Barret Herefords Triumph at Brownwood Show
Barret Hereford Ranch showcased 18 head at the Brown County Livestock Show in Brownwood, winning four firsts five seconds and four thirds. Top honors came in the two year old bull division senior heifer calf class and junior bull calf class plus a group of three bulls. Don Chester led hogs with grand champ and grand champion boars, while Barret entries sold two sale bulls in Brow.nwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County
Barret
Don Chester
Comanche
Browiwood
Chester
Thaddus Bowman, Indian Creek Resident, Dies at 74
Thaddus I. Bowman died Friday at his brother’s home after a four day illness. Born September 21 1861 in Georgia, he moved to Texas as a child and lived in Comanche County. Funeral at Indian Creek Methodist Church followed by burial in family tradition. He leaves two brothers H C Bowman and J M Bowman of Comanche and a sister Mrs Carrie O'Dell of Denver. He was a longtime member of the Indian Creek Methodist Church and revered for his Christian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddus I. Browman
J. M. Bowman
Indian Creek
Thaddus I. Bowman
Georgia
W. L. Bowman
Mary Coker Bowman
Texas
Comanche County
Indian Creek Methodist Church
Lively Brown
H. C. Bowman
J. M. Boman
Comanche
Carrie O’dell
Denver
Colo
Thad
Five Candidates for State Representative in Comanche Mills District
Five candidates remain in the special election for state representative from Comanche and Mills Counties to fill the vacancy caused by J. R. Eanes illness. The field includes Arthur Gromatzky Aubrey H. Smith W Newwill Haynes O H Moore and W E Heatley Heatley was seated by a 116 to 1 vote to serve until a successor is chosen Heatley previously held the seat and Eanes had been elected to succeed him Filing closes February 1 Roland Miller of Gustine plans to announce next week for the seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Mills
J. R. Eanes
Arthur Gromatzky
Priddy
Aubrey H. Smith
Goldthwaite
W. N.ewill Haynes
Duster
O. H. Moore
de Leon
W. E. Heatley
Gromatzky
Smith
Moore
Heatley
Haynes
House
Austin
Eanes
Roland Miller
Gustine
Aggie Coach Stresses ABCs of Boy Development at Banquet
Bones Irvin, Texas A and M freshman football and track coach, spoke at the Comanche High School football banquet hosted by the Lions Club. He stressed the A B C s of development through a school athletic program and predicted a strong next season for A M with SMU Rice Baylor favored and Texas TCU behind.
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Irvin
Texas A&m
Veterans Building
Lions Club
Lions
Paul Whitton
Bill Clemons
Jimmy Marshall
J. C. Wilkerson
Texas A&m Grid
St. Mary's University
Thomas Jefferson High School
San Antonio
Trvin
SMU
Rice
Baylor
Texas
TCU
Natch
A&m
Aggie
Freman
Higginbotham Bros Stockholders Name Officers At Annual Meet
Higginbotham Bros and Co stockholders met in Comanche for the annual session. J Higginbotham Jr and other Dallas attendees helped elect directors and officers including T J Williams as president and GM and H Williams as VP and assistant GM. A luncheon followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Comanche
J. Higginbotham Jr
Joseph L. Higginbotham
Wilson Higginbotham
J. M. Higginbotham II
Rufus Higginbotham
John Higginbotham
Dallas
R. T
Dpd
T. J. Williams
H Williams
R. Wilson Higginbotham
R. T. Williams
A. P. Cox
D. Chas. Clarke
Tom Beene
George Walker
Sunday School Rally at Taylor's Chapel This Sunday
A Sunday School rally is planned at Taylor's Chapel on the fifth Sunday. Preaching will be held Saturday night, with Rev. A. E. O'Connor delivering the Sunday morning message and a short program following. Dinner on the ground. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor’s Chapel
A. E. O'Connor
Crouch Dairy Announces Dispersal Sale
Robert Crouch, owner of a large Dublin area dairy, will hold a complete dispersal sale next Tuesday February 1 at his place two miles west of Dublin on the Comanche Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Crouch
Dublin
City Hall News and updates on property works and council actions
City Hall notes list residents and grants for roofing and garage work with estimated costs from Block 20 Walcott Addition to Block 95 Wright. It also records council projects approved including sewer, streets, water main, and caliche work. December collections total 16793.41 across funds.
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Cc. L. Coan
Walcott
M. A. McCrary
Comanche
D. W. L. Robertson
P. W. Gravis
M. L. Smart
John Duncan
Joe Marshall
Wright
Council
E. W. Chaney
Cole and
Pine Streets
East Mill Avenue
Santa Fe
East Duncan Avenue
Irby
Caliche
East College Avenue
Lake Road
Mewborn Dies Suddenly at Home in Comanche County
K M Mewborn longtime Comanche County resident dies suddenly at home Friday at 6 30 a m after feeling ill. Funeral services held at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev S J Isham and Rev Arthur Johnson. interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by widow four children eleven grandchildren and several brothers and sisters. Out of town mourners listed.
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K. M. Mewborn
Comanche County
Mr. Mewborn
Comanche Funeral Home
S. J. Isham
Arthur Johnson
Oakwood Cemetery
Pat Tupin
Ike Pipes
Frank Vineyard
Lee Patton
John Carpenter
Jess Odell
Keiffer Martin Mewborn
Bowman
Georgia
Ham
Lettie Mewborn
Texas
Comanche
Claude Mewborn
Stephenville
Hulene
Brent
Joyce Waldrop
Ina Gene
Edwin Lee
Sue
Cynthia Ann
Mary Beth
Freddie Martin Mewborn
Gene
Mack Vineyard
Mac
California
Mewborn
John A. Mewborn
New York
Charlie Bowen
Elie Scott
Rose Mewborn
Elberton
Ernest Taylor
Risdon Gribble
Lufkin
Paul Townsend
Pollok
Mary Hay
Weaver, Buck Weaver, Dies at Strawn
R. B. Buck Weaver, longtime operator and former employee of Garner-Alvis De Store, died at Strawn. The obituary notes his decades of service in the local merchant department and references his hometown ties.
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R. B
Buck) Weaver
Strawn
Partment (Buck) Weaver
Garner-Alvis de- Store
Dies of Comanche tobacco man J F Tate 83
John Franklin Tate 83 longtime Comanche merchant and stockholder in State National Bank died suddenly at home. Funeral at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. Arthur Johnson conducting services. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Martha Ann Wetzel and three children Karl F Tate G Preston Tate and Moss Carter. Born 1865, moved from Alabama to Texas in 1870, joined Baptist Church in 1903 and remained active.p
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Tate
Comanche
Mr. Tate
Oakwood Cemetery
Arthur Johnson
First Baptist Church
Tate
Tate & Son Tobacco Company
State National Bank
Johnson
Dallas
G. Preston Tate
J. W. (Moss) Carter
J. F. Tate
DeKalb County
Alabama
Texas
Comanche County
Zion
Barret Herefords Enter Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
The show herd from Barret Hereford Ranch will be entered at the Fort Worth Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. The cattle were shipped from the ranch on Wednesday.
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Fort Worth
District Class A Basketball Schedule Roster
District Class A basketball schedule for the remainder of the season lists games by date. January 28 features Ranger at Hamilton and Gorman at Fastland with Comanche at Dublin and De Leon open. February 1 brings Hamilton at Eastland and De Leon at Ranger with Dublin at Gorman and Comanche open. February 4 has Dublin at Hamilton and Ranger at Eastland with De Leon at Comanche. Gorman open. District tournament set for February 10-11.
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Ranger
Hamilton
Gorman
Fastland
Comanche
Dublin
Eastland
de Leon
W. S. Lawrence Makes Business Trip to Dallas
W. S. Lawrence went to Dallas on Friday for a business trip.
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W. S. Lawrence
Dallas
Births and deaths townward record from Comanche county notes
Courthouse notices list births for Walter Ray Wadsworth and wife in Comanche on January 11 including daughter Glenda Louise. Deaths include Evelyn Stanton age 86 in Comanche, buried January 23, with birth in Texas July 9, 1862. Additional obituaries: Kieffer Mewborn 67, buried January 22. Robert Bumearner Turner 83, Carlton Route 1, buried December 28. Susan Ann Bell 71, De Leon, buried December 11. Lige J. Grisham 74, De Leon, buried December 18. Marriage and court items: several district court divorce and debt cases. marriages Vernon Brown and Orlie Taylor January 14. state charges against W E Garrett, Jack Long, Floyd Wright with sentences or fines noted.
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Evelyn Stanton
Comanche
Board Church
Texas
Robert Tate
Kieffer Martin Mewborn
Oakwood Cemetery
Georgia
Robert Bumearner Turner
Carlton
Route 1
Iredell
Tenn
Susan Ann Bell
de Leon
Gorman
Arkansas
Samuel Griffin
Fannie Powell Griffin
Lige J. Grisham
Ponatoc
Mississippi
Vernon D. Brown
Orrie Delois Taylor
W. P. St. Clair
W. E. Garrett
Jack Long
Floyd C. Wright
Two Dollar Program For Ten Cents Here
A two dollar program for ten cents is offered to the public at the Comanche High School auditorium next Monday at 2:00 p.m. Superintendent Virgil Chaffin invites all music lovers to attend and hear the Anderson Trio perform.
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Comanche High School
Virgil Chaffin
Anderson Trio
Carnes Motor Co Receives Service Maintenance Award
Carnes Motor Co Comanche received a plaque on January 21 for advancing service personnel knowledge under the Chrysler Master Technician Service plan. The dealer operates a factory designed school with visual aids, and four service staff completed a year of the company run training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnes Motur Co
Comanche
Chrysler Corporation
Carnes Motor Co
DeSoto-Plymouth
Central Christian Church Schedule and Guest Speaker
Central Christian announces Sunday services with 9 45 a m Sunday School led by Bob Allen, 11 a m Communion and Worship with a sermon, 6 15 p m Fifth Sunday refreshments, and 7 15 p m sermon by Rev J C Bloebaum of First Christian. Guests from De Leon Dublin and Hamilton welcome.
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Bob Allen
Christian Archers
de Leon
Dublin
Hamilton
Rev
J. Co. Bloebaum
First Christian
Tax Payments Highlight County Notices and Obituary
The report notes poll tax payments slow while property tax payments stay steady as Comanche County officials announce 1948 taxes due by January 31 to avoid penalties. Obituary memorial for Evelyn Stanton details birth in 1863, family lineage, and funeral arrangements in Board Church Cemetery with multiple survivors.
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J. F. Lightfoot
Comanche County
Lightfoot
Higginbotham Lumber Managers Attend Johns-Manville Meet
Higginbotham Lumber district and yard managers attended a Johns Manville sales meeting in Dallas with 400 participants. Executives from Johns Manville forecast continued heavy building demand into 1960 and discussed expansion to meet postwar product demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Frensley
Higginbotham Lumber Yards
Tom Cox Jr
Higginbotham
Johns-Manville
Dallas
T. R. Moore
Stephenville
Royal Webb
Dublin
Don Ferguson
Hamilton
Jowns-Manville
Harold R. Berlin
R. S. Hammond
W.W. R. Willison
H. Shackelford
New York
Ville
Johns
Berlin
Reese Palmer anniversary sale opens in Comanche
Miss Estelle Reese and Mrs. Inez Palmer announce a store wide anniversary sale to mark their eleventh anniversary in Comanche. They promise real bargains beyond a few item markdowns and note an advertisement carried elsewhere in this edition.
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Estelle Reese
Inez Palmer
Reese- Palmer
Comanche
New 1949 Chevrolet Draws Massive Crowds in Comanche
Huge crowds gathered at Arthur Chevrolet to view the 1949 model on display for the first time Saturday. The crowd praised the new car and many left coveting a purchase. The car went to T. A. Barnes, longtime Route 3 mail carrier in Comanche, who has bought numerous Chevrolets over 18 years.
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Arthur Chevrolet
T. A. Barnes
Comanche
Singing at Rock Bluff Baptist Church
An afternoon singing event at Rock Bluff Baptist Church is set for Sunday January 30 at 2 o clock. Tommie Gray issues a special invitation and urges everyone to attend.
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Rock Bluff Baptist Church
Tommie Gray
Dent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barret Herefords
B Wood
Barret Hereford Ranch
Walter Barret
Eltas Dudley
Gail Dudley
Walter Durham Jr
Spencer Spruil
Dudley Bros
Thad Bowman
Otis R. Coker
Taylor's Chapel
Crouch Dairy
City Hall News
D. W. Helm
M. W. Helm
Soda Springs
Texas Chiropractic College
Beatvie High School
John Tate
Courthouse News
Walter Ray Wadsworth
Glenda Louise
Betty Simpson
Bobbie Carl ‘Simpson
T. B. Wallis
R. E. Boucher
Feliz L. Terrill Jr
T. T. Carnes
Nathalie Nabers Jones
J. D. Nabers
Central Christian
Glen A. Holman
Board Church Cemetery
J. H. Burton
J. W. Moore
Tra Clemons
Mrs. Stanton
DeKalb
Baptist Church
Emmett Stanton
Bob Stanton
B. L. Stanton
Fannie Dunlap
T. B. Seago
Lon Odell
Abilene
Henry Tate
Higginbotham Lumber
Reese-Palmer's
Chevrolet
Majestic Theatre
Foy Rogers
Grand Canyon Trail
James Ellison
Jane Frazee
Loretta Young
William Holden
Rachel and the Stranger
Joe E. Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Ann Sheridan
Gary Cooper
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