Interscholastic Meet Set for Comanche March 23–24
The Interscholastic League Committee approves a Comanche County Meet on March 23 and 24 with events across senior and junior boys and girls, rural declamation, music memory, spelling, essay writing, and track. Entries urged one week before the contest. late arrivals bear their own misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interscholastic League Committee
Comanche County
Comanche
J. O. Milstead
R. H. McAdams
B. H. Macon
Miss Parr
B. Ray McCorkle
Texas Independence Day Celebrated By UT Students
University of Texas celebrates Texas Independence Day with a nine cannon salute on the campus in front of the main building and the Lone Star flag raised for the day. A freshmen sophomores pushball contest directed by A M G Swenson of Stamford follows. An all university parade and campus program precede the Independence mixer in the women gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas
Lone Star
A. M. G. Swenson
Stamford
Methodists of Comanche to Hold Church Meeting
The Methodists of Comanche will hold a church meeting on Friday morning at the First Methodist Church. A feast prepared by the ladies will be served and all members are urged to attend. Rev. C. Q. Smith and Mr J. H. Baker will attend and share a brief address on the Methodist movement. There will be no collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
C. Q. Smith
First Methodist Church
J. H. Baker
Brownwood
J. R. Morris
Brunk's Commedians Return to Stage
Brunk's Commedians announce a comeback and urge readers to watch for the opening date as the troupe resumes performances.
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Brunk
A Faithful Band Sets Hope On March Second
On March 2 a small group of patriots gathered in faith that their unified purpose would fulfill their biblical promise. Their confidence paid off when on April 21 the San Jacinto victory affirmed their bold declaration and fortunes.
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San Jacinto
Painting Shows Dry Advocates Arresting Christ
A New York exhibit features a satirical painting titled Father Forgive Them for They Know Not What They Do showing Jesus Christ arrested by Andrew J. Volstead, William Jennings Bryan, and Williams H. Anderson. Police censor reviews the provocative work among other dry satires at the independent artists exhibit.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Andrew J. Vol
Texas Bishops Seek Amnesty for All Political Prisoners
Fifty Protestant Episcopal bishops led by Bishop Charles H. Brent join a White House amnesty request. They argue prisoners are jailed for expressing opinions and urge unconditional release as delayed justice. Names of signatories include bishops from South Dakota to Kansas and California.
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Texas
Washington
Protestant Episcopal Church
Charles H. Brent
Brent
Charles P. Anderson
Chicago
Hugh L. Burleson
D. D
South Dakota
William T. Capers
D.D
Edward T. Denby
Arkansas
Southwest
William F. Faber
Montana
Herbert N. H. Fox
Fred Ingly
Colorado
Irwina P. Johnston
Joseph N. Johnson
Los Angeles
James 8. Johnston
West Texas
T. N. Morrison
Iowa
Louis C. Sanford
San Joaquin
Cal
W. Bertrand Stevens
W. A. Temple
North Texas
Frank H. Touret
Idaho
James H. Winchester
James Wise
Kansas
Turkey and hatching eggs for sale from St. Clair
One More Turkey offers the last of my Mammoth Bronze gobblers around 25 to 30 pounds for 8 dollars. The mother hen laid 89 eggs last year. Also offering hatching eggs from Blooded Silver Lace Wyandott chickens at 1 dollar per setting. -C. P. St. Clair.
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Tom
C. P. St. Clair
Comanche County Schools Benefit From State Aid Fund
Comanche County will receive 19 251 dollars from a 3 million state appropriation for public schools. Rural schools get 11 373 dollars of the county’s share. total county aid is 11 630 dollars, with rural schools receiving 10 780 dollars. The funds support varying term lengths from four to nine months across rural schools.
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Comanche County
Govnor
Two New Railroad Commissioners Appointed
Governor Neff announced the appointment of W M W Splawn dean of economics at the University of Texas and W A Nabors a Winnsboro lawyer and shipper to the state railroad commission. They replace Earle B Mayfield and the late Allison Mayfield with appointments effective March 1 after Mayfield resigns.
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Govenor Neff
W. M. W. Splawn
Department of Economics
University of Texas
W. A. Nabors
Winnsboro
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Earle B. Mayfield
United States
Allison Mayfield
Sherman
Splawn
The
State University
Austin
Baylor College
Decauture College
Baylor University
University of Chicago
Yale University
Chicago
Arlington
Nabors
East Texas
Waco
Mount Lebanon College
Louisiana
Anti Cigarette Bill Introduced in House
A bill introduced in the House by Representative R. J. McDaniel of Comanche and Stewart of Reeves would ban the manufacture sale and giving away of cigarettes. Violations would incur a fine of 10 to 25 dollars and the bill also prohibits the making and sale of cigarette papers. The measure argues current laws protecting minors from cigarettes are inadequate.
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R. J. McDaniel
Comanche
Stewart
Sleeping Sickness Attacks Brightest Minds of Canada
Winnipeg doctors and city leaders combat an epidemic of lethargic encephalitis also called sleeping sickness. Victims span professions from professionals to laborers. the illness causes irresistible sleepiness and sometimes violent behavior, with treatment including fresh air cool rooms and alcohol.
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Canada
South Africa
Winnipeg
Measure Seeks Major Salary Increases for Texas Officials
A joint House resolution by Representatives Moore and Rountree aims to amend the Texas Constitution to raise governor, attorney general, comptroller, state treasurer, and land office commissioner salaries. Governor would move to 8000 dollars annually, attorney general to 7500, others to 5000, with a 120 day legislature, higher per diem, reduced House membership, and lower mileage.
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Austin
Govenor
House
Moore
Rountree
House Committee On Constitution
General Land Office
Central Christian Church postpones sermon series
Notice states the two Sundays weather and two Sundays illness of Brother Klingman defer the sermon series When is a Church a Success. Possible return of Bro Klingman on Sunday the 4th to begin the series.
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Central Christian Church
Brother Klingman
Bro Klingman
Proctor Man Delivers Top Yearling Price This Week
B B Chisholm of Proctor sold 38 yearlings weighing about 100 pounds each for 8 dollars 25 cents per hundred at Barse Commission Company Monday. Swift and Company bought the cattle claimed as the highest price for the class in weeks. The animals were fattened on maize.
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Barse Commission Company
B. B. Chisholm
Proctor
Swift & Co
PTA Meeting Postponed to March 16
The Parent-Teachers Association will not meet until March 16. An upcoming feature titled Child Welfare Work Watch will appear next week with a preview of the extended program announcement.
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Parent-Teachers Association
When is a Church a Success Sermon Series Planned
A series of sermons titled When is a Church a Success will be delivered by Bro Klingman at eleven o clock Sunday mornings. The schedule notes he may open the series as early as Sunday March 4 with him in the pulpit.
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Bro. Klingman
Klingman
Movie Mad Girls And Magnates Alarm Dallas Police
Dallas police report a wave of disappearances of teenage girls from small Texas towns drawn by movie dreams. A 14 year old from near Comanche, taken to a Dallas hotel for a supposed film career, was drugged and lost. Six other girls have vanished in three weeks as authorities investigate the pattern.
Carmichael Honored as Freshman Scholar at Texas Woman’s College
Catharine Carmichael of Comanche, studying at Texas Woman’s College Fort Worth, earns a place on the honor list for high scholarship among thirteen freshman girls. Her parents Mr and Mrs Hiram Carmichael moved from Comanche last year seeking educational opportunities.
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Philip Graham
Texas University At Austin
Catharine Carmichael
Texas Woman's College
Fort Worth
Hiram Carmichael
Comanche
County Provides Free Tow Through Mud Hole Near Hasse
County sends a ground team to assist motorists stuck in a long mud hole near Hasse, offering free service. Reports say some locals charged high fees, but officials acted to cover towing to maintain good will and avoid a bad image for the county.
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County
Hasse Mud Hole
Hasse
Comanche
Cookery page reveals unusual money savers from grocer
A Cookery page introduces thrift tips and unusual money saving offers from the local grocer. Readers learn practical price cuts and value deals designed to help households stretch their food budget.
Frisco I G N merger to open Gulf access via new Texas lines
The Frisco and I G N merger promises two West Texas build projects that create direct Gulf access. Plans include extending the Quanah Acme and Pacific from MacBain to Floyadada Crosbyton or Spur and expanding from Menard to Kerrville while buying the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf to reach Corpus Christi Port. The moves would connect to Corpus Christi deep water and to San Antonio, aiding traffic to Mexico.
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West Texas
Gulf
Frisco
International
Great Northern
Quanah
Acme and Pacific
MacBain
Floyadada
Crosbyton
Spur
Menard
Kerrville
San Antonio
Texas
Corpus Cristi
Decline in Cotton Blamed on Deflation
The Federal Trade Commission reports that the 1920 cotton price plunge stems from global post war deflation and a buyers strike. It notes a sharp rise in supplies and drop in demand as central factors, with prices peaking in 1919-20 due to expected world shortages.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Cotton Exchange
A Call to Duty in Burnet Inaugural Address
In March 1836 Burnet urges freemen to act after a “lamp has fallen” and a small band resisted tyranny. He notes the tyrant gains only through costly victories and appeals to fellow citizens to seek God’s aid and righteous guidance to avenge the oppressed.
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Terest
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Andersen
Bryan
Snif
Turkey
R. R
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All That Science
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Tures
Pallas
Comancheri
Paris
Red River
Longview
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Burnet
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