Cagle Accepts Lions Coaching Job After Board Vote
Former Howard Payne football player and Comanche High coach Cagle is elected athletic director and head football coach of Brownwood High School for the 1953-54 school year. He plans spring drills and will visit each team as Lions begin preparations. Mae Miller and Wes Cote remain on staff with duties in football and basketball.
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Cagle
Ownwood
Ormer Howard Ayne
Comanche High
Rownwood High School
Hool
Brownwood
Pspccessful
Anaes
Fime
Ray Glasscock
They
Payne Star
Toma & Team
Cagles
Cattanche Pit
M Ito
Wart
Rayn
Redo
Armia
Yellow Jacket
Jen” Keeling
Lions
Maeterial
Wes Cote
Mae Miller
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The readable text is severely garbled with stray letters and broken phrases offering no clear event, names, places, or dates. The fragment provides insufficient context to identify a person, organization, or action for a coherent summary.
Pioneer Woman Champion Quilt Maker Dies in Comanche
Mrs. Montgomery, longtime Comanche resident famed as West Texas’s quilt queen, died leaving a 287 quilt list she had donated over sixty years. Surviving relatives include children Larry Kittles Ozona Clay Montgomery Houston and others. siblings listed as R L Campbell Blanket and Julia Elms Gila Bend. Out-of-town attendees at the funeral included extended Montgomery family from Texas and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vier
Comanche
Montgomery
Larry Kittles
Ozona
Clay Montgomery
Carrie Funkhouser
Houston
Joe Montgomery
Fort Stockton
Ollie Mitchell
Sanderson
Charlie, Schauers
del Rio
Fred Montgomery
T. F Aen
Nomery
Texas
Austipé Funkhouser
Fortytherry
Chasté
Dubl
Stewart
Blanket
Duee
Andy Stewert
Noak
Wairo
Bus driver McDonald injured in saw accident
McDonald a Newbury School bus driver sustained a severe hand cut when his hand was caught in a circular saw at the George Helmsley property. He was brought to Comanche and treated. doctors feared possible thumb amputation.
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McDonald
Newbury
George Helmsley Place
Comanche
Sidney Road Work Continues Amid Local Road Deterioration
Comanche residents in the Sidney area face worsening street conditions as the Sidney road project expands. City Council members plan to improve the new street between the Mothes residence and Mrs Remsdale's amid wet weather impassability, with detours diverting traffic through Sam Switzer's lane.
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Sidney
Sidney Road
Mothes
Lobby Bill Provisions Tighten Campaign Influence Rules
A proposed Lobby Bill requires sworn statements to the Secretary of State listing those employed to promote or oppose measures. Exemptions cover county city town board agents and unpaid committee work. Felonies apply for offering value or influence to sway lawmakers or officials for appointments or to any corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Townsend plan draws fire in Congress as critics push tactics
Lawmakers debate ways to force a floor vote on the Townsend plan amid objections about Congress size. Rep. McGroarty vows to press administration ties or seek a committee dismissal to record opposition. California's Poet Laureate mocks Congress as three men run the body, while Blanton and others compare leadership to historic figures.
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McGroarty
Townsend
Congress
California
Local Rehabilitation Leases Aided By County Officials
Mr Stainback oversees client placements in Comanche County as part of a Rehabilitation Act program. Leases on farms near Comanche, De Leon, Gus tine and small towns are supervised with regular visits every few weeks. A $4,000 appropriation has been made for lease payments and $330,000 sought for sustenance. Assistant Ira Clemons and secretary Selma Fachtasche support the effort.
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Stainbagh
B. Comanthe
de Leon
Gustine
Lowns
Stainbac
Nolee
Comanche County
Stainback
Ira Clemons
Selma Fachtasche
Cage Tourney Preview Highlights Strong De Leon Team
De Leon is noted as having one of the county’s strongest squads and is set to face Rural and Class B division winners in the finals. The listed matchups include Class B Comyn versus Sicney, Hasse versus Duster, Pettit with a bye, Proctor versus Beattisy Gustine, Lamkin Rural, Robinson Springs versus Fairview, Enerey versus Van Dyke, Wilson versus Jakehamon, with Oliver Springs also having a bye.
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de Leon
Comyn
Sicney
Hasse
Duster
Pettit
Proctor
Beattisy- Gustine
Lamkin
Robinson’ Springs
Fairview
Enerey
van Dyke
Wilson
Jakehamon
Oliver Springs
De Leon Supt. Names and County Listings Continue
A continuation from the first page lists district superintendents and county figures. Names include Thomas Davis, Cecil Nix, R. Movey, and others with county tallies such as Hamilton 117, Coleman 195, Tom Green 445, Runnels 109, Comanche 101, McCulloch 97, Lampasas 51, Shackelford 9, Callahan 8, and additional counts across Erath, Erath and surrounding counties.
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Thomas Davis
John
Tareleton College
Hamilton
Cecil Nix
Hamlton
Sutton
Movey
Sonora
Tom
Brow
Coléman
Wil
Tom Green
Runnels
Comanche
McCulloch
Saba
Lampasas
Sho
Erath
Mélfy
Enard
Coke
Liano
Shackelford
Callahan
Cathe i
Measles Dangers Cited In Cautionary Advice
John W Brown warns measles hit mainly young children from six months to school age. It can lead to pneumonia and serious illnesses and is highly contagious. If symptoms appear early treat promptly, keep others away, and seek medical care immediately.
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John W.brown
Ally Young
Caldwall
Former Dublin Resident Buried January 26
DW L Cathey longtime Dublin resident died Saturday morning after months of illness. He was born in 1858 and moved from Denton County to Comanche County before marrying Ida Agnes Crabb. Survived by five children including two sons and a daughter. a brother and several grandchildren. Funeral services held at the White Tate on Saturday.
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L. Cathey
Dublin
Orm
Milton Otlfy
Cathey
Denton County
Texas
Comanché
Ida Agnes Crabb
Gatto Burrow
Denton
Eke Raighie
Atta
Ybhie Tate
Social event honors Gore and Gantz family in Lubbock
Saturday evening guests gathered for a party in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gore and son of Tohoka and Mrs. H. L. Gantz of Lubbock. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hussey and others. Following the games a refreshment course was served.
McGuire Family Reunion Honors Sixty Ninth Birthday
A Meaire family gathering was held January 27 at theDebein home in Dublin to celebrate Mrs Neil McGuire’s sixty ninth birthday. Attendees included Mark Drake and family, Walters Henson and family, Raymond Fitzgerald, Vesta Ford, Tack McGuire and family, Holley Loudermilk and son, Ross McGuire and daughter, and Mrs Lucy Stone among others. Mrs McGuire, daughter of A J Williams, has lived in Comanche County for over sixty years and has resided at Downing with her son since her husband Jess McGuire died fourteen years ago.
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Meaire
Mark Drake
Dublin
Brincine
Mother McGuire
Sarah
Lavina
Jessie
Walters Henson
J. T
Proctor
Raymond Fitzgerald
Vestafovd
Abilene
Tack McGuire
Dot
Glen
Holley Loudermilk
Wayland
Brownwood
Ross McGuire
Pat
Downing
Lucy Stone
McGuire
Local Store Promises Saving on Plants Seeds and More
Shop announces new location next to Loudermilk's Feed Store offering savings on plants seed potatoes garden seed fruit and vegetables with assorted Saturday prices including onions and potatoes tea and syrup. Also a note of thanks from Jake Parker and family for kindness during illness and funeral support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudermilk
Lewis Bowers
M. Harris
New Gasoline Station Opens at Clark's Garage Front
A new service station opens at the front of the F. F. Clark Garage on Sidney Street offering Independent gasoline oil and naphtha. The business will run a full service department and retail shop inviting trade from dealers and car owners alike.
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F. F. Clark
Sidney Street
Frank Phifer
Editorial Warns Against Canned Debates in Schools
In a Texas Interscholastic League issue the editorial notes commercialism entering debates. J Oscar Swindle county director urges schools to revert to the original method of preparing data for debate to preserve integrity.
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Interscholastic League
Interscholastic Leaguer
Texas Tunterscholastic League
University of Texas Bureau of Public School
J. Oscar Swindle
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Sidneys
Brown
Townwood
Corhudhé
Little
Toy
Blanton
Pawer
Jet
Lois McGinnis
Comanchie
Register of Merit
Peggy Lou Myrtle
Lois
Peggy Lou
Heart of
Debein
Jake Ar Parker
Jae Parker
West
Clark
Hentges
Service Drug Store
Warrine
Sat
Uae
Dallas
Co Jewel Eng Eet
CARTO
EXCEL
Sultana
Verigood
J.B. Bag
Philips Pork & Beans
Jay
Sunnyfield
del Montes
Iona Sauer
Iona Macaroni
Phg
Olympia Peas
Cille’s Hatchery
Chief Dry Cleaners
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