Comanche War Hero James Bob Lee Remembered
Comanche residents mourn Pilot Officer James Robert Lee, native of Comanche and graduate of 1937, who died in an aircraft accident in 1942 while serving with the RAF. The article traces his training across Ranger, Denton, Canada, Bakersfield, and London, noting his Spitfire role and letters home to his mother. It also highlights peanut farming in Texas and local soil conservation efforts as the farm economy scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bob Lee
Comanche High School
Young Lee
London Air Ministry
Kingsway
G. A. Lee
Comanche
Texas
James Robert Lee
Air Council
Air Ministry
Government Flying School
Ranger
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Ranger School
Canada
Canadian
Royal Flying Corps
RAF
Bakersfield
California
London
England
German
Jimmie
FFA
Lee Campbell
Sherman Ferguson
San Antonio
Comanche Dairy Day Sets Official Show and Judging
Comanche hosts the first official Dairy Day at the Rodeo Ground on Wednesday April 22 with about 75 dairy animals from Comanche and surrounding counties. E R Eudaly of A&M College and the Jersey Breeders Association will classify dairy stock. Prizes go to the top three, judging of dairy products and animals, and ribbon awards for all entries. Animals to be in place by 10 00 a.m. Dinner funded by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Rodeo
E. R. Eudaly
A&m College
Jersey Breeders Association
Ropers Club to Sponsor July Rodeo Again at Comanche
The Comanche Amateur Ropers Club approved plans to stage the annual July Rodeo on July 3 4 and 4 night shows with three performances. They will donate 75 percent of net profits to the Red Cross and have elected Earl Albin as president Sutton Dudley as secretary treasurer and named directors Wayne Evridge M E Gore Harris Long Co M Albin and J H Burton. The club, now with 22 members, recently received a charter and will start buying calves and stock for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Amateur Ropers Club
Sutton Dudley
Ropers Club
The
Red Cross
Comanche
Earl Albin
Wayne Evridge
M. E. Gore
Harris Long
Co. M. Albin
J. H. Burton
Raids Seize 58 Pints Whiskey In Comanche Area
State officers, Deputy Manley Stone, and Constable Odi Brazier raided Bryar Millican and Ralph Flowers homes in Comanche Saturday seizing fifty eight pints of whiskey. Millican and Flowers charged with possession for sale released on $500 bonds. Gustine resident Myrtle Grayson arrested near Comanche Gustine nine pints seized pled guilty fined $100 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Sherif Manley Stone
Odi
Bryar Millican
Ralph Flowers
Bryan Millican
Jerse
Gustine
Myrtle Grayson
Grayson
Listen To Leon annual senior play at Comanche High
Comanche High School presents the three act farce Listen To Leon tonight at 8 15 in the auditorium directed by Carl Sutton with 25 15 cent admission. The cast includes Archibald Darby Leon Bryan Colonel Bryan Babe Nellie Guiseppe and others in a summer resort lounge setting across three acts spanning a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Leon
Carl Sutton
Archibald Darby
Bill Parker
Anne Cushman
Carolyn
Jerrelldine Coker
Carolyn Jamison
Colonel Bryan
Katherine Ory
Leon Bryan
John Manning Arthur
Guiseppe
Kenneth Fields
Jimmie Roberts
Babe
Ruth Marshall
Nellie
Mary Alice Williams
New York
Gibbons Named Regional Director for Southwestern Scrap Drive
George C. Gibbons of Dallas, president of the Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, has been appointed by the War Production Board as Regional Director of the Industrial Southwestern Scrap Iron Collection Program. He urges Texas industrial leaders to coordinate the collection and sale of scrap iron, steel, aluminum and rubber to support wartime production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Gibbons
Dallas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
War Production Board
Southwestern
Gibbons
Texas
Draft Call Scheduled for May Inductions in Comanche County
The Comanche County Selective Service Board announced a May 6 induction call for a number of men into the U S Army. The list is being prepared and will be announced in the next few days. No call was received for April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
See Bill Parker on the CHS Stage Tonight
Local readers are invited to attend a CHS performance featuring Bill Parker on the school stage tonight. The event highlights Parker's appearance and the show's lineup at CHS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Parker
CHS
Jimmie Rob erts Set for Comanche High Stage Tonight
Local theater note announces Jimmie Rob erts appearing on the Comanche High School stage this evening, inviting community members to attend the performance.
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Jimmie Roberts
Comanche High School
Mules and Surrey Replaced Truck on Mrs. Sides Ranch
The Mary J H Sides Ranch between Blanket and Sidney uses a 3 year old surrey in place of a truck after storage. Clint Edgar, ranch manager, sits with Oscar Sides who runs a nearby ranch. The Edgars inhabit the house shown. Mrs. Sides owns 1498 acres with 119 cows and 400 sheep plus goats and kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrey
J. H. (Mary) Sides
Blanket
Sidney
Clint Edgar
Oscar Sides
Edgars
District Court Spring Term Opens Monday Heaviest on Docket
Comanche district court begins Monday morning April 20 for the spring term with Judge R. B. Cross delivering the charge. First week features non jury civil cases led by divorce suits. Additional civil matters include debt, foreclosure and partition suits. Grand jury list given. Who is Kenneth Fields? CHS tonight.
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District Court
Comanche
R. B. Cross
W. B. Barret
I. B. Clemons
C. B. Williams
Ben Keith
Guy Houser
Sipe Springs
A. V. Boswell
de Leon
R. R. Harvery
C. G. Harris
O. D. Morris
Sidney
H. M. O'Brien
G. T. Rudd
Indian Gap
L. R. Daniel
Gustine
W. A. Mercer
J. P. Neal
S. W. Haggard
Dublin
Clemons Laker
Army Recruiting Sergeant Holds Thursday Enlistment Hours
Sergeant William J. Hess, Brownwood local recruiting sergeant, will be at the Comanche Post Office each Thursday from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. to take enlistments for the United States Army and the Army Air Corps at Memorial Hall Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Hess
Memorial Hall
Brownwood
Comanche Post Office
United States Army
Army Air Corps
Gustine School Board Reelects All Teachers
At a meeting Monday night, April 13, the Gustine school board reemployed all current faculty for the next school year. Superintendent Paul Whitton, who has served for the past two years, was reelected at a February board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine
Paul Whitton
Questionnaires Sent To February Draft Registrants
Questionnaires are being mailed to men who registered February 16 as part of the Local Selective Service Board. Ages 20 to 21 and 36 to 44 are requested to respond. The June draft quota will be filled from this list, and registrants may seek help from the advisory committee members if needed to understand the forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Callaway
Selective Service Board
F. O. Jaye
de Leon
H. L. Stewart
Mrs. E G Wells Plans County History in Print
Mrs. E G Wells of Blanket Rt 3 has contracted with The Comanche Chief to print a history of Comanche County. She is the former Miss Eulalmn Nabers, daughter of the late Uncle Joel Nabers, pioneer in the county. She taught school in Sidney and other localities before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Wells
Rt. 3
Comanche County
F. M. Cross
Eudaly of A&M to Speak at Dairy Meeting
Extension Service expert Mr. Eudaly of A&M College will address the Comanche County Jersey Breeder Association on April 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the County Court Room Comanche. He is regarded as a leading dairy husbandry specialist in the region and will discuss pressing dairy issues for local farmers. A note invites timely attendance with a playful claim of a possible life surprise. Separately, a new rock veneer church building is being prepared by Freewill Baptist Church members at Gartman View, with the congregation now meeting in a tabernacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Eudaly
Extension Service
A&m College
Comanche County
Freewill” Baptist Church
Gartman’s View
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Whit Sides
L. L. Sides
Sides
H. Rooker
Soil Conservation Service
O. B. Hilburn
Bain Peanut Company
Fort Worth
America
Far East
EB. W. Jenkins
Flore Mednesday
Calvin Holcomb
P.O
E.G. Wells
Eudaly
A&m
Calvin Holcom
New Majestic Theatre
John Howard
Margaret Lindsay
Wallace Beery
Lewis Stone
Larceny, Inc
Edward G. Robinson
Tyrone Power and
Gene Tierney
Son OF Fury
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