Home Owners Loan loans aid Comanche County residents
Comanche County received 15560 dollars from the Home Owners Loan Corporation during refinancing operations ending June 13 1936. The figure appears in final totals reported by H P Drought state director for the National Emergency Council.
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Comanche County
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
H. P. Drought
National Emergency Council
Texas
United States
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Klingman Publishes Christianity Through the Centuries
Dr. C C Klingman former pastor of Comanche Central Christian Church writes Christianity Through the Centuries published by the Author at Taylor Texas The book presents church history as interpretation rather than mere facts and appeals to both conservative readers and general readers for support.
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C. Cc. Klingman
Comanche Central Christian Church
C. C. Hall
C. c. Klingman
Taylor
Texas
Bible Times
Pioneer couple marks fortieth wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Horton observed their fortieth anniversary with a Sunday gathering at their home five miles east of Comanche. Six living children and their families were present along with numerous relatives and friends from Indian Creek Beattie Comanche De Leon and other nearby towns.
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W. B. Horton
Comanche
Dora Tennison
Horton
Lloyd Horton
Indian Creek
Bill Horton
Beattie
Cecil Horton
Hershel Horton
de Leon
Leo Horton
Clifford McMillan
Putnam
Bevis Tennison
Pioneer
Minnie Dillard
Cross Plains
W. Dunlap
Mullin
Leola McNutt
Mount Pleasant
Mary Halbrooks
Connally predicts easy Roosevelt win in November
Senator Tom Connally, arriving in Houston for a Rice Hotel birthday dinner, declares Roosevelt will win the November election by a large margin, with shifts but a substantial victory. He will campaign in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri starting mid September, noting California is already safe for Roosevelt.
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United States
Tom Connally
Roosevelt
Houston
Rice Hotel
Connally
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
California
City Seeks Bids for City Depository 1936 37
The City of Comanche invites bids for City Depository for 1936 1937. Bids will be received from Sept 1 1936 to Sept 1 1937. The next regular meeting is Sept 14 1936. Submit written bids to City Secretary Hill Huddleston before that date.
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City Depository
Hill Huddleston
City Secty
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Washington
Commissioners Wood
Hines
Ford Forecasts Farm-Grown Auto Materials
Marshall Ows notes Henry Ford predicts future auto materials will be grown on farms. He cites current highway evidence that parts can already lie in fields, illustrating early visions of agricultural sourcing for manufacturing.
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Henry Ford
Marshallows
Thompson Wins Texas Railroad Post Runoff in Landslide
In Texas a runoff victory by Col. Ernest O. Thompson over Frank Morris signals popular support for conservation of natural resources. The campaign featured cross‑backing by Lon A. Smith and Judge C. V. Terrell and highlighted the duties of the railroad commission in public treasury and oil wealth. Eastland and Albert Thomas win seats in the lower house. Mc Farlane defeats Gossett. Redditt makes a postprimary comeback. L. L. Steele faces possible ouster as highway commissioner with Martin not seeking or accepting reappointment.
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Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Railroad Commission
Frank Morris
Lon A. Smith
Thompson
C. V. Terrell
Eastland
Albert Thomas
Houston
Oscar Holcombe
McFarlane
Wichita Falls
Ed Gossett
John Redditt
Lufkin
L. L. Steele
D. K. Martin
San Antonio
Gov
Allred
Martin
Texas Campaign Lingering After Vote Repercussions
Political observers note the vote’s aftermath may shape future events. Lon Smith, a minority commissioner, faces an unenviable, tenableless position after bitter attacks on Thompson and Terrell. Public support for the latter pair could fuel a shift toward issue driven campaigns and a repudiation of slander in Texas politics.
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Lon Smith
Smith
Thompson
Terrell
Gov. Allred
Texas
Statesmanship praised in rail commission speech at Greenville
Veteran observers lauded the rail commission chairman for a statesmanlike presentation. Thompson’s Greenville speech was called one of Texas’s finest public utterances in years. Rumors swirled of drafting the Amarillo red-head as a future governor, with the recent campaign serving as a valuable asset and experience.
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Rail Commission
Thompson
Greenville
Texas
Austin
Amarillo
Texas insurance rate hikes spur mutual company talks
Texas insurers push rate increases up to forty percent on compensation and auto lines. Employers may form mutual protection firms as in Michigan where premiums dropped by half. The insurance commission weighs 40 percent commercial vehicle and 20 percent private car hikes amid protests and briefs due.
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Texas
State Insurance Department
Michigan
Oldest Terraces Sought in Comanche County
County Agent N F Scudder seeks the farm in Comanche County with the oldest terraces to study long term effects and compare terraced land productivity with erosion prone plots. About 35 000 acres have been terraced under county supervision, often with homemade equipment and little cash outlay.
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N. E. Scudder
Comanche County
N. F. Scudder
Townsend Meeting Set for September 19 in Comanche
A county wide Townsend meeting is planned in the district courtroom of Comanche on Saturday September 19 at 2 30 o clock. A. S. Harris president says Miss Wilcox of Fort Worth statewide Townsend speaker will address the gathering.
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District Court Room
Comanche
A. S. Harris
Miss Wilcox
Fort Worth
Harris
Treasury funds study program for tax education workers
The Treasury Department spends 1.2 million dollars to employ white-collar workers to study income taxes. The more they study, the more they will learn, and the higher the taxes will be to pay for their education.
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Treasury Department
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frisco Railway Shows Solid Midyear Financial Turnaround
Frisco Railway reports for the first six months of 1936 a surplus before interest of 1,294,000, reversing a 494,000 deficit year over year. Passenger revenue rose 25.8 percent, freight up 19.3 percent, with total operating revenue up 18.6 percent, and property in better condition for future traffic.
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St. Louis
Frisco Railway
Frisco
Fer
United States
Ike Phifer's Service Station Ad
Ike Phifer's Service Station promotes a new building and up to date equipment south of the city on the Blanket Detour. It markets Octane Gasoline and lubricant deals along with coal oil and Naphtha for cleaning garments.
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Ike Phifer
Commencement Orator Warns Graduates Against Early Overreach
The Joplin Globe notes an advise to graduates to avoid trying to set the world on fire in their first year out. The warning stresses that even a small blaze can become dangerous, underscoring cautious early career steps.
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Joplin
Globe
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