Comanche County to vote in major runoffs and state races
Heavy polling is expected Saturday as Comanche County voters decide runoffs for County Judge Clerk Sheriff Treasurer County Superintendent and three Commissioners. District Attorney and Representative races in two counties also on ballot along with Governor Allred versus Hunter and Woodward versus McCraw. Polls open 8 a.m. close 7 p.m. at same precincts as July primary.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Mills
James V. Allred
Tom F. Hunter
Walter Woodward
Coleman
William McCraw
Dallas
Court House
Comanche County News Highlights in El Paso and Local Bar
Hilton Burks elected to the State Democratic Executive Committee at the El Paso convention. The Cotton Belt Dairy Instruction Car visited Comanche and drew local interest. Obituaries note Mrs D O Smith of Comanche and Fleece Floyd of this county. President Wilson faces multiple national crises while Higginbotham opens a Cross Plains store. University of Texas reports 2532 students. Grady Callaway licensed to practice law. Dal y family lawyers noted. Studebaker sale listed. Judge G H on ill. local business moves and Maize production praised. Hamilton to Waco job transfer.
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Hilton Burks
el Paso
Cotton Belt
D. O. Smith
Comanche
Brownwood
Fleece Floyd
J. D.floyd
Temple
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Taylor Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Cross Plains
Unirsity
Texas
South
H. E. Wagner
E. H. Jones
Sidney
Beckville
Paula County
Miss Grace
Grady Callaway
Daly
Os Callaway
Gib Callaway
Marcus
University Law School
Cunningham
Bell
Studebaker
G. H
Goodson
Manitou
Colorado
A. W. Palmer
Miss Stellar
St.uis
R Martin & Company
Bud Wilson
Oiney
Titus County
Bud
Eastexas
Comanche County
Manche County
R. Wilson
Hasse School Term Opens Early in 1934
The Hasse School will begin its 1934 35 term Monday August 27th according to W N Woolsey secretary of the school board All patrons are urged to attend bring lunch and help clean the grounds The early start aims to run until crops are ready for harvest and then pause for the season Mr Woolsey stated.
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Hasse
W. N. Woolsey
Woolsey
Emergency Feed and Seed Loans Available Now
Offices at Comanche and De Leon are taking applications for Emergency Feed and Seed Loans. Miss Alice Roberson oversees the local office at State National Bank. More than twelve thousand applications totaling about 1 125 000 dollars have come from farmers in Texas New Mexico and Arizona. Loans are issued in monthly installments to cover livestock feed on farm and range and to plant forage crops for supplement.
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Comanche
de Leon
Alice Roberson
State National Bank
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Political rally attracts crowd for local run-off closings
A large crowd is expected at the Stand tonight for a final political rally closing local run-off campaigns. Five county candidates and six for Commissioner are slated to speak, with talk from Tom Ese and Harry Store and remarks by Clyde Hamp as presiding official.
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Girge
Manthe
Flve
Comanche Chief to Post Election Returns Saturday Night
The Comanche Chief will gather election returns Saturday night and post them on the Bulletin Board for public viewing. County Chairman N. A. Palmer will have an office at The Chief, and unofficial results must be reported as soon as counts are complete or at closing if not finished, with updates every two hours. Voters are urged to cast ballots early to avoid counting delays. Box chairmen should telephone or bring returns to Mr. Palmer at The Chief. phone number provided.
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N. A. Palmer
Palmer
Pettit named principal of Comanche Grammar School
A. D. Pettit Jr. of Gustine was elected and accepted as principal of Comanche Grammar School. He previously led Gustine High School for seven years, resigned to take the new post, and is a John Tarleton College diploma holder who later attended A. and M. College as a senior.
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A. D. Pettit, Jr
Gustine
Comanche Grammar School
Pettit
Gustine High School
Comanche High School
Cotton Pegging At 15 Cents Urged In Loans
United Press dispatch from Texarkana reports Senator Morris Sheppard and Representative Wright Patman urged pegging the cotton price at 15 cents a pound. They sent telegrams to President Roosevelt and key officials requesting a 15 cent loan price to support the current crop. Senator Bankhead had earlier urged 13 cents.
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United Press
Texarkana
Morris Sheppard
Wright Patman
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Aged Proctor Citizen Uncle Raiford Reid Buried
Prominent Proctor resident and longtime Comanche County Confederate veteran Uncle Raiford Reid died at his home on August 16. Funeral services were held August 17 at Graham Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Gordon Barrett officiating. He leaves ten children, seven surviving, including Virgil Reid of Oklahoma City and Maurice Reid of Dublin.
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Raiford’ Reid
Proctor
Comanche County
Graham Chapel Cemetery
Gordon Barrett
Comanche
Raiford
Reid
Virgil Reid
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Maurice Reid
Dublin
E. E. Croft
C. P. Guvger
Ranges
Kate Malone
Waco
Bryant Mellow Couple Visit Comanche Parents
Mr and Mrs Bryant Mellow visited Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs Ek H Jones in Comanche. The Mellow couple left Monday to relocate to California to make their home.
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Bryant Mellow
Comanche
Ek. H. Jones
Mrs. Mallow
California
Cotton Belt right of way option discussed at Gustine meeting
County officials and Cotton Belt Railway representatives met at Gustine to consider an option on the Comanche to Hamilton County line right of way for Highway No. 36 east from Comanche. The county would pay 100 per mile, or 150 per mile for only the Comanche to Gustine segment, with fences and railroad dump included. State Highway Department officials and local business leaders attended.
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Cotton Belt Railway
Commissioners Court
Comanche County
Gustine
Comanche
Hamilton County
Cotton Belt
State Highway Department
Leo Ehlinger
Hilton Burks
Highway 56 Association
Highway No. 36 Association
Cross Plains
P. M. Rice
Hamilton
Cattle Plan Formed To Ease Comanche County Shortage
About 300 cattlemen gathered in the District Court Room to map a plan for speeding up the cow buying program. County agents urged community meetings to elect a chairman and two committeemen to identify distressed herds and report weekly to County Agent Barton. Only 450 cattle may be shipped weekly from the county amid drought, water shortages, and scarce range.
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Comanche County
A. S. Barns
H. L. Stewart
J. A. Barton
Comanche
Barton
More Rain in Comanche Year Surpasses 1933 Totals
Fire Chief Bob Graham notes Comanche has seen 16.39 inches of rainfall this year through August 31, beating 1933’s 14.74 inches by 1.55 inches. Monthly tallies show heavy June and April totals, with the year’s rainfall distributed as 2.11 in January, 1.84 in February, 3.71 in March, 4.09 in April, 2.76 in May, 40 inches in June, 1.48 in July, and 0.00 in August.
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Comanche
Bob Graham
Crop Feed Loan Rules Explained
Emergency crop loans for producing, planting and cultivating commercial vegetables and truck crops to be planted in fall 1984 and harvested in 1934 and 1935 are available in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona through the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office at Dallas. Charles W. Sherrill, Regional Manager, announced these loans come from the spring crop loan fund under regulations approved March 1. First lien on the crops to be planted and grown is required. Amount to an individual borrower must not exceed the aggre
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Dallas
Charles W. Sherrill
Soda Springs Farm Home Destroyed By Fire
The farm home of Mr and Mrs Virgil Hanes in Soda Springs burned Friday night while they were at church services at Taylor's Chapel. The building and contents were a total loss with no insurance. Origin of the fire is unknown. Neighbors saw the blaze when the house was already fully involved.
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Virgil Hanes
Soda Springs
Taylor’s Chapel
Hanes
County Wide Band Concert Tonight in Comanche
A county wide band concert at Comanche begins at seven o'clock from the Band Stand on the Court House Lawn. The combined Comanche De Leon Band, directed by Pat Howard, will perform before a political gathering featuring district county and precinct candidates.
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Comanche
Court House
Pat Howard
Howard
Mount Pleasant Church to Hold Annual Conference
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church will hold its annual conference at 11 o clock Sunday after Sunday School. Sunday School Superintendent Bob Seale urges full attendance of the membership.
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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Bob Seale
Seale
Sacred Harp Singing at De Leon Primitive Baptist Church
Sacred Harp singing will be held at the De Leon Primitive Baptist Church on Sunday August 26. J J Collins invites all interested to attend and asks participants to bring their Sacred Harp books.
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DE Leon
The
de Leon Primitive Baptist Church
J. J. Collins
Mr. Collins
Budget adviser charged in two thousand dollar bonds theft
F A Braun Comanche County budget adviser and ten other Texas counties was arrested in Dallas on charges he stole two $1,000 bonds. He allegedly took the bonds from the county treasurer, redeemed them, and later tried to use them as collateral for a loan. The bonds were recovered and canceled after discovery. Braun had worked with Comanche County since 1935 and had access to budget records.
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Comanche
F. A. Braun
Comanche County
Texas
Dallas
Dwight Brightman
Brightman
H. L. Stewart
Stewart
Braun
George Hulsey
Judge Stewart
Dallas Police Department
Arc
Roy Richburg
South Dallas
Myrtle Street
R. B. Waldrop
J. Thomas Owen Company
Owen
Comptroller’s
Austin
Ceek
Commissioners Court
Absentee Voting Indicates Heavy Polling Saturday
Absentee ballots show 147 cast by Tuesday morning, compared with 92 on the corresponding date two years ago, signaling a heavy county turnout likely to match or exceed July 28 when 4780 votes were recorded.
Gold Rush Could Follow Santa Anna Discovery
An Associated Press dispatch reports Coleman county in west Texas may see a gold rush after a discovery near the Santa Anna mountains. Fd Zenor found gold-bearing slate assayed at 91 dollars per ton by a Colorado smelter. The shaft from the upper ore level is about 1 foot deep and 6 feet in diameter, with ore roughly three feet thick. deeper, richer ore is expected and the shaft is guarded until tests confirm ore value.
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Associated Press
Brownwood Bulletin
Coleman County
West Texas
Santa Anna
Fd Zenor
Colorado
Zenor
Colorado Authority
Bryan Woman Named Comanche High Home Economics Instructor
Miss Francis Reason of Bryan was elected Home Economics Instructor at Comanche High School by the school board last week and has accepted. She teaches at Willis for three years and is a University of Texas graduate.
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Francis Reason
Bryan
Comanche High School
Miss Bryan
Willis
University of Texas
Mrs Louise Black Moore Visit in Dallas
Mrs Louise Black Moore undergoes a routine medical check in Dallas. The report notes no complications and lists her as recovering well with family near. The visit focuses on planned follow up appointments and ongoing care.
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Louise Black Moore
Dallas
Pallas Welcome for Miss Lucille Bruton and Jim Slack
Miss Lucille Bruton and Jim Slack were visitors to Pallas last week, enjoying local hospitality and sightseeing during their stay.
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Lucille Bruton
Jim Slack
Pallas
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