Comanche Indians Fall to Brownwood in Wed Baseball
Comanche High team lost to Brownwood 15 to 8 with Brownwood collecting 6 hits and Comanche 5. Cantrell pitched nine strikeouts. Stewart and Smith each had multi player at bats. Home run by Champion highlighted Brownwood’s offense as Comanche committed eight errors.
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Brownwood
Brownwood Bulletin
B. H
Comanche
Cantrell
Stewart
Smith S&s
Smith
Champion
McGaugh
Jarvis
Wood
Legion Dedicates 300000 Structure for Panhandle Heroes
Amarillo's new auditorium and municipal building was dedicated April 8 by Hanson Post No. 54 American Legion. The $300,000 facility opens to the public for a Technological celebration and will house a bronze tablet honoring 111 Panhandle World War I dead. The ceremony featured speeches songs and music with many Legion members attending from distant posts.
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Comanche
American Legion Band
Chas. R. Lang
F. Schubert
Superba Grand Melody
W. Dalbey
Mark Antony
Bill Nye
Jno. Sullivan
Ungarisch—Macdowell
Callie Rose Maddox
Legion
Panhandle
Hanson Post No. 54
American Legion
State Pure Food Inspector Visits Comanche
The state pure food inspector finally visited Comanche this week after prior delays. He required medical examinations and health cards for proprietors of local meat markets cafes restaurants and hotels and thoroughly inspected all buildings and premises. His comments were favorable and he praised Comanche for its cold storage plant, claiming it is the best of its size in the state.
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Comanche
Planted Tire Decoy Foiled Robbery on Texas Highway
Last Saturday night three miles east of Dublin David Bruton and Mrs. Eugene Neely spotted a tire by the road. As Bruton turned back to fetch it two men crawled from brush wearing dusters and masks. The decoy failed when Bruton fled with his car. the text notes the increased danger of night travel on public highways and compares it to frontier Texas and modern Egypt.
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Dublin
David Bruton
Eugene Neely
Dallas
Comanche
Texas
Egypt
Rev Smoot Assisting In Evangelistic Work
Rev J D Smoot returns from aiding Rev O A Morton in a ten day protracted meeting with good attendance and strong interest. He will travel next Saturday to Novice Coleman County to assist in a meeting there.
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Rev. Smoot
A. Morton
Bosqueville
Smoot
Coleman County
The Flirt at the Majestic Monday and Tuesday
A brief notice promoting The Flirt at the Majestic on Monday and Tuesday.
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the Majestic
Trustees Election Saturday in Comanche School District
Trustees election for four board seats will be held Saturday at the Comanche courthouse. All legally qualified voters within the district may vote, with city residents needing poll taxes or exemptions and non residents needing state and county taxes. Incumbents J B Eanes W T House and Rev J D Smoot seek re election, with the late H N Goodson’s seat also up for grabs.
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Comanche
Court House
Ctizens
Corporation of
H. N. Goodson
J. BR. Eanes
W. T. House
J. D. Smoot
Christmas and Easter Poems From Dr Power Cards
Two short poems greet the season, reflecting on creation and divine mystery in Christmas Uncounted and Easter Brief. The verses urge readers to live in truth, with deeds that endure as seeds sown in Time's field, inspired by Christ’s birth and sacrifice.
American Fathers Rally to Save Youth From Dancing
Special to the Chief from Nashville Tennessee April 4. The piece urges American fathers to intervene in dancing culture to protect youth. It cites a Hartford investigation led by Mrs. Harry Hugh Tuttle and quotes Mrs. Clara R. Winterton urging fathers to take decisive action against permissive chaperonage and risky dances.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harry Hugh Tuttle
Hartford
Conn
Tuttle
Winterton
Congo
Nile
Mrs. Tuttle
City Campaign Ends Quietly With Peaceful Vote
Comanche voters delivered a calm election with no major contest or controversy. The article notes all candidates were solid citizens and would have served well, ending with a report that the vote tally follows for the contested offices.
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Comanche
Teachers Attend Brownwood Meeting Friday and Saturday
Comanche city teachers and many from surrounding counties travel to Brownwood for the Mid Texas Teachers meeting. A full two day program culminates Saturday with sessions from 9 30 to noon including Bible as Literature by Judge Wilkinson and educational talks by A S Blankenship S M Marrs and Dr S P Brooks. welcome by Mayor Abney and response by G L Huckaby.
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Comanche City
Mid- Texas Teachers’ Meeting
Brownwood
T. C. Wilkinson
A. S. Blankenship
8. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Fred
Abney
G. L. Huckaby
San Saba
Methodist Revival Begins April 22 at Co manche Church
The First Methodist Church of Comanche will start a series of revival services on the fourth Sunday in April, scheduled for the 22nd. Further details will follow in later announcements.
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First Methodist Church of
Comanche
Moody revival yields 75 conversions in Comanche region
Rev. J. D. Kursell returned from Moody where he aided Rev. J. F. Adams in a revival that produced 75 converts and 25 reclamations, all but ten among men. Moody is described as a near-new town due to the meeting, while Comanche plans a new sandwich shop as Deck Walling grows.
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J. D. Kursell
Moody
First Methodist Church
J. F. Adams
Comanche
Ite
Fundamental righteousness urged against modern worldliness
A report quotes church leaders lamenting permeating evils in society including lax church standards, entertainment, pride, and material pursuit. It states education politics and culture cannot save mankind and calls for fundamentals of righteousness and truth to avert civilization’s doom.
Disappearance of Luker Brother Triggers Wide Search
David Luker 16, a Stephenville High senior and Comanche County native, vanished last Thursday. Friends and authorities hunt across the region, noting he may have left school to work and ease family finances or may have fallen victim to foul play. Luker previously lived with his brother John Luker, county demonstration agent, and recently recovered from influenza. He cashed a $5 drugstore check and owed a small debt before vanishing. his mother mourns and relatives have been alerted.
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Luker
David Luker
Stephenville
Imker
Fort Worth
Comanche County
John Luker
Interscholastic District Meet Here April 13 14
The Interscholastic League for the thirteenth district will meet in Comanche on Friday and Saturday, April 13 and 14. Comanche county will be represented by the county meet winners, with district winners advancing to the state meet in Austin. An unusually large attendance is expected as the town prepares to host visitors.
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Coman
Che
Comanche County
Comanche
Brownwood Parade Honors San Jacinto Day With Texas History
Preparations by the Brownwood Merchants' Association for a Saturday parade on April 21 showcase Texas history under six flags. Floats will depict periods under French Spanish Mexican and United States rule with a morning 10 o clock start. Schools statewide are invited to participate and Brownwood High School plans a tableau Texas Under Six Flags for the same day.
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Brownwood Merchants’ Association
Texas
Brownwood High School
Brownwood
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