Comanche County Farmers Face AAA Benefit Details
The Comanche County Agricultural Conservation Committee outlines 1939 AAA payments for farmers. Conservation payments total about 220000 dollars, with 2 cents a pound on cotton and 17 cents a bushel on wheat plus 83 cents per acre for soil-building practices. Parity payments add about 51000 dollars, at 1.6 cents per pound for cotton and 11 cents per bushel for wheat, depending on allotments and yields.
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Comanche County
J. W. Roberson, Jr
Comanche County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Comanche Garden Club to Open Show Tomorrow
Comanche Garden Club announces its spring flower show at the old City Hall building, 1 south of the Comanche National Bank, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibitors are urged to bring in cut stems and plants by Friday afternoon, with judging and ribbons awarded in classes including Roses, Annuals, Lilies, Bulbs, Vines, Wild Flowers, and arrangements.
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Se Garden Club
Old City Hall
Comanche Na- 1 Bank
Gar Club
Comee
Donation Drive Aims to Preserve Old Corn Court House
Community effort seeks funds for preserving the Old Corn Court House. Donations accepted by R. Eanes at the Post Office Clemons at Clemons and in Motor Co Sheriff Wid Ivey C A Greene and the R Eanes Company or at Comanche Chief. Donations large or small will be recorded.
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Corn Court House
R. Eanes
Clemons
Motor Co
Wid Ivey
C. A. Greene
R. Eanes & Company
Comanche Chief
Stewart Named WTCC Director
H. L. Stewart of Comanche was elected a director of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce at Abilene's annual meeting. Stewart, a former county judge, previously led the Comanche Chamber of Commerce for several years.
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H. L. Stewart
Comanche
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Stewart
St. Clair Erects Modern Cottage for Rent
C P St Clair is having a modern cottage built on his adjoining lot. The small house will be finished with hardwood floors built in cabinets and closets and an automatic hot water heater. It will match St Clairs other rental properties and will be available for rent upon completion.
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P. St. Clair
Rock House
Ernest Tupin Taken To Dallas Hospital
Ernest Tupin local watchmaker was carried to a Dallas hospital last week for a major operation. Mrs Pat Tupin is a partner at the jewelry store here during his recovery.
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Ernest Tupin
Dallas
Pat Tupin
Sewing Rooms Among The Best In Comanche County
County sewing rooms in Comanche County, and De Leon, employ about 56 women who tally roughly 1500 garments monthly for relief clients. Each worker nets about $26 monthly, with most earnings spent locally. Open houses drew 100+ visitors at both sites, praised by County Judge and Commissioners Court.
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Comanche
Sidney Street
de Leon
Comanche County
Commissioners Court
Ethel Wilson
Dudley Hicks
Wheat Farmers Here Get $3,901
Comanche County wheat farmers received checks totaling 3901.08 dollars Wednesday morning from the Agriculture Adjustment Administration. About two hundred farmers received payments for the wheat price adjustment, per J. W. Roberson Jr., administrator of Comanche County AAA.
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Comanche County
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
J. W. Roberson, Jr
Comanche Couny Aaa
Ex Soldiers Graves To Be Decorated Sunday
The graves of all American soldiers buried at Oakwood Cemetery will be decorated with flags Sunday morning May 28. The American Legion Auxiliary provides the flags and decoration begins at six o'clock. The public is invited to attend and assist. J. H. Arthur, Post Commander, notes no further memorial services this year due to scheduling conflicts with Memorial Day and local high school graduation exercises.
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Oakwood Cemetery
American Legion Auxiliary
J. H. Arthur
American Legion
West Texas Chamber Elects E. K. Fawcett President
E. K. Fawcett of Del Rio, a pioneer of West Texas and longtime leading rancher, was recently elected president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.
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E. K. Fawcett
del Rio
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Fawcett
West Texas
Grammar School Diplomas To Be Awarded Tonight
Seventy two members of the seventh grade of Comanche Grammar School will receive their diplomas in the graduation exercises at the high school auditorium Friday night. May 26 Rev E R Gordon will deliver the address and Rev E M Shepard will give the invocation. Diploma presentations will be made by Superintendent J D Bramiette and Principal R H McCarley. The Grammar School Sextet and Thelma Gene Hassey will perform musical numbers.
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Comanche Grammar School
E. R. Gordon
Methodist Church
E. M. Shepard
Presbyterian Church
J. D. Bramiette
R. H. McCarley
Six Cars of Wool Shipped From Local Warehouse
Two car loads of wool were shipped from here Thursday by the Burton Brothers Warehouse. Total now six car loads for the three week old season. One car load goes to Henry Stallings Lometa. the other to a Boston firm. Wool price stands 21 to 23 cents per pound. About 20,000 pounds shipped.
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Burton Brothers
Henry Stallings
Lometa
Boston
Mass
Sixty One Local Seniors to Receive Diplomas This Week
The 1939 Comanche High School graduating class will close with baccalaureate Sunday at 11 am and commencement Monday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Rev A C Nance will give the sermon and Dr Thomas H Taylor of Howard Payne College will deliver the principal address. Maidee Marshall valedictorian will speak. Harold Mehaffey will receive a diploma despite hospitalization.
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Comanche High School
A. C. Nance
Church of Christ
Thomas H. Taylor
Howard Payne College
Harold Mehaffey
Maidee Marshal
Trdy Marshall
Pat Howard
Pattie Ruth ‘King
Plans to Move Preserve Old Corn Court House to Lake Eanes
Citizens led by J. R. Eanes plan to relocate the two cabins forming the old court house to a lake park. Trustees will complete payment of 225 dollars within 15 days from May 24 or forfeit 25 dollars. The rebuilt building will serve as a pioneer relics and Indian museum in Comanche County at the lake site, costing about 750 dollars with donations sought from residents.
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Corn Court House
Lake Eanes
J. R. Eanes
Mr. Eanes
Wid Spivey
Water Barrett
Ira Clemons
C. 4 Greene
Cora
H. C. Bumgarner
Bumgarner
Comanche County
Texas
Auction sale every Tuesday at Comanche Livestock
The Comanche Livestock Commission Company will hold an auction every Tuesday. Tom McDunnald said a big sale is expected next Tuesday with buyers from Texas and Oklahoma, and farmers are urged to bring in livestock. He added the last sale was one of the most successful yet held.
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Comanche Livestock Commission Company
Tom McDunnald
Texas
Oklahoma
MccDonald
Parmere Cheese Company of
Comanche
Millis
Priddy
Zepnyt
Otis Larner
E. R. Eudaly
Trench Silos
McKinzie
Farmers Cheese Company
Tom Beene Dies After Illness in Comanche County
Tom H. Beene, 56, a prominent Comanche County farmer of the Shiloh community, died at a German hospital on May 23 after an eighteen day illness. Funeral services were held May 24 at Shiloh with Rev. Walter of Brownwood, Rev. T. N. Carter of Comanche, and Rev. R. M. McGinn of Gustine officiating. Surviving are his wife Myrtle McDonald. children Tom Beene Jr of Sweetwater, Mrs W B Thomas of Merkel, D L Beene of Oildale CA, M O Beene of Comanche, J H Beene of Nacogdoches. brothers Will Beene. sisters Mrs J D Loyd of De Leon, Mrs D H Matthews of Comanche, Mrs James DeWitt of Comanche, Mrs D S Beck of Comanche. He was a native of Comanche County and a member of Pettit Baptist Church.
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Tom H. Beene
Comanche County
Shiloh
Walter
Brownwood
T. N. Carter
Comanche
R. M. McGinn
Gustine
P. H. Brewer
Emmett Long
Arthur Bear
I. M. Vineyard
P. A. Pet
George Masters
Beene
A. H. Beene
Pettit Baptist Church
Myrtle McDonald
Tom Beene, Jr
Sweetwater
W. B. Thomas
Merkel
Durham Family to Tour New York World's Fair
Mr and Mrs N N Durham and children Ted Charlotte and Foggy will leave Tuesday morning for the New York City World s Fair. Durham proprietor of the Wm Reese Drug Company plans a three week trip with the family.
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N. N. Durham
Ted
Charlotte
Foggy
New York City
Durham
Wm. Reese Drug Company
Hoff's announce birth of daughter Barbara Ann
Mr and Mrs John E Hoff announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Ann born Friday morning May 19 at home in the city.
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Hoffs
John E. Hoff
Barbara Ann
Durham Plant Cans First Blackberries Here Monday
The Durham Berry Plant opened its canning season Monday May 22 with growers delivering over 1000 crates. The Comanche Chief Blackberries plant plans 3,000 No 2 cans per hour at full capacity and targets West Texas as the main market.
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Durham
West
Texas
Durham Company
Walter Durham
Comanche County
Southwest
de Leon
de- Leon
Gray Given 11 Year Term In Rape Case
Gray, charged with statutory rape of 13 year old Reta Mae Davenport of Comanche, received eleven years in the penitentiary from a district court jury. Trial began Thursday. jury deliberated into Saturday morning before reaching the verdict.
Cotton Week Observed Locally Boosts Cotton Goods
Comanche observes Cotton Week with Higgin Brothers & Co advertising cotton bargains May 22 to 27. Local shoppers respond as Higgin Brothers report selling over 100 dresses. H L Kight of Blue Gin urges cotton inclusion despite current low middling prices and forecasts better fall prices. He cautions past rains and pests may not recur for fifty years.
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Comanche
Otr
Higgin Bros. & Co
Nis
Higginbotham
H. L. Kight
Kight
Leton
Howard Building New Home Here
Dale Howard county superintendent oversees a new five room rock house rising on a lot bought from John Reese, adjacent to the Mrs R A Tupin and A S Morse residences. The plan mirrors the City Hall rock construction as J B Ruth holds the erection contract for the duplex.
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Dale Howard
Venger
John Reese
R. A. Tupin
A. S. Morse
City Hall
J. B. Ruth
Frank Phifer Opens Wrecking Shop Here
Frank Phifer this week opened a wrecking shop in connection with his service station on Sidney Street. He will handle new and used parts and buy old cars for wrecking and will have a mechanic working at the shop.
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Frank Phifer
Sidney Street
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