First Comanche County Swine Show draws top entries
Ninety six entries marked the Comanche County Swine Breeders first show with strong quality in both Breeders and Junior Boys Fat Barrow segments. Judges and officials praised hog quality and urged breeding improvements as Gary Boyd and Milton Henson led the fat barrow classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Livestock Association
R. J. Buchanan
Bosque County
Buchanan
Gary Boyd
Gustine Ffa
Duroc
Clyde Wall
de Leon
Milton Henson
W. W. Sad
Hampshire
Duane Beene
Poland
China
Joe Carrol Beaty
Fairview 4H
Bobby Wilson
Comanche Ffa
James A. Quinn
de Leon Ffa
Comanche
Don P
Chester
Don P. Chester
Gene Ward
Gustine
D. B. Moore
Sipe Springs
Derrol Caraway
Victor Meyers
T. M. Boucher
Route 3
W. W. Sadberry
Duroes
Roger Murphree
Barrow
Gary
Brazos River Board Grants 4900 Aid For Comanche Lake Fees
Brazos River Watershed Control Board signed by Milton Daniels grants 4200 for Comanche city lake fees. Board members visited Comanche and heard pleadings by the City Council and received lake cost details from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Comanche
Brazos
Free Show At Case Dealer's Thursday Nite
Beal McDaniel of Quality Implement, a J I Case dealer, announces a free picture show at his implement company on Thursday night January 20. The program includes Pageant of Progress a Saga of Sawdust Sam comedy and a soil conservation film. Refreshments and attendance prizes will be offered as McDaniel invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal McDaniel
Quality Implement Company
J. I. Case
Mr. McDaniel
Higginbothams Hold Annual Meeting In Comanche
Higginbotham Bros. and Company held their annual meeting in Comanche with representatives from nearby stores arriving early. Comanche serves as the firm’s general headquarters, marking its long status as a leading independent mercantile firm in Texas since the 1880s with roots in Dublin and De Leon and a Comanche store since 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Comanche
Texas
T. J. Williams
Dublin
de Leon
Bones Irving To Speak at Grid Banquet Here
Bones Irving, renowned Texas coach, head freshman coach at Texas A&M, will speak at Comanche High School football banquet on Jan 25. He helped produce top Aggie freshmen teams, led a strong 1922–25 Texas A&M run, and later coached at St. Marys University in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bones Irving
Texas
Comanche
Comanche Lions Club
Barlow
Bones) Irvin
Texas A&m College
Irvin
Kyle Rote
SMU
Charlie Parker
San Antonio
Thomas Jeffer
Irvingson
Aggieland
Southwest
Aggie Fresh
Aggiefish
Tarleton
TCU
Rice Owlets
Aggie Fish
Baylor
Cubs
Wacoans
A&m
Aggies
Aggie
Cotulla
Bones Irvin
Matty Bell
Old Main Avenue High
Texas A&m
Buffalo
St. Marys University
Fourteenth Annual Junior Livestock Show Winners Are Declared
Despite bad weather the 14th Junior Livestock Show drew a large crowd and ran on schedule under general superintendent Paul Whitton with staff and committee support. Officials thanked helpers including Clarence Biggs and Elton McCullough, with W. W. Reid judging. Show winners span steers, sheep, capons, and Judging Contests, led by Bill Lane, Norman Morgan, and Virgil Evans among others. Dean Smith and Miss Ester Agnes Speed wed Jan 13 by Justice W. P. St. Clair.
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Paul Whitton
Herbert Goodson
Percy Parsons
Reginald Pinkard
Roy Pinson
J. L. South
Ben R. Spears
A. H .Caraway
Jno
The
Livestock Association
Comanche Swine Breeders Association
Dean Smith
Miss Ester Agnes Speed
Justice W. P. St. Clair
Mrs Hamilton Wins High Honors In Texas Music
Mrs R W H Hamilton of Comanche formerly Miss Clara Mae Russell won in the Manuscript Society of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs advancing to the Composers Guild. Her winning piece Grace Before Meat for a soprano solo was composed with words and music by her. The other winner was Grace Before Meat by Mrs G G Lennard of Lufkin. The awards will be performed at the national biennial convention in Dallas March 27 to April 3 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. H. Hamilton
Comanche
Clara Mae Russell
Manuscript Society
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Fred Buchanan
Dallas
Hamilton
Composers Guild of the
Composers’ Guild
Lawrence Powell
Victoria
Texas
Elien Jane Lindsey
Fort Worth
New Chevrolet Display Saturday At Arthur Showrooms
Chevrolet announces a full restyle 1949 passenger line with major mechanical improvements. The local display at Arthur Chevrolet occurs Saturday January 22 alongside similar showcases in other cities. Results include Gustine FFA and De Leon 4H entries in Duroc and Hampshire classes with winners named.
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Chevrolet
Arthur Chevrolet
Comanche youth shoots man near gym injuring Gerald Langley
Gerald Langley about 40, of Indian Creek, was shot by a 13-year-old Comanche youth with a .22 rifle near the Comanche gym. Langley remained in hospital with a shoulder wound and a bullet lodged in his lower jaw. The youth, jailed for juvenile delinquency, admitted the shooting and was sent to the State School for Boys at Gatesville after a judge found guilt on the January 18 incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Langley
Indian Creek
Langley
O. E. Rippetoe
Gatesville
J. T. Tupin
Rippetoe
CofC Banquet Highlights Election and Food Delights
Comanche Chamber of Commerce members elected new directors for 1949 51 and set holidays including July 4 V J Day Armistice Day Thanksgiving and Christmas. Walter R. Humphrey of the Fort Worth Press urged soil conservation and praised Comanche County, noting a $4200 Brazos River grant for the city lake and promising a feature column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Marshall
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Chow
Marshall
Ter
Ted Durham
J. C. Helm Jr
Pat Cagle
Jack Vaught
Bryan Austin
Boyd Anthony
Charles Marshall
John Jolink
James Wilkerson
Floyd Prather
Euell Arthur
Elton McCullough
Herbert Williams
Gail Dudley
Ben Evridge
Bill Clemons
Bill Dudney
W. D. Blackwood
Humphrey
Walter R. Humphrey
Fort Worth Press
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche County
Brazos
Washington
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Comanche
50 Year WOW Pens Awarded To Comanche Camp Members
W C Cauley secretary of Comanche Camp No. 60 WOW received three 50 year service pens from President Farrar Newberry Omaha Nebraska and presented them to Dr A J Gray L F Elkins of Comanche and S C Findley of Brownwood for long membership. Houston W Mitchell and Miss Melba Reeves wed January 8 by Justice W P St Clair. Marriage licenses issued for Vern D Brown and Arrie Lois Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Cauley
Wow
Farrar Newberry
Omaha
Nebraska
Houston W. Mitchell
Melba Reeves
Justice W. P. St. Clair
Vern D. Brown
Arrie Lois Taylor
Poll Tax Deadline Note For 1949 Elections In Comanche Mills
Voters must pay poll tax before February 1 to vote in the special election for State Representative from Comanche and Mills Counties and in any 1949 election. A constitutional amendment and statewide prohibition election may be scheduled later. All property taxes must also be paid before February 1 to avoid penalties and interest, says County Tax Assessor-Collector J. E. Lightfoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Mills
J. E. Lightfoot
Last day for legislative candidates to file in two counties
Tuesday February 1 is the final filing day with the County Judge or County Clerk for the special election on February 10 in Comanche and Mills Counties to elect a State Representative. Candidates must file in both Mills and Comanche Counties. No charge for filing.
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Comanche
Mills
Piggly Wiggly Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Sale
W. H. Thate owner of the Piggly Wiggly in Comanche announces an Appreciation Sale for Saturday marking ten years in the grocery business locally. Prizes totaling over 100 dollars will be given, with coffee and cookies all day and hourly grocery baskets starting at 8 am.
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W. H. Thate
Comanche
Thate
Broken Arm Hits Fairview Teacher In Ice Toss
Mrs. Robert Eaton a Fairview School teacher and postmaster’s wife suffered a broken arm after slipping on ice in her yard Tuesday night. She was treated at the local hospital and expected to resume teaching Thursday. Chester R. Thomas and Miss Betty Lou Payne were married January 11 by Rev. Urban A. Schulze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eaton
Fairview
Chester R. Thomas
Betty Lou Payne
Urban A. Schulze
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Sie
Case Dealer's
Higginbotham’s
Dub King
Aggie Sports
Steers
Bill Lane
Newbury
Shorthorn
Stanley Wright
Sidney Ffa
Hereford
John Mark Spruill
Charles d
Bill Dudley
Angus
Elmer Joiner
Bobby Schuman
Gary K. Boyd
Ray Mathis
Shorthorns
FFA
J. B. Koonce
Harvey Wilson
Henry Lee
Newbury Ffa
Tommy Koonce
Jerry Morris
Herefords
Clyde Brinson
Buddy Ray Box
Don H. Brinson
Billy Christesson
Gerald Baker
Southdown
Baker
Rambouillet
Shropshires
Capons
Norman Morgan
Cornish
Robert Morgan
Allen Ray Solomon
Frank Chapp
Whiterock
T. H. Williams
Virgil Evans
de Leon FF
Harold Seay
E. L. Lowe
Charles Carruth
Gilbert Owen
Clyde Tilly
Wardleigh Wilson
Sidney
Bruce Lightfoot
Bobby Lawless
Don Salter
M. E. Elliott
H. F. Moore
Beattie
H. H. Wiggins
W. L. Atchinson
Mrs. Hamilton
Texas Music
K. Boyd
Barrows
Elton McDonald
Thomas Gale Boucher
Pettit
Lee Roy Solley
Gerld Langley
Comache
Cofc
Piggly Wiggly
Walt Disney
Majestic Theatre
FBI
Roy Acuff
William Elliott
Adrian Booth
Mont
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mays
Virginia Grey
Cameron Mitchell
Monty Hale
WED. & Thur
Red Skelton
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