Comanche County Announces Junior Livestock Show Details
Co M. Caraway of Comyn and De Leon leads the Comanche County Livestock Association sponsor of the Tenth Annual Junior Livestock Show opening Shurs Cay for a two day exhibition. The event features junior feeders and breeders and senior breeders with divisions and prizes including 4-H Club and FFA contests. Prizes range from 12.50 to 1 dollar across junior and senior divisions, with grand and reserve champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. M. Caraway
Comyn and de Leon
Comanche County Livestock Association
Shurs- Cay
C. M. Albin
Wayne Evridge
T. R. Helmsley
J. R. Eanes
W. M
R. H. Campbell
FFA
Walter J. Fritts
Tom Mazurek
Court House News Men Placed In Class 1 A By Local Board
Local board places men Jake V W Mast Arthur V Payne Charles T Morgan George Pratt Jr Willie Johnson Jack A McGinnis S W Coan Jr Thome Anderson James Russon Kyle Welch in 1 A. Several men discharged from service include Royce Pope Vernor Elms. Marriage licenses issued to Gerald James Steel with Elsie Steele Kenneth Sullivan with Wanda Gay Reid Allan W Viennan with Cora Mae Greenlee Benard Howerton with Eula Mae Grumbles Cecil W Funderburgh with Marie Funderburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake VW. Mast
Arthur’ V. Payne
Charles T. Morgan
George Pratt Jr
Willie Johnson
Jack A. McGinnis
S. W. Coan Jr
Thome Anderson
James Russon
Kyle Welch
Royce Pope Vernor
Cant Pettijohn Missing in Action over Germany
Captain Terrell Pettijohn son of the late Lee Pettijohn of the Baggett community is listed as missing in action over Germany since December 10. He entered service four years ago, trained at Camp Bowie, served with the 36th Division, and spent about six months overseas. His wife resides in Abilene, his mother in Stephenville, and he has multiple brothers serving in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell Pettijohn
Lee Pettijohn
Baggett
Germany
Pettijohn
36Th Division
Camp Bowie
Gorman
Abilene
Stephenville
Collie Pettijohn
Armed Services
Michigan
Howard Pettijohn
San Diego
California
Robert Pettijohn
Stripling Pettijohn
O'Donnell
Anna Lee
Royston
J. A
Fort Worth Ladies Share Weekend News
Mrs Emma McCain of Fort Worth spent the weekend here. Mrs Jack Moore has returned from the Rio Grande Valley where she visited her sister Mrs Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma McCain
Fort Worth
Jack Moore
Rio Grande Valley
Mrs. Hammond
Boy Scouts Collect Paper in Comanche for War Effort
The Comanche Boy Scouts will begin paper drives starting Sunday February 4 and every sixth Sunday thereafter. A contract with Waco Salvage House pays 75 cents per hundred for magazines, 65 cents for bundled paper, and 55 cents for bundled cardboard. Rural residents are asked to watch for delivery instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Comanche
Waco Salvage House
Boy Scout
Brownwood
Comanche Boy Scouts
McPherson Appointed Rural Mail Carrier
Lee Basil McPherson a Comanche high school graduate farmer and World War I veteran is appointed mail carrier on Rural Route 1 out of Comanche effective February 1. He led applicants on the competitive exam with the highest grade. Mrs. John Beaty Jr. had the second highest. The appointment is for the duration and six months. Lester Wilson, a World War II veteran and substitute carrier on Route 1, was not an applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Basil McPherson
Comanche High School
Comanche
McPherson
Sam Russell
John Beaty
Lester Wilson
Billy Patton Buys Gustine Palace Theatre
Billy Patton has purchased the Palace Theatre in Gustine from Troy Morgan and now runs the venue. The theater shows on Fridays and Saturdays with Jack Haley and Harriet Hilliard in Take It Big this week. Morgan previously owned the Palace in Hico and is already staging performances there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Patton
Palace Theatre
Gustine
Troy Morgan
The
Palace
Jack Haley
Harriet Hilliard
Mr. Morgan
Hico
Gustine Methodist Church Holds First Quarterly Conference
The Gustine Methodist Church will convene its first quarterly conference on Sunday January 28 with Rev A S Gafford preaching at 11am. Dinner will be served at the church. Lamkin Methodist Church will not have a morning service but the evening service starts at 745 pm led by H H Barnett pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine
Porter Franks Named Director for Infantile Paralysis Drive
Porter Franks of Comanche was appointed director for Comanche County in the March of Dimes birth day celebrations fund drive. Dallas vice chairman George Waverley Briggs announced the plan spanning January 14 to 31 with Lions Club sponsorship and broad local and statewide participation. The campaign includes balls bazars concerts and sports events to raise funds for treatment of crippled children and national research while involving groups like American Legion Farm Bureau 4 H and Future Farmers of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Franks
Comanche
Comanche County
George Waverley Briggs
Dallas
Texas State Committee
Lions Club of
Franks
All
Texas Coun
American Legion
American Farm Bureau Federation
Future Farmers of America
America
Schedule of FFA 4H Judging Events at Walnut Springs
Official opening at 10:00 AM with introductions followed by FFA and 4-H judging contests including fat calf Hereford and Shorthorn heifers. Breeders Hereford and Shorthorn cattle judging wrap the day with 4:15 PM end time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.F.A
Ff.a
W. B. Roberts
Walnut Springs
Hereford
Poultry and Livestock Judging Schedule Listed
Friday January 26 events include Poultry judging at 10:00 A.M. by E L Pierson and Jersey heifer judging at 11:00 A.M. by W W Reed in Stephenville. Fat hog judging at 1:00 P.M. and breeding hog judging at 1:30 P.M. FFA and 4 H clubs. Sheep judging at 2:00 P.M. Breeders Jersey cattle judging at 2:30 P.M. Horse judging at 3:30 P.M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Pierson
W. W. Reed
Stephenville
Jersey
Comanche County Jersey Breeders Plan Dairy Youth Program
The Comanche County Jersey Breeders Association promotes a youth program to improve Jersey cattle. Eligible participants are school age boys or girls in Comanche County owning registered Jersey animals. The plan offers guidance, free breeding for the first year, prizes of 50, 35 and 25 dollars, and outreach to schools and county agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Jersey Breeders Association
Heart of Texas Dairy Association
Jersey
Association
Vocational Agriculture Teachers and County Agent
Jersey Breeders
Porter Franks
Higginbotham Motor Co to Hold Open House
Higginbotham Motor Company will host an open house at its new implement building in Comanche on Thursday and Friday January 25 26. Manager J Frank Starling and parts head Ed Ramsey, both formerly with International Harvester, will present Farmall tractors and McCormick Deering equipment. No sales at the event, with formal opening expected in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Motor Company
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Comanche
Brownwood Highway
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
J. Frank Starling
Ed Ramsey
Mr. Starling
Mr. Ramsey
International Harvester Company
Dallas
Starling
Farmall
McCormick-Deering
Farmall, International
Corporal Wilmott T. Smith Arrives Safely in England
Corporal Wilmott T. Smith has arrived in England, confirmed to his wife Joy McPherson in a dispatch from his station. The report notes safe arrival and mentions his spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Smith
England
Wilmott T. Smith
Joy McPherson
Higginbotham Bros announce annual meeting and war effort
Higginbotham Bros and Co held their annual meeting at the general office with about 30 representatives. The firm reported strong business, war program cooperation, and major donations including 5000 cash and 17 acres for a Rising Star park in memory of Colquitt Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Comanche
Rising Star
Higginbotham Company
T. J. Williams
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Missing in Action Smith Jr. reported from Luxembourg
C C Smith Jr is listed as missing in action in Luxembourg since December 23, according to a message received by his father C C Smith of Comanche Democrat Star Route. Smith enlisted in the Army in Dallas and has a daughter Emma Jan Smith who attends Comanche Ward School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Smith, Jr
Luxembourg
C. C. Smith
Smith
Dallas
Emma Jan Smith
Comanche Ward
Tenth Annual Junior Exposition And Senior Breeders Show In Higginbotham Bldg
Mrs. R D Polston of Comanche announces the marriage of her son Lloyd Polston of San Gabriel California to Miss Yvonne Vollaire of San Gabriel on December 23. The bride, born in Lyons France, studied in Alhambra and Woodbury College and works for Bell Telephone in LA. The couple plan to live in Los Angeles after a January shower for the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Polston
Comanche
Lloyd
Polston
San Gabriel
California
Yvonne Voltaire
Alexander-Leon Vollaire Jr
Lyons
France
Alhambra High School
Woodbury’s College
Bell Telephone Co
Los Angeles
James Robert Anger
Marine Engineers & Supply Co
Joe Tucker
French Club
Ike Bilbrey Dies In Lubbock Hospital
Ike Bilbrey a former Tahoka resident died Tuesday in a Lubbock hospital after a short illness due to an intestinal disorder. Funeral services were held at Harris Funeral Home with Gare the Atkisson and Levi W Price presiding. Burial was in Tahoka Cemetery. Bilbrey born February 1 1889 in Mason County lived in Lynn County most of his life. He married Bessie Preston in 1915 and Vivian Beard in 1923. Survivors include his wife daughter from first marriage granddaughter his parents two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Bilbrey
Tahoka
Lynn County News
Harris Funeral Home
William Isaac
Ke) Bilbrey
Redwine
Lubbock
Garethe Atkisson
O'Donnell Church of Christ
Levi W. Price
First Baptist Church of
Bilbrey
Mason County
Bessie Preston
Willie Bilbrey
Willie Yancy
Lynn County
Vivian Beard
A. T. Beard
Brown County
J. S. Bilbrey
Blanket
Charlie
Murphy
Reuben E
Waller
Jesse
Cisco
John King
Mr. Bilbrey
Church of Christ At
Comanche County Stock Show Opens Thursday
The Comanche County Livestock Association sponsors the Junior Stock Show in the Old Higginbotham Building with FFA and 4 H teams judging livestock Thursday and Friday. W B Roberts of Flat Top Ranch and W W Reed and E L Pierson serve as judges. Officials seek more cash premiums and improved facilities for 1946 amid war and market uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Implement
Lumber Yard
Comanche County Livestock Association
FFA
W. B. Roberts
Flat Top
Walnut Springs
W. W. Reed
Stephenville
E. L. Pierson
Comanche
Comanche County
Cox Building Opens on Fort Worth Highway for Business
Bob Cox announces his new building on the Fort Worth Highway near the city limits. He handles Allis Chalmers tractors and machinery and runs a monument and grave marking business. Cox invites residents of Comanche and surrounding territory to inspect the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cox
Fort Worth
Mr. Cox
Comanche
Allis- Chalmers
Quilting at Fairview for Deene Scott Losses
Fairview Quilting Club hosts a quilting Saturday at Fairview School House for Mr and Mrs John Deene Scott who lost their home to a fire. Attendees are invited to bring gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School
John Deene Scott
Fairview Quilting Club
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J. B. Cooper
J. Doss Miller
O. B. Phillips
Court House News
Jack Wheat
Higginbotham
Jersey Breeders Assn
Higginbotham Motor Co
Hissinbotham
CC. Smith Jr
Mrs. Lloyd Polson
Lubbock Hospital
Cox Building
Fairview
New Majestic
Cowboy Commandos
John Garfield
Carolina Blues
Kay Kyser
Ann Millee
Pat O’brien
Ruth Hussey
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