Williams Host New Year Watch Party for Editha Grace Williams
Mr and Mrs T J Williams entertained a group of young people Monday night with a watch party for their daughter Editha Grace Williams home from Miss Hockaday School Dallas. Guests listed include Wendell Herring Frank Mackey William Cauley Ogden Wetzel Graham Smoot and others with an evening of games and a Majestic show.
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T. J. Williams
Editha Grace
the Majestic
Wendell Herring
Frank Mackey
William Cauley
Ogden Wetzel
Graham Smoot
Weston McDonald
Walter Williams
Nita Donaho
Dorothy Shelton
Church notices invite at Sidney Sunday services
Alvin Mitchell minister invites attendance at Sidney City services with morning and evening worship. A Ladies Bible class Saturday 2 30, Bible Study 10 am, Communion 11 30, Young people's class 7 pm. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 15. The young people invite all to hear the program.
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Alvin Mitchell
Sidney
Blanket High School Closes Temporarily Over Flu Absences
The Blanket High School shut down for the day due to widespread flu illness among students. The school has seven teachers led by R. L. Fortune and about 200 pupils.
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R. L. Fortune
Peerless Cream and Produce Vo Tops Pe Can Market
A brief note from Peerless Cream and Produce Vo announces it pays top market prices for pears and canned goods, signaling strong demand. The record highlights its position as a local buyer and market leader in fruit and produce trading.
Committee Reschedules Workers Conference with Gustine Church
Owing to the flu epidemic the workers conference will not meet with the Gustine Baptist Church on Tuesday January 8. It will meet on Tuesday February 5 using the same program that was planned for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers Conference
Gustine Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Mrs J T Price and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for help during the illness and death of our mother and sister Mrs J T Price and for the kind words of sympathy and the beautiful sermon delivered by brother Gil more The Children and Sisters
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J. T. Price
Gilmore
Fire Destroys Hasse Building
A midnight blaze destroyed the W. O. W. Hall in Hasse, a two story frame erected about 80 years ago. The lower floor housed a peanut warehouse containing several hundred bushels owned by Bill Stark and was also lost. Estimated value was about $1000. Peerless Cream and Produce Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Hall
Hasse
Bill Stark
Baby Lillian Jaynes Dies At Home In Stag Creek
Lillian Geraldine Jaynes daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Jaynes died at the family residence Monday December 31 funeral services were held at Stan Croek Cemetery Tuesday January 1 She was two years eleven months old at death Also a notice from Peerless Cream and Produce offering top prices for hens.
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Stag Creek
Lillian Geraldine Jaynes
J. H. Jaynes
Stan Croek
McKimmey and Evans Tie in Comanche Ceremony
W T McKimmey and Miss Nola Evans were married Tuesday evening at six o'clock in Comanche by Rev N B Gardner. The couple reside in Brownwood.
Colorado Bridge Opens Over Colorado River
The Colorado River bridge between Brownwood and Brady opened to all traffic as a New Year gift. Ten days prior only light cars used the span while it set. heavy trucks used the ford with guards directing traffic. An early November tractor truck crash caused the detour and two months of ford crossings followed.
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State Highway Department
Colorado River
Brownwood
Brady
Brownwood Bulletin
Grammar School Seeks Music Memory Contest Records
The Grammar School asks for specific music scores and songs to prepare for next spring's Music Memory contest. Requested titles include works by Schubert, Toselli, Nevin, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Ponchielli, Rubinstein, Liszt, Sibelius, Brahms, Dvorak, Kreisler, Bizet, and Moszkowski. Ruth Kilpatrick is noted as the contact.
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Hark
Sylvia
Schubert
Toselli
Nevin
Mendelssohn
Verdi
Ponchielli
Rubinstein
Liszt
Denton Youth Stars in Stanford Play Debut
Bertrand Heflin son of Mr and Mrs Charles Heflin of Denton and grandson of Mr and Mrs S A Riley of Comanche starred in a Stanford University production praised for its clever blend of comedy romance and modern flair Heflin who graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1926 at age 15 trained at North Texas Teachers College and enrolled at Stanford last September stepped in as Little God Min with strong lines after another actor was injured His performance was described as nearly the best of the evening and bravely executed
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Bertrand Heflin
Charles Heflin
Denton
S. A. Riley
Comanche
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto Times
Bert
Riley
Polytechnic High School
North Texas Teacher's College
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
Stanford Assembly Hall
Little God Min
Paul Seegle
Hollywood return sparks Chas H Tubbs stage career
Chas H Tubbs using stage name David Dallis has come home to spend Christmas with his parents near Hasse after years on the stage. He performed in Oklahoma City two reel comedies for May Bowen Productions and later for Van S. Trefon Productions in Hollywood. He studied dramatics and playwriting at the University of Southern California and wrote articles for newspapers and magazines. He also worked for several major studios in Hollywood.
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Chas. H. Tubbs
David Dallis
Hollywood
Calif
Hasse
Mr. Dallis
South
Oklahoma City
May Bowen
van 8S. Trefon Productions
Me Dallis
University of Southern California
Dallis
Curios Sent to State Collectors by Dallas Man
A Dallas man named 8. P. Smith loaned eighty five valuable Confederate paper currency pieces to the North Texas State Teachers College at Denton. Dr. J. N. Kingsbury of Denton hopes to assemble the largest Confederate money collection in America at Harvard now holds the distinction. The Denton gift aims to build a major regional collection and urges proper preservation of Confederate notes rather than destruction.
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Dallas News
8. P. Smith
Comanche
Smith
J. N. Kingsbury
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
U. S
Kingsbury
Harvard University
America
South
United States
Six Comanche County Schools Named Texas Standard Schools
Six Comanche County schools Hasse Proctor Gustine Brysonville Newburg and Jakehamon meet four state requirements Eight months term sanitary toilets flag and flag pole and teachers with at least first grade certificate plus a minimum 800 point score Scores ranged from 862 to 987 with detailed scoring across location accessibility facilities equipment and community factors The notice ends with an advertisement for Peerless Cream and Produce Co eggs and poultry.
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Comanche County
State Department
Texas Standard
Hasse
Proctor
Gustine
Brysonville
Newburg
Jakehamon
Main Road
S S Class Holds Watch Party At Local Church
About thirty youths from the Senior Sunday School Class and Epworth League of the Methodist Church gathered at Miss Beatrice ll residence then walked to the church for a watch party. Near midnight they heard the bell toll and refreshments of candy nuts and fruit were served.
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S. S
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Beatrice Ll
Methodist
Court Approves Officers Bonds In County Court Actions
The Commissioners' Court approved bonds for county officers including Tax Assessor CG. KR. Goosby two bonds of 265000 each for state and county and County Clerk Clyde Doan with 7000, Sheriff J. Gilbreath 6000, and other officials with bonds ranging from 8000 to 1000.
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Commissioners’ Court
CG. KR. Goosby
B. W. Speed
Tom Patton
Yset No
J. A. Ward
J. C G. Howell
J. Little
Henry S. Freeman
J. P. Graham
Iva Hart
Clyde Doan
R. 8S. Walker
J. 1. Gilbreath
New Whippets on Display in Comanche by Brightman Bros
Brightman Bros. showed 1929 Whippet four and six on Saturday in Comanche. The new cars feature the lowest priced four door sedan, a higher hood, longer wheel base, wider doors, and a fingertip central control for lights and starter located at the top of the steering wheel.
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Comanche
Brightman Bros
Wich
Hollywood's Standing Army of Extras and Realism in Film
David Dallis surveys Hollywood's vast pool of about 20 000 extras with 11 000 registered in Central Casting Others come from many nations including Turks Greeks Arabs Spaniards French Russians and Germans seeking screen roles While artists push realism in sound era films the industry relies on a large diverse workforce for daily production and livelihoods
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David Dallis
Chas. H. Tubbs
Hasse
Hollywood
Hee
John Barrymores
For Sale Phoenix Iron Safe in Gustine Texas
Practicaly new iron safe 22 inches wide 25 inches deep 46 inches high for sale by Higginbotham Bros. Co Gustine Texas offered at a cheap price for quick disposal.
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Phoenix Iron Safe
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Gustine
Texas
Scout Honor Awards Presented to Local Boy Scouts
Scout Executive Jack Brunberg led a court of honor in the county court room to recognize local boys. Stars awarded to Leland Hood Harry Mark Cauley J B Dupuy. First Class Gilmore Durham J B Carnes. Second Class Edison Daniel Maurice Hoffman. Sixteen merit badges earned in Pathfinding First Aid Animals Personal Health Bookbinding. Regular Scout meeting set for Friday at 7 and New Year registrations loom. Noel P Wilkinson SM.
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Jack Brunberg
Leland Hood
Harry Mark Cauley
J. B. Dupuy
Gilmore Durham
J. B. Carnes
Edison Daniel
J. R. Dupuy
Noel P. Wilkinson
Burns and Scalds Risk and Quick Relief Remedy
The notice emphasizes household burn and scald dangers for women and promotes a topical remedy named Laorkd Thoraesne sold by Paris Smith, Roose Drug Co, and others. It urges immediate care and suggests a product to relieve pain and aid healing.
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Paris Smith
Roose Drug Co
FE H Jones Grocery Offers Fresh Groceries and Seeds
A local grocer thanks customers for years of trade and invites new shoppers entering the New Year. The shop remains headquarters for field and garden seed gas oils and Rawleiga goods with cash discounts offered.
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FE. H. Jones Grocery
Ulephone 42
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Krest Variety
W. F. Swinney
Church OF Christ
Blanket High School
Peerless Cream and Produce Co
Colorado
Grammar School
Parent Teacher Association
Hollywooow
Loudermilk
Tire Service
Dodge Bros
Frey
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