Comanche Prepares for Three Day Annual Rodeo and Fourth Festivities
Hal Collins with the Crazy Gang opens Comanche's Se cond Annual Rodeo on July 3 at 4 PM with three days of rodeo feats and exhibitions. The Queen's Parade follows at 6 PM on the public square, with a cash prize and queen title. July 4 features old car races bicycle races a Pat Howard concert and a big parade. Four rodeo performances run July 3 4 and 5 with $1500 in cash prizes for top riders and ropers.
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Hal Collins
Crazy
Mineral Wells
Comanche
Collins
Comanche County
Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Wanted Places For Rodeo Horses Here
Three day rodeo crowds July 3 4 5 need spaces to board horses. Volunteers donate corrals or pasture. Notify Earl Albin or Charlie Gray or leave word at The Chief. Ira Clemons committee member notes.
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Earl Albin
Charlie Gray
Ira Clemons
Parade Chairman Urges Wide Entries for Fourth of July
George Mc Kinzie, local Farmers Produce Company manager and Fourth of July Parade Committee chair, appeals to every business and many residents to enter the parade. He notes last year’s event was among Comanche County’s best and has named Karl Shock Dale Howard and Clarence Albin as aides to solicit entries from business houses and individuals. Nearby communities are invited to participate.
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George McKinnzie
George McKinzie
Farmers Produce Company
McKinzie
Karl Shock
Dale Howard
Clarence Albin
Decorations Due For Rodeo And Fourth Celebration
The committee directs all decorations be erected by July 1 and remain up through the night of Saturday July 6 for the Rodeo and Fourth of July events.
Chief To Be Out Early Next Week
The Chief will publish one day earlier due to the July rodeo. The issue goes to press Wednesday night and reaches rural route subscribers Thursday morning. It will include last minute rodeo details, the program, and promotions from Comanche firms welcoming visitors.
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Comanche
Baptists Conclude Good Revival at Local Church
A two week revival at the local Baptist Church closed Sunday night with large attendance and visitors from nearby churches. Seventeen members were received during the revival, with more to join later. Rev. E. G. Gregory led the services, and E. S. Fagan directed song services. Baptisms followed the preaching hour. Gregory recently arrived as pastor from Archer City.
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E. G. Gregory
E. S. Fagan
Rev
Gregory
Archer City
Texas senatorial race narrows to four as voting nears
The race to fill Morris Ltds vacancy in the U S Senate draws four leading contenders O Daniel Mann Johnson and Dies with scattered support from a Republican Communist and an Independent. Absentee ballots total sixteen by Tuesday night while polling in Comanche County includes City Hall Box No 1 and the new courthouse Box No 2 as candidates listed in parallel columns.
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U States Senate
Morris Ltd
Andrew Jackson Houston
O'Daniel
Mann
Johnson
Comanche County
Texas
Comanche
Possum Kingdom Dam Dedication Set For July 2
A statewide celebration near Mineral Wells marks the dedication of the Possum Kingdom Dam on July 2. REA Administrator Harry Slatten will be the keynote speaker as 100 000 Texas farm people gain electricity via 13 cooperatives linked by 664 miles of 33 000 volt lines and 6035 miles of distribution lines funded by REA.
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Texas
Comanche R.E.A
Possum Kingdom Dam
Harry Slattern
Rural Electrification Administration
Brazos River
United States Department of Agriculture
REA
Comanche County NFLA Stockholders Meet on July 12
The annual meeting date for the Comanche County National Farm Loan Association members is set for July 12. President R. L. Lane announced the schedule, with a fuller statement to appear in next week's issue.
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Comanche County
NFLA
Comanche County National Farm Loan Association
R. L. Lane
Tabernacle Work Under Way at Lake Eanes
Monday work began on a tabernacle at Lake Eanes funded by public subscription. Snodgrass and Chaney of Comanche won a 989 dollar turnkey contract for a 40 by 50 foot structure with concrete floor rock piers and a 16 by 24 foot speaker’s stand. The project, sponsored by the Comanche County Old Settlers Association, aims to finish by July 22 ahead of the July 24 25 reunion. Lake Eanes Park draws picnics from across the county and state, filling a long standing community need for shade and shelter.
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Lake Eanes
Snodgrass and Chaney
Comanche
Comanche County Old Settlers Association
Old Settlers
Lake Eanes Park
FSA Meeting At Gustine Focuses On Egg Production
Thirty six people attended a Farm Security Administration meeting at Gustine School auditorium. Speakers included W S Goodlett Jr John Tarleton Poultry T A Hensarling Extension Poultry McCarthy A & M College and D H Reed. They covered home use egg quality flock care and egg marketing with candling demonstrations and cooperative marketing discussed by Miss Burma Wood.
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Farm Security Administration
Gustine School
W. S. Goodlett, Jr
T. A. Hensarling
John Tarleton Poultry Department
George P. McCarthy
Extension Service
D. H. Reed
A. & M. College
McCarthy
Burma Wood
Farm Security Field Day Promotes Defense Diets and Eggs
The Farm Security Administration hosts a Field Day Monday June 30 in Comanche County with the theme The Farmer's Part in National Defense. The event at Gustine Theater includes talks films and a farm tour of Robert L. Allen and Charlie C. Fenter projects. Dinner at Gustine Park invites the public to attend all or parts of the program.
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Farm Security Administration
Comanche County
Gustine Theater
Gustine Park
Robert L. Allen
Gustine
Entries in Queens Parade Open to Comanche County Women
The Comanche Rodeo Association invites entries for the Queens Parade at the July 3 Rodeo opening. Any woman in Comanche County aged between 8 and 88 may enter. a queen will be chosen from these entries during the July 3 performance. Entries are free. a $5 premium goes to the queen, selected by out of county judges. Submit names to H Burks, secretary of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce.
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Comanche Rodeo Association
Comanche County
H. Burks
The
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs W A Marwitz of Priddy Dies at 1 PM June 24
Mrs W A Marwitz prominent pioneer resident of the Priddy Indian Gap communities died in Brownwood Memorial Hospital on Tuesday June 24 at 1 00 PM Interment was in Lutheran St John Cemetery at Priddy on June 26 authorities reported.
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W. A. Marwitz
Priddy- Indian Gap
Brownwood Memorial Hospital
Lutheran St. John
Priddy
County youth registration to enroll in Comanche De Leon
Young men aged twenty one before July 1 must register next Tuesday at De Leon City Hall or Comanche County Courthouse. Registration runs 7 am to 9 pm with volunteers to aid. F O Jaye leads De Leon site. estimated county registrants 1150 to 175. Military draft papers sent from distant locations.
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Comanche
Deleon
Comanche County
de Leon
County Draft Board
F. O. Jaye
Southwest Clown Ralph Brewer to Perform at Comanche Rodeo
Renowned rodeo clown Ralph Brewer from Marietta Oklahoma with mule Hoover will entertain at the Comanche Rodeo July 3 4 5 during all four shows. Local manager Gail Dudley said the team commands top pay to bring the act, promising high energy crowd appeal. Brewer is noted bullfighter with Hoover performing tricks to stir the arena.
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Southwest
Ralph Brewer
Hoover
Marietta
Oklahoma
Brewer
Comanche
Gail Dudley
Local Rodeo Fans Reserve 100 Seats in Santa Anna
Local rodeo fans in cooperation with the Comanche Roping Club have reserved 100 seats in a block at the Santa Anna Rodeo tonight. The Comanche Rodeo boosters, the Comanche Band, Roping Club members and others plan to attend. those not yet arranged are urged to see Ira Clemons or another Roping Club member.
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Comanche Roping Club
Santa Anna Rodeo
Comanche Rodeo Boosters
Comanche Band
Ira Clemons
Walter Williams Named First Lieutenant in Army
Walter Williams son of Mr and Mrs T J Williams of Comanche is now a First Lieutenant in the U S Army. He will be stationed at Fort Bliss El Paso after training at New Mexico Military Institute. He was called on June 17.
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Walter Williams
T. J. Williams
Comanche
U.S. Army
Young Williams
Fort Bliss
el Paso
New Mexico Military Institute
Stores To Close Here July 4th
The stores will close in Comanche on Friday July 4 and stay open July 3 and July 5 for the Rodeo. Mrs Nell Palmer secretary of the Retail Merchants Association will carry a list of firms remaining closed July 4 and this will be carried in next week’s Chief. It is generally understood all firms will observe Sunday closing hours.
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Comanche
Nell Palmer
The
Retail Merchants Association
A C Thomas Meets With Secretary of Agriculture at Waco
A C Thomas, superintendent of the Comanche County Electric Cooperative, met with Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard in Waco on Wednesday. He received a special invitation from Washington to attend the meeting and planned to address the Texas Farm Bureaus after a prior engagement with the Brazos River Transmission Electric Cooperative.
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A. C. Thomas
Comanche County
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Virginia Halberl
San Antonio
Leman
Texas State College For Women
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Halbed
Santa Anna
Secretary of Agriculture
Waco
New Majestic
George Brent
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Roy Rogers
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Singapore
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Virginia Weidler
Tyrone Power
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