Local Moving, Goods for Sale in Comanche Ads
Fane Waldrop seeks Burks Transfer and Storage Co for Fort Stockton to Italy move. Burks offers reasonable rates. Also Comanche Milling Co advertises sale of property and machinery. Trucking, sales, and a four room home with two acres in Comanche listed by local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burks Transfer and Storage Co
A. Edwin Wilson
Comanche
Fane Waldrop
Burks Transfer and Storage Company
Fort Stockton
Italy
Burks
Carl Burks
Central Christian Church Service Schedule
Bible School and Communion held each Sunday at 10 oclock. Sermons on the first and third Sunday mornings at 11 oclock and Sunday nights at 7. Pastor C. C. Klingman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Communion
Comyn FFA Team Wins First In Area Contest
The Comyn Greenhand Chapter FFA won first place at the Area Contest in Stephenville among about eighty teams. Team members included Luther Bullard and Donald Hood with coach W A Morgan. Finishing places were Comyn first, Mineral Wells second, Breckenridge third, Dublin fourth, Abilene fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comyn Greenhand
Stephenville
Comyn
Luther Bullard
Donald Hood
Ross Wayne Smith
Pruyn Thiebaud
John Owens
Coleman Nichols
Lee Barton
Mineral Wells
Breckenridge
Dublin
Abilene
Vocational Agriculture Division
W. A. Morgan
Bowie Sergeant Accidentally Shot at Camp Bowie
Sergeant Cade Downe of Company E, 111th Quartermaster Regiment, was wounded in the right foot when a rifle discharged accidentally while he inspected the guard at Camp Bowie Friday night. The bullet passed between the middle and fourth toes as he stood on guard duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cade Downe
111Th Quartermaster Regiment
Camp Bowie
Downe
Brownwood Bulletin
Keel's Laundry Introduces New Hot Water System
Keel's Laundry offers modern self service and full wash options. New hot water system to be installed soon, improving convenience for customers. Keel's Laundry, successors to Pierce's Laundry, invites patrons to wash at Keel's and save.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keel’s
Keel Laundry
Keel's
V. O. Keel
Pierce’s
Mrs. Harvey Celebrated On 89th Birthday By Friend
Rekdale Texas December 23 1940. Annie Muir Dunnington sends Christmas wishes and congratulations to Mrs W W Harvey on her eighty ninth birthday praising her life and noting her youth as Miss Elien Pletcher famed for horseback riding around Rockdale and Rock Prairie.
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Rekdale
Texas
Mrs. Harvey
Christ Child
Elien Pletcher
Gambol
Rockdale
Rockprairie
Annie Muir Dunnington
For Sale Or Trade 32 Acres Near Priddy Texas
Land listing offers 32 acres with new improvements a good well and garden located half a mile northeast of Priddy Texas. Trade for cows sheep goats or a 1938 Chevrolet or Ford or lease at 72 dollars per year. Contact R W Harris Route 4 Comanche Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priddy
R. W. Harris
Comanche
Texas
Man Found Dead at Camp Bowie
Charlie Barnes about 70 of Sweetwater was found dead in a room inside Camp Bowie near the hospital area Saturday morning. Brownwood Bulletin reports deputies and county officials conducted an inquiry and indicated death likely from natural causes. He was found slumped near a bed wearing shoes and trousers, suggesting he was dressing when stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Barnes
Sweetwater
Camp Bowie
J. Piner Powell
Justice of the Peace
E. T. Perkinson
Barnes
Brownwood Bulletin
Hamilton families share holidays in Comanche
Mr and Mrs John Sullivan of Hamilton spent the holidays in Comanche with relatives. Mr and Mrs Charlies Wetzel and son Edwin of Fort Worth also spent Christmas in Comanche with relatives. Miss Louise Hamilton, a Sul Ross College student in Alpine, is spending the holidays in Comanche with her parents Mr and Mrs R W H Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sullivan
Hamilton
Comanche
Charlies Wetzel
Edwin
Fort Worth
Louise Hamilton
Sul Ross College
Alpine
R. W. H. Hamilton
Preacher Orders Milk Misserved Milk Punch
A preacher entered a tavern and asked for milk. He was served a milk punch by mistake and, after drinking, looked to heaven and exclaimed, Oh Lord, what a cow.
Texas Fragments and Texas Industrial Echoes
A reader recalls personal memories from Grande and Temple while noting political figures and local industry. The piece highlights Temple’s notable locals Ki Aldrich Sam Baugh and Temple Telegram first airplane use, then details a Temple plant employing 200 workers producing Texas hardwoods cotton and paints, with a factory tour showing steam carved wood and steel fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Ki Aldrich
Sam Baugh
Temple Telegram
Temple Lions Club
Mississippi River
Chicago
Temple Concern
Bell County
A. P. Brashear
C. V
Texas
Texas Hardwoods
Farmers Debate Tax on Rural Electric Lines in Texas
A letter argues REA lines should not be taxed, noting co operatives are non profit and profits are returned as dividends or lower rates. Farmers claim REA electricity improves rural life and statewide prosperity, urging courts to keep any tax minimal while supporting electrification efforts. Mr and Mrs J F Fonville of Pecos visit Comanche over holidays with Mr and Mrs A F Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
American Legion
Eastland
Comanche
Erath
Hamilton
R.E.A. Co-Operative
R.E.A
Texas
J. F. Fonville
Pecos
A. F. Wells
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Pettit
Gustine Road
Willie Mack Henson
Frank Phifer
T. H. Jackson
Sipe Springs
Lewis & Scott Masseurs
J. H. Lewis
J. A. Scott
Telephone
Thos. Stark
Fagan Chevrolet Co
B. & J. Cafe
West Side Square
Western Automate
Mome
Earl R. Evans
Aly
John Levisay
Gayle McCullough
Hoff Implement Co
John Deere
Howard Garage
R. W. Heevee
Service Drug Store
E. R. Wright
William Reese Drug Co
Star-Telegram
McCormick-Deering
W. R. Atwood
P. O. Box
Odessa
Wane
J. C. Gaddy
Masseur Telephone
Comanche, Texas
Biggs Auto Parts
J. C. Biggs
Prop
Old Dublin Street
W. P. One
J. R. Eanes & Co
Wade F Evridge
J. B.allcorn
J. B. Allcorn
Erate
The
State National Bank
E. Anthony
W. Moore
Carmen
Wade Euridge
Comanche Milling Company
C. C. Hampton
Bob Cox
L. W. Bowers
Pate
Central Christian Church
C. C. Klingman
BOY Scouts OF America
Boys’ Life
ALL Boys
Perk Avenue
N.Y. N.Y
Ispatrick Hardware and Variety Store
South Side Square
Comyn F.F.A
Bowie
Wagner's Grocery
D. R. Harris
Proctor
Leon River
Tyler
S. A. Moore
Wagner
Bowman's
R. L. Bowman
Goodyear
Jack Bryant
Sidney
F. T. Wyche
Gustine
Boyce House
Grandeas
Scott
West
W. B. Collie
Collie
Senate
Clifford Davis
Tennessee
Congress
Webber Wilson
Coldwater
Miss
Ole Miss
I. C
Evening News-Scimitar
Memphis
Poe
Tennyson
Webber
University of Mississippi
Calvin Coolidge
Mississippi
Wilson
United States Senate
Virgin Islands
Ce Court
ROU Toon
Peters Board of Pardons and Paroles
Villiser
Harry Huddleston
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