Comanche Chamber Plans Banquet as City Mourns Mrs Hall
Mrs. Newt Hall 56 died January 12 at Fort Worth hospital. Funeral January 14 at Comanche Funeral Home with burial in Board Church Cemetery. Also survived by son Carl Hall and daughter Inez Gaines. Chamber banquet set for Tuesday January 20 at Veterans Building with 150 expected. program includes Thomas H. Taylor of Howard Payne College, John Tarleton College students and barbecue. Six new directors to be elected. no attendance cost.
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Newt Hall
Board Church
Fort Worth
Hall
Comanche
Inez Gaines
The
Baptist Church
Isham
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Charles Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Territory
H. W. Allen Seeks Re-election as District Attorney
Hamilton lawyer H. W. Allen known as Bill announces candidacy for re-election as District Attorney of the 52nd Judicial District. He recently was elected vice-president of the District Attorneys Association of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W
Bill) Allen
Hamilton
52Nd Judicial District Court
Allen
District Attorneys Association of Texas
State National Bank reports good year in 1947
State National Bank of Comanche reported a strong 1947 with a 20 percent annual dividend and undivided profits up 33 percent to 24407.67 dollars. Officers and directors were re-elected led by E E Anthony as president with a long history in Comanche banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State National Bank of
State Bank of
Comanche
F.&m. Bank
First State Bank
Anthony
Tyler
Tyler State Bank and Trustompany
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
State Bank
Pat Cagle
Mr. Anthony
State National Bank
First National Bank of Comanche
Stapps Open New Laundry Here
Mr and Mrs E E Stapp opened a new laundry five blocks off the De Leon Highway and North Houston Street on Neely Avenue. They bought adjoining property, built a new residence and modern laundry building, and will specialize in wet wash and delicate work with new equipment. They previously ran a laundry on the De Leon Highway for about a year with good patronage and are assisted by A W Wilhelm and Mrs Ada Carmack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Stapp
de Leon Highway
Houston Street
Neely Avenue
Tey Baught
Jack
Stapps
Tellie R. Randall Taken By Death
Tellie Ray Randall 65 longtime Comanche County resident and singing school teacher died after a month long illness. He collapsed leading a song at Taylor's Chapel and died in Comanche. Born May 10 1882 in Johnson County he lived in Comanche since infancy. Survived by wife Veneta Fritts and six children plus a brother and two sisters. Funeral held at Comanche Funeral Home.
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Tellie
Ray Randall
Comanche County
Texas
Taylor's Chapel
Randall
Comanche Funeral Home
W. 8. Clark
Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church
J. D. Smoot
Ruby Glasgow
Comanche
Thelma Clark
Blanket
Ruth Davis
Weatherfarm
Elmo Randall
Dublin
W. D. Randall
Coleman
Dylan Randall
Fort Worth
W. R. Randall
Springfield
Colorado
Finis Colley
Ollie Randall
Mrs Jenkins Seriously Ill in German Hospital
Relatives report Mrs W D Jenkins of Comanche is seriously ill in a German hospital with little hope for recovery.
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W. D. Jenkins
Comanche
Higginbotham Lumber Yard Open House Delayed
The open house for the Higginbotham Lumber Yard building is postponed after the death of Mrs. T. J. Williams wife of the Higginbotham firm president. Several congratulatory ads and a full page opening notice were printed and will appear in this issue. The formal opening is now planned for Saturday January 51.
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Higginbotham Lumber Yard
T. J. Williams
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Higginbotham
Suspension of Marketing Quota On 1948 Peanut Crop Announced
Robert Calvin Choat, 74, died January 12 after his wife passed away December 20. Funeral services were held at Comprehe Funeral Home with Minister Clarence Brant officiating. Burial was in Iguah Cemetery near Dub, Choat a longtime Comanche resident born March 4, 1873.
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Robert Calvin Choat
Mr. Choat
Comprehe
Clarence B.rant
Blanket Church of Christ
Iguah Cemetery
Dub
Comanche National Has Banner Year and Neel Promoted
W C Chilton president of the Comanche National Bank announces a record year with deposits at an all time high and earnings strong. A 100 percent dividend was paid. employees received a one month bonus. Surplus and reserves now equal three times capital stock as the bank plans for any future downturn and promotes Harlie Neel to assistant cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oro Bank
W. C. Chilton
Comanche National Bank
Harlie Neel
Neel
T. J. Williams
Jack Moore
K. L. Macon
Merrit Named Manager of Western Auto Store
Mrs. Faye Belle Evans announces Wayne Merrit will become manager of the Western Auto Associate Store. He succeeds H. R. Lacy who leaves to manage a tourist court and cafe in Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Belle Evans
Western Auto Associate
Wayne Merrit
Merrit
H. R. Lacy
Caldwell
Illness Update Tied to Brownwood Operation
Elmo Montgomery remains very ill after a recent operation at a Brownwood hospital according to reports. Ross Gore is reported critically ill at his home on West Grand Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Montgomery
Brownwood Hospital
Ross Gore
West Grand Ve
Secretary Anderson suspends peanut quotas in 1948 crop
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson suspended quotas and acreage allotments for the 1948 peanut crop on January 2 due to a global shortage of fats and oils. The move allows unrestricted production for 1948, maintains price support at 90 percent of parity through December 31, 1948, and notes possible 1949 and 1950 quota actions by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of
Clinton Anderson
Becaus
Congress
Death of E D Shaffer at 82 in Texas
Edwin DeWitt Shaffer died at his daughter Mrs Dick Massingill's home on January 12 after a short illness. Funeral held at Comanche Funeral Home with interment in Alvarado. Born September 4, 1865 in Siloma Mississippi, he came to Texas in 1869. He married Daisy Webster in Hillsboro in 1896. Survived by six sons and a daughter, including Bertrand Shaffer of Tulsa and Blondell Shaffer predeceased him. He joined the Methodist Church at age 40.
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Edwin DeWitt Shaffer
Dick Massingill
Mr. Shaffer
Comanche Funeral
Alvarado
Siloma
Mississippi
Texas
Daisy Florence Webster
Hillsboro
Shaffer
Jackson Lee Shaffer
Mertens
L. Shaffer
Blondell Alexander Shaffer
Massingill
Bertrand Webster Shaffer
Tulsa
Okla
Hico Tigers to Play Indians Friday Night
The Hico Tigers face the Indians in Comanche Friday night in conference basketball games. Admission will be 15 cents for students and 25 cents for adults, per coach Marshall.
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Hico Tigers
Comanche
Indians
Marshall
Hoffmans Sale Continues With New Markdown Items
The January clearance sale at Hoffmans continues with many new items marked down under the drastic reductions first offered. Sol Hoffman issued the statement, and another full page ad is in this week's Chief detailing further details.
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Hoffman
Sol Hoffman
Dudley Tops Female Division at Mid-Tex Show and Sale
Miss Stanway of Dudley Bros Ranch, Comanche, captured grand champion female at the Mid-Texas Hereford Show and Sale held January 12 in Stephenville. Tonic W, owned by T J Williams, placed second in the female division. The Dudley entry sold for 650 dollars, Williams entry for 395, with Charles Neblett’s grand champion bull selling for 660. Comanche Herefords competed strongly with 33 females averaging 343.28 and 25 bulls averaging 295.80. Dudley four head, Williams five, Durham and Prather one, Barret Hereford Ranch three.
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Stanway
Dudley Bros. Ranch
Comanche
Stephenville
T. J. Williams
Tonic
Dudley
Williams
Charles Neblett
Dudley Bros
Durham and Prather
Barret Hereford Ranch
March of Dimes Drive Gets Off To Good Start
Comanche launches the 1948 March of Dimes drive with County Chairman Pat Cagle reporting strong local effort as funds to fight infantile paralysis open nationwide. Oscar Hill leads Comanche’s effort with local containers in business houses, half of county contributions staying local, and a push to meet the quota in the coming days.
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Comanche
Pat Cagle
Oscar Hill
Comanche County
National Fund
Hill
Strongs Buy Owl Confectionery Here
Mr and Mrs Dalton Strong formerly of Lubbock bought the Owl Confectionery Western Union and Bus franchises from Fane Waldrop this week and take charge. Strongs past roles include Lub bock Standard Oil office manager and Sundown teacher. Waldrop stays briefly to ease transition. Mack St Clair stays on with the firm.
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Dalton Strong
Lubbock
Owl
Western Union
Fane Waldrop
Mr. Strong
Comyn and de Leon
Bill Dudney
Comanche
Standard Oil Company
Strong
Sundown
Waldrop
Doctors Gray and Ory Attend District Medical Meeting
Drs. C. W. Gray and L. K. Ory of Comanche attended a district meeting of the State Medical Society at the Brownwood Hotel on Monday night. They participated in a round table discussion. Feature addresses were delivered by Dr. Gus F. Eckhardt and Dr. Gordon Pilmer, both of San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gray
L. K. Ory
Comanche
State Medical Society
Brownwood Hotel
Gus F. Eckhardt
Gordon Pilmer
San Angelo
Thirteenth Annual Livestock Show and Prize Schedule
The Thirteenth Annual Junior Livestock Show in Comanche will feature four 4-H and FFA divisions with about 500 in prizes. Entries show strong turnout as judges from John Tarleton College and local ranches assess sheep hogs poultry and fat steers at the Comanche Livestock Building on January 20.
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Comanche Livestock Building
Comanche Athletic Field
FFA
W. W. Reid
Doyle Graves
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Bill Roberts
Flat Top
Walnut Springs
Gail Dudley
Comanche County Livestock Association
Dudley
Edwin Pierson
ACA
Comanche County Vocational School
Percy Parsons
James South
Memorial Altar Set Gifted to Local Methodist Church
Rev. A Urban Schulze of the First Methodist Church of Comanche announces a memorial altar set for the Communion Table donated by Mrs. D. B. Arnold of Marshall in memory of her sister Mrs. F. A. Jack. The gift honors Mrs. Jack, wife of the late Dr. F. A. Jack, a longtime county physician who died in February 1924. The pastor and church members thank Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Cunningham for the generosity.
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A. Urban Schulze
First Methodist Church of
Comanche
D. 8. Arnold
Marshall
F. A. Jack
W. B. Cunningham
Commanche
Jack
Methodist Church
Rev. Schulze
Arnold
Cunningham
Woodward Visits Fort Worth Clinic After Illness
Carrell Woodward and his wife with his step-daughter recently returned from St. Louis and went to Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth on Monday for a clinic. Woodward has been ill recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrell Woodward
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital
Mr. Woodward
1948 Ford Trucks To Be Shown Here
A 1948 Ford Truck and Ford Pickup will be shown Friday at Clemons Motor Company announced by Ira and Bill Clemons local Ford dealers. Ford plans a first public showing with new trucks for 1948 inviting citizens to view. Mrs. J H Lamberth of Fort Worth visited her parents Mr and Mrs L Cleere and had companions Mr and Mrs Fred Ellis during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemons Motor Company
Ira
Bill Clemons
Ford
J. H. Lamberth
Fort Worth
L. Cleere
Fred Ellis
Finis Robertson
Abernathy
Ellis
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Thomas H. Taylor
H. W. Allen
Tellie R. Randall
Mrs. Jenkins Seriosly
Higgingbotham
Robert C. Choat
Allen Choat
Julia Dalton Choat
Comanche National
Western Auto Store
C. D. Johnston
E. D. Shaffer
HICO
March of Dimes
Strongs
Drs. Gray and
Ory
Higginbotham Brothers & Company of Texas
Wright Avenue
A. J. Gray
Herbert
Camilla
Mary Shear
Alice
Richard
Mark Williams
Pecos
T. B
Ann Williams
de Leon
Tommie Williams
United States Marine Corps
John Earl Williams
Louisville
Kentucky
R. W. Higginbotham
Dallas
Majestic Theatre
Monte Hale
Along the
Oregon
Trucolor
Jon Hall
Margaret Lindsey
Cinecolor Sun
Matinee & Mon
van Johnson
Thomas Mitchell
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Pear
Paul Kelly
Ann Doran
June Haver
Mark Stevens
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