Comanche Chief 1915 Social Notes Estate and Elections
August 6 1915 issue notes a committee forming to raise 250 for an Old Settlers Woodmen Picnic on August 18. Obituaries, marriage licenses, births, political praise, and local cyclone and crop notes blend with letters from Dublin and talk of plans for a convention in Comanche County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers Woodmen
Tnele
Dave Carnes
Dickes
Old Corn
Cyclone Davis
Galton
Cyclone
Conan-at
Texas
Iso
Mison
Jone
Fagan
Ephenville
Manche County
Brownwood
Henville
Comanchell
Comanch
Oscar Callavy
Oscar
Washington
Manthe
J. D. Alexander
Rotary
Ublin
Joe Carter
Evel
Dublin
Ok Reese
W. M Wells
Addie Salyer
Ben Jay
Mattie
Waco District to Direct Comanche County Relief Work
The Comanche County Relief Office will be abolished and relief work shifted to a Waco District Office led by E. L. Upshaw. The district also includes Bosque Coryell Hamilton Lampasas McLennan and Mills counties with 38 district headquarters statewide to replace county offices. County offices operate until replaced. code workers remain in counties and clients need not leave their county for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco District
Comanche County
Waco
E. L. Upshaw
Bosque
Coryell
Hamilton
Lampasas
McLennan
Mills
Austin
Texas
Texas Relief Commission
Opening of Higginbotham Block Draws Large Local Crowd
An estimated crowd of over 2500 attended the opening of the Higginbotham Block in Comanche last Friday. Cited by Hilton Burks as toastmaster, speakers praised Higginbotham Brothers & Company and local leaders for civic progress. Mayor John E Hoff and Ray Franks of City Drug Dublin spoke on growth prospects and regional enterprise.
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Higginbotham
Comanche Municipal Band
Pat Howard
Hilton Burks
Burks
Chamber of Commerce
Higginbotham Brothers & Company
Wade Everidge
T. J. Williams
Comanche
John E. Hoff
Hoff
City of
Ray Franks
City Drug of Dublin
Texez
Franks
Kallina Appointed to Ballinger Public Schools
Mrs A P Kallina has been chosen for a position in Ballinger Public Schools in Comanche County news. She will teach English at the Junior High School with responsibilities across the district.
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RS. A
P. Kallina
Balnger
Rent House Ad Sparks Rush of Applications
J. P. Howard ran a twenty five cent house for rent ad last week. He asked us not to run it again as he would build houses if necessary. Mr. Howard said about 25 applications came in but the house was rented by 9 am the morning the ad appeared. It Pays To Advertise In nee.
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J. P. Howard
Three Held in Brownwood Truck Beer Hijacking
Three men Carl Williams Homer Beckham and Herschel Ives are jailed in Comanche on robbery with firearms charges after a hijacked beer truck on the Brownwood highway. They waived examining trial and posted $2000 bonds each. The driver was blindfolded and released near the Pecan Bayou after a trek through Zephyr Mills County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Brownwood
Carl Williams
Homer Beckham
Zephyr
Herschel Ives
Justice of Peace
George Wetzel
Brady
Mills County
Pecan Bayou
Revival Sermons Led by Dr Head at De Leon Church
Dr RE D Head pastor of First Baptist Houston conducts a revival at De Leon Baptist Church with Tra M Powell of Big Spring leading singing. Morning services held in church auditoriums and evening gatherings on the church lawn.
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RE. D. Head
First Baptist Church of
Houston
de Leon Baptist Church
Tra M. Powell
Big Spring
Revival to Start at North to Worth Baptist Church
Reverend Edwin Wilson, pastor of the local Baptist Church, will begin a revival at the North to Worth Baptist Church on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Wilson
Worth Baptist Church Suny
Carnival Coming to Comanche Next Week
The Shamrock Shows carnival, last week at Proctor Picnic, will perform on the Dudley lot southeast corner of the square in Comanche next week, sponsored by the Comanche Band.
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Comanche Ell
Dudley Lot
Dublin Schools Expand Bus Fleet Next Term
The Erath County School Board transferred high school pupils from Purvis Harbin Green's Creek and Palm Rose to Dublin High School last week. To handle the transports five buses will be operated by Dublin schools next term.
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Purvis
Harbin
Green’s Creek
Palm Rose
Dublin High School
Erath County School Board
Dublin
Duster Group Plans Tri-District Encampment at Lake Cisco
The Duster Future Farmers of America chapter will enter a playground ball team at the tri-district encampment at Lake Cisco August 8 9 and 10. Contests include playground ball swimming boxing best Future Farmer best Agriculture student greasy pole walking and pole fighting. State F F A Advisor B Rutland will attend and address the group.
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Duster Fature Farmer
Lake Cisco
B. Rutland
Hearing Set August 10 on Eastern End Highway Progress
Comanche County residents from West and East meet with Corman che Gustine and Lamkin business leaders to push Highway 36 completion. H L Stewart chairs, Hilton Burks secretary, farmers back the plan. One vote against funds for a survey to seek Federal WPA aid. committees to appeal to Commissioners Court Monday.
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Comanche County
Cormanche
Gustine
Lamkin
H. L. Stewart
Hilton Burks
Commissioners Court
Comanche
Cotton Grove
Stagg Creek
R. S. McCharen
F. L. Little
Sam Lewis
Boys Left Home and Lived Off Fruit for Two Days
Grady Phifer and Glenn Phifer two Comanche boys aged 11 and 9 ran away to a vacant house on the E H Rawhut farm three miles south of Comanche. They survived two days on peaches watermelons and a loaf of bread before their father Jake Phifer found them after two days and nights alone.
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Grady
Glenn Phifer
E. H. Rawhut
Comanche
C. C. Boowman
Jake Phifer
Mr. Phifer
Holloway Quits Ranger Schools to Lead National Educators' Finance
R F Holloway, longtime Texas educator and former Comanche superintendent, resigns as head of the Ranger school system. He will join the National Educators' Finance Corporation in Dallas after guiding Ranger Schools since 1925. Holloway previously taught at Tarleton College and built Comanche's district into a top Texas system.
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R. F. Holloway
Texas
Comanche
Tarleton College
Ranger
National Educators’ Finance Corporation
Dallas
Ranger Schools
Holloway
Stephenville
Gisco
Reese Offered Federal Post as United States Attorney
Tom F. Reese of Comanche has been tendered the appointment as United States Attorney for the Treasury Department in the Internal Revenue division with Dallas headquarters. Effective about September 1, Reese, a former district and city attorney, is among likely successors named by Governor Allred. others include C C Hampton Fred C Jaye Tor L Robinson Harry Flenige Ardell Williams and more.
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Tom F. Reese
Comanche
52Nd
Coryell
Hamilton
United States
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Dallas
Reese
J. F. Reese
University of Texas Law School
Comanche County
Texas
Allred
Fred C. Jaye
de Leon
C. CC. Hampton
Tor L. Robinson
Gatesville
Harry Flenige
Ardell Williame
Comanche City Schools to Open September 9
Comanche City Schools will open Monday September 9 with all teaching vacancies filled except the athletic director position. A recommendation has been made for that role.
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Comanche City
Caraway & Sons Herd Heads to Mid-West Exhibit
The Shorthorn herd of C. M. Caraway & Sons left Comyn for Sedalia Missouri on August 6 to join the Missouri State Fair opening August 10. The show string includes ten bulls with several young entries. Herd is groomed by Frank Fagan with A. H. Caraway and Mr. Fagan accompanying the animals.
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C. M. Caraway & Sons
Comyn
Sedalia
Springfiel
Des Matines
Towa
Lincoln
Toneka
Kan
Hutchinson
Tulsa
Oklahome City
Te Iwan Free Fell Fair
Leaf Worm Infestation Warns Comanche County Cotton Farmers
County Agent J A Barton reports leaf worms damaging cotton across Comanche County with late-season risk higher in rain belts. He urges close field monitoring and timely use of calcium arsenate sprays or Paris Green mixed with lime, noting limited poison supplies and the need for careful treatment.
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Comanche County
J. A. Barton
Agent Barton
Gerald Mann Plans Radio Discussions on Constitutional Amendments
Beginning Saturday evening August 10, Ave 10th Secretary of State Gerald C C Mann will discuss two amendments on each Southwestern Broadcasting Company network program from 9:30 to 10 p m stations KTSA KNOW WACO WRR KTAT Fort Worth. The talks run August 10 16 and 17 and are neutral in tone.
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Ave 10Th
Gerald CC. Mann
Southwestern Broadeasing Company
KTSA
San Antonio
KNOW
Austin
Waco
WRR
Dallas
KTAT
Fort Worth
Polly Sweet Visits Mollie Jo Wells in Brownwood
Polly Sweet of Brownwood visits Mollie Jo Wells in Brownwood, sharing time and news during a social call.
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Polly Sweet
Brownwood
Mollie Jo Wells
Coronation of Queen at De Leon Watermelon Show
Crowds estimated at 5,000 attended De Leon's Watermelon Show crowned Miss Eugenia, with Miss Geraldine Skier as local escort. Comanche Band and local orchestra provided music as the three day festival runs toward a closing night.
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de Leon
Comanche
Eugenia “Entre
Geraldine Slkier Favier
Lionel Slider
Owaig Wy Raw
Nies Enpoud
Comanche Band Oat — Corps
Rentival
Federal Plan Formulation 15 Underway for Highway 10
Federal road program details include paving the Fort Worth to Brown County line segment on Highway 10. Harry Hines of Wichita Falls, chairman of the State Highway Commission, says bids may start within 39 days and projects total about 15 million dollars. Plans also call for widening right of way, culverts, and bridges including the Indian Creek span near Comanche.
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Highway 10
Fort Worth
Brownwood
Harry Hines
Wichita Falls
State Highway Commission
Mineral Wells
Hines
State Highway Department
Brown County
Granbury
Stephenville
Dublin
Comanche
Huntington
District Highway
Park Huntington
No. 10
Indian Creek
Erath County
Harmony Pupils Transferred to Comanche Public Schools
Harmony School students about forty in number are transferred in a body to Comanche Public Schools. A bus operated by Ira Fletcher will transport them to and from local schools. Harmony previously attended school here, but for the past two years the district has operated at Comanche.
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Harmony School
Comanche
Ira Fletcher
Arolls
Harmony
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Dr. Head
de Leon Church
Comanche Band
Duster
Federal Dept
Caraway & Sons
Mid-West
Gerald Mann
Majestic Theatre
Katherine Hepburn
Tom McCoy
Fighting Shadows
Claudette Colbert
Spencer Tracy
George Raft
Glass Key
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