Local Notes of Social Ties and Family Moves
Gap Miss Lula Belle Franklin is very ill at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Foster entertained the young folks with a party Saturday night. Hobart White married Miss Bessie Armstrong of Shreveport June 30. Mrs. Ite visits Shreveport relatives and expects to return soon. Tom Garrette returned from Ballinger and works for G. K. Brown. Edna Garrette of Comanche visits Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Moore. R. L. Tidmore of Sidney moved to the community. W. B. Foster of Beattie visited the Fosters Sunday. Grandma Martin visited granddaughter Mrs. Lillian Johnson of Sidney Saturday.
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Lula Belle Franklin
D. S. Foster
Hobart White
Bessie Armstrong
Shreveport
Louisiana
Ite
Tom Garrette
Ballinger
G. KK. Brown
Edna Garrette
Comanche
R. L. Moore
Unclear text fragment from historical ad or item
Fragmentary OCR text references Berbel Quadrinie and choking and threshing details with scattered names and places, unclear event. The passage appears as a damaged news snippet with mentions of Ohio and WM. REESE COMPANY.
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Ladonia
T News
Willie
Rite
Ohio
Drucgiate
First Methodist Church Board Hosts Elkins Home Social
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Elkins entertained the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church at their home Monday evening. After the business session a social hour followed with sherbet and cake. In addition to the pastor R. J. LaPrade fifteen church officials were present.
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Lucius Elkins
Board of Stewards
First Methodist Church
R. J.laprade
Circle Notice for July 24 Meeting and Initiation
The W. O. W. Circle calls all members to a regular meeting on July 24 at 8 o clock sharp. Special business and candidate initiation will be conducted. Signed by Alice West, Guardian.
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Alice West
Cystex 48 Hour Test Advertises Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Cystex for bladder weakness and related symptoms. It invites readers to try a 48 hour test at drug stores with a money back guarantee if relief isn’t felt. The ad notes a price of 60 cents and credits The Wm. Reese Co. as the seller.
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Wm. Reese Co
Nash-Simmons announce Del Rio marriage
Mr and Mrs David P Simmons of Del Rio announce the marriage of their daughter Eloise to Thomas Fletcher Nash. The ceremony took place Wednesday evening July 18 at the First Baptist Church in Del Rio. Eloise Nash is a Comanche native who later studied at CIA earning a B S degree.
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David P. Simmons
del Rio
Miss Eloise
Thomas. Fletcher Nash
First Baptist Church
Tabernacle services announce Union gathering and sermon
The Union services of all churches will be held at the tabernacle Sunday at 8 o'clock. A special committee will arrange the music. Rev. Ben F. Hearn will preach. Residents of Comanche praise Bro. Hearn for his service to church and community.
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Tabernacle
Ben F. Hearn
Comanche
Bro
Hearn
Rk. J. Laprade
Delinquent taxes list soon to be published
Special notice to taxpayers urges payment of school and city taxes now to avoid advertising fees added after the delinquent tax list is published. Tax Collector Co. M. Moore warns that taxes paid after publication incur an extra advertising charge.
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Co. M. Moore
Still In Race For Congress Still In Race For Congress
Mineral Wells July 16 Judge T P Perkins rejects claims he withdrew from Congress in the 17th District He declares he is in excellent health and still in the race expecting the Democratic nomination He will run an active campaign to the primary and lead the ticket by a large margin
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Mineral Wells
T. P. Perkins
Tom W. Perkins
McKinney
Central Christian Church Elects Women Officers
The Women’s Missionary Society at Central Christian Church held its regular meeting Monday and elected officers: President Mrs Ben F P Hearn Secretary Mrs Joe Tupin and Treasurer Mrs P K Mack. Sunday services remain at normal times with an evening service at the tabernacle for the Hogg Evangelistic Campaign beginning in July.
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Our Women's Missionary Society
Ben FP. Hearn
Joe Tupin
P. K. Mack
Tabernacle
Hogg
Local Notes on Weddings Visitors and Family News
Mrs Ted Jay and children of Coleman visited here with her parents Mr and Mrs Harley White who welcomed a baby girl. Mr and Mrs Martin McCarty and Miss Clarice of Brownwood visited. Miss Frances Wall, recently moved to Stephenville, spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Ben Wall. Early Sunday Miss Mamie Daniel and Mr Hubert Huff obtained their licenses and headed to Fort Worth for a few days. Cap Wilson hosts a baby, Lillian Glover of Hamilton visits, J J Hamilton from Snyder reunited with children after nine years at Mrs J W Daniel’s home. His sister Mrs Mattie Chick 82 of Carlton also attended.
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Milley
Livaert
Ted Jay
Coleman
Harley White
Greenville
Martin McCarty
Clarice
Brownwood
Frances Wall
Stephenville
Ben Wall
Mamie Daniel
Hubert Huff
Elder A. C. Huff
Lamkin
Fort Worth
Cap Wilson
Lillian Glover
Hamilton
Lillian
Our Town
Lamkin High School
J. J. Hamilton
Synder
Okla
J. W. Daniel
Mattie Chick
Carlton
Pastor Preaches at Sunday Services Across Churches
The First Baptist Church announces Sunday worship at 11 A M led by Pastor Forest Maddox D D. Union services will be held at the tabernacle at 8 15 P M and a Sunday evening sermon will take place at the De Leon Baptist Church.
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Tabernacle
The
de Leon Baptist Church
Forest Maddox
D. D
Rev B F Alsup Dies in Fort Worth After Service
Rev B F Alsup former Weatherford circuit pastor died suddenly at his Fort Worth home Friday morning. Survived by wife two daughters Alice Alsup a missionary in China and Mrs L M Hall plus son John. Funeral at Trinity Methodist Church Fort Worth Saturday at 2 pm led by Rev J M Bond with Rev W R Witherspoon assisting. Burial in Fort Worth. Weatherford Democrat noted pastoring Nanache Creek circuit.
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B. F. Alsup
Weatherford
Fort Worth
Central Texas Conference
Lone Star Lodge No. 4
Alsup
John Alsup
L. M. Hall
Alice Alsup
China
Trinity Methodist Church
J. M. Bond
W. R. Witherspoon
Conanche
Robertson Lane Couple Married in Winters Ceremony
Miss Gertrude Lane and W D Robertson were married Sunday afternoon at Winters. Mrs. Robertson, a Proctor native who studied in Proctor and Comanche, nursed at Ft Worth Sanitarium and Blackwell Sanitarium in Gorman. They will reside on a Winters area farm.
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Gertrude Lane
W. D Robertson
Winters
A Moral Tale of a City Banker and His Farm
A city banker buys a small farm with Jersey cows pigs and chickens. His chicks droop. a neighbor asks what he feeds them. The banker replies that they suck, revealing the moral that one should stick to one trade.
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City
Jersey
J. P. Graham
Comanche Chief Promotes Rubber Stamp Service
A brief notice from The Comanche Chief advertises a rubber stamp service offering a wide range of stamps at low prices.
Martin's Fly Smear Keeps Brow Flies Away
New formula promises instant kill of brow flies with quick healing and repellent effects. Advertises as non burn and non poison, guaranteed by William Reese Drug Co and Durham Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Wm. Reese Drug Co
Durham Pharmacy
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