County school meet slated for March 27 28
The Comanche County Interscholastic League Meet will be held in Comanche on March 27 and 28 with Elimination events starting March 21. The event draws hundreds of pupils teachers and patrons and includes popular Friday singing contests and a One Act Play contest in De Leon.
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Comanche County
Comanche
de Leon
de Leon City Auditorium
E. H. Boulter
Comyn
Gustine
Sidney
Beattie
Sipe Springs
Proctor
Newburg
Barbers Meet in Homer Wilhelm’s New Shop
Barbers of the county held a Wednesday meeting in Homer Wilhelm’s new shop. J H Blundell of Waco State Barber Inspector addressed the group on sanitation law enforcement. He noted a statewide drive to enforce the rules and cited two suspensions in Dallas. Attending from De Leon were Bell Hansford Butler Freeman Estes and Halprooks.
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Comanche
Homer Wilhelm
J. H. Blundell
Waco
Blundell
Dallas
de Leon
Messrs Bell
Hansford
Butler
Freeman
Estes
Halprooks
Dr Jewel Daughety to Address Lions on Scout Work
Dr Jewel Daughety of the Central Texas Hospital in Brownwood will speak to the Comanche Lions Club on Boy Scout work. The address is set for Tuesday evening March 24 during Ladies Night. Daughety presides over Scout Work in the district and is regarded as an authority.
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Jewel Daughety
Central Texas Hospital of
Brownwood
Comanche Lions Club
Daughety
Rabbit Drive Planned at Gum Springs on March 19
A rabbit drive will be held in the Gum Springs community next Thursday according to W D Everett. The event starts at the George Pratt residence and dinner and stew will be served at noon at the C W Kerley farm. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gum Springs
W. D. Everett
George Pratt
C. W. Kerley
Mr. Everett
Crash Wounds Fatal to Oliver Springs Man
Roy Clark 41, Oliver Springs farmer, died in a Stephenville hospital Monday, March 2, from injuries suffered in a collision near Bluff Dale about a month earlier involving a cattle truck and a car carrying him and Ray Shoemaker. Funeral services were held at Oliver Springs with burial in Copperas Creek Cemetery. Shoemaker, also injured, is recovering.
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Roy Clark
Oliver Springs
Stephenville
Ray Shoemaker
Bluff Dale
Copperas Creek
Shoemaker
Rabbit Drive Set For Elm Grove
Elm Grove community announces a rabbit drive Tuesday March 17 led by committee members Robert Reed and Charlie Woolsey. The event begins at the W. L. Reed residence, circuits and return by noon with dinner served, and the public is invited to attend.
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Elm Grove
Robert Reed
Charlie Woolsey
W. L. Reed
Pension Investigator Relocates to Comanche District
H. M. Vineyard, pension investigator for this district, is now in Comanche at his former residence and will provide information on pensions. He can be reached by telephone number 58.
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H. M. Vineyard
Comanche
Rain Fills Comanche Area Sparks Farmers Hope
One and one-eighth inches of rain fell in Comanche and surrounding territory Saturday night and Sunday. The soaking rain ended a four month dry spell, greening fields and boosting corn planting as spring grass appears for stock farmers.
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Comanche
Bishop Harry Moore To Speak At St Matthews Church
Bishop Harry T. More of Dal will speak at St Matthews Episcopal Church next Wednesday evening March 18 at 7 30. The bishop is recognized as an outstanding minister in the state and the public is invited to attend this service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. More
Dallast
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Moore
Gas Blast Victim Is Buried Here Thurs
J L Jimmy Franklin 28 Ingleside refinery blast victim buried Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev J D Smoot officiating. Five others died from injuries after Tuesday gas vapors explosion at Ingleside refinery. Survivors include Donna Jordan wife and two children Billy and Johnnie Frances. Special investigators seek cause with early theories citing a shorted electric cord lighting fumes in a 30000 gallon tank. Franklin raised in Comanche, moved to Cross Plains oil field six years ago. He leaves father R C Franklin and sisters Alice Mae Billman and Della Franklin of Ingleside.
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J. L
Jimmy) Franklin
Humble
Ingleside
Oakwood
J. D. Smoot
Franklin
C. H. Boring
R. J. Tackett
L. S. Wilson
William Womack
J. W. Cline
Comanche
Cross Plains
Donna Jordan
Billy
Johnnie Frances
R. C. Franklin
Alice Mae Billman
Della Franklin
Calf Show Promises Prizes and Auction in Comanche
The Calf Show on Saturday at three on Comanche’s public square invites entries only from Calves fed by Comanche County 4 H Club members or Vocational Agriculture students. First to third place calves will be auctioned to the highest bidder, with Chamber of Commerce prizes of 5 3 and 2 dollars and an extra dollar to exhibitors for calves ranking below third. Judges include C M Caraway E A Whitesides and W A Pettit.
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J. R. Eanes
Comanche
Comanche County
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
C. M. Caraway
de Leon
W. A. Pettit
Energy
E. A. Whitesides
Sipe Springs
Agriculture Committee
Modern High School Becomes American University for Masses in Texas
J. D. Bramlette lauds Texas high schools as American universities for masses. He cites improvements in buildings, staff with degrees, vocational programs, music and public speaking, and better transport aid to equalize access, while noting rural gaps. Comanche County efforts and school facilities can house 200 more students.
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J. D. Bramlette
Texas
Comanche County
Comanche
Proceedings of C of C Meeting March 10 1936
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce met with President Stewart presiding. Finance showed collections of 156.20 and cash on hand 24.01. A plan to publish the subscriber list without amounts and invite nonmembers to join was approved. Highway 36 east improvements and right of way near Comanche were reported, with bids to be let March 25. A Sandy Land Experiment Station location for five counties was discussed and a joint meeting of reps from Erath Eastland Callahan Brown and Comanche planned. Calf Show at the boys club was set with 5 3 2 1 prizes and judges named. meeting adjourned.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stewart
Durham
Wilhelm
Williams
Gray
Anthony
Dudley
Hoff
Eanes
Bramlette
Wilkerson
Board of Directors
T. J. Williams
A. J. Gray
Huntington
Comanche
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Cox
Brown County
R. A. Luker
Erath
Eastland
Callahan
Brown
A. & M. College
J. R. Eanes
Marshall Carraway
Will Pettit
Jim Whitesides
Tri County Singers Convention Held Near Goldthwaite
The Tri County Singing Convention drawing singers from Comanche Brown and Mills Counties will convene at Center City ten miles east of Goldthwaite this Sunday. President William P. Huggins urges all singers from the three counties to attend.
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Comanche, Brown
Mills Counties
Center City
Gold‘thwaite
William P. Huggins
Home Talent Play Set For Beattie Tonight
Beattie residents attend a three act comedy Simon, Pure Simpleton at the school auditorium. Ray McGinnis stars as Simon with Mary Nichols Trene Fisher R Green Floyd Fisher Mae Elms Toye Keith Ruth Anglin and Wade Butler in supporting roles. A small admission funds the school activity program.
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Beattie
Bids Sought on Highway 36 East of Comanche
A Fort Worth business delegation visited Comanche to promote the Stock Show and Frontier Centennial as a large crowd gathered in the square. The State Highway Department invites bids for grading and drainage on Highway 36 East from the old Cotton Belt crossing to near Creamer with a March 25 deadline and wages from 30 to 75 cents per hour depending on skill level.
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Comanche Square
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Panther City Club
Comanene High School
Earl Bean
Comanche
John E. Hoff
State Highway Department
Cotton Belt Crossing
Court House
Creamer
School Census Underway in Co manche Independent District
The scholastic census for Comanche Independent School District is being taken by Mrs. Lee and must be completed in March. It counts all children who will be 6 by Sept 1 or not yet 18, informing state support. Provide any new moves or arrivals to aid accuracy. contact Mrs. Lee or the high school office at 371.
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University of Texas Glee Club
Comanche High School
Helen Kellar
Brownwood
Christian Church Ladies
A. B. Queen
W. W. Cox
Majestic
Harry Lauder
Lottie Holman
Ruth Long
Amelia Scott
West
Grammar School
Eanes
Boauet
Baptist Sunday School
George C. Wetzel
Homer Wilhelm
Comanche
Higginbothams
Neely-Harris-Cunningham
Hardin Lumber Company
West Texas
J. B. Fletcher
Gustine Baptist Church
Tyler
Fasnana Fagan
East Side
Hardy Jones
First State Bank
U. S
Joe Carter
Rex Cunningham
Edgar Switzer
Ernest Queen
Mrs. Black
White Point
Emory Bean
Rochester
Texas
Old Corn
Todd
Bee New York Evening Post
Wilson
J. D. Bramlette
Comanche Independent School District
Lee
Energy
Elsie
Adam Dunnigan
Jerkwater
New York
Adam
Club Offers $25 For Most Beautiful Home
The Comanche Business and Professional Women's Club will award $25 in prizes for a home beautification contest as part of a West Texas Chamber of Commerce program. Homeowners should contact committee members including Miss Iva Hart, club president, and committee: Hattie Brightman Minnie Elkins Jewell Taylor Mesdames Carl Stewart and B W Speed.
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Comanche Business and Professional Women's Club
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Iva Hart
Hattie Brightman
Minnie Elkins
Jewell Taylor
Carl Stewart
B. W. Speed
Duster FFA Grows Tomato Hot Beds for Fundraising
The Duster FFA chapter is cultivating about 25 000 tomato plants of several varieties with hot and sweet peppers. The project teaches boys about hotbeds and raises money for the chapter.
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Duster F. F. A
Tarleton Announces Twelfth FFA Judging Contest Plans
A. J. Jer, contest superintendent at John Tarleton College, Stephenville, outlined Tarleton’s twelfth annual FFA judging contest set to start at 3 15 a m April 4 on campus. Seven divisions include livestock dairy cattle poultry soil conservation plant production horticulture and farm shop.
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Tarleton
A. J. Jer
School of Agriculture
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Future Farmer
American Jersey Cattle Club
Two Plays Set For Energy High School Theater
Energy High School presents Tamed and How a three act comedy on Friday night March 13 with an entry fee at the auditorium. The play follows a rich girl who marries a chauffeur after her father refuses a poet and notes how the chauffeur tames the situation.
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Energy P. T. A
Energy High School
City May Cut Fire Insurance With New Engine
Mayor John E Hoff said possible 5 cent reduction in the key fire insurance rate by adding another engine for the City Water Department. The current key rate stands at 40 cents. Engine cost would range 350 to 750 dollars and could save about 1450 dollars in annual premiums. Further cuts may follow with fire proof construction rules.
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City Water Department
John E. Hoff
Hoff
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Harry Moore
Inson
University O Illinois
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American Univ. For Masses
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Tri-County Singers
Center City Sun
Energy School
Ricardo Cortez
Mary Astor
DR. Harrigan
Barbara Stanwyck
Annie Oakley
Ronald Colman
Tale OF
Rochelle Hudson
Henry Fonda
James Dunn
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Bing Crosby
Anything Goes
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