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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
12
A report from the U S Department of Agriculture estimates the 1936–37 crop will total 9 200 000 boxes, up from 2 741 000 the previous year. The publication surveys exhibition habits noted at the World's Fair in New York and the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco in 1939.
A quotation attributed to Anna Jameson argues education should cherish and unfold the seed of immortality sown within each person. It emphasizes developing every capacity endowed by God to the fullest extent.
The Gustine School welcomes 18 new students from Hazel Dell, six from Lamkin, three from Pettit, and ten from Energy. A fifth bus is added this year under Gayle Isham, with Merlin Stanton replacing J. D. Carpenter as bus driver. The PTA led by Mrs. W S Price calls for cooperation as Nomie Harris resigns as janitor and Norman Harrison steps in. Football and a school band generate excitement, with a band meeting planned.
The Priddy School has grown with a two teacher consolidation, new vocational agriculture and home economics departments, a built classroom and a bus, now using three buses to transport about 125 pupils. It has attained complete affiliated credits totaling sixteen and earned an honors award from the State Highway Department for its grounds.
The Comyn district moves to fill Mr Brownings coaching post while naming a new school year plan. Over sixty transfer students from Proctor Sabano Victor Highland Robinson Springs and Bays districts join the district with projected enrollment exceeding four hundred for 1937-38.
Dublin gin owner Mr. Kight has remodeled eight gins in the region including Comanche Gustine Bluff Dale Stephenville and Clairette with new ginning machinery praised for efficiency. A former Santa Fe and Frisco railroad man, he has spent 37 years in the gin business and remains active in Erath County communities.
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