Officials Listed for Comanche County General Election
An announced roster names judges and assistants for 33 voting boxes in Comanche County for the general election on Tuesday November 7. The first name at each box is the judge and the second is the assistant, with additional helpers as needed based on voting strength.
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Hoiains
Comanche County
Comanche No
James Wilkerson
A. S. Harris
Ed Sanders
George Black
Hasse
Jim Williford
W. W. Cook
Soda Springs
Earl Gressett
Luther Heim
Dingler
M. R. Stanton
Flair
N. W. Hayes
Tom Holland Hazeldell
D. G. Haggard
R. M. Alexander
Wilson
L. W. Fines
Fred Munselle
eProctor
J. J. Dixon
W. A. Hughes
Comyn
Ed Thomas
Jesse Barnes
de Leon
R. T. Nabors
C. D. Yarbrough
Downing
H. L. Beaty
Ernie Loudermilk
Oral D. Morris
M. Wallace
Whitville
Charlie Livingston
Allen Scott
Mercer Gap
Tom McKinzie
Rock Williams
Brushy Gap
C. A Thomas
C. C. Smith
Newbure
J. B. Pogue
Marvin Lee Beattie
G. H. Moore
S. L. Nelson
Indian Mountain
Y. P. Anglin
E. J. Broom
Robinson Springs
E. W. Short
Jim Koonce
Duez
Henry Dean
R. C. McGinnis
van Dyke
Roger Smith
Walter Grigsby
Gap
J. L. Pranklin
Jack Cagle
Dalt Gilder
Sid Brumbelow
Mrs. J. C. Helm Sr Named Acting Assistant County School
Mrs. J. C. Helm Sr is serving as acting assistant county school superintendent and has held the role since September 1. She has about 20 years of teaching experience here and is mother of J. C. Helm Jr who is on Army leave. Superintendent George R. Willis recently resigned to lead Gustine Public Schools.
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J. C. Helm
Helm
J. C. Helm, Jr
George R. Willis
Gustine
Births and marriages noted in Comanche records
Births reported to Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Len Barr and to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Doyle Reed in Comanche on September 28 and 26 respectively. Marriage licenses issued to G. C. Leach and Ida Hansen and to Ernest C. Nelms and Vera M. Charlotte. Army discharges at Fort Sam Houston include Pvt Buford V. Smith on October 12 and Pvt Thomas C. Williams on October 14. Deeds recorded show Chaney to Isham in Samanche, Little to Pendergrass, and Moore to Moore with amounts of 1008.00, 6000.00, and 3750.50.
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Sammie Len Barr
Comanche
Sammie Len
Dewey Doyle Reed
Wallace Doyle
G. C. Leach
Ida H. Han
Ernest C. Nelms
Vera M. Charlotte
Buford V. Smith
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Thomas C. Williams
Chaney Addition
Samanche
H. C. Little
W. A. Pendergrass
William E. Hatton
Olena Moore
James Roy Moore
A. Hope
Calvin Holcomb Resigns as County Agent
Calvin Holcomb resigns as county agent here and will move to Goldthwaite to take a similar post in Mills County. He follows Doc Rhummann who is on leave from his army duty. it is not announced who will fill the local agent position until Rhummann returns.
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Calvin Holcomb
Mills County
Goldthwaite
Holcomb
Doc Rhumann
Just
Rhumann
Methodists seek renewal for Rev. R. B Hooper pastor
At a Monday night meeting the Board of Stewards of the First Methodist Church voted unanimously to request Rev. R. B Hooper return as pastor for another year. Hooper came two years ago from Fort Worth where he served as superintendent of the Methodist Home.
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Rev
Hooper
Board of Stewards
First Methodist Church
R. B Hooper
Fort Worth
Jim Moody Buys Shamrock Cafe Reopens Business
Jim Moody, longtime cafe owner, has purchased the Shamrock Cafe from Chilton Cameron and is back in business. An advertisement in this issue promotes his new venture as well.
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Jim Moody
Chilton Cameron
Thots for the Thotful on building a Christian civilization
The excerpt asks whether Americans are enough to build a worldwide Christian order on God given by Jesus Christ. It contrasts foundation materials with gold intelligence silver cooperation and costly stones of sacrifice versus wood ignorance superstition greed militarism and secularism stubble of competitive religions.
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Paul
Absentee Voting Initiated for General Election
Absentee voting began Tuesday and runs until three days before the November 7 general election. County Clerk Miss Claudia Fisher said 25 overseas soldier applications were on hand at the start.
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Claudia Fisher
Fisher
Comanche High to Host Halloween Carnival at School Gym
CES sponsors a community Halloween carnival at Comanche High School gym featuring games like cake walk grab bag fortune telling and the house of horrors. Adults and students alike join in with peanuts popcorn and drinks for 10¢ entry. All proceeds fund new basketball uniforms for CHS boys and girls teams.
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Hallowe
Comanche High School
C.H S
Union Club Donates to War Chest Fund
The Helpful Workers Club of the Union community near Gustine contributed ten dollars to the Comanche County War Chest Fund, a donation noted by Wayne Evridge, the fund's chairman.
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Union Club
WAR Chest Fund
Helpful Workers Club
Gustine
Comanche County War Chest Fund
Wayne Evridge
Comanche and Gorman Play High School Football
The conference game between Comanche and Gorman High Schools was moved up by mutual consent and played last night at Gorman.
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Comanche
Gorman High Schools
Gorman
Bulldogs Face Bearcats In Big De Leon Showdown
Hamilton High School undefeated Bulldogs travel to De Leon to meet the Bearcats who were once unbeaten. De Leon slipped with a 12 7 loss at Eastland two weeks ago but bounced back last Friday by beating Dublin 12 7.
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de Leon
Hamilton High School
de Leon High School
Bearcats
Eastland
Dublin Lions
Lions to Entertain Firemen Tuesday Night
The Comanche Lions Club will host a dinner for the Comanche Volunteer Fire Department at City Hall next Tuesday. A notable program is being arranged for the event.
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LIONS
Comanche Lions Club
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department
Mrs Leverett Named Manager of Co Ed Shop
Mrs Leverett Little is now local manager of the Co-Ed Shop a ladies ready to wear outlet owned by Mrs Edmondson and Mrs Connally. Their stores also operate in De Leon and Brownwood and the local shop opened just a few months ago.
Couple relocates Boswell Ranch south of Comanche
Mr and Mrs Jim Boswell move from Tyler to Comanche taking up residence on the Boswell Ranch south of Comanche. Mr Boswell was raised locally and has spent recent years conducting business in Tyler.
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Comanche
Jim Boswell
Tyler
Boswell
Jim Lacy Leases Beene Produce retail unit
Jim Lacy has leased the retail business of the Beene Produce Company and is now in charge. Messrs Beene and Gray remain in the wholesale business with headquarters at the same stand.
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Jim Lacy
Beene Produce Company
Messrs
Beene and Gray
Brightman Son In Hospital In Southwest Pacific
Mrs. D. M. Brightman has received a cablegram saying her son Lt. Jack Brightman is in a hospital in the Southwest Pacific. No further details were provided.
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Brightman
D. M. Brightman
Jack Brightman
Southwest Pacific
War Bond Purchase by Lt. Armstrong's Wife
Mrs. Alice Armstrong wife of Lt. Lowell Armstrong and their baby Peggy Lowell appear in a wartime photo after buying a $1000 War Bond on Saturday. She resides with Mr and Mrs L O Armstrong of Sidney while her husband serves overseas. Armstrong has been overseas since March.
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Alice Armstrong
Lowell Armstrong
Peggy Lowell
FFA and 4-H Beef Calf Tour Set for October 25
A joint tour by the FFA and 4-H clubs invites boys and fathers to visit peers and compare feeding and care of beef calves. The trip begins at 10:00 am at the County Courthouse lawn, October 25, touring from Comanche to Comyn with participants from Newburg Pettit Hasse Fairview Van Dyke and others.
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F.F.A
Comanche County
Comanche
Comyn
Homer Smith
Newburg
Bill Lane
Henry Allen
William Lee
Edward Seay
Billy Mack
Lonnie Ray McPhifer
Pettit
E. J. McDougal
Robert D. Lee
Hasse
Kenneth Johnson
School Carnival At Cotton Grove Next Friday
A school carnival will be held next Friday night at Cotton Grove. Principal Mrs Earl Burnett invites all to attend with ample amusements for everyone. Proceeds support the Cotton Grove school fund.
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Cotton Grove
Earl Burnett
Burnett
Final 1944 Quota Of Surgical Dressings About Completed
Mrs. A P Cox, chairwoman of the Comanche County Surgical Dressing Center, says the last surgical dressings for 1944 are nearly finished and the county will meet its quota by Saturday. She thanks all county ladies for cooperation and notes De Leon Proctor and Gustine communities for their work.
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Comanche County
A. P. Cox
de Leon
Proctor
Gustine
Red Cross
Miss Leve Roberson Visits Dallas Market
Miss Leve Roberson of Roberson Sisters spent the first part of the week in Dallas buying new merchandise for her store here.
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Dallas Market
Leve Roberson
Roberson Sisters
Dallas
Dallas matriarch visits kin across Texas this week
Mrs. R. B. Ewing of Dallas visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Morgan. Grady Harcrow of Fort Worth called on his sister Mrs. Elsie Dunn during the week.
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R. B. Ewing
Dallas
D. P. Morgan
Grady Harcrow
Fort Worth
Elsie Dunn
District Woodmen Convention to Convene in Comanche
The Kate Jackson District of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle holds its convention in Comanche on Tuesday October 24 at the W O W Hall with principal speakers including Mrs Laura Krebs and S C Findley. Morning program led by Mrs Mae Cameron with Cisco Drill Team and several Comanche area participants.
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Kate Jackson
Supreme Forest
Comanche
W.O.W. Hall
Laura Krebs
National Advisory Committee
Central and Northwest Texas
Austin
Brownwood
S. C. Findley
W.O.W
Mae Cameron
Comanche Grove
Cisco
Jamie B. McCanlies
C. C. Klingman
Arden Lewis
Marie Marshall
J. R. Eanes
Leslie Newton
Burkett
Florance
J. John
Supreme Forest Woodman Cire
Sidney School Head Takes Ill, Sent to Brownwood Hospital
Sidney Public Schools superintendent I J P Cooper was transported to Brownwood Hospital Sunday for treatment after an illness.
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Sidney School
Ili J. P. Cooper
Sidney Public Schools
Brownwood Hospital
Sergeant Cecil G. Cottrell In England With U S Army
Sergeant Cecil G. Cottrell of Comanche now serves with the U S Army in England. After 26 months in service and 10 months overseas he completed basic training at Boca Raton Florida and earned five expert marksmanship medals. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ochis Cottrell of Comanche and his wife is Lillie Pearl Norwood of Comanche. They have an eight month old daughter Billie Marie.
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Cecil G. Cottrell
Comanche
U.S. Army
England
Boca Raton
Florida
Ochis Cottrell
Lillie Pearl Norwood
Billie Marie
First Methodist Church Invites All to Worship Today
The church describes its role in character building and public worship urging attendance. Weekly schedule includes Sunday School at 10:00 am, preaching at 11:00 am and 8:00 pm, with a welcoming choir and broad Gospel invitation for all to attend.
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Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Blanket Route 2 Lady Makes First Visit to Fort Worth
Mrs. J. T. Carrouth of Blanket Route 2 returned home from a 10 day visit with her daughter Mrs. E. J. Gaydas and sister Mrs A. M. Brangel of Fort Worth. It was her first visit to Fort Worth. Mr. Carrouth also went to the city with his wife and it was his first Fort Worth visit in 25 years.
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J. T. Carrouth
E. J. Gaydas
A. M. Brangel
Fort Worth
Port Worth
Carrouth
Bob Carnes Reappears Downtown After Illness
Bob Carnes, previously ill, was able to be downtown Wednesday for the first time in ten days, signaling a return to normal activity.
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Bob Carnes
Comanche War Chest Drive Hopes for County Goal
Comanche County residents donate to the War Chest Drive but the county total falls short. County Chairman Wayne Evridge urges all community chairs to push this week while Porter Franks notes $1800 raised by Thursday noon and incomplete canvassing in City Schools and the South Side. City of Comanche goal is $2200 and county goal $5400.
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Comanche County
Wayne Evridge
Porter Franks
Comanche
Custine School Reopens After Four-Week Harvest Break
Gustine School will resume its work for the current scholastic year on Monday October 30 after four weeks closed for harvest. Superintendent Geo R Willis notes the Gustine Farm Shop run by J H London of Comanche has proven its value to the community especially during the harvest rush. The shop offers a full set of carpenter blacksmith welding and mechanical tools.
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Gustine School
Geo. R. Willis
Gustine Farm
J. H. London
Comanche
Willis
Warns Against Poison Grass After Frost
Frost season raises danger of two poisonous plants in pastures Coffee bean weed and Johnson grass. Coffee bean weed grows tall with bladder pods and beans that can poison livestock mainly December through March. Johnson grass after frost risks prussic acid poisoning until the plant is fully killed. Farmers should remove coffee bean weed and monitor Johnson grass pastures from first frost.
Hawkins announce birth of daughter Norma Jeanne
Technical Sergeant and Mrs Hawkins announce the birth of a daughter at a Paris hospital. The child, named Norma Jeanne, is welcomed while the father serves at Camp Maxey in Paris.
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Hanse
Hawkins
Paris
Norma Jeanne
Camp Maxey
Pvt Columbus Reid Returns Home From Pacific Duty
Pvt. Columbus Reid son of Mr and Mrs Dave Reid of Comanche returned last week after more than two years with American Forces in the Southwest Pacific. A welcome home dinner was held at his parents home last Sunday with about thirty relatives and neighbors. He is on a twenty one day furlough and helped bring back wounded soldiers from the New Guinea area.
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Pvt
Columbus Reid
Dave Reid
Comanche
Southwest Pacific
Pvt. Reid
Reid
New Guinea
Services Sunday at St Matthews Episcopal Church
There will be services at St. Matthews Episcopal Church at 7 30 p m Sunday.
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ST. Matthews
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Comanche Defeats San Saba 13 to 0 at Fair
In a county sports update Comanche beat San Saba 13 to 0 at the fair while Saturday results show Comanche 12 Stephenville 0. Cotton ginned in the county reaches 6222 bales by Oct 1 per J H Harris. Barry Brothers buy De Leon ice plant. A G Miller acquires 319 acres near Comanche. Several local obituaries and marriages are noted with details of transfers of property and licenses.
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Comanche
San Saba
Stephenville
J. H. Harris
Barry Brothers
de Leon
A. G. Miller
C. V. Bryson
Jack Duncan
Hasse
Iva Clark
Newburg
J. D. Smoot
J. B. Layne
Conway
Arkansas
Myrle Paine Miller
Thomas Langston Hutchison
Elliott L. Shropshire
J. M. Pressler
Clayte W. Carnes
Comanche County
Mary Burton
Aaron Little
Mullit
D. E. Wise
Erline Jay
J. C. Horn
Myrtle Fagan
C. E. Butler
Inez Russell
Sylvester Hicks
Aubrey Hughes
Charles M. Knock
Wilma Rogsby
G. A. Bennett
Gladys Wines
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