April 19 District Court Opens With Civil Docket
District court will convene April 19 with thirty one civil cases on the docket seven of which are divorce matters. The criminal docket awaits grand jury action and no major cases are carried over from the last term. Grand jury list and weekly schedules through May are provided for Comanche County.
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District Court
W. L. Jackson
Sidney
W. P. Weaver
de Leon
N. N. Durham
Comanche
F. J. Little
Sipe Springs
W. A. Cunningham
N. A. Hensley
Energy
W. D. Carmicheal
Lamkin
George Neal
Gustine
Co. F. Luker
Proctor
W. G. Kimble
J. BR. Eanes
O. L. Parker
E. Black
C. S. Allen
Star Rt
A. D. Pettit
Gustine Rt
Jess Harris
Democrat Star
F. A. Ferrill
Blanket
H. Kilpatrick
G. T. Nelson
R.T. Nabors
L. T. Cuham
J. O. Jones
W. A. Key
J. W. Miller
H. K R. Jones
J.T. Quinn
RK. A. Foster
J. T. Roberts
R. W. Bell
RK. K. Lane
Stanley Carruth
B. F. Moore
E. E. Dabney
Mat Hays
Dublin
C. M. Edmondson
G. M. Morgan
C. L. Kinehen
Co. le Perkins
L. J. Drennan
J. L. Jay
RK. K. Shekton
T. C. Summers
Welcome To County Meet In Comanche For School Events
Visitors are welcomed to a two day County School Meet in Comanche with favorable weather and expected crowds. Schools such as Comyn Vandyke Soda Springs are preparing exhibits in the Story building. Attendees are invited to enjoy high school contests track events and school exhibits and meet friends from across the county.
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Comanche
Comyn, Vandyke
Soda Springs
Comanche Chickens Of Prize Strain
Dallas poultryman J. D. Smith won all ties with Pope's Giant Minorcas at the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. The birds, raised in Comanche by C. S. Howard, are of the same prize strain featured in the report.
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J. D. Smith
Dallas
Fort Worth
Comanche
C. S. Howard
Good road to Hazel Dell and Baggett counties soon
Hazel and Baggett counties will gain a new road to Comanche. Moody is grading twelve miles with eight miles completed this week. The improved route will ease access to the county seat and Comanche for local shops and travel.
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Aggett
Hazel and Baggett
Comanche county farmers host banquet to unite town and country
A luncheon at the Colonial hotel brought together Comanche county country and town business men. The event, organized by the Comanche County Farm Bureau led by N. H. Payne and Judge R. A. Luker, highlighted seed and crop diversification to support cotton profitability. Speakers including F. E. Adams and O. M. Lowry urged cooperation, seed programs, and new crops while residents praised the communal spirit.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Comanche County Farm Bureau
N. H. Payne
R. A. Luker
Comanche County Farmsureau
P. A. Pettit
Timbles
Parker House
McCulloch
F. E. Adams
Luker
C. P. St
Nathalie Jessup
Julia Farmer
America
Forrest Maddox
First Baptist Church
D. D. Jackson
Arthome
First National Bank
Texas
Barton
Pettit
Farm Bureau
H. F. Short
de Leon
Short
G. R. Pratt
Mr. Pratt
J. L. Ellis
O. M. Lowry
Dallas
G. W. Jessup
R. R. Harvey
J. P. Hoff
R. KR. Evans
Proctor
J. BR. Eanes
R. T. Janes
R. L. Scott
E. BE. Anthony
Mr. Livingston
Gustine
W. R. Slider
Sixteen Divorces Granted in Comanche County 1925
District Clerk Henry Gore reports to the Bureau of Statistics that Comanche county granted sixteen divorces in 1925. The count was fourteen in 1924 and twelve in 1923. Seven divorce suits have been filed for the April term, suggesting the rising trend will continue.
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Henry Gore
Bureau of Statistics
Comanche County
Big Rabbit Drive At Fairview Suppresses Crop Pests
Citizens from Fairview joined neighbors from Vandyke and Cotton Grove and visitors from Comanche for a rabbit drive Tuesday. The effort killed many rabbits to protect fruit trees and crops. A large stew was served at the Fairview schoolhouse at noon.
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Fairview
Vandyke
Cotton Grove
Comanche
Comanche Plans Clean-Up Days Amid Insurance Rise
Mayor J R Eanes announces clean-up days March 29 and 30 as trash removal and hazard reduction aim to lower a 12 percent fire insurance increase effective March 1. City trucks will collect rubbish. emphasis on health and civic pride amid flu fears.
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Comanche
J. R. Eanes
Equipment to process surplus berries and fruit in Comanche
J K Barry of the Berry Bros Ice Co leads investigations into fruit presses and juice sales for jelly and jam production. Plans include a potential local plant, dairy creamery ideas, and broader cooperative efforts to market surplus crops with growers and Brady Martin’s Pride of Bangs products.
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Anthony
Chamber of Commerce
J. K. Barry
Berry Bros. Ice Company
Barry
East Texas
Comanche
Brady Martin
Bangs
Martin
Brownwood
Abilene
Mr. Barry
Charlie Cuthbertson
J.B. Layne
Comanche County
Mr. Barrett
Former Comanche Girl Wins Honors
Comanche area readers learn that Vivian Jennings daughter of Mr and Mrs I S Jennings of Coleman has been elected to the Lincoln Scholarship Society at Howard Payne University where she is a senior. She ranked third in the student body of over seven hundred.
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Vivian Jennings
Democrat Voice of
Coleman
I. S. Jennings
Howard Payne
Lincoln Scholarship Society
South
Will Drill Oil Test West of Comanche Town
C V Bryson of Plainview has leased 1180 acres west of Comanche adjoining the city to C Chapin of San Antonio with drilling for oil to begin within ninety days not later than June 18. Chapin is said to be an operator capable of a thorough test and may acquire adjoining acreage.
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Plainview
C. ©. Chapin
San Antonio
Comanche
Chapin
Bryson
Lighting Clock Faces At Courthouse On Monthly Basis
Mrs. S A Riley circulated a subscription list to fund monthly payments to keep the court house clock light from being removed. The commissioners court had ordered the light down by April 1 at a cost of 88 a month. Subscriptions total 16 4 per month and may fund placing a light at each of the four clock dials. The plan is for indefinite monthly payments, with potential action at the next meeting to rescind the prior order.
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S. A. Riley
Court House
Commissioners’ Court
Riley
Road dragging completes under Hart in four counties
John Hart finished dragging roads in Comartiche Hamilton Mills and parts of Brath and Brown counties. He notes the rain will require immediate rework, estimating about $1,000 to drag the roads again.
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John 8
Hart
Comartiche
Hamilton
Mills
Brath
Brown
Miss Tannehill to Speak at Comanche Church on Brazil Work
Miss Tannehill, misgrant and staunch Presbyterian worker, returns from five years in Brazil to speak at Comanche Presbyterian Church next Sunday evening. Reared in Brownwood, she taught at the Charlotte Kemper Seminary for Girls in Lloras, Brazil, and recently completed her first furlough. Her talk promises insights into South American mission life and reflects her lifelong public church service.
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Thattie
Pannehill
Brownwood
Brazil
Comanche Presbyterian Church
Burnet Judge J KR Smith May Oppose Blanton for Congress
The Aransas Pass Progress reports Judge J KR Smith of Burnet may run against Congressman Thomas L Blanton in this district. Smith is chief deputy game fish and oyster commissioner of Texas and is known to Gulf Coast residents. A brother of Smith lived in Aransas Pass, aiding the tale of his possible candidacy.
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Aransas Pass
J. KR. Smith
Burnet
Congress
Thomas L. Blanton
Smith
Texas
Gulf Coast
Arans S Pass
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W. R. Greenwaldt
G. C. Bryson
Evan Barker
J. L. Funderburgh
Cc. F. Denny
N. W. Helms
KE. H. Rauhut
K. F. Mulloy
W. T. Stephens
Proctro
W. A. Mercer
Cc. M. Caraway
B. Burton
Chas. Wittker
W.T. Huff
C. Mozart
R. J. Burdette
F. G. Carawa
K. G. Wells
D. V. Coker
Coranche
T.D. Robin
S. Cineyard
T. J. Mooney
Ublin
George Jones
Blanton
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