Comanche Rodeo Caps Third Annual Holiday Show
The Comanche Ropers Club staged three thrilling rodeo performances July 3-4 drawing large crowds from Camp Bowie Camp Barkeley and beyond. Top hands from West Texas and local ranches competed for big prize money with Buck Kellog and Johnnie Williams shining in bronc and calf events.
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West Texas
Comanche
Comanche Ropers Club
Ropers Club
Camp Bowie
Camp Barkeley
Lightning C
Hazel Dell
R. L. Batte, Jr
Texas Ranger
Fredericksburg
Seco Wilderspin
Sig Faircloth
George Fort Worth
Ham Coffman
Cheat
Zelma
Saba
Felton Herrington
Bill Sellars
Gatesville
Smokey Kuykendall
Fort Worth
Alex Hardint
Liano
Jake Corbin
D. Sig
Bill Sellar
Hardin
Cresson
Ss. Gatesville
Worth
Alex
Jake Coren
Miss Geraldine White
Helen Kuykendall
Alice Louise Hays
Ruby Nelly
Geraldine White
Dorothy Stephens
Graham
Ruby Nell Lynn
Dorothy Hallmark
Dublin
Johnnie Williams
Joe Coker
Summer McKinney
L. W. Vaughan
Coleman
Buck Edmondson
Sumner McKinney
Miss Nan Long Weds Walter J Williams
Miss Nan Long daughter of Emmett Long and Walter J Williams son of Mr and Mrs T J Williams were married early Tuesday at the groom’s parents home. Rev Gordor Barrett performed the ceremony before family and friends. The couple will reside in Los Angeles California.
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Nan Long
Emmett Long
Walter J Williams
T. J. Williams
Gordor Barrett
Galt- Dudley
Harold Wil
Williams
Comanche High School
Higginbotham Bros
New Mexico Military Institute
University of Texas
Los Angeles
Calif
Comanche Station Collects 60 000 Pounds of Scrap Rubber
Comanche wholesale agent W C House oversees a major 40 000 pound scrap rubber pile at the Sinclair station as Comanche County aims to 175 000 pounds with daily increases. By Tuesday night the pile grows to 50 000 pounds and by Thursday surpasses 59 000 pounds with a target of 60 000 pounds to end the drive.
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Comanche Station
W. C. House
Sinclair Refining Company
Comanche
Sinclair
E E. House
Comanche County
Fort Worth
House
Four Hurt When Auto Hits Train in Comanche
Four youths injured when a southbound car driven by Ed Hicks collided with an eastbound freight train at 1 00 p m on July 4 near the Santa Fe line on the Gold Waite Highway. Ardell Hicks suffered a jammed spine and chest injury. Ed Hicks had a leg injury and recovered at home. Earl Coker had an arm and possible shoulder fracture. J B Merchant, in Camp Bowie Army service, had a bruised eye and was hospitalized but improving.
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Comanche
Ed Hicks
Hicks
Santa Fe
Goldwaite
Ardell Hicks
Lonnie Hicks
A. J. (Earl) Coker
J. B. Merchant of
Camp Bowie
Harmony Methodist Church to Hold Eleven OClock Service
Rev A J Helm reports preaching at Harmony Methodist Church at eleven oclock with Rev Duffey of Comanche delivering the sermon. The service emphasizes traditional worship and community fellowship at the church.
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Harmony Methodist Church
A. J. Helm
Duffey
Comanche
Durham to Begin Canning Fresh Blackeyed Peas
The Durham Pecan and Peanut Company plans daily canning of fresh blackeyed peas starting today under Walter Durham Sr. Buyers seek shelled or unshelled peas, with preference for yellow matur ed peas and high quality snaps. Prices are higher this season. see the issue's ad for full handling details.
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Durham
Durham Pecan and Peanut Company
Walter Durham
Home Demonstration Council Met June 27
The County Home Demonstration Council met in the County Court Room with Mrs. J. C McPherson presiding. An Expansion Committee was formed to extend home demonstration work across the county. Food conservation and canning of fruits and vegetables will be the main July August focus as clubs report their progress.
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County Home Demonstration Council
County Court Room
J. C McPherson
J. C. Helm
J. W. Williams
L. A. Livingston
Coy Nelson
Gayle McCullough
Navy metal worker Robert Loudermilk dies in San Diego plane crash
Robert Larkin Loudermilk third class aviation metal worker U S Navy of Comanche Texas died Thursday in an airplane accident in San Diego County California. He served fourteen years in the Navy and is survived by his wife and an eighteen month old son. The telegram from U S Naval Communications notified his wife Mrs Ruth Loudermilk and offered options for burial and final arrangements.
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Robert Larkin
Elgg
Comanche
Third Ae . Navy
San Diego
Conalley
California
Robert Loudermilk
Loudermilk
Navy
J. B. Loudermilk
Larry Mack
Layne Loudermilk
U. S. Navy
Roger Loudermilk
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Consolidated Aircraft
Carroll Loudermilk
Ester Loudermilk
Julia Loudermilk
Deed Whitlock
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Washington, D.C
Naval Or National Cemetery
U. S. Naval Communications
Moore Promoted To Lt Colonel In Army
Leslie S. Ike Moore son of Mrs. C M Moore of Comanche rises from major to lieutenant colonel in the U S Army. He serves in the Adjutant General's Department at Fort Mead Maryland. Mrs Lottie Card suffered burns attempting to fight a gas detector fire Sunday evening, with minor facial injuries.
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Leslie S
Ike) Moore
C. M. Moore
Comanche
United States Army
Moore
Fort Mead
Maryland
Adjutant General's Department
Lottie Card
Card
County Rationing Board Condemns All Public Rallies
H L Stewart chair of the War Price and Rationing Board No 48 of Comanche County says public rallies and gatherings should be discouraged to save rubber. He urges citizens to understand the rubber situation and conserve every ounce by avoiding unnecessary driving to rallies.
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Comanche County
H. L. Stewart
Stewart
Leon Henderson
Three Teachers Elected for Comanche District
At a Comanche School Board meeting on Friday night Mrs Devin Froh and Mrs Garry Palmer Williams were elected as grade teachers in the local system. Miss Lucille Ridingger of Denton was selected as Home Economics teacher.
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Comanche School Board
Devin Froh
Garry Palmer Williams
Lucille Ridingger
Denton
Geo French Visits Family Over Weekend in Killeen
Geo French, currently employed in Killeen, spent the weekend with his relatives, returning to his duties afterward.
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Geo. French
Killeen
Scouts Leave For Camp Billy Gibbons Encampment
Twelve Boy Scouts from Co manche travel with Scoutmasters Harry Mark Cauley and Ben Evridge by bus for an eight day encampment at Camp Billy Gibbons near Rich land Springs. The group includes Richard Armstrong Harold Pate Gene Arthur Charles Lane Dudley Jack Gore Jack Riley Paul Slider George Samuels Robbie Marshall Preston Williams Bill Wilkerson and Cecil Jack Cox.
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Comanche
Harry Mark Cauley
Ben Evridge
District Quarters
Camp
Billy Gibbons
Richland Springs
Richard Armstrong
Harold Pate
Gene Arthur
Charles Lane Dudley
Jack Gore
Jack Riley
Paul Slider
George Samuels
Robbie Marshall
Preston Williams
Bill Wilkerson
Cecil Jack Cox
Local families visit over weekend in Ballinger and Clyde
Mr and Mrs George P Foster and children of Clyde and Mrs Russell Jones and baby of Ballinger spent the week end with their parents Mr and Mrs Herbert LaRoque.
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George P. Foster
Clyde
Russell Jones
Ballinger
Herbert LaRoque
Mrs Vandiver Visits Relatives in Corpus Christi
Mrs J N Vandiver visits relatives in Corpus Christi staying with family during a short trip to the Gulf coast city. The outing marks a quiet familial visit with no public engagements.
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Mrs. J. N. Vandiver
Corpus Christi
Federal Land Bank Borrowers To Hold Meeting Here July 11
The Comanche County National Farm Loan Association hosts its annual stockholders meeting July 11 at 2 00 PM in the Old Majestic Theater. Land Bank and Commissioner borrowers and wives are invited. Brown and Coleman Counties State Rep Bill Chambers will speak. An entertainment program and air conditioned venue with refreshments provided.
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Comanche County National Farm Loan Association
Eiland Fagan
Sec.Treas
R. L. Lane John Burton
W. B. Barret
D. W. Long
L. T. Cunningham
McPherson Visiting Grandmother in Comanche
Wilbur Lee McPherson of Albuquerque New Mexico is visiting his grandmother Mrs Lee Campbell in Comanche for the holidays.
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Wilbur Lee McPherson
Albuquerque, N. M
Mrs
Lee Campbell
Comanche
Hoffman’s Staging Lay-Away Sale Event At Store
Hoffmans Department Store promotes a lay-away sale featuring coats and blankets. An official notes that inventory will not exceed last March levels and urges customers to act as the sale is important for this year. Ad directs readers to the Hoffman ad on another page for details.
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Hoffman
Solman
Hoffman Ad
Two youths join United Star Guard at Fort Worth
Dale Dunn De Leon and Gilder Comyn join the United Star Guard at Fort Worth on July 8 as listed recruits. They will depart soon at the direction of Fort Worth officials.
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Dale Dunn
de Leon
Gilder
Comyn
United Star Guard
Fort Worth
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