Comanche News Highlights Adores Daylight Time and Local Events
Comanche residents discuss Daylight Saving Time with Earl Albin stubbornly on standard time. The community read a Moravian cookbook joke about cooking husbands. United Fund Drive aims to raise funds through eleven agencies. Indians host Coleman Bluecats at Indian Memorial Stadium. Mrs. J A Barton honored at a Ballinger bridge party after visiting Ollie Chenoweth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barton
Ollie Chenoweth
Ballinger
Barton
Jo Horton to Head VFW Ladies Group
The Ladies Auxiliary to Comanche VFW Post 9460 was instituted on September 23 with district and local officers installed. Jo Horton was elected president, with Laura Knapp senior vice president, Jean Dukes junior vice president, Opal Maize treasurer, Mildred Hopson conductress, Gwen Rambo guard, Beulah Roberts chaplain, Janice Kidd Jill Dukes and Mary Ross trustees, and Mary Beaty secretary.
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Comanche
District 8
Ethel Sowell
Snyder
Nell Fowler
Breckenridge
Smith
Brownwood
Jo Horton
Laura Knapp
Jean Dukes
Opal Maize
Mildred Hopson
Gwen Rambo
Beulah Roberts
Janice Kidd
Jill Dukes
Mary Ross
Mary Beaty
V.F.W
Veterans’ Building
Ladies Auxiliary
J. B. Estess
Brookesmith
4 H Clubs Honored For Pioneering Work In Texas
The Texas Historical Society dedicates a marker at Fort Richardson September 28 recognizing the Jack County Boys Corn Club as the forerunner of today’s 4 H Clubs in Texas. The ceremony, led by the Jack County 4 H Council, recalls T M Marks and the 1908 show that spurred nationwide interest and the Smith Lever Act of 1914 creating the Cooperative Extension Service. The piece notes 100000 Texas youth in about 2300 clubs and millions of 4 H alumni upholding the program’s motto To Make the Best Better.
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Floyd M
Texas
Texas Historical Society
Old Fort Richardson
Jack County Club
Jack County
T. M. Marks
Jacksboro
St. Louis
Marks
Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
Cooperative Extension Service
Community thanks for kindness after loss
The family of W. D. Kerley thanks friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during illness and death. Special thanks to those who provided food floral tributes and to Rev Sterling Isham and the givers of comforting words. Also notes visitors from Bergstrom AFB and health updates for Henry Chambers after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Isham
W. D. Kerley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albin
Earl
Albini
United Fund
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Public Library
Contingency Fund
Texas United Fund
U.S.O
Indian Memorial Stadium
Indians
Coleman Bluecats
Paul Ray McKinzie
Bob Browning
Gorman
Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Cleveland Browns
Elbow
USDA
Fincher
W. Grand
del Monte Corn
del Monte
Carolina Freestone
Elberta Peaches
Vienna
Ote
Hathcocks
Crisco
Scott Tissue
T. AD
California
A.F. Brand
Neuhoff
Decker
John Livingston hrif-Tee
N. Houstod
Bergstrom Afb
David Goodson
Bergstrom
Henry Chambers
Fort Worth
Eastern Star
Mrs
Alta Dixon
Comanche Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Ruth Page
Everett Steed
Carrie Eaton
C. B. Carthen
Star Points
Ruby Steed
Ruby Daniels
Berniece Bradshaw
Joy Hunter
Dividdie Dabney
W. W. Polley
Coleman
Masonic Education Committee
Pink Ladies Auxiliary
Kenneth Walker
W. D. Walker
University of Texas At Arlington
Kenneth
Craft Manufacturing Company
Las Vegas
Dalton Perkins
Maxine Tabor
Nevada
N. Austin, Comanche
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