Revival and community notes from Stephenville area
Local brief reports from Stephenville area include visits by Mr and Mrs Cline Archer and families in Austin and Comanche. church revival planned for August 1 led by Rev Judson Prince. Union Tabernacle picnic and candidate speaking on July 20. 4 H Club meeting at the school. copperas Creek Church of God revival with officers J Andress Vernon Welch and Sam Williams. several visits and travels by residents including Texarkana, Cross Cut, Fort Worth and Shreveport.
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Cline Archer
Austin
Simpson
Martin Griffin
Hay Inn
Aus
Allen Bettis Austin
George
Bb. B
Koff
Mildred
Gleaton Comanche N. L
J. R. Deen
Charlotte Switzer
Ora Strickland
Curry Wiley
Brooksmith
Christ
Judson Prince
Union Tabernacle
R. P. Canady
McKee District Telephone
Edmund Medford
Haskell
Sam Williams
May of Comanche seeks precinct two seat
For Commissioner Precinct N. Will May of Comanche county announces his candidacy for Commissioner of Precinct No. 2. Born in Falls County February 7, 1898, he moved to Comanche in 1905 and grew up near Newburg. He has farm experience and a decade of road supervision under John S. Hart and county crews Moody and Ward.
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Will May
Comanche
Falls County
Comanche County
Newburg
Mr. May Has
John S. Hart
Moody and Ward
County Judge W T House Aged Politician of Comanche
County Judge W T House long time resident of Comanche born in Western Arkansas and son of W D House. He moved to Comanche County in 1891 after stints at DeLeon and Sipe Springs, ran a mercantile, and later cotton and grain business with oil and gas ventures. He served 27 years on the school board, six years at Sipe Springs and 21 at Comanche.
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W. T. House
Arkanas
W. D. House
Comanche County
DeLeon
Sipe Springs
Comanche
Mr. House
House
Mrs. B. W. Speed Seeks Re election as Comanche Tax Collector
Mrs. B. W. Speed of Comanche tax collector and re election candidate was born in Gustine. She is the former Coreta Hutson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pp. H. Hutson. A Gustine High School and Baylor University alumna, she taught in Gustine and Lamkin before marrying Bert W. Speed. He was a Comanche schools superintendent who died in 1925. At her election she led the English Department at Comanche Grammar School.
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B. W. Speed
Comanche
Gustine
Coreta Hutson
Pp. H. Hutson
Gustine High School
Speed
Comanche Grammar School
Brightman Seeks Re election as Sheriff in Texas
Sheriff Dwight Brightman continues serving his first term without opposition. Born in Coleman County, he moved to Comanche as a child and lived there except for World War II service. A former Cotton Belt and Frisco worker, he entered politics at age 32 after running a cotton and grain business.
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Dwight Brightman
Brightman
Texas
Coleman County
Comanche
Cotton Belt and Frisco Railroad
Rob Haynes County Clerk Seeks Re election Without Opposition
Bob Haynes recounts a career in DeLeon area public service from rural carrier to postmaster under Wilson to deputy county clerk, now running unopposed for re election. He studied at DeLeon High School and business school, later managing a hardware department for Higginbotham Brothers and Company.
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Bob Haynes
Rob Haynes
Rucker
DeLeon High School
DeLeon
Lewis Cunningham
Congress
Higginbotham Brothers and Company Hardware
Del
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H.R. Hugh Lacy
Wy. T. House
Blake McLauughlin
Cross Cut
A. McLaughlin
Jim Ingram
W. O. Ingram
Post City
Gunter Hicks
Texarkana
Sutton Dudley
Rube Dudley
Beattie
B. T. Grainger
Shreveport, la
L. E. Grainger
Florence Brymer
Lloyd Gene
Big Wells
J. A. Gage
Bob
Home Produce Co
Ford
Chevrolet
Joe’s Service Station
Joe Tupin
Prop
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