Santa Claus belief spans generations in Gustine tale
Local notes recall a fatal shooting near the old bank in Gustine and mark festive events. The classic Santa Claus editorial from The Sun is reprinted with the Virginia O'Hanlon letter affirming belief. The piece blends community snatches with enduring Christmas faith.
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Francis Pharcellus Church
Sun
New York City
Santa Claus
Virginia O'Hanlon
West Ninety-First St
Virginia
Local Comanche event and Christmas relief efforts
Comanche High School hosts a public gathering on December 29 1936 at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium to honor graduates and supporters with short talks prizes and music. Citizens have opened purses and hearts for the needy, with donations of money clothing food and wood for cold weather families including WPA workers and their children.
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Comanche High School
Wilson Fielder
Coranche High School
Comanche
Comanche County
WPA
Santa
Marshall named to All-District team by Roach
Desdemona High School coach Pete Roach selects Tom Clyde Marshall for the All-District High School football team. The squad lists players from Stephen ville, Hamilton, Pemberton, Burris, Comanche, Stephenville, and Desdemona with Marshall at quarterback.
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Desdemona
Tom Clyde Marshall
Roach
Smith
Stephenville
Baker
Newton
Hamilton
Pemberton
Parsons
de Leon
Burris
Hamiiton
Adams
Marshall
Comanche
Moser
Anderson
Wood
900 Confederate Vets Still Remain on Pension in Texas
Reports show 900 Confederate veterans on Texas pension rolls out of 6,200 total pensioners as of September 30, with the rest widows. September records note 53 deaths. Also mentions Mrs. Tom Preston hosting guests including her son P C Straley of Ballinger and others from McCamey and San Angelo.
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Texas
Christ child brings quiet amid world’s unrest
Poem contrasts absence of heavenly signs with Christ Child’s presence bringing internal peace. It depicts nations snarling and warlike pride while the Christ Child’s calm yields deep, enduring tranquility within the soul.
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Christ
P St Clair to Remodel Second Comanche Residence
Cc. P. St. Clair, who drew civic notice for converting a century old rock house into a modern dwelling, will remodel a second residence here early next year. He has purchased the rock house north of the completed project from State National Bank and plans a similar conversion.
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Cc. P. St. Clair
R. St. Clair
Rock House
The
State National Bank
Comanche FFA Plans Second Father and Son Banquet
The Comanche Chapter of Future Farmers of America announces its annual Father and Son Banquet at the high school on January 22. The second edition follows last year’s inaugural event with 95 attendees, and organizers anticipate at least 125 guests.
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Partner of
America
17 C H S Football Players Receive C s At Banquet
Seventeen Comanche High School Indian football players were awarded letters by Coach Glenn Frazier at the annual banquet Tuesday evening. Eddie Jones and Egbert Pate were elected Co-Captains of the 1937 team. Members of the squad who received sweaters for 1936 are Cauley E Pate Huett Coker Puth Mehaffey Jones Bear C Wetzel Merehant D Gray T C Marshall CC Marshall J Pate Switzer Carnes Cox and James Carter Mer.
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Switzer
Carnes
Cox
James Carter
Mer
Mrs Lucile Bruton Returns From Austin
Miss Lucile Bruton has returned from Austin where she was summoned by the death of her brother in law W T Herrick.
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Austin
Ped
W. T. Herrick
Give a Christmas Tree to a Deserving Home
A community effort by the Community Chest American Legion Auxiliary and local churches will deliver trees to about 50 homes this Christmas. About 125 children may miss joy without a tree, and readers can donate a tree or furnish a name through The Chief office for distribution.
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Community Chest
American Legion Auxiliary
Tarleton students home for holidays listed
Among Tarleton College students home for the holidays are Miss Garry Palmer Miss Jane Bramlette James Hampton and Hal McCorkle.
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Tarleton College
Garry Palmer
Jane Bramlette
James Hampton
Hal McCorkle
St. Clair Named Deputy Sheriff for Comanche County
W. P. St. Clair will become Deputy Sheriff when Wid Spivey takes the oath as Sheriff of Comanche County on January 1. St. Clair, a resident of the Comyn School District between Proctor and Comanche, is a substantial farmer who will move his family to Comanche once a house is secured.
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W. P. St. Clair
Wid Spivey
Comanche County
Spivey
Mr. St. Clair
Comyn
Proctor
Comanche
Mullin Postmaster Recovering From Skull Fracture
R H Patterson postmaster at Mullin is slowly improving after being seriously injured when knocked down by a car on Mullin's main street last Saturday. The most severe wound reported is a fractured skull, with the update coming from Goldthwaite.
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R. H. Patterson
Mullin
Goldthwaite
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