Veterans Back From Dallas Reunion
A group of Confederate veterans arrived in Dallas after attending a reunion, praised the Dallas Boy Scouts for their care, and boarded the Frisco train with 15 veterans from Comanche. The party included widows, sponsors, and sons, with names such as Lucius Elkins and W. F. Nabers among those traveling.
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Dallas
Boy Scouts of
City
Comanche
G. A. Beeman
W. F. Elkins
Cisco
Lucius Elkins
Sons of the
Confederate Veterans of Comanche
Adam Sligar
Texas
Lottie Holman
John Pelham Camp
G. A. Bruton
G. H. Mauldin
M. M. Taylor
T. H. Tuggle
R. C. Frazier
W. F Nabers
Tuggle
Frazier
Mr. Na
Water bonds carry almost four to one in vote
The election last Monday approved the $50,000 water bonds to supplement the $70,000 issue voted on January 6. The result was about four to one in favor, with the official tally showing votes for the bonds and few against.
Hall to speak in Comanche County May 29 and 30
J W L Hall of Dallas director of field service for the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association will visit Comanche County on Friday and Saturday May 29 and 30 with three scheduled talks in DeLeon Sidney and Gustine. The Farm Bureau official is presented as a source of complete cotton operation information and his talks are said to attract farmers and businesspeople. The public is invited to hear him.
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J. W. L. Hall
Dallas
Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Comanche County
DeLeon
Sidney
Gustine
N. H. Payne
Farm Bureau Cotton Association
Farm Bureau
Hall
Farm Bureau _headquarters
Texas
Comanche Polo Club Opens Historic County Match at Bryson Ranch
The Comanche Polo Club announces the season's biggest match at Bryson Ranch four miles on Brownwood Highway at 4:00 p m Sunday. Eight polo ponies will take to the grounds in Comanche County for a first ever show. Admission is free and hundreds are expected. cold drinks will be sold.
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Comanche Polo Grounds
Brownwood Highway
Bryson Ranch
Comanche County
Comanche Polo Club
Pecan Belt Highway Tour Promises Scenic Texas Route
San Antonio to Fredericksburg through Comanche Goldthwaite and San Saba along the Pecan Belt Highway to showcase the state’s scenic rivers parks and tourist camps. The route passes Enchanted Rock Cherokee Creek Rough Creek Llano River and Perdenales with Gillespie Bell Mountain and San Saba parks highlighting treasured Texan scenery.
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Tex
Frederic
St Central Texas
San Saba
Fredericksburg
Comanche
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Penanche
Comane
Goldthwaite
Leon
Mill S Take
San Saba Fairhounds Park
Cate
Cherokee Creek
Wvorthy
Rough Creek
Llano
Texas
Liano
Gillespie
Bell Mountain
State Highway Commission
Old Settlers Plebic Picnic Planned by Association
The Old Settler Association's committee met with W I Jenkins presiding and set a one day picnic at Vandyke on Thursday July 9. Future meeting on chairman call to finalize entertainment and funds, favoring an old fashioned basket picnic with each attending family bringing a basket.
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Old Settler Association
W. I Jenkins
Vandyke
Elpal
L. B. Russell
Permanent Comanche County Fair Proposed by Citizens
The county’s Chief notes public interest in establishing a permanent Comanche County Fair. A resident outside the trade area offered 50 toward securing grounds and equipment. The paper asks interested citizens, especially farmers, to express support by writing or mailing a note.
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Comanche
Grandma Speer Celebrates 101st Birthday in Marble Hill Mo
Grandma Speer of Marble Hill Missouri just celebrated her 101st birthday and is noted to have 197 descendants. The brief honors her long life and large family in the local column.
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Grandma Speer
Marble Hill
American Legion Band to Play on Courthouse Lawn Sunday
The American Legion Band will give a concert on the courthouse lawn Sunday at 3 30 PM. It is the first public performance since returning from Mineral Wells where the band won a 125 prize at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention.
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American Legion
Court House Lawn
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mineral Wells
West Texas
Dallas reunion marks shift in Civil War memory
G A Beeman from Dallas recalls Jefferson Davis arrest sixty years ago and recounts the 1915 reunion in Dallas. He notes Congress approved coinage to fund the Stone Mountain Memorial and to honor old soldiers, calling it a unifying moment that renames rebels as national heroes.
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G. A. Beeman
Dallas
Jefferson Davis
Houston
Texas
Davis
United States
Congress
Stone Mountain Memorial
Arrow-Head Delivered Comanche High School Annual
The Cheif reports delivery of the Arrow-Head, the Comanche High School Annual, noting it is the first time the book arrived before school closure. The rush to publish delayed some copy and omitted major news stories, while praising the annual and class work. it mentions the League of American Pen Women as a large women's literary group.
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The
League of American Pen Women
Women’s Literary Association
Commencement Exercises Set for Comanche High School Graduates
The 1924-25 Comanche High School session closes with 41 diplomas to be awarded at the commencement. Dr. C C Klingman will give the baccalaureate sermon Sunday morning and Rev. H B Thompson delivers the commencement address Tuesday night. The graduating list includes 23 boys and 18 girls, with a senior class play and number of honors to be announced.
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Comanche High School
C. CG. Klingman
H. B. Thompson
High School News
Nathalie Jessup
J. C. Boyd
B. F. Hearn
J. E. Milton
Ruth Emert
Jeanne Rape
Norman Mae Todd
A. D. Pettit, Jr
J. C. Mepherson
H. B
Islv
Nerrid Terrie Rape
Faye Shankle
Norma Mae Todd
LaVerne Williams
Elizabeth Scurry
More Farmers Enter Cotton Contest
Additional entries have been filed with Secretary Anthony of the Chamber of Commerce for the More Cotton on Fewer Acres contest. Names include G. W. Gleaton Comanche L. A. Gleaton Gustine Cal Fritts Comanche J. D. Smoot Comanche J. A. Jones Comanche T. S. McDaniel Comanche J. M. Boykin Comanche W. H. Hurt Comanche A. J. Johnson Zephyr.
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Anthony
Chamber of Commerce
G. W. Gleaton
Comanche
Democratar
L. A. Gleaton
Gustine
Cal Fritts
J. D. Smoot
J. A. Jones
T. S. McDaniel
J. M. Boykin
W. H. Hurt
A. J. Johnson
Zephyr
Council Expresses Appreciation for Bond Election Vote
On behalf of the Council the people of Comanche are thanked for the confidence shown by the bond election vote Monday. The Mayor and Council acknowledge errors in handling the process but express appreciation for the responsibility. A definite reservoir location is expected to be announced in about thirty days to six weeks.
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Comanche
Community meeting on Comanche to Goldthwaite highway
Local residents are urged to gather at the Newburg school on Wednesday May 27 at 8 p m to discuss the route from Comanche to Goldthwaite. The engineer has approved the current layout and the group will decide the next steps.
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Comanche
Goldthwaite
Newburg
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