Comanche County Schools Begin 1939 40 Term In County
Comanche County reports the start of the 1939 40 school term with Lamkin opening September 25th. The county includes 32 Common School Districts and 8 Independent Districts, with 19 CSDs maintaining a school and 5 affiliated in the independents. Tax rates range from 45 to 100 cents per hundred dollars. The Mid Texas Educational Association fall meeting was in Brownwood on September 26th with local officials in attendance. The Legislative Advisory Committee meets October 5th to set policies for the term. An expected visit from Albins Desk and Seat Renovating Co. is noted for November, and teachers are urged to prepare for the deputy state superintendent’s inspection in early November.
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Comanche County
Lamkin
CSD
Brownwood
Mittee
Director of
Equalization
Albin’s Desk & Seat Renovating Co
Tyler
Texas
Personal Mentions Reach Across Stephenville and Nearby towns
Mrs. Walter Durham Jr visited her mother in Stephenville this week. Dr Charles Clarke toured Dallas and Austin last week. Miss Lillian Durham spent Sunday with sister Mrs Ruby Barton in Ballinger. Mrs E L Carpenter and Mr John S Hart attended the WMA State Executive Board meeting in Brownwood Thursday and Friday. May Ramsey visited Thursday and Friday her cousin Mrs R W Hamilton and uncle L B Russell. Dr J F Harrington of Waco saw L B Russell in Comanche Sunday. he is Baylor University board president and physician. Louise Hamilton, student at John Tarleton College in Stephenville, returned home to Comanche Sunday.
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Walter Durham, Jr
Stephenville
Charles Clarke
Dallas
Austin
Lillian Durham
Ruby Barton
Ballinger
E. L. Carpenter
John
Hart
Brownwood
W.M.A. State Executive Board
May Ramsey
May Franklin
Santa
R. WH. Hamilton
L. B. Russell
J. FP. Harrington
Waco
Comanche
L. B
Russell
Board of Trustees
Baylor University
Louise Hamilton
John Tarleton College
Thanking helpers after barn fire with Comanche Fire Department
Mr and Mrs J I Starr express gratitude to friends and neighbors who aided in fighting a barn fire Sunday night. They extend special thanks to the Comanche Fire Department and mention Mr. Get your embroidery carbon as Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Fire Department
J. I. Starr
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Moody's
West Side Square
Tupin
Ernest Tupin
Chief Dry Cleaners
Geo. C. McKinzie
Brunk
K. C
Toby
Philco
AIR Master
The
Mid-Texas Educational Association
Sup
City Bakery
Wm. Reese Co
John George Produce
South
Paris
San Francisco World's Fair
Rubin
Cherry
Holy Land
Bert Swor’s
Minstrels
Southern Select Circus
Great Wallendas
Stratosphere Man
Howard Payne College
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Howard Payne Stadium
Dallas Warning News
Mave
Dallas News
M. B. Carter
Conoco
Roy Yantis
Brownwood Highway
Ehevrol
Irs
General Motors
Vee’ i
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