Beattie News Briefs Include Local Death Notice
Mary Brown remains at home as Van and Earl Clark visit Co manche on Monday. The B Y P U postpones Sunday services due to community sickness. Beattie youths attend Trinity exhibition Friday. Ella and Nellie Land return from Rochester with news of Gerald Welch death. Rev Colwell preaches at Methodist and Rev H Bingham at Unity near Beattie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Van
Earl Clark
Comanche
Beattie
Trinity
Ella
Nellie Land
Rochester
Little Gerald Welch
Albert
Ella Welch
Rev. Colwell
Rev. H. Bingham
Unity
Graham Chapel Social Notes and Local Visits
Prof D F Eaton of Comanche visits the community. Grace Evans and Martha Wetzel traveled to Comanche for a business trip. The chapel held a graveyard cleanup improving the grounds. Charles Purvis took a load of hogs to Fort Worth. Mrs J P Ewing, ill but improving, and Mrs W A Luker still on sick list. A singing at C F Luker’s. Mrs Jim Carter visiting sister Martha Wetzel. Mrs W R Evans visiting son Roger in Proctor. Mr Thompson hosted a party for young people. Grace Evans stayed Monday night with Mrs John Gaines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Luker
Jim Carter
Comanche
Martha Wetzel
W. R. Evans
Roger
Proctor
Thompson
Grace Evans
John Gaines
Frank Ross
Baby
J. C. Ross
Jim McCullough
W. P. Payne
Blanket
Ruby Bartlett
Mary Kemp
Stag Creek
John Bartlett
Grace Jones
Hasse
Ethel
J. Walker
Cliff
Leon McCarty
Hardy Jones
Jno. Steele
Indian Creek
A. N. Steele
Jno. White
Lula Turner
R. A. Jackson
Aaron White
Dublin
A. C. Wells
Homer Brown
May
Dr. Lewis
Local Folks and Visitors Gather for Box Supper at Gap
W H Reece and granddaughters Jewel and Lonnie visited Mrs Smith's sister near Blanket. Gap school hosted a successful box supper Friday. Clarence Weathersby returned from a Wichita Falls prospecting tour. A A Hilley family from Sidney visited E A Reece. many neighbors from Gap and surrounding areas attended social visits and the Sunday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Reece
Jewel
Lonnie Reece
Mrs. Smith
Near Blanket
Lonnie
W. H
Judge McMillan
A. A. Hilley
Sid
Gap
Mrs Bettie Warren and Ernest Visit Comanche
Mrs Bettie Warren and her son Ernest went to Comanche on Monday. Mrs T N Carter is reported quite sick. Frank Aaron and wife along with Charlie Masters arrived from Rotan on Friday to bring their little niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Warren
Ernest
Comanche
T. N. Carter
Frank Aaron
Charlie Masters
Rotan
Community Roundup From Comanche County Events
Miss Byrd Carwile visited home folks in Comanche from Friday to Sunday. Several county residents attended a singing at Free Will Baptist church. Rev J E Rainey of Granbury preached at Unity church. Many locals reported visits and family matters with relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd Carwile
Comanche
Edd Welch
Free Will Baptist Church
Owen Wetzel
Will Mottley
Dublin
Aley Griffith
Rosco
W. H. C. Fritts
Williams
Snyder
Sparks
Dollie Belt
Sweetwater
Mr. Batton Jr
Creamer
Otis Irby
Tom Sparks
Cross Roads
J. E. Rainey
Granbury
Cotton plans vary widely in Comanche and surrounding area
March 23 24 25 interviews with locals reveal mixed views on cotton. W H Glascow says 230 acres will yield about 30 in cotton with more grain and hogs on sandy land. Others like T M McKinsie and S W Hartman predict less than last year with shifts to oats peanuts and hog feed. Strong opinions on price and freezes shape acreage decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Glascow
Lamkin
T. Hilliard
Comanche
T. E. Lancaster
Zephyr
C. M. Polk
Blanket Route 3
R. R. Gore
Mercers Gap
C. W. Isham
Near Gustine
L. F
Louis) Marshall
Near Sweetwater Creek
J. W. Burks
Gustine
S. W. Hartman
G. C. Hornsby
Downing
Sam Cresswell
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Malaria Cure
An old advertisement touts Grove's Stepless Chill Tonic as a cure for malaria and a builder of the system. It emphasizes the drink’s tasteless formula printed on every label, noting quinine and iron as ingredients and promising zero cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matari
GROVE
Case 1916 Implements Sale At Higginbotham's
Higginbotham's promotes a Case 1916 line of farm implements promising exact fit for buyers. The ad urges immediate purchase to lock current prices, noting prices may rise if war conditions persist and offering optional deferred payment until next fall without a price increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Higginbotham's
Pace the Singer Man Sells and Returns After Quick Trip
H T Pace left town at 2 pm and returned by 4 pm after traveling seven miles and selling a Singer. The brief item notes Pace’s swift excursion and sale activity in a concise local record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Pace
Stork Visits Bring Hicks and Morrow Families News
A Gustine baby wave reports a girl born to Mr and Mrs Mat Hicks. Also a Gustine boy welcomed for Charlie Morrow and S O McKinney with G W Harris listed as the observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mat Hicks
Gustine
Charlie Morrow
S. O. McKinney
G. W. Harris
Changeable Weather Brings Illness in Massachusetts
The erratic Ma weather spawns coughs colds croup and grippe. No light cold to neglect. Foley Honey and Tar advertised as safe family medicine for inflamed congested airways coughing and easier breathing by Wm Reese Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Wm. Reese Co
Marriage Licences Issued for Several Couples
C B Humphries wed Mrs A Ackers. Moses R Scott tied to Miss Ad McClellan. William R Blocker joined Joy Ovada Johnson. Conway Thomson married Miss Noq na Robins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Humphries
Mrs. A Ackers
Moses R. Scott
Ad McClellan
William R. Blocker
Joy Ovada Johnson
Conway Thomson
Noqna Robins
Antiseptic Dressings Stock for Wounds Offered
March 23 24 25 sale by S P Smith promotes BO ZONE ANTISEPTIC LIQ and BOROZO DER dressings for human and animal wounds. Packages priced 25c 50c 1.00 and 1.50 with quick healing claims. Local notice targets screw-worms dehorning cattle and general cuts or bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Smith
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Ripley’s Wood Yard
Copperas Prairie and Gap
Beattie News
Norton & Co
Fort Worth
Texas
W. C. Preston, T. M
Fort Worth, Texas
McCorkle
Rev. Henson
Nazarine Church
Unity Church
Carbon
Beattie High School
Abilene
E. M. Gray
Mary Lee Petit
Verna Welch
Vandyke
Sidney News
Comrad
Pathe
Lord Lovelland
America
Mutual Master Picture
Simon
F. CO
Mutual
de Ih -At
Carrols Drug Store
The
Silver Moon Cafe
Purcle Harris, Prop
East Side Square
Mebane
South
Cotton Oil Co
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