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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1942
Page
6
Marie Smart of Cahone Colorado writes from the Rockies describing weather snow and melt ice temperatures and winds. She notes local sawmills coal and ore mines and a variety of trees birds and wildlife. She invites letters and mentions plans to visit in July and expresses longing for home friends and relatives.
Personal mentions include Miss Kate Rigley and Mrs. B A Riley visiting Brownwood with the Forehands. Several Comanche residents aided O O Brightman’s birthday celebration, with others from Fort Worth, Belton, Nocona, and Dallas visiting families nearby.
R E Seay P C A director told executive committee men from five North Texas production credit associations in Fort Worth that careful credit use and solid financial planning can improve farmers and stockmen’s positions. He cited inflation safeguards using 5 10 and 20 year values and noted Texas associations hold about 25.75 million in loans with 18 606 members. The Stephenville group has loans exceeding 900 thousand to 700 members across ten counties and operates a field office in Comanche.
Miss Faye Dixon has accepted a stenographer position in the County Welfare Office as assistant to Mrs. Ernestine Arthur. She succeeds Mrs. Graham Smoot who left last week to join her husband at Orange where he has a State Medical Department post.
Owen Wetzel an evangelist from Fort Worth is in Comanche visiting George Wetzel. Miss Nancy Holman is spending ten days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Holman. Miss Holman has an oil and gas lease forms action with The Chief telephone exchange in El Paso.
35 years ago the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Comanche began February 1 1904 with officers J W Cunningham president J G Wyatt vice president Ned Holman cashier and a list of directors. Comanche posted 27000 bales of cotton receipts in 1903 04 second only to Waxahachie Texas 29000.
Margaret Cunningham Broadstreet declares her candidacy for county treasurer. She notes her Comanche County birth in 1874, widowed status with a seven year old daughter, no prior office holding, and pledges to run an honest, satisfying office if elected despite travel and money shortages during campaigning.
There will be a cemetery working at Union near Gustine Friday May 1. D M Johnson urges everyone interested to be on hand and bring tools.
Tarleton John Tarleton College at Stephen ville hosts Parents Day on Sunday May 3 with state and national dignitaries, ex students and parents visiting. Governor Stevenson will give the morning address at eleven, followed by band concerts a faculty reception open house department tours a retreat parade and a victory pageant titled For Victory.
E L Pierson of AAA says Comanche County must reach 94 856 peanut acres. Current plantings total 68 614 with more seed applications pending. Past harvest was 52 000 acres in 1941. Seed available at several local firms. farmers may obtain credit via promissory note due Nov 1, payable in cash or 1942 crop. Also notes Dallas school teachers may keep jobs if husbands serve in armed forces.
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