George C C McKinzie for Commissioner from Precinct 2
George C C McKinzie a Mercer Gap native and farmer seeks the position of Commissioner from Precinct 2. He has farmed locally and, since 1922, managed the Farmers Produce Company while living at Mercer Gap. He has served as road overseer and school trustee and this is his first election candidature.
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George CC. McKinzie
Comanche County
Mercer Gap
C. M. McKinzie
Mckenzie
Old Smith School
W. F. Rogers
Farmers Produce Company
L. Stewart for Comanche County Judge
L H Stewart of Comanche seeks the county judge post. born in Goliad he is the son of Rev William M Stewart a minister. Stewart taught in Texas schools for 15 years and later ran a real estate and abstract business.
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H. L. Stewart
Comanche
Goliad
William M. Stewaart
Bexar County
Huntsville
Texas
San Antonio
Sipe Spinues
Lucy Rogers
Stewart
St . Comanche
Marer H. Burks
Judge Joe Eidson Noted in Hamilton County Race
Judge Joe Eidson of Hamilton County runs for reelection as District Judge after prior service as County Judge and previous election as District Attorney. He earned a strong reputation as a prosecutor before entering the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Eidson
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Coryell Cou
Grady Howell Seeks Commissioner Role in Precinct 3
Grady Howell of Proctor, the youngest candidate in the race for Commissioner of Precinct No. 3, was born near Proctor on October 24, 1898, the son of I. N. Howell. He studied locally, then worked in farming and served one and a half years in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Howell
Proctor
I. N. Howell
Howell Ee Ee
Howell
Minister A death by own action in Hamburg Germany
A report notes the suicide of Rev Ludwig Ferich after a year of illness in Hamburg. The item also mentions a legal notice about guardianship and a mineral lease, with details of wards Gladys Knight Opal Knight Ruby Knight and Joseph Knight in Comanche County Texas, including a July hearing date. A separate note describes a novel fire hose nozzle directing water into a cascade to shield a firefighter from smoke.
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Hamburg
Germany
Ludwig Ferich
Gladys Knight
Salt
Comanche
Texas
J. B
Minnie Knight
Guards
Gladys K Knight
Opal Knight
Ruby Knight
Joseph R. Knight
Comanche County
Towit
Minnic Ht
Gaid
Presbyterian Church Announces Brief Sermon Cessation
The Presbyterian church will not hold preaching services on July 8 and 15 as the congregation assists in a meet in Talpa. Pastor Wilkinson expects to return July 16 and notes a Sunday school session will be held. The article contrasts pro and anti sides on a separate matter.
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Talpa
Are
Wilkinson
Radio Helps Voters Hear Promise Of A Dustless Nation
A brief note suggests radio can communicate a voter favored vision where the country is saved without dust, sunburn, or blistered heels, highlighting a wartime or reform era appeal to mass media.
J Henry Harrison of Gustine Public Weigher and Candidate
J Henry Harrison of Gustine public weigher and 1919 candidate for re election was born in Grayson County in 1860 to Wi Harrison killed in the Indian Territory in 1862. He moved as a child to Springtown Parker County then Alvarado and Comanche County before settling on a farm near Gustine, later living there as the town formed. He married Naomi Blankenship and worked farming and brief railroad construction before his public service.
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J. Henry Harrison
Gustine
Tion
Grayson County
Wi Harrison
Indian Territory
Mr. Harrison
Springtown
Parkerounty
Alvarado
Comanche County
First Meeting of Creditors in Nance Bankruptcy Fort Worth
William Walter Nance of De Leon Texas is adjudged a bankrupt in No 1536 in Bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth. Referee Glenn Smith sets the first creditors meeting for July 16 1928 at 9 am in the Dan Waggoner Building Fort Worth to prove claims appoint a trustee and examine the bankrupt.
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District Court of
District of Texas
Fort Worth
William Walter Nance
Texas
William Wallance
de Leon
Comanche ‘County
Orcaid
Noll
William Walter Nam
Dan Waggoner
A. D
Glenn Smith
Oscar L. Looney Candidate Biography and Political Note
Oscar L. Looney, born near Fairy in Hamilton County November 11, 1894, is a candidate for Commissioner of Precinct No. 3. He lived in Comanche County, Strawn, Ovale, and Proctor, gaining railway and highway construction experience across Texas. The item ends with a political digression about Republican shortcomings and Democratic interest in their decline.
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Oscar L. Looney
Fairy
Hamilton
R. R. Looney
Comanche County
Wilson
Strawn
Ovale
Texas
Proctor
Looney
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Lyone
Crepes
ED Georgettes
Polka
Navy
Rayon
Peters Shoe Co
Bettis & Gibbs
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