Comanche County Track Meet Opens March 26 27
Comanche High School hosts the county field and track meet Friday and Saturday March 26 and 27 with teams from De Leon Practor GUSTINE Sidney and many rural schools entering. Prizes include cash and goods from local merchants and championship banners for top teams. Senator events include senior boys and girls track races field events and literary contests with prizes from area businesses.
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Comanche County
Comanche High School
Bo W. Speed
Speed
de Leon
Practor
Gustine
Sidney
Comanche
Tamilton Drug Co
Kanes & Co
Burks Mercantile Co
Todd Randall Jennings Co
Comanche Enterprise
Thomas & Moody Bakery
Allen Hardware Co
Columbia
Durham Bros
Bud Bishop
Tate- Robertson Co
J. B. Layne
W. H. Rowland
Needs at East Side School Highlight Parent Group Plea
The East Side school suffers long neglect with peeling paint unsafe stairways and front steps in disrepair. Water and drainage problems from the windmill to unsanitary toilets. no sewerage connection and leaks force cleaning and drying delays. Grass burrs hinder play and equipment is outdated with lack of a globe and enough seats.
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Parent
East Side
Review of Course of Lectures at Central Christian Church
The Educational Committee announced a 10 o clock Sunday session where Dr. Klingman will review the evolution of New Testament Literature with the Men’s Bible Class and conclude with a lecture on English and American revised versions. A cordial invitation is extended to all men to attend.
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The
Central Christian Church
Klingman
Fourth Crew to Work on Gulf and Desdemona Railroad
A fourth crew will start grading the Gulf and Desdemona Northern Railroad next Monday with four crews active. Work begins at Desdemona and proceeds toward the area, as dirt is prepared for the Desdemona station. The town plans a general celebration with a concert band and speeches by prominent speakers. Grading is finished on three miles of the road.
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Gulf & Desdemona Northern Railroad
H. Burks
Desdemona
Burks
Castro County Man Buys Home Here
J. O. Lindsey a retired Castro County rancher has bought the Charles Mills home place in south Comanche through the Texas Inter-State Realty Co for an estimated price between 9000 and 10000. He plans to move within thirty days and may acquire further interests in the area after a year in the coast country.
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J. O. Lindsey
Castro Count
Comanche
Charles Mills
Texas Inter-State Realty Co
Lindsey
Singing Convention Held at Creamer Last Sunday
County singers gathered at Creamer for a large turnout. District officers included Harrison Lane president Frank Baggett vice president and Mrs. J R Waldrop secretary-treasurer. County officers were J H Carr president Lon Singleton vice president Miss Kate Nance secretary-treasurer. Next district meeting at Elm Grove in January April. County semi annual meetings on the first Sundays in May and November. Dinner on the ground followed adjournment.
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Creamer
Harrison Lane
Frank Baggett
J. R Waldrop
J H. Carr
Lon Singleton
Kate Nance
Elm Grove
Indian Creek
Callaway to Speak on Political Issues in Comanche
Oscar Callaway former congressman will address the democrats of Comanche county about the Fort Worth platform and Texas leaders Bailey and others at the Comanche courthouse Saturday March 27. A mass meeting of like minded supporters is to be held at the same site the same day. Twenty four prominent citizens sign the call.
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Oscar Callaway
Court House
Comanche
Mr. Callaway
Comanche County
Fort Worth
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Joe Bailey
Callaway
Brownwood Meeting Praised By Teachers
The Comanche area schools did not meet Friday as 250 teachers attended the Mid Texa s Teachers Association in Brownwood. Prestigious speakers from Howard Payne Daniel Baker Canyon Normal and Rice Institute gave two inspiring addresses with Dr Axson highlighted as the standout speaker.
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Comanche
Mid-Texas Teachers’+ Association
Brownwood
Mims
Howard Payne
Thompson
Daniel Baker
Hill
Canyon Normal
Vinson
The
State University
Thomas J. Davis
John Tarleton College
McKnight
Carlsbad
Stockton Axson
Rice Institute
Houston
Woodrow Wilson
S. M. Marrs
Ella F. Little
State Department of Education
State Teachers’ Association
J. B. Layne
Axson
Texas
C. H. Hufford
Coleman Schools
Supt
W. L. Hughes
Brady Public Schools
Public Schools
Page
Brownwood Public School
Slider & Lacy. Ing
Martin Fugatt Agents for White Motor Trucks
The Martin-Fugatt Motor Sales Co shows two two ton White Motor trucks at the salesroom and announces agency for Erath Brown and Comanche counties with Comanche as the distributing point. The announcement confirms agency rights and regional distribution.
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Martin-Fugatt Motor Sales Co
Comanche Eyes Own Orchestra In The Making
Four local youths Miss Enola Garnett Harmon Howard Tom Moore and Ike Davis organize an orchestra in Comanche with Garnett on piano Howard on violin Moore on strings or banjo and Davis on drums. They rehearse four times weekly and anticipate a public debut soon with community support.
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Comanche
Enola Garnett
Messrs
Harmon Howard
Tom Moore
Ike Davis
Garnett
Bogislowske
Kansas City
Missouri
Howard
Moore
Davis
Ginger
Y. W. Holmes Named County Chairman
Y W Holmes named chairman of Comanche County for the democratic forces favoring the present administration. A former Hale county Democratic executive chair, he recently moved to Comanche and vows a vigorous campaign to endorse the Wilson administration and choose delegates who support it.
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Y. W. Holmes
Comanche County
Democratic Administration
See Menges Brothers for horse shoeing and all expert black
See Menges Brothers for horse shoeing and all expert black matching.
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Menges Brothers
Amsae
Liberty Triumphant in German Republic
Berlin reports a brief German crisis as militarists led by Kapp clash with the Ebert government. The rebellion, sparked by the Hohenzollern prince’s arrest, saw Berlin occupied and widespread strikes before an accord reestablishing a mixed government with a new president to be chosen by the people within sixty days.
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Berlin
Wolfgang Kapp
Eberts
Ebert
Dresden
Kapp
Hohenzollern
Joachim Albert
Hotel Adlon
Republic
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Count von Bermistorf
Germany
Versalles
Imperial Finance Ministry
Gustav Noske
Reichstag
Empire
Spelling Match Held at Grammar School March 23
A spelling competition between Grade 5 and Grade 7 at the Grammar School on March 24 offers prizes. The Parent Teachers Association presents $1 to the champion in each grade and $2.50 to the successful junior and senior spellers who will represent the school at the county meet. All are invited.
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Tion
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S. P. Smith
Wm. Reese & Co
R. W. H. Hamilton
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Slider & Lac
Tea Smith & Woodruff
Herbert Go @on
Pan
J. R. Eanes
East Side School
Iparent Teachers’ Association
DR. Klingman
Gilliam Bros
Coleman’s Bakery
Wilhelm’s
J. W. Scurry
Mardtin-Fugatt Motor Sales Co
Castro County
Comanch 3
German Republic
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