Comanche County Farmers See Big Gains in Soil Conservation
Farmers in Comanche County Texas, under the 1943 AAA program, built 1,261,045 feet of terraces on 197 farms and managed 51,297 acres of contour tillage on 1,093 farms. They seeded 6,657 acres to green manure crops and built 429 watering tanks on 382 farms without cash outlay, costs offset from program payments.
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AAA
Comanche County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Usda War Board
U. S. Department of Agriculture
War Board
County Farm Transportation Committee
Henson Couple Welcome Daughter Suann in Hamilton Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roy Henson of Newburg welcomed a daughter born Friday March 31 at Hamilton Hospital. The newborn weighed six pounds thirteen ounces and was named Suann. The family announced the birth and plans to share details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Henson
Newburg
Hamilton Hospital
Suann
Comanche Chief Moves Up Publication Schedule
The Comanche Chief will publish Wednesday next week instead of Thursday to mail one day earlier. Linotype operator Bob Carpenter undergoes a military physical Wednesday night, requiring early news and ads. The editors thank the public for cooperation during the emergency.
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Bob Carpenter
Franks and Burks Elected Local School Trustees
Porter Franks and A P Burks were elected trustees of the Comanche Independent School District as 159 votes were cast. Incumbent W C House received 68 votes, A F Wells 21, F Karl Shock 66, and Porter B Franks 87.
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Porter Franks
A. P. Burks
Comanche Independent
W. C. House
A. F. Wells
F. Karl Shock
Porter B. Franks
Comanche Boys Break Scrap Paper Record
Three small lads from Comanche Jimmie King Joe Paul Tupin and Kenneth Wyatt collected 1640 pounds of scrap paper in three weeks during the current salvage drive marking a local record.
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Comanche
Jimmie King
Joe Paul Tupin
Kenneth Wyatt
Livestock Association Directors Meet in Comanche
Directors of the Comanche County Livestock Association will meet at 8 p.m. Friday April 14 in the Chamber of Commerce Room in Comanche. Plans for 1944 will be discussed and all vocational teachers in the county are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Livestock Association
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Coxs Visit Ruth Cox in San Antonio Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Bob Cox spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting their daughter Miss Ruth Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Bob Cox
San Antonio
Miss Ruth Cox
Magness and Killingsworth Visit Relatives in Comanche
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Magness and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Killingsworth of Overton visited relatives in Comanche Saturday, sharing time with family members and traveling together for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Magness
W. T. Killingsworth
Overton
Comanche
Mrs Goodman Dies In Crash Near El Paso
Mrs Alpha Goodman wife of banker R B Goodman and sister of Mrs Walter Durham died instantly when her car collided with a parked truck on a highway outskirts of El Paso last Thursday night. Mr Goodman injured and hospitalized. Funeral held at their Eastland home Sunday afternoon attended by the Durhams and Comanche friends. She had strong ties to Comanche long known there and had studied at Comanche High School under Superintendent Holloway and Principal Layne. Survived by her mother and step father Mr and Mrs Parker of Eastland and by two step brothers.
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Alpha Goodman
R. B. Goodman
el Paso
Walter Durham
Comanche
Goodman
Eastland
Durham
Frances Evelyn
University of Texas
Comanche High School
R. F. Holloway
J. B. Layne
Parker
Ensign Billy Neel Commissioned After Training
Ensign Billy Neel completed a four month course at Columbia University and was commissioned in the United States Naval Reserve. He went to Norfolk Virginia for amphibious craft training and was later assigned as communications officer on a Landing Ship for Tanks in Boston. Neel, a Tarleton College graduate, had studied at Texas Tech. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neel, long-time residents of Hico formerly of Lamkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Naval Reserve
Columbia University
Billy Neel
Norfolk
Boston
Tarleton College
Texas Tech
Paul Neel
Hico
Lamkin
Faster Sunrise Service at Comanche High School Easter
Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by Comanche High School choir and Grammar School choir will be held on the high school campus at 7:45 Sunday morning with ministers of Comanche. The service will be broadcast by KBWD Brownwood. Carl Brumbelow conducts the High School choir and Miss Marguerite Ross teaches the Grammar School choir. The invocation by Rev E G Gregory Jr and scripture by Dr C Klingman are planned with hymns and choral pieces. The public is invited.
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Carl Brumbelow
Comanche High School
Grammar School
Ministers of
Comanche
KBWD
Brownwood
Marguerite Ross
E. G. Gregory
First Baptist Church
Sacred Choral Service At Methodist Church Next Sunday Night
The First Methodist Church and Comanche High School join for a sacred choral service next Sunday at 8 30 pm under Carl Brumbelow director of music. The program includes hymns anthems prayers and a Messiah Hallelujah chorus with both choirs and will close with benediction and postlude.
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Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Carl Brumbelow
Comanche High School
Frances Durham Presented in U of T Graduate Recital
Miss Frances Durham daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Durham of Comanche was featured in a UT College of Fine Arts graduate piano recital Wednesday afternoon. Parents Mrs J C Wilkerson and others from Comanche and former residents in Austin attended. Durham studied at Baylor then UT for the past two years and is slated to receive her music degree in June.
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Frances Durham
Walter Durham
Comanche
Department of Music
College of Fine Arts
University of Texas
J. C. Wilkerson
Austin
C. F. Silvas
Nancy Wilkerson
R. K. Shelton
Durham
Howard Kilpatrick
Baylor University
Wetzel Family Relocates to Houston Air Field
Mrs. Charles E. Wetzel and her baby left Tuesday for Houston to join Lt. Wetzel who is stationed at Ellington Field, signaling a military family move to the base community.
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Charles E. Wetzel
Baby
Houston
Let. Wetzel
Ellington Field
Shelton Bros Fertilizer House Opens in Comanche
N R and H E Shelton announce the opening of the Shelton Bros Fertilizer House in Comanche in the old Howard Motor Company Building. The shop will be open Saturday April 8 with Swift's Red Steer fertilizers. The Shelton brothers hail from Sipe Springs and operate there and at Rising Star.
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N. R
H. E. Shelton
Shelton Bros
Comanche
Howard Motor Company
Swift
Red Steer
N. R. Shelton
Shelton Brothers
Sipe Springs
Rising Star
Comanche School Principals Re-elected by Board
All three Comanche school principals E L Curb Gram mar D R Holliday and D Brown were re elected at a board meeting Tuesday night Superintendent W Z Compton also re elected in February with teachers to be chosen soon The district faces two vacant faculty posts filled by substitutes while a teacher shortage may worsen next year Trustees and patrons praise the school system under Superintendent Compton and the principals
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Comanche
Board of
E. L. Curb
D. R. Holliday
Grammar
D. Brown
W. Z. Compton
Compton
Comanche man joins Alpha Phi Omega at N T State Teachers
R W Wyatt Jr of Comanche was among 18 initiates of the Gamma Rho Chapter of the National Service Fraternity Alpha Phi Omega at North Texas State Teachers College in Denton. Wyatt is listed as from Comanche in the report.
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R. W. Wyatt, Jr
Comanche
Gamma Rho
National Service Fraternity
Alpha Phi Omega
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
R. W. Wyatt
School Board Reorganized in Comanche With New Members
Roy Brannan was re-elected president of the Comanche School Board and A P Cox vice president at a trustees meeting Tuesday night. Two new members Porter Franks and A P Burks were sworn in, with Robert Eaton re-elected secretary. The board now includes Roy Brannan, Jack Moore, Robert Eaton, A P Cox, Tra Clemons, Porter Franks, and A P Burks.
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Roy Brannan
Comanche School Board
A. P. Cox
Porter Franks
A. P. Burks
Robert Eaton
Jack Moore
Tra Clemons
Franks Clemons And Barret Are Named To Council
One hundred eighty nine votes were polled in the City election as Porter Franks and Ira Clemons won new City Council seats and Walter Barret was reelected. The six candidates for three places included A A Massingill C W Williams and W B Barret with results Franks 130 Clemons 123 Barret 106 Massingill 42 McKinz ie 72 and Denny 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Franks
Ira Clemons
Walter Barret
A. A. Massingill
C. W. Williams
W. B. Barret
Co. F. Denny
George C. McKinzie
Ira B. Clemons
Magness Seaman Visits Family in Comanche
Seaman Second Class Roger A Magness of Farragut Idaho visits his wife and children in Comanche as part of a home leave.
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Roger A. Magness
Farragut, Idaho
Comanche
Mrs Frank Carleton Returns From Miami Visit
Mrs Frank Carleton has returned from an eleven day visit with an uncle in Miami Florida.
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Frank Carleton
Miami
Florida
List of Men Passed Physical Examination for Service Induction
Readable text shows local Selective Service records listing men who passed examinations and were assigned to service. Seven men were immediately inducted from Comanche County, including Robert H. Evans and William L. Carruth. Additional lists include Army and Navy assignments, births, marriages, and summons for further examinations across Navy and Army branches.
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Local Selective Service Board
James V. Williamson
Burton Parkman
Charles E. Jarman
Leslie F. Stanley Roy A. Jones
Herbert L. Black Troy Tatum
Malcom McGuire
John A. Stafford
Alonzo R. Lancaster
R. W. Pate
Dallas
Daniel Troy
LD. Brogden Calvin N. J. Caraway
Thomas E. Clements
F. Byrd
G. L. Stewart
William L. Dry
Edward A. Tischler
Cecil I. Chancellor
E. L. Pindley
Elmer W. Timmons
Hubert R. Houck
Quanah A. Rogers Derroll Hafford
Daniel L. Evans
Floyd N. Morehead
Arvil O. Setzler
Ottis J. Cogburn
Troy J. Johnson Niven L. Warren Gaylon A. Burks
Floyd H. Brawley
Ethan A. Logan
Kenneth G. Chapp Donald D. Salter Gathern
N. Shipp
Leslie B. Monsey
Donald. Farrow
John M. Arthur William B. Monsey Fletcher L. Cockrell
Arthur B. Adcock
Earl Wilson Barnett
Comanche
Robert H. Evans
Navy
William L. Carruth
J. C. Holland
Army
Glen W. Nowlin
Robert W. Evans
C. J. Fisher
Garland Morris
Marvin C. Kay
Jefferson F. Terrell
Clifford A. Leach
Ira T. Frazier
Joseph L. Sain
Jack Wilhelm
Samuel H. Daniel
Weldon O. Elliott
Leroy A. Limmer
James E. Hornsby
Fred S. Ross
Joseph C. Hyatt
R. D. Towe
Lawrence E. Farley
Herschel James
Lloyd Thorp
Hollis J. Woolsey
Carlton C. Peril
Donald W. Stephens
Alvin E. Smith
J. D. Center, Jr
Oscar F. Harris
Kenneth McDonald
Samuel G. Robertson
Comanche County Local Board
Selective Service Boards
Lee R. Willis
Wade C. Daniel
Alvin G. Cottrell
Travis I. Colton
John C. Thompson
Clarence A. Jones
William M. Sullivan
Olin B. Oglesby
Horace L. Geye
Henry L. Skaggs
James B. Ladd
George E. Hatley
Perry Moring of Proctor Announces For Legislature
Perry Moring 38 superintendent of Proctor Public Schools announced this week as a candidate for Representative in the 104th District comprising Comanche and Mills Counties. Born in Erath County he has lived in Comanche since 1929 and has 17 years teaching experience. He held superintendent posts at Robinson Springs and Lamkin before leading Proctor Schools. He holds a B S from Howard Payne College and has studied at John Tarleton College Texas A M and Texas Tech. He is married with two sons Joe 15 and Jimmy 8.
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Perry Morring
Proctor Public Schools
Comanche
Mills
Mr. Moring
Erath County
Comanche County
Robinson Springs
Lamkin
Proctor Schools
Howard Payne College
John Tarleton College
Texas A & M
Texas Tech
Joe
Jimmy
Roberts, Jr. completes basic training and transfer
Claude E. Roberts Jr. finished basic training in ASTP at Fort Benning Georgia and was transferred to Company 397th Infantry Fort Bragg North Carolina. He belongs to the Chaplains Radio Vesper Choir program broadcast on WFNC every Wednesday at 7 45 p.m. He is a grandson of Mrs. Belle Dudley of Comanche.
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Claude E. Roberts, Jr
A.S.T.P
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Co 397Th Infantry
Fort Bragg
N. C
ChapHns
WFNC
Young Robers
Belle Dudley
Comanche
Illness Keeps Mrs Kuykendall in Sanator ium Hospital
Mrs S D Kuykendall remains seriously ill in a Sanatorium Texas hospital. Doctors say recovery will take several months before she can go home.
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S. D. Kuykendall
Sanatorium
Texas
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ACA
E. L. Pierson
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Washington
Franks and
Burks
Livestock Ass’n
J. R. Eanes
Sedty
Ensign Billy Neel
Christ
Cherubim
E. G. Gregory, Jr
Tschaikowsky
C. C. Klingman
Power of Jesus
the Lord's Prayer
Congregation Hallelujah Chorus
Handel
Eecrees
R. B. Hooper
Margarite Ross
Jesus
Marsh
Dickson
Gounod
Palestrina
Tschaikowsky- Bortnyansky
Uoft
Pledges Service Fraternity
Milburn S. Long
Abilene
Court of Civil Appeals
Lth
Supreme District
Taylor, Callahan
Shackelford
Long
Hood County
Franks, Clemons and
Barret
Court House News
R. E. Nance
William Lonnie Brewer
Jo Francis Scott
Berle
Dean White
James K. Trephon
Dorothy Patton
Levi Smith
Leona May Ainsworth
Jack E. Jenkins
Dublin
Rt. 2
Jane Catherine Blanton
O. E. Hillhouse
Maxine Balch
Harvey A. Hicks
Jackie Lynn
Walter A. Jones
Kenneth M. Morgan
Merrell W. McGlothlin
Victor H. Scott
Alexander J. Stephens
Virgil H. Placker
Herschel D. Head
J. D. Mooney, Jr
Elmer D. Smith
William C. Cleere
Stonewall J. Shelton
William J. Nelms
W. H. Shugart
James J. Montague
William L. Brewer
Lloyd E. Sanders
Larman L. McMillan
Oscar R. Matthews
Tommy D. Barnes
Jack R. Nelms
Earl L. Phillips
Mavis L. Conway
William J. McCrum
Thomas C. Mazurek
Ray Stephenson
James C. Moreland
Walter J. Coulter
J. C. Johnson
Ben G. Box
Ennis W. Stark
Iris B. Easley
Thurman L. Golden
Otto L. Cogburn
Ira L. Hilley
Henry L. Elms
Edwin L. Pierson
James C. Bellar
A. C. Thomas
Perry Moring
Proctor
C. E. Roberts, JR
New Majestic
Arizona
Range Busters
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Morgan’s Creek
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Old Majestic Theatre
Janes Busters
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