Comanche Notes: Local Visitors Arrive and Depart
Dallas visitor P. K. Mackey spent Friday in Comanche. Frank Lane returned from Kerens. Lela and Thelma Davis came back to Gorman on Tuesday. Myrtle Hayes returned to Fort Worth. E. R. Armstrong in Comanche for a few days. Pearl Lusk of Lamesa visiting Comanche. Berta Palmer returned from Houston. R. A. Slack of Fort Worth visited Comanche Sunday. Chas. McCollum of Dallas a Comanche visitor last week. Tobe Greer and wife were Brownwood visitors Saturday. Willis Crockett reports safe arrival in France. Quinton White of Fort Worth visited Thursday. Jim Bonner of Brownwood spent Sunday with family. Magie Moodie of Brownwood a Comanche visitor Sunday. Chesley Coleman of Brownwood a Comanche visitor Wednesday. Carl Nichols of Fort Worth visited his parents in Comanche this week. William Chilton returned from Austin. Sallie Jay of Sipe Springs visiting in Comanche this week. Ambro Burt of Fort Worth visiting his parents in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. K. Mackey
Dallas
Frank Lane
Kerens
Texas
Lela
Thelma Davis
Gorman
Myrtle Hayes
Fort Worth
E. R. Armstrong
Comanche
Pearl Lusk
Lamesa
Berta Palmer
Houston
R. A. Slack
Chas. McCollum
Tobe
Sallie Jay
Sipe Springs
Ambro Burt
A. A. Elms
Brownwood
Ozona
W. H. Montgomery
Malcolm Moodie
Medical Corps of the Army
San Antonio
Wallace Masters
Florence Backstrom
A. D. Backstrom
Jim Helmsley
George Montgomery
Kansas City
Harold Williams
Higginbotham-Bailey-Logan
J. C. Withers
Parker
Hill County
Charley Withers
Carlton Woodward
Walter Garrett
Floyd Lane
Kin Sullivan
Leon Lee
Paris Island
D. C
Marines
Clarence Albin
J. T. Jones
W. B. Deland
Alvin Houston Creamery Co
Alvin
J. K. Deland
Weatherford
Louise McLean
W. H. Slider
D. Chas. Clarke
Daniel Baker College
Jack Moore
R. H. Moore
Rice Institute
Fort Sheridan
S. P. Smith
Hubert Smith
Smith
Myrtle Smith
Rufus Adams
Galveston
F. E. Adams
Rufus
State Medical College
J. T. Moody
Ft. Worth
Moody
Bessie
Frankie
Clara Williams
Grady Adams
Medical College College
Many Fort Worth Visitors Return Home Amid Social Roundup
Comanche records a flurry of visits as residents return from Brownwood Dallas San Antonio and Fort Worth. Names include Verna Burks Merle West J P Weathersby Eddie Holman Estelle Reese and Mary March among others as locals travel for schooling work and family visits.
Brownwood Comanche Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Local residents list visitors and departures across Brownwood Comanche and nearby towns. Families travel to Ozona Wichita Falls Dallas Paris Island and Galveston for summer time stays medical graduations and military entries.
Estelle Reese Named Head of Ladies Department
Notice announces the hiring of Miss Estelle Reese to manage the Ladies Department at the store. She invites friends and customers to visit for help with their purchasing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Reese
Do You Need Farm Help A 6 Plow Cultivator
Higginbotham's advertises a 6 plow cultivator claiming it can replace labor shortages. A 10 year old boy is said to perform the work of a man with this implement and easy terms are offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham’s
Marriage Licenses Issued
Two couples receive licenses in this brief notice, naming Jesse Kornegay and Ruth Mayes, and R. L. Golden and Sallie Coan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Kornegay
Ruth Mayes
R. L. Golden
Sallie Coan
Visits of the Stork Bring Newborns in Gustine and De Leon
A series of birth notes lists new arrivals across Gustine and De Leon areas. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McKenzie’s Gustine girl, Albert M. York’s Gustine girl, Tom J. Tuttle’s Gustine boy, H. R. Hall’s Gustine boy, Walter Russell’s Gustine girl, and multiple births in De Leon Route 1 and Route 4 plus nearby Beattie and Duster localities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest McKenzie
Albert M. York
Tom J. Tuttle
H. R. Hall
Walter Russell
L. J. Parker
de Leon
Rushing Smith
Neal Smith
M. L. Dixon
J. N. Bowman
Eugene Harris
P. L. Solomon
Beattie
Bascom McClellan
Duster
James S. Stripling
Gustine
Fred Ferrill
Dee Armstrong
G. C. Hornsby
Cash payments urged for wagon trips by Bob Carver
An notice from Bob Carver general delivery Wetzel's Barber Shop asks customers with trips by the wagon to pay cash. The policy excludes stores with accounts but cites high collection costs on small trips and asks adherence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Carver
Wetzel’s
Barna Riley Couple to Move to Cisco
Mr and Mrs Barna Riley will move this week to Cisco where they intend to make their home The community says goodbye with best wishes as they depart the city and begin a new chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barna Riley
Cisco
General blacksmith shop opening near Ford Station
W. E. Dansbee announces a new general blacksmith shop in the building opposite Ford Station offering blacksmithing woodwork horseshoeing and gun repair. He asks for the public's business and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Station
Local society notes on war relief sewing classes and gatherings
Society activities highlight war relief work with a surgical dressings class led by Mrs. Walshe and Miss Ruth Rodgers of Brownwood. Instructors sworn in and ready to serve. Numerous attendees receive certificates, and the event ends with thanks from the Comanche ladies. Other gatherings include a Study Club final meeting of the year with Texas writers and poets, Hooverized refreshments, a 500 party honoring Miss Mareh of San Angelo, and a 76th birthday dinner for J R Holman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walshe
Ruth Rodgers
Brownwood
J. W. Scurry
W. W. Kilpatrick
G. A. Chilton
J. B. Chilton
J. L. Cox
I. C. Gage
Garrett Palmer
John Rodgers
Ernest Straley
L. B. Thomas
Maud Kelly
Rita Harris
John Alma
Estelle Reese
Miss Rodgers
Mrs. Walsh
Minnie Cunningham
Writers and Poets of
Texas
Ann Palmer
Louise McLean
Hardy Slider
Cunningham
Poe
Holloway
Williams
Chilton
McMillan
Clarke
Slider
Witt Stewart
Carpenter
Dingus
Houghton
Scurry
Smith
Myrtle Martin
Itasca
R. H. Moore
Mary
Lorene Mareh
San Angelo
Sarah Thomas
Dud Hicks
Ernestine Atwood
Ida May Switzer
Nellie Eanes
Marion
Laura Lu Waring
Louise Burks
Mary Reeves
Christine Donaho
Jeffie Thomas
Maidee Williams
Ruth Palmer
Laura Mary Chilton
Velma Atwood
Mary Lee Cadenhead
Constance Knutson
Johnsie Cunning
Anna
Lorene March
Mesdames
G.A. Chilton
Waring
Helmsley and Dunn
Stray horse notice from Texas rider
Stray notice reports a sorrel horse with flax mane and tail standing 151 hands high and branded U on the left shoulder. The 12 year old mare is linked to J A Boykin at 414 miles 8S near W Sipe Springs Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Boykin
Sipe Springs
Texas
Ted Anderson Receives French War Cross For Bravery
Ted Anderson formerly of Daniel Baker College serving in France has been decorated with the French War Cross for bravery and will receive further honors for six months in the front trenches. He is the only man in his division to earn that honor, with many Comanche friends proud of his achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Anderson
Daniel Baker College
Ted
France
Anderson
D. B. GC
Comanche
Gard of Thanks for Mrs Morris Well Aid
A note of gratitude from C. McPherson thanks 80 friends who contributed 16.75 dollars to help pay for the casing of Mrs. Jim Morris’s well, enabling her to use the well again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Morris
C. McPherson
War News from Rowland's 5 10 and 25c Store
War updates praise American troops on a fierce battle front. The letter urges citizens to support war efforts, including buying saving stamps to fund the fight. It recalls a German submarine attack and promises imminent Allied air bombardment on German cities.
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Triangle Picture
Betty
Box Standard
the Spy
Duster Farnum
Hive Reel Picture
Virginia Pearson
Billie West
F. M. Cochran
D. D.S
Drs. Cochr
Denis
Lester M. Hall
N & Hall
Tex
Kryptok
Verna Burks
Merle West
Rising Star
Ruby
Lillian Durham
Percy Howard
Terrill
Z. W. Lemons
Panhandle
Edward Holman
Staunton
Dave Boyd
Waco
M. E. Woodward
Carl Thomas
Forest Reeves
J. P. Weathersby
Murrell Woodward
Marlin
Chase Hitt
Mrs. Jones
Menard
George Kearney
John Woodward
Clyde
Frank Cameron
Elbert Cox
Clyde Goosby
Camp Bowie
Ed Carlton
Childern
Carlton
Johnnie Mason
Berta Cooper
Oak Cliff
Ethel Farrow
van Buren
Ark
A. B. Lloyd
Joe Beck
Troupe
Monta Byrd
Howard Payne College
O. C. Thrasher
Liles
Nux
Paris Smith
T. M. Brummett Dealer
Kate Turner
Miss Kate Turner
W. E. Dansbee
Laura Gentry
Fred Gentry
J. R. Holman
Hilton Burks
John Cunningham
Martin
Wm. Reese Co
Rowland’s
You
Sam
Germany
Behid
Colgate
Bon-Ami
Prince Alberts
Rowland
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