Local Baptist Church History Ties Early County Past
This article sketches the Local Baptist Church history in Early County. It traces pastors from L. B. Russell era to B. W. N. Sims who served until 1909 and 1919, then George Creator from Gates, Dr. Gates connection, and A. Curlee who studied at Southern Theological Seminary. The note mentions resignations, later posts in Brownwood and Pittsburg, with the church remaining pastorless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatley
B. W. N. Sims
R Bro. Sims
George Eator
Gates
Land College
Oggin Church
Brownwood
We A. Curlee
Southern Theolo- Seminary
Louisville
Keny
Pittsburg
Texas
San Antonio
Harry Hines enters Texas gubernatorial race in 1940 bid
Harry Hines of the Texas Highway Commission launches his campaign for governor of Texas. He denounces the sales tax as a tax on poverty and supports fulfilling the social security program with adequate old age pensions aid to dependent children and the needy blind. He advocates raising funds through cooperative legislative effort to share costs without harming any single group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Harry Hines
Texas Highway Commission
Rural School Aid Increase Reported Here
The Rural Aid Schools received the first salary aid payment equal to about 50 percent of the approved amount. County Superintendent Dale Ard notes last year the initial payment arrived March 15 and was about $15,000. An increase of fifty percent is predicted for this year with a likely total grant reaching about seventy six percent of the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Che Ls
Daleard
120 Years Ago I that buggy now
The notice mentions political candidates for district judge district attorney and other offices, plus local tax and county roles. It notes Texas faces outmigration with a state treasury reaching 11 million and a chamber campaign with A M College involvement. Melba Dudley of Comanche and George Adams Martin of Dallas married in Raleigh Waco on February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Edmondson
Orge Goosby
Claude A. Wells
B. W. Speed
J.D. Slack
H. L. Gantz
Gia Robertson
E. V. Gill
Els H. Harris
F. M Berson
Treas
Texas Chamber of Commerce 8
A. & M. College
Melba Dudley
Comanche
George Adams Martin
Dal
Raleigh
Waco
Lightfoot Asam To Head Beattie School System
JE Lightfoot has been re elected as superintendent of the Beattie School for another year. He has served three years leading the district and under his administration the school has progressed. A sound program is planned for 1940 41. Mrs Lightfoot, Home Economics teacher for three years, has also been re elected.
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JE. Lightfoot
Beattie
Lightfoot
Indians Schedule 1940 Football Open at Waco
Comanche High School plans a 1940 football season with two non conference games. The Indians open at home against Methodist Orphans Home of Waco on September 13 and visit Brady on September 27 to face the Brady Bulldogs. Conference games include Rising Star Hamilton Eastland Gorman Hiro Dublin Weatherford De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School Indians
Indians
Methodist Orphans
Waco
Brady
Brady Bulldogs
Glenn Frazier
Comanche Indians
Rising Star
Comanche
Hamilton
Eastland
Gorman
Hiro
Dublin
Weatherford
de Leon
Rabbit Drive At Fairview Wednesday
A rabbit drive will be held at Fairview starting at 8:00 a.m. at the C. B. Williams farm on Wednesday February 28. Dinner will be served at noon, and Mr Williams invites the public and especially children to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
C. B. Williams
Cc. B. Williams
Mr. Williams
Oae Andies
Sidney Eagles Win County Basketball Title Play-Off
Sidney High School the Class A champion defeated Sipe Springs and Pettit in a round robin to capture the county cage title. The tournament at Sidney featured games Monday to Wednesday with close finishes including a 21-20 Sidney win over De Leon and Gustine 22-20 in the Class A final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Eagles
Sidney High School
Sipe Springs
Pettit
Sidney
Whitey Morris
Comanche All-Stars
Comanche de Leon
Frazier
Comanche High School
de Leon High School
Reid
Bearcat
de Leon
Comanche
Coser
Wetzel
Lamkin
van Dyke
Beattie
Newburg
Proctor
Gustine
Comyn
Sidney de Leon
Day
Big Sidney
Eagles
Yantis
Sidney Guard
Eagle
Newbury
Duster
White
Tigers
Burke
Carter Brothers
Gid Campbell
Former Council Member Found Dead in Comanche
Uncle Fred Jacobs 85 a longtime Comanche resident and former city council member died Tuesday afternoon after being found at the Fire Station around 3:30. He had been dead several hours and was last seen alive about 11 that morning. Funeral services were held at the family home with Eld. A. C. Nance in charge and Oakwood Cemetery interment. Survivors include his wife Belle Chaney and children J W Jacobs and others plus nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Fred) Jacobs
Comanche
Jacobs
Eld
A. C. Nance
Oakwood Cemetery
Cecil Horton
Eiland Fagan
Moore
Comanche Fire Department
Frank Phifer
Clara Gibson
Coleman
Helen Jacobs
Ruth Jacobs
Ellen Jacobs
Tommie Aven
Belle Chaney
Lubbocsx
C. L. Aven
Electra
Annie Childers
Santa Anna
J. W. Jacobs
De Leon Man Appointed As Deputy Sheriff
M. F. Stone of De Leon was appointed by Sheriff Wid Spivey to serve as deputy sheriff replacing Perry St. Clair who resigned. Stone, 45, will start Friday afternoon and move with his wife and five children to Comanche. He has over thirty years in De Leon as a compress foreman and is an ex service man, with both spouses active in the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Stone
de Leon
Wid Spivey
Perry St. Clair
Stone
The
Baptist Church
Kay Re-Elected Leader of The Comyn School
M. C. Kay was re elected superintendent of the Comyn Schools last week. He begins his third year heading the progressive consolidated school. The Comyn School shows 26 percent affiliation units and has gained two and a half credits under his tenure. Eleven teachers are employed.
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M. C. Kay
Comyn
Kay
Piano Recital by Mrs Rudd Pupils Sunday and Monday
The piano pupils of Mrs Burgess Rudd will present recitals of one and two piano music at Central Christian Church. Sunday at 4 PM features Jo Ann Jenkins Patsy Faye Jenkins Merlin Jenkins Jr. cornet. followed by five West Ward School piano pupils Patsy McNutt Peggy Huett Mary Ruth Virginia Ligon Laverne Wells. Monday at 7 30 PM showcases Jan Franks Ina Burks Elma Ann Jeanes Myrtle Hasley Neva Freeman Sara Lou McCarroll Mary Cathryn Slider Helen Slider Nanceil Briscoe Mary Belle Richards Roy Little Harold Burks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Rudd
Central Christian Church
Jo Ann
Patsy Faye Jenkins
Merlin Jenkins, Jr
Cornet
Jenkins
West Ward
Patsy McNutt
Peggy Huett
Mary Ruth
Virginia Ligon
Laverne Wells
Cash Candidate For Re Election
Vr G Cash of Comanche announces this week as a candidate for re election as Constable of Precinct No 1. Cash has served in his present capacity for the past several years. His name will appear in the regular political announcement column.
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Vr. G. Cash
Comanche
Cash
Prize List for Comanche Junior Livestock Show March 7
The Fifth Annual Junior Livestock Show for Comanche County 4-H and F F A groups will be held March 7 on the Farmers Gin lot. Cash premiums exceed 200 dollars with divisions for calf, dry lot beef, milk fed cattle, lambs, and hogs. Judge will be Mr. Frazier of John Tarleton College.
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Comanche County
Comanche County Livestock Association
F.F.A
Frazier
John Tarletom College
Woods Addresses County Teachers Here Wednesday
Dr. L. A. Woods state superintendent spoke to Comanche County teachers at Comanche High School auditorium on Wednesday. The audience included about eighty percent of teachers and some trustees. He spoke on relativity and the impact of mental attitude on school outcomes before moving on to Graham High School students on February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Woods
Comanche High School
Mr. Woods
Dale Howard
Woods
Comanche County
Graham High School
Comanche Lands Next District Lions Club Meeting
Comanche won the district Lions Club meeting for the next event. The Hamilton group hosted last Tuesday night with over 100 attending from Stephenville Brownwood and Comanche. District Governor W H LaRoque and Deputy Jack Anderson spoke at the Methodist Church program themed Washington. Comanche delegates included Karl Shock and several couples listed as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Lions Clubs
Hamilton
Stephenville
Brownwood
W. H. LaRoque
Jack Anderson
Cisco
Hamilton Methodist Church
George Washington
Karl Shock
W. H. Thate
Walter Barret
C. A. Greene
Charles Marshall
Rabbit Drive At Duster Planned For February 27
A rabbit drive will be held Tuesday February 27 starting at the home of L L Dukes near Duster. Dinner will be served at noon. All candidates are invited. There will be plenty of shells on the grounds, organizers said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Dukes
Duster
Singing at Indian Creek Second-Third Sunday
Religious singing bulletin invites turnout for the Indian Creek celebration. E W Woolsey urges attendance, promising a real singing and noting ongoing gatherings on the second and third Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
I Creek
Woolsey
Wilhelm Reaches Finals in Fort Worth Gold Gloves
Wilhelm of Comanche fought to a close decision with Andy Eagleton in the state Golden Gloves final, winning the first round before tiring. Eagleton, Texas middleweight, will represent Texas at the National tournament in Chicago. Wilhelm had defeated the Wichita Falls middleweight in the semifinal and earlier rounds, drawing 8,000 fans to the Fort Worth event. He received a trophy reading Finalist Middleweight Division Gold Gloves State Tournament 1940. Comanche heavyweight Guynolian Ruth lost to Leonard Buck of Lubbock in the heavyweight division.
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Aubrey
Oscar) Wilhelm
Commanche
Andy Eagleton
Fort Worth
Wilhelm
Eagleton
Texas
Chicago
Wichita Falls
Guynolian Ruth
Comanche
Leonard Buck
Lubbock
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L. B. Russell
Geraldine Sharp
Texas Christian University
Vernon
Texas Auto
Horned Frog
P. A. Pettit
Ural
Lightfoot Asam
Legion
American Legion
Army
Navy
Marines
Cunningham
J. H. Arthur
Bradley Allison
Edwin Wilson
BY. J. R. Eanes
Lions Club
New Majestic Theatre
Louise Campbell
William Henry
Knights OF the Range
Russell Hayden
Jean Parker
Zane Grey
Ginger Rogers
3Th Avenue
Wailae
Virginia Dale
William Henry WE
Garfiele
URS
Tee veeWith
Pat O’prie
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