De Leon Comyn Take Honors In Close Interscholastic Meet
County students paraded in Comanche for the Interscholastic League Meet over two days with De Leon claiming Class A athletic and all round titles. Comyn Grammar topped Class B, while Gustine dominated debates and tennis events. Comanche and De Leon split declamations with debates ending in Comanche wins.
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Comanche
de Leon
Comanche Grammar School
de Leon South Ward
de Leon North Ward
de Leon High School
Comanche High School
Gustine
Comyn
Gustine High School
Comyn Grammar School
Map shows relation of State Highway 81 to surrounding roads
The central map highlights how State Highway 81 connects with neighboring routes. Text notes the hard surfaces framing Comanche to De Leon and references other highways. Left image depicts a road stretch, right image shows the highway entering Comanche.
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Comanche
Tao de Leon
Notable Murders and Local News From Comanche Chief 1915
Twenty years ago Walter Bevil was shot and killed at Griffis in North Fort Worth. The item notes both men living in Comanche, with obituaries for S. R. Coggins who died March 22 leaving $250000 for Dan Baker College. It mentions a county meet, Pottsville fire losses, a Dr. Lee Scarborough appointment, a pension bill, Kaiser Wilhelm II's birthday, a press accident, nut harvesting tip, and compulsory school attendance bill passed by the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bevil
Griffis
North Fort Worth Bay
Comanche
S. R. Coggins
Brwonwood
Dan Baker College
Comanche High
E County
Guy Allen
T Cliff
Ivey Hudleston
Elma Gray
Nellienes
Harmon Howard
Pottsville
Whittentone
Ygoods
Keen Bros. Gen
Telephone Exage
Parkner Shop
E Post Office
Lee Scarborough
Te Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Congress
Kaiser Wilelm II
Germany
Claude George
District Court Opens in Comanche for New Terms
The spring term of District Court convenes April 22 in Comanche as the fourth Monday instead of the usual third. Tom F. Reese becomes District Attorney, with Sheriff John Reese. both assume duties January 1. Reese previously secured murder convictions at Gatesville and is now in Hamilton. trials in Comanche are expected to include car theft and liquor law cases before Judge Cross. The Grand and Petit juries are listed as Morgan and Energy.
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Omanche
Comanche
Tom F. Reese
Ney
Sherif John Reese
Dwight Brightman
Reese
Gatesville
Hamilton
Criminal Court of
RK. PB. Cross
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Morgan, Energy. Chas
County's Oldest Citizen Visits Chief Office
E. D. Lane, 97, regarded as Comanche County's oldest citizen, visited The Chief Office on Thursday. He recently returned from an auto trip to Bosque County and plans a trip next week to Coleman.
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E. D. Lane
Comanche County
Comanche Hosts Major Track Meet With Scouts Support
The biggest track and field meet in a decade is set at the Comanche ballpark today at 2:00 p m. Champions from Comanche Dublin May and Hamilton will take part with Class B County runners in special events. A small admission pays for Scout travel to the National Scout Jamboree in Washington D C. School and Scout officials urge full attendance.
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Comanche
Dublin
May
Hamilton
Washington, D. C
Fort Worth social visit round up
Mr and Mrs Bill Chastain and Miss Irene Langston of Fort Worth spent the week end here with Mr and Mrs J B Huff. Miss Mary Lee spent last week end in Fort Worth.
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Bill Chastain
Irene Langston
Fort Worth
J. B. Huff
Mary Lee
City Election Set For Tuesday April 2
Public interest shown limited as Comanche residents prepare for the city election next Tuesday April 2 choosing a Mayor City Secretary two Aldermen Marshal and City Attorney. A sample ballot lists Hoff Carpenter Denny Lacy Riley Huddleton Waldrop Palmer Smith Cunningham Parker. Three names Duckett Lee Jones named for local school trustees election held Saturday April 6.
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John FE. Hoff
W. H. Carpenter
C. F. Denny
H. R. Lacy Bernard Riley
Hill Huddleston
R. B. Waldrop
N. A. Palmer
Mary L. Smith
J. C. Cunningham
BP. P. Parker
Comanche Independent School District
W. P. Duckett
Joe A. Lee
H. R. Jones
Jones
Lee
Dwight Brightman Transferred to Kansas City Post
Dwight Brightman former Corsages County sheriff and appointee to the U S Department of Justice was moved to Kansas City on Monday after a training period in Washington D C Investigators typically stay two to three months in a location during their first year before permanent reassignment Mrs Brightman and daughter Jaie Anne left Tuesday for a visit with Mr Brightman
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Dwight Brightman
Coragsache County
U. S. Department of Justice
Kansas City
Brightman
Washington, D.C
Mes. Brightman
Jaie Anne
Highway 81 Completion Celebrated in Central Texas
More than 1,596 people gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate Highway 81 between Comanche and De Leon. The event featured a 16 mile motorcade, bands, and a program led by E H Boulter with remarks by De Leon Mayor Frank Daniels and Comanche Chamber officials. Speakers predicted future four and five lane roads and urged wider right of way as the celebration noted roads from De Leon to Fredericksburg. Cities represented included Comanche De Leon Waco Dublin Gustine Sipe Springs and Brownwood.
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Comanche
de Leon
Fredericksburg
Pat Howard
E. H. Boulter
Frank Daniels
Hilton Burks
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Burks
IE. Crawford
Waco Chamber
W. H. Carpenter
Central Texas Highway Association
M. Coleman
W. P. Hallmark
Dublin
Wecus Ely
Crawford
Ely
Texas
Daniels
H. L. Kight
Final Cotton Sign-Up Date Announced for 1985
Farmers must see their local committeemen on March 3 or March 7 to complete the 1955 cotton sign-up. Wortham says all 1934 contract signers must re-sign in 1985 and new signers may also join. Committeemen will be at designated locations.
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Tom J. Wortham
Wortham
Texan Senate Committee Proposes Attorney General Salary Rise
A communication from Lieutenant Governor Walter F. Woodul notes Senate Joint Resolution No. 12 would raise the Attorney General’s salary from 4000 to 10000 dollars a year. The 1986 General Election will consider the amendments.
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Moore
Walter F. Woodul
Texas
Senate
Work Begun On Highway 1 Through Comanche
Preliminary work on completing Highway No 1 through the City of Comanche and east to the Isham farm began Thursday. L. K E Whitham Construction Co of Wichita Falls leads the project, grading drainage structures caliche base and triple asphalt surface over 7.7 miles from Indian Creek Bridge to Isham farm. Completion will give Comanche its second hard surfaced road since 1935. No 81 surfacing from De Leon to Comanche has just been completed.
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Comanche
Isham Farm
Indian Creek Bridge
L. K E. Whitham Construction Company
Wichita Fall
de Leon
Local breeder buys stallion for Comanche showing
T QO Lane, a Dallas area breeder, bought a one year old Percheron stallion from John W Carpenter Breeding Farm near Dallas this week. Lane plans to exhibit the horse in Comanche on Monday and has years of experience standing stallions and jacks at his farm.
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T. QO. Lane
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Comanche
Lane
Confederate Vet Continues Subscription To The Chief
Co R Carruth, Confederate veteran and pioneer settler of Comanche, renewed his subscription to The Chief this week. Last year he was among the two Confederate Veterans at the Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion. He says he has read The Chief since memory recalls.
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Co. R. Carruth
Comanche
Senate 13 Yields Action On Rural School Aid Bill
Texas House approved a bill to appropriate 10 million dollars over the next biennium for rural school aid and equalization, up from 6 million. Senate action awaited. The plan funds rural aid 4 million yearly plus 750 thousand for vocational education and 150 thousand for crippled children education including about 51 thousand to Galveston hospital. An Alfred Petsch amendment to restrict rural aid use passed after a heated fight.
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Texas House
Associated Press
Austin
Senate
Galveste Hospital
Alfred Petsch
Frederickshurg
Petsch
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Holmes Files City Tax Suits
City attorney Y. W. Holmes filed twelve delinquent tax suits in District Court on Thursday and said suits would be filed daily through April 10. A partial tax payment would halt the actions.
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Y. W. Holmes
Holmes
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