Beginning a Pecan Orchard Season and Planting Tips
A guide urges timely pecan planting mirroring corn timing to speed orchard development. Charley Denny advocates soaking nuts days before planting and emphasizes planting now for future income, noting topworking after three years and potential returns of about 1000 dollars per acre as orchards mature. Comanche county pioneer Denny inspires local growers, with T. J. Williams and Walter Durham cited as early adopters with multiple acreages and mixed orchard layouts.
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Charlie Denny
Charley Denny
Charlie
Denny
Comanche County
Comanche
T. J. Williams
Walter Durham
Comanche County Gathers For Tournament And Farm Bureau Meeting
Two events attract visitors to Comanche county with the county championship boys basketball tournament underway today and tomorrow and the annual Comanche County Farm Bureau Cotton Association meeting set for tomorrow afternoon. The Chief and local citizens extend a cordial welcome to all guests.
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Comanche
Comanche County Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Patrons See Hasse Night School In Action
Supt. T V Weaver at Hasse organized a living demonstration night with the entire faculty teaching in regular daylight fashion. Patrons toured the school and observed progress as the district strengthens vocational training and home economics. The building was renovated and a dollar school tax is being considered.
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Supt
T. V. Weaver
Hasse
Weaver
Anthony Family Returns To Make Home in Comanche
Anthony and his family returned to Comanche last week to make their home. Friends here gave them a cordial welcome back as citizens. No definite plans have been announced, but prospects from Rio Grande Valley trips suggest Comanche is the best place to live and that business arrangements may keep them here permanently.
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KE. Anthony
Comanche
Anthony
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Presbyterian Church Preaching by Rev G F Henderlite
The Presbyterian church will hold Sunday morning and evening services preached by Pastor Rev G F Henderlite. He will lead both sessions and offer sermons to the congregation.
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The
Presbyterian Church
G. FE .Henderlite
Majestic Theater Week Program February 2 to 7
The Majestic Theater schedules Tom Mix in Oh You Tony and Cartoon on Monday and Tuesday, Estelle Taylor in Tiger Love and Pardon Us on Wednesday, Thomas Meigan in The Alaskan and News Picture on Thursday and Friday, Buck Jones in Arizona Romeo and Motor Mad on Saturday.
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Tom Mix
Tony
Estelle Taylor
Tiger Love
Thomas Meigan
Alaskan
Buck Jones
Arizona
Romeo
Motor Mad
The Cinderella Man to Be Here February Third
Comanche residents anticipate a high class play by renowned talent. The Cinderella Man arriving next week will fill the high school auditorium with a large regional audience.
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Cinderella Man
Comanche
Officers Seize Still and Mash Near De Leon
Sheriff Gilbreath and deputies Vine yard and Gilbert captured a still and thirty gallons of mash three miles northwest of De Leon last Friday night. A prior two day watch found no person connected. They poured out the mash, destroyed the gasoline barrel, and left equipment unusable for distilling.
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de Leon
Gilbreath
Vineyard
Gilbert
Friends Dine With C. D. Statum on Fiftieth Birthday
Co. PD, Statum of Sidney celebrated his fiftieth birthday last Sunday with a dinner for thirty six friends. Attendees included W. R. Slider H. R. Lacy and H. Huddleston of Comanche and Mr and Mrs p of De Leon. Statum is Sidney school board president and has lived in the community 28 years. He owns 309 acres total and has saved substantially over 25 years, noting his birthday honors were shared with his one year old baby.
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Sidney
Community leaders seek united business and agricultural group
Proposals urge formation of an organization representing businessmen farmers and stockmen to harness local spirit energy and will to progress. The aim is inclusive leadership guiding efforts for the greatest good to the greatest number.
Lions Club to Observe First Anniversary with Luncheon
The Lions Club will hold a Monday 6:30 pm regular meeting and luncheon to mark its first anniversary on the third Monday night in February. The program committee C P St Clair and C A Greene outlined a tentative program including talks on the club’s first year and plans for the next twelve months. Fort Worth Star Telegram editor W D Van Blarcom expects to attend, and Brownwood Lions helped organize the Comanche club with invitations extended to its members.
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C. P. St. Clair
C. A. Greene
Lions Club
W. D. van Blarcom
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Brownwood Lions
Golden Rule Sunday Raises Near East Relief Funds
New York reports Golden Rule Sunday collected 1,129,888 for Near East Relief. The sum amounts to about one fifth of the next year’s cash budget, marking a nationwide observance on December 7.
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New York
United States
Treasury of
National Golden Rule Committee
Kearneys to Move to Garrett Palmer Residence
Mr and Mrs George Kearney and their family will relocate to the Garrett Palmer residence first block east of the Methodist Church after their home was destroyed by fire. The house is being repaired a garage added and other improvements completed before moving in.
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George Kearney
Garrett Palmer
R. A. Sager Dies After Long Illness
R A Sager longtime resident dies after a long illness at about 73. Funeral conducted by Rev Lambert at Church of Christ Wednesday afternoon with interment in Oakwood cemetery. He leaves a daughter Mrs Charlie Webber of Comanche and a brother D A Sager of Dickson Tennessee who attended the funeral.
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R. A. Sager
Rev. Lambert
Church of Christ
Oakwood Cemetery
Sager
Charlie Webber
Comanche
D. A. Sager
Dickson
Tennessee
Cinderella Man Show Draws Local Interest in Comanche
Young people and townspeople around Comanche invited to attend a screening of "The Cinderella Man" Tuesday evening. Reserved seating available via Paris Smith's Drug Store by writing or telephoning.
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Comanche
Paris Smith
A M Advises Advance Tactics Against Hoppers
Texas farmers are urged to inspect sod and rock outcroppings for grasshopper eggs this January. If eggs are abundant and ready to hatch, mark sites and prepare bran mash poison from A M College guidance to destroy hatchlings before they reach fields. Eggs measure about one-fifth inch, with 40 to 50 eggs per case.
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College Station
Texas
A. & M. College
Miss Tommie Stark Injured In De Leon Road Crash
Miss Tommie Stark daughter of Jake Stark was bruised and hurt but suffered no serious injuries when a car she rode in from Gorman went off the embankment on the De Leon road last Friday night.
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Tommie Stark
Jake Stark
Gorman
de Leon Road
Large crowd visits Sturkie tract oil well near Hasse
A large crowd visited the Sturkie tract well drilled by Spratt of Dublin during the week with as many as 500 present at a time. The well continues to yield gas for fuel with a small oil show, now at 3 260 feet, about 200 feet short of the previous strike.
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Sturkie
Hasse
Spratt
Dublin
Cost of State Government is 9.85 per capita
Washington dispatch reports Department of Commerce figures showing Texas state government costs for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 1923 total 48,451,602 dollars, or 9.56 per capita, including operating expenses 46,198,195 dollars and debt service 235,161 dollars and permanent improvements 2,? million. 1922 total was 15,812,085 dollars and 39 cents per capita, 1917 22,204,625 dollars and 5.00 per capita.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Texas
Pinafore Staged by Glee Club at Local High School
The opera Pinafore was presented Friday evening at the High School auditorium by the Glee Club under Miss Mary Merwin. The entire cast performed their parts well and the audience praised the lively, well-executed production.
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Glee Club
Mary Merwin
Icy weather extends across Texas except Galveston Island
Houston reports a deep freeze with cold or killing frost statewide except Galveston Island. Agricultural officials, led by W Stallings of the chamber of commerce, say no major damage to crops and vegetation in the region.
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Houston
Texas
Galveston Island
W Stallings
Agricultural Departa
Chamber of Comme
May wheat tops $2 for first time in 1917 trading
St. Louis on January 28 reports May wheat rising above two dollars for the first time this year. Merchants here sold at $2.00 1-8 amid gar ment war measure suspensions. The market showed a rush as prices climbed to around 3.28 earlier this year.
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St. Louis
John D. Waring Jr Hired as City Engineer
At a regular council meeting John D. Waring Jr was employed as city engineer. He has spent the past five years in engineering and logical departments of the Transcontinental Oil Company. He will begin duties February 1. Comanche native, friends look forward to his return home.
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John D. Waring
Waring
Transeental Oil Company
John Dpd
Gla
Two Days Left to Pay Taxes and Avoid Penalty
The notice warns only two days remain to pay taxes to dodge a penalty. It stresses payment before tomorrow night to avoid ten percent extra and notes missed payment affects voting opportunity in future elections.
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Majestic Theater
Wednesady
C. D. Statum
American Legion
W. D. Carroll
C.acta
RMAF
Mamiaim
LIMO
Kearney
Pinafore
Texas Coa
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