Adjustment on Contract Signers for 1934 Cotton Acreage
Local committees will post adjusted base acreage and average yield for all signers of 1934 cotton acreage reduction contracts. Groups listed include Sipe Springs Imola Gap, Sidney, Comanche, Harmony, Gustine Energy, Proctor Wilson Lamkin, De Leon Comyn Oliver Springs, Duster Beattie Van Dyke. Posting must be weather-protected and accessible for producers to examine. Washington will send 1935 sign-up forms soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wortham
Sipe Springs
Imola Gap
Sidney
Comanche
Harmony
Pettit
Gustine
Energy
Proctor, Wilson
Lamkin
de Leon
Comyn
Oliver Springs
Duster
Beattie
van Dyke
Washington
Wortham
Comanche County
Keep in Mind the Fact We Money on Screen Save Your Wife
A terse line from an unidentified source cites a claim about money saved on screen saving a wife. The statement references an individual likely named Howard Kilpatrick and suggests a decision or warning tied to financial stakes. The text reads as a sensational or promotional claim without clear context or verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kilpatrick
Webb Jenkins Accepts Plainview School Music Directorship
Webb Jenkins son of Mr and Mrs W D Jenkins of Camache has been elected director of music at Plainview Junior High School and resigns from Jayton High School to assume new duties He will also do literary work Jenkins previously taught at Cotton Center Consolidated School in Hale County where he directed band before moving to Jayton He attended Howard Payne College after graduating from Comanche High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Jenkins
W. D. Jenkins
Camanche
Plainview
Jayton
Jenkins
Cotton Center
Hale County
Jenkin
Comanche High School
Howard Payne College
Natural History Class Organized At Sabano School
Sabano School opened a natural history class led by Principal E. V. Walton who displayed a Black Widow spider found near the building. Walton noted a recent government warning about the widow’s nearly fatal bite and said the school has acquired a microscope for pupil study of specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Walton
Sabano School
Comanche
Henry Gore Promoted to District Director by State
Henry Gore former Comanche County District Clerk and recent County Rehabilitation Supervisor at Tohoka was notified from Austin last week that he had been promoted to District Director. He will supervise rehabilitation work in 22 West Texas counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gore
Comanche County
Tohoka
Austin
Gore
West Texas
Gille The Tailor's Shop Ad Offers Cleaning and Alterations
Cleaning and pressing expert alterations and repairing services at Gille The Tailor's Shop located one block west of the jail. Phone 89.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gille the Tailor’s Shop
Social News From Soda Springs and Nearby Towns
Last week in Soda Springs saw Mr and Mrs Chas Walker and family hosting relatives. J Vine of Hermleigh and Ronald Vineyard of Kress visited relatives here. Virge Hanes and family spent Sunday at Bible with Dan Vine yard. George Chapman of Coleman Mrs Charlie Lee of Comyn and Mrs Jeff Evans of Sidney visit their mother Mrs L E Chapman who is ill. Lydia Leech of Jacksboro visited her sister Mrs Chas Walker last week. Will Carney moved to Jacksboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Walker
Hermleigh
Ronald Vineyard
Kress
Virge Hanes
Dan Vineyard
George Chapman
Coleman
Charlie Lee
Comyn
Jeff Evans
Sidney
L. E. Chapman
Lydia Leech
Jacksboro
Will Carney
District Baseball Plans Announced By Local I U L
Homer L. Miller is named Temporary Chairman of University Interscholastic League Baseball for the year. District eight lists registered schools May Brown Ranch Fisk Star and Fairy. A percentage based playoff will decide the district winner which advances toward District five led by Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer L. Miller
May
Brown Ranch
Fisk
Star and
Fairy
Abilene
Former Comanche County minister dies at Hamilton
Rev. S. A. Rains a longtime Baptist pastor in Hamilton Coryell Lampasas Comanche and Brown counties died at his Hamilton home Monday night at 9 45 He was born September 3 1869 in Marshall County Alabama and married Nancy Coover Survivors include his wife five children fourteen grandchildren four brothers and three sisters Services were held Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Hamilton with local ministers officiating Rains baptized 762 converts and united 536 marriages during his ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Rains
Comanche County
Roy Rains
Hamilton
First Baptist Church of
Clarence Allen Morton
Gatesville
John D. West
J.S. Deaton
William Lemmons
J. ©. Barrow
Marshal County
Alabama
Texas
Jonesboro
Nancy Coover
Hamiton County
Comanche
Doshia Hartin
Hico
Dona Railsback
Slaton
Velma Burton
Snyder
Charles Rains
Rains
Coryell
Lampasas
Brown
Opinion Due In Rising Star Railroad Case
Rising Star officials and Cross Plains attended a hearing in Cisco before the State Railroad Commission on M K T request to reduce Rising Star branch service to three trains weekly. Chairman Lou Smith said a decision would be issued from Austin soon, expected to grant permission to cut service. The Katyo presented evidence that freight between De Leon and Cross Plains was loss making but anticipated restoring full service with improved conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Star
City
Cross Plains
Cisco
State Railroad Commission
M-K-T
Lou Smith
Austin
de Leon
Lowest radio bat tries price listing from Ho ward Kilpatrick
A clipped line announces the lowest prices ever on radio bat tries with a note that every battery is dated. The text reads Ho ward Kilpatrick as the source of the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kilpatrick
District Interscholastic League Tournament at Brownwood
The District Interscholastic League Basketball Tournament will be held at Howard Payne College in Brownwood on February 22 and 23. First games pair Mason and Hamilton champions, then Mc Culloch and Coleman champions, with Friday games featuring San Saba versus Comanche and Mills County against Brownwood. Brownwood is favored to win, having strong success this season and reaching the State last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Mason
Mills-Brown County
Ginners Seek Subsidy For Bankhead Cotton Work
The Brownwood Banner reports a Senate bill by Senator Pat Harrison to reimburse cotton ginners for extra costs under the Bankhead cotton control law for 1935-36. If the secretary approves, payments would be made from administrative funds to cover fair additional expenses. Ginners faced bond and certificate duties and had sought about $1 per bale for the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
U. S. Senate
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Brownwood Banner
Secretary of Agriculture
Personal Notes and Visits From Local Residents
Mrs H W Johnson and son James Donald of Dallas visit her parents Mr and Mrs D Charles Clarke. Henry Gore of Tohoka visits relatives. Comanche attendees at the Fort Worth Follies include the Durhams and Kimble family from Gorman, plus Barton and Hart, Elkins, Dingwall, Brightman, Reese, and Hayes families. Mrs Yancy Jones of Dallas visits Mrs C P St Clair. Mrs George Wetzel spends week in Fort Worth with son Ogden Wetzel and daughter Mrs Tom Burt. Walter Jack Cunningham of Waco, recently hospitalized with pneumonia, is now at his mother Mrs W B Cunningham’s home. Mr and Mrs W A Lee of Stephenville visit. Mrs J M Bond Sr dies in Weatherford February 6. Pauline Marshall becomes cashier at Tognotham's. Miss Cree Fllamondson promoted to wholesale department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Johnson
James Donald
Dallas
D. Charles Clarke
Henry Gore
Tohoka
Fort Worth
Take Durham
John Kimble
Gorman
John Barton
Lillian Durham
Iva Hart
Minnie Elkins
Mary Dingwall
Hattie Brightman
John Reese
W. RB. Cunningham
Ranzer
Weatherford
Pauline Marshall
Tgginbotham
Miss Cree Fllamondson
Mrs Hart Hosts Sunshine Club Valentine Party
Mrs John S Hart hosted the Alice Russell Sunshine Club on February 12 with a Valentine party and honored Miss Ida Hart on her birthday. Guests received valentines and cake and coffee were served to D G Hampton Leverette Little C C Hampton George S Clarke Cleveland J T Clemons Jim Moody C R M Dudley J B Lowrey J E Bonser George Hulsey Ida Hart Vernon and Eugenia Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hart
Alice Russell Sunshine Club
Ida Hart
D. G. Hampton
Leverette Little
C. C Hampton
George S. Clarke
Cleveland
J. T. Clemons
Jim Moody
C. R. M. Dudley
J. B Lowrey
J. E. Bonser
George Hulsey
Vernon
Eugenia Ray
De Leon Boys Rally In Tight County Playoff
De Leon High School boys basketball edged Lamkin by one point in the second game of a three game Comanche County championship series. Lamkin won the opener at Lamkin 15 to De Leon Girls top Beattie 13 to 9 as county title series continues with venues set for Beattie and a neutral court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Leon
Lamkin High School
Comanche
Lamkin
Beattie de Leon
Beattie High School
Beattie
Mrs. N. J. Franklin Laid to Rest at Indian Creek
Mrs. N. J. Franklin 83 a longtime Comanche County resident died at her daughter’s home in Indian Creek after a two week illness. Funeral services were held at Indian Creek Church with Rev. Kramer officiating and burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. Surviving are children Lee Franklin Purcell Okla Eracus Watson Comanche Mrs F G Dean Floresville C S Franklin Byers Okla Mrs Jim Johnson Comanche Mrs Walter Beam Comanche and several stepchildren and siblings. She was born Missouri November 16 1851 and joined the Methodist Church in early life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Franklin
Comanche County
D. W. Beam
Indian Creek
Indian Creek Church
Kramer
Indian Creek Cemetery
Franklin
Missouri Tunnel
Missouri
William Watson
Eco
Will Watson
Purcell
Oklahoma
Eracus Watson
Comanche
Mattie Dean
Mr. Watson
N. J
Tom Tunnell
Stamford
Palmer Announces Candidacy for City Secretary
N. A. Palmer declares candidacy for City Secretary in a formal city election announcement dated April 2. He asks for consideration and signs the note with his initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Palmer
Birth Announcement for Pointer Brownwood Couple
Announcement states the birth of a child to Mr. and Mrs. Pointer Brownwood on February 14. The notice appears in a local newspaper, listing family or regional context with limited readable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer Brownwood
Road work advances on Highway 10 through Comanche County
The De Leon to Comanche road receives a double asphalt topping on a caliche base. Crushed rock, asphalt, and rolling are used to create a durable surface at under 2000 per mile. Untreated caliche road dust harms health and crops. A broader hard surfacing program begins with Highway No 10 and a future Co man che area project planned for 1995 with triple asphalt coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
de Leon-Comanche
Comanche County
Comanche
Better Planters and Cultivators At Lower Prices
Ad notes lower prices on planters and cultivators and invites readers to see them at Howard Kilpatrick's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kilpatrick's
Houstonian Will Oppose Sheppard for U S Senate
Houston lawyer Congressman Joe Eagle announces candidacy for the United States Senate in 1936 challenging long serving Senator Morvis Sheppard. Eagle, first elected to Congress in 1912, says Sheppard failed to reflect Texas voters true interests and sentiments, noting his four Senate elections centered on prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Eagle
Houston
Congress
United States Senate
Morvis Sheprart
Sheppard
Penple
Texas
Senate
Fagle
Local News Notes From Sidney and Desdemona Social
Edna Hill and Sidney Johnson spent the weekend with her parents the Kilgores. Desdemona guests included Tom Martin family and Vonne Salyer family. Purvis residents John Brown visited C W Vaughn. Kenneth King and Miss Costella Higginbotham wed Saturday night. Oran Gilbreath returned from Rotan visit. Mexico community H H Hancocks spent the weekend with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Johnson
Sidney
W. D. Kilgore
Tom Martin
Vonne Salyer
Desdemona
Bb. F. Salyer
John Brown
Purvis
C. W. Vaughn
Kenneth King
Costella Higginbotham
Oran Gilbreath
Notice to bidders for Caterpillar diesel tractors Comanche Texas
Bids will be received by Comanche County at the courthouse in Comanche Texas at 10 a m on March 1935 for one Caterpillar diesel 60 tractors wide gauge. No warranties stated. Maximum sum 5000 payable serially with maturity by February 1940. Interest rate 6 percent per annum payable semi annually. Right reserved to reject all bids. R S McCharen County Judge Comanche County Texas 29 3
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Manche County
Co House
Comanche
Texas
Reje
R. S. McCharen
Coun
Comanche Coun
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Sabano
Soda Springs
Rising Star Railroad
District Gage
Mrs. Hart
Sunshine Club
Houstonian
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Flirtation
Golddiggers
42Nd Street
Majestic Theatre
Comanche, Texas
Edna Hill
Morris Rose
Lone Star
Vineyard
T. R. Randall
Clarence Huett
Texag
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