Revival Opens Sunday at Church of Christ in Clyde
The Church of Christ hosts a protracted revival from Sunday to September 14 led by Evangelist Morris of Clyde. R. C. Ledbetter says the visiting preacher is a fine young man, a converted Catholic, and services start at 8 p m each night with no daytime meetings. All are invited. Mrs. Howard Ravellette of Killeen visited her sister Mrs. Frank P. Howard.
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E Church of Christ
Ember
Morris
Clyde Wil
R. C. Ledbetter
Church of Christ
Ledbetter
Howard Ravellette of
Killeen
Frank P. Howard
Compton Dates Open Readiness for New Texas School Term
Public Schools in Comanche prepare for Monday opening under Superintendent W Z Compton with one vacancy for a vocational agriculture teacher. J R Kilpatrick named band director. teaching staff list covers grades and subjects across West Ward Ness Graham to Ruth Odom with many named teachers and drivers listed. Revival meetings led by Minister Andrew Morris begin at Church of Christ with a week of Bible study topics and services.
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Compton
Comanche
Texas
W. Z. Compton
Texas A&m College
Comanche Indians Open 1941 Grid Practice
Twenty eight players reported to coaches Glenn Frazier and John Dyer for the season opening football workout. Captains Coker and Munroe lead seven lettermen as the squad lists backs guards tackles centers and ends with weights recorded. The Indians undergo twice daily workouts and prep for a Friday night opener against the Santa Anna Mountaineers with scrimmages slated Tuesday against Gustine Tigers and Wednesday afternoon.
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Glenn Frazier
John Dyer
Comanche High School Indians
Coker
Munroe
Edwards
Eoff
Spears
Carter
Cox
Santa Anna Mountaineers
Frazier
Dyer
D. A. Swope
Gustine Tigers
Comanche
Nichols
Jackson
Davis
Ruth
Burks
Marshall
Hicks
County Wide USC Meeting Here September 20
County Chairman Judge H H Lockridge urges all community chairmen and helpers across the county to attend a county wide committee meeting at the courthouse on Wednesday September 20 at 8 00 p m to finalize plans for the campaign and Comanche County s USO quota The campaign closes October 1 and attendance is urged for those who wish to aid the United Service Organization in serving the Army Navy Marine and Air Force personnel.
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H. H. Lockridge
Court House
Comanche County
United Service Organization
Army
Marine
Naval
Air Forces
United States
Funeral Rites For Tom Levisay Today
Funeral services will be held at three o'clock this afternoon for Tom Levisay a retired Comanche cafe operator and longtime citizen. Both the services and burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. He died suddenly at his home Thursday morning. He was a bachelor and is survived by a brother Frank Levisay and a sister Miss Sarah Levisay.
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Tom Levisay
Oakwood Cemetery
Levisay
Mr. Levisay
Frank Levisay
Sarah Levisay
Singing Sunday at Board Church Service
A singing convention will be held at Board Church Sunday afternoon starting at 2 30. Those in charge invite everyone to attend and ask that you bring your song books.
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Board Church
Folklore Singer Mrs Griffin Draws Notice From Lomax Visit
Mrs Nancy Humble Griffin of Hasse near Comanche County gains national attention as John A Lomax visits to record her 100 authentic folklore songs. The 85 year old ballad singer, soon to record for the Congressional Library Archives of Folklore, has been blind for three years and will turn 86 in October.
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John A. Lomax
University of Texas
Texas
Oscar Callaway
Callaway Ranch
Nancy Griffith
Hasse
Griffin
Congressional Library Archives
Fort Worth Star- Telegram
Y. W. Holmes
Comanche County
Nancy Humble Griffin
John A
Alan Lomax
Murphy Resigns as Dublin Coach to Lead Cisco Loboes
Mike Murphy, long time Dublin High School coach, resigned this week to become head football and basketball coach at Cisco. He led Dublin for six years with an outstanding record.
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Mike Murphy
Dublin High School
Cisco
Murphy
Comanche Students Set to Attend Multiple Colleges This Fall
Over seventy Comanche youths from four institutions plan to enroll this fall across Texas. North Texas State Teachers College and Texas A and M lead with thirteen graduates each, while Howard Payne, Daniel Baker, University of Texas and others host arrivals. Notables include James Slider, George Williams, Nan cy Wilkerson and Harmell Gilliam among many, with some at Randolph Field and Barksdale Field.
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Army Navy
Air Corps
RAF
North Texas State Teachers College
Texas A. & M. College
North Texas Teachers
Texas
Howard Payne
Daniel Baker
University of Texas, University Medical School
Southwest
Egbert , Maronettel
Claude Everitt
Elizabeth Everitt
University of Texas
Ted Durham
Harold Hoffman
Elaine Scott University Medical School
Virginia Scott
U. S. Naval Academy
Harmell Gilliam
John Tarleton
James Martin
Mary Paula Cato
Emma Louise McDonald
Peggy Durham
Charlotte Durham
Laura June Helmsley
Dena Lou Cox
Melvin Bear
Southwestern University
Nancy Wilkerson
Southwest Texas Teachers College
Thomas Marshall
Eva Lee Roberson
Maxine Nichols
Texas Wesleyan College
Maxine George
Frances Brownd
Dorothy Faye Coker
June Brownd
Malcomb Shepard
Collier Pope
Baylor
Frances Evelyn Durham
Texas Tech
Quinton Cauley
Willie Jack
NYA
Ranger
Joe Clare Carnes
Robert Skinner
Toby Davis
Garland Bear
Norman Howington
Howell McCorkle
Randolph Field
Nathan Mehaffey
Barksdale Field
Co Inanece High School
Jim Bob Lee
Aliard Mahon
Young Lee
RAP
California
Eagle Squadron
London
Billie Black
Wade Fry
Price Set For Quota Peanuts In Texas
Texas peanut growers will receive 88 per ton for No 1 peanuts 82 per ton for No 2 and 75 per ton for No 3 under the peanut diversion program A E Boyd chairman of the Comanche County AAA Committee said a correction had been issued by College Station on earlier figures Non quota or excess peanuts may be marketed through designated agencies at market value minus estimated handling storage and selling costs The 1941 AAA farm marketing quotas define quota peanuts as those sold within the quotas
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Texas
A. E. Boyd
Comanche County
AAA
College Station
Comanche County Livestock Association Annual Meeting Tour
The Comanche County Livestock Association will hold its second annual meeting on Friday September 12. Members and others in the livestock industry meet at the Caraway Mill in De Leon at 9 a.m. for a farm tour, return to Lake Eanes Park Comanche by noon for reports and elections, with a barbecue at 1 p.m. and an afternoon tour south of Comanche.
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Comanche County Livestock Association
Caraway Mill
de Leon
Lake Eanes Park
Comanche
Tabernacle
Texas Boys In Civilian Camps Lead Nation In June
In June there were 16,437 Texas boys in CCC camps. Of these 8,592 were in Texas. the rest in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. They sent home over 230,009 and earned wages totaling 986,197.
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Texas
Civilian Conservation Corps
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Oklahoma
CCC
Telephone system and rate changes proposed for Comanche
At a City Council meeting on Monday night August 25 the Texas Telephone Company proposed installing 4 modern central energy telephone systems to serve Comanche. They reported on improvements during the past year including 278 new poles and about 40 miles of new wire to address rural line noise. The magneto service rates are 3.50 per month for business, 2.00 for one party residence, and 1.50 for party line residence, with desk set equipment charged at 25c for residences. Continued on page 7.
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Texas Telephone Company
Comanche
Telephone Company
Texas Telanhbone Company
Wyatt and Helmsley
Two Teachers Elected At Comanche School Board Meeting
Charles Marshall son of Mr and Mrs Troy Marshall was chosen as Grammar School teacher and Carl Sutton from Fort Worth was elected English teacher at Comanche High School. Both hold degrees from Howard Payne College and Texas Christian University respectively. Two vacancies remain for band director and vocational agriculture teacher with likely hires before the opening next Monday.
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Charles Marshall
Carl Sutton
Comanche
Comanche School Board
Troy Marshall
Comanche High School
Howard Payne College
Howard Payne
Marshal
Port Worth
Comanche Wiigh School
Boyd
Sutton
Texas Christian University
W. Z. Compton
Monay
Band Direcor
Comanche County May Have Day At Texas State Fair
The State Fair of Texas may designate Comanche County Day during the Dallas fair session. Chamber of Commerce discussed the plan and named Hilton Burks and Dale Howard to lead arrangements including a special train. The date sought is either Tuesday October 7 or October 14. Eddie Jones visited Dallas on Sunday.
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State Fair of
Texas
Dallas
N. E Scudder
Chamber of Commerce
Hilton Burks
Dale Howard
August Rain Totals at Sipe Springs Murky Weather Record
C E Davidson reports August rainfall at Sipe Springs measured 12.37 inches. For the year the site totals 5.38 inches with an average annual rainfall near thirty inches. Mr and Mrs Less Dillard spent Sunday in Dallas.
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Sipe Springs
C. E. Davidson Weather Recorder
Mr. and
Mrs. Less Dillard
Dallas
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Church of Christ Revival
J. R. Kilpatrick
Grace Kilpatrick
West
McLennan County
Howard Filpatrick
West Wardness Graham
Erin Kelley
Golden Jones
Virgil Chaffin
Hattie Brightman
Jewell Simkins
Minnie Cunningham
Gladys Dumas
Dorothy Rose
Jeanette Woods
Jewell Werner
Virginia Beever
Vener Carpenter
Roy Dutton
Mercer Gap
Brysonville
Elmer Isham
Cross Roads
Briar Grove
F. E. McDonald
Mercer Creek
Ira Fletcher
Harmony
G. L. Stewart
van Dyke
Marshall McNutt
Fairview
Paul Patton
Pettit
Guy Burks
Newbury
Andrew Morris
Clye
Jesus
Jonah
Whale College
John Luper
Dutton
Carpenter
Williams
Bowman
Pipes
Arthur
Slider
Guthrie
Scott
Stone
Wagner
Super
Ritchie
USC
By J. R. Eanes
J. R. Eanes
Sam H. Shutt
Sherman, Texas Telephone Company
Fort Worth
Eddie Jones
New Majestic Theatre
Cesar Romero
Carole Landis
Hurricane Smith
Ray Middleton
Jane Wyatt
Charles Ruggles
Ellen Drew
Panamint
Peter B. Kyne
Robert Armstrong
Helen Mack
Kong
Jinger Rogers
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Old Majestic Theatre
Ray Middleton and
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