Comanche County REA Wins $750,000 Loan For Expansion
The Comanche County Rural Electrification Association receives a $750,000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to fund improvements and line extensions across nine counties. The project includes a new $75,000 REA office in Comanche and aims to serve about 5,000 members by January 1.
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Comanche County Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Federal Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Comanche
Ory J. Grigsby
Connally
Tom Connally
Comanche County
RBA
Texas
Rural Electrification Administration
Vises
Shackelford
Eastland
Stephens
Brown
Callahan
Mills
Hamilton
Erath
Comanche County Rea
REA
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Comanche City Schools Open Sept 5 1949
The Comanche City Schools announce the 1949-50 term starts September 5. Officials urge parents to vaccinate children against smallpox and immunize younger children against diphtheria before attendance. The school board will enforce compulsory attendance for ages seven to sixteen, requiring at least 120 days of schooling.
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Comanche City
Gustine Baptist Revival to Begin September 2
Gustine First Baptist Church hosts a revival September 2 to 11 with Rev Rubien Ward from Woodridge Baptist Church Houston preaching and Roland Miller directing music. Two services daily, morning and evening, featuring old time Gospel preaching and singing.
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Gustine
First Baptist Church
Ward
Rubien Ward
Woodridge Baptist Church
Houston
Roland Miller
A. K. Marney
First Methodist Church
de Leon
Proctor Methodist Church
Lively Brown
Proctor
J. Ed Buttrill
Comanche
Buttrill
School Adds Buses And New Buses For Opening Year
Artie Lloyd of Big Spring visited with his mother Mrs. J. H. Lloyd and received heart treatment from Dr. C. W. Gray. Rev. and Mrs. O. D. Henley of Baytown visited relatives here after school opened. Parents urged to cooperate with attendance law as two 42 passenger buses are ordered for delivery by opening day. Faculty of 39 teachers mostly complete with two vacancies for Homemaking and a school nurse to be filled soon. Army building on Grammar School campus to be used as temporary classrooms this year. Grade divisions: 1st to 3rd, 5th and 7th split into three sections. 4th, 6th and 8th remain in two sections.
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Artie Lloyd
Big Spring
J. H. Lloyd
C. W. Gray
O. D. Henley
Baytown
Army
Higginbothams And Gustine Tied In Softball Series
Higginbothams and Gustine each hold one win in a best of five playoff for the 1949 Comanche City league title. Hurling ace Cled Heathington pitched Higginbothams to a 3 0 win in game one, while Gustine answered with a 9 5 victory in game two led by Harold Dobbs and Suddereth.
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Jack Wheat
Higginbotham
Comanche
Bert Low
Brownwood
Howard Payne
Higginbothams
Gustine
Comanche City
Higginbotham’s
Mineral Wells
Cled Heathington
Hensley and
Howell
Suddereth
Harold Dobbs
John Jolink
Tom Cox
Heathington
Jolink
Merchantmen
Johnnie Davidson
Rea
Burtonmen
Newbury
Burton
Speakings Set For Rural Road Bond Proposal
A Good Roads Committee announces mass meetings across Comanche County to explain a $900,000 rural road bond proposal. The first gathering is in Sidney on Friday night August 26 at the school house chaired by E. C. Seay.
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Comanche County
Good Roads Committee
Sidney
E. C. Seay
Mr. Seay
de Leon
Texas Theatre
Comanche
Harmony
Gustine
Beattie
Proctor
Sipe Springs
Newburg
Comanche County Minds Bond To Improve Rural Roads
Voters face a $900000 bond issue for rural road and bridge work after a 590 signature petition. A special election is set for September to approve a 50 cent per $100 tax. The plan splits $600000 for Farm to Market roads with the State and 75 percent county share, plus $300000 for bridges and non Farm to Market roads.
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Comanche County
Commissioners’ Court
A. C. Schuman
C. H. Locke
McGee Moore
A. L. McCrary
E. C. Seay
Walter Fritts
M. Autrey
State Highway Department
Negro murderer goes to chair singing at Huntsville
August 15. F M McLendon, convicted of killing I C Nichols, walked to the electric chair singing a Negro spiritual. He stated no prejudice and expressed prayers for the prosecutors, saying he hopes to see them in heaven. Nichols was fatally shot on July 4.
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Huntsville
McLendon
Swearengin Joins Arthur Chevrolet Auto Firm
D Swearengin leaves Service Drug Store to join Arthur Chevrolet as a salesman. Mrs Bessie Skaggs also accepts a position at Hoffmans in the same notice of personnel changes.
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Swearengin
Arthur Chevrolet
D. Swearengin
Service Drug Store
Automobile Concern
Bessie Skaggs
Hoffman’s
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