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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1940

Page

10

Farmers Marketing Association to meet Monday night at 7 30

The Far mers Marketing Association will hold a public meeting Monday night at 7 30 near Coleman's Grocery as H M Vineyard urges wide attendance. He calls on farmers and their wives and Comanche's progressive citizens to come, promising a productive gathering for Comanche County.

Farmers Marketing Association Coleman’s H. M Shorty) Vineyard Comanche Vineyard Comanche County

Tol Beckham Sentenced to 30 Years for 1936 Zephyr Murder

Tol G Beckham was found guilty in Hamilton County for the 1936 murder of Raymond Thompson and given a 30 year prison term. The 52nd District Court, Judge R B Cross, presided on a venue change from McCulloch County. witnesses testified at trial.

Ham Thompson Zephyr Brown County Beckham Raymond Thompson McCulloch County Hamilton McCulloch Brownwood Brady Courts Brady Court of Criminal Appeals Tol G. Beckham Hamilton County 52Nd District Court R. B. Cross Beck

Local visits and funeral trip noted in brief

J. H. Bargie Jr of Comfort spent the weekend with relatives. Mesdames Nora Hamilton Etta Stephen and Harvey Daniel visited Ernest Daniel and family at Brownwood Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ab Denman and children attended a funeral in De Leon Sunday.

Man Denman Floyd Woods Purves Albert Lawson Kemp Britain Dallas Lucille Hayes Hamilton J. L. Neel Alexander Paul Hampton Comanche R. B. White, Jr Abilene J. D. Lynch L. Lynch Gustine Tobe Lynch Mesdames M. D. Carmichael Paul Neel De‘Leon J. H. Bargie, Jr Nora Hamilton Etta Stephen Harvey Daniel Ernest Daniel Brownwood Ab Denman de Leon Den

De Leon Meet Appoints Committees For Fair Plans

W A Morgan O B Phillips and J R Eanes lead a De Leon meeting that forms committees on finance transportation marketing rules and regulations legislative sanitary program and general welfare. A truck load limit is sent to transportation for a formal report and a Junior breeding class is added to the Junior Livestock Show. An October 31 stock farm tour in the north De Leon area is scheduled before a 1 pm adjournment.

W. A. Morgan O. B. Phillips J. R. Eanes O. A. Cunningham M. Albin A. H. Gat 'R. de. Lane John Bur Transportation R. E. Seay O. B A. Hogg John Burton C. M al- Marketing Walter B. Barret A. H. Carawas H. Burks R. S. Connor T. J. Williams W. Z. Compton Kirk Pettit Wm. C. Chilton W. J. Fritts Sanitary J. Doss Miller T. R. Helmsley N. E. Scudder Sutton Dudley General Welfare Committee de Leon

Local Social Notes From High School

Hazel Dell with Grace Evelyn Westmore and Betty Jean Young visit J M Hughes family. Westfai and family visit W E Mc Cool. Barton Hughes and Clarence Hillhouse meet contractors in Brownwood. Lightening C Ranch sighting stirs community as film crew roams. Winston Kee family visit J R Kuykendall. R M Alexander and family visit E W Strickland. Beattie’s Mrs Anderson visits Roy Abbey. John Alexander of Comanche checks sheep and cattle here. Annie Ambrose promotes village dressmaking at W Z Compton.

Grace Evelyn Westmoreland Betty Jean Young Joe Dorald J. M. Hughes W. E. Westfai W. E. McCool Barton Hughes Clarence Hillhouse Brownwood C’ Ranch Winston Kee J. R. Kuykendall Baggett R. M. Alexander E. W. Strickland Ms. Anderson of Beattie Roy Abbey John Alexander Comanche

Seth Division Reunion Promises Large Attendance in Fort Worth

Veterans of the Wartime 36th Division from Oklahoma and Texas gather Oct 5-6 in Fort Worth for their annual reunion at the Texas Hotel and Pioneer Palace. The event includes a Saturday program of registrations wives and families entertainments, a Sunday memorial service, and a luncheon with talks recalling the Champagne offensive of Oct 1918 and Camp Bowie training. Lieutenant General John A. Hulen, retired, leads the Wartime 72nd Brigade association.

Okie Pt. Worth Ars Texas Hotel Munichaer Auditorium Pioneer Palace 36Th Division Association Europe France Champagne Aisne 36Th Division Oklahoma Texas National 72Nd Infantry Brigade

Jim McKinsie Is Honored Sunday

A long list of relatives and friends from Mercer Gap Harmony Comanche White Point Indian Gap and Brownwood gather to honor Jim McKinsie at a Sunday event with numerous family members including Mr and Mrs A W Wilhelm Mr and Mrs J E Gore Mrs Nolan Rogers and many others attending from nearby towns and counties.

John Gore White Point Nolan Rogers Mercer Gap Olen Coulter Ira Pletcher Harmony Gaylon MecKinzie Jess Williford Delbert Couch Ethey Rogers J. L. Couch Ory McKinzie Brownwood Ben Jones Wilmont McKinzie Lakey Texas Roy Tupin Code Murphree Z. R Rogers John Rogers Fort Worth Finley Williford Bailey Gore T. N. Williams McKinzie Comanche Theron McKinzie T. O. Rogers Indian Gap W. W. McKinzie J. Stevens

Local visits span Dublin and Proctor communities

Mr and Mrs Horace Landes of Dublin visited relatives Sunday. Salyer family gatherings included Oney Salyer Ruby Salyer John Decker Howard and Marie Wilson and others at the Salyer home. B T Ewing joined Jess Cline’s family at Proctor then attended church. Robert Huggins returned from Burnett and Etta Decker visited Ann Cline at Proctor.

Horace Landes Dublin T. H. Salyer Oney Salyer Ruby Salyer Hamilton John Decker Howard and Marie Wilson Jack Wells Preston Salyer Roy Taccett B. T. Ewing Jess Cline Proctor Robert Huggins Burnett Etta Decker Ann Cline Bob King Kenneth King and Son Woodrow Capell Grover Berna

Hear Aunt Samantha at High School Tuesday Evening

Mrs. B. J. Combs known as Aunt Samantha declaims a quip about men’s faults at the High School event scheduled for Tuesday evening October 8 with an advance notice.

Charles Marshall Lucien Littlefield Samantha B. J. Combs

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Kimbell Nelgado Palmolive Carnes Food Market Tol Beckham Nana Hazel Dell Annie Ambrose Clarence Huett Prop Seth Ft. Worth Jim McKinsie Edna Hill Lae Fred Mac Murry, Patricia Morison Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Mrs Airmaster
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