Comanche News Highlights May 11 1917 War Tax Plans Packed
May 11 1917 issue notes war prosperity and caution against hysteria predicting economic strain. Reports on proposed large war tax measures, postal, insurance, light, telephone, railroad and tea tax increases. Local events include a Chautauqua May 22, piano recital, and plans for street work and public improvements in Comanche. Indictments, deposits, bank figures, and community notes appear alongside arrivals and new business details.
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Huddleston
Floy Cunningham
Theodore Roose
Lee Phillips
Net Beaty
O. G. Cottrell
del Moore
T. N. Williams
Virgie Gore
A. B. van
Miss Eunice Rhymes
Comanche
First State Bank
State National Bank
O. Brightman
Texas
Ghter
J. C. Wilker
James Claude, Jr
Pearl Bolding
T. M
Promised Play Night Crowns School Leader Amid Fun
A high school event on a May night in the auditorium will feature a play and a coronation ceremony. Jim Eanes Reese announces a candidate and invites all students to participate as the seventh grade selects a leader through a vote.
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Jim Eanes Reese
Fun Pipes
Grammar School
Reese
Burglars Hit Comanche Drug Store In Sunday Night Theft
The Service Drug Store in Comanche was burglarized Sunday night with $10 taken from the cash register and merchandise lost. Thieves drilled the ceiling and attempted to blow the safe with nitroglycerin, but failed to enter. fingerprints were not found and police investigated Monday morning.
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Comanche
Service
Clarence Huett
Service Drug
Comyn School Board Re-elects Entire Faculty for 1936-37
At the March meeting the Comyn School Board re-elected the full faculty with years of service listed for each teacher. The district touts new facilities including a home economics cottage, updated auditorium stage, and added visual instruction. The year notes student growth, academic program expansions, and district honors in contests and vocational work.
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Comyn School
Comyn Public Schools
Comyn
S. B. Culpepper
C. C. Browning
W. Davie Graves
C. S
Texas
R. M. Scott
Robinson
Culpepper
Visual Instruction Bureau
Comyn High School
Comanche County
Future Farmers
Fort Worth
Arpem
PWA
Farmers Produce Company Poultry Dressing Plant shines in Comanche
The Farmers Produce Company of Comanche runs a large poultry dressing operation employing about 75, with 60 plus pickers. They ship 1 3 cars weekly to Eastern markets, peak in fall for 25 50 turkey cars at Christmas and Thanksgiving. The plant also buys 700 800 cases of eggs weekly and cream cans, with two stations led by Alford McKinzie and George C McKinzie, key figures in the business for 14 years.
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Farmers Produce Company of
Comanche
Texas
Alford McKinzie
George C. McKinzie
McKinzie
Farmers Produce Company
Milk quality urged at cheese plant sponsored meetings
About 156 dairy patrons heard experts from Armour & Co and local educators urge higher quality milk and better feeding. Talks covered soil conservation, trench silos, and sanitary handling with a moving cheese production film, plus local entertainment and refreshments. Similar meetings followed in Hasse and Desdemona.
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O. B. Larner
Armour & Co
Larner
J. Watt Hornburg
Beattie Schools
N. E. Scudder
Scudder
W. Z. Compton
Comanche High School
Carl Luper
Wayne Payne
Comanche
George C. McKinzie
Hasse
Desdemona
Fruit Growers Meet in Comanche Saturday for Organization
Thirty fruit and truck growers urged to attend a district court room gathering in Comanche at 3 PM on Saturday May 15 to form a growers association. Committee members Merlin Stanton A A Lam D C Boyd HB M O'Brien D T Boyd J W Robertson C D Cuthbertson and C B Williams seek to promote marketing on grade and standard weights and measures.
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District Court Room
Comanche
Merlin Stanton
A. A. Lam
D. C. Boyd
HB. M. O'Brien
D. T. Boyd
J. W., Robertson
C. D. Cuthbertson
C. B. Williams
Geraldine Slider Named Cotton Queen Candidate at Tech
A Texas Tech dispatch identifies Geraldine Slider of Comanche as one of seven entrants for Cotton Queen. The student, daughter of Mr and Mrs Liane Slider, is backed by The Centaurs, the college’s single boys’ social club, as the gala competition proceeds.
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Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Geraldine Slider
Liane Slider
Comanche
Geraldine
Centaurs
Comanche Harvests Bumper Lemon Crop
A bumper lemon crop was harvested in Comanche County with a nearly record weight and size. Mrs. J. F. Morris owns five trees, the oldest 40 years, producing just over a half bushel from one tree grown in a tub. The orchard date traces back to 1896 on a Sidney-area farm.
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Comanche County
J. FE. Morrise
Morris
Sidney
Community Chest Funds Needed in Comanche
A small balance remains in the Comanche Community Chest fund and needs more donations. Citizens are urged to deposit any size gift to the Community Chest at the Comanche banks to support local committee needs.
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Comanche Community Chest
Comanche
Albin Ranch Home Remodeling Near Comanche
The Clarence Albin Ranch home south of Comanche is being completely remodeled with a new porch new paper and paint and many interior changes planned to be finished later.
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Clarence Albin
Comanche
Community Meeting at Sidney Wednesday
A community meeting will be held at Sidney next Wednesday night sponsored by The Farmers Cheese Plant of Comanche. A lecture will be given on the care of milk, supplemented by pictures. Special music will be furnished for the occasion. Refreshments of iced tea lemonade cheese and saltine crackers will be served.
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Sidney
Farmers Cheese Plant
Comanche
Weldon Pannell Family Visit Thanks Comanche Kin
Mr and Mrs Weldon Pannell of Austin spent the week end in Comanche with her parents Mrs Wade Kendrick. Mrs Kendrick was accompanied home by her sister Miss Evel Kendrick.
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Weldon Pannell
Austin
Comanche
Wade Kendrick
Evel Kendrick
Comanche Praised By Local Speaker At WICC Meeting
Ted Durham did not win first prize in a My Home Town contest at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention in Brownwood this week yet his praise for Comanche drew praise from visitors. He argued small towns are not handicapped in praise and expressed hometown pride despite lack of large industries. Continued on last page.
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Ted Durham
West Texas
Comanche
Comyn Faculty Presents Last Play of Season Friday
The Comyn School faculty stages the comedy Man s Will and Woman s Way on Friday night May 14 for the final faculty program of the season. Dutch Culwell and C C Browning lead a cast including Robert Slaughter Virgil Rayburn and Mrs Culpepper with admission at 10 and 20 cents.
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COMYN
Comyn School
Dutch Culwell
Matt
May Old Age Pensions Delayed Awaiting Federal Grant
About 126 000 needy seniors will receive May payments by mail once the federal matching funds arrive. W A Little, acting director of the Old Age Assistance Commission, said the Social Security Board awaits a deficiency appropriation from Congress and that Texas and other states are in the same position. Payments will go out immediately after funds are received, possibly in a day or a week.
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Washington
W. A. Little
Old Age Assistance Commission
Social Security Board
Congress
Austin
Glen Rose Publicity Man in Camanche Visit
Earl Cogburn publicity agent for the Glen Rose Chamber of Commerce visited Camanche this week distributing literature promoting the city as a pleasure and health resort. He had just returned from attending the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Earl Cogburn
Glen Rose
Softball Schedule and Results for Week
The league lists games today at 6 30 p m Biggs versus Dudley and Monday W O W against Pagan The week continues with Dudley versus Higginbotham Wednesday Fagan versus Dudley Thursday Biggs against Higginbotham and Friday Fagan beat Higginbotham 5 to 0
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Biggs
Dudley
Pagan
Higginbotham
Fagan
Dudey
Higgginbotham
Oo. W
Red Taylor Sentenced to Two Years in Penitentiary
In district court R H Red Taylor of Colemar received a two year term after pleading guilty to theft of tires from Lee Bryant a Farmers Produce employee. Also Bill Richardson Troy Bryant and Wayne Stephens pleaded guilty to peanut theft receiving two year terms with suspended sentences. A divorce was granted to Clifton D Lewallen from Nannie E Lewallen in a separate civil case.
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R. H
Red) Taylor
Colemar
Lee Bryant
Farmers Produce
Taylor
Callahan
Mitchell
Rube Baxter
Abilene
Comyn
Bill Richardson
Troy Bryant
Wayne Stephens
Clifford D. Lewallen
de Leon
Nannie E. Lewallen
Organization essential to farmers welfare says CofC official
J B R Eanes chair of CofC Agriculture Committee argues for universal producer organization. He urges fruit vegetable and perishable product producers to unite to improve production harvesting and marketing. He notes individual effort fails against concerted action and cites decades of doubt about farmers’ ability to organize.
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J. BR. Eanes
Charmain
Cofc Agriculture Committee
West Texas convention draws 10 000 in Brownwood
Brownwood hosted the West convention attracting about 10 000 attendees with hundreds of Comanche visitors. Highlights included the 1937 West Follies featuring Miss Mary E Jones, the Home Town Speaking Contest led by Ted Durham, and the Comanche Drum Corps in the parade. Coleman won band honors and Breckenridge won speaking. Wichita Falls to host the 1938 meeting.
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Brownwood
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
West Texas
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Ron
Ino
Adent
R. J. Stough
Tom Pate
Palace Theatre
Gene Autry
Chester Morris
Corgyn
Farmers Produce Company Poultry Dressing Plant
Beattie
Beattie School
Gerry Slider
Cotton Queen
Albin Ranch
Red Taylor
New Majestic
Kay Francis
Dorothy Lamour
Ray Miniland
Victor McLaglen
Phil Regan
Evelyn Venable
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette McDonald
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