City Beautiful Notes Sparking Texas Farm Bureau Meet
The Texas Farm Bureau Federation held a Dallas meeting January 17 to 19 with about 400 members. H. F. Short led delegates including EF S Stewart J F McKelvey and N Nabors as officers and organizers. The group elected new leaders and announced a revised dues plan and a melons and sweet potato department manager, plus plans for county organization and park and mosquito control efforts in De Leon.
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Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Dallas
Bureau
H. F. Short
de Leon Watermelon Growers
Farm Bureau
Short
EF. S. Stewart
J. F. McKelvey
N. Nabors
Texas Organization
J. T. Orr
National Farm Bureau
Washington
Texas Farm Bureau
Orr
Farris
Emnig
Harry Williams
de Leon
Comanche
Free Press
Brownwood Edges Comanche In Tight High School Tilt
In a hard fought high school basketball game Brownwood defeated Comanche 28 to 21. Referee was Shelton of Howard Payne. The contest stayed close from start to finish with Brownwood securing the win on the final play.
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Brownwood
Comanche
Shelton
Howard Payne
Banker 4
Moving Week Brings New Groceteria Displays to Comanche
Comanche markets roll to new layouts with Walter Thomas joining Groceteria on the east side and Joe Moody moving to Home Grocery with a glass front display and freezing case. Little & Stephens relocate to the old Western Union site behind the Masonic building, while Floyd Fane’s City Market stays put with its electric cold storage plant.
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Flatbush
Comanche
Walter Thomas
Groceteria
Joe Moody
Little & Stephens
Western Union
Masonic
George Montgomery Buys Welch Place on Sidney Road
George Montgomery has bought the Welch place between the railroad and Wm. Reese's on the Sidney road and will move there after improvements. Other weekly property moves include Massingale buying Cyril Greene place and Cyril Greene purchasing Nabers home, as Nabers moves to Hamlin. Elbert Cox bought the old Hamilton place in Comanche and will remodel it. Dr. A. J. Gray's new home on his former site nears completion and is attractive. Mrs. T. L. Hutchinson plans improvements to her North Main Street dwelling with more building activity anticipated.
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George Montgomery
Welch Place
Sidney Road
Wm. Reese
Mr. Massingale
Cyril Greene
A. EF. Nabers
Hamlin
Comanche
Hamilton Place
Elbert Cox
A. J. Gray
T. L. Hutchinson
North Main Street
Comanche Plan for Local Junior College Courses
Mayor Eanes urges Comanche to create local junior college courses so that Comanche and Comanche county youth can prepare for any vocation at home. He argues the financial and civic benefits of keeping thirty thousand dollars yearly in the community, reducing out-of-town study costs, and preserving rural values while improving citizenship through a home-based school system.
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Comanche
Comanche and
Comanche County
del. J. Vanes
Wolf Hunters Track Elusive Prey in Local chase
This week saw multiple hunts as packs of wolf hounds pursued a wolf through White Point Logan's Gap and Ethan Boynton's barn. A second chase ended with the death of a gallant Bobcat after an encore run. Shalley Gray and neighbors caught a wolf and a cat in one night. Sid Whitten and son saw the Callaway pack in pursuit early Wednesday morning.
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Shalley Gray
Sid Whitten
Whitten
Old Hutchison Block for a Community Park
Judge T L Hutchison and Mrs Hutchison donate the former home site in Comanche northwest to a City Beautiful project for a neighborhood park. Plans include flower beds at corners, central playgrounds, a tennis court, a sand pile, walks, trellises, and shade trees with care of existing trees. The Hutchison home was moved years ago after purchase from Judge Flemming.
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T. L. Hutchison
Hutchison
Flemming
Comanche
Legion Band Seeks Musicians and Instruction
The Legion Band meets twice weekly with Mr. Lang of Dallas directing and instructing on all band instruments. Interested individuals should contact Frank Reese at his ton Drug Company for lessons and support the band as a valuable town asset.
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The
Legion Band
Mr. Lang
Dallas
Lang
Frank Reese
Ton Drug Company
Clever Doll Show Enchants West Ward School
Teachers and pupils at West Ward school staged a clever doll show organized by Miss Glennie Hott. The cast featured various doll types from rag dolls to Oh Mamma dolls, each performing a unique stunt inspired by a Jack in the Box. The rag dolls drew laughs with their limp, tumbling gait.
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West Ward
Glennie Hott
Alvin Brown Returns to Amarillo for Santa Fe Shop Work
Alvin Brown, who visited his parents Mr and Mrs Milford Brown at Mercer Gap, has returned to Amarillo where he is employed in the Santa Fe shops.
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Alvin Brown
Milford Brown
Mercer Gap
Amarillo
Santa Fe
Ill Child Of Will Mc Kinzie Feared To Suffer Pneumonia
The two year old child of Will Mc Kinzie is seriously ill with the flu and doctors fear pneumonia may develop. The family awaits further medical updates.
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Will McKinzie
Cumonia
The Four Embers to Sing at Lyceum Night
The Californian premiere male quartet The Four Embers will perform Monday evening February 12. James Ross MacKinzie John W. Lince Earl S Renner and George Thomas headline with Miss Mae C. Karda as accompanist reader. Promoters promise novelty features and top ensemble singing.
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Lyceum
Four Embers
Embers
James Ross
MacKinzie
MacKenzie
John W. Lince
Lince
Johnny Bunny
Earl S. Renner
George Thomas
Mae C. Karda
Plainview farmer Bryson spends week in Comanche
C V Bryson of Plainview, a Hale and Comanche counties farmer and stockman, spent a week in Comanche paying taxes and closing year affairs. He plans sheep raising, noting the profit potential and cautions about care. He improved after a summer phlebitis siege and gained thirty pounds. his daughter Ruth accompanied him.
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C. V. Bryson
Plainview
Hale
Comanche
Bryson
Ruth
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