Real Estate and Developments in Comanche County
Comanche County presents an uncertain real estate outlook yet offers extensive land suitable for agriculture and grazing. Land values vary widely from 16 to 4200 per acre, with truck farming seen as a growth area. City property shows rising value due to immigration and industrial expansion, while overall taxes are relatively low and many parcels available for lease or purchase through two years of profit potential.
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Comanche County
Comanche
West Texas
Howver
Thesd Rhs
County Assessors
Reverend Holland Returns to Lead Services at Local Church
At Baptist Church Rev. Holland has returned home and will fill the pulpit at the First Baptist Church at both morning and evening hours.
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Baptist Church
Holland
First Baptist Church
Comanche Faces Ice Shortage As Factory May Close
The piece warns Comanche could lose its ice service if Tooke’s contract with the oil mill receivers ends October first and Couch ownership delays. It urges Chamber of Commerce action to secure shipping service and prevent a total ice famine, while stressing no blame on ice management.
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Mr. Tooke
Couch
Comanche
Side Boards Sought to Ease Crowded High School
The school board faces relief options as 225 pupils occupy 192 desks. Proposals include using sideboards in crowded rooms or other methods to handle overflow. Enrollment by grade shows 65 eighth, 66 ninth, 57 tenth, 37 eleventh. Latin courses include 109 first year and 54 second year, with few in third and fourth years.
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J. B. Layne
B. W. Speed
Ola Cunningham
Minnie Cunningham
Ida Hunter
Batson
Harrison Tent Theatre Coming to Comanche September 29
Harrison's tent theatre will open a week's engagement in Comanche on September 29. The show is billed as the most popular tent era in town with Mr. Harrison and his players well received and famed for high class road shows.
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Harrison
Comanche
Comanche Receives First Government Truck
Comanche's Commissioners Court announces the first of a series of trucks allocated for town use is ready for delivery. The initial vehicle will be a light maintenance truck for highway upkeep.
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Comanche
Commissioners Court
City Schools Open With Large Attendance
Comanche city schools opened with a strong turnout, drawing many rural pupils to the high school for advanced studies. The opening program featured Mayor Eanes, Rev. Ferguson, and educators who praised the faculty and school spirit.
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Comanche
Ciriculum
Ferguson
Josephus
Lee
Eanes
Layne
George Sullivan
R. F. Holloway
J. B. Layne
B. W. Speed
Comanche High School
Speed
Hunter
F W Couch Buys Interest in Adams Motor Company
Wesley Couch has bought half interest in Adams Motor Company and takes over management from H A Beusing. He plans to expand repair facilities and add modern machinery, batteries, and a larger parts stock for Studebaker Chandler and Cleveland cars, with growth tied to highway improvements and oil-field development in Comanche County.
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Wesley Couch
Adams Motor Company
H. A. Beusing
Mr. Couch
Ford
Studebaker
Chandler
Cleveland
Comanche
Comanche County
Callaway Well Strikes Second Black Lime Formation
The Callaway well reached 3210 feet and struck a second black lime strata after a thick gray sand layer. This unusual sequence has Lone Star observers comparing it to the Ranger field trends as operators plan to drill toward 4000 feet if white lime is not encountered.
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Callaway
Lone Star
Ranger
Sipe Springs Bank Closed by Insolvency Examiner
The First State Bank of Sipe Springs was closed last Wednesday by an examiner who declared it insolvent. It had been under new management for about two months and was run by parties also tied to a Desdemona bank that was shut by the same examiner. Details of the condition are unobtainable.
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Sipe Springs
First State Bank
Desdemona
Rex Refining Company Stock Set to Advance
Rex Refining Company stock will rise to 1.25 dollars on October first. Investors seeking par value shares should contact Anderson & Company at the Masonic Temple for details.
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Rex Refining Company
Anderson & Company
Masonic ‘Temple
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R. K. Evans
Brookfield Butter
Thomas & Moody Meat Market
Chamber of Commerce
Va Baxter
Jarmmar
Georgia Robertson
Hattie Brightman
KE. L. Carpenter
Betty Harris
Floy Harris
W. H. Carpenter
East Ward
Ada Harvey
Storey
Cordin Lindsey
Cleo Herring
West Ward
Ruby Grainger
Berta Kelly
Mary Reeves
Myrtle Paine
Amelia Scott
Lucille Hogan
VMI
Coleman
Grocer and
Comanche, Texas
F .W. Couch
Studebaker, Chandler and
Cleveland Automobiles
Wimbish & CO
Childress
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