Wesley Adult Class Hosts Baraca Philathea Gathering
Sunday June 15 gathering at Mrs Mina Woods featured croquetFrench and dominoes with ice cream on the croquet ground. Attendees included Mr and Mrs BE Stone Bracken Ernest Alexander and family and many others visiting relatives around Wesley community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Adult
Mina Woods
BE. M. Stone
Bracken
Ernest Alexander
B. Gugger
Eva
Onnie Lee
Claude Roberts
Opal McClotchey
Bessie
Hurshel Green
Cecil Gray
Ethel Baker
Leona Llood
Thelma Buskler
Henry
Arro Barber
Sallie Jenkins
Elmer
Mollie
Laura Johnson
Harvey Howard
Doffus McCalvey
May Grady
Barney Howell
John
Rue Penson
Charlie Heflin
EK. M. Stone
Lackey Poyner
Pearl Maddox
A. L. Reid
Dr. Johnson
Andy Stone
Wright
Mount Pleasant
All-Day Singing Draws Large Crowds to Baptist Church
Sidney residents and visitors from Comanche Blanket Sipe Springs and Gap gathered for a church singing at the Baptist church. Dinner was served under the tabernacle and attendees enjoyed the event. Visitors include Elsie Herring of Comanche visiting A Wells, Mrs E A Jones visiting in Hasse, Effie Parson from near Gap, Mrs C W Johnson, Erma Holland and Mrs W G Blassingame visiting J R Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Comanche
Blanket
Sipe Springs
Gap
Tabernacle
Elsie Herring
A. Wells
E. A. Jones
Hasse
Effie Parson
Near Gap
C. W Johnson
Erma Holland
W G. Blassingame
J. R. Holland
Baggett News Stirs Farm Life And Community Health
Bailing and thrashing grain occupy the day as health remains good. Young people attended a party at Mr and Mrs Charlie Keiths Saturday night and report an enjoyable time. Mr and Mrs Harrison Luker spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ward Pearce in Hasse. J S Starkie entertained all ages for a singing Sunday night and treated them to peaches. W W Boggs and others were mentioned in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevral
Charlie Keith
Harrison Luker
Ward Pearce
Hasse
J. S. Starkie
W. W. Boggs
Weather, deaths, and local notes from Copperas Prairie area
Hot dry weather threatens corn yields while oats thrive and thrashing is underway. Boll weevils plague cotton as visitors from Fort Worth and Oplin arrive. Mrs. Sam Crane dies, funeral at Stag Creek cemetery. Residents and visitors share news of singing, travels, and railroad stock schemes near Gap and Sidney.
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Kansas
Sam Crane
Stag Creek
J. M. Easley
Fort Worth
Tobe Arnold
Oplin
Comanche
H. R. Lacy
Jewel Reece
Sidney
Tiny Everett
Gap
Here
W. H. Reece
McCollough County
Andrew Bryce
Coleman
Weather Sparks Talk as Hay Work Busy in Cotton Grove
Farmers across Cotton Grove report hot weather and busy hay-crop activity while corn is laid by. Local residents visit kin in Sidney and Rock Bluff as singing schools and church services draw crowds. Paralyzing illness affects Mrs. W. W. Thacker but she improves. several residents travel for teaching posts and positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gabbert
Tom Howell
Zedd Robinson
Comanche
Dollie Stubblefield
Lee Lambert
Sidney
Ocie Zaeckery
Oklahoma
Dora Wells
W. A. Robertson
W. W. Thacker
W. A. Cade
Ruby Decker
Thre
Oak Valley Church
Cleo Spence
Rock Bluff
Cunningham Family Gatherings Across Nearby Towns
Newburg residents W. W. Cunningham and son Sam traveled to Comanche on Friday while Mrs. F. A. Cunningham spent part of last week there with her mother Mrs. Wilconsin. Several Cunningham relatives, including Jack, Dick, R. A., and Jim, were seen visiting in Comanche and nearby locations through the weekend and into Monday. Monty ward, Dayton Cunningham, and others also spent time with family in Sidney and at the normal in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Cunningham
Sam
Comanche
F. A. Cunningham
Wilconsin
F. A. Jack
Dallas
W. H. Cunningham
Dick Cunningham
Mark A. Ward
Sidney
F. A
Jim Cunningham
Indian Gap
W. A
Jack Cunningham
R. A. Cunningham
Tom Holcomb
Dayton Cunningham
Mack Henson
Mercer Gap and Harmony Community Notices
Mercer Gap and Harmony echo with churchgoers and visitors. Mr and Mrs Garner and Miss Agnes Botts of Comanche attended preaching and Woodman decoration at Gap Sunday. Miss Ethel Harris of Comanche and Miss Mary Kemp of Brysonville attended church and Mercer Gap events. Charlie McCollum drove a new car around Mercer Gap. Audie Collie of Copperas Prairie visits her aunt Miss Mattie Ackers at Harmony. Mary Johnson of Rock Springs spent Sunday at Mercer Gap. Bill Irby at children’s day at Vandyke. Bud Brown is ill. Esman Wallace of Sidney visited early week. Lizzie Phillips of Harmony is sick. Bro White of Mercer Gap spends week with brethren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrashers
Garner
Agnes Botts
Comanche
Gap
Ethel Harris
Mary Kemp
Brysonville
Mercer Gap
Charlie McCollum
Audie Collie
Copperas Prairie
Mattie Ackers
Harmony
Mary Johnson
Rock Springs
Bill Irby
Vandyke
Bob Fitzpatrick
West, Texas
Bob Rushing
Bud Brown
Esman Wallace
Sidney
Lizzie Phillips
Bro. White
Brethren
Sipe Springs News Gleanings From Fort Worth Dallas Visits
Joe Chrestman and Jeff Morgan conducted business in Fort Worth and Dallas last week. Mr Guinn of Comanche visited Andrew Gardenhire. Mr and Mrs Otto Williamson and their daughter from Comanche are visiting Miss Minnie Ashinhurst. The Sipe Springs region had a strong rain and wind Sunday night but no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Chrestman
Jeff Morgan
Fort Worth
Dallas
Guinn
Comanche
Andrew Gardenhire
Otto Williamson
Williamson
Minnie Ashinhurst
Sipe Springs
Gustine Notes from The Gazette Visitants and Local Travel
Miss Perl West of Comanche spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. George Neel and was joined by Miss Muriel West. W. J. Paton traveled to Comanche to meet with the commissioners court. Mrs. H. Moore left for Comanche to visit. R. D. McHenry of Georgetown came to Gustine on business and left for Comanche. Mrs. Wash McCollum and her daughter Miss Golda of Comanche were visiting J. F. Ban-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Perl West
Comanche
George Neel
Muriel West
Mrs. Neel
W. J. Paton
Commissioners Court
Patton
H. Moore
R. D. McHenry
Georgetown
Wash McCollum
Golda
J. F. Ban
Gleanings on Local Teachers and Visitors in Comanche
Miss Ellen Robinson of St Vrain New Mexico visited her brother W F Robinson in the Baggett community and planned a trip to Comanche before returning home. She was joined by Mary Joe Robinson of San Angelo. Prof H L Gantz, lingering in Comanche, announced plans to attend the summer normals at Baylor in Waco, aiming to improve service when school opens in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Ellen Robinson
St. Vrain N. M
Waco
W. F. Robinson
Baggett
Comanche
New Mexico
Mary Joe Robinson
San Angelo
H. L. Gantz
Gazette
Baylor
DeLeon News Notes Court Visits and School Plans
S. G. Underwood attended court at Comanche this week. Miss Gertie Hooker will work in Austin at the summer school. Comanche visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Osborn and Dr. A. M. Allen’s sister Zoe Allen. Local business and social activity covered horse trades, and a Dallas-Cleburne Motor Interurban plan to pass through DeLeon toward Coleman. DeLeon Public School board finalized 1915 16 faculty excluding agriculture instructor. institute week begins September 6 with September 13 as first full school day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Free Press
S. G. Underwood
Comanche
Gertie Hooker
Austin
J. E. Osborn
M. B. Wilkerson
Zoe Allen
A .M. Allen
Clarence Albin
Frank Carleton
A. R. Jarrett
Kk. P. Turner and Associates
Dallas-Cleburne Motor Interurban
DeLeon
Gap
Coleman
DeLeon Public School
Department of Agriculture
Board of Trustees
Lillian Johnson
Weatherford
Margret Crockett
Spur
Fay Wendell
Cooper
Fay Hardeman
Killeen
Bertha Ross
Esther Streeter
Corsicana
Merrick
Desdemonia
Biddie Smith
Bellville
Only One Entirely Satisfactory Colic Remedy Cited
S N Galloway of Stewart South Carolina praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only remedy that fully satisfied and cured him. He recommends it to friends and notes it is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
S. N. Galloway
Stewart
S. C
Figsen Endorsed Laxatives Promised as Future Results
An advertisement-style note claims purchasing a box of laxative tablets will yield results the reader will thank them for later. The quip attributes Paris Smith as the source of the warning and pitch.
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Figsen
Paris Smith
A. and M. College and University Division Separating Move
Col Fr Milner notes cross‑party push since 1919 for separating the A and M College from the University. House joint resolution No. 34 seeks constitutional amendment to fully separate, set for vote July 24, backed by Democrats Republicans and farm and banking groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FR. T. Milner
Fach
Farmers’ Congress
Farmers’ Unit
Cattlemen's Convention
Bankers’ Convention
A. & M. College
Texas
Texas voters to decide on A and M separation amendment
The Texas Legislature submits for the first time a people driven amendment to separate the A. and M. College from the University amid broad calls from political conventions and industrial groups. Voters are urged to act on July 24 to settle the issue.
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A. & M. College
State University
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Texas
Resolution No 34 Expands State Higher Education
All citizens support education and back resolution No 34 as a major step toward a permanent, constitutionally fixed system of state institutions. Parties and industrial groups unite in favor of the amendment to establish a wiser program for higher learning.
Divorcement of A and M Colleges Favored in State
The speaker argues that as long as A. and M. College remains a branch of the University it is a secondary school and its growth is limited. Separating them would benefit both institutions and the state’s education program. A campaign slogan calls for a great A. and M. College and a great University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
Texas voters urged to approve House joint resolution 34
A call for Texans to vote July 24 on H J Res 34 to fully separate A and M College from the State University. The measure has broad bipartisan support with every governor candidate since 1910 backing the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. & M. College
Joint resolution urged for July 24 vote nationwide
Joint resolution No. 34 is set for a July 24 vote. It has been demanded for years by political conventions and by all industrial organizations, with no opposition from any convention. It is urged that it receive unanimous support from the people.
Joint resolution No 34 Nonpartisan Educational Question
The document declares Joint resolution No 34 as nonpartisan and nonpolitical. It frames the issue as an educational question and notes endorsement by all political parties.
Publicize Draft Constitutional Amendment on A. and M. Divorcement
The Athens Review publishes House Joint Resolution No. 34 detailing a constitutional amendment to divorce the A. and M. College from the State University. The measure, one of six amendments on July 24, is analyzed to aid reader understanding. The Review notes broad public interest and favorable sentiment toward the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
State University
Athens Review
Brazos County urged to back Sackett resolution vote
The Sackett resolution and the amendment severing the A and M College from the State University will be on the July 24 ballot, and Brazos County residents are urged to mobilize. Every man should inform friends elsewhere in Texas about the issue and its significance to ensure support statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sackett
A. & M. College
State University
Brazos County
A. M. College Independence Bill Separates From University
House joint resolution No. 34 aims to separate the A. and M. College from the University. It does not authorize bonds but establishes perpetual independence and fixes the college's permanent home at College Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College
College Station
Separation of University and A M College in Texas Debate
A public editorial argues for a constitutional amendment to separate the University, A. and M. College, and the School of Industrial Arts for White Girls into independent boards. Citing Lefevre and Van Hise, it warns central control harms talent, continuity, and collaboration, saying defeat could fuse the two schools and hinder higher education progress in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
A. & M. College
School of Industrial Arts
United States
Arthur Lefevre
Central Board of Control
Texas
Texas voters urged to pass constitutional amendment on A&M separation
Texan citizens are urged to support a proposed constitutional amendment separating the A and M College from the University. The Legislature has submitted the measure, with voting set for July 24, and supporters hope it will settle the issue for good.
Move would make A. and M. College independent institution
The measure, if adopted on July 24, would grant independence to the A. and M. College and permanently establish the Industrial School for white girls at Denton. The Denton school currently lacks constitutional status and can be altered by act of the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
A. & M. College
Denton
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