Veterans groups host Christmas celebration in Comanche
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan a Saturday program on the court house square with a concert fiddling contest and speeches led by Tate Counts a World War I veteran and De Leon postmaster. They announce unity on building plans for a shared Veterans Building near the Masonic Temple and vow to serve the community and ex servicemen.
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American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Courthouse Square
Tate Counts
de Leon
Comanche
VFW
The
Legion
Davenport
Masonic Temple
J. E. Lightfoot
American Legion
Fane Waldrop
VFW Post
Birth of Son for Mrs Eltos Dudley Nce
Announcement of the birth of Blande Eltos to Mrs Eltos Dudley in Brownwood Memorial on a Saturday. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. Both mother and baby are reported well and expected home next week. grandson of Mrs Dudley and Mr and Mrsacy of Comanche.
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Eltos Dudley
Dudley
Acy
Comanche
Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors national Stamps-Baxter concert
The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a Stamps-Baxter event at Coman d School, with a concert and sale of memorabilia or stamps beginning soon. Tickets or items priced at 50 cents.
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de Veterans of Foreign Hit
Baxter
Comand School
Comanche Girl Scouts Host Monday Night Card Tournament
The Comanche Girl Scouts stage a Monday night event in the Durham Pharmacy Building on the square to raise funds. Bridge rummy forty two and dominoes will be played starting 7 30 PM with a floor show and food for sale. Tickets cost 50 cents at the door or in advance. Proceeds go to the Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Girl Scouts
Durham Pharmacy
Mahon’s
Gail Dudley
Scout Committee
Girl Scout
Peanuts Move To Market Here At Steady Pace
About 85 percent of the Comanche County peanut crop has been harvested and five percent less moved to town. Up to Saturday Nixi total 20 229 000 pounds handled at public scales. Denny and local buyers project 24 000 000 to 25 000 000 pounds for the season with all peanuts likely harvested within ten days of good weather. Principal buyers include Durhams Pecan and Peanut, Texas Peanut, and Luke Grove.
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Comanche County
C. F. Denny
Mr. Denny
Comanche
Durham
Pecan & Peanut Company
Texas Peanut Company
Luke Grove
Deer hunt and family visit noted in local scene
J. EB. Steele and Thelston and Troy Hanson join a deer hunt this week. Mr. and Mrs. James Travis with Tony and Joan spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cunningham at Mercer Gap. D. C. of Tyler visited relatives in Comanche.
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J. EB. Steele
Thelston
Troy Hanson
James Travis
Tony
Joan
Carl Cunningham
Mercer Gap
Dd. C
Tyler
Vng
Comanche
Special Program By Baptist Group
The Baptist Brotherhood invites members and their wives to a Ladies night on Monday night December 16 at 7 PM in the basement of First Baptist Church. Tom Beene urges full attendance as Rev. S J Sparkman of De Leon will be the principal speaker, program arranged by Eiland Fagan.
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The
Baptist Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Tom Beene
S. J. Sparkman
de Leon
Eiland Fagan
Beene
Christmas Pageant at Board Church Dec 19
A Christmas pageant titled The Coming of the Christ Child will be presented Thursday December 19 at Board Church. Everyone is invited to attend. The church also holds services on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.
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Board Church
De Leon Garden Club Shows Soil Film This Land of Ours
De Leon Garden Club sponsors a soil conservation film this land of ours sent by the Second National Bank of Houston. The free showing is Friday December 13 at 2 30 p m at the Texas Theatre De Leon Comanche Garden Club invited. Mrs Elmo Montgomery club president.
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Texas Theatre
de Leon
Comanche Garden Club
Elmo Montgomery
Robert Arms Bags 18 Point Buck In Medina County Hunt
Robert Arms of Proctor killed an eighteen point deer last week in Medina County near Hondo. B. R. Pinson of Proctor also bagged a buck. Dr. C. C. Pinson of San Antonio joined the hunt with the Proctor men. Arms buck had the most points reported by a Comanche County hunter.
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Robert Arms
Proctor
Medina County
Hondo
B. R. Pinson
C. C. Pinson
San Antonio
Mr. Arms
Comanche County
Sidney H D Club Christmas Party At Mrs Bryant Home
The Sidney H D Club will meet December 17 at Mrs Frank Bryants home for the annual Christmas party. A brief program and a tree of exchange gifts will be enjoyed by members and invited guests. All women in the community are invited and special invitations go to honored elderly ladies.
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Sidney H.D. Club
Frank Bryant
Gins Set Friday Run Dates for Weekday Ginning
Ginning dates at Comanche and Eight’s gins are set for Fridays only each week until further notice. The announcement, issued by Herman Rauhut of Rauhut's Gin and Joe McTroy, Eight’s Gin manager, notes the peep will be closed all Christmas week.
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Herman Rauhut
Rauhut
Joe McTloy
Eight’s
Funeral Rites for Austin Gage Held in Sherman
Funeral services were conducted at Key Memorial Methodist Church Sherman for Austin Gage 65 retired clerk and Sherman post office employee. He died Monday at his home Sherman Rt. 3 son of the late Mr and Mrs G W S Gage and spent youth in east Comanche.
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Key Memorial Methodist Church
Sherman
Austin Gage
Sherman Post Ofice
Gage
Rt. 3
G. W. S. Gage
East Comanche
Singing at Bangs Convention Next Sunday
The Seven County Singing Convention will be held next Sunday at Bangs with performances planned by local groups and guests.
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Bangs
Blind War Hero Sparks Fort Worth Hotel Protest
Carl Stewart, a 29 year old World War II veteran from Brownwood who lost sight on Luzon, was refused service with his seeing eye dog at a Fort Worth hotel coffee shop. Protests and inquiries followed from local veterans and city officials.
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Fort Worth
Carl Stewart
Sidney
Pacific Island
Stewart
Joe Bell
Brownwood Today
Brownwood
Luzon
Hugh McFarland
Brown County
Vectrans
Charles A. Garrett
Isham A. Smith Post
American Legion
Lighthouse For Blind
State
American Legion Coman
Roscoe Carnicke
Brewster
Evangelistic Crusade Planned for Comanche County Churches
The Comanche Association voted to join the 114 Association of Texas Grapevine in a county wide revival during February 9 through 16. Chiefs include Ss. J. Isham as chairman with Frank Reese J G Lambrides Jimmie Dobbs T J Sparkman E N Strother W M Scott assisting. An important December 15 meeting at 2 30 pm at First Baptist Church Comanche invites pastors and officers to attend.
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Baptist Churches
Comanche County
de Leon
Comanche Association
114
Association of Texas Grappe
Efort
Texas
Churches of Comanche Association
Ss. J. Isham
Frank Reese
J. G. Lambrides
Jimmie Dobbs
T. J. Sparkman
E. N. Strother
W. M. Scott
First Baptist Church of
Comanche
Daniel improves at daughter's home in Brownwood
A. E. Daniel, ill at a Brownwood daughter’s residence, shows some improvement. Miss Johnnie Ruth Wallace, formerly of Comanche and a government civil service clerical employee, has been transferred from Dallas to San Francisco.
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A. E. Daniel
Brownwood
Johnnie Ruth Wallace
Comanche
Dallas
San Francisco
Final Christmas Shopping Issue And Greetings Edition
The Comanche newspaper announces a final Christmas shopping issue to be mailed Wednesday afternoon next week, one day earlier than usual, with a greetings edition to print Christmas Eve. Garden Club sponsors a two Saturday rummage sale in the Durham Building to fund a permanent city park, and Santa Claus letters from children will be published for timely delivery before Christmas Eve.
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The
Comanche Garden Club
Durham
James Wilkerson
Santa
Santa Claus to Visit Comanche Saturday Afternoon
Santa Claus arrives from the North Pole to make his first 1946 appearance in Comanche. He will spend Saturday afternoon in town visiting stores and meeting children, with free candy courtesy of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce. A mailbox at Piggly Wiggly collects letters from youngsters.
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Merry Old Santa Claus
North Pole
Comanche County
Santa Claus
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. C. F. Luker Dies at Abilene Hospital
Mrs. Willie May Luker wife of C F Luker longtime Proctor farmer died at an Abilene hospital after more than a year of illness Funeral services were held at the Proctor Methodist Church with Rev D A Chisholm in charge Interment was in Graham Chapel Cemetery She was born near Brenham and moved to Comanche County with her family in childhood She married July 2 1893 and the couple built a large ranch near Proctor Survived by husband two children Clemens Luker and Mrs Dwight Brightman five grandchildren five great grandchildren and several sisters including Mrs R A Luker Mrs J Frank Luker and Mrs Tom Purvis Mercy of community work noted by the minister
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Willie May Luker
C. F. Luker
Proctor
Abilene
Luker
Proctor Methodist Church
D. A. Chisholm
First Methodist Church of
Mineral Wells
J. W. Tickner
Comanche
A. S. Gafford
Brownwood
Graham Chapel
Willie May Clemons
Washington County
Brenham
James H. Clemons
I. T. Clemons
Ira B. Clemons
Comanche County
Floyd Luker
Methodist Church
Clemens Luker
Dwight Brightman
R. A. Luker
J. Frank Luker
Levelland
Tom Purvis
Chisholm
Laker
Local Firm Ships 35 Carloads of Dressed Turkeys
Farmers Cheese & Produce Company reports shipping 35 carloads of dressed turkeys as part of the 1946 season. Andy H Norris explains many loads moved by truck to Fort Worth headquarters. A carload weighs about 24000 pounds and staffing has been 50 to 60 workers since the season opened in September. Other Comanche producers, County Produce Company Butler's Produce Jim Lacy's Produce and Norrid's Produce, also shipped many turkeys this season.
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Farmers Cheese & Produce Company
Andy H. Norris
Fort Worth
County Produce Company
Butler’s
Jim Lacy
Norrid
Brownwood Choir to Present Christmas Cantata Here
The Coggin Avenue Church choir of Brownwood will present a Christmas Cantata at the First Baptist Church of Comanche on Wednesday evening December 18 at 7 00 o clock Everyone is invited to hear this trained choir Mrs E M Shepard of Kenedy visits local residents Kieth Lane Jr and his wife and their son
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Coggin Avenue
Brownwood
First Baptist Church of
Comanche
E. M. Shepard of
Kenedy
Kieth Lane, Jr
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