Comanche News Highlights From June 4 1915
Local schools secure teacher placements and scholarships at State University. Thelma Kearby and Troy hall students win honors. H L Gantz and Miss Margarette Layman announce marriage licenses. A new rural mail route serving 125 families is planned south on Newbury road. A county meeting at the Court House draws 100 plus attendees under Kittle and Eaton. Pink Daniels named county spelling champ. Georgia Wilson’s Cameron home honored with announcement of marriage to William G of Comanche. Grace Evans and Mar Wetzel plan to teach next year at Graham School trustees’ approved hires. A. Slack of Montezumas leads Boll Weevil Baseball. delegates hope to assemble top players for Comanche Summer Normal. Baxter named new mayor as James E Ferguson rests. Gov W P Hobbs to fill temporary vacancy. Iph De Palma wins Indianapolis 100 mile race speed record at 89.4 mph. Rene Thomas last year’s champ at 82.47 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Layne
Thelma Kearby
Anche High School
Troy Hall
State University
H. L. Gantz
Margarette Layman
Cobbe
Newbury Road
Cunningham
Hosbie
Emma _ Harris
Harris
Est Holliday
Court House
Kittle
Eaton
Pink Daniels
Georgia Wilson
Cameron
Jeff D
William G
Grace Evans
Mar Wetzel
Proctor Lally
Grahame
Slack
de Montezumas
Baxter
Airlince James E. Ferguson
Calia
Enant
W. P. Hobill
Iph de Palma
Dianapolis
Rene Thomas Ywon
First of Series Band Concert at Court House Lawn
The Comanche Band will give the first in a series of Sunday concerts on the Court House Lawn at 3 30 directed by Pat Howard. The event is dedicated to Priddy and residents there are invited to participate. Local businessmen invited Priddy citizens to attend and next Sundays will honor a different community. Comanche and county residents are urged to attend and a large crowd is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Pat Howard
Priddy
Comanche
Government Intelligence and Business Confidence in Recovery
The text argues governments move slowly and justice is not swift. It stresses that business recovery requires greater activity and warns against government overreach. It notes investors' need for a square deal and predicts confidence will spur more capital investments as prospects brighten with time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Mars
Final sign up date under Bankhead Law announced
Tom J. Wortham, assistant cotton adjustment agent for Comanche County, says Monday June 10 is the final date for cotton farmers to sign a contract under the Bankhead Law. Farmers who wish to sign but have not yet must visit his Court House office as local committeemen are no longer in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom J. Wortham
Comanche County
Wortham
Court House
4-H Club Work In Proctor Section Resumes
The Proctor 4-H Club has 26 members and a full slate of officers led by President Laura Ellen Gaines. County Agent J A Barton and W J Bush direct the program with goals including perfect record books, six meetings yearly, community fair exhibits, summer encampment, and outreach to all eligible youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Club
Laura Ellen Gaines
Hiram McKelvey
Winnie Hancock
John H. Foley
Raymund Casleton
Yell
Laura Ellen Smith
Noble Laminack
Hampton Gaines
J. A. Barton
W. J. Bush
Proctor Club
Dulles
Sidney School Unit Granted Vocational Agriculture Affiliation
Vocational agriculture for Sidney Public School earned affiliation after meeting standards for supervised practice, records, notebooks, FFA chapter activity, and a detailed three year teaching plan. A. J. Spangler of John Tarleton College praised the class work. Sitney FFA officers Baxter Evatt president and G. H. Hillen reporter are named. Carl Stewart is district historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Public School
John Tarleton College
A. J. Spangler
Future Farmers of America
Spangler
Carl Stewart
Sitney
U S Cavalry Horses To Be Bought In Brownwood
The United States Government will buy cavalry horses at Brownwood on Monday June 10. Specifications include price 160 dollars, age 4 to 7 years, height at least 15 hands, minimum weight 1000 pounds, solid color, gentle and broke, blood one half thoroughbred. Sellers with suitable horses should bring them to the Dean Stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brownwood
Dean Stable
Annual Decoration Day Service At Stagg Creek
Mrs J D Morrow notes Decoration Day at Stagg Creek on May 24 drawing many visitors to the cemetery. A yearly home coming sees descendants travel long distances, with Elder Reeves of Brownwood delivering a hopeful sermon on the resurrection, citing Burns and Grey to honor county life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Morrow
Stagg Creek
Elder Reeves Cof
Primitive Baptist Church
Brownwood
Elder Reeves
Plowman
Robert Burns
Cotter
Grey
Reeves
Order of Ballot For Special Vote In Texas
The August 24 special vote in Texas will list seven amendments. The order places old age pensions first, followed by temporary commitment of the insane without a jury trial, repeal of prohibition, allowing special legislative sessions to submit amendments, amending suspended sentence provisions, abolishing the fee method of compensating public officers, and giving free tort banks to sectarian and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
L B Russell Venerated By Geologist As Great Thinker
Dr Robert T Hill, noted geologist, lauds L B Russell of Comanche as a major thinker in a Dallas News article. Russell, retirement era editor lawyer and businessman, is praised for wisdom, culture and observant views echoed in The News letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Russell
Comanche
Robert T. Hill
Dallas News
News
Texas
Coast Plains
Local Boys 4 H Club Honors Highlight Sidney Youths
One hundred Texas 4 H Club boys will be honored at the A and M Short Course for 1934 club work, as announced by County Agent J A Barton. Four Comanche County boys from Sidney—Lansing Pinkard Dorman Summers J P Jones Jr and G H Hillin—are in the running, following two Comanche winners in 1938 receiving Gold 4 H Pins Homer Greenlee and Thomas Gaines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. A. Barton
Comanche County
Sidney
Lansing Pinkard
Dorman Summers
J. P. Jones, Jr
G. H. Hillin
Homer Greenlee
Thomas Gaines
Three Men Face Charges From Local Arrests
Clyde Maynard was arrested near Carbon by Sheriff John Reese on chicken theft charges and released on a $500 bond awaiting Grand Jury action. Jess Conway was arrested here by Sheriff Reese on driving while intoxicated with a $1,000 bond. Wagner Magness was arrested last Thursday on driving while intoxicated and released on a $1,000 bond pending Grand Jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Maynard
Carbon
John Reese
Comanche
Jess Conway
Wagner Magness
De Leon School Board Grants 3 Year Contract to E H Boulter
The De Leon School Board approved a three year contract for Superintendent E H Boulter to support expansion and permanent improvements. The board also added two teachers for the coming year Miss Olta Morton English and Joe Coleman history teacher and athletics coach, both noted by the Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Leon School
E. H. Boulter
Boulter
de Leon Free Press
Free Press
Olta Morton
Gustine
Joe Coleman
Turkey Disease School to Be Held in Brownwood
The one day Turkey Disease School will be held June 10 at Memorial Hall Brownwood. John F Hoff manager of Comanche Milling Company distributor of Dr Salsbury Towtry Remedies from Charles City Iowa says experts will conduct the session free to the public and crowd from several counties is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Brownwood
John F. Hoff
Comanche Milling Company
Future Road Plans Cited At Waco Meet
At a meeting of the Central Texas Highway Association in Waco the group discussed securing highway completion in the region. Eleven counties including Comanche form the association, with over 1100 miles designated and fewer than 50 miles paved. Delegates from Comanche and other Central and Central West Texas counties attended, along with chamber officials and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Highway Association
Waco
Texas
Comanche
West Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Three youths injured in outskirts car collision near Lake Banes
On Sunday night a car carrying Sammie Lewis collided with a second car driven by Harold Godfrey on the road to Lake Banes near the city outskirts. Boyd Hilley sustained a chest injury, Carl Jack Carter head wound, and Todd Switzer Jr. an arm injury. All were brought to Brownwood hospital for care. other occupants were bruised but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammie Lewis
Harold Godfrey
Lake Banes
Boyd Hilley
Arthur Hilley
Sidney
Carl Jack Carter
Nocona
J. W. Carter, Jr
Brownwood
Todd Switzer, Jr
New Dormitory Planned at John Tarleton College
Plans for a new girls dormitory at John Tarleton College in Stephenville are with architects after Board of Directors approval. Dean J Thomas Davis notes blueprints await final signoffs from H C Domenus and I E Giesecke. construction could start soon, with the south wing of a U shaped complex under immediate consideration. Building work has also begun on a second unit of the science building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
J. Thomas Davis
H. C. Domenus
Tarleton
I. E. Giesecke
A & M College
Dean Davis
Coleman Named De Leon High Coach In Athletic Charge
Joe Coleman, captain of the T. C. U. football team last fall, is named coach of the De Leon High School for the coming year. He will oversee all athletics and succeeds W. Z. Compton, who coached the Bearcats for seven years winning district honors three times and twice taking the regional crown. Coleman hails from Waco and will lead a promising squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Coleman
de Leon High School
Coleman
Waco
W. Z. Compton
Bearcats
Dynlan Family and Mrs McCullen Visit Relatives
J Dynlan and family and Mrs Moses McCullen arrived Tuesday from Perryville Arizona to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Dynlan
Moses .McCullen
Perryville
Arizona
Nadine Kendrick Returns Home From Dallas
Miss Nadine Kendrick has returned home from Dallas, where she spent time away for reasons not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Kendrick
Dallas
Texas hopes for $100 million road boost from Washington
Texas highway leaders led by Harry Hines plan a mid June delegation to Washington to seek 100 million dollars for gap closing on highways before the Centennial and the Mexico City road. Gov Allred supports using road building as relief with 90 percent of road dollars going to labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mexico City
Harry Hines
State Highway Commission
Washington
Austin
Federal
CWA
Hines
Gibb Gilchrist
Ike Ashburn
Texas Good Roads Association
James V. Allred
Roosevelt
PWA
County School Board Sets Meeting for June 8
County Superintendent RB Ray McCorkle says the County School Board will meet Saturday June 8 to classify Comanche County schools. The basis will mirror last year under Rural Aid Law and invites district boards to attend and discuss classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McCorkle
Comanche County
McCorkle
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Ewson Govt
Bankhead
Proctor
Sidney School
U. S. ‘Cavalry
Goliad
Socrates
de Leon
Turkey Disease School
Taree
John Tarleton
County School Board
Majestic Theatre
Kibbee
Aline McMahon
Babbitt
Buck Jones
Texas Ranger
SUN
Tues
Laddie
Gloria Stuart
John Beal
Jack Holt
John Beles
Loretta Young
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