Comanche News Roundup Highlights Early Enrollment and Local Events
Comanche Normal opens with 100 students from nearby counties. Faculty includes Hollloway Lane Eaton Bellinger and Emma Wofford. Marriage licenses issued. J. W. Welch, pioneer, dies. W O W log rolling prizes of $500 to be awarded July 15–17. Governor candidate Thomas H Ball speaks to 1200 in Comanche. Local street lights questioned. neighboring towns have electric lighting. County Attorney Merton Harris involved in street incident. Librarian praises Arrowhead high school annual. Gene Neely returns from Terrill School with honors. Local officials reshuffle school posts. music summer school noted. Kensington Club hosts at O. B. Houghton home. Dame members listed. Rebecca Bradshaw elected Worthy Matron of Western Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Normal
Comanche
Erath
Brown
Hamilton
R. F. Holloway
J. B. Lane
D. F Eaton
Cache
D. F. Bellinger
Gustine
Emma Wofford
Hico
G. R. Goosby
Minnie McPherson
W. L. Davis
Ada Arthur
R. L. Whaley
Regina Redden
J. W
de Leon
Comanche County
Merton L. Harris
Sipe Springs
Harris
Southwestern University
Gayle Atwood
Gene Neely
Dallas
Terrill
Gene
Evelyn Thadbury
Helma Gray
St. Mary’s College
O. B. Rollins
Anson Schools
Floy Cunningham
O. B. Houghton
Kensington Club
Mesdames Pierce
House
Ardis
Bennett
Ory
Welbourne Dunlap
Walter Durham
Henry Durham
M. K. Durham
Lizzie Scurry
Millholland
Tolbert
Hitchcock
Holloway
Jessen
Cook
Nat Holman
Rebecca Bradshaw
Western Star
F. H. Mason
Tavia Waring
McDonald For Governor Club Organized Here
A C McDonald for Governor Club was organized here Saturday with I M Vineyard as President and Dan Roberson as Secretary. Members planned speeches in Stephenville and Comanche and arranged for further appearances by McDonald.
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McDonald For Governor
C. C. McDonald
Governor
District Court Bar
I. M. Vineyard
Dan Roberson
Stephenville
McDonald
Comanche
Hamilton High graduation ceremony honors fifty seven seniors
Fifty seven students graduated from Hamilton High School last week per the Hamilton Record-Herald. Rev. J. L. Evans delivered the baccalaureate sermon and Dean J. T. Davis from John Tarleton gave the commencement address. John Sullivan serves as principal of Joslton High, son of Mr and Mrs Mike Sullivan of Omanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton High School
Hamilton Record-Herald
J. L. Evans
J. T. Davis
John Tarleton
John Sullivan
Joslton Hich
Mike Sullivan
Omanche
Irish Potato Crop Shortened by Drought Says Farmers
Irish potato crop in the area will be cut short this year as farmers and truck growers report a promising yield earlier was halted by drought. Several growers have already begun to harvest potatoes.
Forty-six candidates file for Texas state offices
The Dallas News reports forty six Democratic primary filing for Texas state offices. Governors nominees include C C McDonald Wichita Falls Tom Hunter James V Allred Maury Hughes Clint Small Edward Witt Edward Russell W W Nance Sr. Fort Worth. Lieutenant Governor candidates include Walter Woodul Palestine J M Johnson Alpine John W Hornsby Austin J Rogers and Joe Moore Greenville. Attorney General contenders include Walter Woodward Coleman J F Hair San Antonio Clyde Smith Woodville William McCraw Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
J. K. Brim
State Executive Committee
Red River County
W. W. Nance Sr
Fort Worth
Walter Woodul
Houston
R. M. Johnson
Palestine
Benjamin F. Berkeley
Alpine
John W. Hornsby
Austin
J. P. Rogers
Joe Moore
Greenville
Walter Woodward
Coleman
J. F. Hair
San Antonio
Clyde Smith
Woodville
William McCraw
Dallas
Local Primary Interest Rises With July 28 Election Near
Voters show growing interest as campaigns heat up for the first primary on July 28. A second primary is set for August 25. Filing deadline for district and state offices passed June 4 with candidates listed by county chairman N A Palmer. Names include Blanton Hamlin Chastain Cross Robinson Medcalfe Davis Flentge Reese Williams Hooser Rollins Holmes Luker Lightfoot Hickman.
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N. A. Palmer
C. O. Hamlin
Oscar Chastain
Congress
R. B. Cross
Tom L. Robinson
Penrose Medcalfe
FE. M. Davis
Senate
Harry Flentge
Tom F. Reese
Ardell Williams
Edison Hooser
George W. Rollins
Y. W. Holmes
R. A. Luker
J. L
Smith is Elected President of McMurry College
Rev Q C Smith, presiding elder of Cisco district, elected president of McMurry College Abilene to succeed the late J W Hunt. Smith is a former pastor of the First Methodist Church of Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. C. Smith
Cisco
McMurry College
Abilene
J. W. Hunt
Rev. Smith
First Methodist Church of
Brownwood
Gilliam Case Reversed by Court in Embezzlement Probe
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded the embezzlement conviction of E B Gilliam Sr of Brown County over campaign funds at Daniel Baker College. Gilliam, a college trustee and finance chairman, had faced a two year prison term. The court ruled the prosecutor's reference to Gilliam's failure to testify was reversible error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Gilliam
Brown County
Daniel Baker College
Court of Criminal Appeals
Brownwood Bulletin
Gilliam
Lamkin Lad Graduates From A M College
Kenneth Baggett, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Baggett of Lamkin, graduated last week from A M College with a major in electrical engineering. Mrs Barnett and daughter Coda Moiselle attended the commencement at College Station. Yorone Baggett is visiting Lamkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Baggett
Joe Bageett
Lamkin
A. & M. College
Barnett and Cughter
Coda Moiselle
College Station
Yonne Bageett
De Leon Lawyer Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
F C Jaye of De Leon County Attorney candidate underwent an appendectomy at a Brownwood hospital last week. The procedure was successful and he is recovering.
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F. C. Jaye of
de Leon
Brownwood
Wool sale boosts Comanche wool center prestige
Brightman and Son sold two cars of wool totaling about 60 000 pounds to a Boston firm at 24 1 2 cents per pound. The sale, shipped Thursday, runs about 2 1 2 cents higher than last year’s June 9 sale. Market conditions this season remain slow with few sales in wool centers. Comanche is rising in prominence as a wool and mohair concentration point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightman and Son
Boston
San Angelo
Menard
Comanche
Bishop Boaz to Preach at Comanche Church Sept 30
Bishop H A Boaz head of the Central Texas Conference will preach at the Comanche Methodist Church on Sunday September 30. It will be his first sermon at the church in his rank and marks a rare occasion for the local congregation. Rev A C Haynes says rally preparations are underway. Boaz formerly led Poly technic College and S M U before becoming a bishop and has served abroad in recent years as head of the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Boaz
Central Texas Conference
Comanche Methodist Church
A. C. Haynes
Boaz
Polytechnic College
Brady Announces Ninth Annual Jubilee at Richards Park
Brady will hold the 9th Annual Jubilee at Richards Park in that city on July 8 4 and 5 with horse races under state Racing Commission supervision as the main feature. The celebration also includes a carnival rodeo and dancing attractions.
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Brady
Richards Park
State Racing Commission
Garner Invited to Stephenville Pecan Growers Meet
Vice President John N. Garner has been asked to visit Stephenville in July to attend the Texas Pecan Growers Association gathering. The Stephenville Empire-Tribune reports over 800 pecan growers from Texas and Oklahoma expected at the meeting.
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John N. Garner
Stephenville
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Empire-Tribune
Texas
Oklahoma
Wheat Payment Increase Amid Acreage Reduction
The Farm Administration announced a one cent per bushel increase in wheat payments as drought relief. The plan speeds out more than 30 million dollars in payments while corn hog benefits are issued. Farmers already receive 20 cents per bushel under wheat contracts, with an additional eight cents to come, making extra 3.5 million dollars for signups to reduce acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Administration
Dallas News
Local Officers Raid Near Gorman Find Alcohol At Residence
Sheriff Dwight Brightman and Deputy W A Pate with J R Todd searched the Doe Short residence near Gorman on Saturday finding thirty bottles of beer and a small quantity of whiskey. Short waived examining trial and was released on a thousand dollar bond to await the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe Short
Gorman
Dwight Brightman
W. A. Pate
Comanche
J. R. Todd
German
Comanche County Census Shows Drop in Enrollments
The Comanche County school census records a 137 student decline from 4827 to 4691 this year. Comanche drops to 629, De Leon to 479, and Comyn rises to 101 with Gustine at 267 and Sidney at 25. The census counts school age children ages six to eighteen, taken each March.
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Comanche County
Comanche
de Leon
Comyn
Gustine
Sidney
County Picnic Likely in Comanche This Summer
County merchants propose a summer gathering at Comanche possibly in July or later. Plans hinge on materializing and reviving a trades day and First Monday attractions. Lake Eanes Park improvements may provide a suitable celebration setting.
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Comanche
Lake Eanes Park
Gustine Rally Expected to Draw Large Attendance
A fair crowd attended the opening at Comyn Tuesday night and a larger crowd is expected in Gustine tonight for the second rally. The Rippetoe Quartette provides music as interest grows. Two rallies follow next week at Shrum Tuesday night and Beattie Saturday night.
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Comanche County
Comyn
Gustine
Rippetoe Quartette
Shrum
Beattie
Wheat and Corn Hog Contracts Relaxed by Texas Official
O B Martin of the Texas extension service at College Station announced a modified restriction on contracted wheat and corn hog acreage. The change allows passive and harvesting of forage crops except corn and grain sorghums and permits pasturing and forage harvesting on contracted acres. The notice appeared in the Star Telegram from Plainview via the Associated Press.
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O. B. Martin
Texas Extension Service
College Station
Star Telegram
Plainview
Year Old Woman Wins In Stephenville Dress Contest
Mrs. Julia Moore, 84, of Stephenville, won a prize in a dress making contest during Cotton Week. She reportedly defeated over twenty entries in her division in Stephenville Empire Tribune account.
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Stephenville
Julia Moore
Stephenvile Empire Tribune
Miss Mary Coleman Heads to San Antonio for Nurse Training
Miss Mary Coleman leaves Sunday for San Antonio to pursue nurse training. She will enter a program to become a trained nurse and serve in health care duties locally.
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Mary Coleman
San Antonio
Highway 36 Association to Meet at Gustine
The annual meeting of the Highway 36 Association will be held at Gustine on Wednesday June 20. Judge P M Rice Hamilton president says the program starts at ten oclock and will draw citizens from towns along the route. Last gathering at Lake Eanes featured a free barbecue provided by Comanche business men.
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Highway No. 36 Association
Gustine
P. M. Rice Hamilton
Lake Eanes
Democratic Groups Meet for Yearly Executive Session
The Democratic Executive Committee of the county will meet at the courthouse on Monday June 18 to draw positions for ballot spots set candidate fees and decide on a possible runoff primary. Committee members include N A Palmer and a long list of district representatives.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Court House
N. A. Palmer
Comanche
W. C. Stark
Hasse
L. E. Westmoreland
Dingler
Ed Palmer
Gustine
R. L. Lane
Fleming
W. P. Magness
H. Shockley
Lamkin
N. W. Hayes
Macksville
W. A. Springer
Wilson
T. Purvis
Proctor
O. V. Loudermilk
Downing
E. M. Foote
Duster
Bedford Butler
Rucker
I. W. Robertson
Shruum
L. J. Drennan
Bibb
C. D. Statum
Sidney
E. L. Sumner
Whitville
G. M. McKinzie
Mercer Gap
W. R. Shoemaker
Brushy Gap
T. N. Burton
Newburg
L. R. Williams
Beattie
Lee Palmer
Indian Mountain
S. L. Mull
Suez
W. H. Scott
Vandyke
W. Short
Robinson Springs
Lon McDaniel
Gap
E. M. Duke
de Leon
Refinancing Leads in Comanche County Farm Mortgages
A Farm Credit Administration report shows 168200 dollars in Federal land bank loans in Comanche County from 1938 to 1934, with about 163700 dollars used to refinance debts. Farmers cut annual interest, some debt levels reduced, and cash received by creditors. About 61500 repaid banks, 16700 insurers, 5700 taxes, 79600 others. Four thousand used for nonrefinancing purposes and 500 bought land or equipment while 4000 funded stock purchases and loan fees.
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Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner
Comanche County
Farm Credit Administration
National Farm Loan Associations
Allred to Speak in Comanche June 14
James V. Allred Texas Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate will address the public at 3 p m on Thursday June 14 at the band stand on the Court House lawn Comanche. He is the first major candidate to announce a speech in Comanche though others including C C McDonald Maury Hughes and Edgar Witt visited earlier.
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James V. Allred
Texas
Comanche
Court House
Allred
C. C. McDonald
Maury Hughes
Edgar Witt
Tipton Affirms Life Sentence for Milton Slaying
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin affirmed the life sentence given to R. C. Tipton of Menard for the January slaying of Pink Milton in front of Milton’s home during a hold up. Co manche County jury convicted Tipton last November. A. M. White received a 30 year term for the same killing after venue changes.
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R. C. Tipton
Menard
Pink Milton
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Tipton
Comanche
Milton
A. M
Ab) White
Coryell County
White
Gatesville
Gregor Wiesendanger
Monta Sims
Brownwood Visitors Named Mrs Chilton And Mrs Whitten
Mrs J B Chilton and Mrs C G Whitten visited Brownwood on Monday, staying with local friends and catching up on county affairs.
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J. B. Chilton
C. G. Whitten
Brownwood
Three Men Sent to State Prison from Comanche County
Three men transferred from Comanche County jail to Huntsville State Prison. Ray Newsome received two years for burglary of Proctor State Bank. Orville Roberson got two years for burglary. E B Billing slea of Gustine received one year on a liquor charge.
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Comanche County
Huntsville
Bud Russell
Ray Newsome
Proctor State Bank
Orville Roberson
E. B. Billingslea
Gustine
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C. Q. Smith
McMurry
Lamkin Boy
A. B. Chapin
Avenes
GALE
Garner
Highway No. 3B Association
DEM
Ritz Theatre
Frank Buck
Kay Francis
Ging Crosby
Hollywood
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