The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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HAMILTON
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NOTICE
DE LEON
(From the Free Press)
Dr.
GORMAN
THE CITY BAKERY
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The Comanche Chief
and The Star Telegram
is r I siting In
that was an-
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loned from the profile of one of her
TO-NIGHT
the
and
•r Uncle Jack.
in Comanche,
years, wan here
nephews, J. M.
Duke and Mn. Raisa, mother and ela-
ter of Mr. Duke, remained to spend a
while here.
down
to
rather strong to taste on account of
long confinement Mrs. Bunch’s chll-
* In ugh Duke, and L. W. Bellamy, of
Brady, and daughters, Miss Nettie
Bellamy and Mrs. J. B. Bentley of
Fort Worth, and Mrs. H. Balaa of
Lewisville, were the guests of H. H.
Duke and family. Mr. Kight and Miss
Clodaugh, who Is attending school at
Dublin, returned that afternoon, and
Mr. Bellamy and daughters left for
NEWS FROM NEARBY
TOWNS AND COUNTIES
last Sunday
(From the Herald Record)/
Misses Top and Myrtle Blakely re-
turned from Comanche last Friday at
noon. They had been house guests
iu that city of Mrs. Gerald Bryson.
The sudden..death at one o’clock
Thursday morning, May 10, of Mrs.
,Temple Bullard, beloved wife of J. F,
Bullard, came as a shock to her lov-
ed ones as well as her friends. She
was seventy-two years of age, and had
been in LU health for some fifteen
months.
Word came to relatives In this city
and the country of the tragedy in the
family of Joe Anderson, a former res-
ident of this county, who were among
the victims of the terrible Mitchell
county cyclone last Monday morning.
Telegraphic messages state that Mrs.
Anderson, niece of Mr. and Mrs. T. V.
Currey of Hamilton, was seriously in-
jured, her baby was killed, and anoth-
er child so painfully injured that It
was not expected to survive. Among
the relatives who have gone to assist
and comfort the loved ones are Miss
Bertie Sexton, sister of Mrs. Ander-
son, from Vista; John Rosson of Star
Mountain, and Mrs. Erakln, mother
of Mr. Anderson, also of Vista.
The program of ceremonies Incident
to the installation of Bev. J. W.
Campbell as pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church in Hamilton took place on
algMTto th«Bo being. -5
thollciam Mid ““
from
bring his
that night with speeches by a num-
I<er of prominent men, one of whom
is our eongrewnhnn, Hon. Frits Lan-
ham. He says all are Invited, and eo-
pecially Arkansas people.
Thirty three yearn ago out near
Immennere, the late Mrs. Ben Stram-
ler put up some watermelon rine pre-
serves, one Jar of which was not op-
ened until last Sunday. Mothers Day.
Her granddaughter. Mrs. A. B. Bunch
of that community, was thinking of
I am still In the transfer business,
thing for night trains don’t fall to
Make all trains. If you have any-
call me as I make tripe day or
night. I am in a position to do any
kind of hauling at reasonable prices.
Will take good core of your furni-
ture when moving IL-— <
CHUCK'S TRANSFER
CHUCK’S TRANSFER
Day or Night Phone 130
AS YOU LIKE IT
Is the bread we bake. It
pleases the whole family. Our
bread, biscuits, pies and cakes
are made with care by expert
bakers. They are cheaper
and better . than you can bake
yourself. We can sell cheap-
er because we bake in large
quantities.
Lester
Leon visited his father, Rev. U. J.
Morton lust Sunday Evening ghd Rt*
tended the Mother Day service at the
Methodist church Bunday night.
W. P. Hallmark of Dublin,
served during the last year as presi-
dent of the state firemen’s aiuociatlon,
was presented by the association at
the state meeting) at Han Marcos last
(From the Tribune)
The HtephenviUe Lions Club has
been reorganised, taking on several
new members, and are now preparing
to take up an act|v». and constructive
program. Win. Pannill has been elect-
ed president, and 8. B. Culpepper first
vice president, and fifteen members
. were present for the regular noon day
luncheon Wednesday at the Hall Ho-
tel.
Dean J. Thou. Davis, accompanied
by Mrs. Davis end little daughter,
Dorothy, were in Austin this week.
The Dean was called before the fi-
nance committee of the house in their
final work of making the appropria-
tions for maintenance of John Tarle-
ton for the next two years, beginning
September 1.
(From the Progress)
W. W. Fitswatcr of Bmibam. na
tional organiser for the Farm ixibor j
Union of America has mad# -several
speaking dates for this locality dur-
ing the coming few days.
D. R. Carrutli returned
from a boslnesi trip of se
Austin. 1
The Comanche Chief Your Leading
County Paper
HE STAR-TELEGRAM—LARGEST
CIRCULATION IN THE SOUTH
(From the Progress)
Captain Law of the American Rod
Cross gave the life saving demoustrn-
♦ tlon as scheduled iu Gorman on Tues-
day. ______..
In the last issue of the Progress we
stated that Sheriff Barton and others
raided a choc brewery on the Hankins
lease and got D. T. Dunn as the op-
erator. Mr. Dunn informs us that the
article was true in all respects except
as to the brewery end of it. He was
arrested and placed in Jail l»ut not for
running the brewery. A small -amount
of “stuff" only was found by the of-
ficers when the raid was made. Mr.
Dunn ia due this statement since the
officers also inform us that no brew-
ery, only the “stuff” was found.
Dr; Geo. Blackwell was caught Uy
tbo speed eopa of Hood county twice
last week. The first time he paid off
and went on his way. The second af-
fair'was a professional one and was
occasioned while in a hurry to get to
Fort Worth with a patient. The lat-
ter case was excused. It seems from
al) reports that the officers on thia
duty in Hood county have but little
trouble getting their men as they time
them between two hills ajid are out
ahead all the time. Their lair to get-
ting to be well known and they have
to catch the wayfaring stranger ns he
resulted in the jury finding him guil-
ty and punishment being assessed at
two and one-balf years in the peniten-
tiary. The case of the state of Texas
vs. Henry Brister resulted in punish-
ment being assessed at two and one-
half years in the penitentiary. Clif-
ford Doggett Thursday morning plea-
ds! guilty to unlawfully selling intox-
icating liquor, and punishment was aa-
sessed at one year in the penitentiary.
The ease-of state of Texas va Carl
Sexton was called Thursday morning
and postponed until next week.
The case of state vs. A. W. Wright
for forgery ^ras called Thursday.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and punish-
ment was assessed at 2 years suspend-
ed sentence.
GOLDTHWAITE
(From the Eagle)
This has been an exciting week.
Following the action of the grand jury
in finding 18 bills for manufacturing
and selling liquor, witnesses to the
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The regular rate for the Star-Telegram alone
is 85c a month, but you can get the Daily and
Sunday paper for seven months and the Co-
manche Chief one whole year for
$5.00
ently interested audience.
of Mrs. C. C.
immunity, and
a nephew of Judge 0. R. AHen of this
city, was one one of the victims of the
terrible holocaust at Powell, Texas,
Wednesday of last week, when an ex-
plosion caused a great oil fire near
Corsicana. The body was recovered a
few days later anti' identified by a
watch found on the charred remainiL,
The parents of young Mr. Alien were
the late Judge Henry A. Allen and'
Mrs. Kate Powell Allen of Henrietta.
A. H. Ferguson died at the family
home In this ■>elty about 4:80 o’clock
last Monday morning, May 14. Fun-
eral services were conducted in the
Methodist church by Rev. 8. A. Rains,
at 8:90 o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
Jud G. Taylor arrived at home 1
Wednesday afternoon from Tampico,
Mexico, for a visit to his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. H. Lee Taylor, and his sis-
ter, Miss Bara Taylor and other rela-
tives and friends.
Paul Goerdel, 17-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. IZ 8. Goerdel of the Lanham
community, was brought into the
Hamilton sanitarium Wednesday ev-
ening at about 0 o’clock very seriously
injured about the head and with his
left ear almost severed from the face.
He was in an unconscious condition.
Burgeons sewed back the dismember-
ed body and treated the other bruises,
and on Friday morning he was resting
nicely and his condition was satis-
factory. With some other young mon
Paul Goerdel had started to band
practice about 0 o'clock in the evening.
He was a l|ttle late and the others
of the company had gone on, when
Paul’s horse became unrnly and rear-
ing lost his balance and fell, catching
the boy underneath his body with
above noted resulting wounds
bruises. . ’ >
The great Baptist revival with
Ross preaching, assisted by Singing
Evangelist Hal Miller, and Mrs. Mil-
ler, pianist., continues and" each morn-
ing and evening services witnesses a
large audience.
(From the Empire)
The editor was in Fort Worth
nrday and Bunday and It seemed to
him the talk of the town Was the ra-
dio concert on Friday evening by the
HtephenviUe Choral Clnb, and all the
talk was of the moat favorable variety.
Mr. Jack Wright,
as iu* is liest known
where he han lived M
yesterday visiting his
Adame and Dave Deaton and families.
Messrs Charles Noblett, Will Pan-
nill, Don King, Alex Johnson. Reid
Hassel, John Mitchell, Frank Henson
and Louis Davis departed In cars for
the Ran Rnba river TowuTay to spend
n few days nt fishing.
Mias Guida B. Kittle
Comanche.
Hon. W. J. Aiken of Lipan, writes
the Empire the picnic that was an-
nounced there /or the 2Srd has been
indefinitely deferred liecnune farmers
are »ap far behind with their work.
Rut the senators from Arkansas nre
to be there the 2tnd after the remains
of former Governor Drew of that
sti)te, and there will he n Mg rally
tally good, according to the Empire’s
informant, Mra. Archie Nelson, who
lives in the launermeye vicinity. j
“Pussy-Foot’’ Johnson, world-famed
prohibition lecturer, a man jvho has
written hta name high In *£be annals
of world affairs, was a vtattpr for a
few hours in De Leon Thursday, com-
ing here from Eastland on the morn-
ing train at 10 o’clock and going out
on the Brownwood stage at four.
Johnson lectured Wednesday night at
Eastland and on Thursday night at
Brownwood.
■ A distinct honor is paid a former
De Leon girl, Mrs. Bailie Miller Wil-
liamson, in her recent election as pres-
ident of the Young Women's Chris-
tian Association at Austin. Mra. Wil-
liamson before her marriage was Miss
Bailie Miller, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J, DoM'Milter. She was born in
northern, .Mississippi near Memphis,
and came to Texas with her parents
When three months of age. She wns
educated in the De Ix*on schools, grad-
uating from De I^eon high school. She
attended Sdbool at Baylor and State
Normal College, Ban Marcos, and la-
ter taught In the schools of this city.
The Y. M. B. L. named Miss Letba
Smith, daughter of Mr. airtTSTfs. T. a
Smith, and fiend. of the piano depart-
ment of De Leoti schools, ns sponsor
for tills city at the San Angelo meet-
ing of the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce. Mlns Smith willtb Snn
Angelo on Monday of next week to at-
tend the groat meeting at which many
thousands are expected to be In at-
tendance. At the big meet Miss Smith
will we known as “Mind De Leon.
ering Friday night of friends of Mr.
’ and Mrs. H. E. Holing, honoring them
I. before departing for their
at Emhouse.
Miles Nelson came
Worth last Saturday
brother, Henry, who has l>een at Fort
Worth several weeks and one day last
Tuesday week got his arm broken In cranking
- ’Wvcral days at J ■ Duck- Miles spent Saturday and
T ’ He reported crop conditions i Hunday with his parents, Mr. and
very good in that section of the Mrs. J. M. Nelson, returning home
and that crops were looking ' H“«M»*y afternoon,
H. L Kight of Dublin accompanied
Morton and family of De by Mrs. T. J. Duke and Mias Clo-
(From the Tribune)
The bttbhieM men and citlsens of
• Gustine mtfie up a nice sum of money
to is* sett to the cyclone sufferers of
Mitchell county.
Messrs. J. W., Robinson, J. L. White
aud D. D. Gilmore were tn Comanche
on business Wedmwdny afternoon. *
Mr. and Mrs.(J. W. Robinson and
Mrs. 1, E. Palmer spent Sunday at
De Ix*on with Miss Eva Palmer, who
Is teaching in the De Loon schools.
Mrs. H. M. NeOl and three smallest
children nf Stephenville came
Saturday to visit b^r mother, Mrs.
(Teorge Henn, returning Supflny.
X Ntah Odell Is having some very
Improvements made’on bls home on
East Main Utreet. building two pori
cites, reflooring and-teimpering the
nsmis nnd rcpnlntlng the honse.
Mr, nnd Mrs: R. K. Hiding left
Monday for their now home. Emhouse,
In Navarto county, hearing the best
wishes of many warm friends hero.
M. C. Applewhite and family of Al-
bert. Okla., came taut week to visit
bls mother, Mra. J. W. Applewhite.
, At the dose of tha service at the
First Baptist church
night Rev. W. H. Moore, who has been
serving that church as pastor for sev-
eral months, tendered bis resignation
to take effect at once.
Rev. B. H. Lassiter of Gatesville
„ spent a dag or so In Our city this
week, delivering a lecture on the
streets Monday hltfht and a lectors to
the Second Baptist church Tuesday
week with a solid gold watch charm also that afternoon, but Mrs.
beautifully engraved with Chief Hall-
mark's name aud the occasion of the
presentation. The cltlsens of Dublin
also bought one of the l>est watches
'and chains that could be had In town
- and sent it down to San Marcoa, where
before the assembled convention it
was presented to Chief Hallmark as a
slight testlmontal of the esteem In
which be is held by hta home people
and the valued service he had render-
ed them through the past eighteen
years as fire ciitef here. The presen-
tation was made with a very pretty
address i>y Miss Jewel Hart, sponsor
for tlie Dublin delegation, appropriate
to the occasion.
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Doyle, Davis K. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 1923, newspaper, May 25, 1923; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1195570/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.