Comanche Bond Victory Boosts Citywide Unity
Comanche voters narrowly approved a three‑part improvement bond Tuesday with near unanimous support among 348 property taxpayers 16 to 1 to 20 to 1. The town draws national glare as press coverage and Dallas Fort Worth papers tout the Leon River flood control project and Comanche County gains recognition for a bumper peanut crop. The Comanche County Vocational School for Veterans grows, led by Paul Whitten, with about 300 students and 14 instructors across Comanche De Leon Gustine campuses, funded by roughly 500000 dollars yearly from the federal government.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Comanche County
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Poll Tax Notice and Teacher Salaries Mentioned
The text notes fourteen instructors receiving 2009 to 3600 dollars annually and states seven are full time vocational agriculture teachers. It adds a reminder about paying the poll tax to vote in 1947 elections.
Cauley Family Reunites Over Holidays After Years Apart
Mr and Mrs W C Cauley hosted all children at home for the holidays marking the first full family gathering in years. Visitors included Quin ton Cauley a Memphis optometrist school student, William Cauley and family from Lubbock, and Jack Cauley.
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W. C. Cauley
Quinton Cauley
Memphis
Tennessee
William Cauley
Lubbock
Jack Cauley
Cauley Family Highlighted in Fort Worth Notice
The notice mentions the Cauley family of Fort Worth and Jack Cauley Jr who has recently returned from Germany where he served in the armed forces.
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Troy Cauley
Local Woman Injured Feeding Sheep After Ram Attack
Miss Camille Fleming suffered a broken leg Sunday when a ram butted her down while she was feeding sheep at her home in Southeast Comanche. Kentucky was part of Virginia until 1790 and became a separate territory before admission as a state in 1792.
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Camille Fleming
Comanche
Kentucky
Virginia
Lupers Spend Weekend in Fort Worth with Cpl William Weathers
John and Pat Luper spent the weekend in Fort Worth visiting Cpl William Weathers, sharing time during a brief stop in the city.
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John and
Pat Luper
Fort Worth
Cpl
William Weathers
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Herman Rauhut
Joe Mellroy
H. L. Kieht
Paul Whitton
Marrs
University of Texas
Lions Club
Higginbotham’s Hardware Dept
Frigid Freeze Corporation
Higginbotham Bros. & CO
Mary Lane
Higginboth Am’s
Yours
Chlakir
Mademoiselle
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