Charm School Senior to Be Presented by Comanche High
Comanche high school presents Charm School by Alice Duer Miller and Robert Miller on May 21 at 8 30 pm in the high school auditorium. The plot follows Austin Beyens who inherits a girls boarding school and aims to teach charm through music and education with a large cast of students and instructors.
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Comanche High School
Charm School
Alice Duer Miller
Robert Miller
Wallace Reid
Saturday Evening Post
Austin Bevens
Hunter
Glennie Hoff
Miss Hayes
Johnnie Smoot
Miss Curtis
Minerva Cunningham
Elise Benedetti
Homer John
Mary Ellen Carnes
Sally Boyd
George Boyd
Ellen Dingus
Muriel
Patty Jay
Ethel
Mary Ball
Alice
Ruth Kilpatrick
Lillian
Thelma McDonald
Madge
Laura Harris
Charlotte
Lorene Preston
Frances
Nellie Joyce Herring
Cook
Georgia Wetzel
Coral Denny
Ella J. Dudley
Clarissa Emeri
Oda Halford
Florence Harris
Effye Hartson
Neva Huff
Ruth King
Anna Mae Kursell
Mary Franklin
Edna Moffitt
Lucille Pettijohn
Lorena Pettit
Mary Pinson
Mabel Purves
Clara Seale
Audra Burks
Hollis Burton
Maxwell Farmer
Ireland Howell
Percy Howard
Forrest Maddox
Comanche Stars Lead A and M Texas Dual Meet
Comanche athletes Jim Reese won the half mile for A M while Emmett Harris, also from Comanche, tied the conference record in the 440 yard dash giving the local team a big edge in the meet against Texas A and M.
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University of Texas At A. & M
Comanche
Jim Reese
Emmett Harris
Our City
Cemetery Working Notice for May Cleanup
Cemetery working announced for the church graveyard on the Saturday before the third Sunday in May. Committee members listed include J. D. Pannell J. H. Tate and John Banner.
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Board Church
J. D. Pannell
J. H. Tate
John Banner
Howard Payne College 33rd Commencement Program
Howard Payne College Brownwood begins its 33rd commencement week with Rev. Forrest Maddox delivering the commencement sermon and missionary service. Hon. John D. Robnett Jr. gathers as the college’s first graduate with memorial addresses by Robnett and Rev. A R Watson.
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Forrest Maddox
First Baptist Church
Comanche
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Christian Association of the College
Howard Payne
John D. Robnett, Jr
Washington, D. C
Christian Association
Howard Payne Academy
Mark McGee
Alumni Association
John D. Robnett
A. R. Watson
Mullin
Texas
Robnett
C. W. Culp
Port Arthur
Special Programs at the Churches Sunday Comanche
Sunday services include a Mothers Day sermon by Pastor C C Klingman and brief talks. D Charles Clarke leads special music with Mrs Hardy Slider singing One Sweetly Solemn Thought. Misses Minerva Cunningham and Dorotha McClanahan sing Mother Macree. High School Night at Baptist church features Dr N E Davis of Howard Payne College addressing seniors through freshmen.
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C. C. Klingman
D. Charles Clarke
Hardy Slider
Minerva Cunningham
Dorotha McClanahan
Mother Macree
the Baptist Church
N. E. Davis
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Mothers Day Observed at Methodist Church
The service will honor motherhood next Sunday at 11 am with Hon. Mark Callaway and Mr. D. K. Doyle giving addresses. Mrs. R. W. Scurry will read and Mrs. I. E. Ransome will sing. The pastor John R. Morris invites all to attend as seats last.
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Methodist Church
Mark Callaway
D. K. Doyle
R. W. Scurry
I. E. Ransome Willling
John R, Morris
American Cafe Opens in Campbell Building
M A Kemp opened a new restaurant named The American Cafe this week in the Campbell building. Kemp, with years in the business, will run a sanitary and up-to-date cafe serving customers in the area.
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Campbell Building
M. A. Kemp
School Board Addresses Tax Election And Salaries
In a statement the school board explains the upcoming Monday election is to fund maintaining current school term and salaries and to pay accumulated debt. If the tax fails the board may reduce the school term for two to three years and salaries could fall. J R Eanes signs.
Comanche Hosts Big Fall Fair and Seeks Town Sanatorium
Comanche plans a large fall fair to boost community spirit and economy. Town leaders discuss locating a sanitarium in Comanche suitable to local needs and resources for the region.
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Comanche
Two New Residences Under Construction Near Town
George Montgomery is remodeling his home on the Welch old place a mile west of town into a near new residence. I E Ransome is building a modern bungalow on the Triangle Poultry Farm near the city. Both projects will be completed soon.
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George Montgomery
Welch Old Place
I. E. Ransome
Triangle
Large buying of farm implements this year in Comanche
Comanche merchants report this spring saw more farm implements purchased than in any of the past five years. Farmers, who have patched up gear for years, anticipate a good season and the time to prepare for real farming.
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Comanche
County Singing Convention At Court House This Weekend
The Chief reports a county singing convention at the courthouse Saturday night and Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Singing Convention
Court House
Senior Chapel at C A High School Tuesday
Next Tuesday is Senior Day at the high school with chapel exercises led by the senior class. Tradition forbids advance notice of the program, but rumors say this year’s show will be unusually spicy. The public is invited to attend.
Miss Comanche to Be in West Texas Pageant
Miss Eva Lee Bryson has been selected by local members of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to represent Comanche in the pageant at the annual convention in San Angelo May 21 22 and 25. Elaborate preparations are under way with queens chosen from about a hundred towns. Bryson will compete as Miss Comanche and the selection pleases Comanche citizens eager for town representation.
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Eva Lee Bryson
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Comanche J
San Angelo
Texas
Bryson
Jurors Excused for Coming Week in District Court
The fifth week jurors for district court have been excused and need not report Monday May 14. Judge Mc Clellan will be at Gatesville next week and return May 21 to hear motions. The grand jury filed 34 indictments after 11 days and 200 witnesses.
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District Court
McClellan
Gatesville
Comanche
Wilkie Carter
J. H. Haynes
Joe E. Chrestman
L. R. Barton
State
Osward Belgeu
C. H. Logsdon
Thurman Sneed
Sneed
Logsdon
State of Texas
Bill Reese
Wallace Odell
Lamkin School to Hear Address May 14 from Dean Davis
The Lamkin school closes today and the graduating class will hear a speech next Monday night May 14 by Dean Thomas J. Davis of John Tarleton College Ste phenville. Eleven students graduate this year. Proctor school ends next Friday with a sixteen member class.
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Lamkin
Thomas J. Davis
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Proctor
Tailor Shops Consolidated Under Riley's Name
Vasco Lee proprietor of Riley's and Robt Riley owner of Elite Tailors have merged their cleaning and pressing businesses. They will operate as Riley's, install new cleaning machinery, and expect to handle a higher volume of work.
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Vasco Lee
Riley's
Robt. Riley
Fair Fleng Meet Hearty Approval for Comanche Fall Fair
The Comanche movement for a big fall fair gains strong local support as Shorthorn breeders near Sidney plan to join the fair, folding their show into the general exposition. Committees will meet soon to organize the event, touted as the biggest in Comanche county in years.
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Comanche
T. A. Ward
Sidney
Comanche County
Indians Take Third in State Relay at ISA Meet
Comanche high school track team placed third in the state relay at the Interscholastic League meet in Austin. Central high Fort Worth won first, Austin high second, Comanche third, Stamford fourth. Mason and Sullivan each placed sixth in discus and mile respectively. Scurry reached semi finals in 100 yards. Conner of Eastland set a new state mile record.
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Comanche High School
Austin
Central High
Fort Worth
Austin High
Comanche
Stamford
Mason
Sullivan
Scurry
Marshall
Conner
Eastland
Renewed Oil Activity Reported in Cross Cut Fields
D E Nabers from Cross Plains notes oil business in Cross Cut oil field is improving after rains. A well drilled by Gillett Magness et al is producing 10 to 75 barrels, another flush 23 barrels now 30, at about 1826 feet. Nine wells producing and six drilling. more locations planned.
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D. E. Nabers
Cross Plains
Vandyke
Comanche
Gillett-Magness Et al
Cross Cut
Naberg
Pocketbook Found Through Chief Want Ad Service
A. J. Boucher lost two pocketbooks and found them soon after via a Chief Want Ad. The finder, Uncle Dick Cox, located the owner and returned the belongings.
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Chief Want AD Service
A. J. Boucher
Dick Cox
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Conanghe
Ina
Maddox
The
J. R. Eanes
Montgomery and
Ransome
C. A
West Texas
Christian Brotherhood
Central Christian Church
J. R. McClellan
52Nd Judicial District of Texas
Ors
Joe H. Fidson
Ghent Sanderford
Co. L. Cox
J. H. Bumpas
Tailor Shops Consolidated
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