Harris D Lane Nominated For County Judge Runoff Victory
Harris D. Lane won the run off for county judge over H H Lockridge by 1781 to 1489, a 292 vote margin. In the first primary Lockridge led with 1458 to Lane 1253 and Lacy 685, with box by box tallies listed for districts such as Comanche No 1 and No 2 and De Leon No 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of Peace
Harris D. Lane
H. H. Lockridge
Lockridge
Lane
J. B. Lacy
Comanche No. 1
Comanche No
Hasse
Springs
Dingler
Gustine
Fleming
Energy
Mkin
Maxville
Hazel Dell
Local Hero Bride Weds Private Rollin at Camp Bowie
Recently married Miss Bernell Godfrey of Comanche and Pvt. Roy Y. Rollin of Meridian Mississippi were joined in a Sunday morning ceremony at the Baptist church. The couple will reside near Camp Bowie after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernell Godfrey
Ben D. Godfrey
Comanche
Roy Y. Rollin
Meridian
Mississippi
Camp Bowie
Baptist Parsonage
FE. G. Gregory, Jr
First Baptist Church
Riley Hilliard
Court House News Highlights From Local Draft and Court Actions
Local selective service board places men in 1-A as of Aug 24 including Arthur V. Payne Robert J. Harbour Benjamin E. Snodgrass Glanis O. Bingham Chester L. Hightower and James D. Scott. Inductees listed alongside names Aidside Warren Herschel Head William Nelms Norma Park Curtis Rinehart and others. District court actions include trespass to try title several divorces partitions and marriages recorded with two weddings and two licensees. Deaths deeds and real estate transfers wrap the docket with Comanche and surrounding areas mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Selective Service Board
Arthur V. Payne
Robert J. Harbour
Benjamin E. Snodgrass
Glanis O. Bingham
Chester L. Hightower
James D. Scott
Armed Services
Pvt Dean Prater Serves With U S Forces In France
Pvt Dean Prater son of Mr and Mrs W L Prater of Monument New Mexico and formerly of Sidney is serving with United States Armed Forces in France. He graduated Monument High School in 1943 and joined the Army in July 1943. He has been overseas since March and in France since June. He writes his grandmother Mrs Evans that France resembles home before the war. His brother Harold Prater is stationed at Hondo Field Texas.
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Pvt
Dean Prater
W. L. Prater
Monument
New Mexico
Sidney
United States Armed Forces
France
J. B. Evans
Monument High School
Army
Prater
Durham announces birth of daughter Sharon
Cpl and Mrs Walter Durham Jr announce the birth of a daughter named Sharon on Tuesday August 29 at 6 50 am in Stephenville Hospital The newborn weighed 815 pounds at birth Both mother and child are doing well The family includes daughters Deanna and Sharon and Sharon is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Durham of Comanche and Mrs Claude Brock of Stephenville
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Cpl
Walter Durham, Jr
Sharon
Stephenville Hospital
Cpl. Durham
Brownsville
Deanna
Stephenville
Walter Durham
Comanche
Claude Brock
Rainfall Totals Across August Recorded
Rainfall measurements show August 26 at 1.19 inches, August 27 and 28 with 0.94 and 0? inches, and August 29 with minus 0.13 inches, indicating very uneven totals across the period.
Golden Wedding Anniversary for W. L. and Effie Cleere
Mr and Mrs W L Cleere celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on July 15 at a son's home in Comanche They are Texas natives with a long farming life in Comanche and Throckmorton counties Eight children thirty two grandchildren and fourteen in laws are named with several serving in the armed forces The couple credits their family growth to Texas and their many descendants and mentions sixty children for the state’s population growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Cleere
Comanche
Texas
Mr. Cleere
Freestone County
Wortham
Comanche County
Effie Lee McNeil
Throckmorton
Otha B. Cleere
Nolan &. Cleere
Orange
Robert C. Cleere
Fort Worth
Iva Lamberth
Eva Bingham
Italian Front Report from Staff Sergeant Thompson
Staff Sergeant John H. Thompson, in Italy for four months and overseas over a year, reports progress and comfortable quarters. He mentions a fertile valley with many oranges, grapes, and vegetables and sends greetings to Energy, his mother Mrs. J. K. Thompson.
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John H. Thompson
Italy
J. K. Thompson
S/Set. Thompson
Fort Worth Preacher to Open Local Church Revival
Horace W. Buspy of Fort Worth will deliver the opening sermon at the Church of Christ revival tonight, according to minister R. C. Ledbetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace W. Buspy
Fort Worth
Church of Christ Revival
R. C. Ledbetter
Cal. Gayle Newsomer Receives Expert Infantryman Badge
Cal Gayle Newsomer of Camp Claiborne Louisiana has recently received the Expert Infantryman Badge according to word received by relatives.
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Cal
Gayle Newsomer
Camp Claiborne, la
Mrs. Dudley White Visits Morgan Friends
Mrs. Dudley White of Morgan is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lane and Mrs. W. F. Batton.
Blood donors urged for Red Cross unit in Comanche
Mrs E D Coy appeals for volunteers and substitutes as the Red Cross Mobile Unit plans to operate at the First Baptist Church from September 11 to 15. The article urges keep or sign up for appointments, noting those from 1821 may obtain new release forms at Edmondson Shoe Shop.
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Red Cross
Comanche
First Baptist Church
E. D. Cox
Edmondson Shoe Shop
Comanche County
Brandt Wins For Commissioner Of Precinct No 3
F. T. Brandt of Lamkin won the run off for Commissioner of Precinct No 3 over Alton McCamey of Proctor by 351 to 312. Box totals show Brandt leading in Energy and Lamkin areas and in Maxville, Hazel Dell, Wilson, and Proctor precincts. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Yantis and children of Fort Worth visited Comanche relatives over the weekend.
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Brandt
F. T. Brandt
Lamkin
Alton McCamey
Proctor
McCamey
Roy Yantis
Fort Worth
Comanche
Miss Hampton Weds Lt. Pierce In Esler Field Ceremony
Miss Frances Hampton of Comanche became the bride of 2nd Lt. Alfred C. Pierce at Esler Field Louisiana in a double ceremony read by Chaplain Willis A Howell. The bride wore white crepe with a white colonial bouquet. Best man was Lt. Dwight M. Murray. The couple are graduates of North Texas State Teachers College.
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Frances Hampton
Comanche
Alfred C. Pierce
Esler Field
Louisiana
Willis A. Howell
C. C. Hampton
Ida Mae Meeks
Houston
Dwight M. Murray
Syracuse
New York
James C. Hickerson
Lohengrain
Hickerson
Mendelssohn
Pierce
High School
North Texas State Teachers College
Lt. Pierce
C. S. Pierce
Denton
Buck Jones Joins Navy Hospital Corps Training
W W W D Jones son of Mr and Mrs Cliff Jones of Comanche Texas a 1944 Comanche High School grad entered service December 1943. He completed hospital corps training at Long Beach and Camp Pendleton California earning Qualified Medical Field Technician on August 7 and awaits Marine assignment while remaining in the Navy.
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D. Jones
U. S. Navy
Cliff Jones
Comanche
Buck
Hospital Corps
C.H.S
White Point Cemetery Assn To Hold Meeting
The White Point Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at the White Point Church Saturday morning at 10 30 oclock, with Joe Tupin announcing the event. All members are urged to attend and participate in the business session. Mrs Gilmore Durham and Mary Ann spent last week visiting in Temple and Waco. Mrs Emil Wade of Temple returned home with them.
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White Point
Gilmore Durham
Mary Ann
Temple
Waco
Emil Wade
Mrs William Gore and baby Visit Comanche While Pvt Gore Transferred
Mrs. William Gore and her infant are visiting in Comanche as Pvt. Gore is transferred to another camp, reflecting a wartime military family movement during the period.
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William Gore
Baby
Paris
Comanche
Pvt. Gore
Local Schools Set Monday Start With Enrollment Underway
Comanche Public Schools begin their 1944 45 term Monday at 9 00 am. Registration for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen occurred this week with transfers from thirteen nearby districts totaling 278 students. Expected enrollment across three schools is 850 plus with eight buses serving transfer pupils.
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Comanche Public Schools
Comanche High School
Comanche County
Comanche
Ward
Dorcus Brown
Berta Kelley
Golden Jones
M. S. Dean
Jack Clayton
Ollie Sloan
Berta Goodson
Grammar School
Vera King
Beulah Stark
Marguerite Ross
Elizabeth Tate
Nobia Dunn
R. P. Quinn
Devin Froh
E. L. Curb
J. E. Lightfoot
Logan Williams
Jewel Werner
Hattie Brightman
Edna Harris
D. D. Williams
Minnie Klingman
Pallie Palmer
Nola Sue Crabb
Carl Brumbelow
Ira Fletcher
Harmony
Rochelle Fletcher
Cross Roads
Briar Grove
F. E. McDonald
Mercer Creek
T. N. Williams
Mercer Gap
Brysonville
Jim Godfrey
Fairview
Wallace Hammack
van Dyke
Willie Smith
Barney Davis
Emmitt Batton
Comanche Soldier Awarded Purple Heart
Pfc. Austin N. Brinson of Comanche Texas has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on 21 June 1944 while serving as a truck driver. The notice, dated after authority AR 600-45, was received by his wife Mrs. Mattie L. Brinson.
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Pfc
Austin N. Brinson
Comanche
Mattie L. Brinson
Brinson
Texas
Fuller
Ice donation for Comanche Old Settlers reunion
The Comanche County Old Settlers thank Community Public Service Company of Comanche for supplying ice for the reunion. R G Dillin, local manager, offered the ice at no cost after the committee arranged advance purchase due to scarcity. The gesture is greatly appreciated by the old settlers.
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Comanche County
Community Public Service Company of
Comanche
R. G. Dillin
Community Public Service Company
Comanche County Voter Totals Highlight Judge Race
Comanche County record turnout shows 3270 votes for County Judge on Saturday, 126 fewer than the first primary total of 3396 across three judge candidates. Estimated 3300+ votes cast overall as Commissioner Precinct No 3 tally exceeds judge race by 12 votes.
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Comanche County
Precinct No
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