Attorney Gis Callaway Announces Temporary Move to Albuquerque
Longtime Comanche lawyer Gis Callaway informs the public he will relocate with his family to Albuquerque New Mexico due to his daughter's asthma. He will keep his Comanche home office and library, with his brother Mark Callaway remaining to run the practice and assist in district court cases when needed.
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Comanche
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mark Callaway
Gis Callaway
Cotton Belt Officials in Comanche Criticized for Service
Cotton Belt high officials visited Comanche last week in a private car attached to a freight train claimed to be a passenger service. The officials avoided town calls and drew ridicule for failing to provide adequate service to local people.
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Cotton Belt High
Comanche
State Railroad Commission
Here
Gatesville
Hundreds More Auditors Sought For Income Tax Unit
The Civil Service Commission announced the Income Tax Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue will hire several hundred additional auditors and revenue agents. Positions available in central Washington and nationwide inspection work. Exam on December 14 with salaries from 1800 to 8000 dollars yearly. Advancement based on merit. Apply through the Civil Service Commission in Washington or local Civil Service boards.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commission
Bureau
Civil Service Commission
United States
Washington, D. C
Civil Service Board
Post Office
Custom House
Thanksgiving reflections and local happenings in Hebron
Special to the Chief Hebron Texas November 21 Thanksgiving Day thoughts and gratitude. The Cox baby is ill. A box supper at Board Church produced a dandy time. Master T L Morton visited friends C T and Cecil Boyd. A cooling spell prevails with no rain. Charles Morton visits his Dallas father. Henry Stewart and family return from the east. ID Callaway visits sister B D Cox.
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Hebron
Texas
B. D. Cox
Board Church
T. L. Morton
C. T
Cecil Boyd
Charles Morton
Dallas
Henry Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Mr. ID. Callaway
Istant Swans Down Cake Flour Adilla
Local food line promotes Swan’s Down Cake Flour with a simple mix instruction claim Add water and your cake is ready to bake featuring Todd and Jennings as foils or spokespeople and a brief product cue
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Todd
Subscription renewals and date reading guidance
The editor thanks readers for renewing and urges those with expired or near expiry to renew promptly. Do not assume discontinuation. check the wrapper date to see if paid beyond 1921. The date reflects the year, not the day, and readers should confirm if their subscription is paid to the year 1922.
Fall and Winter Measures for Boll Weevil Hibernation
Texas cotton regions urge timing in destroying weevil hibernation sites. Experts advise delaying burning of grasses and trash until December or January to ensure weevils cluster in hibernation places. Emphasizes cautious use of cotton stalk burning and promotes fall plowing as alternative. Notes quail dove and kildee birds help control weevils and should be protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
A. & M College
R. R. Reppert
Extension Service
A. & M. College of Texas
Merwin
Van Dyke News Roundup November Chill and Local Visits
Weather reports a light shower and cool spell as farmers seek rain for fall grain. Local notes include Mrs. McMillan visiting Comanche with children, parties at Mr. Dingus and Miss Lara Wilson hosting, Jess Sprouse relocating to Comanche, Will Edwards moving back from Gustine, and various visits among Starrs, Shapps, Elliot, and Hancock families. A new boy joins Luke Steward's household. Bert McGuire travels to Caddo to visit relatives.
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van Dyke
Gustine
Mildred
Willie
O'Wassa Whitton
Dingus
Hancock
Ilenn
Downing
J. Morris
Laney Williams
Comanche
Congressman Blanton to Speak at Comanche Court House
Congressman Thomas L. Blanton requests notice of his speech at the Comanche court house next Tuesday night November 20 inviting all ladies farmers business men and members of labor unions to attend He will speak in Brownwood the following morning at 10 30.
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Congressman Blanton
Brownwood
Comanche Grid War Readies Rivalry Clash Friday
The Comanches plan a decisive football showdown between two elite high school squads on Friday December 2 at the local ball park. Coaches Carpenter and Adams train separate teams with Hill Merritt Cain and Kelly heading backfields, while Mayes Moore and Kearby anchor the lines. A large crowd is expected as the game aims to raise money for sweaters for the team.
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Warriors
Ball Park
Carpenter
Adams
Abilene
Hill
Cain
Hamilton
Kelley
Merritt
Scurry
Boatwright
Reeves
Anthony
Mayes
Moore
Woodward
Smoot
Mason
Kearby
Texas
Montgomery
Boyd
Meyers
Couch
Mehaffey
Stewart
Wilson
Farmer
Thomas
Tate
Williford
Brown
Franklin
Comanche
Kiwanis Mayors Day Invitation Appeals in Fort Worth
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Worth invites Mayor J R Eanes to attend a Mayors Day event on Tuesday November 29 1921 at The Hotel Texas The plan includes an afternoon of entertainment a Top O Texas dinner at 6 30 in the Crystal Ball Room and addresses by prominent men A registration desk will assist guests with a reception committee handling them in the lobby of the Texas The event aims to foster closer trade relations with 150 West Texas cities and could become an annual occasion.
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Fort Worth
Kiwanis Club
J. R. Eanes
Hotel Texas
West Texas
Chamber of Commerce
The
Texas
Quitman man visits ailing mother near Hasse
Mr. H. H. Macon of Quitman Texas father of K. L. Macon cashier at the First National Bank of Comanche spent the past week visiting his elderly mother near Hasse who is over eighty and not expected to survive.
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H. H. Macon
Quitman
Texas
K. L. Macon
First National Bank of
Comanche
Hasse
Fall and Winter Millinery At Cost By Miss Kate Turner
Miss Kate Turner offers her fall and winter millinery at cost. The notice notes affordable hats and headwear for the season, inviting customers to take advantage of low prices.
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Kate Turner
Work on Reservoir Is Now Under Way
The city is building a new reservoir north of the existing one to the same size and connected to it for a continuous water reserve in case of fire. A new well near the East side school will boost supply, with further improvements planned to ensure abundant water within a year.
Chief welcomes readers' submissions and signed opinions
The Chief invites reader articles on any general subject. The paper disclaims responsibility for expressed views, requires signed contributions, and reserves the right to comment on submitted pieces. The editorial columns reflect the editor's views, which may differ from others.
County officials return from Cleburne on road fund work
Judge J. F. Reese and Attorney H. N. Goodson returned Sunday from Cleburne where they pursued county road fund business. They say all necessary actions have been taken for the county and any future steps will depend on unfolding circumstances.
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J. F. Reese
H. N. Goodson
Cleburne
Veil with each hat offered at local shop
Miss Kate Turner notes a promotional offer giving a veil free with every hat purchased at the store. The line suggests a cheerful sales incentive for customers.
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Kate Turner
Indian fights in Comanche County chronicled in local history
The Chief begins a weekly publication of Indian battles from E. L. Deaton’s 1894 Comanche county history. Deaton recalls frontier life from 1848 to 1873, noting deadly raids, massive losses, and the aim to preserve early settlers’ perilous experiences for future generations.
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Comanche County
E. L. Deaton
C. M. Boynton
Hamilton Herald
Deaton
Hamilton County
Texas
East Texas
Pension Finally Granted to Navy Veteran John Henry Jackson
John Henry Jackson, a former Union Navy sailor with a mashed thumb from the first day of the Civil War, has learned he will receive a $60 monthly pension from the Pension Bureau. At about 76, he served four years, moved to Texas in 1896, and has lived in Comanche County in recent years.
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John Yey Jackson
Washington
Navy Department
John Henry Jackson
Jackson
Texas
Comanche County
Three Big Ships America Would Doom to Scrap
The Naval Holiday proposed by Secretary Hughes would scrap major ships including the battleship Washington, British Neptune, and Japanese Katori. Washington born 1912, 28 000 hp, eight 16 inch guns, 20 knots, crew 1,080. Neptune launched 1909, 19 900 tons, 28 000 hp, 21 knots, armament ten 12 inch guns and more. Katori built 1905, 15 950 tons, 18 144 knots, four 12 inch, four 10 inch and twelve 6 inch guns, crew 864.
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Charles E. Hughes
Washington
Maryland
West Virginia
United States Navy
Hughes
Neptune
Katori
Baron Kato
Arthur Balfour
Washington Parley
Miss Godbold at Home for Thanksgiving in Stephenville
Miss Mary Godbold attends John Tarleston College in Stephenville and is at home with her mother for Thanksgiving. She is accompanied by her friend Miss Morris, also a student at the same college.
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Mary Godbold
John Tarleston College
Stephenville
Miss Morris
Millinery Styles Highlight Fall and Winter Modest Trends
Miss Kate Turner notes remaining fall and winter hats and fashions in latest styles and models, indicating continued offerings in millinery despite seasonal shifts.
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Kate Turner
Letter From Arkansas to Comanche Chief
A. B. Jackson of Waldo Arkansas writes about relocating from Comanche County after thirty five years. He notes rainfall differences, abundant corn and syrup, cane, sweet potatoes, hogs, and timber with blackberries. He describes Waldo as a thriving town six miles north with two banks stores garages and eateries.
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Comanche County
Arkansas
Comanche
Waldo
A. B. Jackson
Rt. 2
Hats Sold Out This Season By All Stock
Miss Kate Turner reports every hat in stock was purchased this season leaving no hats available for customers.
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Kate Turner
Woodmen of the World salaries challenged by Texas speaker
Hon L Blantos protests 21 years of dues payments while alleging Woodmen leaders drew large salaries. He cites Clerk Yates at 15 000 and Sovereign Fraser at 25 000 yearly, questions 1919 reforms, demands a 1925 session and potential paybacks, urges Texas camps to vote on salaries. He appeals to Senator Morris Sheppard for support.
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Thomas L. Blantos
John T. Yates
Morris Sheppard
Sovereign
Fraser
Clerk Yates
Woodmen of the World
Texas
Supreme Court of Texas
Secretary of the Navy
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Speaker
Yates
Senator Sheppard
Indians Trim Brownwood In Close Game
In a tight contest Friday the Indians beat Brownwood 7 to 0. Oscar Hill recovered a fumble in the third quarter and sprinted twenty yards for the lone touchdown, then added the extra point. Brownwood fought hard but could not overturn the deficit. Both teams entered with one loss on the season.
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Indians
Brownwood
Oscar Hill
Brownwood High School
Semeasunes
Doranche
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Congressman Thomas L. Blanton
Coman
Che
Myers
Quarter—Hill
Adam
Frank Mayes
Burks
Mayors’ Day
America
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