Thrice Told Tales Chronicles Travel and Tales From Sipe Springs
This column recalls early Texas life with E B Dewey’s first streetcar ride in Waco and a tale of a Comanche store owner M W Hall sending him to fetch goods. Dewey crosses a suspension bridge, ferries fifty cents in a fare box, and endures a long ride home. Other anecdotes include Porto Rico judge-to-be McLeary Hutchison as a boy and Vernon Cunningham misnaming a zebra as a Plymouth Rock mule.
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E. B. Dewey
Sipe Springs
Waco
M. W Hall
Art Hall
Comanche
Hall
Dewey
Brazos
Suspension Bridge
Dallas
Mr. Dewey
Comanche County
McLeary Hutchison
Supreme Court of
Porto Rico
Improvements on the Court House County landmark
Our county court house is being refreshed with window and door adjustments and a new roof and dome paint. The work signals prosperity and care for public property. The County Commissioners are taking the right steps.
Mercer Gap News Children Day Observed by Sunday School
Children presented a fine program for Christian Education as donors supported the collection, followed by a community dinner. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Rape Gore Miss Eula Fletcher and Mr Lee Rice, with several residents sharing weekend visits and local politicking noted by Mr Hip Arther and Cyril Greene.
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Rape Gore
Eula Fletcher
Lee Rice
Ruth Harris
Comanche
Jeanne Rape
Thelma Low
Oneta and
Thomas
Dublin
M. Z. Brown
Fd Payne
Opal
Plainview
McKinsie
Democrats name woman for Senate race in Wisconsin
Milwaukee June 28 Mrs Ben C Hoover of Oshkosh president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters is the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate She will lead the Democrats of Wisconsin into the state elections Nov 7 the first woman representative of the party ticket in this state The Democratic party convention last night unanimously endorsed Mrs Hooper She expressed willingness to make the campaign
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Milwaukee
Ben C. Hoover
Oshkosh
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
United States Senate
Democrats of
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Hooper
Vacation plans for Miss Floro Cathey noted
Miss Floro Cathey will spend the first part of her vacation with Mrs. Witt in Coleman and later in Denton. She plans to take a summer course at the USA. The McCtre family reunion is scheduled for July 18.
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Floro Cathey
Hes
Mr. Witt
Coleman Ona
Denton
U. SA
Pleasant Valley Social Links Highlight Farm Community
Pleasant Valley residents hosted a ice cream supper Saturday night with attendees from nearby communities. Local visits included Grandpa Nichols staying with Mrs Court in Holder and Misses Donaho, Nichols, Ward, Hilley, and Stepp visiting or visiting in turn. Jeff Boyd and family from Sidney stayed with Henry Redwine. remarks mention Hon Morris at a Stag Creek party. The Baglie brothers hayed in the area last week. City Market advertises guaranteed eggs with phone contact.
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Grandpa Nichols
Mrs. Court of Holder
Loya Donaho
Sideny
Carrie Nichols
Neva Lusk
Ola Ward
Jeff Boyd
Sidney
Henry Redwine
Trons
Hon
Morris
Stag Creek
Willie Hilley
Cora Stepp
Jeneva Sides
Eastland Well Comes In Gusher at 3150 Feet
Eastland June 28. Henry No 2 of Eastland Oil Co. strikes in with 1200 to 1500 barrels daily at 8315 feet. Located 600 feet south of Martin No 2, it adds to a string of large wells in the Eastland field. Ardizone well near Lake Hastiand yields about 200 barrels after cleaning. extension to the lake district grows.
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Eastland
Wastland
Eastland Oil Company
Martin
Martin Tract
Lake Hastiand
Lake District
Mrs Gathey to Visit Coleman Then St Vrain NM
Mrs. A C Gathey will leave this week for a short visit with her daughter Mrs M K Witt in Coleman. She will then travel to St Vrain New Mexico to stay with her parents until September 1.
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A. C. Gathey
M. K. Witt
Coleman
St. Vrain
New Mexico
Big Costume Carnival on Fourth of July
Messrs. Bob Haynes and Jim Haynes of De Leon visited Comanche last Friday during a local events wave. The pair joined townspeople for a festive Fourth of July weekend scene and related activities.
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Messrs
Bob and
Jim Haynes
de Leon
Comanche
Be on hand for the Big 4th of July Celebration
An event listing for the American Legion hosts a Big Fourth of July celebration. The notice notes a competitive tire offering by A. C. Motor Co and hints at unavailable material affecting competition.
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American Legion
United States
A. C. Motor Co
Jubilee's Pardner By Judd Mortimes Lewis
A juvenile narrator recalls a long absent school life and a Sunday visit with friends. Mischief unfolds with a cousin, a prizefighter cat, injured chickens, a beach outing, and a restless day ending with aimless wandering near a railroad.
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Immer Time Furniture
Gibson
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Sid Cunningham
Vernon
Thyou
Comant
Cheff
Mercer Gap News
McC Tre
Thuring
Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Adkerson
Jubilee
Pardner
Judd Mortimes
Lewis
Youniss
Tripe
Hopper
Cateh
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