Beattie area notes feature weddings and community news
On June 23 Miss Verda Stephenson wed Jesse Vaughn with Rev Jess Sanders officiating. Lois Robertson won Texas first and US second in Tomato Canning Club and gains a cannery. community events include an ice cream social and a cemetery unveiling. Reports note Bud Bingham improving after gallstones and rail line progress toward Gap and Coleman, affecting Sidney business plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verda Stephenson
Jesse Vaughn
Jess Sanders
W. W. Stephenson
Beattie
Lois Robertson
Texas
United States
Lois
Joe Land
Concord Cemetery
Bob Head
Ralph Green
Hamlin
A. M
Bud) Bingham
Bud
Earl Dungan
Baby
Stamford
Bettie Warren
Cotton grove notes and community events in Copperas Prairie area
A mixed local notes summary from Copperas Prairie and Gap reports light rain easing cotton worries and pest threats, with family visits, a spider bite incident, births, social events, and a Crochet club formation. Community members travel to see relatives, attend W O W events, and elect club officers for the Crochet group.
Local Church Services and Visiting Residents in Sidney
Rev Clark filled his regular appointment at the Methodist church Sunday and Sunday night. Harvey Ross and family from near Gap visited his parents J C Ross Sunday. Mr and Mrs J R Holland visited in Comanche Sunday. W I Jones made a business trip to Comanche Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Ross visited his father Sunday and Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Frank Redwine attended church here Sunday. John Roberts made a business trip to Beattie Monday. Ernest Steele visited home folks from Saturday until Tuesday. J C Ross and daughter Lola are visiting in DeLeon this week. Bill Holland and Claude Chastain visited in Comanche Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Criswell
Will Beene
Frank Falkner
Comanche
D. J. Stubblefield
W. A. Robertson
T. J. Howell
Taylor’s Chapel
W. W. Thacker
Guy Phillips
Lottee
Harmony
Odessa Johnson
Odell Spense
Lola Bruton
Oak Valley
Bob Sells
Bristo
Mt. Pleasant
Tom Pate
Annie
Carl Johnson
Lee Cleer
Iva Cleer
Bulali Lambreth
Olene Robertson
Rev. Clark
Methodist
Harvey Ross
Near Gap
J. C. Ross
J. R. Holland
W. I. Jones
Frank Ross
Frank Redwine
John Roberts
Beattie
Ernest Steele
Lola
DeLeon
Bill Holland
Claude Chastain
Allies Buy Texas Oats for War Effort
The European war drives a Texas oats trade with daily shipments from Fort Worth to Newport News Virginia. Rail men report twenty five carloads per day sent to feed horses secured from Texas bound for British ships and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Eee Worth
Newport News
France
Texas
Plum Samples Sought by Comanche Canning Company
The Comanche Canning Co will pay one dollar per bushel for plums of suitable variety for canning. Growers are advised to submit samples for evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Canning Co
Best
Comanche Chamber of Commerce Proposed To Boost County
The article urges reorganizing and energizing a Comanche chamber of commerce to advance education farming programs, support a bonded warehouse, aid the oil mill with peanut tests, and back hog production with bank and merchant backing, aiming to lift Comanche County toward vitality as a leading town in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Comanche County
West
Texas
Corpus Christi Man Demonstrates Boll Weevil Exterminator
A Corpus Christi man demonstrated a boll weevil exterminating attachment for a cultivator here on Thursday. The device uses kerosene-filled pans and rods to shake cotton stalks so damaged squares and weevils fall into oil. Attendees praised potential benefits and an agent will be posted to sell the attachment at a moderate, accessible price for county cotton growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rishel
Corpus Christi
Department of Agriculture
Invitation to Visit Menard Barbecue Event
A note from the Menard commercial club thanks the newspaper for the invitation and declines attendance. It invites journalists to a Come-to-Gether Barbecue on Wednesday July 7 with goat roping horse racing speaking rib feast pickle tasting and large drinks reserved for news staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club of
Menard
Wonderful Improvement in Agriculture in Comanche County
The article extols striking agricultural progress in Comanche County with rises in peas grain peanuts and other crops. It contrasts past resistance to modern farming methods with current gains noting cotton not increasing while other crops surge and recalls childhood memories of cotton farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche Plans Bonded Warehouse Under State Law
E. E. Denny, former farmers union warehouse owner, plans to sell stock and bond the warehouse under the Texas bonded warehouse act. The firm must have at least ten stockholders active in agriculture or stock raising, with profits and reserve fund rules guiding dividends and earnings. The bonded status promises fair dealing and financing options for farmers storing goods like grain and cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Denny
Farmers Union Warehouse
Texas Bonded Warehouse Act
Denny
Weeklong Fair Weather Forecast for West Gulf States
The Weather Bureau in Washington, DC issues a forecast for the week beginning June 30 1915 predicting fair weather with moderately high temperatures across the West Gulf States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
West Gulf States
Singers Invited to Comanche Precinct Convention
The regular quarterly meeting of Comanche precinct convention will be held at White Point next Saturday night and Sunday. All classes are urged to send delegates and a cordial invitation is extended to all singers to meet with us. Ira Wilson, Pres. Ruby Waldrop, Secy.
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White Point
Ira Wilson
Ruby Waldrop
Baptist Ladies Aid Invites Members to July 6 Reception
The ladies of the defeated side in the contest invite all Aid members and church women to a reception at the tabernacle on Tuesday July 6 at 5 p.m. A regular business meeting and Bible study are scheduled for 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Ladies’Aid
The
Aid
Tabernacle
Kilpatrick introduces E Z Seal Fruit Jars with many advantages
W. W. Kilpatrick & Son promotes E Z Seal Fruit Jars claiming they combine all the benefits of top jars while avoiding typical drawbacks. The advertisement emphasizes quality and practical design for home canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Kilpatrick & Son
Shippers Face New Valuation Fees Under Cummins Act
The Cummins Act requires interstate livestock shippers to sign contracts with railroads including a per head valuation and release. Hogs and calves pay $10, cows $30, steers $50, with higher valuations adding freight costs by 3 to 9 percent. Losses or injuries trigger the higher rate only if the valuation is increased.
Church Adds Members and Plans Baptism Schedule
Sunday activities renew church life with new life for the men’s Bible class and aims for 300 in attendance. Miss Gertrude Davis joins by letter and Mrs J A Sparks by baptism, with baptism planned July second Sunday morning. Mrs Fred Kilpatrick joins by letter. pastor in Rochelle. Dr A E Baten to preach next Sunday. Blues defeated side hosts Ladies’ Aid event July 6 at 5 at the tabernacle. Geo A Curlee, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Davis
J. A. Sparks
Fred Kilpatrick
Rochelle
A. E. Baten
Texas
Tabernacle
Geo. A. Curlee
Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs. Butler in Comanche County
Mrs. M. E. Butler, 71, marked by a Thursday birthday dinner. She has lived near Board Church, eight miles east of Comanche, for 42 years. Surrounded by four children Lee Charley and two daughters, plus 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, she remains in good health. Her husband died 32 years ago.
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M. E. Butler
Comanchee
Board Church
Comanche
Butler
Lee
Charley
H. C. Rambo
W. A. Nance
Ballinger
Speeker-Burton Wedding at Winchell Baptist Church
One of the prettiest church weddings in Winchell solemnized Wednesday evening June 23 at the Baptist church. Miss Jessie Burton daughter of J H Burton and Mr Albert Speeker both of this town were married. The couple are social favorites. Jessie Burton is well known in Comanche where she taught school and visited relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speeker-Burton
Winchell
Baptist Church
Jessie Burton
J. H. Burton
Albert Speeker
Brownwood Bulletin
Jesse Burton
Comanche
Tomato Canning Price Set at 112 Cents Per Pound
A price of 112 cents per pound is established for tomatoes suitable for canning. This rate applies to producers supplying tomatoes intended for canning purposes. Authorities set the price to support canning operations and market stability.
Your Chance to Sell Land Paper Ad Offers Special Funds
A notice from B. E. Hurlbut in Brownwood Texas invites sellers with land paper payable on or before to respond. He advertises special funds for handling such documents and requests written contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Hurlbut
Brownwood
Tex
Normalites Take Three Games From All-Stars
The Summer Normal aggregation swept a three game series from the Boll Weevil League all stars Monday through Wednesday. Pitcher Less Stewart guided the Pedagogues to victories noted for fair play and sharp fielding with strong hitting. Stewart, familiar to Comanche fans, delivered an impressive performance across the three contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boll Weevil League
Stewart
Comanche
Bull Weevils
Rink
Wilkins’ Youngest Son Breaks Arm At Farm
The youngest son of Prof. W I Wilkins fell in Morris Banes pasture last Monday and broke both bones near the elbow. He was taken to Dr. Clemons after a phone call to Mr Eanes, and the doctor treated the fracture in his office. The patient attended the baseball game that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. W. I. Wilkins
Mr. Wilkins
Morris Banes
Notable Texas Editor Journeyman Journalist Visits Mother
Jesse Adams, editor and proprietor of the News in Plainview, spent Saturday and Sunday in Dublin visiting his mother Mrs. J A Adams. Adams previously owned the Comanche Pioneer Exponent for twelve years and had prior success in Hico, reflecting a creditable career in Texas newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Adams
Plainview
News
Dublin
J. A. Adams
Adams
Hico
Dublin Telephone
Library Tea at High School Library Teas Friday
The Library Association hosts a tea in two sessions this Friday from 5 to 7 PM and 8:30 to 10 PM in the high school library room. Music and refreshments accompany a social event. admission is 10 cents. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Library Association
MHeGEE'S BABY ELIXIR Sold By S. P. Smith
In every home with a baby a bottle of MHeGEE'S BABY ELIXIR is advised to ease sour stomach wind colic diarrhoea and summer complaint. It is a wholesome remedy containing no opium morphine or injurious drug. Price 25¢ and 50c per bottle. Sold by S. P. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhegee
S. P. Smith
Specker Burton Wedding Attended by Out-of-Town Guests
Brownwood Bulletin notes out-of-town relatives and friends at the Specker Burton wedding. Guests include Miss Sallie Crawford of Indian Creek and Dorsett of May along with Mesdames Skinner and Reese of Comanche and T. K. Reid of Brownwood.
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Sallie Crawford
Indian Creek
Dorsett
May
Lela Gist
Lola Puckett
Zephyr
Mesdames Skinner
Reese
Comanche
T. K. Reid
Brownwood
Brownwood Bulletin
For Sale A Scholarship at Tyler Commercial College
A scholarship valued at 50 dollars is offered for sale. Interested parties should see or write The Chief Exponent for details and contact information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
Lost gray skirt for lady at ball grounds
A gray skirt owned by a lady is missing and should be left at this office to claim a reward. The notice requests return of the item found on ball grounds and offers compensation.
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L. Wallace
Mr. Edwards
C. L. White
Gap
Sidney
Coleman
Copperas Prairie
A. C. Jones
E. A. Reece
Miss Lonie
Blanket
N. O. Lane
C. J. Graham Jr
J. W. Graham
McCullough County
Lane
J. P. Jones
E. S. Vanecleave
Will Parker
Cotton Grove News
Sidney News
Weather Forecast
Baptist News Notes
W. I. Wilkins
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