Waco WPA Funds Authorized for Co manche Street Plan
The District WPA Office at Waco approves 197 705.79 for five street improvements in Co manche including hard surfacing North Main Street segments West Main Street sections and Depot Street to the railroad. City Engineer Chase Holeman along with Mayor Hoff and the City Council expect state and national office approval. The project also covers extending the water system and sewer upgrades.
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Comanche
WPA
Waco
Chase Holeman
John FE. Hoff
City Council
Holeman
State
San Antonio
National
Washington
Main Street
E. H. Jones
William Chilton
O. O. Brightman
Depot Street
Years Ago From The Comanche Chief 1915 Event Recap
Comanche High School will be coached by H. Carpenter with Earl Ellis assisting. Roy Coker suffered a collarbone injury at the first football practice. Eva Pinkard and Ray McCorkle wed at the Pinkard home with Novella Richmond as maid of honor. R. Havens reports cotton damage from boll weevils in Comanche County and nearby areas. Teachers Institute elected W. Carpenter director, J. B. Layne director of Debate and Declamation, and R. Jarrett director of Athletics. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. City ordinance limits automobiles to eight miles per hour inside limits and requires audible signals when approaching, with 300 feet visibility notice.
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H. Carpenter
Earl Ellis
Roy Coker
D. Pinkard
Eva Pinkard
Ray McCorkle
V. W. T. Jones
Ss Novella Richmond
Ross
Ing
Alexander du
T the
Teachers Institute
W. Carpenter
J. B. Layne
R. Jarrett
Athos
R. M. Watts
Ellen Smith
Martin Crest
Mamie Chapps
D. Haggard
Kathine McCrary
B. E. Steele
Lela Davis
Briar Grove Pupils Transferred to Comanche Schools
Pupils from Briar Grove and their teacher Miss Audie Lee Austin have moved to Comanche for the new school year. About half of the district’s 28 pupils already enrolled in Comanche on the first day. The transfer follows a signed agreement between the two districts.
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Briar Grove
Comanche
Audie Lee Austin
West Ward
Iar Grove
Elmer Isham
Wid Spivey
M.er
D. H. Isham
Austin
Grove
Blan
Blan High School
John Tarn College
Howard Payne College
Comanche High Sets 15 Season Grid Schedule
Coach Glen Frazier announces Comanche High School football schedule with three open dates. Sept 27 Goldthwaite at Comanche. Oct 18 Gorman at Comanche. Oct 25 Hamilton at Comanche. Oct 4 and Oct 11 open. other games include Dublin Nov 1, Stephenville Nov 8, Strawn Nov 15, De Leon Nov 28. one away game played at Brownwood.
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Glen Frazier
Brownwood
Comanche
Goldthwaite
Gorman
Hamilton
Dublin
Stephenville
Strawn
Open
de Leon
Bukoviny Shop Building Add Completion Nears
A 20 by 30 sheet iron addition to the Bukoviny Shop building will be completed this week. The extension, from the rear of the Bukoviny Top and Body Works building, is owned by Frances Clark.
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Bukoviny Top and Body Works
Frances Clark
Bukoviny Shop
Comyn Teacher Named Centennial FFA State Director
W. Doyle Graves, Vocational Agriculture Director at Comyn, is named one of eight state directors to organize the Texas Centennial FFA program. Eight hundred thousand dollars are allocated to mount the largest nationwide program of its kind next year.
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W. Doyle Graves
Comyn
Pecan crop outlook across Comanche and neighboring counties
Local pecan man N A Palmer predicts the heaviest Comanche County pecan crop since 1929 unless conditions worsen. San Saba reports a big crop, Hamilton County sees 50 percent higher yields, and McCulloch County may double its usual 20 000 pounds. W S Price Jr urges further knowledge and cultivation to boost Comanche production.
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Comanche County
N. A. Palmer
San Saba
Comanche
Hamilton County
Record-Herald
Brady
McCulloch County
Price
W. S. Price, Jr
Gustine
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Big Gin Run 15 Due Monday
The cotton ginning season is set to start Monday if weather stays fair, says Public Weigher C F Denny. Through Thursday only 37 bales had been ginned versus 1008 at the same point last year, with the crop reportedly late by about a month. No peanuts have been weighed this season, also about a month late per Denny.
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C. F. Denny
Denny
Sixty two Seniors Enrolled at De Leon High School
Sixty two students form the senior class at De Leon High School according to the De Leon Free Press. The group includes seniors from fourteen different schools.
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DE Leon High
de Leon High School
de Leon Free Press
Stuents
Ye Leon Boy Takes House To Brownwood College
Roy Hammers Jr of De Leon reportedly moved his house to Toward Payne College Brownwood last week when he enrolled. The portable house was placed on campus and serves as his residence while he rooms there.
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Ye Leon
Brownwood College
Roy Hammers
de Leon Guth
Payne College
Brownwood
Young Hammers
Vity
Hammres
Fall Term District Court Opens With New District Attorney
The Grand Jury list and petit jurors for the Fall term of District Court begin Monday October 20. District Attorney Allen of Hamilton, appointed by Governor Allred, will preside over cases including a rape charge theft burglary and other miscellaneous matters. Divorce cases top the civil docket with Judge R B Cross of Gatesville presiding and Hervey Chesley Jr. of Hamilton serving as Court Reporter. Grand jurors listed include G F E Morton De Leon C S Carruth De Leon J L Neel Lamkin J A Andress Comanche T O Fry Blanket H R Jones Comanche Jeff Smith De Leon L V Cunningham Comanche Carl Roberts Comanche C S Dry De Leon.
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Ben Wilhelm
Allen
Hamilton
James V. Allred
Tom F. Reese
R. B. Cross
Gatesville
Hervey Chesley, Jr
G. FE. Morton
de Leon
C. S. Carruth
J. L. Neel
Lamkin
J. A. Andress
Comanche
T. O. Fry
Blanket
H. R. Jones
Jeff Smith
L. V. Cunningham
Carl Roberts
C. S. Dry
J .Continued
Oakwood Cemetery Beautification Effort Led by Women
A new movement to beautify Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche is led by the local Business and Professional Women's Club with Miss Iva Hart guiding efforts. The group aims to elevate the cemetery from years of limited maintenance, following a call by the late W. H. Carpenter who urged a penutification campaign for the burial grounds.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Iva Hart
W. H. Carpenter
Comanche
Oak Grove
Neighbring
Women’s Club
Comanche’s
Duster Future Farmers Organize Chapter Officers
The Duster Future Farmers organization completed its new term with officers elected on Thursday. Dewitt Graham is president, Bryan Coulson vice president, Harry Crow secretary, Raymond Jeter reporter, Evan Holmes treasurer, Wiley Frank Files farm watch dog, Noel Ross Kovian and Wade Patton parliamentarian. The group will sponsor a farm crops booth at the De Leon Fair as its first activity of the year.
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Duster Future Farmer
Dewitt Graham
Bryan Coulson
Harry Crow
Raymond Jeter
Evan Holmes
Wiley Frank Files
Noel Ross
Wade Patton
de Leon Fair
Duster Chanter
Fall Buying Season Opens in Comanche Amid Crowds
Comanche reports strong weekend crowds and brisk buying during the week as highway improvements, special trades days, and new businesses expand the trade area. Merchants see growing trade, with residents shifting shopping to Comanche for a thriving fall season.
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Comanche
College Work Offered Here in Comanche
Miss Cravens from North Texas State Teachers College will visit Comanche to organize an Extension Work class for teachers wishing to pursue college training while teaching. Twelve semester hours can be completed by one meeting per week, counting as resident training. Contact Supt. McCorkle to form a class of twenty or more.
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Miss Cravens
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Comanche
B. Ray McCorkle
McCorkle
Supt. McCorkle
Eighteen Candidates for F F A Green Hands Degree
Eighteen Gustine High School vocational agriculture students applied for the Green Hands degree. The chapter expects a strong year and plans exhibits for the Gustine Community Fair. The applicants are J Y Robinson Horace Cox Victor Hall Homer Trimble Dick McGuire Bennie Jo Harris Olan Williams DerWin White Burnell Clements R J Haggard Preston Young Oscar Carpenter B M Moore Sherrill Vernon Cecil Fickel John McNutt Lee Caraway and Bob Mike White.
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Fighteen Vocational Agriculture
Gustine High School
J. Y. Robinson
Horace Cox
Victor Hall
Homer Trimble
Dick McGuire
Bennie Jo Harris
Olan Williams
Derwin White
Burnell Clements
R. J. Haggard
Preston Young
Oscar Carpenter
B. M. Moore
Sherrill Vernon
Cecil Fickel
John Mc
Blanket Project Gets Approval
A total of $9,760 has been approved by the State WPA office at San Antonio for remodeling the Blanket School building. Twenty-two men will be employed.
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WPA
San Antonio
Dur ham Pecan Company Expands With New Warehouse
Comanche's Durham Pecan Company advances its building and expansion, adding a two story sheet iron warehouse beside the Cotton Belt Depot purchased from the railway. The firm, now a major employer with over 100 workers, ships pecans worldwide from its growing shelling operation.
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The
Durham Pecan Company
Comanche
Cotton Belt Railway Company
Cotton Belt
Durham
Pre Centennial Celebration in Comanche Postponed Indefinitely
Due to unavoidable circumstances the Pre Centennial Celebration and Rodeo in Comanche are postponed. The Chamber of Commerce and City Council cited lack of time and revenue concerns and expect a larger three ring circus to come to Comanche soon.
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Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Believe It or Not Negro Spends Night Here
Exhibitors display an allegedly preserved unknown Negro who supposedly died 24 years ago. The body has been kept at a Marlin funeral home and is shown in a mumified condition on the east side of the square.
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Comanche
Marlin
Comanche County Approves Higher Tax Rates for Next Year
The Commissioners Court raised the county tax rate by 9 cents for next year while offsetting some increases with cuts in Road Precinct Taxes. Total rates rise from 51 to 60 cents, with specific increases in pauper, general, jury, jail and court house funds, and a notable drop in the rail bond fund. Road Precinct adjustments trim rates in No. 1 No. 4 and especially No. 5 where the levy falls from 85 to 50 cents. The proposed budget shows debt payments of 30,234.77 this year versus under 20,000 last year, with next year interest projected at 4,762.04. Salary freezes and budget cuts accompany the changes, including a County Agent car allowance removal and revised officer salaries. Continued on last page.
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Comanche County
Commissioners Court
Court House
Neds
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Ned
Conche, Brown
Eastland Lunties
Strand County
Havens
CHOOL
PEGAN
Alfred
Duster Future Farmers Organize
Teachers College
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Mix
George Raft
Alice Faye
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Mary Astor
Jackie Cooper
Kibbee
Zazu Pitts
Ritz Theater
Heather Angel and
Victor McLaglen
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