February specials drive through local auto and goods ads
Beal McDaniel promotes Case tors models at his dealership with a February show room display and a Monday dairy equipment demonstration sponsored by S Higginbotham Motor Co. Lifewall tires and U S Royal whitewalls arrive at Tupin’s jeweler. Comanche County Livestock awards $450 prizes. Higginbotham’s and Mullican’s offer sales and value items.
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Mullican
Joe H. Tupin
U. S
United States Abber Company
Walter Durham, Jr
J. H. Jumpas
Dudley Brothers Ranch Featured in Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Farm and Ranch pages recount the Dudley Brothers Hereford operation in Comanche. The feature notes their accidental rise to registered Herefords since 1938, partnership formation in 1952, and 14 years of breeding with 4465 calves produced. It includes seven scenes from the ranch and highlights Jane Bradley as Comanche Day cowgirl sweetheart.
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Dudley Brothers
Comanche
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dudley Bros
Frank Reeves
Star-Telegram
Dudleey
Gail
Tom
Fliesx
Wro
Ted
Tme América
Jane Bradley
Paul Bradley
Proctor
Fort Worth
Jane
Cisco Lobo Queens
Maicens
Phone Company Service Pins Awarded to Six Employees
Six Comanche employees of the Texas Telephone Company received Service Pins Friday afternoon January 30 as the firm launches a new Service Award Program. Former manager Karl Shock presented the pins at the company office in Sherman. Recipients include Norma Jean Ellis J B Wylie Hilton Burks and C V Davis for five years Catherine Cunningham for fifteen years Coral Bonser for thirty one years and four months.
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Texas Telephone Company
Karl Shock
Sherman
Norma Jean Ellis
J. B. Wylie
Hilton Burks
C. V. Davis
Catherine Cunningham
Coral Bonser
Melon Growers To Meet In De Leon Monday
About 200 De Leon area watermelon growers met at City Hall to discuss plans to produce a single melon type and market via Bernard & Lowery Agency. A follow up meeting is set for next Monday at 7:00 PM in De Leon City Hall with W. K. Frey leading.
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de Leon
Bernard & Lowery
W. K. Frey
Seminary Student To Preach Sunday At First Presbyterian
Thomas H. Parsons of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will preach at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday February 8 1953 leading morning worship. Parsons a Milby High School and Rice Institute alumnus will speak on A New Creation from Corinthians. He is a senior at the seminary and president of the senior class.
Comanche Pension Club Meeting Set for Saturday
The Comanche Pension Club No. 1 plans a meeting next Saturday afternoon February 7 at 2:00 in the County Court room. Effie Shann mm, Cor. Secy.
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Comanche Pension Club No. 1
Peanuts Rise As Best Crop For Comanche County Farmland
Hezzie C. Dean, a Comanche County peanut farmer, says peanuts top crops on sandy land despite recent droughts. Castor beans are a fallback. Dean owns 390 acres near Comanche and east of town. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram story by Frank Reeves highlights his long farming career and shift from cotton to peanuts.
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Comanche County
Hezzie Dean
Farm and Ranch Magazine
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Frank Reeves
Star-Telegram Livestock and Agriculture
Hezzie C. Dean
Dean
Comanche
W. H. Dean
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Beattie
Soil Conservation Service
Navy
Youth Rally At Pentecostal Church In Comanche
A youth rally is planned at the Pentecostal Church located at 507 South Houston Street Comanche Friday night starting at 7 30. The event invites local youths and families to gather for an evening of activities and spiritual engagement.
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Pentecostal Church
South Houston Street
Comanche
Wylie Walker Higginbotham Named Gustine Yard Head
Wylie Walker Higginbotham, Gustine contractor and builder, becomes head of the Higginbotham Lumber Yard and Hardware Store at Gustine, succeeding retiree Sam B. Todd. Walker, among the county’s active carpenters, has worked with the firm for months to prepare for the role. He first learned lumber yard work ten years ago. He is regarded as well qualified for the post.
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Wylie Walker
Gustine
Higginbotham
Sam B. Todd
Mr. Walker
Todd
Walker
Gustine Schools Plan Open House Week
Gustine School announces Public School Week from March 1 to 7 with open house events. The Gustine School Faculty invites all residents to revisit school life and experience chalk dust memories, marching songs, and student activities during the week.
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Gustine
Mother’s Garden
Gustine School
Indians Face Jacket Teams Here Friday
The Comanche Indians close the 1953 regular 10 4A basketball season at home against the Stephenville Yellow Jackets in a triple header. The B team plays at 6 00 pm the A girls game follows at 7 15 and the A boys game at 8 15. The Comanche girls seek to preserve their district title and undefeated record while the boys aim for a share of the title with Ranger with a win Friday. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Comanche Indians
Stephenville Yellow Jackets
Comanche
Telephone Rates Raised Here
The Comanche telephone rates rise effective February 1 as outlined by Texas Telephone Company officials. City Council debates legality with local attorneys and weighs state law implications while two advertisements explain the justification. Public School Week set for March 1 to 7 with emphasis on community involvement.
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Comanche
Texas Telephone Company
Omar
Wilkerson and
Griffin
Brownwood
Roy Brannan
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Beal McDaniel
Progressive J. I
McDaniel
Higginbotham Motor Company
Erning
Bill Dney
Bulova
Rest Tupin
Higbotham’s
Enrly
Hall Mercane
Grory
Dorothy Perkins
Elena Rubinstein
Tussy
Rvice
Maryland Club
C. Biggs
Ccepts
James
Jim) LeSuer
College of the Bible
TCU
Christa*Church
LeSueur
Alexandria
Louisiana
Capital Univosity
Incinnati
Ohio
Comanche Mia
Phone Company
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas H. Parsons
The
Austin Presbyterian
MR. Parsons
Comanche Pension Meeting
By Effie Shann
Eltos
Port Worth
Wylie Walker Higginbotham
van Pyke Church
Howard Payne College
Zion Hill
van Mpwke
Supt. Brandt
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