Indians Host Coleman Bluecats In Home Friday Night Clash
Comanche Indians travel to face undefeated Coleman Bluecats at 8 PM Friday. After a 13 0 win over Santa Anna, Comanche aims for strong defense and balanced attack with near full strength except for injured Jerry Beene. Coleman beat Eastland 18 0 and Goldthwaite 15 0 entering the showdown.
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CHS Indians
Coleman High School
Bluecats
Comanche High School
Santa Anna
Coleman Bluecats
Jimmy Marshall
Joe Andrews
Jerry Beene
Indians
Marshall
Coleman
Eastland
Eastland Mavericks
Goldthwaite Eagles
Comanche
Rising Star
Santa Anna Mountaineers
Grand Jury List Drawn for District Court Opening
District Clerk Alton Kirkland lists grand jurors to be empaneled at the District Court opening Monday October 3. Names include Barret Brightman Howell Edwards Chapman Forehand Schnare Terrill Caraway Gilbreath McDougal Westmoreland Hensley Lane Ford Alldridge among others in Comanche De Leon Gustine Zephyr and nearby areas.
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Alton Kirkland
W. B. Barret
Comanche
Oswell Brightman
B. A. Howell
Gustine
Zr. T. Edwards
Democrat Star Rt
Ww. D. Chapman
Rt. 2
Barefield Forehand
Blanket
Charles Schnare
de Leon
Ralph Terrill
Co. M. Caraway, Jr
Sam Gilbreath
Proctor
Eddy McDougal
J. C. Westmoreland
Carlton
L. C. Hensley
Energy
Keith Lane Jr
M. F. Williford
Zephyr
D. B. Alldridge
Frigidaire Lines Shown At Dallas Dealer School
Clarence L. Huett owner of Service Drug Store and key Frigidaire dealer in Texas attended a Frigidaire school in Dallas last week. Joins from the local store included J. D. Walker Kenneth Froh Wayne Williford and Louis Isham. New ranges feature faster surface units automatic control for even cooking and many added conveniences. Huett plans a special showing soon.
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Clarence L. Huett
Service Drug
Texas
Dallas
J. D. Walker
Kennneth Froh
Wayne Williford
Louis Isham
Huett
Miss Ruth Marshall Leaves for New York
Miss Ruth Marshall daughter of Mr and Mrs Troy Marshall left last week for New York City to attend the biblical seminary at the Bibical Seminary in the city.
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New York
Ruth Marshall
Troy Marshall
New York City
Bibical Seminary
Ford Tractor Owners Meeting Here September 27
Biggs Tractor Company hosts Ford tractor owners at 917 North Houston next Tuesday night at 7 30. The event features films on Ford tractors a cartoon comedy music by a string band refreshments and attendance prizes including a five gallon Tractro lube a gallon Prestone antifreeze and spark plug set.
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Biggs Tractor Company
Ford Tractor and
Dearborn Implement
North
Houston
Ford Tractor
J. C. Biggs
Herman Watson
Mr. Biggs
Local PTA Unit Begins Work in Comanche for 1949 50
The Comanche Parent-Teachers Association starts its 1949 50 school year with a social opening meeting. Mrs. Herbert Goodson arranged a United States themed setup including white dahlias red spider lilies and decorations plus football gear. Mrs. Goodson served Coca-Cola and Mr. Jim Johnson donated the dahlias. The group discussed campus projects including leveling draining and beautifying the Ward School grounds adding trees shrubs and equipment. New officers and members were introduced and health program details from school nurse Mrs Kathleen Eads were shared. A nursery will operate each meeting with a rotating room and parent volunteers caring for children.
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Comanche Parent-Teachers Association
Jack Peace
Herbert Goodson
United States
Goodson
Jim Johnson
America
Frank Reese
Howell Cobb
W. C. Chilton
Kathleen Eads
Garden Club Autumn Flower Show Opens In Comanche
Comanche Garden Club hosts the Autumn Flower Show titled Flowers and Fashions on Parade on Saturday October 8 from 2 to 8 pm at Veterans Building. Admission 25 cents adults 10 cents children. proceeds fund City Park. Circus theme appeals to children with balloons popcorn and cold drinks. Style show features shops Higginbothams Hareliks Ben Evridge Hoffmans Baxters Reese Palmer and The Hub. Models wear latest styles with club made corsages. Sections include General Arrangements Dried Materials Harvest Season Novice Juniors Corsages Specimen Blooms and Bottle Show. Contact Garden Club members for details.
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Comanche Garden Club
Veterans Building
Higginbotham’s
Harelik’s
Ben Evridge Dry Goods
Hoffman's
Baxter's
Reese-Palmer
the Hub
Garden Club
Comanche
Barrett Family Attends Brother Jack Barrett’s Funeral
Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Barrett, their daughter and son, Mrs. Bob Carpenter and Weldon Barrett, traveled to Weatherford on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Rev. Barrett’s brother Jack Barrett aged 91.
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Gordon Barrett
Bob Carpenter
Weldon Barrett
Weatherford
Reese couple take over Tate's Ready-To-Wear in Comanche
Mr and Mrs Roy Reese have purchased Tate's Ready To Wear from Mrs George Tate and run the store at 126 North Austin under Exclusive Ready To Wear. They plan remodeling and stock expansion, keeping Tate's name brands and adding new lines as they visit wholesale markets. Mrs Claude Ross remains employed.
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Roy Reese
Tate
George W. Tate
Swwre
North Austin
Reese
Comanche
Abilene
A. PD. Dunn
Claude Ross
Tate’s
Hareliks to Stage Bonus Sale Monday
Harelik's Department Store will be closed Saturday for a religious holiday and will hold a Bonus Day on Monday September 26. Buyers receive bonus gifts with regular purchases such as a tie with a shirt and a hat with a suit. The ad promises further details in this edition.
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Harelik’s
Harelik's
Oden Family Attends Birthday Party for Ste phenville Kin
Mr and Mrs Penn Oden of Shreveport visited over the weekend to join a birthday party for Charles Williams son of Mr and Mrs C B Williams Jr of Stephenville. The event brought together relatives from the area to celebrate the occasion.
CHS Students Name Officers
Comanche High School elected officers across grades with names for president and vice president roles. Notable pairs include Melvin Harper and Dale Arms for seniors, Ray King and Neila Smith for juniors, Jeanette Hall and Helen Hughes for sophomores, Felton Brooks and Lloyd Biges for freshmen, plus list of annual and warrior staff editors and reporters.
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Comanche High School
Melvin Harper
Dale Arms
Patsyans
Ray King
Rotary
Neila Smith
Kenne
Lockridge
Jeanette Hall
Helen Hughes
Betty Sue White
Felton Brooks
Lloyd Biges
Secre
Pat Baxter
Jerry Don Gregory
Junior Gridders Open 49 Season vs Hamilton Bullpups
Comanche junior football team under Coach Joe Lockhart hosts Hamilton Bullpups Thursday night at 7:30. About 30 players from 7th to 9th grade have trained since September 1, marking Comanche’s first organized junior team. Admission 25 and 15 cents. officials seek large local turnout.
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Joe Lockhart
Comanche
Hamilton
County Schools Hire itinerant music teacher
The Foundation School Program enables rural schools to add specialists. Mrs. W B Sartor of Comanche has been elected itinerant music teacher for county schools with a schedule across Comyn Proctor Sidney Sipe Springs Lamkin Hasse Beattie Fairview Van Dyke. An office is set in the courthouse for planning.
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Foundation
Hi Gilmer-Aikin
County Board of Education
W. B. Sarton
Comanche
Lamkin
Hasse
Beattie
Fairview
van Dyke
Curb
Proctor
Sidney
Bell County
West Texas
Tolleson
Brown County
Homer Schulze
Rev H J Sanders Dies After 48 Years In Ministry
Retired Methodist minister Rev H J Sanders, 70, died suddenly from a heart attack while visiting friends in Scranton. He preached over four decades and is survived by wife Sallie Waller and son Carl Sanders. another son Gerald died in 1938. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Funeral held at First Methodist Church Comanche with district superintendent Oran Stephens presiding.
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H. J. Sanders
Comanche
Scranton
Sanders
First Methodist Church
Oran Stephens
Cisco
J. E. Buttrill
First Methodist
Lively Brown
Comanche Circuit East
H. B. Lloyd
W. B. Richards
Desdemona
Jim Morgan
de Leon
W. M. Slaten
H. E. Parks
S. Gallis
A. B. Smith
Oakwood Cemetery
Hospital Notes: Recent Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list patients hospitalized this past week by category. Major surgeries include Thelma Graham and Mrs Hearshel Jones. minor surgeries include Shirley Bauer and others. Medical patients feature Mrs S L Hornsby and Wayne Johnson. Mothers give birth to three girls and two boys, including Sharon and Marilyn Joyce.
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Thelma Graham
Hearshel Jones
Shirley Bauer
Joe Tom Gore
Walter Borin
C. D. Golden
San Angelo
S. L. Hornsby
Wayne Johnson
W. C. Howerton
H. E. Morphew
Williard Partin
Sarah Welch
de Leon
D. B. Harrison
Sharon
W. J. Hart
Marilyn Joyce
Hearshel Janes
Richard Hearshel
Leroy Grayson
Cynthia Jane
Freeman's Variety Store Quitting Business
O. L. Freeman of Freeman's Variety Store announces in this issue that the firm is quitting business and that a going out of business safe is now on.
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Freeman's Variety Store
O. L. Freeman
Freeman Variety Store
S C Vineyard Claimed By Death in Comanche County
Samuel Charles Vineyard, 79, longtime Soda Springs resident, died at home after weeks of illness. Funeral at Taylor's Chapel Methodist Church with Rev. Sam Jones officiating. burial in Suggs Cemetery. Born November 13, 1869 in Newnan Georgia, he moved to Comanche County, Texas, and married Genovese Bean in 1894. Survived by wife and several children, many grandchildren. their early fire tragedy claimed five children, ten later, with three more deaths. He was a Methodist and active in local affairs.
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S. C. Vineyard
Soda Springs
Comanche County
Mr. Vineyard
Taylor’s Chapel Methodist Church
Sam Jones
Dublin
Suggs Cemetery
Samuel Charles Vineyard
Newman
Georgia
S. M. Vineyard
Comanche
Vineyard
Methodist Church
Bi-District Farm Bureau Meeting Draws Largest Crowd Yet
The Comanche County Farm Bureau District Seven meeting drew record attendance at Veterans' Hall with visitors from seven counties. Texas Farm Bureau leaders highlighted wheat storage savings of 20 million dollars and cotton seed price support, while Wanda McClellan of De Leon won the queen contest and will vie for the district crown in Dallas.
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Farm Bureau
de Leon
Farm Bureau District Seven
Comanche
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Comanche County
Veterans’ Hall
Texas Farm Bureau
J. Walter Hammond
Wanda McClellan
Berle June Blackwell
Fastiland
McClellan
Dallas
Raymond McElrath
Texas
Texas Ture
Square Dance Classes Begin Monday Night
Square dance instruction classes start Monday night at the Veterans' Building and run weekly for ten weeks. Joe Waring and Margaret Tate of Comanche lead, with classes open to all for $10 per couple. Miss Joy Jean Eaton has returned to Ohio to teach at Ohio State University.
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Veterans’ Building
Joe Waring
Margaret Tate
Comanche
Hamilton
Brownwood
de Leon
Mr. Waring
Joy Jean Eaton
Robert Eaton
Ohio
Ohio State University
Corby Opens Scales Here
Curtis Corby announces the opening of Corby’s Insured Trucks scales at 500 South Austin near the Santa Fe tracks on the Goldthwaite Highway. The 50-foot Fairbanks Morse scales weigh up to 100000 pounds for all truck types and will operate day and night as Corby moves his truck headquarters to the new facility.
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Curtis Corby
Corby
Austin
Goldthwaite Highway
Mr. Corby
Homecoming at White Point Church Next Sunday
The annual homecoming at White Point Church will be held next Sunday September 25. F J Wood chairman says services begin with Sunday School at 10 o clock and preaching at 11 o’clock. Dinner will be served on the grounds followed by afternoon singing.
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White Point
F. J. Wood
Mr. Wood
Truss Specialist to Visit Durham’s Pharmacy September 30
Dr. H. B. Moore, a truss specialist from Dallas, will be at Durham’s Pharmacy for one day only on Friday September 30. He invites existing and new patients with truss problems to consult at no cost or obligation.
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H. B. Moore
Dallas
Durham
M. Moore
Comanche
Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Plans Weekend Services
The Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church will hold services on Saturday and Sunday with a communion service Saturday night led by Pastor Elder Len Da lte.
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Shiloh
Primitive Baptist Church
Shi Loh
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PTA
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Sipe Springs
M. H. Curb
Pearl Tolleson
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N.Y
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Secy-Treas
Dobbs
Majestic Theatre
Wilson
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Kazan
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Lois Maxwell
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