Bridges washed out in precinct two last Sunday night
County Commissioner Jesse H Harris reports multiple bridges damaged in precinct two after heavy Walnut and Live Oak creek flooding. Several steel spans were washed off supports and many wooden approaches destroyed. Repairs are underway with an estimated cost of $2000 or more and full restoration expected within six weeks.
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Jesse H. Harris
Walnut Creek
Old Cora
Foreman Farm
Fleming
Joint Meeting of P T A and School Board This Evening
A joint meeting of the Parent Teacher Association and the school board is scheduled at the high school this afternoon at 3 o clock. All interested in school work and PTA activities are invited to attend.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Parent-Teachers Association
Sale Notice for Seed Threshing Near Comanche
Local sale notice by N Redwine announces a seed threshing event near Comanche on the Newburg road Saturday September 20 at 4 p.m. The advertised crop is Will thrash maize or any other seed.
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Comanche
Newburg Road
N. Redwine
Comanche and Goldthwaite Open 1923 Football Season
Comanche traders this week prepare to host Goldthwaite Hi in the season opener at the park Friday afternoon. Coach Womack and fans promise a formidable fight, with reinforcements to test strength after opening clash. The schedule lists Cisco, Dublin, De Leon, Ranger, Brownwood, and Stephenville games through November 23.
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Comanche
Goldthwaite
Womack
Huskies
Schedule Fragments Highlight Local Football Matches
Readable lines show upcoming games including Cisco at Co outer Dublin at Comanche De Leon at De Ranger at Comanche Brownwood at Comanche and Stephenville at Stephenville with dates in September October and November.
Comanche Cotton Near Thirty Cent Mark This Week
Cotton in Comanche moved toward thirty cents with sales around 29 cents and early day trades near 20.75. Public weigher Charley Denny reported 1 731 bales weighed by 4 pm yesterday, with 180 bales received last Saturday, the season’s best single day total. Trade slowed briefly after Sunday night rain following a period of nightly runs.
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Comanche
Charley Denny
Gustine Area Records Severe Rainfall Flood Damage
Heavy rain in Gustine area last Sunday night caused the South Leon stream to crest well above six year highs. Crops on several farms including those of L. L. Allen and H. H. L. Willingham suffered damage from overflow. Rainfall in the region was reported at 10 to 18 inches, one of the heaviest in years.
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Walnut Creek
Harris
Cora
Leon
Stateville
Gustine
L. L. Allen
HH. L. Willingham
Trouble With Want Ads In The Chief
Bob Moore recalls ads for a grain drill and household goods that sold quickly after publication and prompted him to stop running them. He notes readers still inquire about the items and customers avoid future ads to prevent more calls.
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Bob Moore
Sunday School Leaders Speak at Comanche High
Supt J. I Layne of Comanche city schools invited Sunday school superintendents to address high school students at the chapel about attendance and welcoming all Sunday schools in Comanche. W H Rowland D Chas Clarke Hill Huddleston and O H Donaho gave short talks. The group also spoke at the Grammar school the day before.
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J. 1 Layne
Comanche
Chapel
Layne
W. H. Rowland
Christian Sunday School
D. Chas. Clarke
Presbyterian Sunday School
Hill Huddleston
Baptist Sunday School
O. H. Donaho
Methodist Sunday School
Grammar School
New Department at High School to Start Monday
A new department offering typewriting and shorthand will begin at Comanche High School Monday. About 100 students are enrolled, ten typewriters have been purchased, and a dedicated room is prepared. A full time teacher will be hired by the school board at a Saturday meeting.
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J. B. Layne
Comanche
Berkeley Fire Ravages City and University Area
A brush fire in Berkeley California destroyed about thirty five blocks of homes causing an estimated ten million dollars in damage. About 600 buildings burned including many mansions while vehicles rushed valuables away. The fire neared the State University campus but no university buildings were burned though hundreds of faculty lost homes.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
University of California
State University
Nominees for Queen at Comanche County Fair
Details of electing the Queen will be announced early next week with voting places set. The plan is to price votes at 1 cent each. Current nominees include Miss Floy Collins, Miss Blanche Grainger, Miss Myrt Bryson, Miss Malcolm Shelton, Miss Minnie Elkins, Miss Glenyth Kearby, Miss Stella Hicks, Miss Constance Knutson, and Miss Alma Atwood.
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Comanche County Fair
Floy Collins
Blanche Grainger
Myrt Bryson
Malcolm Shelton
Minnie Elkins
Glenyth Kearby
Stella Hicks
Constance Knutson
Alma Atwood
Coolidge Seeks To Aid Service Men Through Legion Request
National Legion commander Alvin Owsley said President Coolidge expressed strong interest in service men and asked the Legion to present a list of measures it supports. He noted the message was to be read at the Legion’s San Francisco convention next month. The president's attention would cover items before the new Congress.
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Washington
Alvin Owsley
The
American Legion
Coolidge
National Convention of the Legion
San Francisco
Owsley
White House
Legion
Congress
New Grocery Store Opens This Week On West Side Square
D. G. and L. J. Isham have opened a new grocery store in the old F. and M. Bank building on the west side of the square. They are acquainted with the grocery business and with the Comanche trade. They start with a nice, fresh, attractive stock.
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West Side Square
D. G. and
L. J. Isham
F. & M. Bank
Optometrists to Meet at Brownwood in October
The West Texas Optometrical Association will hold a meeting in Brownwood in October. KR. W. H. Hamilton of Comanche serves as secretary of the association.
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Optometrists
Brownwood
West Texas Optometrical Association
W. H. Hamilton
Comanche
Tom Ross Convicted in Seminole Murders in Two Trials
Abilene Texas September 19 After a jury deliberation lasting from Friday night to Tuesday night Tom Ross was found guilty of murdering H L Roberson cattle inspector at Seminole Gaines county on April 1 and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary Ross also received a thirty five year term at Lubbock for killing Roberson's partner W T D Allison another cattle inspector. Milt Goode remains on trial in the case.
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Abilene
Texas
Tom Ross
H. L. Roberson
Seminole
Gaines County
Ross
Lubbock
Roberson
W. T D. Allison
Milt Goode
Fickle Lovers Play Across Kate Sue Annie and Allie
A verse sketch follows a wandering lover who shifts between Kate Sue Annie and Allie. He longs for domestication with Kate then pursues Sue, then Annie, and finally marries Allie in a rough, brief honeymoon as the pattern repeats in a whimsical narrative.
Salvation Army drive under way in Comanche County
Herbert N. Sapp of Dallas led a campaign in Comanche to raise the county quota for the Salvation Army. Local committee elected J. W. Waring as chairman and W. D. Carroll as vice president and secretary treasurer. Campaign appeals were made at schools and the Majestic Theater with speakers Y. W. Holmes and W. D. Carroll. The message highlighted the Army's aid to families in need, including meals, clothing, coal, and shelter for thousands last year.
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Herbert N. Sapp
Dallas
Salvation Army
Texas
Louisiana
J. W. Waring
W. DD. Carroll
Carroll
Majestic Theater
Y. W. Holmes
W. PD. Carroll
San Antonio
Mr. Sapp
Robbers Fail In Attempt To Open Proctor Safe
Would be bandits tried twice to drill into the Proctor Mercantile Company safe at Proctor. Tools were left in the store and a coat and umbrella taken. deputies tracked the same culprits to a nearby oil town near Corsicana and expected arrests.
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Proctor
Proctor Mercantile Company
Charley Guyger
T. M. Edwards
F Edwards
Corsicana
Frisco
Exhibits to Move From Dublin Fair to Comanche County Fair
Manager Hoff reports Comanche County Fair will feature Dublin fair exhibits including some from Comyn and Shiloh. Several thousand people attended the Dublin show with fine displays. Comanche chickens reportedly won prizes though full award details were not available in time for publication.
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Heft
Dublin
Hoff
Comyn
Shiloh
Texas delegation election contested in federal case
Henry Young of Waco petitions Secretary of State Staples to attack the constitutionality of the Texas delegation election. Young, who failed to win a U S Senate ballot last year on the state rights Democratic ticket, aims to challenge the process when Congress convenes in December.
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Austin
Texas
Congress
Staples
Henry Young
Waco
United States
Relief totals reach hundreds of thousands in aid drive
Relief by other means shows 78,260 members from 15,652 families aided. A rainbow of hope touched 86,518 lives across communities, reflecting broad outreach and impact of the program.
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