Municipal Flower Show Draws Large Crowd Here May 1 2
Large crowds attended the Comanche Garden Club Municipal Flower Show at Clemons Motor Company over the two days. Exhibits featured the French Garden, tables by invitation, and numerous individual floral arrangements with many blue and red ribbon winners including Mrs. Walter Roberson and Mrs. Elmo Montgomery.
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Comanche Garden Club
Clemons Motor Company
Garden Club
Elmo Montgomery
Viirgil Chaffin
M. T. Camp
Walter Jack Barret
Eugene Rauhut
Martha Jane Chilton
Quay Williams
Bobby Jean Carpenter
Jean Stailey
Billy Weekes
Elizabeth Slider
Park Huntington
Gail Dudley
James Wilkerson
Eugene Rauihut
D. Charles Clarke
C. R. M. Dudley
A. J. Gray
Tom House
Larry Kittle
George Clark
L. K. Ory
Nick Higginbotham
Clara Mae Hamilton
Leve Roberson
Charles Marshall
Henry Duffman
J. B. Chilton
E. H. Denny
Speciman Broom
John Shock
Margaret Slider
Kyle Cagle
H. H. Williams
Henry Huffman
Virgil Chaffin
Grace Roberson
Walter Roberson
H. Thate
Funeral Services Held in Ft Worth For Dr Gayle Scott
Dr Gayle Scott 53 longtime biology geology professor at Texas Christian University died at home in Fort Worth after a yearlong illness a brain hemorrhage. Funeral services drew Comanche visitors and Fort Worth crowd including TCU officials and faculty and the grave was in Greenwood Cemetery. He is survived by wife Mary Elizabeth Waits and his mother Mrs G M Scott.
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Ft. Worth
Gayle Scott
G. M. Scott
Comanche
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Scott
Lamkin
Aera
Sevon
R. Rs. Ee
Ee Pherson
Wash Whisenant
Clara Slack
Joe Tupin
Elbert Cox
Leve Roberson
W. M. Scott
J. G. DeLapp
J. A. Allen
A. N. Boyd
Gustine
A. P. Cox
Albert Jennings
Princeton
Granville T. Walker
TCU
Sadler
Dean Hall
Stanford Barker
John Hutton
Betty O'Keefe
Greenwood Cemetery
Mary Elizabeth Waits
Comanche Softball Opens Season With Big Crowds And Upsets
The Comanche Softball League opened with high school power as Comanche High beat RBA, while VFW upset Texas Peanut Co 11 10 after extra innings. Ted Masters pitched for the School boys in a 9 2 win. Higginbotham nosed Vocational School 19 4, Gustine beat Hurton Brothers Newbury 13 4. A new electric scoreboard and improved seating headline field upgrades as games resume with Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday nights at 7 15 and 8 35.
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Comanche
RBA
VFW
Texas Peanut Company
Beck Anding
Kirkland
Charlie Page
de Leon High
Ted Masters
Rea
Higginbotham
Vocational Schoolmen
Higginbotham Battery
Davidson
Horton
Wheat
Vocational School
Flannagan
Keenan
Gustine
Hurton Brothers Newbury
N. N. Durham
Comanche Athletic Association
Bonser Al in Marlin Progressing in Hospital Care
George Bonser of the Bonser Printing Company has been in a Marlin hospital for a week. Reports say he is making satisfactory progress but will likely require at least one more week of hospitalization. The Veterans offices headed by the county service offices have been abolished at Eastland.
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Bonser al
Marlin
George Bonser
Bonser Printing Company
Marlin Hospital
Ted Bonser
County Service
Eastland
Payne Joins Comanche National Bank as Private Secretary
Miss Betty Lou Payne has accepted a position as private secretary to William C. Chilton, president of The Comanche National Bank. She replaces Mrs. Geraldine Allen, recently married to Sheriff Gaston Boykin.
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Betty Lou Payne
William C. Chilton
The
Comanche National Bank
Geraldine Allen
Gaston Boykin
Gustine Youth Dies in Crash Near Comanche
Gustine 18 year old Troy Livingston was killed when the car he rode in overturned on Highway 36 ten miles northwest of Comanche around midnight Saturday. Driver Eppler, another Gustine youth, escaped injury. Livingston suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries. Funeral services were held Monday at the Church of Christ in Gustine with burial at Evergreen Cemetery. He leaves his parents a sister Mrs. Ernest Belch Stephenville and a brother L A Livingston Jr.
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Troy Livingston
L. A. Livingston
Gustine
Highway 36
Comanche
Eppler. Livingston
Livingston
Church of Christ, Gustine
Evergreen Cemetery
Ernest Belch
Stephenville
L. A. Livingston Jr
Dairy Show Draws Record Enmies in County Event
The two day Dairy Show opened with County Dairy Day and the 10 county District Show progressing. County Agricultural Agent Lee Coffey says it drew the most entries of any similar show here and ranks as one of the best in years. A complete winners list will be published next week.
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Lee Coffey
Wesleyan Service Guild to Hold May Meeting at Church
The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet in the parlor of the First Methodist Church on Monday evening May 10 at 7 45. Hostesses for the social hour will be Misses Hattie Brightman and Inez Sullivan.
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Guild
First Methodist Church
Hattie Brightman
Inez Sullivan
Mother's Day With Me
A reflective poem describes Mother's Day as any day spent at home with loved ones. It emphasizes family gatherings, shared songs and prayers, and the warmth of a mother's heart whenever children are near.
Revival Opens At Foursquare Church In Texas
E O Carroll pastor announces the new Foursquare Gospel Church building at De Leon Highway and Neely Avenue now hosts worship while finishing work. The 36 by 70 foot white stucco structure will include four Sunday School rooms and an auditorium, valued at 8000 dollars. The Gulf States district superintendent Dr Charles Gaines leads a six day revival with the Comanche church through May 9. Mrs Carroll is an ordained minister with prior pastorships in Los Angeles and is a San Marcos Texas State Teachers College graduate alongside her husband.
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Texas
California
Bible
County Convention Votes 43 to 1 For Truman Delegation
The Comanche County Democratic Convention in the Veterans Building backed a 43 to 1 instruction to Brownwood delegates to vote for a Truman pledged National ticket. Delegates to the State Convention were chosen with many supporting or opposing the President Civil Rights program amid sharp debate. Former State Representative Lon McDaniel was honored as the first delegate.
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Veterans
Brownwood
Harry Truman
Truman
R. L. Lane
Frederick Harmon
de Leon
U. S
Tom Connally
Lon McDaniel
Gap
Fruman
C. M. Caraway
Comyn
Harmon
Hardy Creamer
Comane
McGee Moore
Lamkin
Dan Bingham
Beattie
H. L. Stewart
Y. W. Holmes
Comanche
R. A. Luker
Proctor
George W. Rollins
C.moore
A. L. Mc Daniel
Frederick G. Harmon
Lucius Elkins
I. W. Robertson
J. W. Robinson
O. H. Moore
W.W. C. Lightfoot Jr
W. D. Starkie
R. L
Bob) Lane
J. B. Cooper
J. R. Eanes
Frank Daniel
C. M. Caraway Sr
J. C. Wilkerson
P. A. Pettit
George Mathis
Joe Braswell
John Weaver
C. F. Luker
George Rollins
Jim Baskin
Dave Truett
H. L. Freeman
Evridge Ships Trainload of Cattle to South Dakota
Wayne Evridge a Comanche rancher sent 440 Herefords and 12 Quarter horses on a through Santa Fe train to Black Horse Ranch near Meadow South Dakota. The shipment along with three carloads from T J Williams and a local rancher totals around 40 cars. Evridge and family move to the new 26880 acre ranch while planning more livestock moves.
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Comanche
Santa Fe
Wayne Evridge
Black Horse Ranch
Meadow
South Dakota
Evridge
T. J. Williams
Coleman County
Lou Ann
Gayle
White Deer
Potter County
Dakotas
Wayne Evridges
Comanche Livestock Association
Comanche Roping Club
Comanche County
Ad Ae Cadenhead
Brownwood
VEW Sponsoring Baby Contest for May 7 to May 14
A baby contest tied to the May production Pun For You by the VFW will run May 7 with finals May 14 at Veterans' Hall to raise funds for the Veterans' Building Fund. Mothers can enter by notifying Mrs. Bill Bassham or Katherine E Held. jars with snapshots and child details will be placed around downtown and daily standings posted.
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VFW
Veterans Building Fund
Veterans Hall
Laer
Tom Brenneman
Hollywood
V.F.W
Veterans’ Hall
Veterans’ Building Fund
Bill Bassham
Katherine E. Held
Fritts Announces For Constable
Joe Fritts a 23 year old World War II veteran and partner in Reese and Fritts Grocery Market Comanche announces his bid for Constable Precinct Jee He is son of Mr and Mrs Co C Pete Fritts Van Dyke community attended Van Dyke and Comanche schools He served two years in the European Theatre and was wounded four times He asks support of friends and public and pledges to serve Fairfield citizens faithfully
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Joe Fritts
Mr. Fritts
Officers to Discuss Return of War Dead in Comanche
Army officers from Fort Worth Quartermaster Depot and Shag Floore will meet with next of kin in Comanche Friday May 7 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the return of soldiers killed in World War I.
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Fort Worth
Shag Floore
Comanche
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