Comanche Notes Include Rain Losses and Local News
May 22 1914 issue reports 13.5 inches of rain since May 1 in Comanche, plus civic notes such as Governor candidate James Ferguson's arrival and introduction by Mayor Cunningham. Coverage includes school awards, staff updates, alumni events, and Old Settlers Reunion plans at Club Lake July 8 with local climate remarks comparing Comanche to Jerusalem.
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Comanche
James FE
Ferguson
Frisco
Cunningham
Kilpatrick
Oklahoma
Teresa Woodruff
Wal- Pierce
Dick McCoy
Gustine Fee
Disct Court
Dalk
Comanche High Hool
Xas
Mi Tsels Cathey
Mert
Pritchard of
Downing
Ipe Springs
Seson
Comanche Study Club
R. H. Moore
Ather
R. F. Holloway
Leo Allen
Comanche High School
Glenyth Kearn
Tom Herring
Hoys.e
Cowie Hich School
Proctor Hich School
W. Wilkins
Sunt
Old Settlers
Club Lake
Omanche
Jerusalem
Coanche
Holy Lands
Jasse Woman on Trial Over Liquor Charge
Mrs W I Right Hasse stands trial for illegal possession of liquor. A jury was seated and proceedings resume this morning with evidence to begin. Liquor reportedly found at her residence near Hasse during a raid by local officers amid prior bond issues. Brownwood officers sought her. she appeared as bond increased to two thousand dollars after the first bond was forfeited.
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W. I
Hasse
Kight
Bennefield Elected Texas Legion Head at Brady Meeting
N. J. Bennefield of Brady and Emerly of Gorman were elected to the American Legion executive committee post in Texas. Bennefield will fill an unexpired term, with the local Legion active last year under previous leadership.
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N. J. Bennefield
Brady
Emerly
Gorman
American Legion Inxas
Bennefield
Legion
Comanche City Shows Full Occupancy of Business Houses
The Comanche public square now houses every business building occupied with firms in multiple spaces. Since 1929 new arrivals include The Comanche Cheese Factory Higginbothams Wholesale The People's Store Mahon's Dependable City Grocery City Meat Market Westbrooks Cafe Service Drug Gore's Grocery Majestic Theatre Tessie's Beauty Parlor Buckoviny's Top and Body Works Cox and Webb Marble and Granite Works Comanche Sheet Metal and Plumbing Gulf Service Stations Fagan Chevrolet and others expanding.
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Comanche
First State Bank
Brightman
Higginbotham’s
People’s Store
Mahon’s Dependable Store
City Grocery
City Meat Market
Westbrook’s Cafe
Service Drug Store
Gore’s Grocery
New Majestic Theatre
Tessie’s Beauty Parlor
Buckoviny’s Top and Body Works
Cox and Webb Marble and Granite Works
Comanche Sheet Metal
Gulf Service Station No
Fagan Chevrolet Company
Five-County Farm Credit Unit Slashes Interest to Five Percent
Five-county Stephen ville Production Credit Association covering Erath Comanche Hood Hamilton and Somerville counties cuts future loan interest to five percent from five and one half percent with immediate effect per orders from Governor W S Myers Farm Credit Administration. Existing loans retain the rate in effect when closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenville
Funk
Tupin Named Wholesale Agent for T-P Products
Joe Tupin became the wholesale distributor for T-P Gas and Oil Products, taking over from Will Schwartz who led the business for three years. Jack Stuckey will join as truck distributor. Tupin runs a service station in Comanche and has sold T-P products there for five years. The agency began in Comanche five years ago by A. C. Schumann.
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Joe Tupin
T-P
Will Schwartz
Jack Stuckey
Mr. Tupin
Comanche
A. C. Schumann
Williams Chosen as Director of Comanche National Bank
At a stockholders meeting T. J. Williams was elected to the bank’s Board of Directors. Williams, general manager of Higginbotham Bros. & Co., has long been a leading figure in Comanche business for over twenty five years.
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Comanche National Bank
T. J. Williams
Williams
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Comanche
Eanes Named Postmaster at Comanche for Four Years
J R Eanes long time mayor and former real estate dealer received Senate confirmation Thursday morning for the postmaster position at Comanche for a four year term. He has been acting postmaster for about three months and will assume the role after bond completion.
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J. R. Eanes
Comanche
U. S
Tom Connally
Senate
Banes
Two-Pound Lemon Grown in Comanche Shown in Fort Worth
Al Paxton displays a two pound lemon measuring 16.5 inches around at Fort Worth readers. Grown by Mrs. J E Morris of Comanche aunt of Mrs Paxton. Left on the tree from last year. Paxton plans lemonade and lemon pie.
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Comanche
Fort Worth
al Paxton
Jennings Avenue
Star Telegram
J. E. Morris
Paxton
Local Nine Meets Newburg Sunday
The Comanche baseball team hosts Newburg on the Grammar School campus at 8 P.M. It will be their second home game of the season. Newburg defeated Comanche in an early practice game, but both teams have strengthened and a good contest is expected per manager Leo Zent.
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Comanche
Newburg
Leo Zent
Groundhog Wedding Feels Forest Park Double First
Forest Park celebrates as Oscar the bachelor groundhog finds a mate named Sadie from Comanche arrives at Fort Worth zoo. Sadie, a young widow, was sent as a gift to keeper Hamilton Hutson from Jack Walker of Comanche, per the Fort Worth Press.
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Forest Park
Oscar
Fort Worth
Sadie
Comanche
Fort Worth Zoo
Hamilton Hutson
Jack Walker
Annual Round Grove Singing to Be Sunday
The annual Round Grove Singing Convention will hold a joint session with the De Leon District Singing Convention at Round Grove Sunday according to an announcement.
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Round Grove
de Leon District
Legion Memorial Services Held At Local Baptist Church
The American Legion Cunningham Post will conduct its annual Memorial Services Sunday at 8 PM at the local Baptist Church. Rev Gordon Barrett hosts, with music by the band America led by Herman Jones, invocation by Rev A C Haynes, a vocal solo by Marian Lucille Donaho, an address by Judge R B Cross, and the Star Spangled Banner to close.
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Cunningham Post
The
American Legion
Gordon Barrett
America
Herman Jones
A. C. Haynes
Miss Marian Lucille Donaho
R. B. Cross
De Leon Youth Convicted of Kidnapping
Brooks Fannin of De Leon was convicted in District Court on a kidnapping charge and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. He, 21, is believed to be the first in Comanche County under the new Texas kidnapping law. He abducted 14 year old Veneda Solly from a De Leon area dance and held her for about two weeks before returning her to a relative’s home. The girl was ordered placed in a Juvenile School at Gainesville for an indefinite period.
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Brooks Fannin
de Leon
Fannin
Comanche County
Texas
Veneda Solly
Oklahoma
Gainesville
Dallas Man Visits Over Weekend Here
E. G. Neely of Dallas spent the weekend here. Leo Hoffman is in Austin this week visiting his brother Mau.
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E. G. Neely
Dallas
Leo Hoffman
Austin
Mau
Highway funds eyed for Comanche area surface
Highway No. 81 from Comanche to De Leon may receive a hard surface appropriation at the next State Highway Commission meeting. An appropriation for paving Highway No. 10 through Comanche County is expected once the city right of way is cleared.
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Comanche
de Leon
State Highway Commission
Comanche County
City of
Fifty-Two Graduates Highlight Dublin High Ceremony
The Dublin Progress reports fifty-two students set to graduate from Dublin High School this week in one of the largest classes in the school’s history. Earlier ceremonies saw forty-seven graduates at Stephenville High School on Wednesday and thirty four at De Leon last Friday.
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Dublin High School
Dublin
Stephenville High School
de Leon
Seventh Grade Program Tonight at High School Auditorium
The local seventh grade graduation will be held in the high school auditorium tonight May 25 at 8 p m. The program includes processional invocation Rev Preston Braxton readings by seventh grade girls Norma Jo Green salutatorian Pollyanna Speed Marv Jean Goosby conversations and a class chorus. Valedictorian Marv Jean Goosby earned a 97 average and salutatorian Norma Jo Green 96. Continued on last page.
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Preston Braxton
Norma Jo Green
Hardie Jones
Benediction
Truth Wetzel
Marv Jean Goosby
McDonald for Governor Club to Be Organized in Comanche County
A campaign committee announces a meeting to organize the McDonald for Governor Club of Comanche County. The gathering is set for Saturday at 2:30 PM in the District Court room with expectations of a large turnout.
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McDonald For Governor
McDonald For Governor Club
Comanche County
Comanche High School 1934 Graduates to Hold Final Activities
Members of the Comanche High School 1934 graduating class will conclude their final activities with Baccalaureate on Sunday May 27 at 11 a m in the high school auditorium. The program includes Doxology Assembly scenes from Operaland a senior orchestra All Hail the Power of Jesus Name and soloists. Monday night May 28 features the annual play Oh Kay a comedy mystery directed by Mrs Romeo Walker with cast including Pauline Marshall Aldrick Collins Essie Marie Greer Bert Speed James Wilkerson Nan Shelton Catherine Carnes J B Carnes Christeen Stark Ora B Nichols and Carl Luper. Tuesday May 29 at 8 p m the graduating exercises will present Sous Bois Old Lovers The Father I Love a Little Cottage and an address by Hon J E Hickman Chief Justice of Texas Court of Civil Appeals.
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Comanche High School
Operaland
Power of Jesus Name
Kenneth Smith
Marion Lucille Donaho
A. C. Haynes
A. W. Hafford
Ora B. Nichols
Carl Luper
Preston Broxton
Sous Bois
Ruby Broxton
Edith Stowe Haworth
Myrtle Gerganess Carroll
Stella
Local School Superintendent Buys Half Interest in Market-Grocery
A. P. Kallina, Lamkin Public School superintendent for two years and former Comanche High principal, has bought a half interest in Renfro Market Grocery, per W. D. Renfro. He plans to move his family to town June 1 and begin new duties with the business.
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A. P. Kallina
Lamkin Public School
Comanche High
Renfro Market
W. D. Renfro
Kallina
Comanche
Noel P Wilkinson to be Pastor at El Dorado Church
Rev. Noel P Wilkinson formerly of Comanche and currently pastor at Crystal City has accepted the pastorate at the El Dorado church. He directed Boy Scout activities in the area and served as scout master for several years. He is married to Miss Sarah Thomas daughter of the late Dr L B Thomas of Comanche.
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Noel P. Wilkinson
EL Dorado
Comanche
Presbyterian Church
Crystal City
Brownwood Bulletin
Wilkinson
Sarah Thomas
L. B. Thomas
Priddy Church Dedicated in Grand Sunday Ceremony
Dedication services were held at the Priddy Baptist Church Sunday with a large crowd in attendance. Rev. T. D. Moore of Comanche delivered the sermon. Rev. Lige Moore, pastor, assisted in the services as the building’s completion was celebrated.
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Priddy Baptist Church
T. D. Moore
Comanche
Lige Moore
Ernest Tupin Leases T P Service Station
Ernest Tupin leased the T P Service Station No. 1 on the square from the T P Oil Company. He will operate as Ernest's Service Station with brother Homer Tupin assisting. The station will carry T P products, G and J tires, tubes, and a general line of auto accessories.
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Ernest Tupin
T-P
T-P Oil Company
Tupin
Ernest
Homer Tupin
T P
Canvassing Texas berries contracts for 1934 canning run
Local canning plant plans a 1934 start pending signed contracts by Monday night. Growers must contract to sell berries to the plant or risk not being paid. partial sales to peddlers aren’t allowed. W H Carpenter urges growers to sign as East Texas supplies may flood the market if other plants skip the season.
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Gage
W. H. Carpenter
Mineola
Lindale
Texas
Sutton Dudley Family Spends Sunday in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Sutton Dudley and their children spent Sunday in San Angelo reflecting a family outing with time in the city and visiting local sites.
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Mrs. Sutton Dudley
San Angelo
County Schools Receive 330 000 State Money
Comanche County public schools received about 80 000 from the State this week, an apportionment of 6.00 per pupil. This brings total payments for the year to 10.00 per pupil, plus 5.00 per scholastic in September from last year’s appropriation.
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Comanche County
Austin
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Albert T. Reid
J. Reid
Jasse
Nnefield
Texas Legion Head
T-P Products
Bank
Local
Deleon Youth
Dublin High
Gro
Priddy
Ritz Theatre
Tom Tyler
John Barrymore
Francis Lederer and
Elissa Landi
Man of Two
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