Interest Grows in Comanche City Election Next Tuesday
Voters will elect a new mayor City secretary city marshal and two aldermen at Comanche City Hall. Mayoral candidates W H Pat Howard and Dick Weekes lead a slate with other races including re electees E L Curb and W A Bud Newsome plus five aldermen contenders led by C L Huett W H Bill Dudney Earl Oden Jack Flippo and Ory Yantis.
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Comanche
E. L. Curb
W. A
Bud) Newsome
W. H
Pat) Howard
Dick Weekes
Howard
Keekes
North Elm Street
West Comanche
Camp Bowie
Euell Arthur
Weekes
Texas Peanut Company
Hub, Inc
C. L. Huett
North Houston St
Service Drug Store
Bill) Dudney
West College Ave
Dudney
Farl Oden
West Wright Ave
Choice Cookie Company
Jack Flippo
South Houston Street
Elkins Tin Shop
Ory Yantis
Starling & Yantis
East Grand Ave
Pat) Howard Dick Weekes
W.W. A
Bud
Newsome OQ. V. Ripley Co. L. Stevens
Raymond E. Lane
Co. L. Huett
Earl Oden
Sidney to elect two school trustees Saturday
Sidney residents will vote Saturday to elect two school trustees. The candidates listed are B. J. Pyburn, Stewart B. Bartlett, W. D. Wolsey, and C. P. Clark.
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Sidney
B. J. Pyburn
Stewart B. Bartlett
W. D. Woolsey
C. P. Clark
Methodists Plan Fellowship Supper Friday Evening
Members of the First Methodist Church and friends will hold a fellowship supper on the church lawn at 6 30 p m Friday. Rev Urban Schulze says all are invited to bring a filled basket and enjoy fellowship while old and new members get to know each other better.
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First Methodist Church
Urban A. Schulze
Schulze
Funeral Rites Held for T. M. Tyson
Funeral services for Thomas M Tyson 79 were held at Pettit Baptist Church on Wednesday March 9. A Wilson Gustine resident since 1909 he died March 8 after a four month illness. Rev S J Isham officiated. Survived by wife and six children Euna Summers T J Tyson Loy Tyson Toy Tyson Dwaine Tyson and Leoran Tyson.
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Pettit Baptist Church
Thomas M .Tyson
Tyson
Wilson
Gustine
S. J. Isham
Mr. Tyson
Montague County
The
Baptist Church
Euna Summers
San Diego
California
T. J. Tyson
Beaumont
Loy and Toy Tyson
Dwaine Tyson
Leoran Tyson
O A McAliley Taken By Death in Comanche County
O A McAliley aged 87 a longtime Comanche County resident died March 24 at his son’s Beattie home. Funeral and burial at Stag Creek were held March 25 with Rev J D Smoot in charge. Born in Mississippi in 1861 he moved to Texas at 11 and to Comanche County in 1900. He married Ida Lock who died in 1903 leaving several surviving children including A L McAliley Toy McAliley L J McAliley Ethel McAliley Vernon M Layman and others. A retired farmer he was active in the community and a Methodist.
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O. A. McAliley
Comanche County
A. L. McAliey
Beattie
Stag Creek
J. D. Smoot
Comanche
Mr. McAliley
Mississippi
Texas
Brazos County
McAliley
Ida Lock
A. L. McAliley
L. J. McAliley
Ethel McAliley
Toy McAliley
Vernon M
Alvin Layman
Hazel Dell
Methodist Church
Mrs. Dollie Boyd 71 Dies in Comanche County
Mrs. Dollie Boyd 71 a Gustine resident died in Comanche March 24 after a stroke in Throckmorton. Funeral March 25 at First Baptist Gustine with Rev. Steadman officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery Gustine. Survived by children R. B. Boyd Wayne Boyd Anson Boyd Darlin Boyd Mrs Normal Sharp Mrs Coin Seago Mrs Verna Amber. brothers Rev. Walter Scott J. C. Scott. sister Mrs Amelia Scott McClellan.
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Dollie Boyd
Gustine
Comanche
Throckmorton
Boyd
First Baptist Church
Rev
Steadman
Brownwood
Evergreen Cemetery
Leon County
Texas
T. J. Scott
Comanche County
Oon
P. S. Boyd
R. B. Boyd
Gustine High School
Wayne Boyd
Proctor
Anson Boyd
Lubbock
Darlin Boyd
San Antonio
Normal Sharp
Coin Seago
Verna Amber
Walter Scott
J. C. Scott
Amelia Scott McClellan
Missionary Baptist Church
Service Drug Store Adds New Home Sewing Machine Line
The Service Drug Store Appliance Department expands its offerings by adding the New Home sewing machine line alongside Mercury. The New Home brand, established in 1860, is highlighted as a long standing leading sewing machine name in American history.
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Service Drug Store
The
Mercury
America
Hoffman’s 9th Anniversary Sale Continues This Week
Following up their 99c sale prices that marked the store’s ninth anniversary, Hoffman's Dept Store presents more outstanding bargains in this week’s ad. Further details appear on another page of the Chief.
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Hoffman
Dept
Hoffman’s
Singing at Hasse Sunday Night
There will be singing at Hasse Sunday night at 7 30 oclock.
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HASSE
Crowd Attends County Farm Bureau Meeting in Comanche
A large crowd fills the Comanche county courthouse on Friday night March 18 for a Farm Bureau gathering. Speakers include Raymond McElrath District 7 director A A Crownover and Arthur Gromatzky with Sid Walker presiding.
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Farm Bureau
Comanche
Raymond McElrath
District 7
A. A. Crownover
Waco
Arthur Gromatzky
Mills
Sid Walker
Sidney
McElrath
Crownover
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Automobile
Gromatzky
School Trustee Election At Comyn Saturday
A school trustee election will be held at Comyn Saturday to fill two retiring members. Candidates listed on ballots are Early Easley and Clyde G Hodges.
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Comyn
Early Easley
Clyde G. Hodges
Two County Trustees Named After April 2 Election
In the county school trustee election two trustees will be chosen with no opposing candidates. The unopposed nominees are W. J. Fritts in Precinct 1 and Malcolm Autrey in Precinct 2.
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W. J. Fritts
Malcolm Autrey
Funeral Rites Held For James Mobley of Dublin
James Meddows Mobley 1865 year old Dublin resident died March 22 in Dublin Hospital after a week’s illness. Funeral services were held March 23 at Harrell Funeral Home Dublin with burial in Proctor Cemetery. Survived by wife and four children Lizzie Sturdivant Lamesa Julia Garner Dublin James Mobley Chatanooga Minnie Graham Dublin, plus six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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James Meddows Mobley
Dublin
D. C. Garner
Harrell
J. M. Gillpatrick
Church of Christ
Stephenville
Proctor
Tom Manning
Mobley
J. C. Mobley Jr
Otis Winburn
George Sturdivant
Frank Garner
Hobart Cox
Clayton Barbee
Alabama
Mr. Mobley
Texas
Comanche County
Christian Church
Cotton Farmers To Meet Here In Comanche
Two cotton specialists from Texas A&M College Extension Service will speak to Comanche County farmers in a 2:30 p.m. meeting Monday April 8 in the District Court room. Fred C. Elliott will cover cotton growing and marketing. Allen Gunter will lead on cotton insect control. County Agricultural Agent Ben Spears says the experts can help those planning to plant cotton this year.
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Extension Department of
Texas A&m College
Comanche
Comanche County
Fred C. Elliott
Extension Service
Allen Gunter
A&m
Ben Spears
Sidney Minstrel Show Heads to Comanche Friday
Sidney residents bring their Negro Minstrel to the Veterans Building in Comanche with curtain at 8:00 p m. The show, sponsored by the Comanche VFW, drew an overflow crowd in Sidney last week and the cast looks forward to another strong turnout.
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Sidney
Comanche
Veterans’ Building
Comanche Vfw
Fane Waldrop
VFW
Seals Stage Play A Broom for the Bride Next Week
The Seals present a comedy production with Jackie Freeman as Ernest and Louise Biggs as his mother. Charlsie Day plays Ernest’s fiancée with Joyce Maples and Tony Pipes in key roles. Kenneth Gregory parodies a reporter while David Slider portrays the Deacon in a joke-filled scene.
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Seals
Jackie Freeman
Ernest
Louise Biggs
Charlsie Day
Susie Jones
Joyce Maples
Kenneth Gregory
Tony Pipes
David Slider
Tarzan
Proctor Elects Three School Trustees in Saturday Vote
Three Proctor school trustees are to be elected Saturday. Candidates listed by the County School Superintendent’s office include Hollis Dewitt George Cattie Dick Harris Temple Rogers F B Carter and T J Kelley.
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Proctor
Hollis Dewitt
George Cattle
Dick Harris
Temple Rogers
F. B. Carter
T. J. Kelley
Albin Sells Quarter Horse to Michigan Buyer
Comanche rancher and Quarter horse breeder M. Albin sold a registered yearling to Tom McKinnely of Finton Michigan for 750 dollars. The horse Tony King has won numerous first prizes in local horse shows since being shown as a colt.
Frigidaire Refrigerator Shipment Reaches Texas Dealer
A solid carload of Frigidaire refrigerators was received in Comanche on Wednesday by Ser vice Drug Store Appliance Department owned by C. L. Huett. The shipment is one of the largest Frigidaire dealer consignments in Texas outside the major cities. Earlier the week Huett also received a half car of Maytag washing machines.
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Comanche
Service
C. L. Huett
Texas
Mr. Huett
Knox City and Haskell families spend weekend in Comanche
Jack Land of Knox City and Noble Land of Haskell and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Edwards of Camp Hood with J. G. Warren and family traveled to Comanche to join T. E. Warren and family for a weekend gathering.
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Jack Land
Knox City
Noble Land
Haskell
Victor Edwards
Camp Hood
J. G. Warren
Comanche
T. E. Warren
Swine Producers Field Day set for April 12
The Comanche County Swine Producers Association will sponsor a field day Tuesday April 12 beginning with a 8:00 to 9:15 am session on Swine Production Problems led by E. M. Regenbrecht and A. D. Thompson at the courthouse. The day includes tours of four breeds and seven farms with new methods of handling broad saws and improved hog management. Lunch at Cunningham Reunion Park. bring own lunch.
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Comanche County Swine Producers Association
E. M. Regenbrecht
A. D. Thompson
Regenbrecht
Cunningham Reunion Park
Goldthwaite Highway
Newbure
Fred Curry
District 8-A Track Meet Looms as Hamilton Eastland Rivalry
German District prepares for the 8-A meet with Hamilton and Eastland leading the title race. Comanche entries include junior stars Joe Paul Tupin Jimmy Jones Jerry Bean and Gaylen Johnson while senior events list Kerley Pinson 440 Robertson Wilhelm L Jones 880 Slider mile and others in sprints hurdles jumps and throws.
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Jimmy Marshall
Hamilton
Eastland
Joe Paul Tupin
Jimmy Jones
Jerry Bean
Gaylen Johnson
Kerley
Pinson
Robertson
Wilhelm
L. Jones
David Slider
K. Hicks
Slider
Osborne
Henderson
Harper
Hicks
Comanche Indians Open District Defense At Local Park
The Comanche Indians, defending District 8 A baseball champions, host De Leon Bearcats next Tuesday afternoon at the local park. The Indians have dropped both non-conference starts this season to Stephenville and Goldthwaite but show progress.
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Comanche Indians
North County
de Leon Bearcats
Stephenville
Goldthwaite
Gilmore Durham Buys Brannan's Dry Cleaners
Gilmore Durham announces the purchase of Brannan's Dry Cleaners and will operate as Durham's Dry Cleaners at 210 North Austin. Brannan becomes vice-president of Comanche Wholesale Grocery, led by Roy Brannan (president) and Roy Brannan Jr. (secretary-treasurer).
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Gilmore Durham
Brannan
Dry Cleaners
Durham
North
Austin
Comanche Wholesale Grocery
Roy Brannan
Roy Brannan Jr
Henry Durham
City Water Department
Comanche Carrier Troy Marshall Expected Home Saturday
Troy Marshall, a mail carrier on Route 2 in Comanche, has been undergoing treatment at the Harris Clinic in Fort Worth and is expected to return home on Saturday.
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Troy Marshall
Comanche
Harris Clinic
Fort Worth
Dairy King Opens Here Next Week
Doyle Browns Dairy King prepares to open eight blocks out on the Brownwood Highway featuring soft ice cream and milk drinks. Mr Brown, formerly with Allis-Chalmers, sold his share to James Petsick and will run a new venture offering shakes malts sundaes and confections.
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Doyle Brown
Brownwood Highway
Comanche
Mr. Brown
Allis-Chalmers Company
James Petsick
Dairy King
Pre Easter Services Begin Here April 11
A week of pre Easter services will be held each night from Monday through Friday at Comanche churches beginning Monday April 11. The local Ministerial Alliance announces that each night a different church will host and a visiting minister will preach. Further announcements will appear in The Chief.
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Comanche
Ministerial Alliance
Various School Trustee Elections Set For Saturday April 2
Several school districts announce trustee elections for Saturday April 2 with multiple seats per district. Lamkin Beattie Downing Sabeno Duster Newburg Soda Springs and Hasse list candidates including Aubry Dooley W O Mimms Sherman Henson M E Smith Gracy Ravenshine I W Keith Wayne Kea Boyd Butler H A Jamar J D Ripley Elsie Gooch A L McCrary Ernest Mull Floyd Bush etc.
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Lamkin
Aubry Dooley
W. O. Mimms
Sherman Henson
M. E. Smith
Beattie
Gracy Ravenshine
I. W. Keith
Wayne Kea
Boyd Butler
H. A. Jamar
J. D. Ripley
Downing
Elsie Gooch
A. L. McCrary
Ernest Mull
Floyd Bush
Sabeno
E. J. Terry
B. B. Burrow
Duster
Able Coan
Johnie Gray
George Hurst
Elton Reynolds
B. F. Morris
Jonnie Smith
Ira Frasier
Newburg
Roy Henson
Robert E. Seay Jr
H. A. Lee
W. M. Lee
Soda Springs
W. W. Causey
Hasse
Wendell Westfall
Carrol Elliott
R. W. Reed
Emery Rogers
Four Seek Three Seats on Comanche School Trustee Board
Four candidates vie for three seats on the Comanche Independent School District board in the upcoming election at City Hall. The contenders are Floyd Prather Ben Evridge Dr W D Blackwood and A F Doc McNutt.
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Comanche Independent
Methodist Revival To Close Sunday
The revival at First Methodist Church began last Sunday with Rev. Cecil Ellis of Ranger and will conclude Sunday night. Ellis preaches strong sermons and crowds are attending, according to Rev. Urban A. Schulze.
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First Methodist Church
Cecil Ellis
Ranger First Methodist Church
Urban A. Schulze
Ellis
Rummage Auction Set at Sidney Church
Mrs. Cox of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Sidney Methodist Church announces a rummage and auction sale to be held Saturday April 2. The public is invited to attend the sale and auction.
Pentecostal Church Rummage Sale Planned Saturday
The Pentecostal Church ladies will open a rummage sale Saturday morning at 9 00 at Higginbotham Motor Company in the west front.
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Ladies of the Pentecostal Church
Higginbotham Motor Company
West Front
Comanche Chamber of Commerce Plans Major Overhaul
Under Gail Dudley the newly elected Comanche Chamber board has held sessions to organize a full time secretary and a proper office. The group vows active leadership, strong committees, and personal outreach to local businesses to finance and implement a comprehensive program supporting commercial and agricultural interests.
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Gail Dudley
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Dudley
Texas
Comanche
Four Candidates For 2 Places On Gustine Board
In Gustine a school trustee election will fill two board seats this Saturday. The slate includes Buster Mece Donald, FE, B. McDougal, Elmer a and Chester Mar.
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Gustine Board
Gustine
Buster Mece- Donald
FE. B. McDougal
Elmer A
Chester Mar
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Co. L
Lee) Stevens
T. M. Tyson
Hoffman's
Bis
James Mobley
Albin
Michigan
de Leon
Pentecostal Church
Pentecostal Church Reporter
Pat Cagle
Majestic Theatre
Lash” LaRue
Fuzzy St. John
Mark OF the Lash
Johnny Weissmuller
Virginia Grey
Robert Livingston
Mae Clark
Paul Langston
Jean Rogers
Clark Gable
Walter Pidgeon
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