Mourning in Rising Star for Trusted Citizen and Mason
Obituary notes the death of a respected Rising Star resident, a longtime Mason and Baptist, who lived in Campbell and Douglas counties before moving to Comanche County. He left six children including Geo E, Mollie Lan, John, Tom, Homer, and Walter, with funeral set under Masonic rites. A separate item reports Dr. A M Neal breaking his arm while cranking his Ford, sustaining a painful but non life threatening injury.
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Smith
Campbell County
Maggie H
Douglas County
Baptist Church
Neal
A. M. Neal
P. R. Clark Dead
We learned this week of the death of P. R. Bud Clark of San Angelo. He was an early settler of Comanche County and lived along the Southern River, moving to the county in 1903 or 1904. He was remembered as a fine man and good neighbor.
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P. R
Bud) Clark
San Angelo
Clark
Comanche County
Reasons for Sunday School Attendance by B. K. Tenny
Editor notes this is the first in a series by town pastors on why Sunday School attendance matters. The piece cites President Wilson and stresses personal growth, community welfare, and adapting to postwar change, urging readers to attend and support Bible study for families and society. It ends with a Cablegram about Gayle Scott arriving in England en route to France.
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B. K. Tenny
Rev
Austin
Comanche
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
G. M. Scott
Lamkin
Gayle
England
France
Butter and Egg Prices at Slider and Lacy's
Highest prices paid for butter and eggs at Slider and Lacy's show local market trends. The listing highlights top bid amounts for dairy and poultry products, reflecting supply conditions and consumer demand.
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Slider & Lacy ’S
Slider & Lacy
All Colors in the Best Routing Made
The note mentions colors and routing with phrases Slider and Lacy, implying a decorative or product reference. No clear event, person, or organization is attached to a specific action or outcome.
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Slider & Lacy
Prominent Pioneer Couple Mark Sixty Years of Marriage
The article profiles James Jarrett Hicks and Sarah Ann Redwine Hicks, early Whitfield County settlers who married in 1857. They endured Civil War service, hardship, and pioneering migration from Georgia to Comanche County Texas, homesteading, raising twelve children, and building a family legacy.
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Whitfield County
Texas
Louisiana
Cherokee County
Sarah Ann Redwine
James Jarrett Hicks
Dalton
Jas. J. Hicks
Sarah
Jim
Sweethear
Hicks
Mrs. Hicks
High School English Department Seeks Donated Books
The English department requests donations of standard novels and poetry for required reading and study. They list titles such as Pilgrim's Progress Gulliver's Travels and Uncle Tom's Cabin and invite donors to send books or inform a teacher to arrange pickup.
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Gulliver’s
Silas Marner
Treasure Island
Cranford
Ben Hur
Ramona
Hiawatha
Alhambra
Henry Esmond
Pendennis
de Coverley
Old Virginia
Del
Ducby
Alice
Masefield, Meredith
Yé&ats
Russell
Noyes
Roger Q Mills Highway Route Discussed At Cranfills Gap Meeting
A Hamilton Record summary notes a Cranfills Gap gathering of Hamilton and Meridian residents with Highway Commissioner Odle to outline a feasible Meridian to Comanche path toward eventual Roger Q Mills Highway to Corsicana and Nacodoches. A six member committee proposed a Meridian to Cranfills Gap to Hamilton route via Lanham and the Leon River crossing, with an energy corridor and Comanche Hamilton option favored for directness and minimal land impact.
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Cranfills Gap
Hamilton
Meridian
Odle
Roger Q. Mills
Comanche
Corsicane
Nacodoches
Hillsboro
Hamilton Record
Crawfills Gap
State Board
Tergerson
Bosque
Hamilton County
McBertleson
Dr. Plunneke
J. L. White
Bosque County
John
Comache County
State Commission
Comanche and
Hamilton Road
Comanche County
Whitney Messenger
Wichita Falls
de Leon
Another Comanche Boy Pulls Down Honors
Rev and Mrs J E Milton report their son Pink Milton has been promoted from Corporal to Sergeant in his Comanche company at Chicamaugua Park. Pink joined the army in December 1916 and became Corporal in June 1917, earning a second promotion within three months. He was once a pupil under the editor when a teacher in Comanche Public Schools.
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J. E. Milton
Pink
Chicamaugua Park
Comanche
Automobile Inner Tubes At Right Prices
Slider and Lacy advertises automobile inner tubes at competitive prices. Local shop promotes durable tubes for cars and trucks with affordable options and promos.
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Slider & Lacy
Two Pharmacists Licensed After Dallas Exam
John Carroll and Truman Hamilton passed the recent racists examination in Dallas and are now fully licensed pharmacists. The community congratulates these two young men on their achievement.
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John Carroll
Truman Hamilton
Dallas
Farmers Gin Co Schedules Ginning in Comanche on Tue Thu Sat
The Farmers Gin Co will operate their gin at Comanche on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays going forward.
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Farmers Gin Co
Comanche
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Houghton
Masonic Temple
J. M. Smith
P. R. Clark
Todd, Randels & Co
Lynchburg
Hunter
Ohio River
Kentucky
South
Coker
Louis Redwine
Round Mountain
Sidney
Georgia
Brazos River
Hos. Campbell
Tom Holmsley
Mr. Holmsley
Mr. Hicks
Tom Helmsley
Hicks Corner
The
Con
J. J. Hicks
Slider & Lacy’s
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