Comanche County Farm Bureau election at Lake Eanes
The Comanche County Farm Bureau will hold its annual membership meeting and director election at Lake Eanes Park next Tuesday evening. A 7 p.m. picnic supper precedes remarks by Loys Barbour, Texas State Director for District 3, on farm organization issues. Murray Cox of WFAA will be guest of honor and MC, recalling his prior appearances in Comanche County events.
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Comanche County Farm Bureau
Lake Eanes
Lake Eanes Park
Loys Barbour
Barbour
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Washington, D. C
Congress
Murray Cox
WFAA
Cox
Comanche County
Farm Bureau
M.C
Comanche
Tate's Ready-to-Wear Re-Opens Monday
Tate's Ready-To-Wear Store owned by Mrs. George W. Tate and Miss Elizabeth Tate will reopen Monday August 1 after a month closed to buy merchandise and take a short vacation. The ad notes summer sale continues with arrival of fall and winter merchandise.
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Tate’s
George W. Tate
Elizabeth Tate
Youth Revival Opens at First Baptist Comanche
A Youth Revival begins next Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Comanche and runs through August 7. Preachers are Rev. Keith Parks of Southwestern Baptist Seminary Fort Worth and Rev. Yandall Woodfin Baylor University graduate. Emmett Johnson of North Texas State College will lead the singing. All speakers and the singer are noted for strong records in college and youth work.
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First Baptist Church
Comanche
Keith Parks
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Yandall Woodfin
Baylor University
Emmett Johnson
North Texas State College
Denton
Girl All Stars Meet Fort Worth Girls Saturday Night
The Comanche all-star girls softball team travels to face a strong Fort Worth squad at the local field Saturday night. Led by Mrs. Gerita Brownlee the Comanche team has a solid season record and aims to test its mettle against the Fort Worth nine.
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Fort Worth
Gerita Brownlee
Newburg
Sohio Oil Company
Sohio
Comanche
Comanche Mississippian Discovery Gathers 103 Barrels
Sohio Petroleum No 1 J W Ward in Lampasas County school land completed for 103.24 barrels of oil in seven hours. Flow used a %-inch choke on 2 inch tubing with gas oil ratio of 250 to 1. Depth from 2541 to 2568 feet with Mississippian interval topped at 2464 feet and 52 inch casing cemented at 2525 feet. Nearest Mississippian production is in Eastland County two miles north of Cisco. Sohio holds about 5000 acres in the area.
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J. W. Ward
Lampasas County
Comanche County
Fort Worth
Eastland County
Cisco
Sohia
Neatman Drilling Company
Vernon Rich
Floorman
Robert Smedley
Derrickman
Red Raiders Lead In Junior Softball Standings
Curry's Red Raiders continue to pace the Comanche Junior Softball League as the season nears completion. The top four teams will contest the City Junior Softball title in a playoff slated to begin in about ten days.
Sidney Church of Christ Gospel Meeting Opens August Fifth
The Sidney Church of Christ will host its annual Gospel meeting from Friday night August fifth through Sunday August fourteenth announced by Sid Walker. J Britton Tidmore from Paducah will preach. Morning services at eleven daily except Saturday. evening services at eight fifteen. You are cordially invited to attend.
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Church of Christ
Sidney
The
Sidney Church of Christ
Mr. Walker
World Church Council Speaker to Visit Central Christian Church
Central Christian Church announces Dr. A. T. DeGroot, dean of Chapman College, will be guest speaker Sunday at 11 o’clock on the World Council of Churches and World Council of Church affairs. DeGroot is co author of The Disciples of Christ A History and a noted authority in the field. He was born in Hunters Mills Virginia in 1903 and has held posts at Butler Drake and Texas Christian University.
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Uest
Morniz
A. T. DeGroot
Chay Ry Colle Los Arford
Gl Iman
I ;T
Assembly For World Council of Church
Amsterdam
World Council of Churches
Publi
DeGroot
University of Chicago
Butler University
Spencer
Indiana
Park Street
Kalamazoo
Michigan
de Groot
Drake University
Chapman College
Brite College of the Bible
Texas Christian University
Webb couple returns from visits across West Texas
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Webb have returned home after a several day trip visiting E. A. Manning in Lubbock Jack Jenkins in Levelland Carl Akin in Odessa and Travis Reed in Big Spring.
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E. G. Webb
E. A. Manning
Lubbock
Jack Jenkins
Levelland
Carl Akin
Odessa
Travis Reed
Big Spring
Norris Takes Full Ownership Of Vineyard's Insurance Firm
Viral H. Norris becomes sole owner of Vineyard's Insurance & Abstract Company on the south side of the square. Norris, a World War II Navy lieutenant and former Kansas high school band director, has worked with the State National Bank of Comanche and is married to Ellen Anthony. Vineyard started the business two years ago and has not yet announced his plans.
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Virgil H. Norris
H. M. (Shorty) Vineyard
Vineyard’s Insurance & Abstract Company
Mr. Norris
Kansas
State National Bank of
Comanche
Ellen Anthony
Vineyard
Special Speaker At Presbyterian Church Sunday
The First Presbyterian Church will host Rev. John C. Ramsay Jr. of Laredo as guest preacher next Sunday. A Davidson College and Union Theological Seminary graduate, he studied at Edinburgh for two years and previously pastored at Roscoe Texas. He will preach at 2 o’clock in the morning worship.
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First Presbyterian Church
John C. Ramsay Jr
Laredo
John Cunningham
Davidson College
North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Virginia
Ramsay
Edinborough
Scotland
Roscoe
Texas
Texas farmers keep debt steady despite big farm spending
William C. Chilton of the Comanche National Bank and the Texas Bankers Association says farmers and stock men spent millions on improvements and equipment since the war, yet farm and ranch debt shows little growth. He notes superb cash reserves and rapid loan payoff as peacetime adjustment continues.
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Texas
Chilton
United States Savings
William C. Chilton
Comanche National Bank
Texas Bankers Association
Texas Farm and Ranch Fam
Ilies
Mr. Chilton
Agricultur
Citizens Petition for 900000 Bond To Improve Rural Roads
County citizens urge Commissioners Court to call a countywide bond election of 900000 to fund rural road improvements. A mass meeting approved pursuing signatures from at least 250 qualified property taxpayers. County Judge O E Rippet said election validity requires petition circulation and majority voter approval. County Tax Assessor Collee Lightfoot supports Rural Roads aims but warns project scope may affect Rural Roads Association efforts. Further details on page 2.
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Pia
O. E. Rippet
District Court
Dean
Elec
Collee J. E. Lightfoot
Comanche Rural Roads Association
State Roads
Rural Roads Association
Lightfoot
Playoff Spots At Stake in City Softball League
With two weeks left in the 1949 City Softball League regular season the race for the four playoff spots remains tight. REA and Higginbotham hold strong positions as Newburg leads the pursuit with Gustine and Downing fighting for the final berth. Upcoming games include Downing vs Newburg and Higginbotham vs Newburg as the schedule closes August 9.
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REA
Higginbotham
Newburg
Downing
Gustine
VFW
Heathington
Sohio
Revival to Open at Indian Creek
A revival starts Friday night July 29 at 8 00 at Indian Creek Methodist Church and runs through August 7 Rev Lively Brown pastor says Rev C A Mangham of Maypearl First Methodist will preach Everyone is invited to attend
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Indian Creek Methodist Church
Lively Brown
C. A. Mangham
First Methodist
Maypearl
Indian Creek
Brown
Drilling Progress Report On Rube Dudley No 1 Test
Drilling on the Rube Dudley No 1 test near Comanche continues with a rotary rig. Nightly progress shows depth at 2 484 feet, with contracts calling for a total depth of 4 000 feet.
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Rube Dudley
Democrat
Comanche
Local Mentors Plan to Attend Coaching School
Comanche Public Schools coaches led by Head Coach J Marshall and Assistant Coach Andrews plan to attend Texas Coaching School opening August 1. Carl Sna head mentor at North C coordinates the school with Tom Farrough and Missouri university coach in charge. The Texas High School all star classic is slated for Thursday night with Adolph Ruppe likely head coach again.
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Comanche
Leth
J Marshall
Andrews
Joe Lockhart
Texas
Ben Don Farrough
Missouriversity
Carl Sna
North C
Adolph Ruppe
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