Progress in state and local schools noted in Comanche
The Comanche Chiefs itemizes upcoming county track meet days March 28 and 29 and urges teacher cooperation. It notes N J Norrill became secretary of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce, Odell Atwood married Alma Pearce in Waco, Allen Hardware opens in Jay Building, and Progress Oil formed with 150000 capital. Also mentions a $60 veteran bonus, local officials, and National Education Association gathering in Cleveland with Dr G O Clough commenting on modernizing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
O. W. Faglala
Proctor
Ordr
N. J. Norrill
Santa Anna
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Odell Atwood
Alma Pearce
Waco
Baptist Parsonage
Atwood
Jess Atwood
R. W. Pearce
Allen Hardware Company
Jay Building
Joe Wagner
Department of Superintendents
National Educational Association
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
G. O. Clough
Southern Methodist University
Clough
Texas
Improvements on the Comanche Methodist Parsonage Completed
The Comanche Methodist Parsonage interior received many upgrades including a gas range automatic hot water heater a rebuilt modernized bathroom repapered rooms and a new lawn fish pond. The work funded by the Missionary Society with broad member cooperation and donations collected by Rev. E R Gordon and treasurer E Paul Jeanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Methodist Parsonage
Ladies of the Missionary Society
Board of Stewards
E. R. Gordon
E. Paul Jeanes
Mrs Everett Takes Local School Census for 1939-40
Mrs Verva Everett is hired by the Comanche School District to conduct the scholastic census for March. The effort seeks to enroll all children ages 6 to 18 as of Sept 1, 1939, including those not currently in school, to ensure 100 percent enrollment for the next year. Each enrolled scholastic adds $22 for school support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verva Everett
Board of Trustees
Comanche
Everett
County Tennis Meet Opens Across Cities
The Comanche County tennis meet starts today with Class A in Comanche and Classes B and C in De Leon. Boys and girls from senior, junior, and grammar high schools compete, with finals set for March 17 and 18 in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
de Leon
Comanche High School
Practice Track Meet Scheduled This Afternoon
Class A track teams from Comanche De Leon Gustine Sidney and Comyn meet at the ball park this afternoon likely at 430. First meet of the season for locals with the county meet set for Saturday March 25. Coach Bull Frazier has twenty men working out for three weeks and the 440 yard track and jumping pits are ready. No admission charged and all are invited.
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Ball Park
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Sidney
Comyn
Bull Frazier
Book Review At M E Church Tonight
Mrs Francis Lloyd Holt of Stephenville reviews Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier at the Methodist Church entertainment sponsored by the Miss Agnes Graham Sunday School Class. Admission 25 cents. Program begins 7 30. Mrs Holt is sister of former pastor Ernest Lloyd and daughter of the late J W Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Francis Lloyd Holt
Stephenville
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Agnes Graham
Holt
Ernest Lloyd
J. W. Lloyd
Fairview School to Present Play at Downing Thursday
Fairview School students will perform a play at Downing School Auditorium on Thursday night March 16. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School
Downing
Downing School
Gustine Mayor Visits Birthplace Site of Texas Birth
Gustine mayor Mrs Phil Bertram and L R Bertram attended the 103rd Texas Independence celebration at Washington on the Brazos on March 2. The ceremony unveiled the last Centenary monument, a statue of Geo C Childress, writer of the Republic of Texas Declaration. Gov O Daniel spoke to a large crowd as Miss Dow, Childress granddaughter, unveiled the statue. The party also reviewed park improvements and highway projects on Route 36 from Hamilton to Gatesville and Brenham to Cameron, with completion expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Bertram
Gustine
L. R. Bertram
Washington-on-the- Brazos
Geo. C. Childress
Book Review At B wood Tuesday In Brownwood Library
The Public Library in Brownwood hosts a Tuesday night review on March 14. Miss Evelyn Oppenheimer of Dallas discusses Agnes Turnbull's Remember The End. A small admission charge will be collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Dess Rock
Agnes Turnbull
Evelyn Oppenheimer
Dallas
Rabbit drive set at Mount Pleasant farm on Thursday morning
A rabbit drive is scheduled at W. W. Hatley’s Lindsey farm one mile north of Mount Pleasant, with 8 o’clock start on Thursday. A big stew will be served for dinner and all are invited after the hunt. Hunters report a large turnout nearby with over 300 rabbits seen in Cotton Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hatley
Lindsey Farm
Mount Pleasant
Cotton Grove
Pension Bill Discussed By Representative
A proposed constitutional amendment to finance old age assistance was favorably reported 13 to 2 by the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments. It would require 100 votes in the House and 21 in the Senate to reach the people. The plan taxes total cash retail sales natural gas and electrical utilities at 2.4 percent with exemptions for industrial sales. telephones and amusements face specific levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On
House
Senate
Kight Urges Fight Against Boll Weevils in County
Dublin businessman H L Kight toured Comanche urging a boll weevil eradication drive. He recommends a pre spring clean up burning cotton stalks fence rows brush piles and dried grasses to destroy hibernating weevils. An ad elsewhere details the plan and its impact on Erath County cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kight
Dublin
Comanche
Charges Filed For Driving While Drunk In Comanche Area
East Holdridge Dublin faces drunk driving charges filed by County Attorney D. P. Parker on Wednesday. Arrest was made Monday by Sheriff Wid Spivey near Comanche city limits on Highway 10. Holdridge is jailed with no bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Holdridge
Dublin
D. P. Parker
Wid Spivey
Comanche
Holdridge
Rabbit drive set for Fairview farm on March 14
A rabbit drive will start at 8 30 Tuesday morning March 14 at the Henry Johnson farm in the Fairview community. Everyone is invited and a basket supper will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Johnson
Fairview
Rabbit Drive Set for Duster Community Next Tuesday
An organizing announcement states a rabbit drive will occur in the Duster community starting early next Tuesday morning. The event will commence at Pete Dukes place, guiding participants to the designated drive area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duster
Pete Dukes
Comanche College Girl Elected Community Chairman
Virginia Lacy of Comanche, a John Tarleton College student at Stephenville, was elected Community Chairman of the Junior Class organization. Math professor May Jones, class sponsor, notes the state sectional structure marks the first such organization in school history with each division having a leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lacy
Comanche
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Miss Lacy
May Jones
Pettit Faculty and Outsiders to Present Comedy Play
Pettit faculty and outside talent will present Two Days to Marry at Pettit School on Friday night March 10. The comedy draw will be charged admission of 10 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Pettit School
Ranchers Here Buy Four Fine Hereford Bulls at Diamond Ranch Sale
T J Williams Walter Barrett and John Burton attended the Hereford cattle auction at the Diamond Ranch near Albany on March 1 and purchased four registered bulls. Williams bought Stanway Gwen and Beau Gwen 66th, Barrett acquired Victor Domino 60th, and Burton took Domino 61st. The Alexander herd is well known in Texas and drew buyers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Williams
Walter Barrett
John Burton
Diamond Ranch
F. W. Alexander
Albany
Williams
Barrett
Burton
Mr. Williams
Stanway Gwen
Beau Gwen
Victor Domino
Stanway
Rand
Mischief
Mr. Burton
Domino
Alexander
Texas
United States
Higginbotham Brothers & Company
Adella
Comanche
King Jones
Mr Williams
Eady
Jack Lane
Young Lane
Callaway
Clarence Albin
Alcorn
Dr. A. J. Gray
Helmsley
Dr A J Gray Elected President Of Comanche Chamber
At a Comanche Chamber of Commerce meeting Dr A J Gray was elected president for the coming year after Wm C Chilton resigned from the presidency but stayed as a director. Directors praised Gray as a civic leader and pledged full support to advance Comanche County interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Gray
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. C. Chilton
Chilton
Mr. Chilton
Dr Gray
Dr. Gray
Gray
Comanche County
Lamkin Girls Finish Season With Two Wins
The Lamkin High School girls defeated Sidney 25 20 at Lamkin gym in the final round robin game for the county championship. The victory earned Lamkin second place as Beattie claimed the title after beating Lamkin and Sidney in the playoff. Lamkin all stars beat Comanche 41 31 in the sameTuesday night doubleheader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamkin High School
Sidney High School
Lamkin
Beattie
Sidney
Lamkin All-Stars
Rising Star Basketbas
Comanche County
Stephens
Rising Star
de Leon
de Leon Captured the Consolation Tournament Honors By Downing Sipe Springs
Waco
Harey George Willia
James Wilkerson
1Ollowine
Foster
Loudermilk
Ising
Gilsteven Beattie
White
Keith de Leon
Williams
Millsap Wa
Lingleville
Erath County
Gustine High School
Millsap
Parker County
Alexander Sextet
Sipe Springs
Sidney Eagles
Gustine
Pioneer
Alexander
Lamkm
Cross Plains
Gustine High
J. C. Lightfoot
Comanche
J. B. Hargess
Eastland
Rabbit Drive Planned at White Point Church
White Point Church invites all to a rabbit drive Tuesday at White Point. An old fashioned Comanche stew will be served to hunters after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Point
Siloam Cemetery Appeals for Donations in Gustine Texas
The Home Workers Club asks all with loved ones buried at Siloam Cemetery to donate for repairs to the old funeral building. Send funds to Mrs. S. P Edinburg, secretary, Gustine, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Workers Club
Siloam Cemetery
S. P
County peanut acreage allotment set for 1939
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration has allotted Comanche County farmers 30 300 acres of peanuts for 1939. The allotment is based on tillage and past history. A 15 cent payment per 100 pounds of normal yield per acre applies to those planting within their allotments. Cards will be mailed to adjust 1939 sizes from 1938. Producers must file and return cards. changes of farm size may require visits to the County Office. Deadline is April 1, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Comanche County
J. W. Roberson, Jr
Roberson
Comanche Boys Profit in Calf Show Winnings
Nine Comanche F F A boys entered calves in the Comanche Calf Show and netted about 500 dollars after expenses and wages. Tyson Phillips raised two Aberdeen Angus calves, earning roughly 196 dollars and winning top spots in both Aberdeen Angus divisions in Houston. Calves sold at Houston auction for 18 and 13 cents per pound for Phillips, 780 pound calf for Shoemaker at 13.2 cents, Carter 932 pounds at 13 cents, Roberts 945 pounds at 13 1/2 cents, Dutton 13 1/2 to 14 cents, with other local buyers including Roberson 20 dollars, Bevalyn Nance 10, Norman Howington 62 on two calves, and George Fletcher 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Dale Shoemaker
Gene Carter
Harold Roberts
Roberts
R. E. Dutton
Houston Roberson
Bevalyn Nance
Norman Howington
George Fletcher
Rural Electrification Project Progress in Comanche County
About 40 miles of 257 mile Rural Electrification lines in Project No 1 Comanche County are staked. Weather slowed crews but they advanced recently. second crew began in White Point vicinity. O O Fuller Construction plans to start April first. Twenty eight Newburg houses wired. customers urged to check details before wiring. Community meetings set with Mr Thomas and energy group. Verna Castleberry approved as REA secretary. meter bases arrived for wiring contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
A. C. Thomas
White Point
O. O. Fuller Construction Company
Newburg
Mr. Thomas
Cooperative Electrification Association
Mercer Gap
R.E.A
Verna Castleberry
Ranger
Washington
Rural Electrification Association
Rising Star Beats Beattie in Finals for Cage Title
Higginbotham Brothers owner T. J. Williams expands Adella Bear Estate to 2444 acres near Comanche adding Hereford cattle and horses. Rising Star girls beat Beattie 20 to 19 in district final with Stephens fouling out. Williams’s ranch noted among local South Comanche County holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Star
Beattie
Death Car Exhibit To Feature Parker Barrow Vehicle
The bullet riddled Bonnie Parker Clyde Barrow car will be shown at Clemons Martin Motor Co in Comanche Monday March 13 from 1 PM. The exhibition is free to the public with lectures by C Wiley Stanley and Everett Fillingham on crime prevention and the gang era. Ministers officials and police are invited to view the car and hear the short talks about the 1934 outlaws and their deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
United States
Clemons & Martin Motor Co
Comanche
C. Wiley Stanley
Everett Fillingham
Associated Anti-Crime Union of America
Comanche Girls Volleyball Hosts Newburg in Home Match
Comanche High School girls volleyball faces Newburg tonight at the local gym. After a split with Gustine last week, Comanche seeks a win in their second trial under coaches Tom Joyce Easley and Janette Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Newbury High
Comanche
Gustine
Tom Joyce Easley
Janette Wood
Mrs Geo Smith Excels as High School Substitute
Mrs Geo G Smith is praised for outstanding substitute teaching at the high school. She is noted to have graduated with high honors from Soule College New Orleans in short course and typing, set a four month record, earned an A B from Howard Payne College as an honor student each year, and holds a life teaching certificate for Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. G. Smith
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Supt
J. D. Bramlette
Camp Bowie
Progress Oil Company
C. W. Meadows
Chaplin
C. M. Moore
W. H. Davis
M.E
M.E. Church
B’wood
Frank Howington
Kight
Comanche College
Parker-Barrow
J. D. Bramiette
New Majestic Theatre
Fred MacMurray
Ray Milland
Men With Wings
Louise Campbell
Bill
Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd
Old Mexico
Florence Rice
Una Merkel
Ann Rutherford
Alan Marshall
Boris Karloff
Clark Gable
Norma Shearer
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