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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1943
Page
1
Comanche County hosts its Second Official Dairy Day on Tuesday April 20 starting at 10:00 a.m. Beef cattle breeders are invited to show their stock with classes from A to E based on points and ribbons. Local officials and residents attend as governance and community news are reported.
Selective Service Headquarters outlines a back to the farm work plan and tightens deferment rules for men aged 38 to 44 and 4-Fs. The policy emphasizes equal qualification standards with the 18 to 37 group and notes exemptions only for those with severe hardship or disability under specified conditions. Local boards will implement the May 1 deadline and essential work provisions.
Brownwood District Highway Engineer Leo Ehlinger warns that while winning the war remains top priority, a postwar road building program must be planned now. He cites Brady Gentry and H. H. Lockridge urging_states’ rights in highway matters and emphasizes preparing for returning soldiers by creating jobs and ensuring dollars spent yield value.
MacEvan Palmer son of Mr and Mrs Evan Palmer of Comanche trains as aviation cadet at Columbus Army Air Base Mississippi. He expects to receive silver wings and a second lieutenant commission in June. He is a 1940 Comanche High School graduate and athlete in football basketball baseball and tennis. Also pictured Cpl Glenn Hicks Comanche native and Mirage assistant editor at Muroc Army Air Base California. Hicks joined with John David Milton and R L Edwards after graduation in 1941. Milton is missing in action since the Philippines surrender. Edwards is in the Air Corps at Muroc.
Comanche County Scrap Iron Drive will close Saturday per County Chairman C F Denny after April 5 to 10 drive. Farmers have marketed over 25,000 pounds of scrap iron in one day and more than $15,000 paid to farmers. Lt Raymond T Luke and Camp Bowie salvage units plan to cover multiple counties with hundreds of tons of scrap sent to steel mills for war uses.
A sewing class and tailoring demonstration will be held in Comanche at the District courtroom next Monday April 12 at 2 p.m. Miss Edwinna Dearley Home Demonstration Agent announced. Mrs Dora R Barnes of Texas AXM College Extension Department will direct with special attention to tailoring. All women of Comanche and adjacent counties are invited and urged to bring needles thread thimbles and scraps of cloth for sewing.
Local leaders announce the Comanche County Quartet Singing Convention in Comanche starting at 8 oclock Friday evening in the District Court Room. F F Clark says several top Texas quartets will perform and invites from Ernest Rippetoe Charlie Skyles Jim Fincher and the Robinson Twins of Huggins are expected.
Washington dispatch in the Fort Worth Star Telegram says 14 of 16 married men in 3-A will be inducted regardless of family size. With 7 to 8 million in 3-A, many rejected for defects, officials estimate 14 of passable men will be drafted. First calls for fathers near July 1 with about 400,000 fathers drafted monthly thereafter.
Naval Aviation Cadet Johnnye Bill Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moody of Dublin, was buried after a Monday service at First Baptist Church. Moody died in a landing accident at the Dallas Naval air station. Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery with a Camp Bowie color guard and taps. He was born November 28, 1922 in Comanche and survived by his parents, a brother in the Navy, a fiancé, grandparents, and other relatives.
Hughland Hughes, formerly a private, has been promoted to corporal according to this weeks word to his wife. The Majestic Theatre operator in Comanche was inducted in January and is now stationed in Washington State.
Comanche County War Bonds quota is set at 275000 with an average of about 14 per person required to meet the goal by May 1. County Chairman Wm C Chilton explains the large target and urges all residents to buy bonds, noting 1943 will be a hard year for war effort and home front alike.
Comanche and surrounding communities raise over 2500 in War Bonds and Stamps at Higginbotham’s booth. The White Point Community Club led Saturday sales with 1040, and Friday Club of Comanche sold 1490 on First Monday. Various clubs will sponsor weekly sales.
R. C. Ledbetter has led the local Church of Christ for three years and was asked by congregants to stay another year. He came to Comanche three years ago next June from the Yoakum church and has made a notable record with the Comanche congregation.
Lee Damon Adams formerly of Sidney fighting in Africa writes from North Africa recalling Sidney High School basketball win over Comanche 14 to 13. He notes Army service since June 11 1942 and asks for a one year subscription to the Comanche Chief while mentioning his mother Mrs Kenneth Bagley of Sidney Route 1.
Mrs Z Ozwalt of Abilene is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Cc P St Clair.
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