Comanche Melon Shipments Show High Grade Cars
Seventeen cars of melons have been shipped from Comanche this season with more on the way. Buyers report top quality fruit and prices higher than other Texas areas, peaking at 22, 17, and 15 dollars per ton on recent days. Local shippers include K. L. Macon, Prof. J. B. Layne, and many others like Derrell Nabers and J. O. Jones.
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Comanche
Texas
K. L. Macon
J. B. Layne
Derrell Nabers
J. O. Jones
J. W. Roberson
C. B. Williams
J. H. Knight
S. O. Switzer
The
Hornsby Brothers
Will Beene
M. D. Coldleasuce
J. C. Boyd, Jr
A. H. Noble
T. S
Nine Comanche County Farm Boys At A and M Short Course
Nine Comanche county farm boys, led by County Agent J A Barton and Superintendent H D Gantz, traveled to College Station for a week at the Farmers Short Course. The trip was funded by subscriptions and local civic groups, honoring boys who excelled in farm club activities. The group includes Hollis Payne and Arfie Drennon who earned theirs earlier, and seven others selected for winning judging contests and related work.
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Comanche County
J. A. Barton
Bunty
H. DL. Gantz
College Station
A. & M. College
Hollis Payne
Arfie Drennon
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce of
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce of de Leon
C. M. Carraway, Jr
Comyn
Lloyd Halbrooks
Charley Nelson
John Stephenson
Beattie
Bibb
Vernon Thomas
Hood Littlefield
J. B. Littlefield
Imola
Mr. Gantz
Barton
Texas
Work Starts On The Dam In Comanche
Contractors for Comanche's new dam arrive and pitch camp on site. Work began Thursday morning with a few teams and steam shovels will be added next week to push the project forward rapidly.
Comanche Lions Honor Pastor J C Boyd For Community Work
The Comanche Lions Club voted thanks to Rev. J C Boyd praising eight months of leadership that spurred county development. Boyd combined preaching and church projects with promoting high grade livestock and a commercial watermelon crop, including fifteen to twenty carloads shipped this season.
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Comanche
J. K R. Eanes
Comanche County
J. C. Boyd
Boyd
First Baptist Church
Newbury
Jersey
Barton
Merton L Harris Publishes The Golden Mirage
Smithville district attorney Merton L Harris, born in Comanche county, has published a new novel The Golden Mirage by Fleming H Revell of New York. Harris has tried 58 cases since January and formerly served as Comanche county attorney and county judge. The book follows fortunes in oil country and has critics praising its first‑rank quality.
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Austin American- Statesman
Comanche
Merton L Harris
Smithville
New York
Golden Mirage
Harris
Comanche County
Fielding
The
State University
Austin Daily
Merton L. Harris
American- Statesman
Fleming H. Revell Company
Staples and
Lions Honor Work With Small Bouquet After Big Melon Gift
A tribute from the Lions featured a modest bouquet to accompany a generous gift of melons, recognizing notable service and good work. The gesture underscored appreciation for the individual's contributions in a community event.
William Jennings Bryan Dies at Dayton Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan died in Dayton Tennessee last Sunday after a nap in his room. Tributes poured in from across the nation to the life of the Great Commoner and funeral plans place burial in Arlington Cemetery, Washington. The obituary lists key dates from 1860 birth in Salem Illinois through 1925 Dayton death and notable roles including secretary of state and Democratic nominee campaigns.
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William Jennings Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Salem
Illinois College
Mary Baird
Perry, Ill
Lincoln
Neb
Congress
Senate
Thurston
McKinley
Nebraska Volunteers
Alton B. Parker
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
St. Louis
San Francisco
Florida
New York
Charles Bryan
Tennessee
John T. Scopes
Oil leases surge around Scott or Trojan well area
Oil developments at the Scott or Trojan well between Proctor and Comyn draw attention from the oil fraternity. Leasing has been active as Clay Frost of the Comanche County Abstract Company reports thirteen abstracts issued for these leases yesterday with more orders in the last few days. Leases are selling at twenty and twenty five dollars per acre.
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Scott, Or
Trojan
Proctor
A Comyn
Clay Frost
Comanche County Abstract Company
Polo Trophy Presented by Brownwood Polo Club
Tuesday morning J. B. Alborn received a fine loving cup from the Brownwood Polo Club. The cup is on display at the Owl Confectionery. Local boys expect to defend Comanche against any polo club challenge to keep the trophy.
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Brownwood Club
J. B. Alborn
Brownwood Polo Club
Owl Confectionery
Comanche
New Pastor Set to Lead Presbyterian Church Services
Rev. Noel Wilkinson begins his pastorate at the Presbyterian church next Sunday serving both morning and evening. The congregation plans an especially strong day for Sunday School and worship.
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Presbyterian Church
Noel Wilkinson
The
Oil Field Romance of Prospectors and Dreamers
A rugged Texan resists land sales to prospectors while a sharp district judge, an ambitious young man, a brave Irish foreman, and others populate a tale set around a newly found oil field where earth erupts with liquid gold. The narrative threads a developing romance through eruptions of fortune and peril.
American Legion Band To Play On Courthouse Lawn
A concert by the American Legion Band is planned on the courthouse lawn this Sunday at 4 p.m. The program includes Bear Cat March, Chicago Tribune March, In Moonlit Garden Intermezzo, Call of the Sea, Evening selections, and a cornet duet by W. H. Slider and Grahan Smoot. Bring this program.
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American Legion
Courtouse Lawn
Bear Cat
Huffine
Chicago Tribune
Chambers
Hugo——Fox
Tukane
Earl
Hing
Washington Grays
Grafulla
Fox
Sciacco
Messers
W. H. Slider
Grahan
Smoot—Homes & Smith
Waltz—Friedman
F. J. Delano
Lucius Elkins Suffers Arm Injury After Ford Crank
Lucius Elkins broke his arm while cranking a Ford on Monday morning. He stayed in bed for part of the morning but, with his arm in splints, attended the Lions Club gathering Monday evening.
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Lucius Elkins
Lions Club
Nine Garg Sheep To Sterling City Shipment
Seven cars of sheep were sent to Sterling City for O. D. Collins and two more cars were to follow. The first shipment had 84 sheep, totaling 1 143 after the two additional cars arrive. Buyers include Ollie Allen, Henry Couch, D. Corby, J. R. Hudson, C. F. Denny, Bart Taylor, and W. A. Pettit. prices ranged from four to seven fifty per head.
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Sterling City
O. D. Collins
T. J. Collins
Comanche
Sterling County
Ollie Allen
Henry Couch
D. Corby
J. R. Hudson
C. F. Denny
Bart Taylor
W. A. Pettit
Burks Reunion Picnic Draws Record Crowd and Fellowship
The Burks annual picnic in Cotton Grove drew an estimated three hundred attendees on Thursday July 23 hosted by Hilton Burks. Guests from Brownwood and Dallas joined local families for a day of informal fellowship, music by a local quartet, and a generous picnic spread including barbecued beef Comanche stew and hot coffee.
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Burks
Hilton Burks
Cotton Grove
Ben Meroney
Stiles McEntire
J. K. Bingham
Olin Johnson
Altho
G. M. Kilgore
Brownwood
Farm Bureau Cotton Association
A. M. Gwinn
Dallas
Gwinn
A. B. Queen
Holman
O Brownwood
Presiding Elder To Preach Here Sunday
Dr A D Porter presiding elder will preach at the Methodist church Sunday night. Special music will be provided by the orchestra and choir.
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A. D. Porter
Methodist Tracl
Tll
Pecans Prospect Hails From Mason Expert in Comanche County
John B. Mitchell a pecan expert from Mason Texas has been in Comanche county meeting pecan men and seeking contracts. He says if all pecan trees there were grafted or improved in three years the crop could grow vast and be worth more than the county's fields.
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John B. Mitchell
Mason
Texas
Manche
Eoll
Mr. Mitchell
Comanche County
Directors of Chamber of Commerce Set Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will be held tonight with attendance of the board. The monthly membership meeting is scheduled for next Friday.
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Chamber of
Com Ce
Eestred
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Merton Lis
William J Bryan
Gongert Ciiitay
Directe
C. Tonia
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