Comanche Business Men Form Young Men's League
A mass meeting of Comanche business men and citizens on September 5 established the Young Men's Business League to lead local development. W. G. Dingus opened, W. H. Rowland elected temporary chairman, with B. W. Speed as secretary. Committees on constitution, membership, finance, entertainment, executive and publicity appointed. paid secretary discussed. next meeting set for September 10 to adopt by laws.
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Comanche
District Court Room
W. G. Dingus
W. H. Rowland
B. W. Speed
Young Men's Business League
Henry Gibbs
Jess Atwood
Chas. Gray
J. B. Chilton
Pines Straley
Frank Palmer
W. H. Carpenter
L. F. Bikins
Y. W. Holmes
J. R. Eanes
Tom Helmsley
M. Coleman
I. I. Clemens
Dr. Chas. McCollum
J. H. Huff
W. ©. Odom
A. P. Cox
W. «. Dingus
P. K .Mackey
George Kearney
W. H. Rovwland
M .Coleman
W. A. Shelton
Retail Merchants’ Association
Salvation Army Plans 1922 Drive for Comanche County
The Comanche County Advisory Board met September 6 to plan the 1922 Salvation Army appeal set for October 16 to 23 with a $1,000 county quota. Officers elected include B P Woodruff as chairman and W H Rowland as vice chairman. The county will be divided into districts with team captains collecting funds to support Army work in Comanche and the Southwestern division including Texas and Louisiana. Chairman Woodruff noted 1921 was the Army’s biggest service year in the division and stressed rising relief demands.
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Salvation Army
Comanche County
W. H. Rowland
Y. W. Holmes
J. D. Waring
Lee Lester
R. R. Klingman
Army
Southwestern
Texas
Louisiana
San Antonio
el Paso
BE. P. Woodruff
H N Goodson III Illness Sees Family Aid
H N Goodson III lies seriously ill this week with his brother Dr Goodson of San Antonio and a Dallas specialist at his bedside. Physicians express confidence in his recovery.
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H. N. Goodson
Dr. Goodson
San Antonio
Dallas
Minnie Cunningham Returns From Austin Visit
Miss Minnie Cunningham has returned from Austin after a month away.
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Minnie Cunningham
Austin
Leprosy Victims in Texas Highlight Federal Relief Debate
Texas reports 200 leprosy victims needing care as House debates a bill to fund expansion at Carville Louisiana Institute. Hudspeth urged increasing the appropriation toward 1 million dollars to relieve states and reduce federal liability, while Rep Stafford warned of mounting federal costs and state rights.
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Hudspeth
Texas
Washington
House
Representative Hudspeth
Carville
Louisiana Institute
Louisiana Institution
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Representative Stafford
Wisconsin
Stafford
Huddlestons Visit Comanche With In-Laws
Mr. and Mrs. Ousty Huddleston of Dallas spent a few days this week in Comanche with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hill Huddleston.
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Mrs. Ousty Huddleston
Dallas
Comanche
Mrs
Hill Huddleston
Duke and duchess ask presidential suite at San Francisco hotel
The San Francisco hotel must decide if Duke de Talleyrand Peregrord and his wife, former Miss Anna Gould, should precede F. E. Scobey, director of the U. S. Mint and a former San Antonio businessman, for the hotel’s top suite in the days ahead.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Mint
F. E. Scobey
The
Mint
San Antonio
Texas
Harding
Duke de Talleyrand
Perigord
Anna Gould
New York
Cunningham Family Moves to Austin for Education
The George Cunninghams will move to Austin this week as the eldest son enters the University and the younger children enroll in public schools. Their Comanche home is offered for rent or sale, with hopes of returning once Austin's educational facilities are experienced.
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Comanche
George Cunningham
Austin
Boy Scouts Open Hall and Library Drive in Comanche
The Comanche Boy Scouts led by Dwight Brightman and Jack Qualey with Dr. Cochran celebrate a new hall courtesy of C. A. Greene. The group, started three months ago with fourteen members, has twenty eight now and twenty one joined a hike to Tom Lauker's. Their exhibition today showcases models to kick off a museum and library collection.
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Boy Scouts of
Comanche
Dwight Brightman
Jack Qauley
Dr. Cochran
C. A. Greene
Tom Lauker
Meeting of County Teachers Institute a Great Success
The County Teachers Institute reports 194 teachers enrolled under Prof. John I. Davis of John Carleton College. Sessions covered selection and tenure, pay and promotion, courses of study, and health supervision with emphasis on new blood, standards, and development oriented education. Leaders and specialists across English, Mathematics, Latin, Science, Home Economics guided the varied discussions.
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John ‘I. Davis
John Carleton College
Ola Cunningham
Carpenter
Hunter
H. B. Hardt
Artie Coley
J. C. Milstead
Roy Henderson
The
State University
Dean Davis
Davis
Santa Fe yards dynamited in Brownwood blast
A bomb exploded near the boiler house in the Santa Fe railroad yards at Brownwood around 9:30. Unknown attackers hurled the device into the power area, crushing a hole 15 feet from the door and triggering the fire siren to draw a crowd. A porter reported seeing three men flee the power plant as guards stood by. The bomb’s exact composition remains undetermined, but dynamite is suspected. Brownwood News.
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Santa Fe
Brownwood
Wenestar Sab
Brownwood News
A&M Student Expenses Are Reduced
At College Station on September 4 President W B Birgell announced a ten dollar cut in next season’s student costs at the A and M College of Texas. The saving, from maintenance funds, lowers actual expenses to about 296 dollars for room board laundry fees activities and other costs, with about 500 students likely to earn much of their expenses through work while the faculty emphasizes economical spending and parental cooperation.
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College Station
A. & M. College of Texas
W. B. Birgell
Bizzell
Anne Burnett Marries Guy Waggoner in New York
Miss Anne Burnett and Guy Waggoner wed in New York City on Monday. The ceremony sparked rumors in Fort Worth, later denied, as the couple prepared a yearlong European honeymoon with passports arranged. Burnett heiress to the late Captain S B Burnett’s $20 million estate, she is noted as the South’s richest heiress.
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Anne Burnett
Guy Waggoner
New York City
Fort Worth
Olive Lake Burnett
Miss Burnett
Colorado Springs
W. T. Waggoner
Burnetts
Honell Springs
New York
New High School Burglarized Sparks School Board Warning
A vandalism incident at the new high school prompted a strong board warning. Broken window hardware and a damaged transom were noted as the site’s first security breach. The notice orders strict action against any future damage and urges close supervision of the campus and paths.
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AD & Principals
Spd
Fort Worth Mrs Bell Tells Mrs Goodson News
Mrs Bell of Fort Worth tells Mrs Goodson a message or news item. The fragment notes social exchange between two local women.
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Tom Bell
Fort Worth
G. H. Goodson
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MW. B.L
H. N. Goodson III
F. E. Seobey
George Cunninghams
BOY Scouts
John Thomas Davis
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Santa FE Yards
DYNAM
NEW High School
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