Hoff elected mayor in Comanche city election
In a quiet pre election period Comanche voters chose four new and re elected officials. John F Hoff won the mayoralty while Hill Puddleston retained City Secretary and Charlie Denny along with H R Lacy were elected Aldermen. J W Cunningham and P D Parker kept their posts with no opposition. A special election will later fill Hoff's aldermanic vacancy.
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Huddleston
Denny and Lacy
Comanche
John F. Hoff
Hill Puddleston
Charlie Denny
H. R. Lacy
J. W. Cunningham
Marshall
P. D. Parker
W. H. Carpenter
N. A. Palmer
Mary L. Smith
R. B. Waldrop
C. F. Denny
Bernard Riley
J. P. Hoff
University of Texas
Comanche Milling Company
Comanche Lions Club
Hill Huddleston
Nobody's Business by Julian Capers Jr.
A critical column argues Texas politicians use delay tactics to thwart governor allies. With 250 bills on the senate calendar and little time left in the session the piece cites public utility and track bills as priority targets and warns taxpayers face losses from stalled legislation.
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Texas Senate
Senate
House
Legisla
Gov
De Leon Youth Killed in Plane Crash Sunday
Cecil Cook, 19, of De Leon, died Saturday after a plane he piloted crashed near Woodland Heights two miles south of Brownwood. Witness B Kilgore said the craft had prior trouble and Cook apparently attempted a forced landing before the plane burst into flames.
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Cecil Cook
de Leon
Atrnoon
A. D. Mary
Woodland Heights
Ction
Browned
B. Kilgore
Cook
Kilgore
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Five Filed for Local School Trustees Race
Five candidates seek two trustee seats in the Comanche Independent School District. The contenders are Bob Eaton C Hampton W P Duckett Jr Joe A Lee and H R Jones with Jones serving as Board President and Lee a current board member.
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Comanche Independent School District
Bob Eaton
C. Hampton
W. P. Duckett, Jr
Joe A. Lee
H. R. Jones
Jones
Lee
Carlton Stock Show Date Set for April 26th
At a Carlton business meeting last week the Carlton Stock Show date was set for Friday April 26 according to the Carlton Citizen. Officers elected include President Rudolph Short Vice President Dock Finley Directors Dock Finley John Guest Huey Bell Herman Wilson H L Turney and Grady Laws.
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Carlton Citizen
Rudolph Short
Dock Finley
John Guest
Huey Bell
Herman Wilson
H. L. Turney
Grady Laws
Scholastic Increase Reported in Comanche ISD
Comanche's Independent School District shows a scholastic increase this year surpassing fifty students, per Superintendent W. G. Garrett. Census enumerator Mrs. G Allien Lee reports 670 scholastics so far, up from 623 last year, with Barrett predicting a total near 685 and noting the rise is the largest in a decade. Current school enrollment totals 672 with 180 in high school 260 in grammar 232 in West Ward.
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Comanche
W. G. Garrett
G. Allien Lee
Barrett
West Ward
Burglary Arrest Tends Seed Peanut Theft Case
Weldon Byrd was arrested Monday after midnight in the Victor community by Sheriff John Reese and Deputy W. A. Pate on a burglary charge. He is held in Comanche awaiting grand jury action on a $1000 bond for the theft of about 40 bushels of seed peanuts from J. C. Williams bar in Robinson Springs Saturday night. Authorities recovered the peanuts after more than a day of work.
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Victor
John Reese
W. A. Pate
Comanche
Byrd
J. C. Williams
Robinson Springs
Reese
Pate
Local breeder displays bulls in Comanche County sale
J B Alborn, a Comanche County breeder, exhibited two 14 month old Hereford bulls weighing 1940 pounds raised on Allcorn's ranch south of Comanche. The bulls trace to Lady Wilton and WHA Goode, with Allcorn noting 40 registered Herefords on his ranch. This is the first sale offering of the breed in the area.
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Comanche
J. B. Alborn
Allcorn
Lady Wilton
Goode
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Ed Hayden
Moran
Shackleford County
Comanche County
Gustine Superintendent Strickland Re-elected
A. C. Strickland, finishing his first year as Gustine Schools superintendent, has been re elected for another year. The Gustine School reports a highly successful year with about 500 students enrolled. Strickland also serves as Vocational Agriculture instructor.
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Gustine Schools
Gustine School
Strickland
Thomas M Edwards Buried at White Point
Thomas M. Edwards known as Uncle Tom and a prominent Comanche County resident died Saturday after a stroke. Funeral services were Sunday at White Point church with Rev. B. W. Kramer and Rev. M. S. Leveridge officiating. interment followed in White Point Cemetery. More than a thousand attended. Pallbearers were Edward family nephews and Zim Rogers. honorary pallbearers listed. Edwards was one of the county’s oldest natives.
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Thomas M. Edwards
Tom
Comanche County
Edwards
White Point
B. W. Kramer
Henry White
J. P. Lee
E. H. Jones
Sam Switzer
Alice Hayes
Claudia Fisher
T. M. Edwards
Tom Coleman Takes Pharmacist Position in San Angelo
Tom Coleman, youngest son of Mayor and Mrs. Coleman of Comanche, left Tuesday for San Angelo to join the San Angelus Pharmacy owned by Eustace McCulloch. A registered pharmacist, he previously worked at Sutton Dudley Drug Store for several years.
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Tom Coleman
Blanton Says DC Scrutiny Over Police Postings
Rep Tom Blanton defended a contested move to promote Inspector Headley as part of a retirement plan for Thaddeus Bean. Bean testified a deal existed to push Bean out by April 1, while Blanton called it a minor issue. Blanton released letters with Major Brown to the Congressional Record.
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Tom Blanton
Washington
Congressional Record
House District of Columbia Crime Committee
Blanton
Ernest W. Brown
Albert J. Headley
Thaddeus R. Bean
House
Bean
Headley
Brown
Gustine Wins District One-Act Play Contest
Gustine High School won the district one-act play event at Brownwood with Dust of the Road beating three rivals. Brownwood High School placed second with Falcon, Coote High School third with Med dhin, and Goldthwaite performed Jerry.
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Brownwood
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Brownwood High School
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Falcon
Coote
Austin
Romeo S. Walker
Comanche
Isla _ Pettit
Ruggles Palmer
Jack Allen
Dale Wilson
Comanche County group seeks secure station location
Representatives from Comanche County agricultural interests adopt a resolution to oppose a 38 percent cut to A and M College funding and press for a sandy land experiment station in the county. Speakers warn reductions would harm Extension Service benefits while committees back a bill to establish the station in the sandy land belt.
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Comanche County
A. & M. College
Comanche County Agricultural Association
Senate
J. A. Barton
Sandy Land
Brown, Comanche
Callahan
Eastland
College
Parton
House
Austin
Sandy
Frath County
Brown
Chamber of Commercce
First National Bank
Proctor Baptist Church to Mark 60th Anniversary
Proctor Baptist Church will observe its sixtieth anniversary on the Fourth Sunday with an all day gathering. The public is invited to attend and everyone is urged to bring baskets for a noon dinner.
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Proctor Baptist Church
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