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Newspaper

Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1923

Page

5

Social Items Highlight Hostesses And Gatherings

Social news records numerous bridge and party events hosted by Mrs. A. B. Haworth and others. Guests from Waco and Dallas attend Mayfair style gatherings with high score prizes, fountain treats, and pink celluloid favors. The list includes I. M. Cochran, R. W. Scar, D. D. Emery, and many local residents.

Irs A. B. Haworth Jo Gray Dorante Palmer Walter Montery W. J. Maningham Waco Pear Mellon

Williams and Jay Pledges Highlight Phi Society Remarks

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Williams pledged Phi Beta Phi and Miss Patty Jay, daughter of Mrs. John T. Jay, pledged Phi Mu.

T. J. Williams Patty Jay John T. Jay

Eastland visitors and local officials travel for business and family

Personal mentions record Gib Callaway and family from Eastland visiting relatives in Comanche while legal matters are handled. Judges Reese and Nabers attend a state convention in Dallas. Tom Helmsley and others travel for banking, education, and family gatherings across Stephenville Fort Worth Wichita Abilene and Beattie with several residents returning or hosting relatives.

Gib Callaway Eastland Comanche

Dublin and Sweetwater Women Visit Neighbors

Mrs J M Jordan and daughter Miss Lilla of Dublin along with Mrs E P Doyle of Sweetwater were guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs D Chas Clarke and Mr and Mrs C P St Clair. Walter Jack Jr three year old son of Mr and Mrs W B Beam of Cross Roads died Tuesday after a brief illness and was buried in Indian Gap cemetery Wednesday morning.

J. M. Jordan Lilla Dublin E. P. Doyle Sweetwater D. Chas. Clarke C. P. St. Clair Walter Jack, Jr W. 8S. Beam Cross Roads Indian Gap

Comanche visitors and local travel noted in brief

Mr and Mrs F L Little Mrs W S Edwards and Miss Audrey White were Comanche visitors. Amos Tyson of Brownwood and others visited. Mrs W J Cunningham and children returned to Waco after a relatives visit. W Greene spent a night en route from Abilene to Waco. Mrs Vas Preston left for Corsicana due to her father's illness. Miss Lorene Preston will teach art in Hamilton. Mr and Mrs Carl Nabers returned to San Angelo with Mr and Mrs Jack McCollum and family en route to Seminole. Mr and Mrs Hart Shoemaker and children spent time in Fort Worth with A W Bradshaw family.

F. L. Little W. S. Edwards Audrey Whitesides Sipe Springs W. J. Cunningham Waco Oo. W. Greene Comanche Abilen Vas Preston Corsicana Lorene Preston Hamilton Carl Nabers San Angelo Jack McCollum Seminole Mrs. Hart Shoemaker Fort Worth

Local Socials and Visits Highlight Comanche Week

Mrs W O Hamilton and daughter Mrs Elmo Sleight and child of Dallas visit daughter and sister Mrs Emil Weisendanger. Others travel from Dallas Corsicana Brownwood and Santa Ana to visit relatives in Comanche including Miss Callie Rose Maddox and Miss Katherine Saunderson.

W. O. Hamilton Elmo Sleight Dallas Emil Weisendanger Callie Rose Maddox of Brownwood Katherine Saunderson I. M. Cochran Geo. Hamilton of Junction

Local Families Share Visits Across Texas Towns

Mrs. Elbert Whitfield of Millers view visits her mother Mrs. J H Bryson and relatives. Mr and Mrs I L August and their daughters tour Waco. Mrs Cora Warren of Galveston arrives to winter with sisters Mrs R V Neely and Miss Lalla Gentry and helps in Gentry tea room opened on the square.

Lalla Gentry Friday Bridge Club John Chilton Mesdames Waler Montgomery W. H. Satterfield Will Roberson Jim Moodie W. J. Cunningham Waco Eugena Gray Lizzie Ford Louise Burksnd Johnsie Cunningham Talmadge Stacy Santa Ana, Calif J. H. Bryson Elbert Whitfield Millersview Cora Warren Galveston R. V. Neely

Herbine Sold for Malaria Remedy in All Regions

In malaria countries the popular remedy is Herbine a good medicine for purifying the system and warding off the disease. Price 60c sold by S P Smith.

S. P. Smith

Presbyterians Of Texas Plan To Raise 1 350 000

Presbyterians of Texas plan a statewide move to raise 1 350 000 for Christian education with a July 1 1924 target. Details list 12 institutions and allocations for equipment and endowment, plus funds to cover debts from higher enrollments.

Presbyterians of Texas Presbyterian Movement For Christian Education Texas Texas Presbyterian College Milford Austin Presbyterian Seminary Austin Daniel Baker College Brownwood Normal School Commerce San Marcos Huntsville Presbyterian Orphanage Itasca Tex-Mex Institute Kingsville Presbyterian School For Taft Church Presbyterian College of Industrial Arts North Texas State Normal Denton A. & M. College College Station

Community urged to back county fair led by Hoff

A local letter urges residents to support Comanche county fair with J. W. Hoff as lead, praising development, home ownership, and community effort. It cites W. D. Carroll and D. Nabers as organizers, mentions the mayor on site, and promotes three days of fair pleasure to showcase what the county can grow.

J. W. Hoff Comanche County W. D. Carroll Carroll Big Woods Brush D. ¥. Nabers Vandyke Jim Chief Enterprise J. M. Grigsby

P T A Opens Year With Notable Meeting At High School

The P T A held its first meeting of the year on Friday at the high school auditorium. Rev J D Smoot led prayer after America, 23rd Psalm read, 153 members listed, new teachers introduced, and three goals set including a music memory contest, starter library for all schools, and schoolchildren physical exams. The group voted to move future meetings to the second Thursday and planned a book shower for Oct 11.

Parent- Teachers Association America J. D. Smoot W. G. Dingus Smoot Parnet-Teachers Association Layne Minnie Cunningham Floy Collins E. F. Anthony Dingus

Forget-Me-Not Day Observed In Comanche

Mayor Eanes received a letter from J A McFarland national commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War calling attention to National Forget-Me-Not Day on November 10. The note urges observance to honor veterans who served in the recent war and to support legislative educational welfare and other needs of the disabled. The DAV, with 100000 members, aids all wounded and disabled veterans regardless of membership.

Eanes J. A. McFarland Organization of the Comanche

Citation by publication in land partition suit in Comanche County

The State of Texas issues a four week publication citation to August Erickson in Comanche County to appear at the next district court term on November 1 1925 to answer a petition filed October 3 1928 in No. 6955 by Emma Swansey and husband against C H Turner M E Herring D F Rowe M Kay W M Holland August Frickson and Gib Callaway seeking partition of three land tracts totaling about 825 acres on Copperas Creek known as the H Turner farm. The clerk J H Reese notes the notice dated October 3 1923.

State OF Texas Comanche County August Erickson District Court Comanche Emma Swansey J. B. Swansey C. H. Turner M. E. Herring A. W. Herring D. F. Rowe M. Kay Copperas Creek H. Turner J. H. Reese A. D Clark Sheiff A. W. Sullivan Texas Singleton Thompson Said Emma Swanusey Mar

John Alexander Mohon seeks discharge in bankruptcy case

In the Northern District of Texas John Alexander Mohon of De Leon Comanche County Texas petitions for discharge from all debts under federal bankruptcy acts. The court orders creditors to file opposition by October 29 1923 with the bankruptcy referee in Fort Worth Texas.

John Alexander Mohon de Leon Comanche John Alexander Mahon Fort Worth Texas Glenn Smith

Notable Women in Public Life and Occupations

A survey of women across nations and professions notes a teetaster in Mincing Lane England a female advance publicity agent for a circus and a nurse hair fashion ban in London. It covers Laos nail dye fashion Latvia women at work in fields Abyssinian beauty standards Washington treasury first aid branch and women’s transnational meetings on Oct 12.

Martha C. Burritt United States Treasury Department Washington

Doctors Wanted to Operate

Muskegon Michigan woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after years of ineffective treatment and says a fourth bottle eased her pain and weakness while she returned to factory work. The ad urges vigilance for bearing down pains and persistent use of the remedy. Louise Burks notes gift shop opening November 1.

Muskegon Michigan Lydig E. Pinkham Mrs. Nelltr Quillon Morris St Muskegon, Mich Lydia E. Pinkham

Notice to appear in district court Comanche County

The letter directs Gib Callaway to appear at the Comanche County district court on the first Monday in November 1923, later dated 1928, to answer an intervention petition about partitioning mineral rights in 325 acres of land near Copperas Creek known as the C H Turner farm. It asks appointment of commissioners for partition and includes case No. 6955 with plaintiffs Mrs Emma Swansey and others against C H Turner et al.

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