Barret Herefords Leave For Fall Show Circuit
Barret Hereford Ranch from Comanche moves eight show animals to Tulsa then Amarillo and Dallas for a fall circuit. Led by Proud Mixer 673, the group aims to surpass last year’s success with entries including four heifers and four bulls. Auction planned November 8 features 54 bred heifers and six herd bulls.
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Comanche
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Iowa Park Show
Amarillo
Dallas
Kansas City
H.G. Proud Mixer
Barret
Lincoln
Nebraska
Topeka
Kansas
Abilene
Fort Worth
W. B. Barret
Frank Reeves
The
Teachers-Ladies Lions Night Draws 200 in Comanche
More than 200 people attended Lake Eanes Park Tuesday for a dinner honoring Comanche Public School teachers and the school board. Lions president Vasco Lee led the program with Paul Jeanes as chairman and Virgil Chaffin as MC. Mrs. Joseph M. Perkins of Eastland spoke on the new Gilmer-Aikin law and board membership.
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Comanche Public School
Lake Eanes Park
Comanche Lions
Lions
Vasco Lee
Paul Jeanes
Virgil Chaffin
Joseph M. Perkins
Eastland
State Board of Education
Gilmer-Aikin
Tenney to Preach at First Presbyterian Church
Rev B K Tenney, former pastor of the local First Presbyterian Church and now a high ranking Texas minister, will preach at the local church next Sunday. Rev H N Alexander of Galveston will preach at First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening September 21 at 7 30.
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B. K. Tenney
First Presbyterian Church
Texas
H. N. Alexander
Galveston
Rising Star Wildcats blank Comanche Indians 12 0
A sports game report describes Rising Star Wildcats defeating Comanche High School Indians 12-0 last Friday. The item appeared under an incorrect heading Free Will Baptist Church News and the error is acknowledged by the Chief.
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Rising Star Wildcats
Comanche High School Indians
Free Will Baptist Church News
Mrs Floyd Prather Anticipates Home Return After Surgery
Mrs Floyd Prather, who underwent a major operation at the local hospital last week, expects to be able to return home Friday.
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Floyd Prather
Comancheans Off to College 1949
Comanche High School graduates plan to enroll in colleges across Texas and the United States in 1949. About 65 to 75 students are expected to start at Tarleton State College Stephenville and others choose University of Texas Howard Payne Texas A&M Baylor TCU and more. The list names students and their chosen schools including Doris Scott Jack Ferroll Ernest Cheek and Ruth Marshall among others.
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Texas
United States
Comanche
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
University of Texas
Howard Payne College
Texas A&m
Baylor University
Tarleton
Doris Scott
Lou Cunningham
Pepper Vineyard
Louise Biggs
Bill Dudley
Garland Lloyd
Gayle Pirkle
Kenneth Bain
John Clayton
Harvey Joe Durham
Billy Jones
Jimmy Dee Sturdivant
Jack Ferrill
Brent Rauhut
Bill Wilkerson
Dan Waggoner
Tom Stark
Jimmy Reese
Charles Kiser
Bill Edwards
John Lacy
Bob Freeman
Howard Payne
Mary Ruth Ligon
Nita Faye Dillin
Molly Ross
Bill Johnson
Billy Beaty
Kennith Gregory
Dan Massingill
Ernest Cheek
Curtis Wilson
Talmadge Fails
J. C. Fails
Victor Howell
Gene Cartex
Daniel Baker
Harold Shankle
Lively Brown
Marilyn Wilhelm
Hardin-Simmons
Wm. Guthrie
San Angelo Hosts Western Square Dance Event
San Angelo hosts the Western Square Dance Association seventh dance on September 24 at the big hangar at Mathes Air Field near Lake Nasworthy. The Concho Cowhands will provide music with prominent local callers. Joe Waring of Comanche to call. Waring and Miss Margaret Tate recently led a Mineral Wells festival.
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San Angelo
Western Square Dance Association
Mathes Air Field
Lake Nasworthy
West Texas
Concho
Joe Waring
Comanche
Waring
Margaret Tate
Mineral Wells
Coleman Returns to Garment Store After Illness
M Coleman, longtime Coman groceryman, is back at his business following an illness.
Dudleys Buy Large Hereford Cattle String at Comanche Sale
Dudley brothers Gail Tom and Eltas purchased 135 head of registered Herefords from Walter Durham Jr and Floyd Prather last weekend. The sale included 69 cows 34 calves 14 heifers 10 young bulls and three herd bulls representing the Durham Prather ranch top bloodlines with Wyoming Hereford Ranch stock prominent. The herd to be run on the DB Ranch near Comanche now numbers about 500 head of registered Herefords including standout bulls WHR Royal Duke 107 Rak Symbol 21st and WHR Prince 643.
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Durham-Prather Herefords
Dudley Brothers
Comanche County
Durham and Prather
Comanche
DB Ranch
Dudleys
Eltos
Tom
Gail
Gail, Tom
Eltas
Walter Durham Jr
Floyd Prather
Durham & Prather Ranch
Wyoming Hereford Ranch
Vaught Becomes Manager at Brownwood Shelling Plant
Jack Vaught, a Texas Peanut Company founder and stockholder, sold his local stock to Dick Weekes and will manage Brownwood Shelling Company. Weekes notes strong output since 1946, with 50 000 tons shipped nationwide and abroad. Peanut prospects in Comanche County look bright as harvest begins with good early yields.
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Jack Vaught
Texas Peanut Company
Dick Weekes
Brownwood Shelling Company
Weekes
Comanche
John Burroughs
Dallas
Hogan Scott
Vaught
Mr. Weekes
United States
Europe
Comanche County
Dallas man on trip to visit Zonia Fair and family
Joe Bolin from Dallas is traveling to Throckmorton to see Zonia Fair and relatives. He is en route and visiting along the way.
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Joe Bolin
Dallas
Throckmorton
Zonia Fair
Rural roads meeting plans county road tax option
Comanche County residents gathered at the courthouse to discuss rural road improvements and possible bond issues to fit the State Highway Department program. A larger Sept 22 meeting with state engineers was announced, exploring a county road tax or a smaller bond, amid debate over the 900000 bond goal.
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Comanche County
State Highway Department
Comanche
Hezzie Dean
County Good Roads Committee
Dean
Park Huntington
Leo Ehlinger
Brownwood
Energy Boy 13 Killed In Tractor Overturn Near Energy
Claude Kyle McPherson 13 of Energy died when the tractor he drove home from Pottsville overturned on a curve two miles south of Energy. He was found by his grandfather Jim McPherson. Funeral at Energy Baptist Church with burial in Pottsville cemetery. Survived by parents a sister and grandparents. Attended Pottsville school.
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Claude Kyle
Bunkie) McPherson
Claude McPherson
Energy
Pottsville
Jim McPherson
Energy Baptist Church
Beth
W. A. Pettit
Ruby Pettit
Biggs Tractor Co to Hold Ownership Meeting Sept 27
Biggs Tractor Company in Comanche County will host an owner meeting on Tuesday evening September 27 at 7 30 o clock. J C Biggs says Ford tractor owners and interested locals are invited to attend for movies door prizes refreshments and other features. The firm will display new model Ford tractors with hydraulic systems and Dearborn farm equipment.
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Biggs Tractor Company
Comanche
Ford Tractor Company
Ford Tractor
Comanche County
J. C. Biggs
Mr. Biggs
Biggs
Ford
Dearborn
Army air corps officer visits homefolk in Sipe Springs
Lt. Col. N. G. Morris and his family are visiting his brother Wyatt Morris and family in Sipe Springs. Morris is stationed in South Carolina with the Army Air Corps.
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N. G
Beans) Morris
Wyatt Lee Morris
Sipe Springs
Col. Morris
Army Air Corps
South Carolina
Sailor visits family before duty at Freeport lifesaving station
Stationed at Freeport Texas, USN sailor Chandler Haggard spent months in Cape May New Jersey finishing boat training and recently took leave to visit his parents near Gustine. He now serves on duty at Freeport lifesaving station.
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Freeport
Chandler Haggard
USN
Cape May
New Jersey
Gustine
Texas
NELA Annual Meeting Friday
The Comanche County National Farm Loan Association will hold its annual meeting Friday September 16 at 2 30 PM in the District Courtroom in Comanche. Swan Payne of the Federal Land Bank Houston will speak on the land bank loan system. Director lineup includes D W Long J A Lightfoot Gail Dudley Lewis Cunningham and Cliff Pettit.
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Comanche County National Farm Loan Association
Comanche
Swan Payne
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Loan and Credit Committee
Land Bank
Walter Hill
NFLA
Comanche County
D. W. Long
J. A. Lightfoot
Gail Dudley
Lewis Cunningham
Cliff Pettit
Indians to Play In Santa Anna Friday Night
Comanche High School Indians travel to Santa Anna for a non conference tilt against the Mountaineers. After a 12 0 loss to Rising Star and a scoreless tie by Santa Anna Brownwood B team locals and Mountaineers seek rebound with confident coach remarks and starting lineup hints.
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Santa Anna
Comanche High School Indians
Mountaineers
Wildcats
Brownwood
Jimmy Marshall
Marshall
Arms and Pinson
J. Jones
Kiser
Lee
Slider
Graham
Robertson
King
Odell
Turner
Tupin
Comanche
Indians
Lumber firm relocates to Stephenville near Carnes Trucking
Western Fir Lumber Company has moved from its two month location near Carnes Trucking Company warehouse on NW Highway 36 to Stephenville. Leonard King remains manager as the firm establishes its new site in Stephenville.
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Stephenville
Western Fir Lumber Company
Carnes Trucking Company
NW Hwy
Leonard King
Bo Elrod Spends Weekend With Carl Dwain Hall
Bo Elrod spent last weekend with Carl Dwain Hall, sharing time and conversation away from routine duties. The visit notes no formal event or outcome beyond personal companionship.
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Bo Elrod
Carl Dwain Hall
Comanche County Farm Bureau Hosts District Meeting
The Comanche County Farm Bureau will host a Texas Farm Bureau district meeting at the V F W Hall in Comanche on Monday Sept 19. Congressman Omar Burleson will discuss the new Farm Program. Wanda McClellan of De Leon competes in the Queen’s Contest at 2 30 p m for the bi district title with winners advancing to Dallas for the November convention.
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Comanche County
Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Comanche
Omar Burleson
Dallas
Elkins Back in Town After Long Illness Near 79th Birthday
L. F. Elkins, longtime tin shop operator and weekly advertiser in The Chief, has recovered from a serious illness after weeks at home and a prior stay in a Waco hospital. At nearly 79, he returns to greet friends and remains active in church and community. He has served 40 years on the First Methodist Church board of stewards and seldom misses services.
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L. F. Elkins
Mr. Elkins
Waco
Elkins
First Methodist Church
Comanche School Lunch Menu Cited September Week
Monday September 19 features hot tamale pie cole slaw whole wheat bread prune cake and milk. Tuesday September 20 offers chicken with dumplings green beans mixed vegetable salad fruit cup and milk. Wednesday September 21 serves pintos with salt pork baked potatoes carrot and raisin salad corn bread lemon jello with banana and milk. Thursday September 22 includes roast pork sauerkraut candied sweet potatoes apple celery salad peanut butter cookies bread and milk. Friday September 23 presents salmon ice English peas sliced tomatoes bread ice cream and milk.
Brownwood Visitors From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Elmer Westmorland LaNell Bonita and Kate visited Brownwood along with Mr and Mrs Grady Harkins and Marge and Pat on Saturday.
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Elmer Westmorland
LaNell
Bonita
Kate
Grady Harkins
Marge
Pat
Brownwood
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Port Jervis
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Comanche County Swine Breeders Association
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