Local Comanche ads showcase sales and services this week
The installment highlights shop promotions in Comanche with COMANCHEAN JERRY inviting customers to dine Sunday and shop bulging with spring footwear, furniture, mattresses, cars, and farm supplies. Advertisers include HIGGINBOTHAM'S, DURHAM'S, COMAN FEED MILL, and RE BROS along with local dealers like STUDEBAKER and DURHAM'S PEA STUDEBAKER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eterna
Mc’s
Manu
RE Bros
Durham
PEA
Lions Club Observes 35th Birthday With Ceremony
Comanche Lions Club marks its 35th anniversary with a special meeting on Tuesday February 10 at 6 45 PM at the new VJ Cafeteria. E J Kewell Tarleton State College Stephenville will be guest speaker with two charter members honored and 70 members to receive chevrons.
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Comanche Lions Club
Lions Club
Community Betterment Committee
Lion Gilmore Durham
Lions Castle B. Ellis
Lee Tate
E. J. Kewell
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Tiowell
Stephenville Lions Club
Army Reserve
Stephenville Chamber of Commerce
Association of Texas College
AFXAM
Lion Bill Clemons
Principal Lightfoot Suffers Concussion
J. E. Lightfoot principal of Comanche High School slipped on ice and fell in his yard en route to a car. treated at Brownwood hospital and returned to school Thursday with instructions to rest for several days.
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J. E. Lightfoot
Comanche High School
Brownwood
Lightfoot
New Shipment Cardboard All Colors at The Comanche Chief
Readable note announces new shipment of cardboard products in all colors including black and gold at The Comanche Chief store.
Cold Weather Delays School For Two Days In Comanche
Severe cold and icy conditions forced a two day closure for the Comanche School System. Superintendent S. H. Fletcher reported on attendance upon reopening that Wednesday absences reached 82 percent, about 243 percent above normal, with juniors and seniors showing notable furloughs due to illness and travel hardships.
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Comanche
S. H. Fletcher
J. B. Layne
Fletcher
J B Layne PTA to Meet Next Tuesday February tenth
The J B Layne Parent Teachers Association will hold a meeting next Tuesday afternoon February tenth. The second grade rooms will present the program, according to secretary Mrs Opal Brinson who invites all parents and teachers to attend.
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J. B. Layne Parent-Teachers Association
Opal Brinson
District 25-B Basketball Tourney Opens at Gustine
The District 25-B tournament for boys and girls starts Tuesday at Gustine High School Gym, runs through Saturday with three games Tuesday and Wednesday and two games Thursday to Saturday. Pottsville girls lead round robin. Pottsville and Priddy boys share top spot. Regular play ends this weekend. winners may meet tourney champions in a final series. Teams: Gustine, Sidney, Pottsville, Star, Priddy, Mullin, Carleton.
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Gustine High School
Pottsville
Priddy
Gustine
Sidney
Star
Mullin
Carleton
Mrs. A. T. Anderson Injured in Comanche Fall
Mrs. A. T. Anderson, mother of Russell Anderson, fell inside her Comanche home on Wednesday and fractured her hip. She receives treatment at the local hospital.
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A. T. Anderson
Russell Anderson
Comanche
Floor Covering Specialist Moves To Comanche
Lewis W. Curly Boyd, a floor covering specialist with 20 years in a leading Dallas company, relocates to Comanche and opens a shop at Higginbotham Lumber Yard. He offers tile and linoleum installation, wall to wall carpeting, and tile work, with his family settled in the Fairview community.
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Lewis W
Curly) Boyd
Dallas
Comanche
Boyd
Higginbotham
Fairview
Dean Collins
John Beaty
Boyds
Larry
Jack
Debra
Janice
Jack Wheat
Sia Renteoees Purniture Department
Dr Baxter Greer Reappointed At Local Church
Dr Baxter Greer was reappointed minister of the local Presbyterian Church by unanimous action of the Central Texas Presbytery at Waco last week. The church's annual report was commended, noting expenditures for current outlays, improvements, and benevolences totaling $7,858 alongside membership figures.
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Baxter Greer
Central Texas
Waco
Jc Taki
Greer
Grand Jury For District Court Selections Listed
The jury commissioners name persons chosen to serve as grand jurors for the term of district court beginning March 2. Grady C. Mahon of De Leon Route 3 Avery Moore of Sidney and Mrs J F Hallmark of Comanche are among those listed.
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Grady C. Mahon
Rt. 3
de Leon
Avery Moore
Sidney
J. F. Hallmark
Comanche
Mrs. Nettie Burks Pioneer Civic Leader Dies at 91
Mrs. Nettie Beaurette Holman Burks 91 widow of Hilton Burks and longtime Comanche civic leader died Feb 4 in De Leon. Funeral from St. Matthew's Comanche Feb 5 with Father Edward Haffner officiating and Oakwood Cemetery interment. She was born Oct 20 1867 in Columbus Texas and survived by two daughters, a brother and a sister.
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Nettie Holman Burks
Comanche Connyt
Hilton Burks
Comanche
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
de Leon
Burks
St. Matthew's Episcoal Church
Edward Haffner
Oakwood Cemetery
Cowie
James Aldridge
Harold Denny
Joe Waring
Carroll Loudermilk
Tom Coleman
Roy Bass
Nettie Beaurette Holman
Columbus
Texas
Jessie A
Mary Evaline Holman
Joseph Hilton Burks
Mr. Burks
P. R. Huntington
J. Babington Lewis
Marlin
A. F. Holman
Lottie Holman Card
Mrs. E. E. Anthony Dies At 79 In Comanche
Mrs. E. E. Anthony, 79, a longtime Comanche figure, died Sunday at her daughter’s home after a long illness. Services at First Baptist Church featured Rev. Henry M. Chambers. pallbearers included Herbert Williams and Ted Durham. Born August 6, 1879, in Comanche, she was the daughter of Dr. A. L. Hamilton and an alumnus of Baylor College. She married into the Hamilton lineage and was well known in the community.
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E. E. Anthony
Comanche
L. C. Durham
Anthony
First Baptist Church
Tulsdla
Henry M. Chambers
Herbert Williams
Ted Durham
D. F. Caraway
Floyd Prather
Pat Cagle
E. H. Denny
Oakwood Cemetery
Comanche Funeral Home
A. L. Hamilton
Comanche Scholol
Baylor College
Belton
Hospital Report Notes Mrs Wilkerson Admitted This Week
In Hospital Mrs. J. C. Wilkerson entered the local hospital Tuesday for treatment. She is in room awaiting further care.
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J. C. Wilkerson
Local residents listed in Comanche and surrounding towns
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple residents and addresses from Comanche, De Leon, Gustine, Dublin, and nearby routes. Names include Charlotte McKinzie, Cecil Fsher, Roy Thomas, Roland Miller, W. C. Pettit, Paul Bradley, J. B. Hilley, Don Gray, Raymond Lindley, and others with rural route designations. The brief item appears to document a mailing list or voter directory snippet.
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Charlotte McKinzie
Comanche
Cecil Fsher
Roy Thomas
de Leon
Roland Miller
Gustine
W. C. Pettit
Paul Bradley
Dublin
R. W. Lesley
Tommy Gray
J. P. Whiteside
J. B. Hilley
Dem. Star Rt
Don Gray
Raymond Lindley
German
Ory Beaty
Judge issues restraining order in Comanche traffic case
District Judge R B Cross grants a temporary restraining order in the City of Comanche versus Oswell Brightman traffic case. The order, issued February 5 1959, bars further trial proceedings against Brightman and City of Comanche until the hearing set for February 12 1959 in Comanche Texas, bond of 260 dollars required.
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Judge Cross
City Vs. Brightman
R. B. Cross
City of Comanche
Oswell Brightman
Comanche
Texas
John Carpenter
District Court
Comanche County
Plaintf
Cotton Growers Meet Thursday in Comanche Courtroom
A meeting is set for Thursday February 12 at 2 00 p m in the County Courtroom Comanche to discuss changes in the 1959 cotton allotment program and factors for selecting Choice A or Choice B farm allotments. All cotton farmers and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Comanche
Judge Rules On Petition February 1959
R B Cross, judge presiding, signs order denying prayer prayed for in plaintiff's petition. Entered February 5, 1959.
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A.D
De Leon Girls, Bearcats Top Comanche in 8-AA Showdown
De Leon girls remain undefeated in district 8-AA with a 52-37 win over Comanche, while De Leon Bearcats upset Indian Indians 44-40. Granbury maintains a two game district lead after a win over Hamilton, as Comanche suffers its second loss. Grady West led Comanche with 19 of 44 attempts. Upcoming: teams travel to Granbury for 8-AA games Friday, season finale next Tuesday.
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Comanche
de Leon
Fred Curry
Bearcats
Granbury
Hamilton
Indians
Grady West
Gustine PTA to Meet Monday Evening
The Gustine PTA will meet Monday night February 9. Mrs Victor Hankinson will speak on Juvenile Delinquency. The seventh grade will serve refreshments.
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Gustine Pta
Victor Hankinson
Baseball Meeting Reset For Monday Night
The Comanche Jaycees announce a new date for the baseball meeting to be held Monday night. They urge all interested parties to attend and participate in planning local youth baseball activities.
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Hender
Bis Coman
Armour’s Links
Fam
Rock ‘N’ Rollers
Pace
Hathcock
Pary
Waring
Studebaker
Brawley
Comotors
Mighty
Lark Ker
Higgin
Howell
Memorial Hall
Cnt
Armstrong’s
Comanche High
Ann Pace
Women's Army Corps
US Army
Sgt. Pace
Army
Sgt
Europe
Africa
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
Japan
Uncle Sam
Comanchean
Adent
Lannes
Howard Payne College
Evan Alex Beek
Henry Huffman
Highway Department
D. C
C. E. Waggener
P. A. Caraway
C. M. Flory
Dean C. Deu Pree
L. D. Cox
Moorman Feed Mfg. Co
Jim Aoee
Dwight Brightman
FBI
W. H. Long
Euel Arthur
Chevrolet
Guy Newman
E. J.nowell
Nobia Dunn
Homer Palmer
Kathryn Shelton
Marguerite Ross
M/SGT. racer
Court House
Granguay
J. Gleaton
Swearengin
Sims
Holland
Delfon
West
Terry
Morgan
Coan
Igs
P. Gleaton Holland Coan
DE Leo
Fields
Terry Morgan
Kirk Weaver
Cranbury
Dublin Comanche
Mamilton i
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