Comanche High Crew Defeats Amarillo in Big Crowd Game
Comanche 26 Amarillo 14 in a crowd drawing Dallas style spectacle. Reeves opened scoring for Comanche in the end zone, Cox plunged from the two yard line, and C Woodward added a one yard score to seal the win.
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Comanche
Comanche High School
Amarillo High School
Lone Star State
Amarillo
Reeves
Cox
C. Woodward
Nugent Durham
Marguerite Hill
Cody Thomas
Dorris Rogers
Baptist Parsonage
Curlee
Durham
Annie Webb Blanton
State Normal College
Union
Merton L. Harris
Comanche Baptist Sunday School
Hill Huddleston
Huddleston
Robersonville
A. P. Mercer
Less Dillard
Myrtle Roberson
Mart Fleming
Fleming Lake
Club Lake
Comanche County
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Comanche Nation
First National Bank
First State
Comanche County Schools Receive 23972 State Aid Increase
County schools in Comanche County will receive 23972 in state and industrial aid this session, up 1437 from last year. Comyn leads with 3855, Downing has 118, and Comanche and De Leon are excluded for solo enrollments over 500.
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Comanche County
B. Ray McCorkle
Comyn
Downing
Comanche Nor
de Leon
Supt
McCorkle
Miss Gilstrap
Brownwood
Gilstrap
Sabana
Soda Springs
Indian Mountain
Fairview
Duster
Oliver Springs
Pettit
Energy
Trinity
Elm Grove
Cotton Grove
van Dyke
Hasse
Sipe Springs
Sidney
Proctor
Gustine
Beattie
Fort Worth Woman Visits Comanche Then Returns Home
Clyde Kirk of Fort Worth spent Sunday in Comanche and was accompanied home by his mother Mrs Lucy Kirk who had been visiting friends there.
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Clyde Kirk
Fort Worth
Comanche
Lucy Kirk
I G Everidge Visited Comanche With Folks
I G Everidge of Stephenville spent the week end in Comanche visiting home folks and was seen around town during the stay.
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I. G. Everidge
Stephenville
Comanche
Comanche merchants offer bigger stock for Christmas 1936
The Comanche Chief notes long standing merchant support in its Christmas Shopping Edition. New and existing advertisers promise a wider, better variety of goods. Shoppers come to Comanche from far away as throngs grow, with a Christmas message urging thoughtful gifts and value.
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Texas
Comanche
Two Highway 10 Erath Projects Let for Bid
Two Highway 10 road projects in Erath County are slated for letting by the State Highway Commission on December 21 and 22. Part of a 1937 close gap campaign, the $2,500,009 program uses State and Federal funds with $2,000,000 already under contract. Projects include roadside improvements seven miles east of Stephenville and grading drainage structures and concrete pavement eleven miles from Dublin to Stephenville, boosting east and west Erath County routes.
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Erath County
State Highway Commission
Grady Standard
Erath
Stephenville
Dublin
Hampton to Open Law Office January 1st
County Attorney Co C Hampton will open a law office in Comanche on January 1 after retiring from public service. He rents the former Wilhelm Barber Shop building on the square and plans a floral display in connection with his home floral shop in East Comanche.
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C. Hampton
Comanche
Hampton
Wilhelm Barber Shop
East Comanche
Johnsons Visit Comanche With Clarke Family
Mr and Mrs H W Johnson and their son Don of Dallas spent the week end in Comanche with Mrs Johnsons parents Mr and Mrs D Charles Clarke.
Notice to The Chief Subscribers Expiring Dec
The Chief urges renewal for subscribers whose label shows a red mark indicating expiration in December. It thanks readers and offers a club deal, selling both papers a year for $1.50, with additional club options with all daily papers.
L B Russell Resting Better After Illness
L B Russell, previously ill and at risk of pneumonia, was reported to be resting better Thursday night, signaling a hopeful recovery for the patient.
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L. B. Russell
Plans For C H S Reunion Underway
Comanche ex students plan a reunion with J R Eanes and Miss Dess Rock coordinating. Miss Rock, originator, will visit Comanche Sunday and invites interested parties to call the Rock home. The gathering aims to include former trustees, teachers, and students.
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Comanche High School
J. R. Eanes
Dess Rock
Brownwood
Miss Rock
Comanche
J. A. Rock
Cotton Yard Reports Nearly Finished Season Bales
By Wednesday noon 2306 bales had been weighed at the Comanche Cotton Yard with about 100 bales expected to be received. Last season’s total receipts at the yard reached 3030 bales.
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Comanche
Revival at 59 Jom Local Baptist Church Ends Sunday
Total additions to the Baptist Church during the ongoing revival reached 55 by Monday morning as Rev. A Edwin Wilson reports. Sixteen baptisms occurred last Sunday night and 33 the previous Sunday, totaling 49 by baptism. 41 conversions have been counted. The meeting is to close Sunday night.
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A. Edwin Wilson
Comanche Girl Named Drum Major For Austin Legion Corps
Virginia Walker of Comanche named drum major for the Austin American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. The Texas unit, ranked second in the state, will travel to New York City this summer to compete for national honors. Walker, UT freshman, previously led Comanche High School’s corps.
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Virginia Walker
Romeo S. Walker
Comanche
American Legion
Austin
Texas
Miss Walker
New York City
University of Texas
Comanche High School
District Court To Reconvene And Jury Is Recalled
District Court will reconvene Monday morning after a one week recess. Ben Wilhelm noted a civil case and ten criminal cases on the docket. The second week jury is recalled for service with a lengthy roster including J L Rackley Dublin and J A Evans Sidney among many others.
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Ben Wilhelm
Cluk
John Reese
J. L. Rackley
Dublin
J. A Evans
Sidney
J. 13
Proctor
Frank Owens
de Leon
H. L. Huddleston
H. R. Lacy, Jr
Comanche
G F. Black
Hasse
Mixon
Jesse Reece
A. T. Haford
O. E Hayes
Gustine
R. L. Tidmore
Sipe Springs
G. Collinsworth
W. A. Creamer
E. M. Eanes
J. W. Carter
L. C. Burt
Comanch
L. V. Cleghorn
W. A. Irby
W. A Price
Co. G. Dabney
Blarkett
EB. F. Adcock
Nutce Hail
Comanche 3
B. L. Patton
Children Invite Letters to Santa At Chief Office
Two weeks remain until Santa arrives as youngsters are asked to write letters to Santa Claus care of the Chief. Children may bring, mail, or send their notes to be published and read by Santa before he departs the Far North with gifts. All Komanche County children are invited to participate to ensure timely delivery.
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Santa Claus
W.t
Pupbisaccu
Santa
Comanche County
Postmaster Appeals for Careful Parcel Packing
Postmaster J. R. Manes urges the public to wrap fragile parcels well as the Post Office Department seeks safe delivery. Eanes notes mail handlers must manage busy holiday traffic, making proper packing essential. James Clarke and wife from Guthrie visited Mr. and Mrs. D. Charles Clarke.
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J. R. Manes
P Office
Eanes
Cousin of Houston Attorney Frank Andrews Dies
Mrs. C. P. St. Clair received a telegram from Houston Thursday morning stating that her cousin, the Hon. Frank Andrews, well known attorney, was dead.
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C. P. St. Clair
Houston
Frank Andrews
Winfred Lester Convicted of Murder Without Malice
Winfred Lester, a Comanche farmer, was found guilty of murder without malice by a district court jury and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary with no recommendation for a suspended sentence. He posted a $5,009 bond to await a higher court decision after a motion for new trial was overruled.
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Winfred Lester
Tom L. Robinson
Gatesville
Lester
R. B. Cross
Hubert Huff
W. L. Kight
Hassel
Tom Lester
Winfred
Huff
Tom
Comanche
Heavy peanut movement crowds Durham shelling plant
Dry weather at the start of the week pushed a heavy peanut movement in Durham. Public Weigher C F Denny estimated 75 cars sold with a quarter of the crop remaining. The night crew worked until midnight at the Durham Shelling Plant while top quality nuts fetched about 95 cents and buyers offered a dollar for premier dry peanuts.
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C. F. Denny
Durham
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