Armistice Grid Clash: Comanche Favored Over Dublin
Comanche High School Indians, slight favorites, meet Dublin Lions in the Armistice Day clash from 2 PM Monday November 11. Dublin seeks breaking a seven loss season while Comanche aims for a first conference win under coaches Whitey Morris and Tim Daughtery. John Dyer, longtime head man, resigned November 9 to join the V A in Amarillo. A large crowd is expected for the Dublin versus Comanche tilt with key players Biggs Hicks and Mas as backs.
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Indians
Hico Tigers
Dublin
Hico
Comanche
Whitey Morris
Tim Daughtery
John Dyer
Amarillo
Biggs
G. Hicks
Spencer Heather Revived Times Through Springiday
Dr Lee Spencer brings the message on Friday at 10 and 7 30 p m at First Baptist Church. Revived services led by song leader Steve Heather with solo selections at all services. Public invited to attend.
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Lee Spencer
First Baptist Church
Anche
Steve Heather
Jolink couple announce birth of son Gray Byron
Mr and Mrs John Jolink of Comanche announce the birth of a 7 pound 2 ounce son Gray Byron born Monday morning November 4 at a Fort Worth hospital. Mother and baby doing well and to return home next week. Gray Byron is the grandson of Mrs Tom Dudley Comanche.
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John Jolink
Comanche
Gray Byron
Fort Worth
Tom Dudley
Alaska visitor from Csyski visits Comanche couple
Ora Kuykendall of Alaska arrives to visit Mr and Mrs F L Little in Comanche this week sharing greetings and travel notes from her homeland.
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Alaska
Ora Kuykendall
Csyski
F. L. Little
Comanche
VEW Armistice Day Program Set Here
Pam Waldrop commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post announces VEW sponsorship of an Armistice Day program Monday morning. The parade leads with the Comanche Band at 10, a band concert follows, a drill team exhibition on the square, and services at First Baptist Church at 11. Merchants with parade entries should notify him.
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Pam Waldrop
Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
First Baptist Church
Mr. Waldrop
Methodist Ministers Are Returned Here
Rev. J. W. Whitefield, back from Mid-Jothian, was reassigned to First Methodists as the official board voted for his return. Rev. John W. Tickner remains on the Comanche Methodist Circuit. Rev. R. L. Bowman of Comanche returns on the De Leon Circuit. Rev. O. A. Morton, former pastor and father of Mrs. Paul Whitton, is named pastor of the Gustin Lamkin charge.
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J. W. Whitefield
John W. Tickner
Comanche
R. L. Bowman
de Leon
O. A. Morton
Paul Whitton
Gustin-Lamkin
190 To Take Part In Band Parade At Nov 11 Game
One hundred ninety Comanche Public School band students from 5th grade up will participate in half time activities during the Armistice Day football game between Dublin and Comanche on Monday afternoon November 11. Groups include Fifth Grade Beginners Band Grade School Band Junior Band and Senior Band with a total enrollment of 190 students.
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Comanche
Dublin
National Quartet to Sing at Comanche County Convention
The National Quartet from Fort Worth will perform Friday night November 8 at Victory Baptist Church for the Comanche County Singing Convention. Robert B. Arnold, the quartet’s director, says the group is known for old time gospel singing and appears daily on KFJZ Fort Worth.
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National Quartet
Fort Worth
Comanche
Comanche County
Victory Baptist Church
Robert
Arnold
KFJZ
Comanche Businesses To Close For Armistice Day
Most Comanche firms that close on Sundays will stay shut Monday November 11 for Armistice Day per Chamber of Commerce president John D Waring. A petition to close was circulated and signed by interviewed businesses though rain limited outreach.
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Comanche
John D. Waring
Chamber of Commerce
Waring
Greene & Waring Production Credit Association
Sutton Dudley Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Clarence L. Huett
Piggly Wiggly
M. Coleman Carter
Butane & Home Appl
Reese-Palmer Dudley Dry Cleaners
J. A. Mahon
M. W. Lawless
Hoffman's
Roberson
Sisters City Grocery
Kilpatrick Hdw
Clay Comanche Lumber Co
Lake Eanes Rises Two Feet After Recent Rains
Lake Eanes rose about two feet during the recent rains, according to Lake Caretaker Roy J. Peace. City officials estimate that if normal rainfall continues through winter, a sufficient water supply will last until spring.
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Lake Eanes
Roy J. Peace
Two New Teachers Elected For CHS
Comanche High School fills vacancies after resignations of Principal John Dyer and English head Mrs. Dyer. Dyer moves to the Veterans Hospital Amarillo education department. H. A. Tennert from Priddy and W. L. Morris join staff and coaching. Mrs. Lee Coffeey joins English department. both new teachers graduate from North Texas Teachers College.
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Comanche High School
John Dyer
Dyer
Veterans Hospital
Amarillo
H. A. Tennert
Priddy
W. L. Morris
Lee Coffeey
Coffey
North Texas Teachers College
Scratch Ed Scores on Lateral for Frogs Runback
Texas Christian University line star Scratch Ed, 215 pounds, scored on a goal line runback after taking a lateral from tackle Heilman who had intercepted Oklahoma. Ed previously served at NTAC in 1943, Southwestern in 1944, and Camp Lejeune in 1946. his home is Comanche.
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Texas Christianty Horned
Heilman
Oklahoma
Marine
NTAC
Southwestern
Camp Lejeune
Comanche
Comanche County Veterans Celebrate With Stew Event
The Smith Heath Post of the American Legion in De Leon hosts a county wide World War veterans celebration on November 11. A 10:00 parade starts the day, followed by an 11:00 ceremony and a noon stew to feed all veterans and their families.
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Smith-Heath
American Legion
de Leon
Comanche County
Poppy Sale Planned in Comanche This Weekend
The American Legion Auxiliary will sell Poppies in Comanche Saturday through Monday for the first time in years. Proceeds support child welfare in Comanche County as activists urge a full Poppy Days sellout and readers are asked to wear a Poppy on Armistice Day.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Comanche
Comanche Auxiliary
High School Glee Club to Sing at Armistice Service
Pastor Rev. John G. Lambrides will paint a series of pictures depicting patriotic and religious scenes during the Armistice service Sunday night at the First Baptist Church. The High School Glee Club will perform, and the public is invited along with all organizations to attend.
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John G. Lambrides
High School
First Baptist Church
Prather Couple Welcome Daughter Sandra in Stephenville
Mr and Mrs Floyd Prather of Comanche announce the birth of a daughter named Sandra born Tuesday morning in Stephenville hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and is reported to be doing nicely and expected to go home next week. Sandra is the granddaughter of Mrs Walter Durham of Comanche.
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Floyd Prather
Comanche
Sandra
Stephenville Hospital
Sanda
Walter Durham
Grand Jury Returns Fifteen True Bills Here
The district court grand jury adjourned after nine days and returned fifteen true bills. They examined 102 witnesses and reported 15 felonies with no misdemeanors. They urged better parent child cooperation, criticized bad check prosecutions used as collections, and noted jail repairs and heating needs. They thanked local officers and requested discharge.
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District Court Grand Jury
Grand Jury
R. B. Cross
Jack Moore
R. E. Seay
District Court
Comanche County
Texas
Garden Club Rummage Sale Extends One More Day
Comanche Garden Club will hold a final rummage sale on Saturday November 9 to close remaining items with proceeds aiding a City Park project. Donations welcomed at Durham Building with Durhams Pharmacy contact. sale includes clothing household goods and plants. T. M. Boren leads the local event as managers and visitors from Fort Worth are noted.
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Comanche Garden Club
Elmo Montgomery
First Annual Comanche Quarter Horse Show Scheduled
Interest runs high as Comanche hosts the first annual Quarter Horse Show on Saturday November 9 drawing 75 to 100 registered horses from the area. Earl Albin of the Comanche Roping Club says entries come from twenty county owners with eight divisions for age and gender. Proceeds aid the Band Mothers Club funding band uniforms and instruments. a grand champion and reserve winners receive miniature Quarter horses as prizes. Band members will parade downtown Saturday at 11 AM to promote the show.
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Coman County
Comanche Rodeo
Earl Albin
Comanche Roping Club
Higginbotham’s
Der
Sonora
Travis Cunningham
Band Mothers Club
Camp
Comanche High School
Piggly Wiggly Anniversary Sale Promised in Comanche
Comanche Piggly Wiggly, owned by W H Thate, announces an anniversary sale this week with specially priced groceries. Thate marks twenty years as a Piggly Wiggly operator and seven in Comanche, receiving a congratulatory letter from R G Clark president of the Piggly Wiggly Corporation.
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Comanche
Atlanta, Ga
Carnival Tonight at Beattie School
Beattie School hosts a Friday night carnival on November 8 per Superintendent B Ray McCorkle. Local families are invited to attend and enjoy a community event organized by the school.
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Beattie School
Beattie
B. Ray McCorkle
Hoffman’s Cold Weather Sale Opens November
Hoffman’s announces a Cold Weather Sale running from November 7 to November 15. Details appear on another page of this issue.
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Hoffman
Hoffman's
Quiet Reflections on Repeating Past Mistakes
A reflective line notes we suffer less from new errors than from repeating familiar ones, urging awareness of patterns. It suggests growth comes from breaking cycles rather than repeating old faults.
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Lions
Spencer
Heather
Spriday
Bby Bohn G. Lambrides
Mrs. Jolink
Ritz Theatre
Tex Ritter
Dave O'Brien
Andy Hardy
Blonde Trouble
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Robert Taylor and
Vivian Leigh -In
Waterloo Bridge
VEW
Brandt
Commissioner
F. T. Brandt
H. Court of Proctor
Maxville Proctor
Hazel Dell
Energy
Eee
CHS
Edowardsatcu
Sagi
Leon
Tate Counts
Robert Cunningham
Mrs. Prather
Garden Club
T. M. Boren
Stephenville
J. T. Mays & Co
H. O. Allen
C. BE. Skaggs
C. A. Luper
Comanche Braves
Bearkittens
E Band Mother's Club
Braves
Nelson Martin
J Freeman
Wallace Cou
Cletus Robertson
Jaaomeek Vineyard
Kenneth Gregory Sepcee
Gayle Odell
Fullack
Bo Durham
Billie McNutt
L. Jones
David Slider
Smith
Band Mothers
Majestic Theatre
FBI
Johnny Mack Brown
Trigger Fingers
Paulette Goddard
Burgess Meredith
Diary OF
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Claudette Colbert
Don Ameche
Kane Richmond
Adele Mara
Monte Hale
Aerance Neow
Magnacolor
Gail Russell
Diana Lynn
Clare Trevor
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