Comanche County lays cornerstone for new court building
Crowds of students and residents witness the cornerstone laying Monday afternoon. County officials, WPA staff, and mayors from Comanche, De Leon and Gustine attend along with District Judge R. B. Cross. Speakers include Jim Chaney and ministers. a metal preservation box is placed by L. F. Elkins and W. F. Elkins.
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Comanche County Court
de Leon Comanche
Commissioners’ Court
Dist Court
WPA
Comanche
Jim
Tom Chaney
Comanche County
Dallas Entertainers To Visit Comanche April 22
Dallas Business Tour brings 75 city leaders and radio stars to Comanche at 10 35 a m on Monday April 22 The party includes Peg Moreland the Cass County Kids and Plains Men s Quartet Wilbur Ard will supervise the show in the business district officials from Dallas Chamber of Commerce and State Fair of Texas join the reception John E Hoff chairs the local committee Mayor M Coleman welcomes the guests and the Comanche Band greets them at the depot for a Northeast square program.
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Comanche
Dallas
George I. Plummer
Business
Dallas Party
Wilbur Ard
WFAA
Peg Moreland
Cass County
Plummer
City of
County of Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
State Fair of Texas
Dallas Manufacturers and Wholesalers Association
John E. Hoff
M. Coleman
County court hears liquor sale complaints
Complaints for sale of whiskey were filed by County D. P. Parker Wednesday afternoon. The cases target R. D. Woods Cozie, J. F. Owens De Leon and two against Dick Bell with Bell charged with intent to sell intoxicating liquor. A temporary injunction was issued against Woods barring sale or possession of liquor upon a petition from the Attorney General's department.
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Iskey
County Y D. P
Attorney General
Deeny
Senior Class Play to Be Given at Sidney Tonight
The annual high school play Grand Goes Hollywood will be presented tonight at Sidney. A complete motion of the play is advertised in the Want Ad section of The Chief.
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Sidney
Hollywood
Unique Example of Combination In Feature Advertising
A blurb notes an unusual advertising feature by Igginbothams with seven grouped ads. Each small ad presents a separate seasonal item from different store departments, all on one page. The firm promotes broad reach through distinctive multi-item placements and ongoing success in The Chief.
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Ginbothams
Igginbothams
Domino Party Staged at Proctor School April 24
Announcement by Superintendent Perry Moring invites the public to a domino party at Proctor School on Wednesday night April 24. A jail invitation is extended to candidates. Admission fee will be charged.
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Ithe Proctor School
Perry Moring
Moring
Comanche Baseball Club Welcomes New Uniforms
Comanche baseball team under manager John Carpenter will wear new blue and white uniforms, funded by local sponsors including City Bakery Piggly Wiggly Vineyards Grightman REA Higginbothams and others. The squad lists 12 players plus batboy Jimmie Carpenter and hosts De Leon on April 28 at Grammar School ground with free admission.
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Comanche
City Bakery
Piggly Wiggly, Vineyards
Grightman’s
REA
Higginbothams
T P Gasoline
Texas Power and Light
Texas Home Telephone
Southwest Gas
Dr. Pepper
D. E. Howard
Clemons & Marin Motor Company
Paul Little
Kenneth Carnes
Mgr
John Carpenter
Buster Hicks
Bil Hicks
J. C. Helm
Tom Cox
Hollis Isham
MacEwan Palmer
Welch Lawless
Jay Hicks
James Wilkerson
G. Vineyard
Johnsie Pate
Jimmie Carpenter
de Leon
Grammar School
Hasse
Cox
Bill Hicks
Compan
Anager Carpenter
Counts Named De Leon Postmaster in Acting Role
Tate Counts 48 a World War veteran and De Leon native will serve as Acting Postmaster at De Leon this Saturday with a permanent appointment expected after Senate ratification. He previously ran a local variety store and worked for Brown-Bigelo and Meeker firms. Counts is active in De Leon social and political circles and served in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate Counts
de Leon
Senate
Mr. Counts
de Leoon
Brown-Bigelo Company
Meeker Company
American Legion
U. S. Navy
Bounds Elected Fairview Principal
D A Bounds elected principal of Fairview School for next year succeeding Joe Cowen who was not an applicant. Miss Mary Nichols re elected assistant. Bounds from Burnet County taught at Smithwick and has fifteen years experience in Runnels and Coleman Counties. He holds a Daniel Baker College degree and, with wife and three children, plans to move to Fairview once a house is secured.
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D. A. Bounds
Fairview School
Joe Cowen
Mary Nichols
Mr. Bounds
Burnet County
Smithwick
Runnels
Coleman
Daniel Baker College
Bounds
Fairview
Sneed to Head School at Hasse in 1940 41 Term
Robert W. Sneed, longtime principal of the Hasse Schools, was elected superintendent for the 1940-41 term. The school board re elected Mrs. Hattie Harris as primary teacher. Three vacancies will be filled soon, according to Mr. Sneed.
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Robert W. Sneed
Hasse
Hattie Harris
Sneed
Carneses Announce Birth Of Daughter In Comanche
Mr and Mrs Pat Carnes of Comanche announce the birth of a seven and a half pound daughter born Monday afternoon at a local hospital. The baby has been named.
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Mrs
Pat Carnes
Comanche
Farm Station Site Selection Postponed to May 11
The selection of a site for the Sandy Land Experiment Station, postponed from last Monday, will be reconsidered on May 11. A committee from Comanche, Dublin, and De Leon will appear before the A. and M. College Board of Regents to renew its plea for the Proctor site.
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Sandy Land Experiment Station
A. & M. College Board of Regents
Comanche
Dublin
de Leon
Proctor
Look Out Lizzie play set for Newburg tonight
The senior class presents Look Out Lizzie at the Newburg School this evening. Ray Duren, the school head, says the three act comedy promises plenty of laughs.
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Lizzie
Newburg School
Ray Duren
Indians Gain Five Lettermen by Repeal of Eighteen Year Rule
The Texas Inter scholastic League ended the eighteen year age limit in Class A, B and six man football, adding five lettermen to Comanche High School for 1940. Eligible players include Bernard Edwards, Roger Loudermilk, Billy Kemp, Jackie Laughlin and Toby Davis. Coach Frazier notes several new players expect to report next fall. Seven lettermen, five newly eligible, return along with six reserve lettermen.
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Comanche High
Bernard Edwards
Roger Loudermilk
Billy Kemp
Jackie Loughlin
Toby Davis
Letterman Bertis Ritchey
Red Roberson
Buddy Hicks
Ed Hicks
Coker
A. J. Coker
Frazier
Barbee
Davis
G. Fletcher
J. Guards
Rains
Laughlin
Car
Ter
Bear
Nichols
Thomas
Wagner
Slider
W. Edwards
Loudermilk
Kemp
Eoff
Pipes
Cox
Grayson
Edwards
Spears
Ritchey
Roberson
Gill
Brannan
Dutton
P. Luper
Arthur
Marshall
Munroe
Milton
Albin
Brannan Re-elected Leader of Comanche School Board
Roy Brannan was re-elected president at the Comanche School Board reorganization meeting. Robert Eaton was chosen secretary and Armstrong Cox was elected vice president replacing Walter Durham. Other board members are Clyde House Jack Moore Ira Clemons and Walter Barret.
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Roy Brannan
Comanche
Robert Eaton
Armstrong Cox
Walter Durham
Clyde House
Jack Moore
Ira Clemons
Walter Barret
Summer Water Rate Expected for Comanche
Merlin Jenkins city water superintendent says last week's three inch rain raised Lake Eanes by two and a half feet and covered a wider area with water, likely triggering the usual summer rate for Comanche citizens. The rate is expected to take effect about the same time as last year.
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Merlin Jenkins
Lake Eanes
Comanche
Mr. Jenkins
City Lake
Former Levelland Publisher Buys De Leon Free Press
W. J. Baldwin longtime Levelland publisher buys The De Leon Free Press from Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Scott and will take charge May 1. Baldwin is a respected figure in Texas journalism and has a son who publishes a weekly in Morton, Cochran County. He also previously ran a paper in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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W. J. Baldwin
Texas
Levelland
de Leon Free Press
R. L. Scott
Baldwin
Morton
Cochran County
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
TWC Group To Give Program At Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church of Comanche will observe its annual Church School Day with a 7:45 p m program by Texas Wesleyan College Fort Worth. Five college theology department members will present a program on Christian Education led by President Law Sone who will deliver the address.
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First Methodist Church of
Comanche
Texas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth
Law Sone
Texas Wesleyan College
Sister Beatrice Allen Recovers After Major Surgery
Mrs. Pat Tupin returns from Fort Worth after visiting her sister Beatrice Allen who underwent a major operation at Harris Methodist Memorial Hospital. Beatrice will spend a week at home before resuming work in Fort Worth.
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Pat Tupin
Fort Worth
Beatrice Allen
Harris Methodist Memorial Hospital
Beatrice
Lane Urges Democrats to Attend Conventions
R L Lane Democratic County Chairman calls for full attendance of all legal voters at precinct conventions on Saturday May 4 to select presidential delegates. County Convention in Comanche on May 7 elects delegates to the State Convention in Waco May 28 and national delegates. Executive Committee meets in Comanche April 27 for committee members only.
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R. L. Lane
Comanche
Waco
Lane
R L Scott Named Carrier for Route 2 Out of Comanche
R L Scott former De Leon postmaster for over five years will become mail carrier on Route 2 starting May 22. Scott, publisher of The De Leon Free Press for 25 years, WW veteran and former rural carrier, is past Texas Press Association president. He and his wife plan to move to Comanche with daughters Virginia and Elaine, both seniors at UT and John Tarleton.
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R. L. Scott
de Leon
Scott
University of Texas
Elaine
John Tarleton
Methodist Church
Beattie School Ends Term With Public Gathering
Beattie Public School ends its term today with an all day picnic and public gathering. Dinner is served at noon and all county and precinct candidates may speak. Superintendent J E Lightfoot notes the Senior Class play will close the commencement exercises begun with last Sunday's baccalaureate services.
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Beattie Public School
J. E. Lightfoot
Choral Club Presents The Gypsy Rover May 2
The Comanche High School auditorium hosts a three act musical comedy The Gypsy Rover by the girls and boys choral clubs on May 2 at 8 00 p m Admission is charged and the show features Rob Meg and Marto among gypsy characters on a tour of stealing The program marks a funded choral department event encouraging student participation and audience attendance.
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Comanche High School
Rob
Meg
Marto
Sinfo
Attend Funeral Here for Mrs. Geo. Wetzel
Funeral attendance listed several Brownwood residents and relatives from nearby towns. Names include E R Trawick, Bur Teague, Howard Teague, Hal Wells, Sam Gaines, J A Deen, Ed Herley Jr, Frank Scott, Hugh L Stewart, F Hollingsworth, Lula Pearson, Buia Fields, Wekian Wetzel, S A Bartley and family, Philetha Keone Fley, Rufus Wetzel of Port Worth, and Cee Ett of Whitney.
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George C. Wetzel
E. R. Trawick
Bur) Teague
Howard Teague
Hal Wells
Sam Gaines
J. A. Deen
Ed Herley, Jr
Frank Scott
Hugh L. Stewart
F. Hollingsworth
Lula Pearson
Buia Fields
Ghost Towns Cora and Hazel Dell in Comanche County
The article recalls two ghost towns in eastern Comanche County once vital to Texas frontier life between 1856 and 1880. Hazel Dell lies on Mill Creek northeast of Comanche, with scant data. Cora was the first county seat.
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Comanche County
Texas
Cora
Hazel Dell
Mill Creek
Chas
Sargeant
Comanche
J. W
Bill) Robinson
Will Robinson
Gustine
Calvert
CHS Senior Play Thursday Night
The Comanche High School presents The Man in the Green Shirt a three act comedy directed by Miss Blanche Dabney in the CHS auditorium Thursday April 25. Seniors have rehearsed three weeks and expect it to be one of the best senior plays. Reserve seats are on sale at the Service Drug Store.
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Man In
Comanche High School
Blanche Dabney
Comenche
Service Drug Store
Robert Eaton Made Foreman of Grand Jury
Robert Eaton of Comanche was appointed foreman of the grand jury empaneled at the opening of District Court Monday morning. Other jurors include C. R. Peterson W. S. Clark Miller Wayne Dingus Troy Pettit S. E. Glover Tom Johnson C. C. Guyger Marvin Holdridge Z. L. Koonce and R. I. Northcutt. Judge R. B. Cross urged the jury to focus on theft driving while intoxicated and murder. Bailiffs were W. R. Dyson Horace Cox Joe Gaines and B. Ray McCorkle.
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Robert Eaton
Comanche
C. R. Peterson
W. S. Clark
and Miller
Wayne Dingus
Troy Pettit
S. E. Glover
Tom Johnson
C. C. Guyger
Marvin Holdridge
Z. L. Koonce
R. l Northcutt
R. B. Cross
W. R. Dyson
Horace Cox
Joe Gaines
B. Ray McCorkle
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L. F. Elkins
W. F. Elkins
Ino
Tasso
W. A.‘ Lee Ane Janes Latte Beth
Brown- Pewath-sod
Her
Parenta
Comanche Baseball Club
Tate
Newburg
A. E. Harrison
Kerens
R. M. McGinnis
TWC
E. R. Gordon
RL. Lane
Beattie School
School Reporter
Geo. Wetzel
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CHS
Grand Jury
New Majestic
Jackie Cooper
Betty, Fields
Gene Autry
Rancho Grande
Lombard
Brian Aherne
Zanzibar
Lola Lane
James Craig
Mickey Rooney
Young Tom Edison
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