Armistice Day Closures Noted in Comanche
All business houses in Comanche will close Monday in observance of Armistice Day. Schools will be dismissed and the three Comanche guns will not operate that day. Armistice Day falls on Sunday November 11.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1928
Page
1
District Court to reconvene on Tuesday November 13
The district court, delayed two weeks to accommodate jurors busy with crops, will reconvene Tuesday November 13 per District Clerk Henry Gore. Sheriff J T Gilbreath notes juries for the week will be called Tuesday, with the next week’s jurors summoned for November 19. We will buy your pecans. Peerless cream and Produce Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gore
J. T. Gilbreath
Peerless Cream and Produce Co
Hasse and Lamkin Split Season Opener Basketball
Hasse High School opened its basketball season with a boys win over Lamkin 5 to 3 at home while the Lamkin girls won 11 to 6. The brief scoreline follows a local school game report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasse High School
Lamkin
Sousa's Band Scheduled for Brownwood Nov 16
Sousa's world famed band will be in Brownwood Friday November 16 giving matinee and evening performances. Rex Gaither organized the visit, marking the first appearance of Sousa's band in this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sousa
Brownwood
Rex Gaither
Wings to Greet Brownwood Audiences at Lyric Theatre
The film Wings is billed as the mightiest spectacle if the motion picture world is to be shown at the Lyric Theatre in Brownwood on November 14 15 16 and 17 with continuous showings from 2 to 11 pm each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric Theatre
Brownwood
Fruits Gets Venue Change in Murder Trial
Trial of Bill Fritts charged with murdering D. W. Hamilton and son Earle was moved from Haskell to Anson then to Jones County for trial. Judge Bruce W. Bryant scheduled Nov 8, granted a continuance at Kinnard's request, and Fritts refused to plead with the court entering a not guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Fritts
D. W. Hamilton
Earle
Rochester
104Th District Court
Anson
Bruce W. Bryant
Haskell
James P. Kinnard
Fritts
W. R. Chapman
Jones County
Clyde Grissom
J. A. Fields
Bryant
Pecan Hulls Offered Free for Farm Feed by Durham Pecan
Durham Pecan Company advertises free pecan hulls for animal feed including chicken turkey and hogs. The notice touts the hulls as highly palatable and mentions a willingness to buy pecans from growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Pecan Company
Indians to Play at Brownwood Armistice Game
Comanche High School Indians travel to Brownwood Monday to meet the Brownwood Lions in the Armistice clash at Howard Payne Park. The Lions seek to avenge last year’s 20 to 6 loss and extend a long history of meetings with Comanche. A pep squad and fans will accompany the team, with the game set for 1 p.m. A college game follows at Hill Billy Park at 3:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Brownwood High School Lions
Brownwood Lions
Comanche
Howard Payne Park
Daniel Baker
Austin College
Hill Billy Park
Hoover and Smith Win in Comanche County Vote Totals
Comanche county backed Hoover for president with 1 517 votes to Smith 1 283 while Hoover carried 19 boxes and Smith 12. Amendments mostly failed with Confederate pension proposal passing at 980 to 773. Moody led Republicans with 2 379 to Holmes 317. Nationwide, Hoover led 444 to 87 in electoral votes, sweeping Texas and several southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
United States
Hoover
Smith
Vandyke
Mercer
Education Board
Moody
Holmes
Republician
Texas
Tennessee
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Irby Named Resident Engineer for Comanche County
J G Irby and wife recently of Gonzales have located in Comanche where he succeeds O M Simpson as resident engineer for the State Highway Department. He will work on plans for Highway No 10 through the county. Irby was county engineer of Gonzales for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Irby
Gonzales
Comanche
Mr. Irby
O. M. Simpson
Comanche County
State Highway Department
Gonzales County
County Schools Preview Spaulding Basketball Line
Wm. Reese Co. offers Spaulding basketballs to county schools before purchases. Game scores noted 16 14 hint at local athletic context.
Cotton Ginnings at Comanche Report Bales Ginned
At Comanche 4 o clock Thursday 2,466 bales of cotton were ginned. The Comanche Cotter Yard received 3,318 bales, compared with 3,086 on the same date last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Godfrey Buys Tailor Shop In Local Deal
Jack Godfrey bought the Cunningham Tailor Shop from Travis Cunningham on Monday and took charge of the business on Tuesday. Cunningham has moved to Lockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Godfrey
Cunningham Tailor Shop
Travis Cunningham
Cunningham
Lockhart
Pecan Grove Development Shown At Brazos Valley Meeting
Frank Willman pecan specialist of the Texas Department of Agriculture will exhibit motion pictures on profitable pecan grove development before the Brazos Valley Pecan Growers Association fall meeting in Stephenville on November 23. A round table discussion on progress in pecan development in the county will be led by J A Barton Comanche County Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Willman
Texas Department of Agriculture
Brazos Valley
Stephenville
J. A. Barton
Comanche County
We Buy Your Sweet Milk
Peer less Cream and Produce Co advertises purchase of milk from local dairy farms offering prompt weights and payments.
Basket Ball Games See Our Fine Palpee You Ey Wim
Short note touts Spaulding basketballs to speed play with mention of Reese Co as supplier. line reads like an ad blurb from a historic page with mixed readability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese Co
Record Crowd Attends Terracing School in Comanche
More than four hundred men and boys gathered in Comanche to learn terracing techniques. County Judge R. A. Luker led the session with County Agent J. A. Barton, agricultural instructors from Proctor to Energy, and officials from the Federal Land Bank, A and M Extension, and local grading units observing and guiding the day’s hands on training at the Bruton farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comanche County
R. A. Luker
Proctor
Hasse
de Leon
Comyn
Sipe Springs
Energy
J. A. Barton
A. K
Dad) Short
Federal Land Bank of Houston
M. R. Bentley
A and M Extension Department
Mark Buckingham
Dublin
Miller
Martin Ditcher
Treadaway
Corsicanna
Moody
Jake
Sam Phifer
G. A. Bruton
Mrs Temple Talks Turkey in Comanche Market Plan
The Comanche turkey market opens late this year due to lighter birds. The plan calls for extra fattening feeds including a gallon cracked yellow corn per 100 birds before range and a daily milk supplemented ration to boost weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
We Will Buy Your Pecans Peerless
A brief notice indicates that a business named Peerless invites pecan sellers to contact them for purchase. The fragment provides no dates or locations.
Carnival Opens Next Thursday in Comanche for Ten Days
Homes Greater Shows, a major Texas carnival company, arrives in Comanche for a ten day run starting Thursday Nov 15 after appearances at Brownwood San Angelo and Abilene and the Weatherford Fall Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Carnival Company
Texas
Brownwood
San Angelo
Abilene
Weatherford
Campaign for Paying Bonds Planned for Street Paving
City leaders discuss a two to three year street paving plan funded by a proposed bond issue. Backers argue for staged issuing to avoid full levy in year one and to spread payments over five to six years at six percent interest. Dust reduction on main streets is a key claimed benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Hamilton
Burks and Sen Transfer Storage Co Furniture Storage
Advertisment urging readers to use Burks and Sen Transfer Storage Co for storing furniture with emphasis on secure, reliable storage services offered by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burks and Sen Transfer Storage Co
Save Your Pennies Big Fine Sale At Durham Pharmacy
Local notice promotes a sale event at Durham Pharmacy and Reese's next week, encouraging shoppers to save money with discounted sundries and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham Pharmacy
Reese's
Comanche Indians Defeat Hamilton Bull Dogs 8–0
The Comanche Tribe stopped Hamilton’s offense on their own field scoring in the final quarter to win 8 to 0. Johnson Everett and Meyers led the backfield with Wetzel’s punting helping trap the ball near the goal line for a safety. Hamilton, coached by John Sullivan, showed a solid team effort but could not breach Comanche's defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Bull Dogs
Hamilton
Johnson
Everett
Indians
Dodson
Meyers
Wetzel
Ene Cie
mo _ 'pan
Emert
Comanche
John Sulliven
Petree
Sti
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Rome
Harrison Ford
Galliger
Greta Garbo
Soaring Wings
Odity
Romeo
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Smith Hoover Rucker
Bibb
Gustine
Mercer Gap
Leon
Duster
Wm. Reese Co
Godfrey
Barton
PECAN
Mrs. Temple
Turkey
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