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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1935
Page
5
A Reuters style summary: The AAA raised wheat acreage targets after a prior 15 percent reduction, adding about 5,200 acres beyond the earlier plan. Officials expect contracts to cover roughly 52 million acres this year, aiming to bolster supplies for domestic use and improve competitiveness in world markets despite a drought impact.
The piece promotes The American Boy magazine as a monthly guide for young men to improve in track, football, swimming, basketball and other sports. Editor Griffith Ellis highlights interviews with top athletes and coaches, plus fiction, adventure and vocational help. Subscriptions cost 10 cents on stands and can be mailed internationally.
Zephyr records a birth of a daughter Jazieie Faye to Mr and Mrs Clarence Petty on August 7 Mrs Ernest Wright relocated to Santa Anna after a Santa Fe Railway transfer Jim Chesser a former Zephyr resident died in Mull August leaving a widow three daughters a son two sisters and a brother Merkel visitor Bill Campbell to Zephyr area Miss Katie Phinney marriage to William Algore Zephyr and a prohibition rally at the tabernacle August 11 with evangelist H S Goodenough Fort Worth visitors Chesley Allen and son Donald spent weekend in Comanche with Mrs R A Allen.
Supt. S. B. Culpepper Jr. presented a WPA funding proposal to build two classrooms two dressing rooms showers lavatories and a modern gym at Comyn Theney. The district would cover about half the cost with federal aid covering the rest. An August 12 bond election passed 95 percent, enabling start by Sept. 10 and completion in time for part of the 1935 26 session.
The Comanche County Baptist Association moderator T N Cartes urges all churches to send a full quorum of messengers and funds for maintenance for the upcoming annual meeting on August 28 and 29 in Sidney. He asks reports be concise and presented for minutes and asks for united prayer for guidance.
Tom F. Reese of Comanche resigned as District Attorney for the 52nd Judicial District serving Comanche Hamilton and Coryell counties and assumed the post of United States Attorney for the Treasury Department. He is stationed in Dallas and plans to have his wife and children remain in Comanche until after the new year.
Mr and Mrs Sammie Waisman of Comanche spent a week in Dallas for the Fall Market Season and Style Show. They bought new fall merchandise for their department store opening in about ten days. Accompanying them was W H Novit of Dublin, a longtime merchant and Mrs Waisman's father. The family notes Dallas merchants expect a large Tex as fall selling season. Their 11 month old son Jerry says he prefers Comanche and jokes about the scenery.
Pate Fagan of Co manche County states his 125 acre oat crop yielded 1820 bushels at 25 cents each totaling 455 dollars. Total costs reached 765 dollars with seed 375 land preparation 250 labor 25 threshing 95 and twine 20. Resulted deficit 320 dollars not counting taxes and interest.
Otho E. Bowman returns from a two week coaching school at Texas Tech in Lubbock. The event drew over 400 attendees from 37 states with noted national coaches giving lectures. Bowman departs soon for Amherst to take the role of head coach of athletics and to teach mathematics and business administration in public schools.
In the absence of Rev A Edwyn Wilson the pulpit at First Baptist Church will be filled both morning and evening Sunday by Professor T R Havins of Howard Payne College. Everyone is urged to be present and hear both messages. Service will be at the usual time. A Edwin Wilson, Pastor.
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