Fort Worth Brownwood Highway Association Meets at Blanket
The Fort Worth Brownwood Highway Association held a meeting in Blanket with delegates from nearly every town on the proposed route. Afternoon sessions began at 3 p m after late arrivals, with a dinner hosted by Blanket residents. Speakers from Dublin Brownwood and other localities expressed strong support for a hard surfaced highway from Fort Worth to Brownwood, and preparations in Dublin and Stephenville suggest broad electoral backing for timely construction. The piece frames highway building as empire building and foresees an all weather roadway by January 1, transforming farm life and national development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth-Brownwood
Fort Worth
Brownwood
Tabernacle
C. G. Foust
Dublin
D. T. Johnson
W. P. Murphy
R. E. Doyle
Association
Stephenville
James J. Hill
Great
Middle West
Labor Board Plans Mussle Shoals Labor Draft
The Comanche Labor Board will ship men to the Government works at Mussle Shoals on the Tennessee river. Wages are 30 cents per hour for eight hours with time and a half for overtime, totaling 3.30 for a ten hour day. Board and lodging run 5.25 per week. Carpenters earn 55 cents per hour with overtime. Shippment is scheduled for Saturday. interested men should contact Mr. H. Burks or L. E. Trainger.
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Comanche Labor Board
Mussle Shoals
Tennessee River
H. Burks
L. E. Trainger
Visits of the Stork report birth notices
Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas M Moody Comanche irl Arthur Hodges Duster boy Ernest Hardin Duster girl Mr and Mrs Tilden Wallace Sipe Springs girl
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Thomas M. Moody
Comanche
Irl
Arthur Hodges
Ernest Hardin
Tilden Wallace
Sipe Springs
Comanche County Gusher Spurs Oil Leasing Boom
Comanche County oil gusher last week spurs widespread leasing, especially near the northern well where land commands up to 100 dollars an acre. Prospects for a major field grow as Downing and Duke wells attract contracts and royalties across Gustine and surrounding areas. Geologists favor Sipe Springs as a key area, with expectations the county becomes a leading Mid-Texas oil region in weeks.
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Comanche County
Downing
Downing Well
de Leon
Comanche
Gustine
Duke Well
Leon
Duke
Sipe Springs
Mid-Texas
Central Christian Church News Sunday services and guest preacher
Good day reported at Central Christian Church with strong Sunday School attendance and improved mood. Reminders for 9:45 a.m. Sunday School and 11:00 a.m. and 8:45 p.m. sermons. Dr Power of Brownwood to preach at 8:45 p.m. and Episcopal congregation to join. Samuel H Austin invites all to attend and share in fellowship.
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Central Christian Church News
Power
Brownwood
Episcopal Church
Dr. Power
Samuel H, Austin
Piano Class Begins September 16 At Harmony History
Notice announces a piano class starting September 16 with Harmony History and Ear Training taught by Mrs. Gertrude Fowler. For more information call 186.
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Gertrude Fowler
Comanche Poised to Become Oil Hub for County
Comanche county braces for extensive oil development after a northern gusher. Deep tests and new wells such as Sipe Springs and Downing are planned within months. Construction of the Oil Belt and Fort Worth Highways will create local work and attract oil men to make Comanche their home. County sites and local business must prepare to capitalize on the coming boom.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Sipe Springs
Fort Worth
Induction Rules for Student Army Training Corps in 1918
A Washington telegram dated Sept 9 1918 clarifies S A T C admission rules for Texas institutions. Standards differ by college with four year and two year paths. Inducted students receive government pay and clothing while covering books and stationery costs.
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Army Training Corps
State University
A. & M. College
Washington
University of Texas
Student
Bulletin
A. & M. Bulletin
R. F. Holloway
Steady Showers Promised Next Week
Weather forecast notes steady showers expected to spread through the coming week with continuous rainfall. Moisture in the atmosphere is anticipated to descend, soaking into the ground and impacting local conditions.
Information for Registrants in World War I Draft
Registrants from September 2 are placed in three classes by Crowder. First class ages 19 to 21 and 32 to 36, second class ages 36 to 45, third class ages 18 to 19. Calls start October, with questionnaires issued in class order. About 3,000,000 eligible youths exist and only 150,000 can enter school for 1918-1919, so many will be kept at home.
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General Crowder
Presbyterian Church Rally and Sermon Next Sunday
The Presbyterian Church announces preaching next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday School is preparing for rally and promotion day. All members are urged to attend Sunday School and everyone is invited to the preaching service.
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Presbyterian Church
Local Board Sends One Man to Camp Travis
Local Board last Tuesday sent one man to Camp Travis on the Cotton Belt to fill Comanche County quota for the last call. H. H. Kirk was the selectee.
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Camp Travis
Cotton Belt
Comanche County
H. H. Kirk
Deaths Reported in Comanche County
Death notice for Mrs Theodora Williams appears in Comanche County records. Details are sparse in the source text.
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Theodora Williams
Comanche County
Labor Board Corrects Misconception on Women Organizing War Work
The Community Labor Board states the public misunderstands its aims and urges women to fill non essential occupations as men go to war. It plans to recruit unemployed first, then non war workers, and says 15 to 20 million women will be needed to sustain war work as the Army nears six million in service by next year. Preparations to organize women begin in a few weeks per County Chairman Burks.
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Community Labor Board
Lewis
Community War Labor Boards
Department of Labor
Washington, D.C
Burks
Tom F. Reese Enters Radio Training in France
I t I I J Reese reports his son Tom F Reese has been admitted to a Radio Training school in France. It is a notable honor as only four men from the company were chosen, and Tom F is among the youngest. Congratulations are extended to Tom F and his parents for his rising ability.
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Tom F. Reese
I’. J. Reese
France
Tom F
Comanche County road bonds gain Washington approval
The Capital Issues Committee in Washington approved Comanche County road bonds after prior Dallas approval. Congressman Blanton credited the move with easing western Texas drought relief. Preliminary engineering contract awarded to R E Dickerson of Brownwood, survey to start within days, with bonds to be sold after Attorney General review. Construction expected to begin promptly with state and national aid disbursed.
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Thos. L. Blanton
J. H. McMillan
Capitol Issues Committee
Washington
Capital Issues
Texas
Comanche Committee
Capital Issues Com
Dallas
Blanton
Congress
Drouth
Commissioners Court
R. E. Dickerson
Brownwood
Dickerson
Camping Party Honors Miss Alma Neely at Ranch Camp
Mrs. George Montgomery hosted a camping party last Saturday for Miss Alma Neely who departs for the north to study trained war nursing. Attendees included Miss Rita Harris, Miss Mary Harris, Miss Myrtle Martin, Mrs. Hugh S. Clarke, Mrs. W. H. Thadberg, and the honoree. The group enjoyed camp life at the Montgomery ranch camp house, spending two days and a night in hearty informality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Montgomery
Alma Neely
Rita
Mary Harris
Myrtle Martin
Hugh S. Clarke
W.H. Thadberg
Miss Neely
Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
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Houghton
Masonic Temple
Fort Worth-Brownwood Highway
Blanket
Labor Board
Alabama
THE
Student Army Training Corps
Dexter Walling
Comanche Produce Co
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