Aransas Pass reps plan to buy Comanche Carmen crop
Representatives from Aransas Pass will visit Comanche County next week to discuss plans to purchase and ship the Carmen grape crop. J. B. Allecorn and J. A. Barton urge local growers to contact Durham Bros. and inspect grading and packing methods to learn what shippers may offer. The notice also mentions Chief Dry Cleaners with a local phone number.
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Aransas Pass
Comanche
Comanche County
Carmen
J. B. Allecorn
J. A. Barton
Messrs
Barton and
Alborn
Durham Bros
Duckett Elected Secretary of Comanche Lions Club
W P Duckett won the secretar y post at the Comanche Lions Club during Monday evening proceedings.
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Lions Club
W. P. Duckett
Comanche Lions Club
Comanche Triumphs Over Pottsville In Tight Fourth of July Tilt
Comanche edged Pottsville 3 to 2 in a tense tenth inning at the local park. Carpenter delivered a clutch two bagger with two aboard after the game was tied, securing the win as batteries were listed for both teams including Carpenter and Gilbreath for Pottsville and Johnson and Shultz for Comanche.
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Pottsville
Carpenter
Comanche
Gilbreath
Johnson and
Shultz
Resignation of Texas Representative Moves to AMT a lene
J C Shipman of Hamilton resigns from the Texas House of Representatives to relocate to Amta lene, taking him out of the district he represents. Local notes mention families visiting relatives and several residents traveling or attending events in nearby towns.
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Austin
Texas
J. C. Shipman
Hamilton
Texas House of Representatives
AMT Alene
Puzzled County Road Foreman Misreads Dan gerous Curve Signs
John Hart, county road foreman, knows road work but cannot place the dangerous curve signs sent for Highway No. 10 from Comanche to the Brown County line. None of the new road curves require such signs, leaving Hart unsure how to proceed.
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Hart
Dan
Gerous
Comanche
Prompt Move Prevents Firing Of Residence Near Gra ham Chapel
Elgin Hayes near Gra ham Chapel prevented a fire set on his roof Sunday night. He awoke, saw a burning object atop the house, climbed a nearby well drill, and extinguished a coal oil soaked sack tied with wire. He brought the charred sack to the sheriff's office Monday.
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Elgin Hayes
Graham Chapel
Mr Hayes
Hayes
Sheriff's Office
Gasoline Station Robbers Strike Twice in Two Weeks
J. C. Gaddy proprietor of the Star Filling Station reported thefts from his business, thieves tearing off the pump lock to steal gasoline Friday night and previously prying the front door lock and emptying the cash drawer.
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J. C. Gaddy
Star
City Schools to Open September 2
Comanche City Schools will open Monday September 2 according to Superintendent W G Barrett after a School board meeting held Tuesday to set the date.
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Comanche City
W. G. Barrett
Federal designation eyed for Dallas to Presidio highway
Dallas Chamber of Commerce announces state highway commission approval of a new Southwest route for Federal Highway 67 from Dallas to Presidio via Cleburne Ballinger San Angelo Fort Stockton and Marconi. The plan aims to extend US 67 to the Mexican border with a coordinated design and bond-backed improvements. a motorcade will drum up support and pave the way for cross border cooperation and faster Dallas to Presidio access.
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Comanche
Dallas
Presidio
State Highway Commission
Cleburne
Ballinger
San Angelo
Fort Stockton
Marconi
R. A. Thompson
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Cullum
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Marsh
Davis Mountains
Cleburne Chamber of Commerce
Erath
Menxican
Pacific Coast
Rio Grande
Topolobampo
San Blas River
Mexico
Guinaja
Chihuahuvca
4-H Clubs Encampment At Moore's Lake July 15 19
The 4-H Club encampment will be held at Moore's Lake near Proctor on July 15 and 19. County Agent J A Barton says the event offers recreation sports and educational work with a large canning exhibit by club girls awarding free trips to the A and M Short Course. Prizes will reward stock grain and poultry judging and members are urged to plan locally beforehand. Over two hundred youths are expected to attend.
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Moore’s Lake
Proctor
J. A. Barton
R. A. Luker
Barton
Walton Baby Shoes Recovered After Chief Ad Leads
Hope rose and fell as Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walton offered a reward for lost baby shoes. Monday brought no news, but Tuesday J. W. Dunlap of Sidney delivered the find, boosting optimism for Chief Advertising results.
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Hope
W. E. Walton
J. W. Dunlap
Sidney
Old Settlers Day Highlighted at Round Up in Comanche County
About 100 pioneers from Comanche County will attend the Round-Up on August 15 designated Old Settlers Day. The event will host many out-of-town guests, with a special meeting area and a tent with chairs for comfort. Some veterans will receive passes to the Round-Up grounds.
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Comanche County
Arrest Made in Liquor Case In Gustine Region
Henry Anderson Colley of Gustine was jailed in Comanche Tuesday after transfer from Buffalo Oklahoma where Sheriff J T Gilbreath and Deputy E H Little arrested him earlier in the week on a liquor charge. Colley was indicted at the recent grand jury session.
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Henry Anderson Colley
Gustine
Comanche
Buffalo
Oklahoma
J. T. Gilbreath
E. H. Little
Mr. Colley
Absentee voting slow in county election
County Clerk Miss Clyde Coan reports virtually no absentee votes cast by Tuesday noon for the upcoming special election. She notes the last day to vote absentee is tomorrow, a contrast to last year when several hundred voted in advance for the primaries. Elkins milk coolers ad endorsed.
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Clyde Coan
Coan
Peaches to be shipped from Comanche under Woldert contract
The Alex Woldert Co of Tyler will handle Comanche peach crop sales with first shipments today from J. J. Williams. Adams supervises loading as Woldert arranges six car lots of Elberta peaches. Prices set at $1 per bushel basket for No. 1 and 5c per basket for No. 2 delivered in Comanche.
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Comanche
J. J. Williams
Alex Woldert Co
Adams
Chamber of Commerce and Fruit Stowers
Alex Woldert
DeLeon
Stephenville
Shelton Brothers
Woldert
Horders
Chamber of Commerce
R. F. Hooker
Railroad
Grewere
Dert
Durham Brothers
Gustine to Let Contract for School Building
The Gustine Public School building project will have a contract let on July 15. Architect Tackett of Abilene has completed plans including classrooms science rooms an office and a library plus an auditorium seating 409 to Hua people. A bond issue provides twenty thousand dollars with eight thousand on hand to complete and furnish the building. Work aims to start immediately so the structure is ready when school convenes in September.
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Gustine
O. B. Rose
WE Tackett
Abilene
Enmoyelex
Air
Ri@se
Igitorium
Hua
Apr Bose
Nose Faith
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Jack Moore
Coleman
Gayle Atwood
J. D. Roark
Frank Holmes
Lancaster
J. H. Holmes
Vera Mae Edmondson
Dublin
Alvin Mitchell
J. B. Albcorn
Mrs. S. T. Moore
Luling
County Road
John
Brown County Line
Howard Kilpatrick
Chief Dry Cleaners
Telephone
Majestic Theatre
Richard Dix
Gilda Gray IN “the Devil Dancer
Napolin
Oddity
Emil Janninggs
Joe BartontIn
Red
Peerless Produce Co
T. Ro Moore
Mrs. C. M. Moore
W. Meadows
T. Moore
Ena Armstrong
Texas Technological College
J. R. Avenshire
L. C. Burt
J. E. Burt
M. E. Beaty
Roy Henderson
Zephyr
L. R. Burt
J. A. Burt
McGregor
Jonesboro
Harold Williams
West Texas
Editha Grace Williams
Fred Jacobs
Rob Graham
North Leon
Shockley
Dry Cleaners
Soba
Lometa
Cotlemen
Santa Anna
Brady
Winters
Eden
Janctson
San Angela
Robert Lee
Christeral
Senora
Walton
Elkins
Elkins Tin Shop
Ms. Leetie Moore
Fort Worth
Mra
MM. Moore
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