Community News From Gum Springs June crop rains lift outlook
In Gum Springs on June 20 the crops look better after rains. Local visits include Mrs. Jim Sparks and Frank Gaines of Desdemona. Odessa Solley and family visited Brownwood. Julis Powell of Fort Worth stayed with sister Mrs. W F Kerley. Beulah Dennis and mother spent Sunday with son H. Dennis. Arelatives gathered for a Children's Program at Van Dyke. Aunt Mat Kerley’s male relative died Sunday evening. W S Clark preached at W E Kerley home. Local youths played ball at the schoolhouse Saturday night. Work continues at Tippett well. Advertisement from Hamilton Drug Co offers free eye tests and glasses.
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Gum Springs
Jim Sparks
Frank Gaines
Desdemona
Odessa Solley
Mattie Kerley
Brownwood
Julis Powell
Fort Worth
W. F. Kerley
Melvin McDonald
Arkansas
Charles Dennis
Jack Everett
Borah Warns Bureaus Threaten Republic in Speech
Senator Borah of Idaho told Washington listeners that health supervision bureaus mark the start of the end of the republic. He argued federal medicine regulation gives the government power over speech and thought and urged fighting bureaucratic growth to preserve a republic. He cited Napoleon’s early simplification of government as a warning.
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Washington
Borah of
Idaho
Citizens’ Protective Association
Borah
Napoleon
Texas Taxes Climb Under Neff
The Temple Mirror notes Texas faces higher state taxes as the 1920 rate would rise to the maximum ad valorem 35 cents while school and Confederate pension levies remain at their upper limit. It recalls Pat Neff’s promises of reform and criticizes prolonged talk over economy amid graft allegations in the prison commission.
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Temple Mirror
Texas
Pat Neff
State Pardon Board
Prison Commission
Tax Collector Attends Fort Worth Convention
Bert W. Speed reports about 300 attendees at the state convention of tax collectors and district and county clerks in Fort Worth. Comptroller Lon Smith spoke, Lake Worth boat ride and a barbecue were among city honors, Speed says he enjoyed the festivities and played a full hand. Also note word of Lieut. Rector Cunningham’s World War I death remains to be forwarded to Comanche via New York arrival on June 15.
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Bert W. Speed
Fort Worth
Lon Smith
Lon
Panther City
Lake Worth
Bert
Aaron Cunningham
Rector Cunningham
St. Mihiel
New York
Comanche
Cel Cotton Vegeto Note Reaches Ciel Office
Brief, unclear message directs to bring a cell cotton vegeto to the Ciel office for a stated purpose. The fragment lacks concrete names, dates, or outcomes, leaving the exact request and context indeterminate.
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Ciel
Magic Valley Rio Grande exploration praises King ranch and crops
The Brownsville write up details hospitality in Brownsville and King ranch near Kingsville. It highlights irrigation canals feeding vast crops, citrus orchards, and cotton yields. It notes Mexican labor, scarce Black population, and claims of rising valley cultivation and profitable fruit farming.
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Gang
Magic Valley
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Great King Ranch
Kingsville
McAllen
Sharvland
A.D. Rogers
Valle
Mission Chronicle
Chas. J. Volz
Mission
Rhodes
Welz
Free home economics demonstration at Comanche High School
Mrs Sullivans of A M College will present an all day event at the Comanche High School next Monday the 27th. The free demonstration covers steam pressure canning and dress form construction enabling women and girls to preserve foods and make clothes at home. Subsequent talks continue in De Ion Guatine and Proctor on the 28th 29th and 30th inviting rural residents to attend.
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Comanche
Sullivans
Home Economic Department
A. M. College
de Ion
Guatine
Proctor
Local Marble Stock And Granite Shipment Arrival
The Comanche Granite and Marble Works reports a big granite shipment this week and a large stock of finished marble. Call at the shop to inspect stock and save agent's commission. Bal lard's Snow Liniment offers relief for itching diseases in three sizes 30c 60c and 1.20 per bottle sold by Paris Smith.
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Comanche Granite and Marble Works
D. A. Rice
Ballard
Paris Smith
Paradise on earth in the lower Rio Grande Valley
Descriptive praise for the lower Rio Grande Valley calling it the garden spot of the world. It highlights health, beauty, fertile soil, and ongoing development by hospitable locals, urging readers to visit if possible while noting no urging to relocate from Comanche.
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Rio Grande
Comanche
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Allen Hardware Co
Beulah Dennis
Mr. H. Dennis
J. H. Huff
Hamilton Drug Co
Republic
Manche
BUICK
Denton Motor Co
Gorman, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Volz
Indiana
California
Comanche County
Camels
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