Court House News Summary of May Court Items and Births
Court records show May 27 proceedings with a tie vote on a $400 loan payment to Wm Boaz for a Mainten ance Farm Colony project and a map to the Texas Planning Board. Marriages listed include Aubrey Orwell and Mildred Caffey and Chester Mitchell with Helen Holmes. Births reported for Williams, McErwin, Anders, Cunningham, and Black families. District Court includes McDaniel vs McDaniel divorce and Moore vs Moore divorce along with a partition suit for Newt Hall et al.
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Commissioners Court
Lightfoot
Wm. Boaz
Comanche County
Texas Planning Board
Lewis and
McCarty
McCharen
Aubrey Orwell
Mildred Caffey
de Leon
Mattie Dean
Lee Stewart
Anna Sanders
Vernie Dowdy
James Magness
S. Z. Carnes
Mary C. Harden
Heath
City of
Gladyce O’brien
J. R. Eanes
Chenavit O’brien
R. Fanes
Alfred S. John Et al
Kaleta B. James
J. R. Fanes
George T. Barnes
W. F. Tyler
E. E. Johnson
J. C. Wilkerson
D. M. Brightman
Chrysler
H. Baker
Chevrolet
Joe Tunin
Comanche
Ford
E. F. Stevheps
H. Davis
Far
Callon
Cisco
C. M. Albin
T. W. Bingham
Carlton
Dodge
Lilian Durham
Plymouth
W. B. Barrett
F. E. Williams
Clarence
O. E. McErwin
Elden Eugene
Homer Anders
Lois Faye
E. C. Cunningham
Gustine
Leona Ruth
James H. Black
Hasse
District Court
Nas
Lillie McDaniel
Martin McDaniel
Alice Moore
Archie Moore
Newt Hall Et al
Harvey Hall
Yoakum Tomato Triumph Reflects Texas Spirit
Gov Allred hails Yoakum as the tomato town that built an economic lifeline after a 1925 drought. From 18 carloads on 49 acres, the town now ships hundreds of cars annually, with canneries expanding and diversification into turkeys, fowls, eggs and dairy boosting farmer incomes and local pride.
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Texas
Yoakum
Lavaca
DeWitt
Austin
O. R. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Phillip Welhausen Yoakum
Havirie
Yorksim
FH. NY Meter
Yoakum Feratd
New Deal
Sheriff’s Sale Notice for Claude Weathersby Lands
The Comanche County Sheriff announces the sale of Claude Weathersby’s one fifth undivided interest in the Mrs. Phebe Weathersby farms. The property includes 4% acres from the H. T. & B. Ry. Co. Survey, 148 acres from the S. W. Howland Survey, and 225 acres from the W. J. Mitchell Survey near Zourette and Sidney. Sale is July 2, 1935, at the Comanche County Courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm, for cash to the highest bidder. Publication runs weekly for three weeks in the Comanche Chief.
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State of Texas
Comanche
Justice Court of Prec
Brown County
E. T. Perkinson
Justice Court
F. G. Bettis
F. B. Bettis
Claude Weathersby
Comanche Co. Tex
J. H. Reese
Comanche County
Texas
Claude D
C. D. Weathersby
Phebe Weathersby
S. W. Howland
W. J. Mitchell
Zourette
Sidney
Said
Mrs. Phebe S. Weathersby
Reese Drug Co Promises Poultry and Pet Relief
An old advertisement proclaims a guarantee to relieve fowls from blue bugs lice worms and dogs from fits. The copy names Reese Drug Co as the supplier.
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R. Oo
Corner Confectionery Changes Hands in Comanche
J. V. Carter Jr proprietor of the Majestic and Ritz Theatres has purchased the Corner Confectionery from G. Preston Tate and taken charge. Everett White, formerly with Gulf Service Station No 2, joins Carter and oversees daily operations. The shop, a longtime Comanche fixture, moved from the square’s northwest corner to the northeast corner near the new Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Carter, Jr
Majestic
Ritz Theatres
Corner Confectionery
G. Preston Tate
Everett White
Gulf Service Station No. 2
Carter
Comanche
Local Social Notes From Knox County Visitations
Gap Miss Gladys Donaldson visits sister Mrs Dennis Qualls in Knox County. Neely Cox and family of Me gargle visit sister Mrs Mollie Cagle. Fred Smith of New Mexico and Mrs Ed Smith visit Mrs Asberry Rogers. Mrs T A Everett of Tasco sa visits her parents Mr and Mrs H B Jones. Large local crowd attended all day singing at Amity. Jessie Rice and family moved to Walnut community last week.
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Gladys Donaldson
Dennis Qualls
Knox County
Neely Cox
Megargle
Mollie Cagle
Fred Smith
New Mexico
Ed Smith
Sipe Springs
Asberry Rogers
T. A. Everett
Tascosa
H. B. Jones
Amity
Jessie Rice
Walnut
Local visitors and Sunday gatherings described in county notes
Mr and Mrs Jim Mobley of Catanooga Tennessee visit parents Mr and Mrs M Mobley and other relatives. Misses Mary Edna Ward and Willine Johnson of Breckenridge visit Mr and Mrs J D Stephens. Mrs Julia Hughes and son RL and Mrs Sybil Dickey of Comyn visit here Sunday. Maud Grissom and daughters Jane Wanda and Mrs Minnie Johnson spend Sunday with Fes tus Preston at De Leon. Willis Dickey and son of Hawley visit Sunday with her parents Chandler. Geneva and Ruby Summers host a singing Sunday night. Visitors from Comyn St George and Dublin attend. Singing to occur next First Sunday. Coy Whitehead and family of Proctor visit her parents Edd Sims Sunday. Gilam Preston and son Paul Clyde weekend with sister Mrs J W A Smith at Dublin. Ruby Davis Orewe Grissom Laveda Chandler Dixie Hanson Geneva Summers Leota Little Sorbil Dickey dine with Misses Jessie Lee and Melba Dean Reese Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mobley
Catanooga
Tennessee
M. Mobley
Nathan Whitfred
Green’s Creek
M. L. Doggett
Mary Edna Ward
Willine Johnson
Breckenridge
J. D. Stephens
Julia Hughes
R L
Mis
Sybil Dickey
Comyn
Maud Grissom
Jane
Wanda
Minnie Johnson
Festus Preston
de Leon
Willis Dickey
Hawley
Chandler
Geneva
Ruby Summers
St. George
Dublin
Coy Whitehead
Proctor
Edd Sims
Gilam Preston
Paul Clyde
Leota Little
Sorbil Dickey
Jessie Lee
Melba Dean Reese
Alite Russe Sunshine Club Entertained by Moody and Gray
Mrs Jim Moody and Miss Eugenia Gray hosted the Alite Russe Sunshine Club last Tuesday afternoon. Conversation and needlework were featured. Miss Gray read a humorous letter from Mrs Geo Clark and Mr Clark about life in a sod house near the Kansas line during their Oklahoma Kansas trip. Punch was served with assistance from Mrs McMillan and several others.
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Sunshine Club
Jim Moody
Eugenia Gray
Miss Gray
Geo. Clark
Mr. Clark
Oklahoma
Kansas
McMillan
Bonser
L. B
C& R
Local residents report travel and teaching notes this week
Blanket Mr and Mrs Bill Patterson left Thursday for Tennessee to visit his relatives. Mrs M F Dossey entertained a number of ladies with a quilting at her home last Tuesday. Little Miss Stannie Hobson of Hasse visited her grandfather W D Hobson last week. Mr and Mrs Roy Williams and daughters of Port Arthur spent the weekend here with his mother Mrs A H Williams. Miss Audie Lee Austin entered summer school at Howard Payne College Monday. Mr and Mrs M G Smoot left Wednesday for Austin where Mr Smoot will attend the University of Texas this summer. Miss Lillie Pearl Albarn returned to her home at Bangs Wednesday after teaching here the past term. Mr and Mrs B Boff and children of Brownwood visited here Sunday. Miss Lilian Durham left Wednesday for her home at Hamilton after teaching here the past term. A miscellaneous shower was given at the home of Mrs Grover Dabney Saturday afternoon honoring Mrs Dabney's sister Mrs Grover Harris Jr formerly Miss Lucy Bell Damron. Miss Lydia Boeniche returned to her home in Brownwood Wednesday after teaching here the past term. Miss Muriel Bailey left Monday for Denton where she will attend summer school at CIA. She was accompanied to Denton by Mr and Mrs Bailey. T M McCulley returned last week from Cincinnati Ohio where he had been for some time. Reginald Pinkard of Silnev is attending summer school at John Tarleton.
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Bill Patterson
Tennessee
M. F. Dossey
Stannie Hobson
Hasse
W. D. Hobson
Roy Williams
Port Arthur
A. H. Williams
Audie Lee Austin
Howard Payne College
M. G. Smoot
Austin
Smoot
University of Texas
Lillie Pearl Albarn
Bangs
B. Boff
Brownwood
Lilian Durham
Hamilton
Grover Dabney
Local visits and family greetings across Seymour and area
Macksville and Amarillo residents visit relatives in Seymour and nearby towns. Caradan, Gustine, and Shire hosts include the McDonalds, Porters, Browning and Walker families. Summer school plans in Alpine. several trips and Sunday gatherings noted with siblings, nieces, and in laws.
Gilmore Hosts Men's 42 Club Evening
Gilmore Durham hosted the Men's 42 Club Monday at his home, six tables ready for play. J. C. Wilkerson won high score, Olin Dellis was second, with John A. Mahon and B. Ray McCorkle qualifying for the head table at the next meeting at C. A. Greene's.
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Gilmore Durham
Henry Durham
J. C. Wilkerson
Olin Dellis
John A. Mahon
B. Ray McCorkle
C. A. Greene
Local residents visit kin and attend services in area
Beattie and Gen Stephenson and Mr and Mrs George Keith were visitors in Killeen Sunday. Mrs Edmond Medford of Haskell visits relatives here. The Andresses visited the Roberts at Sipe Springs. Memorial services were attended at Taylors Chapel and singing is planned Sunday night. N T Anglin visited her parents at German Saturday. I O Williams has gone to Newburg to work.
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Gen Stephenson
George Keith
Killeen
Edmond Medford
Haskell
John Andress
Roberts
Sipe Springs
Taylors Chapel
N. T. Anglin
I. O. Williams
Newburg
Downing Fruit Growers Form New Organization
About 35 men attended a meeting at the Downing schoolhouse to address current marketing problems for the season. Katy railroad officials and De Leon chamber members spoke, with Maben of Katy outlining transport facilities. J. L. Bishop was elected chairman of the new grower group.
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Downing
de Leon
W. Z. Compton
T. H. Williams
J. T. Edmondson
Downing Growers
J. L. Bishop
Chosen Most Popular Girl At Business College
Yannette Lane of Sidney received Draughon’s Business College title at Abilene. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs M O Lane of Sidney and a 1932 Sidney High School graduate who has worked in a Brownwood beauty parlor, played in an orchestra, and tended stock at the C F Denny Cotton Yard in Comanche while attending the college.
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Yannette Lane
M. O. Lane
Sidney
Draughon’s
Business College
Abilene
Miss Lane
Sidney High School
Brownwood
C. F. Denny
Comanche
Notice of Stockholders Meeting for First State Bank Lamkin
The stockholders of the First State Bank of Lamkin Texas are called to meet on June 4 1935 to vote on closing the banks business and surrender its corporate franchise in line with Articles 539 540 R C S Texas Directors D L Truett H Shockley W T Hayes Earl Britain M D Carmichael
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First State Bank of
Lamkin
Texas
Under Six Flags at John Tarleton Tonight
Charles W. Hodges of the Historical Lecture Bureau presents "Under Six Flags" at John Tarleton Auditorium in Stephenville Friday night at 7. He uses an 8 by 10 foot map called The Wonder Map to illustrate Texas early days including missions forts battles cities and other sites. The lecture is free for Tarleton summer school students and has a small admission charge for ex-students townspeople and others from out of town.
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Texas
Lnte
Charles W. Hodges
Historical Lecture Bureau
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Prisidiots
Tarleton
Charles W. Froh
Edna Hill Grange Organized In Local Branch
A local Grange chapter was organized at Edna Hill with help from national deputy C. E. Butcher. Installed officers include J. A. Cline as master R. L. Vaughn overseer Mrs Loree Gilbreath secretary Curtis Salyer treasurer and J Barber lecturer.
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Edna Hill
C. E. Butcher
National
Grange
Edna Hil
J. A. Cline
R. L. Vaughn
Loree Gilbreath
Curtis Salyer
J. Barbee
Posted Notice on Farm Property Fishing and Bee Hunting Prohibited
Farmers Glenn Stephens and D Kerley post their properties as no fishing or bee hunting zones. The notice warns the public to adhere to these limits and be governed accordingly.
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Glenn Stephens
D. Kerley
McKenzie Hotel Promotes Dinner and Rooms
The McKenzie Hotel offers a dining variety served family style with no advance notice required. It promotes clean rooms and beds at reasonable rates as part of its hospitality appeal.
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Mckenzie Hotel
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R. D. Collins
Winters
Gene S. Whitten
Pymouth
Trades Oil Mill Company
Oldsmobile
G. T. Burks
International
M. L. Cowan
Joe G. Roverta
Portersville
Julian Capers Jr
Allred
Sheriff's Sale
Gap
Mrs. Jim Moody
Reginald Pinkard
Silnev
Macksville
Wesley McDonald
Amarillo
Porter
Caradan
Rob McDonald
Pauline Bolton
Seymour
Bolton
Dan Strickland
Anna Bell Creamer
Snent
Marie Barnett
Egbert Barnett
Earl Barnett
Marlin Browning
Granbury
Norvel Walker
Soda Springs
Wade Porter
Browning
Alpine
Willie Starnes
Shire
Roy Harrison
Bernice
Gene Wyche
Nellene Harrison
Siloam
Gertrude “McDonald
Apa
Hazelell
Elwood Crouse
Randolph Peterson
Crouse
Lowell Cooke
Dallas
Tom Holland
Clee “Wilson
Beard Church
Troy Morgan
Lee McDonald
Gilmore
Beattie
Business
D. L. Truett
H. Shockley
W. T. Hayes
Earl Britain
M. D. Carmichael
Auto Parts
Edna Hill Grange
The
Farm News
J. W. Carter
Friends of
Ford Tudor
Comanche Motor CO
Oran Clark
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