Comanche to Host First Annual Fruit and Melon Show
The Comanche area will hold its first annual Fruit and Melon Show on Thursday and Friday August 14 and 15. Promoted by the Farm Marketing Association and local businessmen, the event features displays of fruits and farm products, a carnival, a queen coronation, and other entertainment. Organizers plan farm displays in courthouse basement rooms and have formed committees for premiums judges publicity and arrangements.
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Farm* Marketing Association
H. M
Shorty
New Courthouse
Mleman
Market Association
Imers Marketing Association
Spon
Death of Comanche pioneer Floyd Carpenter noted
Floyd Carpenter 90 longtime Comanche resident and friend of The Comanche Chief died Tuesday afternoon at home after months of illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Comanche Funeral Home with Gordon Barrett and E. G. Gregory officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. An Arkansan by birth, he came to Comanche in 1893 and remained tied to the local cattle and produce business. His sons John and Bob Carpenter worked with The Chief, and another son Robert was a former editor. Known as Uncle Floyd, he frequently visited the Chief office, greeting friends and watching life on the square.
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Loyd Carpenter
Texas
Comanche
Comand
Gordon Barrett
E. G. Gregory
Oakwood
M. Brter
Claude George
Bunkneyard
Bill Mewborn
Bud Newme
Tot Cunningham
Comanache
Mr. Carpenter
Newark
Indianola
Old St. Mary's
Regio County
Brightmans
Russells
Carpenter
John
Bob Carnter
Relate W. H. Carpenter
Ie Paper
Theublic
Floyd
Trades Day to Bring Buyers and Peddlers to Comanche
Monday May 5 marks Trades Day in Comanche with the regular First Monday crowd expected to trade buy and sell. Farmers previously brought hound pups horses mules hogs and pigs to the trading lot and fine breeding stallions and jacks may be shown. Merchants offer special bargains for weekend and Monday with ads detailing offerings.
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Comanche
Farmers Back Peanut Marketing Quota in Comanche County Vote
Comanche County voters approved peanut marketing quotas 62.8 percent on Saturday, falling short of a two thirds threshold by 3.9 percent, according to county committee chair A. E. Boyd.
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Comanche County
A. E. Boyd
New Durham Drug Building Now Completed
The Blue glass fronted white stucco Durham Building houses Durham's Prescription Pharmacy, formerly Wm Reese Drug Co. owned by N N Durham and L C Durham since 1920. No ownership change, only the name. Wm Reese Drug Co. operated for nearly 50 years by William Reese. The Mohon Dept Store is also located in the building.
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Durham
Prescription Pharmacy
Wm. Reese Drug Co
N. N. Durham
L. C. Durham
Durhams
Wm. Reese
Interest Grows for County Singing at Comanche Church
Roy Little will be master of ceremonies for the county singing at Comanche Methodist Church on June 8 the second Sunday night of the month. Expected to draw top county singers and likely quartets and speed groups from neighboring counties.
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Comanche Methodist Church
Roy Little
Indictments Set After Nine Day Grand Jury Session
Thirty six indictments with thirty three felonies and three misdemeanors were handed up by a nine day grand jury. Docketing for District Court Monday promises a busy session. Notable targets include Clifford Brook and Frank Barton in the death of J. D. Couch found in his Gustine area dugout home last August. The next week’s jury panel lists many local residents from Comanche, Gustine, De Leon, Sidney, Zephyr, and surrounding areas.
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Clifford Brook
Frank Barton
J. D. Couch
Gustine
Elgin Hays
Proctor
John Burton
Comanche
W. D. Starkie
C. B. Walker
Sidney
W. D. Kerley
Hasse
Robert Blue
Indian Gap
D. L. Hall
G. J. Tackett
Dublin
H. C Little
H. W. Roberson
May
de Leon
A. H. Bibby
A. A. Lock
J. W McCarty
H. V Ewing
J. O. Ham
N. W. Pounds
J. J. Montague
Comyn
Chilton Heads Defense Bond Sale In Comanche County
William C. Chilton chairman of the committee to sell Defense Bonds in Comanche County. The United States Treasury assigns a county list of local sponsors led by Chilton and appointed postmasters and local officials in De Leon Blanket Hasse and Sidney areas alongside numerous named local figures. A separate note reports 125 new oil fields found in Texas last year.
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Chilton
William C. Chilton
Comanche National Bank
United States
Treasury Department
Comanche County
Comanche
W. C. Chilton
J. F. Tate H. Burks
W. B. Barret
D. E. Howard
R. L. Lane
W. Z. Compton
J. R. Eanes
de Leon
R. R. Harvey
Texas
Free Pageant At Tarleton Sunday Draws 500 Students
More than 500 John Tarleton College students in Stephenville will take part in a pageant Greetings From Pan America at 4 30 p m Sunday May 4 as part of Parents Day activities The event will feature the Military Band Girls Band Tarleton Singers R O T C and other groups The final scene crowns Miss Liberty whose identity remains secret until the moment of the pageant A 10 30 a m address by J S Bridwell of Wichita Falls will precede a parade and concert by the Tarleton Symphony Orchestra A 1 30 p m Runewell Park concert by the Tarleton Military Band follows with a College Auditorium movie and a faculty reception ending the day
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John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Pan America
Mae Jones
Tarleton Singers
R.O.T.C
Tarleton Symphony Orchestra
Runewell Park
Tarleton Military Band
Tarleton
Recreation Hall
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Hayes at Comanche
A baby girl was born April 30 in Comanche to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayes. Mrs. Hayes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gattman of Comanche.
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Comanche
Jack Hayes
Hayes
Charles Gattman
Senior Edition Next Week at Comanche Chief
The Comanche High School senior class will publish next week’s Comanche Chief with Emma Louise McDonald as Editor-in-Chief and Billie Black as Associate Editor. Reports note senior portraits, larger size, and extra copies for the 1941 student life edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Louise McDonald
Billie Black
Mary Jo Briscoe
Thomas Marshall
Roy Rains
Ruth McCorkle
Kyle Barret
Virginia Boyd
Mattie Lou Layman
J. L. Albin
Natalea McKinzie
E. A. McBride
Garland Bear
Miss Hattie Brightman
Glenn Frazier
District Court Disposes 19 Civil Cases This Week
The district court disposed of 19 civil cases including divorces with custody awards, sequestrations settled by agreement, and injunction denials. Notable items include Evelyn Underhill and Oleta Sparks divorces with child support, and multiple partition or damage actions with rulings for plaintiffs or defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Spencer
C. C. Hampton
G. C. Bryson
Gibb Callaway
Evelyn Underhill
R. A. Underhill
Virgil Roy
Jerry Don
Charles T. Nash
Louise Nash
Joe Neal
N. P. Robinson
Fern Orwell
Nathen Otwell
Duke
Dessie Slaughter
Robert Slaughter
Barker
J. M. Riordan
W. A. Goosby
Oleta Sparks
Rex Sparks
Reba Scott
Fred Scott
T. E. McAdoo
T. M. McAdoo
Otis R. Coker
Zella Mae Coker
M. L. Nance
City of
de Leon
Harvey Hall
Ben Nelson
Supreme Court
Eastland
Albert Richardson
John Aa. Mahon
Firemen to Decorate Graves Next Sunday
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department members will decorate the graves of deceased members Sunday according to Chief R C Graham. Graves lie in Oakwood Indian Creek and Priddy Cemeteries. Volunteers meet at 9 am and bring flowers. public donations welcome by phone.
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Comanche Volunteer Fire Department
R. C. Graham
Oakwood
Indian Creek
Priddy
Graham
Fire Department
Lamkin School Presents In The Dog House Tonight
The Lamkin School Auditorium hosts a Friday night play titled In The Dog House. Coda Baggett of the Lamkin faculty invites all to attend the community event.
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Lamkin School
Coda Baggett
Local sales ladies head to Dallas for Hoffman Store purchases
Mrs. Doll Cameron and Miss Corene Steward of Hoffmans Department Store left early Wednesday for Dallas to buy new ready to wear for the Hoffman Store. Mrs. Sol Hoffman and her son Gary, who had been visiting, returned home with them.
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Doll Cameron
Corene Steward
Hoffman's Department Store
Dallas
Hoffman
Sol Hoffman
Gary
Durham firm plans expanded berry and pea canning in Comanche
The Durham Pecan and Peanut Company will can blackeyed peas in Comanche this summer with a new large pressure cooker to handle 1000 cans per run. The plant will open about May 25 and operate through August, with berries also canned and a move to new machinery east of the Comanche Feed and Grain Company. Comanche County, a leading berry producer in West Texas, expects a strong crop and higher contract prices with bonuses for larger yields. the plant previously canned 36,000 Number 2 cans of blackberries in a single day.
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Durham Pecan & Peanut Company
Comanche
Walter Durham
Durham
Comanche County
Texas
Comanche Feed and Grain Company
Durham Canning
Senior Play Here Tonight at Comanche High
The Comanche High School presents M Liss My Western Miss directed by Mrs. Chaffin and Miss Wood tonight at 8 in the school auditorium. Senior cast includes Barret Briscoe Moody Fields Cox Slider Kemp McCorkle Albin Edwards with admission 1c and 25c and no reserved seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Liss
Virgil Chaffin
Jeanette Wood
Kyle Barret
Mary Jo Briscoe
J. B. Moody
Dewey Fields
Dena Lou Cox
Helen Slider
Dorothy Kemp
Ruth McCorkle
J. L. Albin
L. D. Edwards
C.H.S
Comanche
Study Club Plans Annual Banquet In May At Ridgeway Hotel
The Study Club held its last business meeting at Mrs Oswell Brightman home on April 24 with co host Miss Hattie Brightman. Guests from out of town attended and the program featured Mrs B O Baker on the Evolution of Cooking and Mrs H N Goodson on Table Settings. The banquet will be at the Ridgeway Hotel on May 8 at 7 00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswell Brightman
Hattie Brightman
B. O. Baker
H. N. Goodson
Ridgeway Hotel
Daughter Betty Grace Born to Mr and Mrs Jake Durham
Mr and Mrs Jake Durham of Comanche announce the birth of a daughter named Betty Grace at a Fort Worth hospital on Monday. She is the couple’s second child and a granddaughter to E. E. Anthony and to Mrs W F Durham, marking the Durham family’s sixteenth grandchild.
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Jake Durham
Comanche
Betty Grace
Fort Worth
Mrs. Durham
E. E. Anthony
W. F. Durham
Miss Buckmaster Returns Home from Camp Bowie
Miss Alice Buckmaster has returned to her home near here after five months as a purchaser in the Robert E. McKee Construction Company purchasing department at Camp Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Buckmaster
Buckmaster
Robert E. McKee Construction Company
Camp Bowie
Bishop Moore to Speak at Episcopal Church Service
Dallas bishop Harry T. Moore will address the Episcopal Church Sunday at 3:00 PM. A class will be confirmed after the sermon, and church officials invite the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Moore
Dallas
Moore
Texas
Howington to Explain New Omnibus Tax Law
Representative Frank Howington writes he will explain the Omnibus Tax Law in an upcoming Chief article. He will show how the law affects pension funds for the aged and teachers retirement, and funds for the needy blind, along with other details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Howington
Howington
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J. R. Es
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Frank Eyard
G. C. Grider
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Homerle Howard
Harry Melowsky
Jon Burks
Inez Palmer
S. H. H. Lockridge
Miss Culliest
Lamarwell
Bradyck
Carl Jones
Steve Hild
M. Coleshorty Vineyard
Frank Vineyard
Harry Owsky
Lamar Howe
M. Leman and
Shorty Vineyard
Oyd Carpenter
Beattie Comanche
Leon
Downing
Duster
Gustine Hasse
Imola
Lamkin
Robinson
Rucker Sidney Sipe Springs
Ilson
Durham Drug
FFA
Bobbie Joyce Tubbs
Comanche High School
Bobbie Joyce
Ralph Huffman
Mrs. Hayes
Faye Eunice Tryheart
A. H. Tryheart
Joyce Evelyn
T. A. Smith Et al
R. F. St. John Et al
A. H. Self
Debe Self
West 7Th Street
Brown County
State Highway Department
Austin
Jake Durhams
Bishop Moore
Episcopal Church
New Majestic
Tobacco Road
Charlie Grapew
Tex Ritter
Arizona Frontier
Lionel Barrymore
Edward Arnold
Wallace Beery
Edward G. Robinson
John Garfield
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