Local News Notes From Comanche and Surrounding Areas
Dr. O R Houghton dentist in Masonic building Comanche Texas Miss Estelle Reese visiting friends in Hasse Jim Eanes visited Brownwood Wednesday E W Harris made a business trip to Dublin Tuesday Mrs Emile Wiesendanger and child left for Gallup New Mexico Miss Witt of Athens visiting brother M K Witt family Leslie Renicks home from Okmulgee Oklahoma to visit relatives and friends
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O. R. Houghton
Masonic
Comanche
Texas
Estelle Reese
Hasse
Emile Wiesendanger
Gallup, New Mexico
Leslie Renicks
Okmulgee
Okla
Haydenchield Coming Visit Highlights Fort Worth Social
Miss Ruth Hamilton is in Fort Worth for a several weeks visit with relatives. Miss Marion McCarty just returned from a holiday with relatives in Nocona. Mrs Bettie Penn of Dallas is visiting at her sister’s home. Mrs W R Slider and son Lionel plan a two month stay in Kansas and Colorado. Robt Easley of Fort Worth spent the weekend with friends in the city.
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Ruth Hamilton
Fort Worth
Marion McCarty
Nocona
Bettie Penn
Dallas
J. P. Crow
W. R. Slider
Lionel
Kansas
Colorado
Robt. Easley of
John Cooke
Cleburne
H. L. Ardis
Mrs Clark Leaves for Toyah Texas Visit
Mrs C C Clark and her two daughters depart Wednesday for a several months visit with relatives at Toyah Texas. Pace Let Wines next to Harris Meat Market to cover or repair that parasol or umbrella. July 19 noted as the date.
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Pace
Harris
C. C. Clark
Toyah
Texas
Gerganess Returns From Visit To Sweetwater
Ira Gerganess returns to Sweetwater Sunday after a week visit with his mother Mrs J S Gerganess. Miss Ruby Straley left Monday for a two months visit with her brother Platt and family at Bal linger.
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Ira Gerganess
Sweetwater
Ruby Straley
Platt
Ballinger
Kilpatrick Visit From Ennis Brings Family Together
Mr and Mrs Fred Kilpatrick arrive from Ennis to visit his parents Mr and Mrs W W Kilpatrick and family creating a family gathering during the weekend.
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Mrs
Fred Kilpatrick
Ennis
W. W. Kilpatrick
Local visitors and social notes from Austin area
Mrs J D Randolph and daughter Miss Lilla of Austin visit relatives including Mrs Merton L Harris. Local dances at the skating rink, J H Lewis away until the 22nd on a Hamilton Gatesville trip. Palm Beach suit cleaning offered by Blue in Wetzel's shop. Fishing party leaves for Menard country chaperoned by H L Ardis, Mrs Barnes and Mr Barnes.
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J. D. Randolph
Lilla
Austin
Merton L. Harris
J. H. Lewis
Hamilton
Gatesville
Menard Country
H. L. Ardis
Walter Barnes
J T Crow Reunites With Long-Lost Sister in Fort Worth
J T Crow traveled to Fort Worth on a Saturday night to see his sister Mrs Matilda Chambers from Joplin Oregon whom he has not seen in 35 years.
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J.T. Crow
Fort Worth
Matilda Chambers
Joplin
Oregon
Preacher Rev Vaughn to Speak at Dublin Sunday
Rev 8S. J. Vaughn, presiding elder of the Dublin district, will preach at the Methodist church Sunday morning and at the Baptist tabernacle Sunday night.
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J. Vaughn
Dublin
Baptist Tabernacle
Hughes Couple Heads East on Tourist Tour
Mr and Mrs J T Hughes depart Thursday for an Eastward trip visiting New York Boston Toronto Montreal Mackinac Island and Niagara Falls during their absence assessments and plans remain unspecified.
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J. T. Hughes
New York
Boston
Toronto
Montreal
Mackinac Island
Niagra Falls
Tailor Work Fastened by Wetzel Shop Service
All tailor work entrusted to Blue in Wetzel's shop receives best and quickest attention. Satisfaction guaranteed. I call for and deliver. Phone 149.
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Blue
Wetzel
Palm Beach Suit Cleaning Ad and Reunion Note
Mrs G W Jessup and daughter Nathalie return from Fort Worth and Alvarado. Palm Beach suit cleaning and pressing without shrinking advertised by Blue in Wetzel's barber shop phone 149. H H Ladd and Mr Miller of Ladd Mercantile Co Hasse visited the reunion last week.
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Palm Beach
Blue
Wetzel
H. H. Ladd
Mr. Miller
The
Ladd Mercantile Co
Hasse
Paul Gaines Returns as Hotel Wear Clerk in Hillsboro
Paul Gaines has returned to his Hillsboro home to resume duties as clerk at the Hotel Wear, signaling a return to service after a period away.
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Paul Gaines
Hillsboro
Hotel
Wear
Moore Family Visit on Colorado Trip
Mack Moore and family spent several days on the Colorado with Winchell as Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Henderson and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jessup joined them for a Sunday visit.
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Mack Moore
Colorado
Winchell
J. C. Henderson
G. W. Jessup
Attache Dr Lockhart Holds Services at Central Christian Church
Dr Lockhart attached to T. U. filled his regular appointment at the Central Christian church in this city with morning and evening services on Sunday.
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Dr. Lockhart
Central Christian Church
Cattle and Hay Trade Offer by Mau Rice Eanes
Mau Rice Eanes offers to pasture a few cows temporarily and has a large quantity of hay for sale. He is willing to trade hay for cows or other good cattle.
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Maurice Eanes
Miss Mildred Valliant Leaves for Waco Visit
Miss Mildred Valliant of Stamford, guest of her cousin Mrs. J. T. Hughes, departed Sunday for Waco for a short visit before returning home. Comanche observes the first Monday Trade Day with smaller crowds as many residents work in the fields.
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Mildred Valliant
Stamford
J. T. Hughes
Waco
Comanche
Palm Beach Suit Cleaning Promoted by Wetzel’s Shop
D. S. Blue touts a non shrinkable process for cleaning Palm Beach suits. Wetzel’s shop is linked to the method.
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Palm Beach
D. S
Wetzel
Family left for home after pleasant visit
Mrs. H. J. Justin and her daughter Miss Enid along with two sons John and Avis and Miss Klee March departed Thursday for their home in Nocona after a pleasant visit with Mrs. J. S. Gerganess and Mr. and Mrs. B. Cardwell.
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H. J. Justin
Enid
John and
Avis
Klee March
Nocona
J. S. Gerganess
Dryden man unaware Ball ran for governor
T Banner of Dryden Texas visits relatives and says he did not know Ball was in the governor’s race until near Comanche implying most of his section supports Ferguson.
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T. J. Banner
Dryden
Texas
Mr. Banner
Ball
Comanche
Ferguson
Fort Worth visitors stay with local family
Mrs. W. H. Redmon and her daughter Irene of Fort Worth are visiting Mrs. Stella Nicholson and family in this city. The Redmons formerly lived here and now reside in Panther City.
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W. H. Redmon
Irene
Fort Worth
Stella Nicholson
Palmer couple at home after bridal tour
Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer return from their bridal tour and host friends at the old Gille place next to W D Jenkins. A Mrs Thorn who recently moved here died Tuesday in the south part of town and was buried Thursday. No details of her death could be learned.
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Frank Palmer
Lou Cummings
Gille Place
W. D. Jenkins
No calomel needed with Liv-Ver-Lax
Local druggists William Reese Co promote Liv-Ver-Lax as a pleasant laxative alternative claiming positive results without the nauseating effects of calomel.
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Wm. Reese
Local Farmer Whit Levisay Praises West Texas Corn
We are under obligations to Whit Levisay for a fine mess of roasting ears, the best of the season. He has a fine corn crop, which he says proves it a mistake that corn cannot be raised west of the Brazos River. Levisay believes in intensive cultivation and claims one of the finest crops ever raised in this section.
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Whit Levisay
Brazos River
Levisay
Remarkable Sunflower Exhibited by Local Grower
Mrs. J. P. Crow from the county has grown an unusually large sunflower for the Dallas Fair. The specimen shows a 12 inch circumference bloom with leaves two feet wide at the base and a flower diameter of 15 inches.
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J. P. Crow
Dallas
Nabers Recounts Start of Chief 41 Years Ago
J B Nabers visited this week paying one dollar and recalling he was the first devil on the Chief when it began, forty one years past. He is now a carpenter and remains efficient at every task, earning a reputation as one of the best little devils in the business.
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J. B. Nabers
Mr. Nabers
Friend Nabers
Local Grower Reports Bumper Crops in Newburg
Sellers Thaxton from Newburg reports crops are fine in the Newburg area. He notes oats yield up to 5% bushels per acre, corn is good, and presents two White Bermuda onions weighing 2.25 and 1.25 pounds. He also displays very fine mile maize shewn after only one plowing. Sellars says he is getting along.
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Sellers Thaxton
Newburg
Bermuda
Sellars
Egg and onion markets suffer as marketing issues loom
The speaker notes the Newburg storeowner enjoying life despite a weak egg market he cannot sell at a good price. He reports no market for oversized onions and agrees that improving marketing facilities for agricultural products is a major current issue for the people to solve.
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Newburg
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble
Mrs. G Stengle of Plainfield New Jersey reports relief after using Chamberlains Tablets for chronic stomach upset and constipation. She says she can now eat almost anything and attributes improvement to the advertised remedy. Sold by all dealers.
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G. Stengle
Plainfield
N. J
Chamberlain
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Promote Health Remedy
The advertisement touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a cure for liver stomach and bowel trouble including constipation. It claims to replace calomel and strong purgatives and notes benefits for headaches sallow skin and dull eyes. Sold by The Wm. Reese Co in Comanche at 25 cents.
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Hot Springs
Comanche
Wm. Reese Co
McNeill Co Advertises Prices in Comanche Texas
Notice urges trading at the McNeill store next to Ellis and Son in Comanche Texas to call in for prices and be convinced by the sale offer.
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McNeill
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Jnet
Ori
South Side Square
Jim Eanes
Brownwood
E. W. Harris
Miss Witt
Athens
M. K. Witt
Haydenchield IS
Ruth Carter
Southwestern Telephone Co
Dudley Mason
C .B. Mason
Menard
Nathalie
Alvarado
Comanche, Texas
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