Court House Demolition Might Begin in November
County Judge R S McCharen expects teardown of the Comanche courthouse to start by November. No local offices would be housed there during construction, increasing demand for furnished apartments. The piece also covers opinions on U S entry into WWI, cotton prices, and war’s impact on the economy and society.
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R. S. McCharen
Comanche
America
The
Albany News
France
Comanche County
Comanche Chief Gazette Teems With Local Notes and Plans
The item highlights a Comanche community banquet by the Comanche Lions Club for ladies and faculty at Lake Eanes on Tuesday, and notes the annual event’s popularity. It records 174 drunken driving deaths in Texas in the first six months, and mentions football season chatter as Rising Star faces the Indians next week. Mayor Coleman addresses street repairs on Sidney Street following a report to the city, with focus on improving muddy roads from Highway 36 to the Brownwood Highway. Census estimates Project growth to 3,000 by 1940, affecting highway funding rules. Job openings arise from reopening a local variety store, with 45 readers applying the first day. Brownwood council approves higher phone rates for business and residential lines.
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Gd. i. &Terr
Here
Jess Ocell
Bill Mewborne
Comanche County News Briefs on Taxes and Local Thoughts
The column notes a one percent gross receipts tax on public utilities and praises Texas A and M as a leading agricultural college. It surveys town life, cautionary notes on idle money, traffic rules, Labor Day reflections, and a biographical aside on Alexander Hamilton’s son Philip. It also recalls duels involving Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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Philip Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
United States
Burr
Absurd Statutes and Mirthful Musings
A Colorado judge uncovers silly laws such as a $1 fine for walking on public streets while nursing a nosebleed and another for the deformed or maimed. The note pairs reflections on aging, life choices, and a quip about truth-telling devices, ending with a Feather quotation on aging and goals.
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Colorado
Harrest
Bill
Hank
Anthony couple visits Comanche with In-laws
Mr and Mrs Boyd Anthony of Monahans spent the weekend in Comanche with his parents Mr and Mrs E E Anthony. Park Huntington Resident Highway Engineer and Gerald Bryson are now working at East land for that department.
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Boyd Anthony
Monahans
Comanche
E. E. Anthony
Park Huntington
Gerald Bryson
Eastland
Community notes from Comanche and nearby towns
Mrs A J Blevza underwent a major operation at a Gorm hospital last week. Mr and Mrs Cullen Bievens and Kelsey were in Comanche Sunday. John D Waring Jr has joined the Texas Highway Department as safety inspector and instructor and will cover several counties with Comanche as his headquarters. Mr and Mrs John Boswell and son John D of Nocona visited J and Mrs Boswell and Mr and Mrs La Howell last weekend. Bert Speed of Waco visited Comanche last week.
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A. J. Blevza
Gorm
Cullen Bievens
Mrs. Boswell
la Howell
Bert Speed
Waco
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