Gall Judged Grand Champion at Comanche County Livestock Show
The Tenth Annual Junior Livestock Show held January 25 26 in the Higginbotham Building drew top entries from across Comanche County. Bill Lane Comanche 4 H Club won grand champion with a Shorthorn calf bred by J Doss Miller and fed by Lane. Kenneth Johnston Comanche FFA second with Hereford calf Henry Lee. Reserve champion went to Johnston. Judges from John Tarleton College and AAA officiated. FFA and 4 H judging crowned top placers in hog poultry cattle and breeding stock with wide participation from Comanche and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Comanche County
Comanche
Bill Lane
4-H Club
J. Doss Miller
Lane
Bruce Lane
Houston
Kenneth Johnston
Commnche Ffa
Henry Lee
Fiso
Comanche Ffa
Heeford
Winfred Holland
Comyn Ffa
Johnston
Caaache County
Bill Roberts
Flat Top Ranch
Walnut Springs
Roberts
Comanche C@nty Livestock Association
Wag
W. W. Reed
John Tarleton Colege
Stephenvile
E. L. Pierson
AAA
Comyn Fff
de Leon Fffa
Sidney Ffa
Gustine Ffa
Homer Smith
John R. Williams
Burnell Spencer
Lonnie Phifer
William Lee
Comanche Fpa
Edward Seay
G. A. Caraway, Jr
Buck Sides
Walter Mazurek
Walter John Beaty
Gift
Meeting at Belgian Mess Links Two Comanchean Sergeants
Mrs. Boyd Anthony says her husband Sergeant Boyd Anthony now with American Forces in Belgium met Sergeant J. B. Dupuy at a Belgian mess hall. Anthony had moved from France to Belgium and the pair, both Comancheans, shared a table. Anthony was former vice president of the State National Bank, Comanche, before entering service. Dupuy was a former employee of The Chief and held a Government Civil Service job at enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Anthony
Set
Belgium
J. B. Dupuy
Set. Anthony
France
Set. Dupuy
Anthony
State National Bank
Comanche
Frank Ray Injured After Fall While House Moved
Frank Ray lineman for Texas Power & Light was injured Wednesday afternoon when he fell about eighteen feet from a house roof being moved near the Allegra residence in Comanche. He suffered a broken left leg in two places, a dislocated elbow, and other bruises and is hospitalized in Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ray
Texas Power & Light Company
Allegra
Comanche
Mr. Ray
Brownwood
Piggly Wiggly Boys Prize Winning Calf at Comanche Show
W. H. Thate of Comanche purchased three prize winning 4-H and FFA calves shown at the Tenth Annual Livestock Show held last week. He plans to have the calves on sale at the Piggly Wiggly this week to promote better livestock in Comanche County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Thate
Comanche Piggly Wiggly
Mr. Thate
Comanche County
Magician Mondro Assistant Mildred Mc Donnell Set for Monday Show
Mildred Mc Donnell, stage assistant to Mondro the magician and illustrationist, is pictured at CHS. She will appear at CHS auditorium on Monday night, February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred McDonnell
Mondro
CHS
Income Tax Helpers To Be Here Feb 8 9
A deputy income tax collector will be in Comanche at the county court room next Thursday and Friday. All persons with total income of $500 or more must file an income tax report this year. The deputy will provide free service or assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
R. L. Eaton
Good Attendance at Birthday Dance Aids Infantile Paralysis Fund
Attendance was strong at the President's Birthday Dance held in Higginbotham Motor Company’s new building to raise funds for the National Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive. About 150 dollars was raised with no admission fee. profits from drinks and hat checks supported the cause. The seven piece Camp Bowie orchestra donated services, Higginbotham Bros. & Co. provided the building, and organizers thanked all contributors. A separate Comanche Youth Dance at KP Hall last Friday raised 25.75 dollars for the fund with all expenses paid by sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham Motor Company
Paralysis Punch
Camp Bowie
Higginbotham Bros. & Company
Higginbotham’s
Comanche
KP Hall
Infantale Paralysis Fund
Pvt Allen Beck Wounded Again in Belgium Action
Pvt Allen Beck was wounded a second time in Belgium when a machine gun bullet hit his wrist while fighting Germans. He is hospitalized in France. His wife, former Miss Jewel Kirkland, received the Purple Heart this week for his earlier French wounds. His first injury was neck shrapnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Allen Beck
Jewel Kirkland
Beck
Belgium
France
Pvt. Beck
Free Show And Farm Meeting At Sidney
A free picture show and an important farm meeting are planned at Sidney High School Monday night February 5. The event is sponsored by W. C. House Comanche Sinclair Agent and details appear in another advertisement in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sidney High School
W. C. House
Comanche Sinclair
Jackson Announces Re-Election Bid for City Marshal
Vollie L. Jackson authorizes The Chief to announce his candidacy for re election as City Marshal of Comanche. The election is set for the first Tuesday in April the 3rd. Jackson, a former sheriff, was appointed two years ago and elected to the position in April 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vollie KL. Jackson
Comanche
Mr. Jackson
Comanche Soldiers Meet in New Guinea
Four Comanche soldiers met in New Guinea, reported in a letter to Mrs. A. L. Hall from her son, Cpl. Donald Hall. The meeting included Cpl. Donald Hall, Pfe. John Luper, Cpl. Vernon Ripley, and Pvt. S. J. Wall as they shared memories of Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Cpl
Donald Hall
A. L. Hall
Pfe
John Luper
Vernon Ripley
Pvt
S. J. Wall
Cpl. Hall
Pensions Meet Saturday At Courthouse
The State Pensioners Protective Organization will convene at the courthouse at 2 p.m. Saturday. President J. T. McKelvey and Secretary Green West urge a full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Pensioners Protective Organization
J. T. McKelvey
Green West
Cadet Nurse Raylene Young Honors Family Ties
Cadet Nurse Raylene Young of Sidney daughter of Mr and Mrs C O Young has returned from an eleven day furlough from Baylor University School of Nursing in Dallas after volunteering in September She is a 1944 May High School honor graduate age seventeen and ready to serve her country She has four uncles overseas in Belgium France New Guinea and Hawaii a brother in the Pacific and many relatives in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raylene Young
C. O. Young
Sidney
Baylor University School of Nursing
Dallas
Young
May High School
Youngs
Baylor
Belgium
France
New Guinea
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Pvt Evans Lafe Reported Missing Now Safe From Germany
Pvt Rex Evans 24 son of Mr and Mrs Clayte Evans of Comanche was listed as missing in Germany on December 23 but turned up safe after seven days behind German lines. He and a patrol of eleven men hid by day and moved at night to rejoin their outfit, returning to France and now in a hospital with frozen feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Rex Evans
Clayte Evans
Comanche
Pvt. Evans
War Department
Germany
France
Community Memorial Center plans progress in Comanche
The Comanche area sponsors announce tentative floor plans for a $30,000 Community Center to honor World Wars I and II servicemen. The project is led by the Comanche American Legion Post, Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Garden Club and Study Club with broad community access and a flexible auditorium. More than $7,000 has been raised toward the $30,000 goal, and organizers urge donations large or small to complete the fund. A canvass for funds will run soon, with contributions welcomed from former Comanche residents and area supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche American Legion Post
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce, Garden Club
Study Club
Comanche
A. P. Cox
Comanche girls enter county basketball tourney at local gym
Nine teams enter the Comanche County Girls Basketball Tournament at the Comanche gym Thursday through Saturday with Comanche High School making its return after fifteen years. Coach E L Curb leads a squad highlighted by Martha Sue Parker and Betty Low Parker with Claudine Perkins, Annie Adcock, Julia Belle Seay and Jesse Marie Bear among probable starters as Proctor defends as tournament favorite. The district meet follows February 22 to 24 in De Leon with the top two Comanche County teams advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche
Comanche High School
E. L. Curb
Indians
Martha Sue Parker
Betty Low Parker
Claudine Perkins
Annie Adcock
Julia Belle Seay
Jesse Marie Bear
Jo Curry
Ines Fagan
Curb
de Leon
Proctor
Lamkin
Gustine
Sidney
Comyn
Duster
Beattie
Manche
Elmer Little Announces Candidacy for City Marshal
Elmer Little former Comanche County deputy sheriff and former Gustine constable has announced his bid for City Marshal of Comanche in the April election. He states he is an experienced officer and will serve the people to the best of his ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Little
Comanche County
Gustine
Comanche
Mr. Little
Scrap Paper Wanted By Local Boy Scouts
The Boys Scouts will collect paper from Comanche residences Sunday morning. Tie paper and magazines in separate small packages and leave near the street curb. Collections occur every sixth Sunday, delayed one week if it rains. Country residents should place items on the sidewalk south of Higginbothams. The Scouts keep all money from the scrap paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbothams
Modernway Buys Prize Calf At Livestock Show
Modernway Grocery & Market bought one prize winning calf at the Livestock Show and now offers it for sale. Frank Vineyard, owner of Modernway, is known for cooperating with the show and purchasing multiple calves. An advertisement error by The Chief omitted the notice in last week’s livestock edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modernway Grocery & Market
Frank Vineyard
Modernway
Quartet singing at Hasse Tuesday night program
On Tuesday February 8 at 8 p m the Purple Heart Quartet Steele Sisters Duett and the Fisher Quartet will perform in the Hasse School gym with a short school program and pie supper. Proceeds fund playground equipment for the school and others may join the program. Svergoe is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purple Heart Quartet
Steele Sisters
Fisher Quartet
Hasse School
Hasse
Svergoe
All Day Singing at Beattie Sunday
Beattie hosts an all day singing this Sunday per De Leon District Singing Conven president R. E. Butler. Butler urges attendees to come early and bring their new books for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie
Butler
de Leon
Workers Conference at The Baptist Workers Quatine
The Baptist Workers Conference will be held on Tuesday February 6.
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Workers Conference
Baptist Workers Quatineence
Technician Walter J. Couch Is Reported Missing in Action
Walter J. Couch Technician Fifth Grade son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Couch of Gustine was reported missing in action since December 19 in Luxembourg. A telegram from the War Department expressed regret and promised notification if details arrive. A letter dated January 14 from England indicates he survived Luxembourg and made it to Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Couch
Paul T. Couch
Gustine
England
War Department
Cpl Couch
Secretary of War
Luxembourg
Dunlop
Paris
Cemetery Work Day At Zion Hill In February
The Zion Hill cemetery committee announces a Friday work day on February 9 if the weather is good, otherwise the following Friday February 16. Tasks await. attendees should bring lunch and plan to stay all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Hill
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Bill Love
Bill Robert
Dudley Bros
W. C. Chilton
Béret
Hereford Ranch
Barret
Dudley Bro
T. J. Williams
W. Chilton
Ath
Gene Biggs
Joe Tom Gore
Treston McGlothlin
Ernest H. Dowdey
Daegon McGuire
Billy Ray Mazurek
Stanley Wright
Rochelle Ellicott
Wayne Williford
Gaylon Johnston
Louise Phillips
Calvin C. Lucas
Lawrence Samuels
Rochelle Elliott
Joeyon McGuire
Elvin Woolsey
Charles Singleton
FFA
Ereford
Bar’s
Dley Bros
Hered Ranch
Evridge
Dudley S
David Ray Jackson
T. J. Wiams
Dudley
Ion
T. J
Sgt
Sgt. Dupuy
Mess
Jackson
Pvt. Evans Lafe
Kilpatrick’s Open Gift Shop
Mr. Kilpatrick
Jack Wheat
W. J. Couch
Februar
New Majestic
Charles Starrett
Ray Milland
Barbara Britton
Jon Hall
Evelyn Ankers
Don Ameche
Dana Andrews
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