Local Update on Townspeople and Weather Impacts
Dean Thus recovering from operation in Baylor Hospital with wife at home. Kyle Graves injured by pitched ball at City Park and remains under care after a severe cut above the left eye. Bert Watson resigns as First State Bank cashier. Ben B. McCollum succeeds him. Tarleton Summer Normal enrollment may exceed five hundred. J B Ator resigns as Stephen ville bank cashier. family moves to San Antonio. Heavy rains began Saturday and continue. farmers report corn fields benefiting from showers while grain finishes need rain. cotton crops aided. feed crops progressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean J
Davis
Dallas
Bert Watson
First State Bank of
Stephenville
Ben B. McCollum
Alexander State Bank
Tarleton
J. B. Ator
Stephenvill
German Tennis Club to Host Big Invitation Meet
The German Tennis Club mailed about one hundred invitations last week for an invitational tournament set for June 27 and 28. Organizers expect a large field and say the event should rank among the club’s best.
Twenty names entered in best five acres of cotton contest
Twenty entries are already filed for the Hico Chamber of Commerce $250 best five acres cotton contest. The event draws interest as farmers aim to grow more lint per acre and improve yields for the community.
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News-Review
Hico Chamber of Commerce
Dublin Welcomes New Farm Demonstration Agent Buckinham
Mark Buckinham of Dallas county arrived in Dublin with District Agent T B Wood to set up as farm demonstration agent. Buckinham and Dublin trade lore jointly employed will operate from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce with Robert R Lancaster aiding his start. Judge Wright Morrow departs for Atlantic City to represent the Dublin Lions Club at the national convention and will visit major eastern cities during a two week absence.
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Mark Buckinham
Dallas County
Dublin
T. B. Wood
A. & M. College Extension Service
Mr. Buckinham
A. & M. College
Citizens of Dublin Trade Territory
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Robert RR. Lancaster
Grasshoppers Invade Mills County Pastures Hit Crops
The Enterprise notes grasshoppers moving into Mills County, mainly in pastures though crops suffer in spots. Albert Savoy threshes oats on the Little farm, yielding near 80 bushels per acre versus about 50 bushels elsewhere.
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Mills County
Albert Savoy
W. L. Barker
Mrs J W Applewhite Visiting Hamilton Family
Mrs J W Applewhite of Gustine is a guest of her daughter Mrs Jim Young and family in Hamilton for an extended visit. The Hamilton community welcomed recent rains with renewed smiles after scattered showers earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Record
J. W. Applewhite
Gustine
Jim Young
Hamilton
Gustine Students Head Off To Summer Schools Across State
Gustine residents list a procession of pupils bound for summer study at Comanche Howard Payne College John Tarleton Currie School of Expression and other spots. A J Banner family reunion marked his father turning 103 as a fishing party from Gustine enjoyed a Llano trip with ample catches.
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the Tribune
Comanche
Grace Boiles
Howard Payne
Brownwood
Grace Parker
Lottie Everett
Gladys Wyatt
Rufus Everett
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Annie Laurie Duke
Vera Boiles
Ruby Keith
Golden McCamey
Imogene Couch
J. F. Banner
Tanner
Llano
W. J. Patton
J. L. Patton
Bernice Patton
J. D. Miller
J. M. Harrison
J. Duval
Albert Kee
J. M. Livingston
Hamilton
Gustine Guaranty State Bank
W. W. Wilson
Macksville
Messrs. J. L. White
H. G. Livingston
Gustine
Comanche Visitors Briefly Stop at Local Hospital
Mrs. Vick Bond of Comanche visited her husband at the hospital on Tuesday. Miss Fay Shankle of Comanche came to see Mrs. Prank Carpenter for ten days.
Danger in Persistent Cough Warns of Serious Complications
A 1900s advised health note promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for stubborn coughs citing a testimonial from John J. Healy of Pittsfield Mass who reports no coughing after use. The ad warns against substitutes and claims availability everywhere.
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Foley
John J. Healy
Pittafield
Mass
Ambitious men forget and humanity weeps quote
A Richmond Times-Dispatched clipping preserves a terse moral remark on ambition, humanity, money, and love. The brief note contrasts kindness with discipline and warns that wealth can corrupt while love endures when all else fails.
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The
Richmond Times
Diplomacy Gossip Sparks Golf Plan in High Society
A remark in the New York Sun notes a boss inviting an associate to golf next Saturday. The banter questions the boss’s skill, joking he will feel confident before the round ends.
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The
New York Sun
Farm Bought by Mrs Boswell In Comanche Area
The Uncle Jim Cunningham farm of 143 acres near Comanche sold last Thursday for 7500 dollars cash. Guardian for minor Roy Boswell bought it through H J Stewart & Co. The property lies southeast of Comanche with over 100 acres in cultivation and is described as highly desirable.
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C. J. Boswell
Roy
H. J. Stewart & Co
Comanche
Uns shaken Testimony on Doan s Kidney Pills in Comanche
Comanche residents hear a double testimonial on Dean s Kidney Pills from Helmecke proprietor of a local candy and tobacco shop. He describes years of kidney pain and dizziness improved after a few pills and eight years later remains confident in Doan s Kidney Pills for irregular kidney troubles. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Comanche
Helmecke
Candy and Tobacco Store
Barry Selected as New Burks Mercantile Proprietor
Hico loses a good citizen as John B. Barry becomes proprietor of Burks Mercantile Co in Comanche. Barry has assumed control and plans to run a large establishment while Mrs Barry and son Pierce stay in Hico to manage local interests. Comanche welcomes him as a new citizen.
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Hico
John B. Barry
Burks Mercantile Co
Comanche
Barry
Kidney Pills Help Mrs Barnes Get Back to Housework
Mrs. A. Barnes of Altoona Pennsylvania says she was very sick with kidney trouble and a bad liver with constant back pain and could not do housework. She reports Foley Kidney Pills helped her wonderfully and recommends them for quick relief sold everywhere.
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A. Barnes
Altoona
Thal
Les
Warned Against Danger of Poisoned Fish
Fishermen warned to avoid a dangerous season after reports from San Saba of residents becoming seriously ill from eating fish contaminated by poison fed to grasshoppers. The notices urge caution and emphasize poisoning as the cause of illness.
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San Saba
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Mullin
Granbury
Grove’s
J. W. Cunningham
E. J. Boswell
Jim Cunningham
Hico News-Review
Mullen Enterprise
Anna Clover
Ng. F.D. 5
Winfield, Kans
Cardus
Ivy
Franklin
High Grade Carpenters
Steel Files
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Comanche, Texas
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