Comanche News Roundup Highlights Local Notes and National War Talk
Comanche reports discuss book donations for Army camps, Brady High School's football schedule, and state liquor control findings. The piece notes rising stills in East Texas, per capita beer intake, local business moves, income tax deadlines, gas rationing hints, Camp Bowie ride restrictions, and regional news from West Texas to Austin. It also covers fire and water issues in Comanche, highway construction delays, wartime costs, and a local Liberty Bond sales event at a basketball game.
Oil Belt champs Honored at Stephenville High School
Stephenville High School Yellowjackets win the Oil Belt District basketball title. Congratulations to coach Jimmie Marshall and Pa Jo. Also noted is John Patterson declaring candidacy for Mills County County Judge and comments on local REA basketball efforts at Comanche Gymnasium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Marshall
Stephenville High School
Yellowjackets
Jimmie
Pa Jo
A. C. Thomas
REA
Army
Comanche Gymnasium
Card of Thanks for Loss of Darling Baby
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for kind words and flowers at the death and burial of our darling baby. From Mr. and Mrs. Louis Craig Mr. and Mrs. W C Stark and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Craig
W. C. Stark
Comanche County Data and Bank Leaders Highlight 1902 Local Brief
A 1902 county overview notes Comanche County cotton output 72 000 bales for 1900 and 48 000 for the previous year with prices around seven and a fraction cents. It lists officials, schools, salaries, and profiles of bank executives including J B Herndon and W H Eddleman, plus notes on local business and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Hamilton
Dingsmore Sartwelle
Texas
Comanche County
Comanche
W. C. Jackson
John T. Jay
H. A. Carmichael
R. E. Harris
G. M. Phillips
J. W. Neill
D. P. Simmons
R. G. Armstrong
G. E. Smith
J. M. Rieger
N. V. Frost
B. M. Franks
J. B. Payne
J. W. Porter
Public
E. M. Pease
J. B. Herndon
First National Bank of
Proctor
Waco
Dublin
Ned Holman
First National Bank
O. L. Hamilton
W. O. Hamilton
W. H. Eddleman
Weatherford Bank
J. W. Cunningham
Former Sheriff Testimony Ties NY Spy Case to Local Citizen
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports FBI agent Dwight Brightman and former Comanche County Sheriff O. O. Brightman connected to a New York spy trial. Walter Edward Morrisey testified about burning Nazi documents while saving scorched papers for FBI agents. Defendants include Kurt Ludwig Rene Froehrick Karl Mueller Frederick Schlosser Helen Mayer and Hans Pagel who has pleaded guilty. Local bank directors are named in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Walter Edward Morrisey
FBI
Morrisey
Dwight Brightman
Paul T. Borchardt
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Rene Froehrick
Karl Freerick Mueller
Frederick Schlosser
Helen Pauline Mayer
Hans Pagel
What About Old Rip
Boyce House will recount the fate of Old Rip the horned frog that lived 31 years in Eastland County Court House cornerstone on his radio show I Give You Texas and the Grey Southwest. The program airs Sunday at 12 45 over KGNC KTSA and KXYZ with Justin Boots sponsor. The final asphalt topping on Highway 16 between Camp Bowie and San Antonio through a WPA project at San Saba is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce House
Texas
Old Rip
Eastland County Court House
Justin Boots
Highway 16
Camp Bowie
San Antonio
San Saba
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. C. Wilkerson
Tenes
W. H. Carpenter
Kilpatrick
State Liquor Control Board
Eastland County
East Texas
Cleve Callaway
Cross Plains
Congressional Record
Government Printing Office
Business Man
Boy Scout
W. E. Conway
Mr. Conway
United States
N. N. Durham
Durham Pharmacy
West Texas
Durham
Singapore
Java
Australia
H. R. Knickerbocker
O. O. Brightman
Germany
Anson Jones
Austin
Republic of Texas
U.S.A
Troy Cauley
Hilton Burks
State Highway Department
Burks
Rockdale
Mike Brumbelow
TCU
Navy
Gene Tunney
Robert Quillen
Stephenville
Stephenville High
Weatherford High
Hiccinsottam Bros.& Co
John Patterson
Mills County
W. Lee O’daniel
Washington, D. C
John Tarleton
Jesse James
Desperado
J. Thomas
J. D. Crawford
J. M. Higginbotham
John T. Jaye
W. C. Streety
J. Doss Miller
Shades
Florida
Jersey
Higginbothams
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