Comanche Observes Memorial Day at Oakwood Cemetery
Memorial Day services in Comanche at Oakwood Cemetery were led by the American Legion Rector Cunningham Post. Rev J A Black spoke on patriotism and sacrifice beside decorates graves as flags were placed and taps echoed.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Comanche
American Legion
Cunningham Post
Methodist Church of
Dover
J. R. Morris
Mark Callaway
Women’s Auxiliary
J. A. Black
Presbyterian Church of
Black
America
Mr. Black
J. A. Holman
R Spangled Banner
Dwight Brightman
Legion
Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart found at college
Arthur Dawson, official portrait painter of the United States Military Academy, announced the discovery at Washington and Lee University in Lexington that an original Gilbert Stuart painting of George Washington had been found. Experts estimate its value between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars.
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Lexington
Arthur Dawson
United States Military Academy
Washington and Lee University
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Mrs. D. D. Emery and Mrs. Frank Emery Weekend in Waco
Mrs. D. D. Emery and Mrs. Frank Emery spent the weekend in Waco visiting relatives and sightseeing around the city. The trip highlighted local hospitality and yesterday’s downtown strolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Emery
Frank Emery
Waco
Howard Murder Case Is Reversed
A wire from Comanche says Gibbs Howard convicted of first degree murder and the death sentence for the Jack Mc Curdy case at Hasse last spring were reversed and remanded. It marks the Court of Criminal Appeals first review of such a case.
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Comanche
Gibbs Howard
Jack McCurdy
Hasse
Court of Criminal Appeals
Mrs Harris of Fort Worth Visits Niece G W Jessup
Mrs Harris of Fort Worth, visiting her niece Mrs Jessup, returned home Saturday. W H Carpenter and wife traveled to Dallas on a business trip Saturday.
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H. Harris
Ft. Worth
Neice
G. W. Jessup
W. H. Carpenter
Dallas
Rural Carriers Hold Semiannual Meet in De Leon
The Comanche County Rural Carriers held their semiannual meeting at City Hall De Leon on May 30 1922. W S Glover chaired the session with W M Coley opening in prayer. Officers elected include W S Glover chairman N W Story secretary and W M Coley chaplain. A lavish luncheon at the Travelers Hotel concluded the event. A Labor Day meeting is planned as a two county affair inviting all carriers.
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Comanche County
de Leon
Glover
W. M. Coley
Claud Wells
Custer
W. I. Dixon
Proctor
Emert
Comanche
P. M
N. W. Story
Travelers Hotel
Francis Smith Moves Bar Ber Shop Upstairs
Francis Smith relocates his barber shop to the upstairs unit, first stairway east of the Comanche Chief office on the north side of the square. Prices: shaves 15 cents and haircuts 25 cents. First class work.
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Francis Smith
Comanche
Miss Doris McLeroy Visits Cousin Nathalie Jessup
Miss Doris McLeroy of Alvarado Texas visits her cousin Nathalie Jessup this week for a family reunion and social visit.
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Doris McLeroy
Alvarado Texas
Nathalie Jessup
Fred S. Rogers to Speak at Comanche Court House Saturday
Hon. Fred S. Rogers of Bonham, governor candidate and former service man, will speak at the Comanche courthouse Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. He is described as a forceful speaker who entertains his audiences.
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Fred S. Rogers
Bonham
Court House
Comanche
Rogers
Kenneth Ory to Graduate From Galveston Medical College
Mrs W Ory and daughter Alice left for Galveston Saturday to attend the graduation exercises of their son and brother Kenneth who graduates from the Galveston Medical College.
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W. Ory
Alice
Galveston
Kenneth
Galveston Medical College
Comanche Youth Kills Self After Taking Girl Home
Ben Pioneer 17 of Indian Mountain near De Leon Texas shot himself after taking a girl home from a singing meeting. Inquest verdict by Justice C R Redden found suicide, with testimony that he warned of trouble before the shot. The girl believed he would not carry out the threat. father found horse and buggy the next morning.
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de Leon
Texas
Ben N. Pioneer
Indian Mountain
Tutice
C. R. Redden
Pioneer
Duster
Capt J A Holman Dies in Comanche Pioneer Citizen Passes
Capt J A Holman longtime Comanche resident dies at his home after a life spanning Civil War service with the Terry Rangers and a family rooted in local pioneer circles. Born 1842 near La Grange Texas, he and his wife Eveline Folts raised seven children, with son Jesse Austin Holman Jr. dying in 1920.
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Comanche
Bom
Jesse Austin Holman
Fayette County
Texas
la Grange
Ilu
George
Nancy
Ham Holman
Viseines
Jesse Burnham
Stephen F. Austin
Burnham
Southland
South
Eveline Folts
Mr. Holman
United States
Colorado River
Llano
Burnet
Capt. Holman
Sth
Texas Regiment
Terry Rangers
Capitol
Austin
Holman
Jesse Austin Holman Jr
Mrs R R McGlasson Visits Comanche With Mother
Mrs R R McGlasson now living in Mexia is visiting her mother Mrs Isaac Gage in Comanche.
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R. R. McGlasson
Mexia
Comanche
Isaac Gage
Mrs J Forest McCutcheon Heads to New York Trip
Mrs J Forest McCutcheon and her husband plan a Saturday departure for New York where they will attend College events. Nita Huddleston is Mentioned as a name linked to the party.
John Tarleton Band Coming to Compache
John Tarlton Military Band from John Tarlton College will arrive in Co Manche about noon Sunday June 18th and give a free concert from 2 30 to 3 30 P M.
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John Tarlton Military Band
John Tarlton College
Comanche
Camp Pequi Equi Ends With Four Week Youth Camp
The Young People’s Department of the Methodist Sunday school closed a four week camp near Gum Springs four miles north of Comanche. The camp featured tents, a Bermuda grass grounds, a swimming pool, a tennis court, games, and abundant meals. Chaperones Dr I M Cochran and W G Dingus led nearly fifty young people with strong community support and cheerful cooperation.
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Young People’s Department
The
Methodist Sunday School
Gum Springs
Comanche
I. M. Cochran
W. G. Dingus
Tragic Drowning Of Nine Year Old Boy In Bosque River
The body of Tom Howell's nine year old son, a colored child, was recovered from the Bosque near the lower Granbury road after drowning Monday night. Report says he went with other boys to fish, fell in water over his head, and could not swim. A message was sent to his father in Kansas City, who had been summoned earlier in May by the death of Wallace Howell, a pionee r Black resident of the area.
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Tom Howell
Granbury Road
Kansas City
Wallace Howell
Dublin
Obituary Notices Residents Remember Holman Family Ties
A long obituary lists the deceased as a Protestant Episcopal communicant confirmed in 1888 and notes his lasting legacy for children and grandchildren. Survived by wife, six children, fifteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild, the living offspring include Mrs Hilton Burks Mrs John Cunningham Miss Lottie Holman Ned Holman Fort Holman and Nat Holman with ties to Comanche Guthrie Del Rio and Oklahoma. Funeral services were announced for the hour when business houses close.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
Hilton Burks
John Cunningham
Lottie Holman
Comanche
Ned Holman
Guthrie
Ohio
Nat Holman
del Rio
Texas
Forts Holman
Okla
Gustine Band Delights Comanche Crowd On Court House Lawn
Comanche enjoyed a splendid concert by the Gustine Band on the Court House lawn Tuesday afternoon. Gustine residents take pride in the young group and its push to shape an own band. The county deserves a band, Gustine offers a source of local pride, and the new uniforms add to the scene.
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Comanche
Gustine
Court House Lawn
Installation of Eastern Star Officers This Week
Public installation of Eastern Star Chapter officers at the Masonic hall followed by a program by chapter children. Officers named include Mrs. Mamie N. Franklin, Mrs. Alice Clemons, and G W Jessup. A dining room toast to the children and sisters concluded the event. The chapter invites continued attendance for an active year in Comanche Chapter.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Mamie N. Franklin
Alice Clemons
W. M
G. W. Jessup
W. P
Willie Cox
A. M
Cooper Allen
Natalea Reese
Lucy Thomas
Lee
Minnie Moody
Treas
Flavia Waring
Bell Dudley
Frank Stewart
Sentinel
Sarah Hicks
Marshall
Etta Martin Chaplain
Linnie Stewart Adair
Eugenia Gray
Ruth
Dora Greene
Dr. Gray
Electra
Children of the Eastern Star
Nathalie Jessup
Jack Moore
Kathleenee Greene
Ruby Odom
Pattie Jay
McPherson
Marion Waring
Janice Goodson
Josephine Anthony
Comanche
Boy Orator Britton Tidmore Delivers Moving Speech
Oscar Callaway's candidacy event drew a crowd of over a thousand as eleven year old Britton Tidmore, son of farmer R. B. Tidmore, spoke with a forceful yet earnest delivery. Despite no formal training, his surprising poise and clear voice impressed attendees and the speaker noted his potential for a bright future.
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Oscar Callaway
Congress
Mr. Callaway
Britton Tidmore
R. 8
Tidmore
Near Gap
Callaway Delivers Texas 17th District Campaign Speech
The article notes Hta Oscar Callaway spoke last Saturday in Comanche County for Congress in Texas 17th district. It records his three-term history, opposition to Banking and Law measures, and forecast of state power centralization. An audience of about a thousand heard him. a Fort Worth Star Telegram summary and full speech appear elsewhere in the issue.
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Hta
Oscar Callaway
Congress
Congression
Texas
Callaway
Comanche County
Tarrant Johnson
Parker
Somerville
Erath
Comanche
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Gomanche County
Ft. Worth
Frisco Round House Move Stopped by Dublin Action
Dublin officials blocked the Frisco Lines from moving its round house at Dublin to Fort Worth and Ft Smith Ark after a citizens meeting with the school board and city council. The railroad commission ordered a halt and a temporary writ restrained removal while a hearing proceeds.
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Frisco Railroad
Dublin
Fort Worth
Ft. Smith
Ark
Railroad Commission
Austin
J. B. Keith
Stephenville
Frisco
J. S. Daley
Miss Magnette and Jennings Visit Relatives in Fort Worth
Miss Magnette and Miss Vivian Jennings are in Fort Worth this week visiting relatives and attending local events. The sisters plan to return after the visit ends.
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Magnette
Vivian Jennings
Ft. Worth
Accompany Shriners of Hella Temple Ontry
Walter J. Cunningham, formerly Comanche and still belonging to us, travels with Shriners of Hella Temple. Frank Reese and Tom Moore, both of Comanche, are accompanying.
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Hella
Walter J. Cunningham
Waco
Frank Reese
Tom Moore
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Geo
Washington
Howard
Tiolime
Sholaalv
Lewis
Francis Burks
Coleman
T. R. Hill
Nas Ooh Tk Vmenada Okee Ae
John Tarleton
Willis Walker
Mexico
Negro Boy
Gustine Band
Round House
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