Comanche County Court Notes and Property Transfers
Local court records show jury actions and filings including a murder case reset for October, land parcels transferred with prices, and a resignation accepted for election judge P H Isham, with Gustine appointing Cleburne Willingham. Motor vehicle registrations list several 1956 Ford and GMC models in Comanche and De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie S
R. N. Neel
Floyd Powell
J. A. Jones
Comanche
Charles O. Clinton
Patsy
J. C. Caraway
Jessie Lee
R. N. O'Neal
W. A. Richburg
W. A. Knight
GC & SF Ry
Grover Gilbreath
Irma Lois
H&tc Ry
J. R. McKinzie
Louise
John R
Williams
N. N. Brown
A. Keeler
de Leon
Jack Cole
Harper Named Superintendent for Comanche Schools
J W Harper, previously at Crawfills Gap, was chosen by the Comanche School Board to lead the district succeeding Virgil Chaffin who resigned December 1 1955. He assumed duties after Christmas and spoke to students December 12. Harper holds a B S from Southwest Texas Teachers College and a Master’s from UT Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harper
Crawfills Gap
Comanche
Virgil Chaffin
Mr. Harper
I. W. Lane
Mr. J
Harper
Brock
Brownwood Junior High School
Texas University
Southwest Texas Teachers College
San Marcos
University of Texas In
Austin
Hamilton Is Found Guilty in Meridian Murder Trial
An all male Bosque County jury in Meridian, Texas found Atty Norman Hamilton guilty of murdering ranch foreman Clarence Bethke. The jury gave a five year suspended sentence, delivered to Dist. Judge R. B. Cross. Hamilton, 55, faced testimony about amnesia after a car crash and a drunken episode, with defense arguing possible head injury. The prosecutor hailed the verdict as a difficult but justified result amid conflicting testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Texas
Atty Norman Hamilton
Dallas
Dist
R. B. Cross
Gates Ville
Hamilton
Jack Cureton Ano Koppers
Howell Cobb
Comanche
Meridians
Clarence Bethke
Lake Whitney
Bethke
Whitney Dam
Hill County
Hillsboro
Meridian Hospital
Henry Strasburger
Dallas Bar Association
Hamilton Hamilton
Cobb and County Atty
Borchers
Whitney
Wool Growers Urged To Keep Record of Sales
Agricultural notes urge Comanche County wool and mohair producers to keep detailed sales documents for 1956 marketing year payments. Key records include producer name and address, sale date, quantities, buyer details, and net proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Barnett
Comanche County
County Agricultural Committee
Hamilton Faces Civil Suit After Shooting Aide Doubts
The testimony of two job seekers and the dead man's widow casts doubt on Hamilton and shows he aided the widow financially after the shooting. She filed a 340000 dollar civil suit, and a murder conviction could cost Hamilton his law license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len
Hamilton
Mother’s Day Support Echoes From National Clergy
A prominent minister voices support for a national Mother’s Day observance. He calls mothers the dearest true name, praising their birth giving role and the value drawn from maternal influence.
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Urfhouse News
Mar- Timmetmar
Ba Hitchcock
T. Naborsky Isham
Indian Creek
Andrew Jam
Celia Green T
Nettie
Co- County
Dough- Thomas Chaney
Superior
Logan
Vicence Logan
Bi. Ys
J. L. Jackson
Muder
Marshall Phillips
Vernon L. Gill
Carnes
Nina Carl Carnes
City of Comanche
Duncan
Caraway
Jessie
A. Caraway
Cena
Lcompany
Chicago, Ill
Hice Drug Store
CHS
Fike Sale
Ovation
Safari
Value! Quartet
Syitt Grt
Beauty Playhouse Colognes
Playhouse
Little Girls
Walgreen S Agency
Cenol Company
Chicago
Ill
L. H. Bolton
Mrs
Clarence Rea Maytag
Euell Arthur Frigidaire
Rex Evans
J. A. Koonce
Sidney Frigidaire Refrigerator
P. D. Hall
Sidney Philco TV
Mrs. Jewell Moore
Elbert Smith
Frigidaire Refrigerator
Robert E. Headlee
Philco Refrigerator
H. F. Williams
Philco TV
Walter Durham, JR
J. K. McGuire
Rilla Sutton
Kenneth Pettit
E. Guill Frigidaire Refrigerator
Service
Walsteen Agency
C. D. Johnston
ASC
Thomas A. Edison
Catherine Booth
Salvation Army
John Wanamaker
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Stephenville, Texas
Homer
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Absorbine JR
Tussy
R.D.X
Dolph Liniment
Walgreen Agency
Cologne
Dorothy Perkins
Leef
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