Rural school aid allotted in Comanche County
H L Gantz, County Superintendent, reports Comanche County rural schools receive 11 630 in state aid this year from a 1 000 000 fund two thirds of last year. Statewide 4 528 schools seek over 2 200 000, forcing averages below 200 per school. Supervisors begin November 1 to inspect, and aid amounts depend on needs and funds.
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Aix
State Department of Education
Corps of Supervisors
Department of Education
State Board of Examiners
State Department
Board of Education
H. L. Gantz, Co
Farm for Sale 100 Acres in Wilson Oklahoma
For sale a 100 acre farm with a good house a barn and a fine water well. Asking 18 dollars per acre with 500 dollars cash and 500 dollars in one year. Title good. Address Mrs S P McNell Box 881 Wilson Okla 5tfe.
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S. P. McNell
Wilson
Okla
Graveyard Work Planned at Shiloh Cemetery
Notice states a graveyard working will take place on Saturday November 11 at the Shiloh Graveyard. D. T. Long issues the notice.
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Shiloh
D. T. Long
Green Tomatoes for Sale at Sidney Delivery
W. H. Wheatham offers green tomatoes at 1.50 per bushel delivered to J. W. Scurry's in Comanche. Write or phone your order. Quantity is limited and the ad uses first come first served terms.
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W. H. Wheatham
Sidney
J. W. Scurry
Comanche
Beattie School Opens with Notable Attendance and Speakers
The Beattie School opened Monday October 30 with about ninety pupils. County Superintendent Gantz spoke and several patrons gave remarks. Principal Clyde W. Wilson Hazel Arnold and Mrs Lillie Stephens lead the teaching staff. The building is modern and similar to the Downing school. Gantz also attended openings at Hasse and Rock Bluff in recent days. The paper notes local Christmas card offerings and other items including a 1920 Chevrolet trade offer and Ballard's Liniment advertisement.
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Beatie
Gantz
Beattie
Clyde W. Wilson
Mullin
Southwestern Normal
San Marcos
Comanche County
Hazel Arnold
Lillie Stephens
Downing
Hasse
Rock Bluff
Briar Grove Notes on Planting and Local News
Rains boost farming activity as neighbors plant grain and fall gardens. Elberta Isham of Cross Roads visits relatives while Lamar and Gladys Howell attend Cotton Palace in Waco. Mrs Sam Howell stays with daughter in Hasse as Luther Whitehead couple welcome a baby girl. A Robersonville singing draws a large crowd. Oran Clark family reports school progress.
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Elberta Isham
Cross Roads
Lamar Howell
Gladys Howell
Waco
Cotton Palace
Sam Howell
Luther Whitehead
Hasse
Robersonville
Oran Clark
Comanche
See Independent Granite and Marble before buying
An ad note from N. B. Palmer, proprietor, and J. W. Webb, manager, for the Independent Granite and Marble company. It flags due diligence before purchase.
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N. B. Palmer
J. W. Webb
Miss Odessa Johnson to teach in Downing this year
Community notes record visits among local families from Cotton Grove including Mrs. Beene Foster Killi and Hutchison households. Also mentions Migg Vera Beene visiting her parents and a nearby marriage of Miss Sadie Barrick and Ollie Barrett. Weldon Glasgow injures arm in an attempted car crank. Elite Tailors advertises winter samples with reduced prices until November 1.
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Odessa Johnson
Downing
W.S. Beene
A. B. Foster
W. B. Killi
Walter Rape
Mercer Gap
Dave Prude
T. L. Hutchison
Tom Hutchison
Migg Vera Beene
Will Beene
Sadie Barrick
Ollie Barrett
Weldon Glasgow
Christmas Bcards in Self Defense
A Comanche square scene shows a blind man and his young daughter singing with a violin, while the child instinctively defends herself from curious onlookers by withdrawing into a private, contemplative space as her gesture and voice fade naturally.
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Comanche
Old Mattress Renovation Offer
Call 86 Atwood Bros to arrange mattress renovation services now. The brief notice emphasizes upgrading an old mattress rather than replacement, inviting immediate contact for details.
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Atwood Bros
Singing Convention to Meet in Comanche This Weekend
The County Singing Convention meets in Comanche Saturday and Sunday November 11 12 at the New High School Auditorium 25c. Singers invited. Bro Klingman speaks Sunday 11 am on the truth will make you free. An evening talk precedes the moving picture scene from Christ's Ministry. You are invited to each service.
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Comanche
Bro. Klingman
Sidney News Briefs Reflect Rural Life
Sickness clusters appear with typhoid cases unsettling Sidney while wheat crops look healthy after recent rains. Local doctor B E A Chastain returns to work amid illness. Residents travel to Abilene and Thorp Springs for work or school, while visits to families occur in Fort Worth and Brownwood. A De Leon fair attendance boosts community morale and a school box supper is planned for Friday to aid the school funds.
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BE. A. Chastain
Charlie Boyd
Abilene
Fulwhler Mtor Co
Dessa Aylor
Thorp Springs
Hir
Ruby Bartlett
Arks
Hoyt Sterling
Proctor
Sidney
Robert Easley
Ft. Worth
Jim Cox
Ethel Hilley
Brownwood
de Leon
Mule sale shows strong demand for quality stock
W. J. Rape sold two sorrel three year old mules for 250 dollars, above average market price. A buyer who had previously purchased a similar pair sought more from the same sire Ted, owned by Will Hendricks, underscoring the value of good bloodlines and established reputation in selling stock.
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W. J. Rape
Ted
Will Hendricks
Clinging Vines Must Go Says Wife Of Scientist
Washington reports Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, wife of a famed scientist, declares women should end the practice of letting men pay for their pleasures. She urges independence for girls, urging Dutch acts on parties and a shift away from male-financed social life under the banner of the National Women’s party.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Women's Party
America
Wiley
Riley's Sudden Service Clothes Cleaning Ad
It is not the kind of clothes a man wears but the way he keeps them that counts. Have them cleaned and pressed today we deliver with that sudden service Riley's. 11-14¢
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Riley
Chief’s big commission plan offers extra Christmas cash
A promotional note urges workers to join a program where they receive payment directly from the Chief rather than through a collector. The message emphasizes extra holiday money and a simplified payout arrangement.
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Beattie School
Chief
Andrew Pate
Piase
Ballard’s
Sri
Fletcher
Astoria
Briar Grove
Cotton Grove
Lise
Pennant Gasoline & Oils
Pierce Oil Corporation
Clyde
A. J. Blevins
Magnolia Petroleum Company
P. A. Pettit
Comanche, Texas
Fleming
Singing
Mooney
BPO
G. W Jessup
Alice
Koneen
Kelloggs
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
W. K. Kellogg
the City Bakery
J. R. Eanes & Company
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