Imperialism and history mingle in Comanche column
The Comanche Chief discusses imperialism, recalling Walker in Nicaragua and a British plan on the Mosquito Coast. It critiques Brown Brothers and Seligman bankers, links to Marines in Nicaragua, and urges Comanche County to join a regional marketing association to bridge price gaps with eastern markets.
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Brown Bros. and Co
Seligmans
Nicaragua
Republic
William Walker
Mosquito Coast
Jamaica
Federal Reserve Board
Comanche County
Comanche
Economic and social debates on poultry profits and coeducation
The text discusses poultry district incomes rising through standardized grading and better prices, plus a 27 dollar per hundred gain after freight. It then questions coeducation in public schools, citing New York's Horace Mann school and concerns about discipline, while noting church debates on war and a League of Women Voters pledge stance between wars.
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Ft. Worth
New York
United States
Horace Mann
Jesus Christ
League of Women Voters
Women on School Boards and Shared Responsibility
The piece argues mothers may have more time and insight into children but cautions both parents share duties. It suggests women be represented on school boards and proposes a parent teacher association advisory committee to guide male boards, noting men and women both seek children's well being. It mentions Lady Astor on dividing labor and a mechanism to address towns where men resist reforms.
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Lady Astor
Thrice Told Tales of Uncle Matt Steele and Local Lore
A neighbor recalls Uncle Matt Steele riding fast with a paper sack for a hat to avoid delay. The piece threads memories of Mercer Gap youths hauling hay to Brownwood and hearing a Negro preacher’s lions text. It also notes tales of Yeargen Switzer and a prank about the word indeed in school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Matt Steele
Uncle Mart
Yeargen Switzer
J M. Reiger
Yeargen
Lee Bills for Sheriff in Comanche County Run
Announcement endorses Lee Bills as a Democratic primary sheriff candidate in July 1922. Bills, a native Texan resident of De Leon for 19 years, is praised as a peace officer with state ranger service on the Rio Grande and as a firm law enforcer with integrity and good standing. Endorsements come from local officials and business leaders in De Leon and Comanche County.
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Lee Bills
Bills
de Leon
Blls
Rio Grande
South Bend
Comanche County
WF. Long
Leon
C. R. Ridden
Y. L. Dabney
Farmers & Merchant National Bank
Z. T. Steakley
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Jno
Notice in Probate Comanche County Texas 1922
Publishes notice in Comanche County for probate and appointment of executors Mary S Wilson estate. Court hearing set July 3 1922 at Comanche County Court House. Sheriff to publish weekly for ten days prior notice.
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State OF Texas
Comanche County
Mary S. Wilson
N. W. Pounds
J. T. Hu
Comanche
Texas
Probate of last will of Atterbury in Comanche County
TD Dingwall files for probate of the last will of Atterbury deceased in Comanche County. The County Court will hear the application for letters testamentary on July 8, 1922 at the Comanche Court House. Interested parties must appear and respond. Witness J. Be Garrett, Clerk, Comanche County Court.
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State OF Texas
Comanche County
BE i Atterbury
Dingwall
County Court
Said
Comanche
Texas
Alonzo McDaniel Visits After Filing Reelection Bid
Hon Alonzo McDaniel of Gap and representative from Comanche County in the State Legislature, candidate for reelection in a new district with Comanche and Mills counties, met the Chief on Monday after filing with the Democratic chairs. He learned his Mills County opponent withdrew Saturday and the Chief praised McDaniel and the voters for choosing well. Miss Sarah Thomas returns home for summer vacation after a year studying in Fort Worth at T W C.
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Alonzo McDaniel
Gap
Comanche County
Comanche
Mills Counties
Mills Co
McDaniel
Sarah Thomas
Ft. Worth
Senator Sheppard backs maternity bill cited by Star
The San Saba Star notes Senator Morris Sheppard helped author the maternity bill and delivered an eloquent speech in the senate last week opposing a 100 percent increase on safety pins.
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Morris Sheppard
Senate
San Saba Star
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The
Comanche Publishing Company Publishers
Maismatter
Mart
Mercer Gap
Brownwood
Dawneys
Switzers
Callaways
J. . Garrett
Clerk County
South Part Town
Ford Car
Mason
R. H. Moore
Comanche Texas
Murrell Woodward
Higginbotham
Joe Tupin
Howse
St.m
J. BE
Garrett
Clerk County Court
J. R. Overstreet
Throckmorton Street
Lamar
Royal Armour
the’ Home Grocery
Kilpatrick
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