Jersey Breeders to Hold County Meeting at Courthouse
Jersey Breeders announce a county wide meeting at the courthouse next Thursday night. Secretary T Simons of the Texas Jersey Cattle Club speaks on Classification and Testing. Mrs E P Hurd of Caliche Hill Dairy Farm Abilene discusses registered Jerseys and announces the Caliche Hill Parm dispersal sale in Abilene on Saturday November 23 with a herd bull auction over 10000 dollars. County Agent Coffey urges attendance by 4 H club members ag classes vacation school and dairymen across Comanche County.
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Ing Fee T. Simons
Fort Worth
Texas Jersey Cattle Club
E. P. Hurd
Caliche Hill
Abilene
Higginbothams Sale Opens Today
Higginbotham Bros. & Company launches a special clearance of Indies ready-to-wear items with reductions on coats dresses suits blouses hats skirts and sweaters to make room for new goods. Nick Higginbotham says every item is marked down and new stock has been added this week.
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Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Nick Higginbotham
Higginbotham Wholesale Dry Goods Department
Armistice Day Parade Draws Large Local Crowd
A big crowd attended Monday’s Armistice Day parade sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Colors were carried on horseback by Roy Dabney County Clerk-elect and ex Army sergeant Fane Waldrop VFW commander Margaret Ann Tate and others. Thomas Flannagan led a platoon of ex servicemen with about twenty veterans in uniform. Comanche High School’s 75 member band directed by M T Camp provided music.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roy Dabney
Fane Waldrop
VFW
Seabee
Margaret Ann Tate
Thomas Flannagan
Exservicemen
Comanche High School
M. T. Camp
Indians Defeat Dublin 19 to 0 in Armistice Tilt
Comanche High School beat Dublin 19 to 0 on Armistice Day before the second largest crowd of the season. Rippetoe scored twice on ten yard pass and 35 yard interception return, Samuels set up the final score, and Hicks capped it with a plunge. Layman Phifer and Mazurek star on the Indian line as Whitey Morris coaches the season debut.
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Comanche
Dublin
Lions
Rippetoe
Samuels
Lion
G. Hicks
Layman
Phifer
Mazurek
Whitey Morris
John Dyer
Veterans Administration
Amarillo
Native Comanchean D. H. Cunningham Dies at 72
D H Cunningham 72 of Comanche died in a German hospital after a stroke. Funeral at Church of Christ with R C Ledbetter officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. He was descended from early Comanche County pioneers and left behind a wife Margaret Roberts and children Herbert Margaret Craddock Paul and Robert plus five grandchildren and siblings. He served as State Livestock Sanitary Commission chairman in 1915 before returning to ranching and later worked as Southern sales manager for Chipman Chemical Engineering.
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David Houston Cunningham
Comanche
Pital
Cunningham
Church of Christ
R. C. Ledbetter
Jacksboro
James
Susan” Cunningham
Comanche County
Mr. Cunningham
Newburg
Aaron
Minerva Cunningham
Margaret Roberts
Herbert Cunningham
Comanche Feed Mills
Margaret Craddock
Paul and
Robert Cunningham
Houston
G. A. Chilton
W. H. Burton
Joe Cunningham
Gordon
Leroy Cunningham
Temple
Newbury
State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Fort Worth
Ferguson
Southern
Chipman Chemical Engineering Company
Holiday Gathering Attended by Bowman and Bell Families
Mr and Mrs Harvey Bowman hosted a holiday gathering with guests including Mr and Mrs D F McCarthy Mrs Kate Bell Jean and Frankie Bell of Sidney Mr and Mrs Henry Bozarth and their children of Abilene.
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Harvey Bowman
D. F. McCarthy
Kate Bell
Jean
Frankie Bell
Sidney
Henry Bozarth
Abilene
Plans Underway For Comanche Golf Course And Country Club
In Comanche district court room, enthusiasts formed a group to plan a golf course and country club. Pat Cagle was elected temporary chairman with committees to locate grounds and estimate costs for a course and clubhouse. No membership drive yet, but aims for at least 100 charter members. inquiries at the local Chamber of Commerce.
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District Court Room
Comanche
Pat Cagle
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche Braves Triumph Over De Leon Bearkittens 19-9
The Comanche Braves B team defeated the De Leon Bearkittens B squad 19 to 9 in De Leon. James Level intercepted a Bearkitten pass for a 60 yard return and Gayle Odell added the extra point. Pepper Vineyard scored twice and John Clayton caught a 35 yard pass for the final score.
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Comanche
de Leon
Bearkittens
James Level
Gayle Odell
Pepper Vineyard
Braves
Vineyard
John Clayton
Clayton
Robertson
Martin
Kenneth Gregory
Leveland Wineyard
O E S to Confer Degrees Next Tuesday Night
Comanche Chapter No 310 Order of the Eastern Star will confer degrees on two candidates at its regular meeting Tuesday November 19 at 730 pm All officers and members are urged to attend This meeting also plans the visit of the Deputy Grand Matron on December 3
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Order of the Eastern Star
Dallas visitor Miss Lucille Williams visits her mother
Miss Lucille Williams of Dallas visited her mother, Mrs. C. F. Williams, here this week.
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Lucille Williams
Dallas
C. F. Williams
Local Comanche Man Buys Panhandle Oil Agency
T R Bill Atwood of Comanche has purchased the Panhandle Refining Company Agency from W O Keel and Son and now runs the business. He left a civil service post as an accountant at Brooke General Hospital to buy the agency and aims to serve the community with the new venture. He is a Comanche native, high school graduate, and formerly worked for Texas Power and Light and Camp Bowie.
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T. R
Bill) Atwood
Comanche
Panhandle Refining Company
Atwood
M. Atwood
Texas Power & Light Company
Camp Bowie
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Legion and VFW Armistice Service in Comanche
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars hosted an Armistice morning program at First Baptist Church after a downtown parade and concert. Bank president Pat Cagle gave the principal address, praised for reproduction in this issue, with Rev. H E Waggoner leading the religious ceremonies.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
First Baptist Church
Pat Cagle
State National Bank
H. E. Waggoner
Legion Post
Texas Families Lose Sons in World Wars
Several Texas families mourn sons who died in both World War I and World War II, reflecting the heavy toll on communities as war casualties accumulate across generations.
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Texas
Scout Homes Improve Juvenile Citizenship Efforts
Community leaders urge support for Boy and Girl Scout homes in Comanche Trail Area. The Boy Scout house near the reservoir and the Girl Scout house off Highway 16 symbolize commitment to youth, with campaigns planned to cover rising labor and material costs.
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Comanche Trail
Boy Scout House
Girl Scout House
Highway 16
Grammar School
Blanket Tigers remain undefeated in 44-0 rout
Blanket High School Tigers crushed Comyn High School 44 to 0 last Friday to extend their perfect season and remain unscored upon this grid season.
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Blanket High School Tigers
Comyn High School
Tigers
Comanche Hosts First Annual Quarter Horse Show
Comanche's first annual Quarter Horse Show drew entrants from across the state and proved successful. Peppy's Pepper, owned by Loyd Jinkens of Fort Worth, was grand champion stallion with a $15,000 offer reportedly on the table. Snooper, owned by Carl Andrews of Granbury, won grand champion mare. Judges included S. A. Kirby Electra Punk Snyder Melvin Jerre B. Barnes Electra, with Ed Bateman of Knox City among about 1500 spectators. Gold plated miniature horses donated by Comanche Roping Club and eight bronze miniatures awarded to division winners. Jinkens praised the event as highly competitive, spurring plans for a bigger show next year led by Earl Albin.
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Peppy's Pepper
Loyd Jinkens
Fort Worth
Peppy’s Pepper
Texas
Mr. Jinkens
Snooper
Carl Andrews
Granbury
S. A. Kirby
Electra
Punk Snyder
Melvin
Jerre B. Barnes
Ed Bateman
Knox City
Edito
Quarter Horse
Comanche Roping Club
Jinkens
Earl Albin
Garden Club Notice and Lecture at San Saba High Gym
Members are invited to a Garden Club lecture by Dorothy Biddle on Table Arrangements at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the San Saba High School Gym. Guests may attend for $1.00. Mrs. Montgomery notes the event. Also mentions Loma Polvado visiting Dublin and A. L. Howard's slight improvement at home.
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San Saba
Dorothy Biddle
Mrs. Montgomery
Loma Polvado
Dublin
A. L. Howard
Was It Worth The Price Editor's Armistice Day Address
Pat Cagle president of the State National Comanche delivers an Armistice Day address at the First Baptist Church guided by the American Legion and the VFW. He honors those living and fallen in World War I and World War II with a message published at popular request for broader readership.
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Pat Cagle
National Comanche
First Baptist Church
American Legion
VFW
Cagle
Doughboys
G.I. Joes
America
Comanche B and De Leon B to Clash Thursday Night
The Comanche Braves B team and De Leon B squad meet Thursday night November 14 at the local field. Comanche, 19-0 winner over Bearkittens last week in De Leon, show strength as they debut at home this season, with a large turnout expected. Band Mothers Club sponsors.
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Comanche Braves
Comanche Indians
de Leon
the Braves
Bearkittens
Ne Band Mothers Club
Marion Wilkerson Dies Suddenly At Home
Marion Wilkerson prominent Comanche businessman died in his sleep at home Thursday morning after helping with peanut harvest the day before. He previously ran a Federal Farm Loan Association and later worked in real estate, loans, and insurance. Survived by wife Mamie Bonner a son and daughter in law Danforth Wilkerson and a granddaughter and sister Miss Cora Wilkerson.
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Marion Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Federal Farm Loan Association
Mamie Bonner
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William Boyd
Thomas Mitchell
Edna Best
Sharon Moffett and
Jerry Hunter
D. H. Cunningham
Comanche Boy Scouts
Fiaish
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Comanche Girl Scout
Comanche Grammar School
O.E.S
Panhandle Oil Agency
Legion and
J. R. Eanes
Mark Twain
United States
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Queen Ann
C. M. Albin
Taffy
G. C. Barnett
Lampasas
No Name
Mrs. A. E. Whiteside
Sipe Springs
Bunny
Kitty King
Bill
Bob Phillips
Junction
Andrews
Squaw
Huey Long
Cresson
Snoeks
O. D. Morris
Shilling Bros
Peggie Ray
Pete Tidnall
Eastland
Simpson Johnson
Hiro
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Major King
M. P. Leonora
Gone Gone
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Evant
Spud
Sawyers
Pat
Tom Red
Quatro
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Lightning
Belve Bean
Bruce
Junie Bug
Ray Smith
Aledo
Royal King
Dogie Boy
Morris
Comanche B
Majestic Theatre
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Matinee
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Pal, Trigger
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