Comanche News Highlights From 1916 Dallas Fair and Local Happenings
Jess Cuthbertson won four firsts and two seconds at the Dallas Fair including Ben Davis and Missouri Pipin apples. Mrs. Nancy Hendrix, 92, died at her daughter’s home. A Farmers and Merchants State Bank was organized in Lamkin with $10,000 capital. New directors named. Good Road Association formed to push Fort Worth to Brady highway. Graham Chapel School opens with two teachers. Local sports note predicts Comanche to beat Brownwood Bayou boys. large crowd expected. Comanche Marketing shipped 82 hogs to Fort Worth market. average child education spend in Texas in 1910 was $10. Gustine School opens with 339 attendees. Gladys Sweeden, 14, wins trip to Dallas Fair for tomato club success.
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Jess Cuthbertson
Dallas
Ben Davis
Nancy Hendrix
V. C. Baxter
T. P. Kelley
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
W. T. Hayes
M. D. Carmichael
F. T. Brandt
O. T. Britton
E. M. McGlothlin
L. D. Jones
M. B. White
J. O. Talley
T. R. Helmsley
Goodson Rieger
Lila Motley
Comanche
A. D. Martin
R. E. Dudley
Joe Neely
Newburg
Comanche County
Fort Worth
Brady
E. W. Harris
Hilton Burks
A.S. Harris
Graham Chapel
Martha Wetzel
Agnes Botts
de Leon
Hicoigh
Salurn
Hico
Bayou Boys
Brownwood
Comanche Marketing Association
Eva Palmer
Ethel Mayes
Ella Swann
Mary Odell
Miss Baker
Gladys Sweeden
J. H. Sweeden
Pmyn
Girls’ Tomato Club
Dallas Fair
Comanche Indians Headed for Big Spring Showdown
Comanche High School football teams set to face Big Spring tonight at 8:00 after traveling this morning. This first meeting of the two Interleague squads follows Comanche’s 18 to 6 season opener loss to Brownwood, while Big Spring has recent wins over Ranger 38 to 0 and Cisco 45 to 6. If Comanche can limit Big Spring to three touchdowns, the game would still be respectable.
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Comanche
Big Spring
Indians
Brownwood
Brownwood Lions
Ranger
Cisco
Three Long Years and the New Deal Critique
A poem contributed by Dave Boyd and D C Bailey laments Republicans for three years opposing Roosevelt's New Deal while avoiding mentions of nine cent cats four cent cotton and two cent cattle. It questions liberty and budget rhetoric and ends with a satirical note about voter meals. The inset note mentions Pollyanna Speed Centennial visitors.
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Roosevelt
You
CHS Honor Roll First Term Lists 50 Scholars
Comanche High School announces its 1936-37 Honor Roll with 50 students meeting strict criteria of two A grades and no lower than B in other courses. Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen, and High Seventh entries are named with per cent shares of their classes.
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Comanche High School
Supt
J. D. Bramlette
Ellen Anthony
Quinton Cauley
Ted Durham
Harold Hoffman
Rita Isham
Rebecca Isham
Virginia Lacy
Joy McPherson
Rebecca Masters
Othyne Phillips
Harold Rambo
Pollyanna Speed
Ruby Williams
Loraine Bear
Johnnie Clark
Nina Huse
Eldred Jones
Elsie Prater
Melvin Bear
Robert Eaton
Joy Jean Eaton
Louise Gore
Wilma Hemphill
Patricia Howard
Ruth Lam
Marjorie Littlejohn
Verdell Marshall
Maidee Marshall
Collier Pope
Dorothy Jean Sanders
Dorothy Lee Stewart
Velma Thorp
Frances Beard
Marilyn Dell Clark
Ola Fay Coates
Dorothy Coker
Jenny Lou DeWitt
Frances Durham
Mary Elizabeth Everitt
Lola Dee Harris
Eunice Huett
Merlin Jenkins
Eva Lee McCorkle
Wade Petsick
Juanita Renfro
Eva Lee Roberson
Leona Schwartz
Frances Williams
Lillie Lou May
Emma Louise McDonald
Mary Frances Miller
Ernest Rambo
Energy Will Stage Carnival Saturday
Energy will host an all ages carnival starting at 6 p m on Saturday October 31 at Energy. Attractions include cake walks bingo fishing pond spinning wheels grab games cat racksrhut mini boxes and music. Proceeds fund transportation for children to the Texas Centennial on November 10 11.
Mrs C W James Leaves Brownwood Hospital
Mrs C W James who was receiving treatment at a Brownwood hospital was able to be brought home last week.
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C. W. James
Brownwood Hospital
County Faces Big Vote in General Election
With 43 absentee ballots counted by noon, county expected a strong turnout for the General Election next Tuesday. Four years ago Roosevelt Garner top ticket brought 3350 county votes. In Comanche two boxes reported 463 and 368 votes. Election Judges named J W Littlejohn Precinct 1 and Jim Lacy Precinct 2. Balloting in Comanche will occur at the Court House and Chamber of Commerce building.
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Roosevelt
Garner
J. W. Littlejohn
Jim Lacy
Comanche
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Burial Held for N A Palmer Comanche Citizen
N A Palmer 67 longtime Comanche insurance man and former County Democratic Chairman died Sunday at Brownwood hospital after illness since September 19. Funeral at Comanche Baptist Church Monday at 2 PM with Rev A Edwin Wilson and Rev Karl Moore officiating. He taught school in Leon and Comanche counties and held several local offices. He had run for District Clerk and operated an insurance business in the Bank Building. He was married to Lucy Reed about 47 years ago and survived by her.
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N. A. Palmer
Comanche
Democratic Executive Committee
Brownwood
E. P. Woodruff
Comanche Baptist Church
A. Edwin Wilson
Karl H. Moore
First Baptist Church of
Sutton Dudley
Joe Wagner
Herman Rauhut
O. H. Donaho
C. F. Denny
Homer Thompson
Leon County
Jewett
Palmer
Lucy Reed
Comanche County
Adams, Burks, Simmons Company
First National Bank
The
Baptist Church
Davis Urges Vote for Constitutional Amendment No Six
State Senator E M Davis urges voters in his district to support Amendment No 6 on November 3 arguing it prevents domination by Houston and Dallas, distributes seats across 254 counties, limits any county to seven members and aligns Texas with other states. He notes metropolitan opposition is unfounded and appeals to rural voters to back the amendment.
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E. M. Davis
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Harris
Democrats of
Palmer Dies. Comanche Chief Friend, Accountant
The Comanche Chief reports longtime associate Mr. Palmer, who kept books for the concern, died leaving a widow and an extensive family. Surviving relatives include father M. L. Palmer of Jewett, brother A. W. Palmer of Jewett, three sisters, several daughters, and spouses across Brownwood Houston Gladewater Jacksonville Comanche, with five grandchildren. Immediate family except the father attended the funeral.
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Palmer
M. L. Palmer
Jewett
A. W. Palmer
S. C. Findley
Brownwood
Dora Palmer
Gladewater
W. A. Taylor
Jacksonville
J. G. Taylor
Frances Palmer
Houston
E. P. Woodruff
Mesdames Dawson Masters
E. G. Webb
Comanche
Jury Reports And Vice President Recesses To Meet Later
Grand Jury returns thirty indictments early Thursday morning before a recess with plans to reconvene and issue final report later in the term. Indictments total 38 including 35 felonies and two for juveniles related to wheat theft. murders, negligent homicide, burglary, theft and forgery also listed. John N. Garner of Uvalde, former Vice President, writes to Comanche County voters urging Democrats to vote, raise the party quota to 250000 dollars, and engage campaign volunteers ahead of the election.
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Grand Jury
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Texas
United States
Comanche County
Burglaries Hit Clark Motor and Comanche High School
Knob-knockers broke a glass at Clark Motor Company but failed to open the safe after the knob was knocked off. Earlier, burglars pried open a door at Comanche High School. investigators check for missing items.
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Clark Motor Company
Comanche
Indians Will Play Parkers Next Week
Comanche High School Indians will meet Desdemona High School football next week pending coach Glen Frazier return from Big Spring Saturday. Weather postponed last Friday and the exact midweek date will depend on the players condition.
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Comanche High School Indians
Desdemona High School
Glen Frazier
Frazier
Big Spring
Landon Predicted to Win Tuesday Says Digest
The Literary Digest predicts Landon will win the Presidential election next Tuesday. The poll shows Landon leading in 32 states and Roosevelt in 16 with a 300000 popular vote lead. Digest assigns 370 electoral votes to Landon and 161 to Roosevelt.
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Landon
Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Will Win Says Public Opinion
A Sunday survey by the Institute of Public Opinion reported Roosevelt will win Tuesday's election. The straw poll indicates Roosevelt carries 35 states and London 13, with electoral votes 3980 for Roosevelt and 141 for Landon and a 54 percent popular vote for Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Dallas News
Cailies
Institute of Public Opinion
London
Landon
Dublin and De Leon Meet on De Leon Football Field
Dublin and De Leon high schools clash on the De Leon field starting at eight o'clock tonight in a local football matchup.
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Dublin
de Leon
Dublin and
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