Style Show Delights Comanche Audiences With Fashion Display
A stylish Style Show at the new Comanche High School auditorium drew crowds from nearby towns. Performances featured Higginbotham Bros. & Co and Bettis & Gibbs fashions with child models and a French stage helper guiding scene changes.
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Brownwood
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Higginbotham
Berna Cochran
Jeannette Blatherwick
Judeth Clarke
C. ‘Thrasher
Cciarg
Mary Arthur
Leona Gibbs
Pettis & Gibbs
Scottish Rite Dormitory Opens in Austin for UT Women
The Scottish Rite Dormitory in Austin opens during UT registration week hosting 306 women. Built for 800000 dollars, it offers room and board for 35 dollars monthly, with free linens and laundry included, dining for about 400 in the basement.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Resignations Demanded in Eastland Liquor Probe Meeting
In Eastland the county mass meeting at city hall demanded the resignations of Sheriff Sam Nolley and County Attorney Ove Overson after investigations into protection for gambling and bootlegging at Pioneer. The 725 men present approved resolutions, and a five member committee was named to deliver them to Nolley Overson and to the Governor.
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Eastland
Sam Nolley
Ove Overson
City Hall
Maj. H. S. Cole
Ranger
Ernest Albright
Ranger Chamber of Commerce
Pioneer
Nelley
Overson
Ballinger Priest Defies the K. K. K. Floggers
Fort Worth Texas Sept 23 Rev Father Joseph Meiser a priest flogged near Ballinger two weeks ago has recovered and withdrawn his promise to leave Texas Eight men flogged him severely and warned him to depart but he says he will not leave and defies his floggers to attack him again.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Joseph Meiser
Ballinger
Congratulate for Flawless Artistry and Precision
The note praises artistry and the smooth orderly execution of all details with clock like precision likened to pressing a button. It commends the person or group for flawless coordination and flawless performance without a hitch.
Y M B Plans Next Meeting After Style Show
Y M B members meet Tuesday night with few attendees due to a high school Style Show. Committee reports include 200+ members secured and $25 in dues. A petition by Walter Durham and Dr I M Cochran urged city council to investigate sewer manhole matters with 289 signatures from town residents.
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W. H. Rowland
G. W. Jessup
P. KE. Mackey
Frank Palmer
W. G. Dingus
H. L. Stewart
J. R. Eanes
Rowland
Jessup
Walter Durham
Dr. I. M. Cochran
Greek King Abdicates Throne Amid Turmoil Across Europe
Repeated abdication of King Constantine marks another royal exit in five years as Greece faces revolution. Allied tensions rise in the region with reports of U S naval divisions moving toward Constantinople and Kemal Pasha resisting Allied demands amid instability in the Far East.
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Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Long
Constantinople
Kemal Pasha
Chanak Zone
Far East
Ford Plants Resume Work After Weeklong Idle Period
Detroit reports relief as Ford Motor company plants restart after a week of idleness. About 70,000 Ford employees return to schedules while 30,000 to 35,000 workers at other firms near Ford closures prepare to reopen. All Ford units expected to run normally by Monday.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Cluster of Eight Pears Reported Near Comanche
Mr. Clint Fritts, four miles north of Comanche, brought a cluster of Dallas pears to the Chief offic on Saturday. The cluster holds eight pears, with a second limb yielding seven. The pears are large yet smaller than others on the tree. Fritts has sold seventy five bushels of pears this season despite drought, from seven or eight trees.
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Clint Fritts
Comanche
Fritts
Misses Wall Girls Shop in Comanche Visit
Misses Della Cora and Delia Wall of DeLeon were shopping in Comanche on Thursday. Della Wall is to serve as principal at Cotton Grove school this winter.
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Della
Cora
Delia Wall
DeLeon
Comanche
Cotton Grove
Manville 8 High Glas Comed Meets Week of Entertainment
The Manville company provides an active week of entertainment with Zelia delivering engaging performances. A matinee and Friday evening show promise special attractions, highlighting the appeal of spoken drama and screen interludes, drawing an eager audience to a relatively crowded Manville night.
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Manville
Zelia
All Nations Scrapping Naval Armaments In War Effort
A fragment notes that nations discuss scrapping naval arms as war pressures ease. It references Britain and the United States considering reductions while wartime footing remains, with France mentioned in context of arms deals and responses. The text hints at small vessels being retired ahead of broader treaties.
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Washington
Britain
France
United States
Miss Edwin and D Clarke Visit in Coma
Mrs Cora Warren announces a visit from Eugene Lott of Galveston and accompanying relatives in Comaneti.
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Edwin and
Clarke
Coma
Mra
Cora
Warren
Eugene Lott
Galveston
Comaneti
Mra R V A Brownwood and Friends
A brief community notice highlights Mra R V A Brownwood along with her friends, noting social ties and a local gathering.
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Mra R. V
Brownwood
Tiges
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Burks
Lewis Cunningham
W. J. Rape
Oscar Callaway
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