Comanche County prepares for Saturday county officer elections
Comanche County voters head to the polls Saturday to choose two county officers and four precinct officials amid races for judge and county attorney. Precincts report narrow margins, with incumbents leading in several districts and candidates for railroad commissioner and district judges also contesting the ballot.
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TERS
Comridge
H. H. Lockridge
McCharen
McCampbell
D. P. Parker
Kent
Justice of Peace
Rank Howingteen
Comanche
Conche County
Seth Moore
Ls County
Howington
Moore
Howton
N Kilpatrick Called By Death in Comanche
N Kilpatrick 88 prominent Comanche businessman died after months of illness at his home in Howard Kilpatrick was a longtime saddlery and harness repairman born in Alabama February 29 1852 he moved to Texas in 1877 and lived in Georgetown and Hamilton before Comanche burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Reverend A Edwin Wilson conducted services interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery pallbearers included local men. He leaves five sons two daughters ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Kilpatrick was a long time member of the First Baptist Church and served as a deacon and community leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Kilpatrick
Comanche
Howard Ilpatrick
First Baptist Church
Tve
Hus
A. Edwin Wilson
Ating
Oaked
Scar Callaway
Charlie St. Clair
E. Anthony
Clyde House
Jolie Jones
Charlie Edyndson
Kilpatrick
Comanche County
Mr. Kilpatrick
Alamo
Marand
Texas
Georgetown
Hamm
Comane
Howard Ketrick
C. A. Greene Jomanche
Grace Kilpatrick ‘Co
Oscar Kilpatrick
The
Baptist Church
Farmers Marketing Association Formed Here
A meeting held August 19 established The Farmers' Marketing Association with M. Coleman as chair. Fifteen directors were elected, including Hobart Atterbury and M. Coleman, with Shorty Vineyard as secretary treasurer. Homer Thompson named vice president. D. P. Parker noted trucker fraud concerns and urged caution with hot checks. Regular meetings set for the first and third Mondays with reports to The Comanche Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Marketing Association
M. Coleman
Harry Meioweky
Prank Vineyard
Coleman
P. A. Pettit
A. P. Cox
H. M
Sidney Schools Set to Open September 1
Superintendent J B Cooper announces Sidney Schools will start Monday September 1 with ten teachers including Cooper Beard Morris Thorp J B Cooper Kathleen Gunckel and E A Sartar among others. Public School Music is a new course and five buses will transport students from consolidated districts.
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J. B. Cooper
Sidney
T. W. Beard
W. L. Morris
N. A. Thorp
Kathleen Gunckel
E. A. Sartar
Florence Harris
Mary Jo Brown
Mabel Hall
Dickie Wetzel Suffers Broken Leg at Lake Hanes
Dickie Wetzel five year old son of Mr and Mrs Ethan Wetzel of Comanche sustained a broken leg Sunday afternoon at Lake Hanes when a girl sliding down the lake slide collided with him. He was taken to Fort Worth for treatment.
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Dickie Wetzel
Ethan Wetzel
Comanche
Lake Hanes
Wetzel
Dickie
Fort, Worth
Naverth
Carnival Nets Band Over $200 at Comanche Event
The Band Mothers Club carnival in Comanche postponed from Friday drew a large crowd and over $200 in profits. Highlights included Lionel Slider’s Burlesque Show, Hula Hula Dancers, and eggs dunk booth. Proceeds fund high school band forms as the group aims to raise about $1560 with a future “Night of Games” event.
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Ball Park
Mother's Club
Boys Scouts
Comanche Band
M. Coleman
R. S. McCharen
Lionel Slider
Charlie Marshall
The
Lions Club
Comanche
Shirley Temple
Armstrong Cox
Cox
Hicks and Palmer Receive Professional Baseball Offers
Buster Hicks a left handed pitcher and MacEwan Palmer a right handed pitcher from Comanche who trained at the Port Worth Cats school in Fort Worth over two weeks were offered contracts on Thursday They will report to manager Bob Linton of the Cats next spring Hicks posted fourteen wins and four losses this season while Palmer has played first base and won his only pitching appearance Hicks 21 Palmer 19 were the sole Comanche players at the school with more than 235 trainees reported at the training camp.
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Buster Hicks
MacEwan Palmer
Port Worth Cats
Fort Worth
Hicks
Palmer
Bob Linton
Cats
Comanche
Aransas Woman Wounded in Near Comanche Auto Crash
Mrs Gaylon Warren of Aransas Pass suffered a broken collar bone and minor cuts when her car collided head on with Marvin Colcleasure of Van Dyke three miles from Comanche. Warren, her husband, and infant were en route to a family reunion. Colcleasure and companion B W Scott were uninjured. Officials filed charges of driving while intoxicated against Colcleasure and drunkenness against Scott.
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Gaylon Warren
Aransas Pass
Comanche
B. W. Scott
Wid Spivey
Scott
Irvin Thompson Buys Snappy Cafe
Irvin Thompson, after about three years at the Snappy Cafe, bought the business this week from Miss Velda Franks who had operated it for over eight years. Thompson plans to run the cafe on the same line and in the same manner as the former owner, with the Snappy located on the south side of the square.
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Irvin Thompson
Wheat insurance sign-up nearing Aug 31 deadline in Comanche County
Comanche County plans show 20 producers already insured for 1941 wheat, covering 4,089 bushels on 465.7 acres. Last year 75 policies insured 11,989 bushels on 1,450.4 acres, with most indemnities paid after losses from drought and rains. Deadline to apply is noon August 31, with no late entries accepted.
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Comanche County
Whit Sides
County Aaa Committee
Comanche Closes Baseball Play At Hamilton Sunday
Comanche finishes the 1940 season Sunday afternoon at Hamilton. Manager John Carpenters nine has won twenty of twenty five starts this season. Bill Hicks records five wins and one loss for a 14 and 4 mark, while McEwan Palmer has one win and no defeats. Buster Hicks and McEwan Palmer have been at the Fort Worth Cats baseball school for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Hamilton
John Carpenter
Bill Hicks
Buster Hicks
McEwan Palmer
Fort Worth Cats
Mann To Speak Here Tomorrow In Comanche
Texas Attorney General Gerald C. Mann will speak in Comanche on Election Day at 3 30 oclock. Mann is on a speaking tour of the state.
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Mann
Gerald C. Mann
Texas
Comanche
Mr. Mann
Bound Body Of Slain Man Found Sunday
The partly clothed, rope bound body of J. D. Couch, 64, was found Sunday afternoon in his dug-out near Gustine by his son Sanford. Death came from a blunt force blow to the skull, with hands tied behind and feet bound. Robbery dismissed as motive. wallet with $40 found. Funeral services held Monday in Gustine.
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J. D
Jim) Couch
Gustine
Sanford Couch
Couch
Wid Spivey
C. W. Gray
Paul Davis
Justice of Peace Precinct No. 2
Gray
Justice Davis
Spivey
Bill Allen
Gustine-Comanche
Bible Conference at Comanche Baptist Church
Dr J E Conant of Vancouver will lecture on Prophecy at the First Annual Bible Conference September 1 to 8. Lectures cover topics from universal dominion to Christ's reign and judgments. Rev J C Sisemore and Rev A E Wilson also lead Romans studies and invite all to attend.
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J. E. Conant
Vancouver
British Columbia
First Baptist Church of
Comanche
Moody Bible Institute of
Chicago
Los Angeles
Baptist ‘Theological Seminary
A. E. Wilson
Comanche Baptist Church
Lucifer
Adam
Jesus
Christ
J. C. Sisemore
Buchanan Street Baptist Church
Amarillo
Sisemore
Wilson
Youths Arrested For Car Burglary At Festival
Three youths named Dub Lewis Rudolph Beckham and Robert Davenport were arrested by Sheriff Wid Spivey for burglarizing an automobile owned by J C Hooks during the De Leon Watermelon and Peach Festival on July 27 The pistol belonging to Hooks was recovered and each youth posted a 250 bond.
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Wid Spivey
J. C. Hooks
Ranger
de Leon
Mrs Jas M Smith Visits Katherine Dunlap in Cross Plains
Mrs Jas M Smith travels to Cross Plains to visit Katherine Dunlap this week, staying with relatives and exploring local sights.
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Jas. M. Smith
Katherine Dunlap
Cross Plains
Comanche Public Schools Open September 2 1940
Comanche Public Schools will begin the 1940 41 term on Monday September 2 at 9 o clock Bus routes start Friday August 30 for students unable to register on scheduled days Registration for seniors August 26 juniors August 27 sophomores August 28 freshmen August 29 Virgil Chaffin high school principal will aid students in scheduling Thirteen rural districts transfer twenty 31 teachers comprise the faculty with new and existing staff listed for high and grammar schools and West Ward plus substitute teachers
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Gustine School
Grammar School
Gwendolyn Walker
Elizabeth Tate
Jessie Allen
Worth Eargle
Kathaleen McClesky
D. A. Swope
Gayle Adams
Cleone White
Dorthy Couch
Paul L. Whitton
Comanche
W. Z. Compton
Virgil Chaffin
John Dyer
Hattie Brightman
Minnie Cunningham
Blanche Dabney
Gladys Baker
Glenn Frazier
W. Howard
Virginia Beever
Jewel Simkins
W. W. Logan
Ralph Moser
Jeanette Wood
W. H. Carpenter
B. G. Combs
Vera Beene
Nobia Dunn
Cyril E. Irby
Ruth Odom
Marguerite Ross
Jewell Werner
Ruth King
West Ward
Dorcus Brown
Berta Goods
Thirty Expected Gut For Football At Gustine High
About thirty men including lettermen are expected at Gustine Highs opening football workout Monday. D A Swope schedules nine games with one open date. Bob Rollins named captain. Barnett and Allen also key players across the line and backfield.
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D. A. Swope
Bob Rollins
Gustine
Tigers
Swope
Barnett
Allen
Comyn
Sidney
Desdemona
Talar
Granbury
Evans
Evant
Alexander
Star
Open
Brownwood
Owen
County Tax Rate Set At 53 Cents
Comanche County keeps its tax rate at fifty three cents while the state rate sits at sixty nine cents a reduction of eight cents. County Judge R S S McCharen announced the figures noting the county’s rate remains among the lowest in the state.
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Comanche County
R. S.S. McCharen
Duster Church of Christ Opens Friday Meeting
Elder S. D. Williams of Harlin gen will open a meeting at the Duster Church of Christ Friday night August 23. G. M. Scott, chairman of the arrangement committee, invites everyone to attend and help make the meeting a success.
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Church of Christ
Duster
S. D. Williams
Harlingen
Duster Church of Christ
G. M. Scott
Cowen to Receive BA at Texas University Commencement
Joseph Cowen of Comanche will receive his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Texas commencement on August 26. More than seven hundred fifty students comprise the graduating class. Cowen has served as principal of the Fairview School for the last two years.
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Joseph Cowen
Comanche
University of Texas
Cowen
Fairview
Comanche Musicians Play With Santa Anna Band
Five members of the Comanche High School Band performed with the Santa Anna Band at Wednesday night’s Santa Anna Bottles event. After the collaboration, the quintet joined a furnished parade for the big rodeo review. Members included Merlin Jenkins trumpet Ory McWinzie clarinet Billie Claude Everett trombone Jack Scudder trumpet and Jes Clare Carnes bass.
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Bamta Anna
Comenchi
Stauu
Merlin Jenkins
Ory McWinzie
Billie Claude Everett
Jack Scudder
Jes Clare Carnes
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Pierce Brooks
Jn Culberson
Lattimore
Rt Worth
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Supreme Court
N. Kilpatrick
H. M. Vineyard
Sidney Schools
Carnival Nets
Hicks and Palmer
Aransas
Here
Snappy
Wheat Insurance
N. E. Scudder
Quens
Gustine High
Texas University
Santa Anna
New Majestic Theatre
George O’brien
Madeleine Carrol
Douglas Beirbanks, Jr
Satari
Grand Ole Opry
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Thur
Pago Pago
Jon Hall
Francis Farmer
Pietor McLaglen
Vid Wiajestic Theatre
Jimmy Lydon
Joan Brodel
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