Guilty pleas entered by two on burglary charge
Two men pleaded guilty in a Comanche County burglary case. G H Red Landrum and Ray Newsome of Cleburne admitted the Proctor State Bank break in July, receiving two year sentences after a mistrial declared in Bernice Luck's trial.
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G. H
Red) Landrum
Ray Newsome
Cleburne
Proctor State Bank
R. B. Cross
Cross
Landrum
Newsome
Hunter Russell
Bernice Luck
Proctor
Russell
Luck
Theodore Miller
Brazos Avenue Methodist
Beattie High to Hold Commencement at Beattie
Beattie High School schedules graduation for May 21 in the auditorium with Dean J T Davis of John Tarleton College to deliver the commencement address. The baccalaureate sermon will be preached May 20 by Rev Alexander of De Leon. An all day program Friday marks the end of the school year and grammar graduation. The senior play Wild Oats Boy will be performed tonight May 11th.
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J. T. Davis
John Tarleton College
Beattie High School
Alexander
the Baptist Church
de Leon
Last Day For Seed And Feed Loans In Comanche County
Farmers rush to file applications for Emergency Crop Loans offered by the Federal Government. Applications are taken at the First State Bank of Comanche First State Bank of Gustine and KF M Bank at De Leon with Tuesday as the final deadline.
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Comanche
Gustine
KF. & M. Bank
de Leon
Harmony Public School to Close on May 25
Harmony Public School will close on Friday May 25 an all day program and a dinner are planned for the occasion.
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Harmony School
Comanche High Host for Heart of Texas Home Economics Meet
The Comanche High School Home Economics Department will host about 120 girls and teachers from 20 district towns for the Heart of Texas Semi Annual Home Economic Students Convention at Lake Eanes Park. Delegates from Brownwood Coleman Dublin De Leon Brady San Saba Santa Anna Goldthwaite Gustine Comyn are expected. Breakfast and lunch will be served by Comanche classes, attendees will bring camping outfits and spend the night at the park. A public program runs 9 to 12 Saturday morning.
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Comanche High School
Heart of
Miss Simmons
N R S Named Agent For Berry Pickers
The N R S at the County Relief headquarters will act as an agency for those who wish to pick berries and for those who have berries to pick. About fifty pickers will be needed May 20. The agency is free to workers and berry owners according to R V Walker who is in charge of the division.
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R. V. Walker
Suspended sentence given for slaying in pasture
Horace Hyatt twenty one of Proctor received a three year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to murder for stabbing Bob King to death in a pasture southeast of Proctor on February nine. Jury deliberated briefly as Hyatt claimed self defense after a knife fight following an argument with Lloyd Newby and companions.
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Horace Hyatt
Proctor
Bob King
Hyatt
King
Lloyd Newby
Red Moore
King’s
Newby
Fre
Moore
Comanche
Postal Receipts Rise Twenty Percent in Comanche April
Postal receipts at the Comanche Post Office for April 1934 show a 20 percent increase over April 1933, according to Acting Postmaster J. R. Eanes. Money orders sold in April 1934 rose 52 percent from the same month a year earlier, with stamps driving most postal receipts.
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Comanche Post Office
J. R. Eanes
Eanes
De Leon Man Attacked by Bull Hurts Mohon Brother Reports Recovery
C. L. Mohon of De Leon was injured Wednesday when a bull he was handling charged. He was thrown into the air and gored on the body and face. John A. Mohon of Comanche, his brother, said he was resting well Thursday morning.
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C. L. Mohon
de Leon
Mohon
John A. Mohon
Comanche
Moore Wins Beattie School Trustee Vote
George H. Moore defeats G. Frazier 58 to 48 to win a Beattie Independent School District trustee seat after a 29 29 tie in the regular election and a 106 voter turnout on Saturday.
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Moore
Beattie School
George H. Moore
Beattie Independent
G. Frazier
Frazier
Lake Eanes Pool Opening Delayed to May 20
The official opening of the Lake Eanes swimming pool, originally set for Sunday May 18, has been postponed to May 20 to allow more work to be finished. The committee hopes to secure a speaker of statewide note for the celebration.
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Lake Eanes
Play “Small Town Romeo” at Indian Gap High School
Indian Gap High School Auditorium hosts a three act comedy tonight at 8 30. The Priddy players present the show and provide music and singing.
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Indian Gap
Indian Gap High School
Priddy
Sidney Senior Class To Present Comedy All On Account of Polly
The Sidney High School senior class will stage the three act comedy drama All On Account of Polly on Friday evening May 18 at 8 o clock in the school auditorium. Cast includes Boyd Stewart Cyril Jones Elbert Steele Baxter Evatt Harold Neal Carl Stewart Juanita McCullough Wynona Evens Hilma Rogers Ona Udelle Van Cleave Katherine McCarthy Beatrice Ragley Mary Lou Hall Johnnie Perriman Clydie Guthrie Ina Drennan.
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Sidney High School
Polly
Mav
Boyd Stewart
Cyril Jones
Elbert Steele
Baxter Evatte
Harold Neal
Carl Stewart
Juanita McCullough
Wynona Evens
Hilma Rogers
Ona Udelle van Cleave
Katherine McCarthy
Beatrice Ragley
Mary Lou Hall
Johnnie Perriman
Clydie Guthrie
Ina Drennan
Comanche County Petition for Beer Election Declared Illegal
The Comanche County Commissioners Court rejected a petition signed by about 100 residents seeking a beer election in two voting boxes. County Attorney C. C. Hampton ruled the petition invalid because the county is dry and a subdivision cannot vote wet, and because a voting precinct is not a county subdivision. The court deferred action and said it would follow the attorney’s decision.
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Commisioners Court
Comanche County
Comanche
C. C. Hampton
Commissioners Court
Hampton
Justice
Commissioners
Beer Election Planned in Brown County for May 19
The Brownwood Bulletin reports a beer election set for Saturday May 19 in Brown County after a petition with over 600 names was delivered to the Commissioners Court. The note recalls a prior August 26 incident in Brown County involving beer regulation.
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Brown County
Brownwood Bulletin
Commissioners Court
Dergan
Two Schools Announce Closings Across County Today
Oliver Springs and Jakehamon join Beattie Comyn Newburg Gustine Pettit Lamkin De Leon Energy Robinson Springs Hasse and Indian Mountain as county schools close May 18 with programs. Most district sites will shut that day, followed by programs.
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Oliver Springs
Jakehamon
Beattie
Comyn
Newburg
Gustine
Pettit
Lamkin
de Leon
Energy
Robinson Springs
Hasse
Indian Mountain
De Leon Lions Plan May 23 Banquet for Visiting Lions
The De Leon Lions Club schedules a banquet on Wednesday May 23 inviting 200 visiting Lions to attend at the De Leon Free 3 venue.
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de Leon Lions Club
Lions Ag
de Leon
Packer May Open Market For Other Products
Plans to buy right of way for Highway No. 36 progress as H Burks reports ten contracts closed in Comanche County. J A Gage to operate Bowdoin Canning Plant and contract with local growers to can berries at about two cents per pound, aiming to process eight to ten cars this year as berry crop looks large and late.
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Comanche
Stagg Creek
H. Burks
Highway No. 36 Association
Burks
Comanche County
Bowdoin
J. A. Gage
Dallas
Thrift Packing Company
Gage
Federal Aid Granted to De Leon Schools
De Leon Independent School District received a $2010 federal aid grant to cover five weeks of teacher salaries. The approval followed a hearing in Austin where J. W. Howard and E. H. Boulter led the district’s request. The funds do not require repayment and exclude the superintendent and two vocational programs already subsidized.
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de Leon
J. W. Howard
E. H. Boulter
de Leon Independent School District
Austin
de Leon Free Press
Boulter
Free Press
Priddy School District Approves New Building Bonds
In a Saturday election the Priddy School District approved bonds for a new school building by a vote of 89 to 7. The district has had record attendance this year, creating a need for more room. Superintendent Joe Grimland led the effort.
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Priddy
Joe Grimland
Locals to Graduate at Tarleton College
The Stephenville Empire-Tribune lists spring graduates from John Tarleton College including J. C. Helm Comanche Kathryn Moore Comanche and Lee Arval Miers De Leon.
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Tarleton College
John Tarleton College
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
J. C. Helm
Comanche
Kathryn Moore
Lee Arval Miers
de Leon
Lamkin School Closing To Feature Program
Lamkin Public Schools led by Superintendent A. P. Kallina will close Friday May 18 for an all day program. A barbecue and picnic dinner are planned at noon and afternoon ball games will highlight the day’s activities according to the announcement.
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Lamkin Public Schools
A. P. Kallina
Mothers Day Services at Zion Lutheran Priddy
Zion Lutheran Church Priddy hosts Mothers Day services at 10 a m in English. A program by Sunday School and Lutheran League begins at 2 p m with refreshments served afterward per the church notice.
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Priddy
Zion Lutheran Church Sundyy
Lutheran Leaguening
Teacher Hurt In Auto Wreck Near Vandyke
Miss Golda Evans a teacher at Vandyke was injured in a Tuesday crash on a bridge near Vandyke. Her car overturned after attempting to pass a truck driven by her sister. She is listed in Brownwood hospital with a fractured collar bone dislocated shoulder back injuries lung injuries and minor cuts.
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Golda Evans
Vandyke Teccher
Brownwood
Vandyke
Miss Evans
Higginbotham
Mothers Day Observed Nationwide With Church Services
May 13th is set aside as Mothers Day with special services planned across the nation. Local churches will hold tributes and choirs are arranging special music for the occasion.
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Church of America
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Harmony Public School
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