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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
5
An upcoming October 1922 sale lists 34 milk stock 300 goats 5 young billies extra 2 horses 2 colts kitchen and household goods farm implements tools 8 horse engine 3 foot sew mounted irrigation pump upright piano grain cleaner and more. Write or see J M McCrary Proctor Texas R No 2 lost glasses found at Comanche Hotel may earn reward.
The Texas state summons Rosa Bean by weekly publication urging appearance at the next District Court term in Comanche County on October 16, 1922. Case 6755 lists J. P. Bean as plaintiff and Rosa Bean as defendant, alleging abandonment over more than three years. Local notes report rains and various ads and notices around Comanche.
Brady, Sept. 18. L. J. Shugart and Green Criss, both about 35, were asphyxiated at the bottom of a 25 foot well on Tom Jones farm one mile west of Brady. Criss descended after a dynamite blast. Shugart followed to tie the rope and both were overcome. Rescue with gas mask recovered their bodies about 30 minutes later. both men were married with families.
Evangelist J O Daughtery of Kirbyville will deliver three free sermons at the Church of Christ building on September 26 27 and 28 1922. Lecture 1 titled The Divine Liberty or The Right Diversion of the Truth. Lecture 2 How we Obtained our Bible. Lecture 3 Second Coming of Christ and What Shall Follow. The public is invited to attend all services. Fraternally Elders.
Island of Nassau program scheduled for Sunday night at Central Christian Church invites attendees to explore island tales and cultural insights. The event features a guest speaker and related discussion on Nassau’s heritage and local connections.
Dallas health officials report 252 dengue fever cases in the last 24 hours. Health Director Davidson says drastic efforts will be made to curb the outbreak. The department began mailing 60,000 postcards urging Dallas residents to cooperate in mosquito destruction.
Mrs I I Gantz and her daughter Miss Pinkey with County Superintendent H L Gantz traveled to Dallas on Saturday to visit Mrs J G Meeks of that city.
Manville Brothers Comedians head to Comanche for a week long engagement starting Monday. The act features Mickey with Ida McColum in the lead, praised as clean moral entertainment with vaudeville interludes and Manville’s radio orchestra. Zella performs nightly, offering science and mystery routines.
Advertises Ballarg's Snow Linsmen as effective for skin eruptions rash chafed skin prickly heat and bites. Claims quick healing with three bottle sizes priced 30c 60c and $1.20 sold by W. Smith. Note disavowal of Ku Klux Klan connection appears in notice.
The Women of the Invisible Empire of America received a charter from the Texas Secretary of State. Headquarters are in Dallas with incorporators from Milam Comanche Crane and Fannin counties. The group aims to educate women in government and US history and fund orphanages and religious institutions. Named incorporators include Mrs William M Powell Mrs Nora F Baker Mrs B Preston Gauze Mrs Hattie M Beard Mrs S C Findley Mrs Kate I Baker and Mrs W Tidwell
The article notes new organizations the Ladies of the Invisible Eye and the Women of the Invisible Empire of America forming amid Klan activity. It warns that visible citizens may face consequences as loyalties shift and power structures evolve in Texas amid this trend.
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