Old Settlers 10 Have A Picnic
The Comanche Old Settlers Association executive committee met April 28 at the courthouse to fill two vacancies on the committee and plan a one day county picnic. Joe Jones and John E. McGuire were elected to the posts. A June picnic date was favored with details to be set at the May 12 meeting. Local hosts invited. secretary treasurer L B Russell to coordinate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Old Settlers’ Association
Court House
W. D. Jenkins
L. F. Elkins
W. P. West
Joe Jones
Indian Creek
John E. McGuire
Downing
L. B. Russell
Pisgah
Fifty Fifty Cotton and Peanuts Advised for Farms
Agricultural observers advise a fifty fifty planting approach of cotton and peanuts this year as a safer program. They cite the 8 cent peanut tariff this year and the shift in export prices from 65 cents to around 1.50 dollars per bushel, suggesting peanuts may not sell below that level next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Japan
Charley Tunstall Named Legion Band Director
Charley Tunstall of German has been employed as director for the American Legion band here and is moving to Comanche this week. The band now has between thirty and thirty five members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Tunstall
Legion Band
American Legion
Comanche
Court Week Tracks 70 Criminal Docket Dispositions
District court devoted to seven criminal cases with mixed verdicts. Floyd Burton guilty with one year suspended sentence. Henry Taylor not guilty on liquor transport. P B Williams not guilty. Millard Long guilty with one year suspended sentence after thirty six hour jury deliberation. Civil docket to follow. Judge J R McClellan and staff travel to Gatesville. Hamilton trip for District Attorney Eidson ends Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Floyd Burton
Henry Taylor
P. B. Williams
Millard Long
J. R. McClellan
Tom Roberson
Gatesville
Eidson
Hamilton
Poultry Raisers Plan Egg Marketing Meeting in Comanche
Poultry raisers meet at the Comanche courthouse at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon to organize an egg marketing association. H J R Gille secretary and N A Palmer president urge all locals to join, aiming to ship a car load of eggs weekly for four to five months.
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Court House
Comanche
H. J. R. Gille
Poultry Association
Gille
N. A. Palmer
c-Ts
Roen
Former Comanche Pastor Is Now At Alice Texas
Rev J A Black formerly of the Presbyterian church in Comanche is now in Alice Texas serving half time at the Alice church and half to evangelistic work. Since leaving Comanche the family lived in Montell Texas before moving to their current home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice, Texas
I. C. Gage
J. A. Black
Comanche Track Team Heads to State Meet in Austin
Coach W H Carpenter and seven Comanche High School boys head to Austin for the state track meet. Participants listed include Truman Mason, John Sullivan, Tot Scurry, Felda Marshall, Lloyd Mackey, Darrell Woodward, and Garland Johnson. J B R Eanes and Jim Eanes Reese, Anton Rauhut joined yesterday to attend.
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W. H. Carpenter
Comanche High School
Comanche
Austin
Truman Mason
John Sullivan
Tot Scurry
Felda Marshall
Lloyd Mackey
Darrell Woodward
Garland Johnson
J. BR. Eanes
Comanche School Board
Jim Eanes Reese
Anton Rauhut
Palmer Moves to Barna Riley Residence on North Main
Frank Palmer relocated yesterday from College Avenue to the Barna Riley residence located on East North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Palmer
College Avenue
Barna Riley
North Main Street
Movement Launched for Comanche County Fair
A grassroots effort in Comanche County aims to hold a fall fair building on farmers demand for livestock poultry and agricultural progress. Organizers include George Montgomery J D Smoot J R Eanes and J W Luker with a full slate of officers directors and committees guiding site date and program planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
J. W. Luker
George Montgomery
J. D. Smoot
Jim Slack
J. R. Eanes
Comanche County
J. P. Hoff
Walter Dur
Coleman Moves Sidney Gin to Lamesa in Dawson County
R E Coleman shifts his Sidney gin to Lamesa Dawson County shipping the last load this week. He spent a few days in the area this week and returned to Lamesa yesterday. On the trip home he passed hundreds of cotton planters in West Texas fields near Lamesa.
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R. E. Coleman
Sidney
Lamesa
Dawson County
Coleman
West Texas
Registered cattle arrive for stock farm near Comanche
L. B. Russell received a registered heifer and a six months old jersey calf this week for his farm near Comanche, now stocked as a registered stock farm. The animals came from Flowerdale farm in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Russell
Comanche
Flowerdale
Dallas
Lewis Couple and Guests Travel to Eastland Sunday
Mr and Mrs Bob Lewis plus Miss Louise Burks and Malcolm Shelton drove to Eastland Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Lewis
Louise Burks
Malcolm Shelton
Eastland
Meeting at the Methodist Church Closes Sunday
The two week meeting at the Methodist church will end Sunday night. A boys' meeting was held last Sunday afternoon and regular services continued this week with sermons by Rev. John R. Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
John R. Morris
G. H. Boynton Heads to Fort Worth Sanitarium
Harry Boynton travels to Fort Worth late this week to join his father, Hon. G. H. Boynton, who is receiving treatment in a sanitarium. The elder Boynton, once a prominent citizen and local newspaper man, is supported by many friends in the region hoping for his swift recovery.
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Hamilton
Comanche High School Commencement Schedule May 20 22
The Comanche high school announces events for the commencement weekend. Sermon May 20 by Dr. Wilkes, senior play May 21, and graduation exercises May 22 with Dr. W. S. Allen delivering the class address. All events in the high school auditorium. A complete program will be published next week. Preston Tate joins Azora Temple D O K K and Dokeys at Fort Worth initiation.
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Comanche High School
Wilkes
First Baptist Church of
Brownwood
W. S. Allen
Department of Education
Baylor University
Preston Tate
Fort Worth
Azora Temple
Knights of Kohrassan
Rountree Dies in Legislative Hall in Texas House
Lee J. Rountree, 54, veteran Brazos County legislator and editor of the Bryan Eagle, collapsed after a brief personal privilege speech in the Texas House. The death, attributed to a brain rupture, ends a career active in conservation and flood control funding. The chamber adjourned after the incident.
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Austin
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County
Rountree
National Editorial Association
Texas
Georgetown
Sulphur Springs
Interes
Bryan Eagle
Hood's Brigade
Confederate Veterans’ Association
George Purl
Purl
Cotton Planting Begins Late in Comanche County
Comanche County farmers report unusually late cotton planting this week due to rains and a backward spring. Despite slow start, many expect to plant more acreage this year and believe May-planted cotton may better withstand boll weevil, a view shared by several farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
R. L. Lane
Mr. Lane
Examinations for College Entrance Next Week Begin May 7
County Superintendent H L Ganta announces college entrance examinations to be held next week from May 7 to May 10 for unaffiliated high school students seeking entry. Designated test sites include Comanche De Leon Proctor Sipe Springs and Stoney. Each $1 examination fee covers paper grading costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Ganta
State Department of Education
Comanche
de Leon
Proctor
Sipe Springs
Stoney
Mr and Mrs W G Bolding Visit Stephenville Couple
Mr and Mrs W G Bolding of Stephenville were in the city yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Bolding
Stephenville
City
Killing Frost Reports From May 1 1902 Countywide Losses
J M Vancleave of Sidney recalls a killing frost that struck the county on May 1 1902 killing crops across the area. He notes a June 10 1877 frost that killed corn in one field while cotton nearby suffered little damage. He also mentions April rainfall raising local water levels to a record high this year.
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J. M. Vancleave
Sidney
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OLD Settlers
EGG Marketing Association
Ham
Nugent Durham
J. R. Reese
P. K. Mackey
T. R. Holmsley
Hereford
G. C. Bryson
John Burton
Angus
Pink Pettit
J. Doss Miller
Aaron Ward
R. W. Gray
G. W. Jessup
Walter Barrett
Ed Boswell
Neely Burton
Clemens Laker
Printice Hodges
Sheep and Goat Committee
Ed Sumner
N. Albin
Lawrence Sum
Mer
Poultry Committee
M. Coleman
I. E. Ransome
Triangle Poultry Farm
C. E. Wells
Cyril
Agronomy
Jim Cox
J. B B. Chilton, Jr
Charley Denny
J. B. Lane
Less Dillard
E. H. Rauhut
G. H. Boynton
FT. Worth
Bro. Klingman
THE
Central Christian Church
C.H.9
Legislative Hall
Killing Frost
Purina
Comanche Produce Company
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