Baptist Church History in Early County Under Skinner
The fourth in a series by L B Russell notes W L Skinner’s pastorate from Oct 1 1893 to May 24 1897 amid Hayden Cranfill clashes. The church bought its current lot under Talley, with Skinner completing a new building after selling the old to Central Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Russell
W. L. Skinner
Bro. Talley
Bro. Skinner
Central Christian People
East Main Street
Texas
Hayden-Cranfill
Paul
Jesus
Baptist Revival At Comanche Church Draws Crowd
Rev. Bradley Allison of Riverside Fort Worth preaches at 10 a.m. and 7 30 p m in the Comanche Baptist Church revival. Three conversions reported on the opening Sunday with several additions to the church. revival continues through Sunday February 25.
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Comanche Baptist Church
Bradley Allison
Riverside Baptist Church of
Fort Worth
A. Edwin Wilson
Local leaders elected as Comanche Development Club taps new officers
E P Woodruff was elected president Y W Holmes named vice president and G A Cunningham treasurer. J W Bailey former senator announced candidacy for governor in Gainesville. Commissioners Court orders a 1 million road bond election for Precinct 4. DEwey Estate sale of 988 % acres near Sipe Springs to Turnbow Oil Corp reported. District Judge J H Arnold will not seek re election. Comanche public schools enroll 1032 pupils with 23 teachers plus the superintendent. Dr H A Boaz appointed president of SMU. Carolyn Reeves hosts Senior Class Valentine party. CHS Seniors plan to attend Schumann Heink concert in Brownwood. Jesse Kelly and Miss Frances Nabers marry in Methodist parsonage. Homer Collins joins Cash Grocery.
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E. P. Woodruff
Comanche Development Club
Y. W Holmes
G. A. Cunningham
T. J. Harrell
W. B. Couch
Comanche County
FE. B. Dewey
Sipe Springs
Hoffman Oil and Refining Corporation
Hous- Hoe
Turnbow Oil Corporan
J. H. Arnold
H. A. Boaz
S.M.U
Carolyn Reeves
CHS
Brownwood
Jesse Kelly
Frances Nabers
Ernest Lloyd
Homer Collins
Cash Grocery
Traffic Light Installed Here in Comanche Square
A traffic signal light was installed on the southeast corner of the Comanche square by the Texas Highway Department and donated to the City. The City will pay for the electricity. A second light will be installed later on the southwest corner.
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Comanche
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Harold Edwards Injured After Fall At Grammar School
Harold Edwards a 12 year old son of Mr and Mrs Jess Edwards was injured Tuesday when he fell about twelve feet from a fire escape at Comanche Grammar School. He suffered a broken arm severe cuts and bruises and a possible concussion. Doctors reported one arm broken and possibly both but movement was not possible due to shock. Condition improved Wednesday and arms expected to be set Thursday.
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Harold Edwards
Jess Edwards
Comanche Grammar School
Young Edwards
Harold
Pioneer Pettit Citizen Is Dead
William Brim aged 77 longtime Pettit resident died after a long illness at his son Talbert Brim’s home. Funeral services were held at Pettit Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Scott officiating. Interment followed in Carlton Cemetery. He is survived by his two daughters Mrs. Lee Patton of Gustine and Mrs. Lillian Stovall of San.
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William Brim
Pettit
Talbert Brim
Pettit Baptist Church
Walter Scott
Carlton Cemetery
Brim
Lee Patton
Gustine
Lillian Stovall
San
Sock Supper Planned at Soda Springs School
A sock supper will be held at the Soda Springs School house Friday night February 23rd. Principal Cyril Irby invites everyone to attend and notes the event is open to the community.
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Soda Springs
Cyril Irby
Irby
Superintendent Compton Undergoes Tonsillectomy
W. Z. Compton, superintendent of the Comanche Public Schools, had his tonsils removed this week at a German hospital. He had been ill at home for two weeks with rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z. Compton
Comanche
Mr. Compton
Stewart Re-Elected CofC President for 1940
H L Stewart was re elected president of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce at the new board meeting Tuesday afternoon with A P Cox named vice president and Ira Clemons treasurer. Manager secretary election postponed until after the subscription drive. Finance committee aims to lift monthly funds from about 145 to 200 for promotion and worthwhile projects. A member stressed that a Chamber in a town Comanche’s size needs at least 25 dollars funds beyond salaries and fixed expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Stewart
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
A. P. Cox
Ira Clemons
Finance Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Pot Of Gold Program Chooses Local Directory Updates
Comanche residents receive the latest phone listings via the Pot of Gold program broadcast by Tums. Karl Shock, local manager, notes the new Texas Telephone Company directory was printed here last month for Tuesday night readership.
C. W. Williams Plans City Council Run
C. W. Williams may run for the City Council in the April election. He said he has been solicited by several to enter the race but has not made a definite decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Williams
Williams
Higginbotham S Dollar Sale Opens Tomorrow
Higginbotham s Dollar Sale begins Saturday February 17 and runs seven days through February 24. The ad promises customers will receive two dollars value for one dollar on thousands of articles, with details in the Higginbotham Bros. & Company advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Trucking Pays 52000 Taxes In Comanche County
The Texas trucking industry paid Comanche County taxes totaling 52 192.85 last year, with 41 075.20 for highway construction and maintenance and 11 117.65 for county public schools. The statewide truck tax bill for 1939 was 15 388 004.78.
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Texas
Comanche County
Lynn B. Shaw
Texas Motor Transportation Association
Shaw
Hamilton Club Hosts District Lions Dinner and Meeting
The Hamilton Lions Club will entertain district Lions at a group meeting and a free banquet at the Hamilton Methodist Church next Tuesday night. Members and their ladies from Comanche Brownwood Stephenville and Glen Rose are invited. Comanche attendees should notify President Karl Shock promptly.
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Hamilton Lions Club
Hamilton Methodist Church
Comanche
Brownwood
Stephenville
Glen Rose
Hamilton
Karl Shock
Weatherford and Rising Star Join District 12-A Football
Weatherford High School and Rising Star High gain 12-A district membership replacing transfers from 11-A and 10-A respectively. Nine teams compete in the 12-A race for 1940 including Comanche Dublin Hamilton Gorman Eastland De Leon Hico Weatherford and Rising Star. Comanche Indians begin spring practice after track season with a conference slate led by coach Glenn Frazier including Oct 4 Rising Star Oct 11 Hamilton Oct 18 Eastland Oct 25 Gorman Nov 28 De Leon and other dates plus one or two non conference games planned in September.
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Weatherford High School
Rising Star High
Weatherford
Fort Worth
Rising Star
Comanche
Dublin
Hamilton
Gorman
Eastland
de Leon
Glenn Frazier
Comanche Indians
Hico
Frazier
State School Funds Distributed to Comanche County
A total of 13395.00 in State school funds was received this week by Comanche County schools for 4465 children. The 3.00 per capita apportionment brings the year’s total to 9.00 paid on the 22.00 pledged. Comanche County has 27 schools, including 8 independent and 9 common districts, with Mount Pleasant the only one teacher school remaining.
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Comanche County
Mount Pleasant
Poll tax receipts issued in Comanche County
The county reports 3747 poll tax receipts issued before February 1, the deadline to qualify as a 1940 voter. Payment totals are 84 higher than 1938, when 3,663 polls were paid, and county officials expect over 4200 votes this year.
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Comanche County
Six Held In County Jail At Comanche
Six people are confined in Comanche County Jail. Nellie Bilbrey 22 of Oklahoma faces burglary charges for the Cuthberson farm residence break in. Charley Gray a former shooting gallery worker awaits transport to Huntsville after a rape conviction. Henry P. Haynes 23 is charged with murdering his uncle J. B. Haynes 58 and grandmother Martha McGuire 79. The remaining three are transient burglars awaiting trial.
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Comanche
Wid Spivey
Nellie Bilbrey
Oklahoma
Cuthberson Farm
Charley Gray
Gray
Huntsville
Henry P. Haynes
J. B. Haynes
Martha McGuire
Blanket FFA Boys Win At Brownwood Fat Stock Show
The Blanket FFA boys attended the annual Brown County Stock Show in Brownwood on Monday February 12. They led the show with hogs and sheep earning over thirty eight dollars in cash prizes and collected several blue red and white ribbons.
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Brownwood
F.F.A
Brown County
Sunday School Convention at Sidney Tonight
The Baptist Sunday School convention will be held at Sidney tonight with a program led by Rev. R. E. Jackson and local leaders. The schedule includes devotional at 7:15, training talks at 7:30 and 7:45, and a discussion on the Holy Spirit’s role at 8:00.
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Baptist Sunday School Convention
Sidney
R. E. Jackson
de Leon
B. C. Chambers
Ted Ewing
the Holy Spirit
Dr. Todd
Bobcat Mounted by Wells on Display at Kilpatrick’s
The bobcat trapped in the Sidney community by the Carruth Brothers and mounted by taxidermist Ernest Wells is now on display in Kilpatrick’s Hardware Store window drawing considerable attention.
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Sidney
Carruth Brothers
Ernest Wells
Kilpatrick
Interscholastic Cage Title Race At Comanche Gym
Comanche County boys basketball pits A B and C divisions in a county tournament at CHS gym. Teams include Comanche De Leon Gustine Comyn Sidney Newburg Proctor Hasse Beattie Sipe Springs Lamkin Pettit with semi finals Friday and finals Saturday. admissions are 10 cents and 15 cents.
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Comanche County
Brownwood
CHS Gymnasium
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Comyn
Sidney
Newburg
Proctor
Hasse
Beattie
Sipe Springs
Lamkin and Pettit
Comanche-De- Leon
Duster
Lamkin and
Pettit
L C Cleveland Addresses Lions on Safety
L C Cleveland of the Comanche Highway Department spoke to the local Lions Club at Ridgeway on safety. He noted 450000 wars fatalities and that the last five years saw similar deaths from accidents, with 32000 killed in motor vehicle crashes and 31000 killed by home and work hazards.
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L. C. Cleveland
Highway Department of
Comanche
Lions Club
Ridgeway
Cleveland
American Council of Public Safety
America
Mrs J W Stephens Dies At Sidney
Lou Sarah Stephens wife of J W Stephens died at their home near Sidney Sunday morning after a two weeks illness. Funeral services were held at Stag Creek church with Rev F P Frasier of Gorman officiating. She was born May 12 1872 in Mississippi and had lived near Sidney 29 years. Survivors include her husband two sons four daughters two brothers and several grandchildren. Burial was in Stag Creek Cemetery.
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Lou Sarah
J. W. Stephens
Sidney
Stag Creek
F. P. Frasier
Gorman
Stephens
Mississippi
Methodist Church
B. C. Stephens
L. J. Stephens
Midland
Judge Sam Russell Here Saturday in Comanche
Judge Sam Russell of Stephen ville, a candidate for Congress, visited Comanche on Saturday to gauge political support. He said District Attorney of Anson had also announced for the seat.
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Sam Russell
Stephenville
Congress
Comanche
Russell
Anson
Worth couple visits Comanche in Comanche note
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Isham of Worth are mentioned in a Comanche note detailing their visit. The brief item records a social or civic connection, with no further context provided.
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Mrs
Lloyd Isham
Worth
Local Fighters Set for State Golden Gloves in Fort Worth
Two Brownwood area boxers enter the State Golden Gloves at Fort Worth this week. Guy Ruth, 190 pounds, earned his place by winning Brownwood heavyweight titles and is slated to meet Leonard Buck of Lubbock on the opening card. Aubrey Wilhelm, Jepp thenville district middleweight and former TAAF light heavyweight champion, seeks the title in his third finals appearance, facing Cy Rodgers of Texas on Thursday, with Andy Eagleton also among middleweight favorites.
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Guy Ruth
Aubrey Wilhelm
Fort Worth
Ruth
Brownwood
Leonard Buck
Lubbock
Wilhelm
TAAF
Jephenville
Andy Eagleton
Cy Rodgers
University of Texas
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Dale Carnegie
Howard Payne College
Compton
Garner
Blossom Prairie
Red River County
John N. Garner
Cofc
Higginbotham S
Hamilton Club
Silas Hightower
Comanche Gymnasium
Coleman
Billie Marie Miller
Pat
Fortyth
Miss Miller
J. P. Miller
Lions
Ft. Worth
New Majestic Theatre
Richard Cromwell
Doris Day
Stan Laurel
Oliver” Hardy
Oxford
Robert Montgomery
the Earl OF Chicago
Pat O'Brien
James Cagney
Che
George Brent
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