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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
5
A Mississippi notice lists Kilpatrick's Hardware stocking repair parts for lamps and lanterns. It also reports the death of H. L. McCharen, 67, noted farmer and brother of County Judge R. B. McCharen of Comanche, who died February 16.
A Beattie native now in the U S Army writes from Fort Bliss Texas to friends and Beattie basketball fans urging them to win the County Championship He mentions his father D W Bingham sending The Comanche Chief and jokes about his wife’s memory He notes a simple home project with rubber tipped door stops to make a high chair
A mass meeting at the courthouse featured Hon. Oscar Callaway voicing opposition to Supreme Court changes. He urged agreement on core propositions about government, liberty, and equal justice, recalling past progress and criticizing a plan to add six Supreme Court members. He questioned presidential aims and warned against government overreach affecting farming and rights.
The record shows 2311 poll tax receipts issued before February 1 1937 across Comanche County with no exemptions. Box numbers 1 and 2 in Comanche hold 288 and 289 polls, the largest counts in the county, followed by De Leon boxes 15 and 33 with 247 and 160 respectively.
Dr Francis E Townsend, aging advocate of the 200 a month pension plan, was found guilty by a federal jury of contempt of the House for refusing to comply with a subpena and walking out of hearings. He faces fines and potential jail time, and pledged to intensify his efforts.
Mrs. John D. Waring Jr hosted the Friday Club at her home near Lake Eanes Friday afternoon with four bridge tables. Prizes went to Mrs. Homer Palmer for club members and Miss Dudley Hicks for guests. A salad course was served.
Members of the Luncheon Bridge Club met at Mrs. Bob Stanton's home for a delightful afternoon and afternoon games ended with trophies awarded for high scores to Mrs. Ory and Mrs. E. D. Gee.
Members of the Intermediate Department of the M E Church School were entertained at the home of Rev and Mrs J D Smooth Tuesday evening. They enjoyed games stunts and contests including a George Washington hatchet contest. Refreshments of sandwiches cookies and punch were served.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church held a program on Christian Missions and World Health. Members listed include Mesdames Smoot, Martin, Jenkins, Trippe, Graham, and Misses Gray, Hampton, Fleming, Lee. Officers for the year include President J E Morris and several secretaries, treasurer, and superintendents.
Mr and Mrs Charles Marshall Miss Faye Belle Dudley Earl Ray Evans and Mr and Mrs Cyril Isham spent the week end in Ranger with Mr and Mrs Ralph Carnes. The notice then shifts to advertisements about water with meals aiding digestion and garment care including carded garments and facial services.
Members of the N T S Club of Comanche held a social at Ranger hosted by Mrs Ralph Carnes. Each member contributed a covered dish and Ranger friends joined the party. Attendees from Comanche included Mesdames Gore Carpenter Searcy Brisco Todd Long Horner Blevins Carnes Marshall Isham Cauley Dudley and Miss Faye Bell Dudley.
Emergency crop and feed loans for 1937 are now received at Comanche by Alice Robertson at the Court House. Loans up to 400 dollars are available only to farmers unable to obtain credit, with first liens on crops or livestock as security. Checks issued from Dallas, eligibility excludes Resettlement clients. Separately a sepiolite deposit near Uvalde prompts tests to compare with Turkish sepiolite.
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