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!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1939
Page
8
Blanket will host its annual Community Fair on Friday October 13 Homer Bronstad Blanket superintendent of schools was elected secretary of the 1939 fair James M Logan was elected president and Bronstad named secretary at a recent meeting
Carnes Food Store in De Leon marked its first anniversary with a sale and strong sales growth. Managed by Ralph Buster Carnes, the De Leon shop followed weekly advertising and weekend bargains, mirroring modern merchandising methods first used at the Comanche location since October 1937 under C. W. Pat Carnes. The Carnes family has deep roots in Comanche commerce dating to early county days.
Two Comanche women, Mrs. Robert Eaton and Mrs. Vervia Everitt, were valedictorian and salutatorian in the largest Daniel Baker College summer graduating class. Seventy three students received diplomas at the Monday night commencement in the Daniel Baker auditorium with Dr. L A Woods delivering the principal address.
Dallas visitors include Richard Hicks and Marilyn Clark while Fort Worth and Abilene guests mingle with Comanche residents. Rodeo events in Santa Anna draw local attendance as families travel to Corpus Christi and Kingsville for trips and football enrollments at A&I.
The Texas based naming effort for the earliest hard surfaced across state route from Texarkana to Presidio, with the name Big Bend Trail encouraged to span Dubuque Iowa to Presidio. The Highway Commission will not place signs with the name. cities may advertise it locally. A committee led by Benjamin F. Berkeley will direct park related efforts and highway naming entries.
Jack Albin aged 13 son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Albin died at home after several days illness. Funeral arrangements not yet completed. Survived by his parents a brother J L Albin and a sister Betty Albin all of Comanche.
Comanche music teacher Mrs. Ruby Rudd will open her studio in the area within days. She has not yet decided the exact location but will announce it soon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.