Comanche County News Roundup 1916 Local Happenings
Comanche celebrates re election of Wilson with gunfire and anvil shots. County offices change hands, churches fund missions and new school duties take shape. Farms report poultry pecans peanuts and a turkey plant opens as residents recall World War I era tax and civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Dabney White
Tyler
Comanche
Hardy Jones
Dallas
Benton Stanley
Charlie Walker
Ploud Carpenter
H. L. Ardis
William Reese
Jud McC
Waller Hill Joins Hereford Association
Walter Hill of Comanche Texas is named to the America Hereford Association, the world’s latest purebred registry, headquartered in Kansas City. Walter owns some of the state’s best registered Herefords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hill
Comanche
Texas
America
Vacationers Return with Less After Brief Holidays
A witty adage notes that most travelers seek a small break yet come home lighter in possessions. The quip critiques vacation spending and the habit of returning with reduced belongings after leisure trips.
Sidney WSCS Luncheon Highlights United Nations Program
Rev E W Holt and Mrs Holt hosted the Sidney Woman's Society of Christian Service at their 401 East Central home for a Monday luncheon with a Thanksgiving themed buffet. Guests included Rev Frank Stone and several Comanche area members, with a business meeting and United Nations program following the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Holt
East Central
Comanche
Sidney Woman's Society of Christian Service
United Nations
Frank Stone
Blanket
Mesdames Keeter
Robert Walker
Morris
Susan Walker
Jan Stafford
Mesdames Almond
Boyd
Clayton
Hutchins
Lackey
Rice
Stafford
Walker
Woolsey
Stewart
Pvt Cecil Hall At Fort Hood
Army Pvt. Cecil A. Hall, 22, son of Mrs Audrie L Hall of DeKalb, trains eight weeks at Fort Hood with the 4th Armored Division as part of a three phase program to replace 7500 soldiers bound for Germany. He is a 1951 DeKalb High School graduate and his wife Mary lives in Mesquite. Hall’s father Thomas W Hall resides in Alexandria Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hood
Tex
AHTNC
Cecil A. Hall
Audrie L. Hall
DeKalb
4Th Armored Division
Hall
3D Armored Division
Germany
DeKalb High School
Mary
Powell Rd
Mesquite
Thomas W. Hall
Alexandria
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Gow
Brownwood
Guy Allen
Bill
Carlton Woodward
United States
Wilson
Mber
Guy
Bridges
Allen
Hill
G. L. White
Comanche Study Club
Basil McPherson
Stailey
Mrs. Smith
Durham
Frank
George
Treas
C. L. Peters
Mor- Hall
Joe
Jack Cunning
Bob McCampbell Morton Harris
Coun
J. E. Deely
W. D. Jenkins
J. H. Mecail
First Baptist Church
George Shaef
I. M Cochran
Edgar Nabors
Herbert Goodson
N. E. Gardner
Jesse Langston
John
Catherine Pettit
Fleming Masonic Lodge
Mrs. Pettit
Pleming
Comanche County
Lyric
Dean Collins
van Dyke School
R. S. Harris
Willie Woods
E. O. Palmer
Annie Foster
Ray Hayes
Viola Hancock
Waller Hill
Hereford
THE
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
State Paper
Parade Magazine
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sidney Wscs
Pvt
Cecil Hall
Montana
J. R. Burns
Livingston
D. Charles Clarke
Burns
Yellowstone
Comanche Motor
D. O. Williams, N.G
James F. Fanning
Tate Building
Buurham
Durham’s Pharmacy
Optometrist
H. H. Galbraith
Higginbotham
Jewell
Beauty Shop
Jewell Wright
Georgie Stewart
Super Anapac
Anapac, Jr
DR. H. Hampton
Stephenville, Texas
William T. Calhou
Houston S
F. Hallmark
West Central
West Walcott
Ransom Amos
Asbeston
General
P.O
Hamilton
Mark Callaway
Comanche National Bank
Hope Lodge
Aes
Chevrolet
New York
Los Angeles
Nascar
Betty Skelton
Caroline Russ
Sie
Odge
Exis
Arthur Chevrolet
E. Central
Comanche, Texas
P. O
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Brownwood, Texas
Abilene
Duurhem
Dean
Doan
NeLson
East
Walcott Ave
MR. and
Mrs. Earl Nelson
J. F. Barker
Blackwood - Mims Clinic & Hospital
Post Office
W. D. Blackwood, D.O
Roy D. Mims
D.O
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