Comanche Citizens Share Thanks For Prosperous 1923
Local residents reflect on a bountiful year in Comanche county with good crops, strong prices, and growing business. Paris Smith cites record prescription business and army goods shipments. Anthony notes gas franchise talks and nonviolent unity. Adams praises national prosperity and bank strength.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Paris Smith
Anthony
FE. Adams
America
Tin First National Bank
J. R. Kanes
W. G. Dingus
Messrs
Anthony, Burks and
Lewis
Indian Creek
M. J. Sullivan
Federal
Congress
Mr. Blanton
Henry Gibbs
Mr. St. Clair
Building hospital the next definite stride in Comanche County progress
The Comanche Chief recalls past ambitions for a Fall Fair, tourist park and strong schools now realized. A tourist park greeted hundreds of visitors last summer and a big fair drew crowds despite bad weather. Next focus is a sanitarium to suit the town and county’s needs.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Shallow Well Spudded West of Sidney Farm
R W Fielder near Sidney said a shallow test well was spudded on Mrs Gleaton’s farm three and a half miles west of Sidney. It is the first of five wells to be drilled by Homer Peeples and associates between Sidney and Blanket, as announced recently.
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R. W. Fielder
Sidney
City
Swindell Declines Pastorate Offer From Comanche Church
Dr. Swindell of Ballinger declines call to serve as pastor of the Baptist church in Comanche. Ballinger supporters pressured him to remain, and he chose to stay with his Ballinger congregation.
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Baptist Church of
Comanche
Swindell
Ballinger
Ballinger Church
Educational survey plan approved by Texas commission
The Texas Educational Survey Commission unanimously confirms Dr. G A Works of Cornell University as director and approves his overall plan. Field work begins January 1, with five divisions including higher education and rural education. A budget advisory subcommittee meets November 30 at the Fort Worth Texas Hotel during the state teachers' convention.
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Austin
Texas
G. A. Works
Cornell University
Texas Educational Survey
State Educational Survey Commission
Dr. Works
Works
W. Horn
FEF
D. Brooks
Neff
Texas Hotel
Fort Worth
State Department of Education
Special services at union meeting draw large crowds
The Presbyterian church union meeting in Comanche drew crowds with 200 turned away. Dr Fincher delivered a Thanksgiving Psalm themed sermon while Miss Harbison sang. City officials attended town night and expressed gratitude for harmony. meetings extend through Wednesday to boost religious atmosphere.
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Presbyterian Church
Dr. Fincher
Miss Harbison
J. B. Layne
Eanes
Dr. Klingman
Comanche
Fincher
Harbison
Carlton Newspaper Changes Hands
The Carlton Citizen printed its last issue under existing management as Leo F. Rendessy became editor. Dyer of Carlton, editor for nearly twelve years, sold to V. Porter and Rendessy. Porter started Carlton’s first newspaper. Rendessy had served as foreman for three years.
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Lamkin
Carlton Citizen
Leo F. Rendessy
Dyer
Carlton
Porter
Rendessy
Sunrise Service Planned at Baptist Church on Thanksgiving
Members of the Baptist Church planned their usual sunrise Thanksgiving service for Thursday at seven oclock. The service was led by former pastor Rev. Forrest Maddox.
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Baptist Church
The
Forrest Maddox
Pie Supper at Duncan School Saturday Night
C N Carter, teacher at the Duncan school four miles from Comanche, announced in the city that a pie supper will be held at the Duncan school Saturday night December 1. Proceeds will fund athletic equipment including a basketball and suits for the team. Invites all to attend a large crowd and good time.
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C.n. Carter
Duncan
Comanche
Duncan School
Tech Regents Name Horn as President
Dr. P W Horn, president of Southwestern University Georgetown and former Houston schools chief, was unanimously chosen Thursday afternoon as president of the new Texas Technological College at Lubbock. Horn has directed schools in Mexico City Sherman and Houston and authored education books while active in Methodism.
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Houston
P. W. Horn
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Board of Regents
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Horn
City of Mexico
Mexico City
Charles McIntire Bishop
Sherman
Dr. Horn
Boonville
Central College
Fayette, Mo
Dounylor University
Higginbotham Firm Praises Comanche County Support
A Higginbotham official thanks Comanche County residents for twenty three years of patronage and goodwill. He notes growth through adversity including boll weevil impact and postwar depression while revealing pride in becoming grandfather to a new nine pound boy born in Abilene.
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Higginbotham
Comanche County
Comanche
Abilene
The Mountain Tops Poem by D. K. D
The piece contrasts daylight on valleys with bright mountain peaks. It describes mountains waking at dawn and catching the last light, then sinking toward night as the world rests. In night, mountain tops near starry skies, a reflective closing ode.
State Teachers Meet expected largest in Fort Worth
Attendance at the State Teachers Association gathering in Fort Worth on November 29 to December 1 is forecast to be the largest in history. About 7000 identification certificates already issued, with concurrent State Music Teachers Association boosting crowd levels. Supt J B Layne to represent Comanche schools. Mrs W G Dingus to attend for the Parent Teachers group. Lectures planned by eminent U S educators.
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State Teachers’ Association
Fort Worth
State
Music Teachers’ Association
United States
J.b.layne
W. G. Dingus
Parent-Teachers Association
Congregational Program Delivers Past, Present and Future Plans
An evening program in the congregation offers a review of the past, a view of the present, and insights into future plans. Your presence is requested as Brother Klingman presents a sermon of special interest for the hour.
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Klingman
City approves gas franchise for Comanche providers
The city council granted a gas franchise to Tl. E. Anthony Hilton Burks and Babington Lewis to supply Comanche. The trio say gas service will arrive next year or they will relinquish the franchise to the city.
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Messrs. Tl. E. Anthony
Hilton Burks
Babbington Lewis
Comanche
Over 12 000 Bales Ginned In Comanche County
There were 12 261 bales of cotton ginned in Comanche county from the 1923 crop prior to November 14 1923, compared with 7 888 bales ginned by November 14 1922.
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Comanche County
Breckenridge Officers Acquitted In Killing
Breckenridge Texas November 21 L D Head sheriff of Stephens county and Wallace Crawford deputy sheriff were acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of M A Shoupe six miles east of Breckenridge last May by a district court jury. The jury was out three minutes before the not guilty verdict. The crowded courtroom erupted in a shouting demonstration.
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Breckenridge
Texas
Ll. D. Head
Stephens County
Wallace Crawford
M. A. Shoupe
Turkey supplies ample for holiday tables this year
Washington reports a healthy turkey outlook for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Agriculture officials note 5 million pounds in cold storage plus a heavy new Texas crop and large outputs in Maryland and Virginia. Texas growers face 18 to 20 cents per pound and some hold stock for higher holiday returns amid promotional campaigns by state officials.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Bank and Store Robbed at Priddy Last Week
The Farmers and Merchants Bank at Priddy was entered early Thursday morning. The safe was not cracked but $15 to $20 in loose cash was stolen. Robbers used tools left at the scene and fled in a car traced to Comanche, suggesting amateur burglars.
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Goldthwaite Eagle
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Priddy
Comanche
Class of 1923 C. H. Banquet Planned by 1928 Grads
The class of 1928 at C. H. S. met at the high school last Monday to plan their first annual banquet. The event will be held at a local hotel on December 26. Attendees should notify Hollis Burton by December 10.
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Dee
Hollis Burton
Comanche Stores Embrace Early Christmas Shopping Trend
Comanche stores display holiday spirit with bells streamers and wreaths. Windows showcase gifts and dry goods offer fresh items. Coats from Bolivia dresses with beads hats and sandals adorn shop windows as dolls books and glassware tempt early shoppers.
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Bolivia
Milady
First Class Coman Che Property For Farm Transfer
J R Fanes Co offers a first class Coman Che property comprising residence and business premises, clear of debt, for exchange or trade for a well located farm property. They may consider assuming some debt or paying a cash difference.
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J. R. Fanes & Co
Snow and Sleet Surprise Thanksgiving Weather Across West Texas
Snow and sleet fell briefly on Wednesday morning catching residents off guard after rain. Amarillo logged up to eight inches with the precipitation reaching Carson County and Plainview in the Panhandle. The event damaged some remaining cotton but benefited wheat and other crops.
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West Texas
Amarillo
Carson County
Panhandle
Plainview
Funeral Services For R. G. Armstrong Held Last Sunday
Funeral services for R. G. Armstrong were held Sunday at Central Christian Church with a tender sermon by Dr. C. C. Klingman. The service included choir and male quartet music, prayers by Rev. J. R. Morris, and burial ceremonies by the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his children Mrs. Justin Nance Forman Arkansas Mrs. J A Holland San Francisco California Mrs. J D Cady Courtland New York Mrs. R G Pratt Ruthven Mary and Helen Armstrong Comanche plus relatives and pallbearers George Montgomery Murt Sullivan J R Banes Will Garner Sebe Wayne and J W Littlejohn.
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R. G. Armstrong
Central Christian Church
C. C. Klingman
Mr. Armstrong
Messrs. Clarke
Klingman
Womack
Wilkerson
J. R. Morris
Presen
Justin Nance
Forman
Ark
J. A. Holland
San Francisco
Calif
J. D. Cady
Courtland
N. Y
R. G. Pratt
Ruthven
Mary
Helen Armstrong
Comanche
Myrtle
Will Martin
C. W. Ory
George Montgomery
Murt Sullivan
J. R. Banes
Will Garner
Sebe Wayne
J. W. Littlejohn
Papooses and Gorman Battle to a Scoreless Tie
Last Saturday afternoon the Papoo ses Comanche second string football team played the Gorman high team on the local field to a scoreless tie. Gorman outweighed Comanche and kept them on the defensive but the scrubs’ defense held firm. The game showcased effort and fighting spirit in a hard fought stalemate despite Gorman’s faster backfield.
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Papooses
Comanche
Gorman High
Gorman
Scrubs
Community Meeting Set for December Seventh
The second community meeting will be held in the high school auditorium Friday Dec 7. The Parent Teachers Association will run the program with voice numbers by Miss Merwin and the high school glee club directed by Miss Merwin. The high school orchestra directed by Miss Winslow will perform. Citizens will give talks.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Miss Merwin
Glee Club
Miss Winslow
Dr Cochran's Dogs Win Prizes at Caldwell Meet
Dr I M Cochran received a message from Dwight Brightman in Caldwell reporting Jane Fielding won first in the puppy stakes at the Texas Amateur Field Trial Association event. May Fielding placed third while John Fielding was sick and unable to attend.
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I. M. Cochran
Dwight Brightman
Caldwell
Texas Amateur Field Trial Association
Jane Fielding
May Fielding
Dr. Cochran
John Fielding
Comanche Indians Head to Cleburne for Thanksgiving Game
The Comanche football team leaves Friday for Cleburne to play on Thanksgiving afternoon. Coach Womack leads the squad with a large crowd expected to attend, and many fans plan to travel by auto Thursday morning.
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Comanche Indians
Cleburne
Womack
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Tech Regents
8. P. Smith
GAS
Turkey
Washington
C.H
Comanche Produce Co
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