District Court Opens Busy Fall Term in Comanche
The Comanche County Grand Jury convenes Monday as Fall term District Court opens under Judge Bates Cross. Sixty to seventy felony indictments are expected, with a light civil docket and jurors from De Leon Gustine Dublin Comyn Sipe Springs and other towns named. Local officials report strong participation and a notable court week ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Grand Jury
Bates Cross
John Reese
Wil Nunnelly
de Leon
J. D Gardner
G. R. Rollins
Gustine
Ed Palmer
N W. Hayes
Route
R. B. White
Carlton
W. A. Springer
Dublin
Dan Beaty
Downing
Ed Thomas
Comyn
J. H
Comanche Stew To Feature CofC Social Gathering
Comanche Chamber of Commerce plans an old time Comanche Stew for the first week in November. The event will bring together all members and their ladies with Hon. Tom Taylor invited to give the principal address. Sixty five members comprise the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
H. L. Stewart
Stewart
Tom Taylor
Howard Payne College
Uncle Jim Bonner First To Pay 1936 State and County Taxes
Uncle Jim Bonner of Comanche became the first to pay his 1936 state and county taxes though by a proxy arrangement with his son-in-law Marion Wilkerson. Bonner, longtime Comanche resident and former Justice of the Peace, was honored at the county office where J. A. Lightfoot of De Leon earlier paid his 1936 poll tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim" Bonneill
Comanche
Bonner
Marion Wilkerson
Absentee Voting Under Way for General Election
County Clerk J. H. Burton announced absentee voting by mail for the November 3 general election has begun. Beginning Saturday, ballots will be available in person for those planning to be absent. Six constitutional amendments, county and district offices, and multiple party options will appear on the ballot, including Democratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Union and Communist affiliations, with write ins permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burton
Prohibition
Union
Comanche High Indians Defeat Hamilton High 12–0
Comanche High School Indians shut out Hamilton High Bulldogs 12 to 0 in a thrilling conference game at Hamilton Park as 2000 fans watched. Captain Tommie Marshall powered the drive with a 9 yard run and Switzer scored the touchdown. Switzer also made the extra play attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton High School Bulldogs
Hamilton
Harold Hoffman
Hamilton High Bulldogs
Comanche
Indians
Tommie Marshall
Switzer
Lamkin Public School Opens With Strong Attendance
Lamkin Public School opened Monday with nearly 100 pupils enrolled. County Superintendent B. Ray McCorkle and Rev. Wm. J. Hazel led opening exercises. The staff includes Perry Moring as superintendent Len Dalton as principal and teachers Coda Baggett and Sybil Campbell. Eleven grades are taught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamkin Public School
B. Ray McCorkle
Wm. J. Hazel
Perry Moring
Len Dalton
Coda Baggett
Sybil Campbell
Comanche Indians Seek Breakthrough at Gorman Game
Enthusiastic Comanche High School Indians travel to Gorman for a 3 30 pm kickoff aiming to end a five game skid against the Panthers and claim a district title bid. A large Ecoaoge delegation will join the band pep squad and drum corps to boost the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School Indians
Gorman
Enthsiasm
Coecoage
Comanche
Jonah
Panthers
Cross Plains
Sidney Farmer Tries Out Trench Silo With Cane
Sidney farmer J D Evans near Sidney fills a freshly dug trench silo with a late crop of red top cane. He plans to double output next year if results hold. Rain during harvest aided curing and the silage stores well. Evans sees silage as good green-feed substitute for lambing ewes and dairy stock during dry pastures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Scudder
J. D. Evans
Sidney
Texan Pecan Grower Slated for Washington Parley
W S Price Jr of Gustine secretary of the Texas Pecan Growers Association was invited to a Capitol meeting called by the State Department of Agriculture. The pecan export program discussion will include leading growers, shippers, and dealers from across the states with Price representing Texas. He left Wednesday for a weeklong stay.
Sidney to Play Newburg In The New Gymnasium
The first official Sidney School basketball games in the new gymnasium will be played this afternoon at 1 30 when Sidney boys and girls host Newburg in two contests. The renovated gym, completed at about 2500 dollars, was painted inside last week to enhance the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney School
Newburg
Sidney
Strickland To Head County School League
A. C. Strickland, Superintendent of Gustine Public Schools, was elected Director General of the Comanche County Interscholastic League at a Comanche teachers meeting on Saturday. He succeeds J. D. Bramlette of Comanche. Other officers named include Glenn Frazier as Director of Athletics and S. B. Culpepper as Director of Debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Strickland
Gustine
Comanche County
Glenn Frazier
Comanche
S. B. Culpepper
Comyn
George Willis
Pettit
Watt Hornburg
Beattie
Fred Miller
Hasse
Alda Morton
de Leon
Pattie Ruth King
Community Fair Premiums Awarded At Sidney Two Day Event
Hundreds of premiums were awarded at a two day community fair in Sidney with premiums provided by business people from Sidney Comanche De Leon and Brownwood. Livestock honors went to Ferris for mule colt Roscoe Chappell won best mare and J A Steele claimed best team. Poultry and turkey classes saw top prizes including egg mash and feed awards to multiple exhibitors led by J D Evans and B E Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney J. B. Cooper
Sidney
Cooper
Comanche
de Leon
Brownwood
Ferris
R.S. Pinkard
Roscoe Chappell
Prank Farquahar
J. A. Steele
A. L. Chappell
R. L. Stewart
J. B. Cooper
Earnest Seay
B. E. Ferguson
A. A. Hilley
Coker
Pat
Comanche Attracting Attention As Peanut Market
Comanche draws growers from 75 miles to sell peanuts. A Richland Springs farmer sold his crop on Tuesday with trucks from Carlton and near Carbon arriving as buyers report strong activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Richland Springs
Carlton
Carbon
Hamilton Co. Receives Highway 36 Grant and Funding
Hamilton County officials, led by Judge J. C. Barrow, celebrate a State Highway Commission grant for Highway No. 36. The order provides 11,175.42 dollars to grade, drain, and base 1.488 miles of the road from 7.85 to 6.362 miles east of Hamilton, with project oversight by State Highway Engineer Gibb Gilchrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
State Highway Commission
Hamilton Record-Herald
J. C. Barrow
Gibb Gilchrist
Judge Barre
Cali
Hamilton
West Ward To Have Amateur Hour Soon
The West Ward School will sponsor an Amateur Hour at the Comanche High School Auditorium Friday night October 23. Principal D Brown says local artists will appear and prizes will be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ward
Comanche High School
D. Brown
Lions To Meet At Ridgeway Hotel
The Comanche Lions Club will meet at the Ridgeway Hotel for the next six years after a Tuesday vote following a luncheon. The club began in 1924 and has alternated meetings between Ridgeway and Colonial Hotels. meetings occur at 12 15 on the second and fourth Tuesdays with ladies night on the fifth Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Lions Club
Ridgeway
J. D. Bramlette
Lions Club
Colonial Hotel
Comanche
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waco
Comanche County Fair
Dallas State Fair
Monte Lane
Frank Rhymes
Pig Club
Troy Pettit
Ira Clemons
Hollis Goldsmith
Cotton Palace
E. C. Abney
Bernice Kelley
Johnney Hurt
Charlsie Masters
Ira C. Nichols
Flora Helen Williams
Thomas L. Clark
Pittman
C. Woodward
Hill
Cox
West Texas
Harrison
Harrison Tent Theatre
G. L. White
White
Emmett Long
Johnnie Lewis
Sam Lewis
Mr. Long
Alexander the Great
Darius
Palace Theatre
Texas
Warner Baxter
Myrna Loy
Mary
Peter B. Kyne
Charles Starrett
George Raft
Joan Bennett
Walter Connally
Billie Burke
Devil's Squadron
Richard Dix
Karen Morley
Shirley Ross
Jim Bonner
Margaret Chapman
Havana
Cuba
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Chaney Miller
Comanche H. S. Indians
Hamilton High School
Bailey
Landon
D. C
Sidney Farmer
W. S. Price, Jr
Capitol
Strickland
J. W. Carter, Sr
Oral D. Morris
Hogs
Pat Denny
New Majestic Theatre
Joe E. Brown
Mary Brian and
Henry Fonda
Green Pastures
Buck Jones
the Devil IS A Sissy
Jackie Cooper
Hugh Herbert
Patricia Ellis
Hussy
Robert ‘Taylor
Joan Crawford
Old Majestic
Wendie Barrie
James Stewart
SPEED
Ridgeway Hotel
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!