Rural schools must meet rules for million dollar aid
County list shows schools in the county that levied a fifty cent tax last year as part of eligibility for state aid. Rules require location on a one acre plot, proper building standards, desks and charts, trained teachers, enrollment under two hundred with seventy five percent attendance, fifty cent tax levy, and teaching of elementary agriculture and domestic science. A state inspector will verify applications with county endorsement.
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Texas
State Board of Education
Board of County School Trustees
Jenkins
Briar Grove
Hazeldell
Cathey
Ebenezer
Soda Springs
Lamkin
Beattie, Downing
Buffalo
Democrat
Rock Bluff
Re organizing Chamber of Commerce for town progress
Town leaders discuss reorganizing the Chamber of Commerce to operate on an economical basis with a central structure guiding town improvement. Plans include forming a Young Men's Business League to work with the Chamber for coordinated business and civic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Y. M. B. L.— Young Men’s Business League
Hog Growers Association to Elect Executive Member
The Hog Raisers Association will meet at 1 PM at the court house to elect a member to the executive committee. Secretary.
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Hog Growers Association
Hog Raisers Association
Court House
Peanuts Crush Trial Proposed by Comanche Oil Mill
In a talk with the Chief editor, Comanche Cotton Oil Co. manager Mr. Coleman proposes to test peanut crushing at the oil mill. He seeks two to three tons of peanuts for a run to assess machinery needs and profitability, with products returned minus a sample for testing.
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Coleman
Comanche Cotton Oil Co
Lane
Marketing Association
Association
Mr. Coleman
Boll Weevil Warning for Comanche County Farmers
County agent D F Eaton urges prompt action against boll weevil in Comanche County cotton. Inspect 50 stalks, cultivate every eight days, brush off punctured squares to kill weevils, and burn punctured squares. Gather damaged squares in a sack and burn promptly to protect the crop.
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Comanche Co
Truyl
D. F. Eaton
Agt
U.s.dept. of Ag
Collection notice for Martin Co. accounts overdue
Dingus and Palmer hold all notes and accounts due from Martin Co. at First National. Please call in to settle.
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Dingus & Palmer
Corpus Christi Hosts Texas Newspaper Men Tour
Corpus Christi welcomed Texas newspaper men for a four day event featuring coastal leisure and socializing. Editors toured the city noting its growth to about twenty thousand residents, thriving hotels, and rich agricultural surroundings as the next Press Association meeting moves to El Paso.
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Corpus Christi
Men of
Texas
Los Angeles
Corpus
Nueces
Press Association
el Paso
Comanche Cannery Now In Operation
The Comanche Cannery is operating and capable of processing thousands of pounds of beans daily. They pay eight to nine cents per gallon for beans and are canning berries as well as fruit and vegetables for winter supplies. Located behind the old Davis restaurant north of the Star Wagon Yard, the plant has earned broad support from grocers who rate its products highly.
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Canning Company
Davis
Star Wagon Yard
Baby dies in Dallas and buried in White Point
A. E. Gleaton Jr. a 22 month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gleaton died at home in Dallas. The remains were shipped here and buried Tuesday at White Point cemetery. Funeral services were by Rev. H. B. Clark. A large crowd attended. Mrs. Gleaton was formerly Miss Mary Belle Sherrill. The community offers sympathy.
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A. E. Gleaton Jr
A. E. Gleaton
Dallas
White Point
H. B. Clark
Little Girl Burned in Tub Accident Near Swan Hill
The two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Magnus of Swan Hill seven miles south of town fell into a tub of hot water Monday. She suffered deep scalds and was treated by a local physician. Initially she seemed stable but later was noted to be in critical condition.
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Magnus
Swan Hill
Gustine Gazette
Iowa editor quips on hogs paying their way
An Iowa editor was asked if hogs pay. He replied a good many do not they take the paper for years and then return it marked refused or gone west.
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Iowa
Local Marriage Licenses Issued to Four Couples
Ernest Horner weds Miss Lizzie Craig. Mortimer McIlhaney weds Miss Golda Granger. Forest P Holliday weds Miss Emma Lucia Harris. All licenses granted by county clerks, with no delays reported.
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Ernest Horner
Lizzie Craig
Mortimer McKilhaney
Golda Granger
Forest P. Holliday
Emma Lucia Harris
Local business men should co operate with the farmers
Dr. R M Harkey urges Texas merchants to join forces with farmers through marketing and diversification associations. He describes a Kleberg County club model that stresses community development, personal home visits, and shared financing to unite merchants and farmers, boost local trade, and keep revenue in the county.
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Texas
Kleberg County Commercial Club
Aif
R. M. Harkey
A.& M.college of Texas
Card of thanks for flowers after death of son
We thank friends and relatives for kindness and beautiful flowers during the illness and death of our darling little son. May God's richest blessings rest on each of you. J E Gleaton and family. F Sherrill and family.
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J. E. Gleaton
Frank Sherrill
Thanking friends for kindness after loss of son and brother
A family expresses gratitude for the thoughtful ministrations during the illness and death of their beloved son and brother. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Myrick and family extend high esteem and prayers for blessings to the many kind friends.
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J. J. Myrick
Mule Kicks Congressmen Foot. Callaway Hospitalized
In Brownwood a mule kicked Congressman Oscar Callaway of Comanche on Wednesday. He was sent to bed after the incident, with the mule reportedly still “holding the fort.”
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Oscar Callaway
Comanche
Callaway
Brownwood News
Dr Sledges Painless Eye Water Promises Cure
An eye wash product named Dr Sledge's Painless Eye Water claims to cure sore inflamed eyes with a guarantee. It is sold at Carroll's Drug Store.
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Dr. Sledge
Carroll’s
Barbecue Pit Opens In Comanche County Area
Local note announces a new barbecue business in Comanche and Comanche County offering daily service with preorders by phone. They plan to cook their first meal next Friday and invite trial orders, located near the Burks-Simmons Co’s old stand at 412 Uncle Shack Howell, Uncle Watt Wilks.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Burks-Simmons Co’s
Syrup Cans Available Like New at Elkins Tin Shop
Elkins Tin Shop urges customers to place their syrup can orders promptly before stock runs out. The notice emphasizes limited quantities and quick service to secure purchases.
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Elkins Tin Shop
Fresh and Cured Meats and Honey Ad
Local ad offers phone contact for W. R. Harris to supply fresh and cured meats and pure white comb honey 15c. Delivery service promised four times daily.
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W. R. Harris
Confederate Veterans Letter From Tom J. Cunningham
A letter dated June 13 1915 from Tom J. Cunningham, addressing Messrs W F Elkins and W H Davis and all ex Confederates of Comanche Texas. He praises the Lost Cause and urges continued memory and gratitude for Confederate veterans and their posterity.
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Messrs
W. F. Elkins
W. H. Davis
Comanche
Texas
Southland
Tom J. Cunningham
Letter from Confederate Veterans camp in Comanche Texas
Tom, son of the South, is urged by Captain W. F. Elkins and Adjutant W. H. Davis to attend the next Confederate Veterans rally or write another letter. The group recalls fifty years of conflict and pledges to remain on duty for peace and to uphold the Confederate cause.
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Tom
Old Guard
W. F. Elkins
W. H. Davis
Camp
John Pelham
Comanche
Texas
Letter of Thanks to Rev Franklin Moore Address
Confederate Veterans of John Pelham Camp thank the public for Rev Franklin Moore’s address at the Comanche Methodist Church last Sunday. They call it a forceful vindication of Southern doctrine and action supported by statesmen and soldiers, and say it will make true history.
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Franklin Moore
Comanche
South
John Pelham Camp
Comanche High School Alumni Plan Friday Reunion Meeting
Invitations go out for the annual Comanche high school reunion social to be held in the high school auditorium Friday night. All alumni are urged to attend and a good time is expected.
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Comanche High School
Weather Outlook for West Gulf States June 16 1915
For the West Gulf States a period of intermittent showers begins Friday and continues through the week. Temperatures will run above the seasonable average.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
West Gulf States
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Shack Howell
Watt Wilks
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