Voters set record in first Texas primary Saturday
Texas voters across the state set an all time high in the first Democratic primary with counts topping 1 114 885 for the state earlier record and Governor opponent races showing strong leads. Fort Worth Telegram reports incomplete returns with statewide tallies and local notes including Parson Davis Ferguson Hines Sadler Thompson and Blanton Russell Garrett Meade and more.
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Coman
Fort Worth
Xas
Texas
Miet
Elect Bureau
Davis
Ferguson
Hines
Sadler
Thompson
Railroad Comjoner
Pierce Brooks
Olin Culfon
Supreme Court
Alexander
Lattl
Comanche County Returns In Governor and Local Races
Twenty years ago Joseph W Bailey led the Comanche County vote in the Governor’s race with 1643?ted ballots, Pat Neff second statewide with 1343 majority. Blanton carried the district for Congress by 630 votes. Local officials include I L F Marshall Sheriff runner, W Speed Tax Collector, M Edmondson Tax Assessor, and John Reese District Clerk with 1843 votes. Total Comanche County tally reached 3455.
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Oseph W. Bailey
Ted
Comanche County
Pat Neff
Blanton
Il. F. Marshall
W. R.son
W. Speed
J. D. Slack
M. Edmondson
Manche County
G. R.sby
Goosby
John Reese
R. H. Robitson
Reese
J. B. Payne
Ag Ag
S H. Harris
F. M. Roberson
G. H Dermilk
Comanche Unty
Complete Unofficial Returns of Comanche County Primary
The Comanche Chief tabulates unofficial primary results by race. Congress: Russell 1904 Garrett 1472 Blanton 679 Miller 623 Sheppard 143. Representative: Howington 1442 Moodre 1257 Truett 1218 Matthews 844 Reynolds 135. District Attorney: Allen 3211 Robinson 1680. County Judge: Lockridge 1245 McCharen 973 Stewart 849 Grider 709 Coleman 669 Lacy 556. County Attorney: McCampbell 1944 Parker 1467 Holmes 1462. Sheriff: Spivey 2841 St. Clair 2250. Commissioner Pet. 1: Little 608 Chapman 530 Cagle 409. Pet. 2: May 507 Cunningham 456 Daniel 428. Pet. 3: Bruner 281 Brandt 260 Barnett 84 Gaines 59. Justice Peace Pet. 1: Lance 942 Wetzel 625 Dingus 536. Pet. 5: Smith 672 Jeff Smith 486 McInnerny 229. Constable Pet. 1: Braziel 1353 Cash 717.
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Comanche County
Congress
Sam Russell
Clyde L. Garrett
Thos. L. Blanton
Otis Miller
Joe Sheppard
Frank Howington
Seth Moodre
David L. Truett
George Matthews
Herman Reynolds
Bill Allen
Tom Robinson
H. H. Lockridge
R. S. McCharen
Herman May
L. T. Cunningham
L. R. Daniel
Commissioner Pet
E. W. Bruner
F. T. Brandt
Herman Barnett
Amos C. Gaines
Justice Peace
Harris Lance
G. C. Wetzel
D. C. Dingus
Justice Peace Pet
W. B. Smith
Jeff Smith
W. T. McInnerny
Constable Pet
Otis Braziel
Virgil Cash
Montgomery Family Reunion Draws Two Hundred to De Leon
Two hundred Montgomeries and kin gathered at the old Montgomery homestead in De Leon for the second annual reunion. Out of town guests included J C Montgomery and family from Ozona, Parker and Meinecke relatives from Fort Worth and Dallas, with many others joining from Stephen ville Blanket Brownwood and Portales New Mexico.
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Montgomery
L. J. Kittles
J. C. Montgomery
Ozona
Kittle
J. M. Montgomery
Jo Ann
Peggy Jean Montgomery
Homer Walker
Fort Stockton
Vic Montgomery
William Beecher Montgomery
Tom Ed Montgomery
Coralie Meinecke
Daphne June Meinecke
Guido Sue Meinecke
William Gerald Meinecke
Bud Meinecke
Margaret Owens
Frank Parker
Mary Ann Parker
Stanley Parser
W. C. Parker
Effie Robertson
Portales
New Mexico
A. E. Crawford
de Leon
Junior Blessingame
Claudia Robertson
de ® Leon
Old Settlers Honor Pioneer at Comanche Reunion
Thomas Jefferson Dunlap, one of Comanche County’s first officials, will be honored at the Old Settlers Reunion with a 1:30 p.m. dedication of the old cabin that served as the county’s first courthouse. Rev E D Dunlap, a great grandson and local pastor, will speak. The cabin will then be presented to the City of Comanche by a citizens committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson Dunlap
Comanche County
Old Settlers
J. R. Eanes
Fort Worth
Rev. Dunlap
Mary C. Wallace
Houston
F. M. Collier
Comanche
Cora
M Coleman
M. Coleman
E. D. Dunlap
C. C. Klingman
Old Cora Me
J. R
Minnie Cunningham
Vote In Representative Race For Comanche And Mills Counties
Unofficial tabulation for the vote in Comanche and Mills Counties composing Representative District No 104 follows. Election officials report preliminary counts and await final totals from county canvasses.
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Comanche and
Mills Counties
Comanche
Mills
H. William Allen
Hamilton
Tom L. Robinson
Gatesville
Coryell
Allen
Robinson
Allen Robinson
Comanche Red Cross First Aid Class Plans Corpus Christi Trip
The top four students from the advanced Red Cross First Aid course will travel to Corpus Christi on August 16 with instructor L C Cleveland and Mrs. Cleveland. Participants are Ruth McCorkle Mary Francis Miller Jack Scudder and John Shepard.
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Comanche Red Cross
Corpus Christi
Red Cross
L. C. Cleveland
Degree Is Conferred On Pettit Teacher
Clodah Pettit of Santa Anna, Pettit School primary teacher, received her B S from Howard Payne College on Wednesday July 31. Pettit has taught six years and was re elected for the coming year.
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Clodah Pettit
Santa Anna
Pettit
Howard Payne College
Miss Pettit
County Democratic Convention Set Here Saturday
Delegates elected to the County Democratic Convention which will meet Saturday August 3 over Colemans Store at 3 00 oclock are B F Cadenhead Otis Brazier North Carter M Coleman H Burks Joe Marshall Jno McEntire A F Holman Jno Smart.
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Coleman's
B. F. Cadenhead
Otis Brazier
North Carter
M. Coleman
H. Burks
Joe Marshall
Jno. McEntire
A. F. Holman
Jno. Smart
Political Rally Planned in De Leon August 9
De Leon will host a political rally on Friday night August 9. Fred G. Harmon a local lawyer announced the event. The rally is set to begin at 8 o clock.
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DE Leon
Fred G. Harmon
Comanche County Old Settlers Picnic Program
W D Jenkins announces a two day Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion at Lake Banes on Aug 8 and 9. Events include band concerts, sermons, dedications, talks by pioneers, a mortuary report, officer elections, Sacred Harp songs, a fiddle contest, and a pioneers census with various speakers and entertainment.
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Bayna
Ouda
Veda Carleton
America
Edwin Wilson
Ponteek
Eve
L. B. Russell
Comanche County Primary Yields Large Turnout and Runoffs
In Comanche County 5159 votes were cast for unopposed County Chairman candidate Bob Lane. Sheriff race totals show Wid Spivey re elected with 2841 votes and W P St Clair 2250. O Daniel led Governor race county wide with 3398. Eight local runoffs set for August 24 including County Judge and Commissioner races. Write in E W Bruner tops Precinct 3 with 281 votes.
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Comanche County
Bob Lane
Wid Spivey
W. P. St. Clair
de Leon
W. Lee O'Daniel
Perry St.Clair
Spivey
Wholesale Cro. Lost in Blaze Early Monday
A large fire destroyed the Comanche Wholesale Grocery Company building and contents about 2:30 am injuring nightwatchman C. M. Edmondson who escaped. a watchdog died. The loss is about 50 000 dollars with partial insurance and the firm plans to reopen in temporary quarters.
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Comanche
Comanche Wholesale Grocery Company
Santa Fe
Meadows Grocery
Texas
Henry E. Moore
Elbert D. Cox
Roy Brannan
C. M. Edmondson
Farm Security Office to Close Two Days
The Comanche County Farm Security Administration office will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday August 7 and 8 as staff attend a district meeting in Stephenville.
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Comanche County
Farm Security
FSA
Stephenville
Hundreds Gather at Lake Eanes for Pioneer Reunion
Hundreds of people of all ages will gather at Lake Eanes three miles south of Comanche on August 8 and 9 for the Thirty Fourth Annual Comanche County Old Settlers and Pioneers Reunion and Basket Picnic. W D Jenkins president says advance interest is unusual and the event will be a two day affair with a unique program planned.
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Lake Eanes
Comanche
Comanche County
Old Settlers and Pioneers
W. D. Jenkins
Chief To Be Out Early Next Week
The Comanche Chief will publish a day early and mail Wednesday night to have free copies ready for distribution Thursday morning at Lake Eanes for the two day Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion. Advertisers and news contributors are urged to submit material promptly.
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Lake Eanes
Comanche County
Old Settlers
Comanche
Comanche County Seeks Exhibits for State Fair
Comanche County will display at the Texas State Fair in Dallas for the first time in over ten years. County Agent N. E. Scudder and the Comanche Chamber of Commerce organize the exhibit focusing on agricultural products with watermelons peaches grapes peanuts corn cotton and other fruit and feed specimens. Residents with entries should bring items to Scudder or Hilton Burks secretary of the Chamber.
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Comanche County
Dallas
N. E. Scudder
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Burks
Chamber of Commerce
W H Rowland Called By Death
Comanche prominent merchant W H Rowland died Thursday July 25 after a long illness in Austin The funeral was at Central Christian Church with Rev C C Klineman officiating Interment at Oakwood Cemetery A life sketch notes his Kennedy Alabama birth August 25 1881 and his survivors wife and one daughter Mrs Harris Long of Comanche two brothers and two sisters
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W. H. Rowland
Comanche
Central Christian Church
C. C. Klineman
Oakwood Cemetery
Rowland
Klingman
Kennedy
Alabama
Austin
Harris Long
Texas
Melowsky Family Returns From Northern Markets
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Melowsky and their son return from a two weeks vacation, visiting Mr. Melowsky’s parents in Chicago and stopping in St. Louis to select new fall merchandise for Novit’s Department Store.
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Harry Melowsky
Chicago
Mr. Melowsky
St. Louis
Novit’s Department Store
Hoffmans To Visit Dallas Markets
Mr and Mrs Sol Hoffman depart for Dallas for an extended visit to observe the Premier Southwest Style Show and to buy fall goods. Mrs Hoffman and Mr Schwartz accompany the trip with plans to oversee the Hoffman store while in Comanche during the event.
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Sol Hoffman
Dallas
Hoffman
Peter Schwartz
Fellowship Meeting At Stag Creek August 9 11
Announcement from Mrs. J D Morrow of Sidney invites the public to a Fellowship Meeting at the Stag Creek Tabernacle August 9 11 hosted by Church of The Living God congregations. Attendees from other congregations may camp on the grounds and participate in spiritual discussions and singing. Wood County reports over 5 000 000 pounds of chambers this year and farmer Joe Adrian near Quitman grew dill two acres on contract producing more than 11 tons.
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J. D. Morrow
Sidney
Stag Creek
Stag Creek Tabernacle
Inchmive
Church of the Living God
Rorder
Wood County
Joe Adrian
Quitman
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van Zandt
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Lattimore
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Asociate Justices of Supreme Art
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Peggie Jean Montgomery
Ruth Adelle Moore
Iss Laura Harris
S. F. P. Holliday
Mr. and
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Dals
George Emert
Howington
Truett
Moore
Matthews
Reynolds
Lake Banes
Assembly
Gordon Barrett
Ola Cunningham
J. C. Wilkerson
Ater
Warm County
Bob McCampbell
D. P. Parker
F. L. Little
W. D. Chapman
Lewis Cunningham
E. B. Bruner
H. D. (Harris) Lane
George Wetzel
Justice of Peace
Seth Moode
Lamsxin
Comanche Co
W.H. Rowland
Melowsky
Hoffmans
Rage
NEW Majestic Theatre
Charles Ruggles
Janice Logan
George O'Brien
Edward G. Robinson
Ann Southern
Brother Orchid
Sandy
Eugene Pailette
Snd Thur
Alice Faye
Lillian Russell
Richard Dix
Lucille Ball
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