independent Gasoline that offers more miles per dollar and complete satisfaction. Special prices on Lube and Kerosene. We handle naphtha the cedarless and best cleaning preparation. Ike Phifer.
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Ike Phifer
Simple Remedy Clears Headaches After One Dose
Advertises Adlerike as a cure for headaches caused by constitution. Claims poisons are cleaned from both upper and lower bowels and that all nervousness ends after one dose. Sold by Wm. Reese Drug Co.
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Wm. Reese Drug Co
Bates Family Celebrates Christmas in Comanche
Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Bates of San Antonio spent Christmas in Comanche with relatives.
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Mr. and
Meo. W. Z. Bates
San Antonio
Comanche
How Calotabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold
Millions have found in Calotabs a fast valuable aid in the treatment of colds. They take one or two tablets the first night and repeat the fifth day if needed. Calotabs aid elimination by the kidneys and act as a diuretic, both helpful in colds. They are economical at twenty five cents per package.
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Secon
Ted Speeral
Texas Power & Light promotes ongoing electricity savings
A historical notice highlights how Texas Power & Light has kept rates low for 22 years, claiming electricity is cheaper now despite rising living costs. The company pledges further reductions as business permits, stressing curfews in nine o clock Texas towns and service dedication to those who need it most.
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Texas
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