Plenty of Trucks Assured to Haul Farm Produce This Year
A Comanche County rationing board statement urges farmers not to fear tire shortages. It says tires are allocated for war needs and farm produce, stresses trucks will stay moving, and calls citizens to save, work, produce, cooperate and win the war. The note emphasizes morale and sacrifice, comparing civilians to soldiers.
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Comanche County
Tire
Dutch Indies
Japan
America
The
Elliott Has Lived in County Nearly Fifty Years
S M Elliott of Comanche Route 1 renewed his subscription to The Comanche Chief while in town on Tuesday. His family has read The Chief since moving from Tennessee in the Fall of 1892 and arriving near Comanche shortly after trains began running on the Frisco. He remembered traveling by covered wagon with relatives to Board Church community and witnessing his first Texas blue norther. The norther arrived so fast the Tennesseans were caught off guard.
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S. M. Elliott
Comanche
Tennessee
Elliott
Frisco
Board Church
Texas
Jersey Breeders To Meet Tuesday Night In Comanche
Jersey Breeders Association gathers in Comanche County Court Room at 7 30 p m Tuesday January 20 for a meeting. G G Gibson Extension Dairy man will speak on dairy industry improvements and butter fat testing. Bring a new member.
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Jersey Breeders Association
Comanche
G. G. Gibson
Extension Dairyman
A. & M. College
Russian Horses Victors Over German Tanks
A historical article argues that cavalry remains vital in modern warfare, citing German losses in horses and tanks on the Russian front. It highlights experts like George Van Slyke and generals Herr and Pershing praising horse power for reconnaissance, mobility, and breaking enemy columns despite mechanized war advances.
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Russia
Red Army
United States
George van Slyke
John K. Herr
John J. Pershing
Cavalry Journal
United States Cavalry
Indian Mountain School Names New Principal after Resignation
Royce Pope, principal of Indian Mountain School in the county’s northwest, resigned to become a guard at Humble Station in Comyn. A. J. Quinn was elected to succeed him, bringing ten years of prior teaching experience and a strong record in the county.
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Royce Pope
Indian Mountain
Comyn
Pope
A. J. Quinn
Bell of Breckenridge Charged With Worthless-Check Swindle
County Court records show Jack Bell of Breckenridge charged with swindling through a worthless check. The report notes the address to distinguish him from others with the same name and follows a courthouse news item from last week.
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Bell OF Breckenridge
Jack Bell
Breckenridge
Bell
Gene Neely a One-Armed Athlete of Versatile Fame
The narrative chronicles Gene Neely, a remarkable one-armed athlete at Dartmouth and Texas, excelling in football as a left guard, in baseball as a center fielder, and in tennis, swimming, and shooting. It contrasts his early athletic rise with later life struggles, his family, and the enduring respect from peers, including Stanley and Adele Neely at the University of Texas.
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Neely
Dartmouth
Frank Cavanaugh
West Virginia
Gene
University of Texas
Southwest
Hemisphere
Stanley Neely
Adele
Neelys
Stanley
Bud
Day At De Leon Baptist Training Union Emphasis Day
De Leon Baptist Church hosts the Comanche County Baptist Training Union Emphasis Day on Wednesday January 21 with an attendance goal of 100 percent. Special recognition will be given to the church with the highest percentage present. Activities begin 2:00 p.m. and supper follows at 6:00 p.m. An officers conference starts 6:30 p.m. with J D Riddle speaking on Associational Leaders. J M Cooke and Dr Harry Lee Spencer among others cover Adult and Junior work and Young People.
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Comanche County
First Baptist Church of
Dinklage Couple Mark Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Fritz Dinklage of Priddy celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary in Comanche on January 12. They were married in Comanche on January 12, 1917. They also marked their twentieth anniversary here on January 12, 1937. Rural Newton County Precinct 1 residents gained eight and a half miles of improved all weather roads completed by WPA workers, and near Burke another seven miles of roadway was completed by WPA in the Sun region.
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Fritz Dinklage
Priddy
Comanche
Dinklage
Precinct 1
Newton County
WPA
Burke
the Sun
Comanche Visit Highlights Local Figures
Residents and visitors share weekend time across Comanche. Mr and Mrs Dolphas Carter host a family gathering. Mr and Mrs Keith Lane Jr of Fort Worth spend a weekend with relatives. Tot Cunningham travels from Comanche to visit his mother Mrs Lou Cunningham.
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Fi Mara
Hiets
Chiloak
Comanche
Narold
Dolphas Carter
Keith Lane, Jr
Fort Worth
Tot Cunningham
Lou Cunningham
Stephenson Family Returns for Beattie School Attendance
Suez J H Stephenson returned from Fort Worth with his son Ray to enroll at Beattie. Fort Worth residents visited relatives during the weekend with Ray accompanying them back to school in Fort Worth. M M Warren and family visited his sister at Ranger, while Mr and Mrs J B Northcutt and family from De Leon visited the Martins.
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J. H. Stephenson
Fort Worth
Ray
Beattie
Earl Williams
M. M. Warren
Ranger
J. B. Northcutt
de Leon
Marlen Martin
Drainage Project Complete in Galveston County
The storm drainage improvement across Galveston County mainland has been completed by WPA workers under a project approved by the United States Public Health Service and the Surgeon of the Eighth Corps Area.
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Galveston County
United States Public Health Service
Eighth Corps
WPA
Funeral Rites For Mrs. Nancy Russell Held Wednesday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Nancy Russell were held Wednesday at Van Dyke Chapel at the residence here. Born April 21 1847 in Mississippi she had lived in Texas for years and in Comanche for about two years. She is survived by five children 18 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren a brother J T Harrington of Waco and a sister Ada Howard of Arkansas.
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Tery
van Dyke
Monsy
Russell
Mississippi
Texas
Comanche
W. T. Russell
John Russell
New Mexico
Crem Russell
Emmett Russell
Myrtle Russell
J. T
Greene and Little Families Visit Fort Worth
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Greene and Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Little spent Sunday in Fort Worth with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lawson. Mrs. Lawson is seriously ill.
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C. A. Greene
Leverett Little
Fort Worth
Ben Lawson
Lawson
WPA Finishes Road Upgrades in Wells Cherokee County
Workers with the WPA completed miles of farm to market road improvements in the Wells area of Cherokee County. The project enhanced rural access and transportation within the community.
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WPA
Wells
Cherokee County
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W. Mercer
Coman County
Jersey
W. A. Ruhmann
Royce House
Fagan Chevrolet Company
Fagan
Fagan Chevrolet CO
Gene Neely
Mrs. Dinklage
Newburg
Suez
Nancy Russell
BULK
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