JURY CALLED AS PEW COURT STARTS BUSY WEEK
District Court opens in the new building with a near full house as Judge R B Cross delivers the grand jury charge. The docket includes two to three civil cases slated for trial next week starting Monday. Jury list includes A J Boland May Lee Spruill Omanche Rt 1 O R Ferill idney W C Mixon De Leon C Wilson Comanche Rt 3 B B Brinson Comanche Rt 1 B S Vancleave Sidney Sam Gilreath Dublin Rt 1 J P Brewer Sipe Springs D D Honea Dublin Rt 1 Reed Miller Proctor B B Fields Hasse G W Cleaton Blanket Rt 2 H A Col. Continued On Page Six
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Boland
May
Lee Spruill
Omanche
O. R. Ferill
Idney
W. C. Mixon
de Leon
C. Wilson
Comanche
B. Brinson
Rt. 1; . 8. Vancleave, Sidney; Sam Gilreath, Dublin, Rt. 1; J. P. Brewr
Sipe Springs
D. D. Honea
Ublin
Rt. 1
Reed Miller
Procor
B. B. Fields
Hasse
G. W. Cleaton
Blanket
Rt. 2
H. A. Col
Abilene Bus Line Schedule Approved for Waco to Abilene
The Waco Abilene Coache route via Comanche received State Highway Department approval. The line runs from Waco to Rising Star via Comanche and Abilene starting in May with westbound departures from Waco at 6 30 am and arrivals in Abilene around 11 59 am. Eastbound departures from Abilene at 12 50 pm reach Waco by 6 30 pm. The line serves towns including South Bosque McGregor Comanche Sidney Rising Star Pioneer Cross Plains Clyde and Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco-Abilene
Comanche
State Highway Department
Gus Fowler
Waco
Risingtar
Abilene
Abilene T
Willeave Abilene
South Bosque
McGregor
Gresby
State School
Ames
Onesboro
Hamilton
Lamkin
Ustine
Sidney
Risng Star
Pioneer
Cross Plains
Aird
Clyde
Lions Hear Fort Worth Speaker and Vocal Trio
Brownwood Sons Club members and three Fort Worth visitors attended the Comanche Lions Club lunch at Ridgeway. Charlie Williams of Fort Worth spoke as District Governor candidate. Local guests included Travis Cunningham and Jake Durham. A highlight was a vocal trio by high school stars A. J. Coker, Donald Speers, and J. L. Albin with piano by Virginia Beever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood Sons Club
Fort Worth
Comanche Club
Ridgeway
Charlie Williams
Travis Cunningham
Dudley Bros. Firm
Jake Durham
Durham Pharmacy
The
Lions
A. J. Coker
Donald Speers
J. L. Albin
Salaries Set for Comanche County Officials
The Commissioners Court fixed ex-officio salaries for Comanche County officials: County Treasurer 166.66 per month, County Judge 150 per month, Sheriff 75 per month, District Clerk 50 per month, and County Clerk 25 per month. All officers except the Treasurer also receive fees in addition to auxiliary salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
Comanche County
Elmer Little Becomes Gustine Constable After Resignation
Elmer Little has been appointed Gustine constable by the Commissioners Court to succeed Charlie Purcell who resigned. Little previously served as a stable hand at Gustine and for several years as night watchman Jove and as deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Little
Gustine
Commissioners' Court
Charlie Purcell
R. Little
Jove
Singing at Freewill Church Sunday Afternoon
Singing program at Freewill Baptist Church in Comanche begins 2:30 PM led by Charlie Marshall of Van Dyke. Everyone invited and singers asked to bring old and new books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Freewill Baptist Church
Charlie Marshall
van Dyke
Marshall
Murder suspect Brook returned to Comanche County jail
Clifford Brook alias Elroy Reid, 21, who escaped last December 30, was returned to Comanche County from Denver on suspicions tied to the murder indictment for J. D. Couch. He was captured in Denver April 2 on a car theft charge, extradited after a fingerprint match, and brought back after Denver authorities dismissed the theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Brook
Comanche County
Comanche
Denver
Colorado
Brook
J. D. Couch
Gustine
Couch
Frank Barton
Texas
Spivey
Washington
FBI
Elroy Reid
Reid
Oswald Pell
Wilson Fielder to Preach at Baptist Church Sunday
Rev. Wilson Fielder will preach at the local Baptist Church in Wichita Falls in morning and evening services. The sermons will be broadcast on KWFT and begin at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Rev. E. G. Gregory noting the First Baptist Church schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Fielder
Baptist Church
E. G. Gregory
Gregory
First Baptist Church
Wichita Falls
KWFT
Rural Box Improvement Week Scheduled May 5 12
Postmaster J R Kanes announces Rural Route Box Improvement Week from May 5 through May 12 for routes out of Comanche. All rural boxes will be inspected in May. If your box or installation fails to meet requirements, make changes before inspection. Your carrier can advise on necessary compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Kanes
Comanche
Post Office Department
Election Officers Named For 41 42 in County Clerk Notice
Commissioners Court appoints election officers for 1941 and 1942. Officers will preside at the June 28 Special Election for U.S. Senator and at all other county elections except school, city, and primary. First named per precinct are presiding officers who will appoint clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
U. S
Comanche No
George G. Smith
James Wilkerson
Ed Sanders
George Black
Hasse
Jim Williford
Rucker
Lige Grisham
Jesse James
Sipe Springs
A. V. Littlefield
Jack Whitesides
Shrum
Norman Ray
J. C. Matthews
Bibb
T. C. Summers
Henry Drennan
Sidney
Oral D. Morris
Tant Walker
Whitville
Charley Livingston
Allen Scott
Mercer Gap
Tom McKinzie
Rock Williams
Brushy Gap
C. A. Thomas
County Singing at Comanche Methodist Church
A county wide singing is planned at the Comanche Methodist Church on the night of June 8 the second Sunday. Roy Little of Comanche with H E Spears will be master of ceremonies and urges all county singers to attend bringing old and new books. Further announcements will appear in The Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Methodist Church
Roy Little
Comanche
H. E. Spears
Four Volunteers To Leave Here May 7 For Army
Four volunteers named by the Comanche County Draft Board will report to the Legal Board at Comanche at 10 a.m. May 7 and then proceed to Ft. Sam Houston Texas for induction into the United States Army. Order No. 2023 Charlie Stanford Gray 1423 Perry Horace Cox 1339 Earl Elama Monroe 587 Wilmer Eugene McFerrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Legal Board
Comanche
United States Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Charlie Stanford Gray
Perry Horace Cox
Earl Elama Monroe
Wilmer Eugene McFerrin
County Clerk Office Moves to New Courthouse
The County Clerk's office will relocate from the courthouse annex to the new courthouse today and tomorrow. Please do not bring work to the office unless absolutely necessary. Mary Fields, County Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fields
Indians Begin Last Week Of Spring Football
The Comanche football team starts its final week of spring drills with spring practice ending next Thursday. Captains are Coker and Munroe. Key players include Frazier and Dyer praising new talent. first team features Eoff Edwards Pipes Carter Cox and Munroe. contingents Kerley Scott Wagner Nichols among standouts on the second team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Dyer
Spears
Willis
Eoff
Edwards
Pipes
Carter
Superter
Coker
Cox
Munroe
Kerley
Scott
Wagner
Nichols
Jackson
Indians
Hubert Eoff
Weldon Edwards
Letterman
Ikey Pipes
Super
Hampton Renews Delinquent Tax Contract With Co
Co C Hampton, local attorney and delinquent tax collector for Comanche County, was re employed by the County Commissioners Court to continue the work through December 31 1942 with six months to finish suits. His commission remains 12 percent of taxes penalties and interest collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. C. Hampton
Comanche County
County Commissioners’ Court
Values For Tax Assessment Set Here By Court
The Commissioners Court set suggested tax values for county property items. Livestock values include cattle at 15 dollars per head and sheep at 2 dollars per head. Vehicles list 1941 models at 400 dollars down to 1932 models at 25 dollars. Tractors vary by row from 200 to 600 dollars depending on type.
Comanche Cast Wins Three Regional Acting Honors
Comanche High School drama directed by Blanche Dabney captured three of six individual acting awards at the Region 2 One-Act Play Contest in Abilene, with Bill Black taking best boy actor for The Bishops Candlesticks. James Gill and Emma Louise McDonald earned third in their categories. San Angelo High led with two acting awards and top play. Comanche had previously won District 8 at Brownwood to reach the regional event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Blanche Dabney
Brownwood
Abilene
San Angelo High
Jean Val Jean
Victor Hugo
Bill Black
James Gill
Bishop
Emma Louise McDonald
Persome
Farmers Association To Meet Here Monday
The Farmers Marketing Association will hold a meeting Monday night above Colemans Grocery according to secretary H M Vineyard. Several important issues will be discussed and many men are urged to attend. The directors will also meet and all association officials are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Marketing Association
Coleman’s Grocery
H. M. (Shorty
CHS Seniors To Issue Special Chief Edition
Comanche High School seniors plan a special Senior Edition of The Chief for May 9. The issue will feature a photo of every graduate, the faculty, and key school groups, and be preserved as a yearbook like keepsake with a student staff running the paper and ads handled by the usual Chief staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
D A Swope Appointed Justice of Peace at Gustine
D A Swope has been appointed by the Commissioners Court as Justice of the Peace at Gustine to replace Paul Davis who resigned. Swope, former Gustine High School principal, is a Southwestern University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Swope
Gustine
Commissioners’ Court
Paul Davis
Swope
Gustine High School
Southwestern University
Telegram From Senator Connally on WPA Courthouse Grant
Comanche officials including W. C. House the new mayor and County Judge H. H. Lockridge received Senator Connallys telegram announcing a WPA grant designated as Project No 50613. The $7 277 grant funds courthouse construction and landscape work including demolitions grading paving curbs sidewalks and shrub planting with project operations pending State Work Projects Administrator discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. House
Comanche
H. H. Lockridge
Tom Connally
WPA
WPA Grant Funds Courthouse Grounds Landscaping
A WPA grant of about $7,000 was approved this week to landscape the Comanche County Courthouse grounds. With the courthouse building costing $190,000 and due for completion about July 1, lawn beautification will begin and the county should have one of Texas’ prettiest county buildings and yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Texas
Peanut farmers benefit if quota approved in election Saturday
County AAA chairman A E Boyd says peanut growers would gain under nationwide refer endum on mark quotas set for Saturday April 26. Rejection would drop price stabilizing options while approval allows loan or diversion programs and payments under agricultural incentives. those within acreage allotments can market peanuts at government established prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Boyd
AAA Committee
Boyd
County Officers Move Into New Comanche Courthouse
Comanche County offices begin relocating to the new courthouse with the Tex Assessor-Collector first in place. The Assessor-Collector and Treasurer moved this week, with P A Pettit and Zanette Payne taking new posts. The grand jury met in the new first floor jury room as more offices await transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Tex
P. A. Pettit
J. S. (Sanford) Couch
Gustine
H. M (Shorty
Zanette Payne
Grand Jury
Wid Spivey
Bob McCampbell
Harris Lane
Mary Haynes Fields
Hugh White
Dale Howard
Demolition to Begin on Courthouse Annex About May 10
County Judge H. H. Lockright says demolition work on the courthouse annex will start around May 10. The brick will be cleaned and stored for future use, with plans for disposition of PBB material not yet decided. The annex was erected about 1920 during the oil boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Lockright
Lockridge
Twenty Special Deputies Now Assessing Taxes
Comanche County Assessor collectors announce the appointment of twenty deputy assessors. Names include F. E. Adams in Comanche, W. A. Lawless in Newburg, J. L. Talley in Indian Gap, Raymond Luker in Edna Hill, C. C. Guyger in Proctor, H. C. Applewhite in Gustine, Russell Nance in Hasse and nearby areas, J. A. Summers in Sidney, Earl Gressett in Soda Springs and Cotton Grove, Som McDaniel in May and Sipe Springs, I. L. Morris in Sipe Springs, L. T. Rasco in Indian Mt, R. T. Nabors in Mt. Pleasant, Trinity and Pounds, V. Loudermilk in Downing and Buffalo, Elmer St. Clair in Shilo and Oliver Springs, A. E. Cogburn in Liberty, Hulda Stroupe in Roberson Springs and nearby, and Nettie Corbell in De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
P. A. Pettit
Comanche
F. E. Adams
Pettit
Newburg
W. A. Lawless
Lamkin
Sunshine
Energy
Indian Gap
J. L. Talley
Hazeldell
Wilson
Carlton
Edna Hill
Raymond Luker
Proctor
C. C. Guyger
Gustine
H. C. Applewhite
Hasse
Cross Roads
Briar Grove
Russell Nance
Mercer Creek
Harmony
Mercer Gap
Praire
Brysonville
Blanket
Turner Sanders
Sidney
J. A. Summers
Soda Springs
Cotton Grove
Earl Gressett
May, Gap
Sipe Springs
Som McDaniel
I. L. Morris
Indian Mt
L. T. Rasco
Mt. Pleasant
Trinity
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aco-Abilene
HS Boys
Freewill
Here
House
Lions Club
Hampton
Justice
Sen. Connally
Courthouse Yard
Gerald Mann
U. S. Senate
Morris Sheppard
Jerry
SMU
Southwestern
Mann
Harvard
Jimmy Allred
State Planning Board
New Majestic
Land OF Liberty
America
Don
Red
Barryn
Wyoming
Wildcat
Robert Montgomery
Sigeid Ingram
Joan Blondell
Billie Burke
Topper
Bette Davis
George Brent
Barry
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