Old Building Roof Study and Cunningham Illness Update
A feature describes the self supporting roof of an old rock building with a timber trellis frame and ceiling support. It catalogues artifacts found between walls, school district statistics, and notes W J Cunningham’s serious illness with an anticipated return by speaker Bro F Moore who will lecture at the Sunday School session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stewart
Wiliam Stewart
W. F. Rogers
J. W. Cunningham
W. D. Cox
Tray Cunningham
Holmes
Sidney Votes on Special School Tax
Sidney voters will decide on June 24 whether to approve a special school tax to support local schools facing funding shortfalls. The measure follows broader statewide actions by districts seeking necessary funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
New Produce House Opens in Comanche Building
Messrs. W. W. Cox and Carroll Magness open a new produce house in the former A. C. Battery and Electric Co. building. Cox brings coal and oil experience from Comanche, Magness adds prior produce work. They will handle feed coal produce and cream. The Chief offers best wishes and predicts strong local patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
W. W. Cox
Carroll Magness
A. C. Battery and Electric Co
Cox
Comanche
Magness
Arrow-Head Ready for Distribution by Comanche High
The Arrow-Head annual produced by Comanche High School students and directed chiefly by the Senior class is ready for distribution this week by the Enterprise. It is an artistic work reflecting credit on the students town and the high school faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Clean Up Ordinance Warns Comanche Residents
City Council enacts a strong weed and rubbish ordinance and orders residents to clean their premises. The Marshall will serve notices to noncompliant households, with cleanup costs charged to property taxes if ignored. Townsfolk urged to brighten properties and curb overgrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Lawson and Thomas wed in Brownwood ceremony
Ben Lawson of Hargraves Printing Co. and Miss Lucy Thomas of Comanche were secretly married at Brownwood on May 26. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Dora Green, is well known in Comanche. The groom, a traveling salesman for Hargreaves Printing Co., recently served as Ft. Worth city salesman. They plan to reside in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Ben Lawson
Hargraves Printing Co
Fr. Worth
Lucy Thomas
Brownwood
Jennie Garrett
Dora Green
Hargreaves Printing Co
Comanche School Superintendents 1874 to 1922
A history feature by the Chief editor outlines the planned long series on Comanche school superintendents from 1874 to 1922. It notes extensive research, local educators from the prewar era, and profiles including D. S. Switzer and others, tracing the rock building era and early Masonic Institute leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Rock
Wm. F. Rogers
Comanche
L. B. Russell
Misses Aline Skinner and Eliz beth Reese at Baylor Belton Commencement
Misses Aline Skinner and Eliza beth Reese attended the Baylor Belton commencement ceremony marking the completion of their studies and the conferring of degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Skinner
Elizabeth Reese
Baylor, Belton
Revival services at Methodist church near end this week
The Methodist church concludes a two week revival series this week. Each morning at eleven o'clock business houses closed to allow attendance and the final service will be held Sunday night at the usual hour.
Graham Chapel Leads in Poultry Sign Up Effort
The Graham Chapel community reports the largest poultry sign up to date with 24 listed and 11 signing the marketing agreement. Committee members T H Purvis Clemens Luker and W A Luker managed a canvass aided by Mrs Luker on June 9 and 10. Several residents listed high hen totals, highlighting Mrs Luker and assisting ladies for the success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Chapel
T. H. Purvis
Clemens Luker
W. A. Luker
W. A .Luker
J. P. Mayes
W. L. Moore
Henry McKelvey
C. M. Hollifield
Clemens Laker
J. W. Trimble
C. E. Purvis
R. M. Carlton
T. C. Lane
Mrs. Luker
Birthday fete honors J M McCrary with Confederate veterans
On June 8 friends and 15 Confederate veterans gathered on a river pasture to celebrate the 77th birthday of J M McCrary. The event featured a noon dinner with barbecue, bread, iced tea, and coffee, a cake shaped like the Confederate flag, and tales of past days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McCrary
South
M. A. McCrary
B. J. Wyche
Maxwell
I. B. Brown
Mart L. B. Russell
Clayt Carnes
Dad Lofton
G. A. Bruton
Ben Williams Johnson
Haynes
Gustine
Jim Carter
Comanche
Gee, Bean
Harry Bean
Mrs. Little
McCrary
P. McCrary
EB. H. Raubut
Fred Bean
Earl Davis Brown
D. G. Haggard
Edna Hill Community Sends Eaters to County Jail Inmates
Sheriff L F Marshall thanks Edna Hill residents for a box of eatables sent to prisoners in the county jail. The message expresses gratitude to the community and notes the sheriff's signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Hill
L. F. Marshall
Barry Miller Speaks for Culberson Saturday
Hon Barry Miller will speak in Comanche at the Courthouse on Saturday June 17 at 2 p m in the interest of Senator Culbersons candidacy for the senate. Miller has many warm friends in Comanche who will be glad to hear him on the issues in this senatorial race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Miller
Comanche
Senator Culberson
Senate
Comanche’s Oldest Citizen Reaches 102 On Birthday
John Wesley Banner, Comanche’s oldest resident, celebrated his 102nd birthday on Monday June 12. Born in 1820 in Virginia, he lived there until 1870 before moving to Texas and later to Comanche County. He spent years in Coleman County, the Indian Territory, Florida and New Mexico, returning to Comanche about 1890 to live with his daughter Mrs. Frank Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
John Wesley Banner
Virginia
Jane Broadwater
Collin County
Texas
Coleman County
Indian Territory
Florida
New Mexico
Frank Clark
Comanche Woman Visits De Leon With Gustine Resident
Mise Nannie Perry of Comanche traveled to De Leon Monday in company with Misa Lucille Woolf of Gustine. Details are scant due to fragmented OCR text from the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Nannie Perry
Comanche
de Leon
Misa Lucille Woolf
Gustine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lura Simmons
Clyde Acton
S. Report
W. J. Cunningham
Frank Reese
Tom Moore
Shriners
Canada
Northwest
San Francisco
W. B. Cunningham
Minnie
Crand
F. Moore
American Legion
NEW Business Concern
ARROW
Lawson
Thomas
J. W. Emory
Mineral Wells
Dallas
Roy Nabers
Metropolitan Business College
Emory
Robert Wylie
Confederacy
Duncan Campbell
Parson Trimble
Hilton
Mac Burks
Jeff Burks
Hilton Burks
D. S. Switzer
D .S. Switzer
Masonic Lodge
Masons
Spartenburg
South Carolina
Mississippi
Atlanta
Georgia
Jonesboro
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Switzer
Greenwood Institution
Round Rock
Rebecca Mays
L. M. Mays
Comanche Masonic Institute
Granbury
Woman’s College
Itasca
Conservatory of Music
Oak Cliff
Methodist Meeting
Culberson
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