Harmony Community Notes from Mercer Gap Area
Harmony residents attended a candy breaking at Mr Orval Rogers on Thursday. Many traveled to Mercer Gap for yard work and a ball game Mercer Gap versus Antioch. Social activities included a gathering at George McKinwie's and several visits among locals. Church services were canceled due to bad weather with no Sunday program.
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Orval Roger
Mercer Gap
Harmony
Antioch
George McKinwie
Public notice forbids trespassing on private property near Comanche
Public notice states that no fishing hunting or trespassing is allowed on a property 12 miles north of Comanche along the Leon River. It lists Mr Dowd Horns by and family as permitted users and is signed by T. J. Hanson. The notice notes a reduction of the Chief to one dollar per year.
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Comanche
Leon River
Dowd Hornsby
T. J. Hanson
Vacation Plans and May Activities Offer Career Boost
A regional ad urges young people to invest time in a business education this May. It promotes courses in General Business, Banking, Railroading, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Telegraphy, Wireless Telegraphy, and more. The ad highlights time as value, promises job placement, and notes the school is America’s largest with 30,000 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amprica
Tanlac Restores Health in Wichita Woman
Mrs. L. Scott of 114 West English Street Wichita claims five years of stomach trouble indigestion and heart palpitations are cured after starting Tanlac. She reports rapid improvement with better sleep appetite weight gain and an ability to perform housework and work at Johnson Lorimer Dry Goods Co. Tanlac is sold in Comanche by Hamilton Drug Co. and leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taniac
Tanlac
Comanche
Hamilton Drug Co
Water meters dead to be repaired fast under city notice
Water customers with dead meters will be notified and must file an application with the City Clerk or have the meter repaired within fifteen days. A $2.50 minimum charge and possible $1.00 reconnection fee apply if unpaid by the tenth of the following month. May 1 the minimum will be $2.50. Mayor J. R. Eanes.
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J. R. Eanes
Proctor Community Notices and Local Movements
The week saw farmers enjoying rains as Dr. Wright made a business trip to Pioneer. Mrs. Carpenter returned to Dublin after visiting sister Mrs. Vandiver, while Mr. Roch came home from teaching in Malpie NM. Grace Vandiver shopped in Dublin. W K Knight drove to Comanche. A singing was hosted at Ed Kallum’s home. Gladys Bryant returned from Lamkin. Guy Roch and Kenneth Davis visited Dublin on business and from Carbon to see his sister Lelia Davis teaching locally. De Alva Dudley visited home folks in Comanche. C T Davis and son Ernest from Hasse were in Proctor. Burton Chilcoat, son of Mr. Jones Chilcoat, died Thursday night and was buried Friday afternoon after about two years’ illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Witten
Shalley Gray
Sallie Fletcher
Dollie and
Robbie
Sid Witten
Ira Fletcher
W. E. Payne
Mercer Gap
Bennie Smith
Vernon Boyd
Eula Fletcher
Rena Owen
Eva Franks
Orval Rogers
Gladys Clark
Shiloh
Clarice Clark
Ella Gober
D. T. Hurley
Dick Harris
Comanche
Harris
R. R. Gore
Chas. B. Rogers
Mrs
Tom Gore
Grace Vandiver
Dublin
W. K. Knight
Ed Kallum
Gladys Bryant
Lamkin
Guy Roch
Kenneth Davis
Carbon
Lelia Davis
de Alva Dudley
C. T. Davis
Ernest
Hasse
Proctor
Burton Chilcoat
Jones Chilcoat
Rainy Week Flood Delays and Local Dance Report
A week of steady rain floods rivers and fills branches beyond banks. A Saturday dance at Mr McDonald’s ended with guests enjoying themselves while three youths returned home late after the party at Mr Allen’s and kept watch over a damaged car near Fleming. Mr Due Cox visited the Gap and reported good grain grass and burrs growth.
Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers in City and School Taxes
Delinquent taxes for City and School accounts must be paid by May 1. After that date the 10 percent penalty applies and extensions are not granted. The City attorney will file suit once delinquent rolls are published and legal notice is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Eanes
Editor L. C. Peck Visits Comanche From Brownwood
Hamilton Herald-Record editor L. C. Peck, returning home from Brownwood, praised Hamilton’s newspaper coverage as the best the town has enjoyed, highlighting his esteem for local journalism.
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L. C. Peck
Hamilton Herald-Record
Comanche
Brownwood
Local Seed Stock Promises Fresh Field Seeds
Todd & Jennings advertise a large stock of field seeds for every need. They claim freshness and top quality. Customer orders are welcomed with emphasis on reliable supply.
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Todd & Jennings
Arbor Springs Weekend Social Notes
Arbor Springs residents and visitors are listed with gatherings and calls of Friday through Sunday. Otha and Oma Scott visited Rosa Flanagan, Miss Maybell and Isabell Gressett stayed with Levia Wilson, and Mary Moore visited Mabel Cottrell. Additional visits included D W Wilson, T K Moore, Tom Johnston and family, Tom Williams, and Ina Dingus with Ida Gressett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downing
Otha
Oma Scott
Rosa Flanagan
Jim Kelly
D. W. Wilson
Cliff Flanagan
T. K. Moore
Maybell
Isabell Gressett
Leviai Wilson
Mary Moore
Mabel Cottrell
Tom Johnston
Tom Williams
N. Williams
Notice to public: no fishing hunting or trespass near Comanche
Public notice states fishing hunting bathing and all trespassing on my property five miles south of Comanche are prohibited. The public is warned against using the land as in the past and is urged to refrain in the future. J. F. Luker.
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Comanche
J. F. Luker
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure and Reward
A Victorian era advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh with a 100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It claims internal action through the blood, builds constitution, and asks readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, with druggists selling the medicine.
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Hail
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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W. F. Carpenter
J. N. Vandiver
Lewis Roch
Malpie
New Mexico
Castoria
Ake
Arbor Springs
George Dingus
Ina
Ida Gressett
Heflin Studio
Wayne Hill
the Tailor North Side
U.S. Pat
Fisk
Bob and Rog
Comanche, Texas
Cate
Pierce Oil
Pierce Oil Corporation
United Staes
W. W. Cox
Room
Masonic Temple
Old Line Fire and Automobile Companies
J. R. Eanes & Company
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