Society Notes Honor Sister at New Year Bridge Party
Mrs. Tom Mey hosted a Tuesday afternoon bridge party with New Year decorations and a holiday motif. High score trophies went to Mrs. Herbert Williams and guest Miss Pallou. a salad course was served. Miss Frances Bethany of Fort Worth was a visiting guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Holmsley
M Lers
Alice
Hamilton
Tom Mey
Herbert Williams
Pallou
Frances Bethany
Fort Worth
Mrs W C Chilton Hosts Tuesday Luncheon Club
Mrs William C Chilton was hostess to the Tuesday Luncheon Club on Tuesday afternoon. In the games that followed the luncheon, Mrs Hod Kilvatrinck won high score and received a trophy. Two tables were set for the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Chilton
Hod Kilvatrinck
Former Comanche Girls Give Brownwood Party
Miss Rebecca and Miss Carolyn Calaway hosted an open house Sunday at the Callaway residence on Elizabeth Drive Brownwood honoring Miss Jane Lewis Maverick of San Antonio. Maverick, UT senior, holiday guest of her sister Mrs. James Padgitt, attended with about 50 guests visiting 3 to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
Carolyn Calaway
Gib Callaway
Callaway
Elizabeth Drive
Brownwood
Jane Lewis Maverick
San Antonio
Maverick
James Padgitt
University of Texas
Elizabeth Blal
Winnie Wilson and Cecil M Cole Wed In Comanche
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Winnie Wilson to Cecil Manzon Cole on December 14 at the Methodist parsonage. Ceremony performed by Rev C H Cole with a Christmas motif decor. The couple plans to live in Brownwood after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Wilson
Cecil Manzon Cole
Methodis
C. H. Cole
T. Wilson
Hasse
W. A. Cole
Comanche
Thea Brite
Ernest Marable
Brownwood
Lorenzo
Margaret Cole
Lydia Henson
G. E. Cole
Dorothy Nell
Lindy Cole
Wm. Hooper
Lacy Hooper
A. L. Sharp
Jack Marable
Cole
Townsend Speaking Is Set For Monday
Fort Worth organizer Jog. B. Worthington will address the Comanche Town send Club at 2 p m Monday. L H Creamer, County Chairman, urges Townsend people to attend the regular meeting on the first Monday of the month to discuss the Townsend plan and the 1926 agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Court House
Greene Family Holds Christmas Reunion at Nora Geone Home
The Greene clan gathered for Christmas at Mrs. Nora Geone’s home, reuniting after years. Attendees ranged from 84 year old Uncle Paile Nabers to 8 month old Nancy Claire Erwin, with many in-laws and relatives from Comanche Fort Worth San Angelo Austin Mineral Wells and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Geone
Aines
Paile- Nabers
Nancy Claire Erwin
Greens
Bailey Nebers
Margaret Vernon
A. Greems
Kathleen Creone
FB. N. Goodson
Berta Goolson
Herbert Goodson
John E. Stone of Blanket Dies in Brownwood Hospital
John Edward Stone of Blanket died Sunday in a Brownwood hospital at 2:30 PM. Funeral services were held Monday at 4 PM at Blanket Presbyterian Church with Wilcerton and Henderson directing. Born February 6, 1888 in Lyon County he moved to Blanket as a child and lived there the rest of his life. Survived by his mother Annie Stone, sisters Velia Hibler Blanket Cora Mres Waco Favorite Martin Waco, brothers Lindsey Stone Waco Damon Stone Uvalde Ruben Stone Brownwood. Pallbearers were Will Reagan J N Stricklin Esley Tevisay Floyd Wheat Jewel Richmond Earl Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. Edward Stone
Brownwood
Blan
Annie Stone
Velia Hibler
Car’e Mres
Waco
Favorite Martin
Lindsey Stone
Damon Stone
Uvalds
Ruben Stone
Will Reagan
J. N. Stricklin
Esley Tevisay
Floyd Wheat
Jewel Richmond
Earl Dean
Notice to Members of the W. O. W. Circle
Notice to members replaces secretary due to illness. Dues payable at the State National Bank. Signed by Mrs. Alice West. Local hospital appears in text as Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Circle
C’emons
Brownwood
State National Bank
Alice West
Texas Annexation Era Note
Texas joined the United States as a state in 1845 after long territorial history. The event marked a major expansion of U S territory.
Expo Names William A Webb Dallas General Manager
William A Webb of Dallas was named general manager of the Texas Centennial Exposition set to open in Dallas on June 6. A veteran railroad man, he is noted for handling rush construction jobs and for rebuilding the South Australia government railroad in a $70 million project completed in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Webb
Dallas
Mr. Webb
Great South Australia
U. S Department of State
Texans Water Flow Across 200 Mile County Line
A sequence of nine Texas counties forms a straight 200 mile line from Erath on the east to Andrews on the west. Comanche Springs at Fort Stockton reportedly yields 60 million gallons of water daily. Lemonville lies in Orange County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Erath County
Andrews County
Fort Stockton
Lemonville
Orange County
Hoff Family Christmas Visit Noted in Eastland
Ray Hoff of Eastland spent Christmas with his mother Mrs. J. P. Hoff. The family gathering highlighted the holiday season in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hoff
Eastland
J. P. Hoff
Christmas Visits and Moves Reported in Local Notices
Shorty McCain and family of Wink spent Christmas in Comanche with his parents. Rev A Edwin Wilson and family spent Christmas in Brownwood with his parents and in law. P J Bowman's household goods moved to another Comanche residence by Burks Transfer and Storage Co. One percent wanted a note on a complete farming outfit. Write M C Laughlin Route 4 De Leon Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty McCain
Wink
Comanche
Mrs. H. McCain
A. Edwin Wilson
Brownwood
A. E. Wilson
Porter
P. J. Bowman
Burks Transfer & Storage Co
M. C. Laughlin
Route
de Leon
Texas
A New Year Sermon on Trash and Renewal
A two minute sermon by Pastor William J. Hazel urges readers to discard “trash” from the past year as they enter 1986. He likens trash in life to litter the trash wagon collects and calls for taking inventory of oneself to keep the new year unspotted, ending with a short poem about receiving a clean leaf for a fresh start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
Races for Texas Fair Dallas Texas
Beginning September 28 a horse racing meet will be held on the World's Fair track of the Texas Centennial Exposition under auspices of the State Fair of Texas. The event showcases thoroughbred and harness entries with notable local and visiting owners and trainers slated to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Texas Wild Flowers Show At Centennial Exposition
In Dallas more than 600 wild flower species are identified in Texas and will be displayed at the Texas Centennial Exposition next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Texas Centennial Exposition adds summer events at White Rock Lake
Mary Ellen Logan tests the waters at White Rock Lake as Dallas hosts next year’s Texas Centennial Exposition from June to December. Carrolyn Durham leads the Rangerettes, a 50 member hostesses corps, with boat races and outdoor motor events planned for July and August near Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Northwest
Cal
Mary Ellen Logan
White Rock Lake
Carrolyn Durham
Rangerettes
White Rock
Dallas
Dallas Chooses Parking Meters For Centennial Exposition
Clarice Moellenkamp of the Exposition Rangerettes tours downtown Dallas to show visitors how new meters operate for the Texas Centen nial Exposition. Meters require 20 minutes to one hour per slot with a nickel for extension, and a horse named Texas owned by Captain Leonard appears in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Clarice Moellenkamp
Goodwill
Texas
Leonard
Holiday Visitors And Family Gatherings In Local Communities
Local residents enumerate holiday visits from Bibb and Runnels counties to Dallas and Comanche, noting multiple family groups at the Kilgore Summers and Blackstone households. Also mentions Louisiana Fagan, Forrest Haddox, and Burks Transfer moving Ernest Thompson’s goods to Guire farm near Downing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jennings
Runnels County
Henry Helms
Sam Blackstone
Dallas
Jim Blackstone
A. C. Kilgore
Sid Johnson
Baby
Will Kilgore
Louis Fagan
Carbon
Collin Ee
D. Flippo
T. C. Summers
Inez Butler
Jim Williams
Fay Johnson
Ruby Fagan
Forrest Haddox
Doyle Fagan
Comanche
Jess Fagan
J. C
Alf Summers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
W. C. Chilton
Cecil M. Cole
Townsend
Greene Family
John E. Stone
U. S
Majestic Theater
Corded Us
Dan Bingham
Expo’s
William J. Hazel
Presbyterian Church
Don
Texas Smites Co
Eileen Gar
C. W. Soap
Excel
Winesap Apples
Verigood
Sunnyfield
Legg's
Loaf
Pork & Bea
Calumet
Maxwell House Coff
Bibb
Boss Hanes
Mrs
Union
Ernest Thompson
Guire
Downing Burks Transfer & Storage Co
Wm. Reese Drug CO
Smith’s Drug Store
Sipe Springs
T. E. Majors
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