Comanche County Red Cross Quota Reaches Target
Comanche County reports its Red Cross drive surpassed the national quota with a total of 2547.76 dollars by March 5. Notable gifts come from Mercer Creek Sabana and Comanche with individual contributions listed, while several districts are still incomplete and awaiting final tallies.
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Comanche County
Mercer Creek
White Point
F. J. Woods
Sabana
Loyd Boyett
Mercer Gap
W. C. Murphee
Pounds
T. K. Moore
Soda Springs
Walter Chapman
Board Church-Cross Roads
Virgil Parson
Newburg
John Pogue
Buffalo
Sam Henson
Fairview
Bobbie Wilson
Duster
Ernest Johnson
Harmony
J. F. Gober
Trinity
D. E. Nowlin
Mt. Pleasant
Dale Boswell
Cotton Grove
Geo. Willis
Robinson Springs
J. N. Koonce
Liberty
Travis Bunting
Brysonville
G. P. Dudley
Jakehamon
B. O. Koonce
Beattie
Claude Douglas
Downing
G. H. Loudermilk
Hasse
Claude Harris
Lamkin
Lanon White
Sipe Springs
Roy Boswell
van Dyke
G. L. Stewart
Wilson
W. W. Springer
Hareliks to Open New Store in Comanche
Harelik's, Comanche's new business venture, will celebrate a formal opening Friday and Saturday March 12 13 at 125 127 North Houston on the square's west side. Louis Harelik is manager with Milton as assistant manager. The brothers, veterans of WWII and UT alumni, are relocating from Hamilton where their father and brother ran Federated Stores.
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Harelik’s
Comanche
North
Houston
Louis Harelik
Milton Harelik
Harelik Brothers
Hamilton
Haskell Harelik
Sam
Federated
University of Texas
Hamilton Public Schools
Max
Petsick
Novit’s
Harry Melowsky
9Th Air Force
Lions Club
Jaycees
VFW
American Legion
Jury list set for district court next Monday in Comanche
District Clerk Ben Wilhelm announces a petit jury to hear the criminal docket next Monday March 15 in district court. The list includes Willie Tupin from Comanche and many others across De Leon Dublin Gustine Blanket and Comanche with numerous routes and Star routes represented.
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Ben Wilhelm
Willie Tupin
Comanche
B Hodges
de Leon
E. J. Terry
Rt. 2
Winston Key
Dublin
Cade Murphey
Democrat Star Rt
Co. G. Martin
J. G. Chapp
H. V. Adcock
Gustine
Guy Allen
J. C. Roberts
Eddie McDougal
Cecil Sparkman
Rt. 1
Indian Gap
Tom Zack Bolton
Troy Pettit
Ss. B. Bean
Blanket
W. E. McCool
Elmer Joiner
C. L. Hucks
Hardie Evans
J. W. Lee
J. B. Satterwhite
A. C. Schuman
F. L. Terrill
Duane Jackson
Jack Cagle
Sidney Star Rt
M. E. Gore
Herbert Goodson
George Stephens
Garland Collins
Bob Burton
Rt. 3
Carl Simpson
L. C. Hensley
Energy
Paul Clark
Joe B. Lee
Ben Cleveland
Clyde Nabors
A. P. Cherry
Ben Hulsey
J. O. Stone
J. B. Hilley
Lady Teachers Meet CHS Casers In Charitable Basketball Game
The Comanche Public School faculty women and wives of staff face the High School girls basketball team in a charity event at the Camarche Gymnasium on Monday evening March 15 at 7 30. Admission 15 and 25 cents with proceeds to the Gym Fund.
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Comanche Public School
Clais
Robert Cunningham
Edna Tennest
John Beaty
Ww. L. Morris
Armstead Rice
Dorothy Armstrong
J. M. Marshall
M. T. Camp
J. E. Lightfoot
Nobia Dunn
Beulah Stark
Virginia Lacy
Carmeleta Williams
Nelda Cagle
Lavoy Langley
Molly Ross
Betty Smith
Faye Kirkland
Zelma Hicks
Joan Welch
Cherry Brooks
Juanita Bonser
Imogene Gibson
Anna Joyce Proffitt
Gordon Griffin to Speak at Local Methodist Church
Hon Gordon Griffin of Brown with a law practice will be the guest speaker at the First Methodist Church next Sunday morning. Rev Urban Schulze, the pastor, announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Griffin
Methodist
Browngood
First Methodist Church
Urban A. Schulze
Rabbit Drive at Beattie
A rabbit drive is scheduled at Beattie on Tuesday March 16. The event aims to harvest rabbits in the area for local meat supply and community activity.
Military Services And Reburial Held For Veteran
Military funeral services and reburial for S2/c James A Summers were held here March 10. Interment was at Stag Creek Cemetery. Summers son of Mr and Mrs John Summers of Hutchins Dallas County and nephew of Tom Alf and D C Summers of Comanche. VFW conducted services. Summers was injured August 13 1943 aboard USS John Penn in the Pacific and died days later in a Guadalcanal hospital. body returned for reburial. Summers was born August 1943.
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James A. Summers
Stag Creek Cemetery
Seaman
Summers
John Summers
Hutchins
Dallas County
Sidney
Tom
Alf
D. C. Summers
Comanche
L. F. Minnis
Riley Baptist Church
Farmers to Meet At White Point And at Wilson
Farmers nights will be held in the White Point community on Thursday night March 18 and in the Wilson community on Friday night March 19. Officers of the Comanche County Farm Bureau will be present to discuss problems facing farmers and explain the Farm Bureau organization. All farmers are invited to attend. Similar meetings were held this week at Sweetwater and De Leon.
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White Point
Wilson
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Sweetwater
de Leon
VFW Play Postponed To Friday at CHS Auditorium
The VFW play scheduled for CHS auditorium on Thursday night March 11 is postponed until Friday night March 19, per director Mrs. Margaret Craddock.
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VFW
CHS
Margaret Craddock
Notable Longtime Dallas County Resident Remembered
A memorial snippet notes a man born in 6 1924 in Denton County who previously lived in the Sidney community but spent most of his life in Dallas County communities including Seagoville Hutchins and Riley.
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Denton County
Sidney
Dallas County
Seagoville
Hutchins
Riley
Arthur Chevrolet Moves Into Fine New Building in Comanche
Arthur Chevrolet, the local Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealer, moved this week into a new building at 208-10 East Grand Avenue and is now in full operation though finishing touches remain. Owner Buell Arthur vows quicker, better service as the plant nears completion and praises Comanche’s prospects. Arthur, son of Ballinger natives, has steered the business since 1944 and is active in city affairs and church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Chevrolet
East Grand
East
Grand Avenue
Comanche
Texas
Buell Arthur
Arthur
J. E. Arthur
Ballinger
Fagan Chevrolet Company
E. S. Fagan
Chevrolet
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Oscar Cox
Higginbothams
Sam Todd
C. W. Williams
M. B. Healer
Healer
Healer Chevrolet
Higginbotham’s
First Methodist Church
Edmonson Dies After Comanche County Accident
C M Edmonson 75 longtime tax assessor and churchman of Comanche County died at 8 15 p m Tuesday three hours after a car struck him while he drove a cow across U S Highway 67 near his East Comanche home Dr Travis L Lanham of San Angelo driving the Packard said the sun blinded him and he could not avoid the collision A hearing cleared Dr Lanham Funeral services were set for First Baptist Church Comanche with Rev Arthur Johnson officiating Burial was in De Leon cemetery He is survived by six children and several grandchildren with a brother and a half sister also noted
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C. M. Edmondson
East Comanche
Mr. Edmondson
Travis L. Lanham
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Dr. Lanham
Edmondson
Earl Nelson
Chan Edmondson
Mary Ella Feagans
Comyn
Comanche
Baptist Church
Fred P
Iris M
C. Bartlett Edmondson
E. D. Cox
Oliver
Auto Licenses To Be Sold at Lamkin March 16
Tax Assessor-Collector J. E. Lightfoot will be in Lamkin Tuesday March 16 to sell 1948 auto licenses. Lamkin was omitted in an earlier ad listing towns. Auto licenses are also due in Energy March 12 and Gustine March 17.
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Lamkin
J. E. Lightfoot
Gustine
Fort Worth Contractor Wins Comanche Lake Project Bid
Harry Campbell Construction Company of Fort Worth awarded a 191857 dollar contract by the Comanche City Council to build a new lake on Mercers Creek. Work starts about April 15 with completion targeted in 180 working days 90 days possible if weather cooperates.
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Harry Campbell
Stag Creek
Eastland County
Freeze & Nichols
Fort Worth
Comanche Dam
Campbell
L. W. Pelbhrey
Gladewater
Pickens Construction Company
Dallas
J. W. Robertson
Springtown
K. W. Mann
Graford
W. F. Crawford
Spencer Construction Company
Carrolton
Dean Skinner
T. C. Gage
Austin
List & Clark
Kansas City
Missouri
M. B Killian
San Antonio
H. R. Zachry
Lake Banes
Mercer’s Creek
Comanche
Tely
Laker Brothers
George Smith
W. B. Barret
Tom Beene
Lake Eanes
Freese and Nichols
Am. S. W. Freese
New Minister For Comanche Church of Christ
Leon Meeks has been called as minister for the Comanche Church of Christ and will lead services Sunday. He and wife from Raymondville have two children Faye eight and Allen four. The church bought the former T. R. Burt residence as a home for the minister family, who will move in when possession is given. they currently reside at the A. A. Hillin residence.
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Leon Meeks
Church of Christ
Comanche
Meeks
Raymondville
Faye
Allen
T. R. Burt
A. A. Hillin
Cara Nome Beauty Consultations at Durham's Pharmacy
Miss Wilma Hartzell of Cara Nome, a beauty specialist, will be at Durham's Pharmacy for the entire week starting March 15, offering 45 minute beauty consultations Monday through Friday.
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Wilma Hartzell
Cara Nome
Durham
Comanche Horses Again Win Firsts at Cisco Show
Comanche entries dominated the Cisco Horse Show last week with J W Carter's yearling Palomino stud taking a top division prize and Earl Albin's entries claiming first places including the grand championship in their division.
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Cisco
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Texas Red Cross
J. C. Helm Jr
Harold Fowler
ARC
Harelik
Hamilton High School
George Patton
Third Army
Chamber of Commerce
Courthouse News
Edmonson
Banes
Fane Waldrop
Porter Franks
Ewell Arthur
J. C. Biggs
Dick Weekes
E. Paul Jeanes
M. E. Jenkins
Comanche Church of Christ
Majestic Theatre
SAT
Bill
Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd
Rin Tin Tin
Joan Bennett
Micheal Redgrave
Red
Don Castle
Peggy Knudsen
Kirby Grant
Trail TO Vengeance
Lizabeth Scott
Bert Lancaster
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