Comanche Chautauqua Opens With World Famous Acts
Comanche prepares for a five day Chautauqua featuring the Kitties Band on the 26th, Berkley Sextette, and three other top musical acts. Tickets are $2 for adults, $1 for children, with two daily performances and lectures on all days except Kitties. Local sponsors funded the event to bring these entertainers to town, and residents urged to secure tickets early.
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Kitties
America
Gil
Comanche
Canning clubs to start in county
The Food and Feed Campaign Committee plans earnest disruption this week to organize canning clubs across the county. Demonstrators from A and M College will assist, with clubs sharing a machine cost of about 12 to 15 dollars. A four day Short Course will be held in Comanche May 28 to 31 for women to learn canning preserving and jelly making.
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Canning Club
A. & M. Cole
Unty
Comanche
Central Committee
Burks
Commissioners Court
Williford
Government advice on plum and peach leather preservation
The article outlines a low cost home preservation method using plum or peach leather as a substitute for canned fruit. It explains cooking fruit to remove skins and seeds, optional sugar, drying into leather strips, and recooking after a brief soak. The method resists bugs and decay and is promoted as affordable.
New War Tax Bill Aims At Broadest U S Taxation Yet
Washington May 9 The proposed war tax bill would nearly double the normal income tax, raise surtaxes, abolish the tariff free list with a 10 percent minimum duty, and impose a 10 percent tax on new taxable articles. It also targets life and fire insurance, utilities, railway tickets, amusements, club dues, autos, and more to raise about 1.8 billion dollars annually. A 1 cent per pound coffee tax and 2 cents per pound tea tax would be charged to roasters and importers, excluding retailers, with an expected revenue of about 5 million dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Sai
Ways and Means
Hats for Men and Boys at Slider and Lacy
Slider and Lacy advertises a full range of straw hats for men and boys in all styles and sizes. Local shoppers are invited to browse the selection and choose from many breathable, lightweight options suitable for warm weather.
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Slider & Lacy
Comanche Sends Two to Officers Training Camp
Comanche sends two top young men Rector Cunningham and Hardy Slider to the Officers Training Camp at Leon Springs today. Cunningham, a student at Comanche High School and Tyler Commercial College and a local athletic coach, and Slider, former Caryle Military Academy officer, come from respected families and are expected to uphold the town’s reputation. A third group including Mark Callaway, Henry Moore and P. T. Sartwelle were not selected this session and remain for the next camp.
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Comache
Leon Springs
Cunningham
Comanche High School
Tyler Commercial College
Hardy Slider
Caryle Military Academy
Arlington
Mark Callaway
Henry Moore
P. T. Sartwelle
These Are The Men Behind The Chautauqua Program
These are the men who form the real strength of the Chautauqua effort by committing to sell Season Tickets in advance for the community. They support the project because they believe in its educational value and its benefit to the town. They seek no reward beyond seeing the program succeed and the community respond by purchasing tickets.
Buy Season Tickets Today To Help Their Work
A list of names appears followed by a call to action urging readers to buy season tickets today and make their work easier. The notice emphasizes collective support and local involvement.
Government War Message Urges Texas Women to Help War Effort
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, former NFWC president, appointed to carry a U S government war message to Texas women. She spoke at the Sixth District Federation meeting in Sweetwater urging publicity and five actions: produce more food, conserve food, use substitutes, eliminate waste, and enlist for service. A Dallas farmer overplanted spinach, selling poorly.
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Percy V. Pennybacker
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Women of
Texas
Pennybacker
Sixth District Federation
Sweetwater
United States
Dallas
Prosperity in Wartime Demand to Open the Throttle
The commentary urges maintaining business activity during war, arguing that declared war brings no real economic harm and that fear and rash cuts harm the economy. It stresses steady production, avoiding hysteria, and keeping factories running to sustain prosperity.
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Leslie’s
Commencement Exercises For Comanche Schools
Community urged to attend closing events of Comanche city schools. Grammar and Elementary programs Thursday at the skating rink include grade 4 and 7 diplomas. Miss Grundy leads a pageant with a small admission fee. Friday seniors perform at the high school under Mrs Scurry. one half dollar admission. Sunday features a commencement sermon at the high school auditorium. Graduation on Monday night May 21 with diplomas and address.
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Comanche City
R. W. Scurry
Dinner at Comaitche High School Cooking Class
The Domestic Science Department at Comaitche High School hosted two dinners last Thursday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. G. White and several others. menus featured fruit cocktail, meat and veal loaves, various salads, rolls, coffee, and desserts. The meals cost 20 cents per capita and showcased class training under Miss Rea.
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Comaitche High School
L. G. White
Nettie
Nora Lasseter
Fay Burks
Mr. Holloway
Parker House
Doris Rodgers
Tot Hood
Hazel High
Berta Palmer
Niena Mullins
Verner Burks
Nena Egbert
Nellie Eanes
Louise Scurry
Mesdames Clark
Williams, Kilpatrick
F. J. Reese
R. W. Scurry
Rea
Comanche Women Planned Canning Club Meeting
To the women of Comanche the canning group will meet at the court house at 4 p m on Wednesday May 16 to organize a local canning club S Harris secretary Y M B L
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Comanche
Court House
S. Harris
An Enjoyable Recital by Miss Huddleston at High School
Miss Ivey Huddleston, pupil of Miss Floy Cunningham, gave a piano recital at the high school last Friday evening. She performed eight classical selections from memory and was assisted by Miss Rath Farmer with two vocal numbers and by Miss Bertie Brin Glennie Hoff and Christine Donahoe in a piano trio. The senior class presented her with roses and carnations, and the choral group added to the evening’s pleasure. The audience called the program one of the season’s most enjoyable.
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Ivey Huddleston
Floy Cunningham
Rath Farmer
Bertie Brin
Glennie Hoff
Christine Donahoe
Huddleston
Lacy Undermuslins Advertised for Ladies
Advertises ladies waists and undermuslins at affordable prices with emphasis on value and style from Lacy.
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Lacy
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Hasse
Cross Roads
Democrat
Beattie
Hicks Corner
Officers Training Camp
S. P. Smith
MO. D. Waring
D. Chas. Clarke
Joe Catter
WM. Reese
G. E. Palmer
Geo. Montgomery
B. C. Statley
M. K. Witt
R. H. Moore
G. E. Smith
W.G. Dingus
White
Service OF Women
Howard E. Coffin
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