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Dr. O. R. or Dentist advertises in the Masonic building Comanche Texas offering dental services in a compact local notice.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
8
Itaska Man Guest of Brother in City Tuesday
Emmett Smith of Itaska visited his brother S. P. Smith in the city this Tuesday. Hail insurance offered by J. R. Eanes & Co. is advertised for growing crops. W. H. Thadberg traveled to Dallas and Fort Worth Saturday and attended the Ferguson rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Smith
Itaska
S. P. Smith
W. H. Thadberg
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Ferguson
J. R. Eanes & Company
Social Notes Highlight Ladonia Visitors and Local Travel
Miss Marie Kean of Ladonia guests her sister Mrs Tom Bell. Mr and Mrs Will Randall visit relatives in Hico and return Monday morning. Jno T Jay was a Brownwood business visitor. Miss Laura Simmons of Atlanta Ga visits F E Adams and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Kean
Ladonia
Mrs
Tom Bell
Will Randall
Hieo
Mr. Randall
O— Jno
T. Jay
Brownwood
Laura Simmons
Atlanta, Ga
F. E. Adams
Commerical Company and relatives host visitors layout
July 19 is the date. The Commercial Company Mrs McDade and son Mills of Dublin guests of relatives near Newburg this week. Will Baxter from Brownwood on business. Misses Carter DeLeon Mildred Ruth Kirk Baldwin guests of Misses Payne. Mr and Mrs D C Ashmore and children of Morgan visiting Ashmore family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Carter
DeLeon
Mildred
Ruth Kirk
Baldwin
Misses Payne
Miss Camille Sherrill Elected to Fort Worth School Post
Miss Camille Sherrill is elected to a Fort Worth school position. T. J. Cunningham, Stephenville court reporter, visited his hometown for a few days starting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille Sherrill
Fort Worth
T. J. Cunningham
Stephenville
Commercial Company Sells First New Oats of Season
The Commercial Company has shipped three cars of new oats, marking the first sale of the season.
Local Front Page Notes Visitors and Calls
Misses Ruth and Mildred Kirk of Pontotoc Mississippi and Miss Alice Carter of Hasse visit the city to see friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Geo Montgomery entertained a young son since last Friday. George declares he is a Jim Ferguson Democrat. Mrs Ibre Gage returns from Gatesville visit. A F and D S Blue were business visitors in Brownwood this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth and
Mildred Kirk
Pontotoc
Miss
Alice Carter
Hasse
City
Geo. Montgomery
George
Jim Ferguson
Ibre Gage
Gatesville
Tom Cunningham
Jim Ferguson Club
Haydenchield Comes to Town as Visitors Arrive
Dallas visitor Mrs Maggie Lee visits her aunt Mrs Dr Jack in Newbury while Mrs Bessie Dunn and her son Frank return from Ft Worth. Ed Hayworth of Brownwood joins his brother A P Haworth in the city. J R Taylor, children, and Nell Shropshire from Brownwood visit C W Carnes family. Ethel Speed of Gustine, a Comanche county teacher, is elected to a De Leon school post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Lee
Dallas
Dr. Jack
Newbury
Bessie Dunn
Frank
Ft. Worth
Ed Hayworth
Brownwood
A. P B. Haworth
Ethel Speed
Gustine
Comanche County
DeLeon Schools
Ferguson Rally Draws Wide State Support in Dallas
Sidney resident T. E. Bob Wilson attended the Dallas rally and reported strong statewide turnout with attendees arriving 500 to 600 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E
Bob) Wilson
Sidney
Ferguson
Dallas
Price family returns to Comanche as home
Rufus Price and his family who spent a year in East Texas have moved back to Comanche to settle permanently. Merlyn Jenkins arrived Wednesday from Chicago where he had been studying at an electrical school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Price
East Texas
Comanche
Merlyn Jenkins
Chicago
Business visitor D C Dingus tours Coleman county
D C Dingus conducted business visits in Coleman and Runnels counties during the early part of the week, meeting local officials and inspecting sites of possible commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Local visitors and town business noted in Comanche
Mrs A L Lumpkin and relatives of Amarillo visit their brothers families. W E Lowe C R Ayers and J B Wilson of DeLeon transact business with the Commissioners Court. Tom Cunningham welcomes a baby girl born Sunday. K M Barnes resigns from Looney Mercantile to cattle business in Comanche. Brownwood residents relocate with best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Lumpkin
Amarillo
CC. 8. Hale
Meridian
Messrs
Tom and
Welborne Dunlap
W. E. Lowe
C. R. Ayers
J. B. Wilson
DeLeon
Comanche
Commissioners Court
Brownwood man joins Hamilton Drug Co as fountain attache
Grady Bowden of Brownwood becomes an attache and will manage the fountain for Hamilton Drug Co. He is described as a young man of sterling character and a good mixer of soft drinks. L P Kean of Waco visited the city this week as a guest of his sister Mrs Tom Bell. Kean is vice president of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Waco, which is winding up the piano business of J H Wilder, whose notes and accounts the bank has purchased to protect itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Bowden
Brownwood
Hamilton Drug Co
L. P. Kean
Waco
Tom Bell
Kean
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
J. H. Wilder
Steers Sold at 55 a Head in Angelo Auction
J. H. Bryson sold three hundred head of steers to buyers in Angelo at 55 per round. He had offered the same cattle last spring at 45 and earned 3,000 by holding them. Delivery occurred Saturday. Rev. Gray of Brownwood has conducted a Presbyterian church meeting this week, noted as forceful and interesting and lasting through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bryson
Arties
Angelo
Gray
Brownwood
Presbyterian Church
Big July auction and race meet announced in Brownwood
Brownwood Horse and Mule Co. of Brownwood Texas plans a big July sale of horses and mules on the 2nd and 3rd with a major race meet on the 4th offering purses of 300 dollars for free for all pace and 200 dollars for free for all trot. Also notes Dr P H Chilton and family leaving for Dallas to practice surgery and resigning local positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood Horse and Mule Co
Brownwood
Texas
Anthony Moves to Farm Life with Jersey Cows and Silo
The First State Bank cashier E. E. Anthony relocates to the Joel Nabers place builds a silo buys thirty five Jersey cows and plans a farm life. The editorial endorses the back to the farm movement saying farm living with livestock makes life worthwhile and praises his decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Anthony
First State Bank
Joel Nabers
Anthony
W. O. W. Log Rolling Mid-Summer Meeting Planned
The Central West Texas Log Rolling Association and W O W carnival set a mid-summer meeting in Comanche on July 15 16 17. Ten counties Erath Hamilton Eastland Mills Comanche Brown McCullough Concho Coleman Runnels join with over 15000 Woodmen. prominent members will address the event. S. C. Findley of Comanche serves as president and J M Lusk of Ballinger as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West Texas Log Rolling Association
W. O. W. Carnival
Comanche
Erath
Hamilton
Eastland
Mills
Brown
McCullough
Concho
Coleman
Runnels
S. C. Findley
J. M. Lusk of
Ballinger
County Executive Committee Members Listed by Precincts
The meeting lists names for county and district offices across Tarrant Comanche Coryell and other counties. Key figures include J. H. McMillan Mary L. Smith W. D. Carroll Jack Cunningham J. F. Palmer Merton L. Harris Morgan E. Hall L. H. Creamer R. B. Waldrop and George Hyde Hulsey along with precinct officers H. R. Lacy W. T. Dobbs R. W. Neal W. J. Patton L. M. Truitt John W. Wyatt E. C. Thomas Edd Lightfoot A. C. Cathey Eb Graves A G Nowlin H Atchinson S I Hancock S F Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Truitt
John W. Wyatt
E. C. Thomas
Edd Lightfoot
A. C. Cathey
Eb. F. Graves
A. G. Nowlin
H. Atchinson
Gustine Picnic Highlights Two Day Event with Candidates
The eighth annual Gustine picnic will be held Friday and Saturday the 25th and 26th. Speakers include Tom Ball Jim Ferguson and four Congress candidates Milam Swayne Hunter and Callaway. A shaded park with water and illuminated grounds promises a good time. Baseball games pit Gustine against Comanche both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine
Tom Ball
Jim Ferguson
Congress
Messrs
Milam
Swayne
Hunter
Callaway
Comanche
Moody Makes Good Word Receives Hotel Promotion
Sanford Moody, well known and generally liked in Comanche, becomes chief clerk of the Driscoll Hotel in Austin. He previously resid ed to accept a clerkship in a new Waco hotel, and friends urged the management to hire him. Moody is praised for his bright, genial manner and amiable disposition, with Comanche friends rejoicing at the promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Sanford Moody
Driscoll
Austin
Waco
Sanford
Comanche
Deputy Sheriff Suffers Broken Arm in Fall
Deputy Sheriff Joe Miller broke his arm near the elbow last Thursday night after striking an obstruction while getting up to answer the telephone. He has endured considerable pain since and is wearing a sling for the injured limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Miller
Flour sale ad by J W Scurry promises 48 lb sack at $1.50
Local merchant J W Scurry advertises Queen of the Pantry flour at 1.50 for a 48 pound sack with a guarantee. Also notes Famous flour at 1.00. Encourages customers to buy and not fear quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Scurry
Also Mentioned on This Page
BRINS
ONE Price Store
Evelet
Oxfords
South Side Square
Comanche, Texas
J. R. Eanes & Co
Haydenchield IS
Fere
Commerial Company
Will Baxter
D. C. Ashmore
Morgan
Mr. Ashmore
A. F. and
D. S. Blue
Mesdames R. BE. Harris
Mae Burks
Blanket
K. M. Barnes
Looney Mercantile Co
Brownwood Bulletin
P. H. Chilton
North Texas
Chilton
Comanche County Medical Society
Democratic Executive Committee
Old Settlers
G. B. Saunders
San Francisco
Mr. Saunders
Pompadour
Roberson
Cial
Fletcher
Old Settlers’ Reunion
W. O. W. Log Rolling
Tom H. Bell
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