Two Rodeo Shows Here For July 4th Holiday
Comanche hosts two Fourth of July Amateur Rodeo performances at 2 PM and 8 PM with 25 cent children and 50 cent adult admission. Event features wild horse racing calf roping bareback riding and a $50 purse wild cow riding match with local residents among contestants. An afternoon parade at 1 PM invites cowboys and cowgirls to bring horses. Doris and Sonny Brown of Fort Worth will perform a Spanish Dance. Patterson the local vet is the rodeo clown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Ernest McDougal
Charlie Marshall
George Willis
J. C. Helm
Bryan Austin
Perry Brothers
Edwin Pierson
Southern Acid & Chemical Company
Marshall
Pierson
Willis
Doris
Sonny Brown
Fort Worth
Rob Steward
Paul Brewer
Dallas
Patterson
McDougal
Wheat allotment guidance urged for 1950 plans
A. E. Boyd, chairman of the Comanche County ACA Committee, urges farmers to check with the AAA office to confirm a 1950 wheat allotment for their farm. Special attention is called to operators who did not seed wheat in 1947 1948 or 1949 but plan to harvest in 1950, who must file a written request specifying acreage for the allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Boyd
Comanche County
ACA
AAA
Boyd
Wetzel Reburial Here Friday
Services for Sgt. Bob Wetzel, killed overseas on April 7 1946, will be held Friday at Comanche Funeral Home under direction of the local VFW. He was a tail gunner on a B 17 shot down two days before Germany’s surrender. He was 24.
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Set
Bob Wetzel
Comanche Funeral Home
VFW
Sgt. Wetzel
San Angelo
C. E. Wetzel
Comanche
Comanche High School
Germany
England
Comanche Flier
Football equipment ordered for Comanche juniors
More than 1000 dollars worth of new football gear was ordered for Comanche 7th to 9th graders. The amount covers shoes pads helmets pants and jerseys. Twenty five junior athletes will receive new uniforms with ten to fifteen more available.
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Jimmy Marshall
Marshall
Joe Lockhart
Comanche High School
Wheat allotment closing date set for 1950
September 1, 1949 marks the closing date for a 1950 New farm wheat allotment. Any producer intending to seed wheat in 1950 who has not grown wheat in any of the past three years should call at the AAA office and file his request with the County Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Comanche Observes Independence Day with Stores Closed
Comanche will observe Independence Day on Monday with most stores closed all day. The usual First Monday trades day shifts to Tuesday with weekend sales and special merchant offers. A large crowd is expected if weather allows, while the Chief Force mechanical department takes vacation through Monday.
Mrs. Ozburn Suffering Broken Hip In Home Accident
Mrs. I. E. Ozburn, 92, suffered a broken hip after slipping and falling at her home 217 East Central Monday morning. She is under treatment in the local hospital. Also noted is a trip by Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Atkinson of Comanche to New Orleans to visit his father after a major operation.
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I. E. Ozburn
East Central
Ozburn
J. D. Atkinson
Comanche
New Orleans
County Judge Presents Road Bond Information In Comanche County
County Judge O F E Rippetoe outlines how road and bridge funding works in Comanche County Texas. He details current tax allocations, state aid for farm to market roads, and a proposed 900000 bond plan to fund about 150 miles of paved roads while explaining costs and potential tax impact. He invites residents to study the plan and petition for an election if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Commissioners’ Court
Helm Reunion Draws Big Crowd of Relatives
A June 19 gathering at the Soda Springs home of Mr and Mrs M W Helm drew 46 relatives in honor of A L Helm of Oakland California. Attendees from California Wingate Fort Worth Bibb Eastland Beatty Soda Springs and Beatty included multiple Helm siblings their spouses and children. It marked the first time the four Helm brothers had gathered in seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Helm
Soda Springs
Helm
A. L. Helm
Oakland
Calif
E Balton
Vada Mae
California
Brad Helm
Bernice
Media Westle
Bert Helm
A. Renfro
Wingate
Fred Helm
Fort Worth
R. Armstrong
Bibb
Bill Armstrong
Eastland
E. C. Davis
Beattie
M. C. Helm
Jack Martin
Helm Brothers
Comanche All-Star Softball Tour Opens Next Wednesday
Comanche hosts a multi-team softball tournament from Wednesday through Saturday with at least six definite entries from Hamilton San Saba Coleman Brownwood Dublin and Comanche plus Brady Rising Star De Leon and Gorman expected. The Bilton Tiremen of Brownwood loom as pre tournament favorites with pitchers Jimmy Kight and Aaron Long. Admission ranges 25 to 35 cents depending on games, with strong local turnout anticipated after near capacity crowds last year.
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Teneams
Hamilton
San Saba
Coleman
Brownwood
Dublin
Comanche
Brady
Rising Star
de Leon
Gorman
Bilton Tiremen
Bilton
Jimmy Kight
Aaron Long
Brownwood City Loop
N. N. Durham
Comanche Softball League
Higginbotham’s
REA
Lightfoot Named Director State Roads Ass'n
J. E. Lightfoot Comanche County Tax Assessor Collector and secretary of the Comanche County Rural Roads Association was elected a director of the Texas Rural Roads Ass'n in Dallas. New directors include T. E. Patton Blanco Judge W. W. Mason Mount Pleasant and Herman E. King Hemphill. Col. J. I. McGregor Temple named chairman of the statewide membership group. The board urged using any tax revenue increases from natural resources only for permanent improvements including rural roads and soil conservation. A 10 year plan to provide 40 million yearly to serve Texas farms and ranches with low cost all weather rural roads was endorsed.
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J. E. Lightfoot
Comanche County
Comanche County Rural Roads Association
Texas Rural Roads Ass’n
Dallas
T. E. Patton
Blanco
W. W. Mason
Mount Pleasant
Herman E. King
Hemphill
Col. J. I. McGregor
Temple
Rural Roads Association
Texas
Jim Cantrell
Cetlin County
The
Texas Rural Roads Association
Leaders Clash Tonight in Comanche Softball League Showdown
REA leads Higginbotham in the Comanche Softball League as both teams vie Thursday night for a spot in next week’s tournament. Gustine toppled Higginbotham 2-0 to gain first place, and REA sits a half game ahead of Higginbotham with tight races for third through fifth places.
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Rea
Higeinbotham
Gustine
Hamilton All-Stars
Higginbotham
Merchantment
Suddereth
Heathington
RBA
Higginbotham’s
Poyner
Bo Brewer
Newburg
VFW
Helmsley
Burtonmen
Texas Peanutmen
Downing
Electricians
High School
Delawares
Red Raiders
Comanche Rea
Mart Rea
Apaches
Kickapoos
Hospital Notes Patients list housed here this past week
Hospital notes summarize 45 inpatients from major surgery and minor surgery groups. Names include C. J. Hamrick Mrs M L Gaitner and others such as D W Dutton Rita Fay Taylor Mrs Horace Dement and John Banner. A mother and newborn girl Lynda Ann born to Mrs C E Rinehart.
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C. J. Hamrick
M. L. Gaitner
Leo Shankle
Andrea Hayes
George Bagley
Lloyd Crews
Rita Fay Taylor
D. W. Dutton
A. Wilson
Horace Dement
W. G. West
Bob McNutt
J. A. Staily
John Banner
Carl Hall
Dalton Perkins
Steven Kent Bowman
Cynthia Gregory
I. E. Ozburn
R. J. Reed
Neil Bailey
Willie Marie Bynum
Indian Gap
Rose Reeves
Terrill
C. E. Rinehart
Lynda Ann
Moore Family Vacation in Big Bend and Carlsbad Caverns
Mr and Mrs Seth Moore and their son Ronnie are spending a weeklong vacation visiting Big Bend National Park and Carlsbad Caverns.
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Big Bend National Park
Seth Moore
Ronnie
Carlsbad Caverns
Farm Bureau Holds First Membership Meeting of Year
The Comanche County Farm Bureau convened its first membership meeting of the year on Tuesday night June 28 at the Comanche Vocational School auditorium. President Walker outlined policy and urged active membership while Pat Cagle of Comanche spoke on farming’s role in price support and national progress.
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Comanche County Farm Bureau
Comanche Vocational School
Comanche
Farm Bureau
Walker
Pat Cagle
Comanche County
Cagle
Texas
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Wetzel
C. D. Swindle
Route 4
Harold Holley
Ft. Worth
Holley
Mr. Swindle
German
Sidney
Bassam Morton
Sidney Methodist Church
O. E. Rippetoe
O. FE. Rippetoe
Lightfoot
Mart
Newburg Downin
W. N. Boyd
Ted Bonser
Wayne Crow
Deane Anderson
Austin
Majestic Theatre
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Desert
Virginia Grey
Philip Reed
SUN. Mat
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
the Barkleys
Gene Autry
James Stewart
June Allyson
the Stratton
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