County tax rate set at 60 cents and road tax raised
The Comanche County Commissioners set the county tax rate at 60 cents matching last year and increased road taxes across districts. Precinct 1 raises to 20 cents, Precinct 4 to 35 cents, and Precinct 5 from 50 cents to 1.05 dollars, with the general fund and other allocations listed. The jail bond tax, now paid, will shift to the general fund.
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Comanche County
Commissioners Court
de Leon
Desdemona
Court House
Commissioner Precinct No. 4
Comanche High School Bands Near One Hundred Members
Comanche High School musical groups total nearly 100 with 38 in the Senior Band 35 in the Junior Band 16 in the Drum Corps about 30 in the Orchestra and a Junior Drum Corps now being organized at the Grammar School A bass fiddle added to the High School Orchestra this week A benefit show for the band at the Majestic Monday and Tuesday features The Crimes of Dr Forbes funds to buy new caps Mr Howard urges attendance and ticket sales
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Harmon Howard
Grammar School
Majestic
Dr. Forbes
Mr. Howard
Blanket Fair Set for October 17 in Blanket Texas
Blanket community schedules a fall fair for Saturday October 17 with both community and individual booths. Exhibits judged at 9 a.m. include corn cotton grain sorghums oats and more with prizes. Space requests due by October 10. I R Adams and C W Lehmberg lead supervision of vocational agriculture and 4 H clubs respectively.
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Blanket Citizens
Blanket
W. B. Jones
T. E. Levisay
S. E. Lacy
J. A. Keeler
Ed Mabry
Macon Richmond
I. R. Adams
Jones
Texas
C. W. Lehmberg
Brown County Sets Tax Rate at $1.00
Brown County Commissioners Court set the tax rate at $1.00 this week. The rate compares with 60 cents in Comanche County. County valuation is $13,300,000 versus just over $8,000,000 in this county, with allocations: General 25c, jury 7c, road and bridge 15c, road bond interest and sinking fund 50c, special road and bridge 0.0c, courthouse fund 0.0c.
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Brown County
Commissioners Court
Comanche County
Court House
Beattie School Boy Drowns In Copperas Creek
Ralph Stephens, 7 7, son of Mr and Mrs Mark Stephens of the Suez Community, drowned when he fell from a bridge into Copperas Creek about 2 pm Thursday. Reed, another pupil, tried to rescue him but injured his foot on the bridge. Beattie teacher Hubert Kelley, who also drives the bus, tested the water depth and ordered children off the bus as the accident occurred. The body had not been recovered by 6 pm.
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Comanche
C. R. M. Dudley
T. O. Walton
John Hoff
Anna Belle Wilconsin
Presbyterian Church
Hoff
Newburg
Lamkin
Gustine
Oscar Callaway
D. S. Prude
South Mansfield
Kinnie Sullivan
Snyder
Tom Levisay
Sherman
E. H. Waggoner
Dallas
Waco
Mr. Waggoner
A. J. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Estelle Reese
Gatesville
W. H. Rowland
Brownwood
H. R. May
Maude Levisay
W. E. London
Addie Stringfellow
W. L. Moore
Let
Ralph
Mark Stephens
Suez
Copperas Creek
Reed
John Reese
Hubert Kelley
Beattie
Stephens
Comanche-Bwood Football Game Postponed to Saturday
The Comanche Brownwood football game was postponed from Thursday to Saturday due to bad weather. It will be played at 8 p.m. in Brownwood's Lions Stadium.
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Comanche-Brownwood
Lions
Brownwood
Beer Defeat in Brown County Local Option Vote
Brown County voters rejected beer in a local option election last Saturday by 2646 to 1686, a 960 margin. Brownwood favored beer by 60, while most rural boxes voted dry except three. Blanket yielded nearly 5 to 1 against beer. In Brownwood the city tally was 1085 for beer and 1025 against. Brown County had been dry since 1903, with prior attempts in 1933 and 1934.
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Brown County
Brownwood
Comanche Adopts Bright Night Signs On Main Street
In the last two months Comanche has installed over 3000 dollars of new electric signs on the courthouse square and in town. New signs include the New Majestic, Service Drug Store, Sutton Dudley Drug Store, and Dudley Brothers with others planning additions. The city lights up nightly transforming the town into a white way after dark.
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Comanche
Court House Square
Wee
Majestic
Service Drug Store
Sutton Dudley Drug Store
Dudley Brothers
Tri-County Singing Convention At Rock Church Next Sunday
Williams B. Huggins, chairman, says the Tri County Singing Convention will be held at Rock Church twelve miles west of Comanche and three miles north of Blanket next Sunday. All Comanche County residents are urged to attend.
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Rock Church
Comanche
Blanket
Williams B. Huggins
Comanche County
These Three Thrilling Chapters Stand in Our Story
The Comanche Chief previews a six chapter novelette These Three about Martha Dobie and Karen Wright four orphaned young women who turn an old farmhouse into a girls school. Ugly rumors spark a defamation suit as their lives are nearly wrecked by a vicious lie.
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Martha
Dobie
Karen Wright
American Mother Visits Boys Town to Honor Father Flanagan
Mrs James Richard Smith an honorary American Mother visits Boys Town Nebraska meeting 200 homeless boys. She praises Father Flanagan and the program that rehabilitates over 3900 youths, calling Boys Town a national asset and village for homeless boys. She enters to a Boys Town Band and a 48 voice choir performance.
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Boys Town
Nebr
Father Flanagan
James Richard Smith
Claremont
Calif
Golden Rule Foundation of
New York
Macree
Elief Saetveit
Nebraska
Other Flanagan
Lake Eanes Reaches Full Capacity For First Time Since 1926
Lake Eanes filled to a depth of sixteen inches over the spillway at noon Thursday, part of a rise totaling about 12 feet. The 140 acre lake held 500 million gallons at peak, with a maximum channel depth of 34 feet. Local interest drew many viewers as cedar trees along the pool dam washed away in a small breach. Comanche County’s 1937 budget was set at 110003.80, down from 1936, with salaries outlined for county officers and deputies. tax and fee-driven revenue forms part of the county’s funding structure.
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Eanes
J. R Eanes
Comanche County
Commissioners Court
Coryell
Hamilton
Comanche
Comanche Merchants Ready With A Big Stock
A Comanche report notes merchants have assembled a large fall stock, aiming to beat prior records by offering quality goods at lower prices. The piece highlights shopper crowd appeal, local friendliness, and merchants drawing trade from county and neighboring areas. It also mentions a petty theft arrest of Eugene Wines, with recovered items including radiator caps and a coat identified as Watt J. Hornberg’s.
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Eugene
Big Weinie) Wines
Comanche
John Reese
Counes
Court House
Leonard Brothers
Fort Worth
Comanche Square
Texas
Howard Payne Opens Season Tonight at Brownwood
Howard Payne College begins its football season in Brownwood tonight against Texas Christian University. The Yellow Jackets face a strong foe, as TCU finished high in national rankings last season and is projected fourth this year. J. M. Marshall, son of Joe Marshall and a member of the 1931 Comanche High School Regional Championship team, is expected to start at quarterback.
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Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Texas Christian University
Yellow Jackets
T. C. VU
J. M. Marshall
Joe Marshall
Howard Payne
Marshall
Rain Helps Comanche County Farms Boosts Cotton and Potato Prospects
Rain across Comanche County this week aided fall grass pastures and cotton. C F Denny expects the cotton crop to approach last year's level, potentially 7000 bales, while J D Fonville notes sweet potato yields due to vine size and growth, with yams developing in about 21 days.
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Comanche County
F. Denny
Denny
J. D. Fonville
Idea Food Store
Fonville
Clyde
Government Farm
Sipe Springs School Opens Monday With New Vocational Dept
The Sipe Springs School will open Monday September 21 at 9am with opening exercises in the high school auditorium. Superintendent A F Vandergriff will give the address by Rev J W Henderson. A new Vocational Agriculture Department is added and Vandergriff serves as its teacher starting September 1. Other teachers include E L Curb Agnes Evans J Henderson Ellie Winters and Dorothy Brewer in various grades.
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Sipe Springs
A. F. Vandergriff
J. W. Henderson
Supt. Vandereriff
Vandercriff
E. L. Curb
Agnes Evans
J. Henderson
Ellie Winters
Dorothy Brewer
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