Comanche Joins New Deal Baseball League
Comanche is announced as a member of the New Deal League a six team amateur circuit with Dublin De Leon Comyn Desde mona and Gorman. The league opens April 12 with Comanche hosting games at the school ballpark five cent student admission and fifteen for adults. The Comanche lineup includes O J Moore Pete Lee J D Hicks Sherman Elliott and others under President J H Arthur and Manager Jack Everett.
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Comanche
Dublin
de Leon
Comyn
Desdemona
Gorman
O. J. Moore
Sipe Springs
Pete Lee
Zephyr
J. D. Hicks
Newburg
Dick Hicks
Sherman Elliott
van Dyke
Chester Johnson
Fairview
Marshall McNutt
Hamilton Houck
Pettit
A. M. McClendon
Corsicana
Woodrow Howell
Robersonville
Tom Wortham
Waco
L. B. Bowman
Hasse
Virgil Williams
Purves
Jim Lake
Democrat
W. C. Tongate
Blanket
Doc Morris
John Carpenter
S. D. Porter
Gustine
Edgar Hicks
Roy Greaton
Gene Johnson
J. H. Arthur
Joe Marshall
Jack Everett
Floyd Elliott
City Bakery Expands with Modern Oven and Rotary Trays
The City Bakery, renowned for its well equipped plant, announces adding a new oven with rotary bread trays to its facilities. The upgrade positions the bakery to increase throughput and efficiency.
Hasse School To Present Happy Valley Play
A four act play entitled Happy Valley is scheduled at Hasse School Friday night April 10. Community adults perform under coach Mrs Opal Cathey with participants Frankie Westfall Red Havens Melvin Fields Windell Westfall Faye Williford Ernest McNutt Cathey and Pearl Westall.
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Happy Valley
Hasse
Opal Cathey
Frankie Westfall
Red Havens
Melvin Fields
Windell Westfall
Faye Williford
Ernest McNutt
Texas Auto Deaths Jumped Amid Decline Nationally
Austin reports Texas automobile deaths rose 58.7 percent from 1931 to 1935 reaching 1,823 while the national rate fell one percent. State notes that high speed and driver egotism endanger all on the road and stresses safety and public health concern.
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Austin
Texas
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Conoe Cota
Gas Thieves Strike Comanche Gasoline Pump
Gas thieves broke the lock from a Comanche Motor Company gas pump Sunday night and stole 50 gallons of gasoline. Oran Clark, proprietor, said investigators have clues and officers are on the case.
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Comanche
Comanche Motor Company
Oran Clark
Justice Wetzel
Home Beautiful Contest Entries Attract Interest
Interest grows in the Home Beautification contest sponsored by the Comanche Business and Professional Women's Club. Miss Ive Hart notes many ladies have entered the Better Yards Contest with prizes to motivate entrants for Centennial visitors. Enter by notifying Mrs B W Speed.
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Comanche Business and Professional Women's Club
Ive Hart
Business and
B. W. Speed
Priddy Hosts Clifton College Chorus Easter Tour
The Clifton College Chorus led by Mrs. Odegaard gave Christ Triumphant in Priddy at the Lutheran Church and shared a noon dinner with Priddy hostesses. They then toured Hamilton County and performed a sacred concert in Cranfills Gap with future broadcasts planned on April 4 and an April 5 Clifton College auditorium event.
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Clifton College
Texas
Hamilton County
Cranfills Gap
Waco
Clifton Record
Enrollment Underway at County Relief Office
Enrollment of men and boys ages 17 to 28 is now under way at the County Relief Office led by Mrs. Ernestine Arthur. Officials hope to complete the registration today. eligibility is limited to single, divorced, or widowed men.
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County Relief Office
Ernestine Arthur
Rally Day at Indian Creek Methodist Church
The public is invited to attend a Rally Day service at Indian Creek Methodist Church next Sunday. Church School at 10 a.m. Special program from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with music and readings. Sermons at 11:30 a.m. and 7:20 p.m. George G. Smith, Minister.
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Indian Creek Methodist Church
Blue Bonnet Blue Fashion Gown Debuts in New York
Texas Centennial celebration presents the Blue Bonnet Blue gown at a Waldorf Astoria show. Janice Jarratt, known as Americas most photographed girl, wore the dress designed for the occasion by Vogue. 250 Blue Bonnet plants from San Antonio and Corpus Christi decorated the lounge as officials adopt the shade for national spring and summer fashion.
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Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Janice Jarratt
San Antonio
America
Vogue
Corpus Christi
New York
County Meet Here Called the Best in Many Years
Comanche hosted a county meet regarded by officials as the best in years with pupils teachers and patrons attending. Comyn and Gustine excelled in Class A while Sidney led Class B with Newburg close behind. Comanche captured several junior events and the meet ended with a small remaining balance after bills.
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Comanche
Sue
Comyn
Gustine
Sidney
Newburg
Lamkin
Hasse
Comanche High
Higginbotham Bros Founder’s Sale Spreads Across Stores
Higginbotham Bros & Co launches a four page Founder's Sale running through spring to mark the firm’s 53rd anniversary. The event honors late R W Higginbotham of Dallas and J M Higginbotham and spans all stores from De Leon 1882 to Comanche 1901. Local manager T J Williams and staff P St Clair Jim Cox D Charles Clarke lead advertising, sales, and bookkeeping as the feature sale continues.
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Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Mammonth
R. W. Higginbotham
Dallas
J. M. Higginbotham
Ments
Comanche
St. Clair
Comanche County
Jim Cox
Sidney
Brown-Cox Company
D. Charles Clarke
Denison
Paying Project No 15 10 to begin Monday in Comanche
Three candidates filed for Comanche School Board trustee race: E. E. McNatt J. C. Biggs and Roy Brannon. Two seats will replace Charles Hoffman and A. Cox who are not seeking re election. Project No 1 paving to start Monday at the Masonic Temple with curbs asphalt top and base work from Depot Street to the Frisco Railroad then to the Ice Plant and on to North Main Street East and West and West Main Street North. Project No 2 to be completed this week after four months of work.
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W.W. H. Lane
Chace Mildred Boatman
C. B. Boatman
Elizabeth Kirk
C. C. Kirk
T. A. Barnes, Jr
Guynolean Ruth
Thurston Atwood
Lyman Newman
John Peyton Williams
Ernest C. Wilhelm
Aurice Adcock
Nadine Lane
Alice Benita Hall
Jamnita Smith
Virginia Bennett
Janetha Dale Kearby
Lloyd Johnson
Gustine Improvement Club
Kay Roberts
T. P. Harrison
Baptist Church
Wilson Fielder
Brother Fielder
George A. Curlee
Hebron
Nannie Perry
Leta Mitchell
A. P. Cox
Comanche School Board
E. E. McNatt
J. C. Biggs
Roy Brannon
Charles Hoffman
Mr. Cox
Comanche
Masonic Temple
Depot Street
Frisco
Comanche National Bank
North Main Street
William Chilton
E. H. Jones
West Main Street
Watsman’s
Blanket PWA School Work Now Underway
Ground was broken Thursday morning for the new 40000 building at Blanket school as citizens, students, and faculty attended the ceremony. J A Brewster presided, with principal speaker Thomas H Taylor of Howard Payne College. The district secured a 45455 grant and loan from the PWA, with Worth Construction Company of Fort Worth as contractor.
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Blanket School
J. A. Brewster
Thomas H. Taylor
Howard Payne College
Luke Reeves
Fred H. Smith
Brownwood
Beard
F. D. Pierce
Brewster
W. B. Jones
Bienker
M.G. Smoot
PWA
The
Worth Construction Company of
Fort Worth
C. R. Payne
J. L. Green
Mactater
Wm. L. Ashbeck
Phillip Stroud
Peoples Store Announces Final Sale Before Closing
The Pepples store owned by I. Gold of Granger announces a final sale before closing permanently after Easter. Gold says stock is to be disposed of, even at sacrifice prices, to avoid moving costs. He cites poor health of Max Newman, hospitalised in Legion, as a factor in selling and leaving Comanche.
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Pepples
I. Gold of
Granger
Mr. Gold
Comanche
Max Newman
Mayor Hoff Declares Comanche Clean-Up Week
Mayor Hoff announces Clean-Up Week from April 6 to 11 in Comanche urging all citizens and organizations to participate. Free trucks will collect trash and unsightly rubbish from vacant properties, with residents asked to place waste at visible curbside. The city offers a special domestic water rate of 15 900 gallons for $2.50 to encourage upkeep.
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Comanche
MO. E. Hoff
City of
Will Rogers Tops 1934 Film Earnings at Fox
Will Rogers was the highest paid movie star of 1934, earning 364432 dollars from Fox Film Corporation. Insurance statistics show women live longer than men, a notable longevity gap.
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Will Rogers
Fox Film Corporation
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Lee Butler
Villa
Napoleon
George Washington
Morris Sheppard
Carranza
Gene St. Clair
Miss Clarke
J. R. Eanes
Tom Helmsley
Palmer and Durham
Tex
U. S
Home Beautiful
Priddy
Indian Creek
George G. Smith
Texas Beauty Presents “Blue Bonnet Blue
Higginbotham Bros. & CO
People's Store
Newman
Legion
W. J. Pope
Mayor Hoff
Paul Muni
Louis Pasteur
John Wayne
Richard Arlen
Bruce Cabot
Cappy Rick
Robert McWade
William Boyd
Joe Morrison
Miriam Hopkins
Barbary Coast
Ritz Theater
Joan Wayne
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