Armistice Day Observances Across The Nation
National ceremonies honored Armistice Day with wreaths at Arlington Unknown Soldier memorials and speeches by Woodrow Wilson broadcast to millions. In Austin, a parade and memorial service capped by a capital gathering. peace sermons urged a world court and a universalist pledge.
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Iashington
Arlington
Kidze
Retary
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Hich
Wilson
United States
Washton
Austin
Congress Avenue
Orris
Methodist Church
Lingman
Brownwood
Eanes
Week in District Court Opens with Jury Civil Cases
District court this week handles jury civil matters. Arnold Powell’s case, moved from Gatesville to Comanche, set for next Monday November 19 with a 100 man special venue. Gartman vs Brannon debt and trespass to try title judgment for defendant. Chapman vs Kelly stock assessment transferred to Uvalde. Moore vs Dunlap damage case was in jury hands and McGuire et al vs Comanche county damage trial was called for trial.
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Arnold Powell
Comanche
Gatesville
L. J. Gartman
A. O. Brannon
J. L. Chapman
Commissioner of Banking
W. Ed Kelly
Uvalde County
R. P. Moore
A. Dunlap
J. I. McGuire
Comanche County
Comanche Mutual Life Association Opens Offices
J. P. Hoff and C. Merwin oversee preparations at the former Burks building as Comanche Mutual Life Insurance Association opens. Hoff serves as president and Merwin as secretary with Paris Smith as local director. Officials’ salaries are funded by dues and member assessments of one dollar for losses as needed.
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J. P. Hoff
C. Merwin
Comanche Mutual Life Insurance Association
Burks
Come To Comanche After Hard Fought Victory Over Brownwood
A postgame note praises a hard fought win over Brownwood with good humor and sportsmanship. The text invites Brownwood to return to Comanche, praising the visitors as worthy foes and celebrating the spirited win.
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Brownwood
Comanche
Patriotic Program Honoring Armistice Day At Grammar School
Armistice Day was observed with an all school program including songs America and America the Beautiful, prayers, readings by Miss Collins Miss Palmer Miss McCollum Miss Isham Miss Cox, piano solos by Miss Miller and Webb Jenkins, and a letter from Merla Jenkins from Germany. The program concluded with the student body adopting the peace pledge promoted by the Texas Federated Clubs.
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America
W. D. Jenkins
Flanders Field
Floy Collins
Anne Palmer
Eulene McCollum
Lloyd Isham
J Willis Johnson Dies at San Angelo West Texan Cattle Baron
J Willis Johnson a noted West Texan dies in San Angelo from a cerebral hemorrhage. He served five terms as Tom Green county sheriff and tax collector and led livestock sanitary efforts that helped eradicate ticks and scab. He was a prominent banker and cattleman with deep local ties and a wide circle of friends.
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J. Willis Johnson
San Angelo
T. R. Helmsley
R. H. Moore
Johnson
West Texas
Tennessee
Broad Acres
Brownwood
Pecan
Tom Green County
Lou Elizabeth Helmsley
Comanche
Hogg
Mr. Johnson
Western National Bank of
Central National Bank
Fort Worth
el Paso
John Willis Johnson, Jr
J. M. Gordon
Bryan
Vosberg Hall
Clint Johnson
Comanche County
Helmsley
Farm Bureau to Exhibit Moving Picture Here Tomorrow
A Farm Bureau moving picture program is set for the Comanche high school auditorium tomorrow night after shows in De Leon Gustine Forreston Mills County Karnes and Bexar counties. The four reel film titled The Brown Mouse Our Farm Bureau and Clean Up and Paint Ups drew a 125 crowd and praise from farmers. Local officials in Comanche County and Mills County coordinate further screenings in coming weeks.
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Comanche
Farm Bureau
de Leon
Gustine
Forreston
Texas
Our
Texas Farm Bureau News
Mills County
W. P. Weaver
Comanche County
N. H. Payne
J. W. Luker
Karnes County
Bexar County
Presbyterian meeting to start Sunday with Rev Frank Fincher
The Presbyterian assembly evangelist Dr. Frank Fincher will lead a Sunday morning gathering at 11 o'clock starting Nov 18. He travels with singer Miss Mary Dan Harbison, whose voice is highlighted as a key part of the revival. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Frank Fincher
Houston
Fincher
St. Louis
Presbyterian Assembly
Mary Dan Harbison
Harbison
Dr. Fincher
First Lyceum Course Opens With Temple Singers
The first lyceum program was held Friday evening with fair attendance. The Temple Singers delivered a polished performance, though the crowd was not as large as hoped for from the group renowned among lyceum performers.
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Lyceum
Temple
Fine Exhibit of Baby Beeves and Other Live Stock
The Comanche County Fair live stock show drew high praise for baby beeves and other entries despite rain. Winners include Kirk Pettit first in baby beef and several top hog prizes. notable displays by Walter Barrett Jersey stock and Herman Rauhut Poland China entries. Joe Lee and Pink Pettit led Shorthorn highlights. Ward family praised for perseverance and planning for next year.
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Comanche County
Walter Barrett
Metzgar and Mistletoe Creamery
J. Doss Miller
Pink Pettit
Miller
Joe Lee
Comanche
Aaron Ward
Ward
Singing Convention Draws Five Hundred In Robersonville
The County Singing convention met in Robersonville last Sunday with about five hundred attendees. Lonnie Singleton presided and Bob Seale served as secretary. A communal dinner featured an old fashioned stew. The next meeting is set for Zion Hill on May 2.
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Robersonville
Lonnie Singleton
Bob Seale
Zion Hill
A Good Husband Feels For Mailbox Clutch
A wry line notes the habit of a husband who checks his pocket as he passes a mailbox. The quip highlights a humorous domestic observation about mail and routines.
The Pictures Our Lives On Parades In Photoplays
A poem reflects on life as moving pictures shown to all, with scenes cropping into daily life. It contrasts films that reveal truth and virtue with those that show vice or sadness. The piece notes films can influence mood and perception, and hints at social voyeurism.
County Qvergeers Organize Here for Better Road Work
Comanche county road overseers met after a meal to form a road improvement association. Judge F J Reese named temporary chair, P A Pettit elected permanent chair, J O DePriest secretary, with meetings planned four times yearly. A long list of precinct overseers joined. The stew by Sam Switzer was praised as excellent.
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J. O. DePriest
Judge Reese
J. M. Littlefield
A. J. Ireland
J. H. Bentley
J. G. Stark
H. L. Fritts
T. R. Randall
T. D. Parsons
M. ©. Lane
J. H. Williford
R. L. Mathews
D. L. Morris
B. H. Scott
Precinct 2
J. E. Goodner
W. E. Bogart
R. T. Cunningham
W. C. Billingslea
Ernest McGlothlin
T. V. Moore
Mite Hall
W. Thomas
J. O
Donald McGregor Carnival to Visit Comanche Next Week
The Donald McGregor Carnival Shows will tour Comanche all next week under the American Legion Band. Band members praised the previous visit as popular and deemed the shows among the cleanest and best in the country, hoping for a large turnout.
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Donald McGregor
Comanche
American Legion Band
Local Football Stars to Leave Soon for Calvert
Local fans note Truman Mason and Red Marshall will depart for Calvert to take bank jobs and continue schooling. Mason has started every G H.8 S. game this season at halfback while Marshall, the quarterback, missed games due to a sprained ankle and broken ribs, leaving a difficult spot to fill.
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Truman Mason
Marshall
Calvert
Red Marshall
Woodmen Circle honors Supreme Clerk Dora Talley in Comanche Grove
Comanche Grove No. 1210 Woodmen Circle hosted a Thursday afternoon event for Dora Alexander Talley of Omaha Nebraska. Mayor Eanes and other officials attended a fraternal program with readings, music, and a discussion on funding an old folks and orphans home.
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Comanche Grove No
Woodmenu Circle
Dora Alexander Talley
Omaha
Nebraska
Charlie Williams
Victor Bond
Will Garner
W. O. W. Hall
Otho Jo Miller
America
Eanes
C. C. Klingman
Ss. C. Findley
Sallie Payne
Stephenville
Texas
Comanche Circle
Annie Whitten
Brownwood
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R. W. Scurry
Brownwood High School
American Legion
Comanche Mutual Life Association
Brother Klingman
THE
Central Christian Church
Kirk Pettit
P. A. Pettit
Fleming
Co. M. Carraway, Jr
C. M. Carraway
Comyn
A. D. Pettit, Jr
Aaron Pettit
Loudermilk
Bob Loudermilk
George Victor Montgomery
George Montgomery
China
Robert Easley
Verge Cooper
Br. H. Lane
G. W. Gleaton
Poland
Herman Rauhut
R. H. Lane
I. T. Clemons
M. T. Shoemaker
Will Burton
Donald McGregor Carnival Company
Nora
Maggie
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