New York Sightseeing by Air and Odd City Tales
A nostalgic column highlights a new daily air tour of Manhattan Island with eight seat planes and a half price fare for children. It notes commuter use by the wealthy, a wish for a taxi link across the island, and quirky NY ordinances and tales including old carousels, a dental college practical, and Babe Ruth anecdotes about his early homers.
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Ew York
Manhattan Island
Ildren
New York
Sububan
Manattan Island
Island
Fires destroy three Comanche residences over weekend
Two separate blazes in Comanche destroyed three homes in a weekend. The first fire at 1:15 p.m. Sunday gutted Elmer Gore’s West side house, owned by Bud Arnold, with neighbor Will Schwartz spotting the flames near an oil stove. A 12:15 a.m. Monday fire in Bryan Edwards’s East side home spread to the Levisay residence. Edwards and family were away for weeks, leaving the Levisays safe.
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Comanche
Elmer Gore
Bud Arnold
Bryan Edwards
Sarah
Tom
Frank Levisay
Edwards
Levisay
Corn Oysters And Household Tips From A Bygone Page
A compact collection of kitchen hints and household tips includes a corny oyster dish using canned corn or green corn core with flour and fat for frying. It also offers a furniture polish recipe of linseed oil and vinegar, and advice on marking linen with ink that resists running. Additional notes advise roasting tips with a vinegar baste to tenderize meat or fowl and grating nutmeg from the blossom end for best aroma.
Bowman and Son Visit Coman relatives in Amherst
Mrs. R. C. Bowman and her son of Amherst are visiting relatives in Coman.
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Rs. R. C. Bowman
Amherst
Sterling Rally to Aid Governor Campaign Planned
A Sterling-for-Governor meeting is set for Friday night August 5 at the Court House. W. H. Carpenter chairs the Sterling forces and says campaign plans for the county will be finalized. Mrs. S. J. Hicks invites women to join the new county wide Women’s Sterling for Governor Club. Mrs. John Birdsong of Fort Worth will assist.
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Court House
W. H. Carpenter
Sterling Forces
Carpenter
Womens
Sterling For Governor
S. J. Hicks
John Birdsong
Fort Worth
Hicks
Young Orchard Brings Returns for Elberta Peaches
The Chief reports Mrs. C. W. Janes supplied a sack of Elberta peaches from their young orchard. The Janes say the crop is just coming into bearing and found a ready market at a dollar per bushel and up this year.
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C. W. Janes
Freak Corn Car At Exhibits Draws Attention
Floyd Carpenter exhibited a car described as a freak, grown to look like a strawberry ear with a large red midsection. Carpenter claimed the corn carro t was suited as feed for a paint horse due to colors matching the breed.
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Floyd Carpenter
Mrs. C F Rodgers and Miss Myrtle Hicks Visit Comanche
Mrs C F Rodgers and Miss Myrtle Hicks of Friona are visiting relatives in Comanche.
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C. F. Rodgers
Myrtle Hicks
Friona
Comanche
Governor Sterling speaks in Comanche rally for re election
Governor Ross Sterling addressed a Comanche crowd Wednesday afternoon in a campaign stop with Mrs. Sterling and local delegations from De Leon and Dublin. Former State Senator R. A. Stuart criticized Ferguson as allied with oil interests and railroad influence while citing past roles.
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Ross Sterling
Comanche
R. A. Stuart
Fort Worth
Sterling
de Leon
Dublin
Stuart
Ferguson
W. H. Carpenter
Mr. Sterling
Carpenter
Yerevaee
Texas
Boprieway Commission
Ster
Jim Ferguson
Pioneer 15 Found Dead In Pasture In Comanche County
Tom Jones aged 85 a well known citizen of Comanche County was found dead in a pasture five miles from his home Friday at 7 PM. He had left Thursday to buy a disc plow and his missing pocket money was noted. An inquest found causes undetermined with possible natural death or heat. Funeral services were held at Stage Creek Cemetery.
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Tom Jones
Citi- Gap
Comanche County
Coke Fisher’s
Jesse Rich
Jones
Bowdoin
May
Justice of Peace
Stage Creek Cemetery
Sam Steele
Cake Fisher's
Mr. Fisher
Rance Eply
Jesse Rice
Franklin
Eply
Eight Barrel Still Found In Shrum Raid Saturday
An eight barrel still in the Shrum community was raided and destroyed Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Dwight Brightman, County Attorney F. C. Jaye and Deputy Sheriff John Reese. Officers reported two full barrels of working mash and four more partly full plus a small quantity of whiskey.
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Dwight Brightman
F. C. Jaye
John Reese
Callaway To Speak August 13 On Governor's Race
Hon Oscar Callaway will address the public on the Court House lawn Saturday afternoon August 13 about the issues in the current governor race. He previously spoke for Hunter during the first primary.
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Callaway
Oscar Callaway
Court House Lawn
Hunter
Knights and Pythian Lodge District Meeting Planned
The Knights and Pythian Lodge at Asinatiche plans a district meeting on September 5. Roy Dyrd District Deputy from Brownwood met with the local lodge to arrange details for the event. District comprises Coleman Cross Plains Breentwood Deleon Dublin Stephenville HIeo and Comanche.
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Knights & Pythian Lodge
Asinatiche
Roy Dyrd
Brownwood
Coleman
Cross Plains
Brentwood
Deleon
Dublin
Stephenville
Hieo
Comanche
Swindle Heads Newburg School as Supt
Oscar Swindle former Brown County official will lead Newburg School as superintendent after resigning from Brown County Schools about a year ago to join Southwest Seating Company of Fort Worth He previously taught at Newburg for several years
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Oscar Swindle
Cown County
Bri
Newburg
Swindle
Brown County
Southwest Seating Company of
Fort Worth
Old Settlers Reunion Draws Large Crowd at Hasse
A crowd over a thousand attended the annual Old Settlers Re union meeting at Hasse on Thursday morning. Rev J F Luker urged simpler living amid rain, with music by the Comanche Band and local children. Judge R X Luker presided as D F E Nabers timed the gathering.
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Hasse
J. F. Luker
Temple
Luker
Pat Howard
John A. Mahon
Pollyanna Speed
R. X. Luker
D. FE. Nabers
Clifford LaGrone
L. B. Russell
Comanche
Russell
W. D. Jenkins
Raymond Luker
Marvin Woolsey
Hasse String Band
Comanche 4-H Poultry Team Wins All-State Judging Title
Comanche Countys 4-H Poultry Team led by J C LaGrone Jr and Charlene Craig of Hasse Club won first place at the A and M College Short Course all state contest. LaGrone ranked third individually, earning a 4-H Bronze Medal, after thorough poultry culture and culling exams.
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J. A. Barton, Co
Comanche County
J. C. LaGrone Jr
Charlene Craig
Hasse
A. & M. College
J. C. LaGrone
Clyde Thompson
Moody Hazzard
County Democratic Convention Quiet Yet Eventful
County Democratic delegates met at the courthouse to discuss the prohibitions question and a plan to replace direct primaries with the Convention system for nominating candidates. Resolutions backed the National Democratic platform and urged support for the Democrat, while criticizing the Federal Reserve System and stating that state convention delegates vote as a unit. Delegates elected to the State Convention included J. E. Chilton S. F. Filkins Carroll J. W. Lowe Jesse Purvis Black W. House Edwin Palmer Marshall Calaway W. H. Carpenter B. A. Whitesides E. L. Howard Oscar Callaway Y. W. Holmes E. W. Short J. B. Lacy J. W. Robinson M. E. Edmondson J. R. Eanes N. F. Williams and Mesdames Oscar Callaway W. W. E. Lowe S. J. Hicks and J. W. Robinson. Voting precincts represented included Cimanche No 1 and No 2 Hasse Soda Springs Gustine Fleming Hazel Dell Proctor Comyn Leon No 15 Sipe Springs Shrum Whitville Gapings Brushyee Gap and Newbury. O. H. Moore was chosen chair.
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Court House
Natonal
J. E. Chilton
S.r F. Filkins
Carroll
J. W
BE. Lowe
Jesse Purvis
Black
W. House
Edwin Palmer
Marshall Calaway
W. H. Carpenter
BE. A. Whitesides
EB. L. Howard
Oscar Callaway
Y. W. Holmes
E. W. Short
J. B. Lacy
J. W. Robinson
M. Edmondson
J. R. Eanes
N. F. Williams
W.W. E. Lowe
S. J. Hicks
Cimanche
Hasse
Soda Springs
Gustine
Fleming
Hazel Dell
Proctor
Comyn
Leon No
Sipe Springs
Shrum
Whitville
Gap Ings
Brushyee Gap
Newbury
O. H. Moore
Davis Addresses Ferguson Rally
Representative E M Davis of Brownwood spoke at a Ferguson rally in Comanche's band stand to back Mrs Ferguson's bid for governor. He reviewed Governor Sterling’s campaign speeches, criticized martial law in East Texas oil fields and highway policy, accusing Sterling of ties to oil interests and urging a humanist governor.
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E. M. Davis
Brownwood
Mr. Davis
Fergusons
Plainview Visit By Miss Nelda Stephens
Miss Nelda Stephens of Plainview is visiting Miss Pauline Marshall, spending time at the Marshall home.
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Nelda Stephens
Plainview
Pauline Marshall
Dallas youth Tom Tatum visiting hometown parents
Tom Tatum of Dallas is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tatum, during a stay likely described in local society notes.
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Tom Tatum
Dallas
His
Mrs
J. R. Tatum
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