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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
4
Sturkie's Hatchery at Gustine Texas offers blood tested chick strains including baby chicks roosters and pullets. Custom hatching available Mondays and Thursdays. Prices noted 38 to 39 cents per bird.
A long local classified blend invites orders for 8 C W L baby chicks with delivery after April 14 and notesRO P sired eggs. It also lists farm tools, horses for sale or trade and buyback offers from Comanche and Dallas areas. Lynn Landrum urges community singing to lift morale during wartime.
Harry T. Pinson was re elected superintendent of the Hico County Line Independent School District on Monday night January 19 securing a three year contract starting July 1 1942. The district includes Mil llerville after consolidation and Pinson notes progress in finances and pupil credits while plans to add more districts unfold.
Maytown native Mark McGee now a Fort Worth lawyer and State Rationing Officer cites scripture to counter a minister seeking a tire discount. He recalls Mephibosheth and a past era of riding beasts, noting old preachers rode mules and his father rode during the Civil War era.
The Burks Transfer and Storage Company appears in multiple notices detailing moves for Coach Glenn Frazier and family to Mexia, R H McCarley in training and transfer, Don Norris preparing to move to Dallas, Sgt Marvin Jones relocating to Brownwood, and other residents seeking moving and storage services. Burks emphasizes insured service, storage space, and long or short distance moving options.
Captain Lewis and his wife Marion Lucille Donaho and daughter Marilyn arrived in Comanche to visit Mrs. Lewis' parents Mr. and Mrs. Donaho. The family will stay while Captain Lewis moves to duties on the West Coast with the United States Army after recent stationing on the East Coast.
Jack Moody Brightman of New York City reports to Kelly Field in San Antonio on Sunday to begin basic training as a member of the U S Air Corps. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs O O Brightman of Comanche and Mr and Mrs C F Luker of Proctor.
Two former Comanche men Grady Williams and Danforth Wilkerson, both married, left Hamilton Wednesday for induction into the Army at an unspecified location. They traveled via Comanche in a bus with other selectees. Grady is son of C. W. Williams of Comanche and was raised there. he has helped run Williams Motor Company with his father. Danforth, son of Mr and Mrs Marion Wilkerson, is a Comanche High School and SMU graduate who starred in football and later managed Higginbotham Lumber Company in Hamilton.
Mrs W Z Compton has accepted the position of typing and bookkeeping teacher at Comanche High School for the remainder of the 1942 term replacing Coach Glenn Frazier who moved to Mexia.
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