Comanche County REA Adds 530 Members in 1946
Comanche County Electric Cooperative reports 550 new consumers joined in 1946, raising total members to over 2500 across Comanche Brown Nolan Callahan Mills and Stephens counties. Manager O J Grigsby notes material shortages hinder line expansion while co op remains self supporting and non profit. Directors listed include W S Clark L W Gorman J D Guy G F Carraway A F Lancaster G R Levisay and Ed Townsend. Electricity boosts rural productivity and markets, aiding farms and small businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Texas
Bartlett
Bell County
Grigsby
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
W. S. Clark
Blanket
L. W. Gorman
Brownhood
Rt. 4
J. D. Guy
Carbon
G. F. Carraway
Energy
A. F. Lancaster
May
G. R. Levisay
Interest Grows in February Beer Election Across Comanche County
Voters in Comanche County prepare for a countywide beer election on Saturday February 8. Churches and ministers mobilize to oppose legalization while supporters campaign quietly. The Chief has refused beer and whiskey ads except in a county prohibition election where equal ad access is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche Entries Win at Mid Texas Hereford Show
Comanche County Herefords excelled at the Mid Texas Hereford Association Show and Sale in Stephenville on Monday January 20. Dudley Mischief 26th topped the bulls at 750 dollars to T J Williams of Comanche, with another Dudley bull at 500 dollars to Barret & Sons Hereford Ranch. Miss CC Sunset the top female sold for 735 dollars to Frank Jones of Rhome, while Barret Hereford Ranch outbid the grand champ female by 235 dollars. Buyers included Flat Top Ranch Walnut Springs and Durham and Prather, both paying around 500 dollars for heifers and bulls from Dudley and Neblet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.P. Mischief Stanway
Dudley Bros
Comanche
Stephenville
Comanche County Herefords
Mid-Texas Hereford Association
Dudley Mischief
T. J. Williams
Dudley Herd
Barret & Sons Hereford Ranch
CC Sunset
Barret Hereford Ranch
Frank Jones
Rhome
Flat Top Ranch
Walnut Springs
Stanway D
Dudley Bros. Herd
Durham
Prather
Charles Neblet, Jr
Joohn A. Watt
Dusky Domino Jr
W. B. Barret
Dudley
Barret
McBride
Blanket Ranchman
Williams
Dr. B. F. Boone Joins Local Hospital Staff
Dr. B. F. Boone formerly of Texarkana Texas has set up practice at Blackwood Clinic and Hospital Comanche specializing in eye ear nose and throat. He completed additional work at a university in California and a residency at Long Beach Community Hospital California. He practiced in Texarkana and belongs to Miller and Bowie County Medical Societies. He is married with two children and his family will join him when housing is available.
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B. F. Boone
Texarkana
Texas
Blackwood Clinic
Comanche
University In California
Long Beach Community Hospital
Long Beach
California
Boone
Miller
Bowie County
Mary Jo Swann to Wed Lt Hemann in Corpus Christi
The engagement of Mary Jo Swann daughter of Mr and Mrs O J Swann Gustine is announced to Lt (jg) H A Hemann son of Mrs L B Hemann New Baden IL The wedding is set for February 8 at Corpus Christi Cathedral Corpus Christi Texas Miss Swann a 1944 Comanche High graduate and 1945 Elliot Business College alumna is employed in Corpus Christi Lt Hemann who joined the Navy in 1943 earned his wings that year in Florida and has served in the Pacific before teaching at Rodd Field
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Swann
H. A. Hemann
L. B. Hemann
New Baden
Illinois
Corpus Christi Cathedral
Corpus Christi
Texas
Comanche High School
Elliot Business College
Beaumont
NATB
Hemann
Navy
Pensacola
Florida
Pacific
Rodd Field
Car Stolen Here Wednesday Night
A 1940 Ford owned by James Wilkerson was stolen here Wednesday night. Local officers Sheriff Gaston Boykin and Deputy Mike Sullivan, with the State Highway Patrol, investigate. An abandoned Buick with a Tarrant County license was also picked up here Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilkerson
Gaston Boykin
Mike Sullivan
State Highway Patrol
Tarrant County
Great Mass Meeting at Methodist Church Here Sunday Afternoon
A mass meeting to expose liquor interests is slated for Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Methodist Church in Comanche. Local pastors are asked to promote the event as Comanche County prepares for a February 8 election on allowing intoxicating beverage sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Methodist
Comanche
Christian People of All Churches
Comanche County
Coker Resigns as District Clerk. Wilhelm Named to succeed
Otis Coker of Comanche County resigned ten days after taking oath as District Clerk due to health issues, an ulcerated stomach. Ben Wilhelm, the former District Clerk and Coker’s runoff rival, was appointed by District Judge R B Cross to fill the vacancy, with Wilhelm regarded as one of the state’s most efficient clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Coker
Comanche
Comanche County
Coker
Ben Wilhelm
R. B. Cross
Wilhelm
Dr Gray Reappointed Health Officer for Another Year
Dr C W Gray was reappointed County Health Officer for another year at a Commissioners Court meeting. He shares office with his father Dr A J Gray and holds an M D from the University of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gray
Commissioners Court
Gray
A. J. Gray
University of Texas
Veterans Building Fund Drive Progress Report
The drive for 10000 dollars to complete a 20000 dollar Veterans Building is going strong. Commander J E Lightfoot of the local American Legion Post says 7000 dollars more is needed to reach the goal. More than 3000 dollars was raised in a week for a total of 13000 dollars. Work on the building, to be one of the finest of its kind in this section, is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lightfoot
American Legion Post
Special Sermons At Church of Christ By Bill Humble
Bill J. Humble of Abilene Christian College will give a three week series at the local Church of Christ Sundays at 7 p.m. The talks cover the religious scene in the country with January 26 focusing on current divisions and their origins. February 2 proposes a basis for unity in Christ, and February 9 asks Why I Am a Member of the Church of Christ. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Bill J. Humble
Abilene Christian College
Humble
Monett
Missouri
De Leon Hereford Named Champion Livestock Show
A 930-pound Hereford calf fed by De Leon FFA member Charlie Glenn Carruth was named grand champion at the 12th annual Comanche County Livestock Show held on Wednesday. The grand champion was bred by Dudley Bros. of Comanche. Bill Lane's Shorthorn entry bred by J. Doss Miller of De Leon was reserve champion. The event, in the new $6500 Comanche Livestock Building, drew more high-quality entries, says Wayne Evridge, president of the sponsoring Comanche County Livestock Association. Further prize details to appear next week in The Chief.
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Charlie Glenn Carruth
de Leon Ffa
Dudley Bros
Comanche
Bill Lane
J. Doss Miller
de Leon Ranchman
Lane
Comanche Ffa
Comanche County
Wayne Evridge
Comanche County Livestock Association
FFA
J E Vineyard Claimed by Death
J E Vineyard 48 a resident of Comanche County dies after illness. Funeral services were held at Comanche Funeral Home with ministers J W Whitefield and J D Smoot. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Merle Warren Vineyard and son Warren Vineyard a Brownwood High School teacher. Also his mother siblings and in laws. He operated a local mercantile business with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB
Bunk) Vineyard
Comanche
J. W. Whitefield
J. D. Smoot
Oakwood Cemetery
W. D. Renfro
Fort Worth
Pat Tupin
Woodrow Star
Quanah Rogers
Lamar Howell
Bob Carpenter
Vineyard
I. M. Vineyard
Comanche County
Merke and
Brady
Merle Warren
Warren Vineyard
Brownwood
Garry
Frank Vineyard
H. M. Vineyard
John Carpenter
Garner Lloyd
Hoffmans Expects Spring as Absentee Ballots Set
Sol Hoffman owner of Hoffmans Department Store says spring is near and ready for display. Absentee ballot deadline set for February 4 noted by Mr Dabney as voting by mail proceeds slowly.
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Sol Hoffman
Hoffman’s
Hoffman's
Dabney
Hollywood backs March of Dimes in local drive appeal
Oscar Hill lauds motion picture industry for pledging full support to the March of Dimes. J W Carter Jr promotes a week long drive January 24 to 30 with profits from the MGM film A Step Forward and the showing of The Cockeyed Miracle at the Ritz Theatre January 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hill
Hill
J. W. Carter, Jr
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Greer Garson
Mr. Carter
Frank Morgan
Keenan Wynn
Itz Theatre
Carter
National Foundation For
Service Drug Store Pioneer Clarence Huett Builds Texas Classic
In 1932 Clarence L Huett opened the Service Drug Store in Comanche Texas with a small stock and secondhand fixtures. The Southern Pharmaceutical Journal notes his growth into a full building, exclusive cosmetics lines, and franchises for Frigidaire Bendix Maytag Zenith Emerson Majestic and Easy Spin. Huett, 40, married Isla Isham in 1927 and runs a Baptist family business closing Sundays, with two children Peggy Jo and John Edwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Huett
Service Drug
Southern Pharmaceutical Journal
Dallas
Texas
Clarence L. Fuett
Comanche
Mr. Huett
L. A. Potter
Behrens Drue Company
Waco
Service Drug Store
Dorothy Perkins
Lucien Lelong
Oan Yu
Revlon
Frigidaire
Bendix
Maytag
Zenith
Emerson
Majestic
Easy Spendrier
Huett
Isla Isham
Peggy Jo
John Edwin
Comenche
Brownwood
Albany
Higginbotham Returns From Eastern Markets
Nick Higginbotham returns to Comanche after a two month stay in Northern and Eastern wholesale markets buying goods for Higginbotham Bros. & Co. He notes scarce articles but high prices likely to rise further. He predicts the public will be disappointed by any expected price decline. He cites hotel rates up 50 to 100 percent and rooms scarce as upper market trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Higginbotham
Comanche
Ecoods
Higginbotham Bros.& Co
Higginbotham
Piggly Wiggly Buyer Buys Prize Winning Hereford Calf
W H Thate owner of the Comanche Piggly Wiggly bought one of the prize winning baby beeves in the Annual Junior Livestock Show held Wednesday. The calf weighed 900 pounds and was raised by Proctor FFA member Tommy Kelly who received a bonus for the first place dry lot calf. Thate plans to buy more calves in coming days and announces the prize Hereford will be on the block Saturday as advertised.
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W. H. Thate
Tommy Kelly
Proctor Ffa
Thate
Kelly
Mr. Thate
Humorous Remark on Self-Absorption
A wry saying notes that a self involved person becomes a small package, implying limited outward impact from inward focus. The quip uses concise humor to critique egocentric behavior.
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T. J. Williams Ranch
Brown County
REA
Ritz Theatre
Sunset Carson
Smiley Burnette
Code OF the Prairie
Joel McCrea
Sylvia Sydney
the Cockeyed
Mid-Texas
Mary Jo Swann
O. J. Swann
Gustine
Mary Jo
John G. Lambrides
First Baptist Church
Vet Building Fund
Drive Cote Strong
Church of Christ Reporter
de Leon Hereford
J. E. Vineyard
Hoffman
Pooklet
Majestic Theatre
FRI
SAT
Matinee
Lone Star Moonlight
The
Hoosier Hotshots
George Raft
MR. Ace
Jane Powell
Louis Heyward
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Charles Starrett
Fighting
Frontiersman
Loretta Young
Arson Welles
the Stranger
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