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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1941
Page
11
Five Comanche County men will be sent by the Local Draft Board to the United States Army induction office at Fort Sam Houston on July 8. The board released the names and order of call.
A letter from Charles Hoffman of Austin Texas asks The Comanche Chief to renew his subscription. He encloses a check and notes the difficulty of getting Comanche news and extends best wishes to local readers.
Transfer of scholastics for the forthcoming school year began Tuesday at the office of County Superintendent Dale Howard. Parents may file transfer applications at the County Superintendent's office during July. All applications must be made before August 1. After July, the county board will act and approved transfers will be signed by the chair.
Comanche County farmers may plant unlimited peanut acreage for oil crushing without AAA payment deductions beyond the peanut conservation payment. USDA changed AAA provisions to encourage peanut oil production due to higher demand, but the marketing quota remains: excess peanuts must go to designated buyers at oil prices to avoid penalties.
Sixty eight new second lieutenants arrived at Camp Wolters to begin one year of active duty. Among them was Second Lieutenant Herbert Neavitt Goodson of Comanche Texas, a recent graduate of Texas A&M College. The article notes the group as part of a larger intake at the army training center.
Comanche County National Farm Loan Association sets July 12 1941 for its annual meeting at the Old Majestic Theatre starting 1 20 p m. President R L Lane says landowners and interested parties including Commissioner borrowers wives of borrowers and agriculture teachers are invited to attend with directors Lane Barret Long Burton and Cunningham serving on the attendance committee.
Texas dairy producers report record output in cheese butter and ice cream as University of Texas statisticians note peak performance.
The informal opening of the new Comanche courthouse will be Friday July 4 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. County Judge H H Lockridge urges all residents to tour the building with county officials as guides. The project began tearing down the old structure in 1938 with a WPA grant of about 7000 dollars for demolishing the annex and yard landscaping.
De Leon High School recruits C. E. Harris as assistant football coach for 1941 42 joining head coach Syms and aide Forrest. Harris, former Iredell coach, moves with family to De Leon in August after graduation from Hardin Simmons University. School board also appoints Locke Christie Lyman Forrest and H G Terrill to lead the football athletic association.
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