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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1934
Page
1
The Comanche Chief reports bank deposits on June 30 1934 total nearly $573000 across Comanche National and First State Bank, up from $474875 a year earlier. Grain receipts expected to boost deposits in July.
County farmers who grow cotton must apply for Bankhead Act exemption certificates. Producers with various tenure arrangements join a county wide effort overseen by community committeemen to file applications, with 1934 35 contracts posted for those who signed. For non signers, bale totals acreage and farm land data from 1928 1934 are required. 5 517 bales are allocated to the county.
Palmer C Barnes of Tasty Food Product Co Brownwood visited Comanche to gauge local interest in supplying blackeyed peas for canning. He noted previous purchases and trucked peas to Brownwood. With drought shrinking local stocks, farmers are asked to inform the Chief office if they can supply peas in quantity.
About 1500 people attended the Comanche County Old Settlers Reunion at Board Church for the 27th annual gathering. Hon. Gib Callaway gave the principal address, with Judge Luker presiding and D F Nabers as secretary. Confederate veterans Charlie Carruth and W G Stokes were honored by the crowd.
The Comanche Chief will publish its first two year special edition on July 20 1934 for Comanche County voters. About 5000 copies will reach every home with political news candidate messages and a sample ballot to speed Election Day voting. Merchants plan ads and candidates urge early copy submission.
Comanche County joins 95 Texas counties placed in the Secondary Drouth Relief Group by the Federal Government as the AAA expands drought aid. The AAA reports more than 750000 cattle bought from farmers in the drought area for slaughter and distribution to relief cases. Blanco Crosby and Kent designated emergency counties with 24 others upgraded. emergency counties gain full drought relief funds including a 750000 grant allotted to Texas for July.
William S. Myers the farm credit administrator said last week that only a few farmers will have to go bankrupt to save their homes under the Frazier Lemke act a six year mortgage moratorium. He added the legislation fits with the farm credit program to prevent foreclosures by selfish creditors.
Hon. Oscar F. Chastain a member of the Legislature from Estland County and congressional candidate will campaign in Comanche County next week. He will speak at the bandstand in Comanche Wednesday at eight in the evening and speak that morning at Tamina at eleven, then at Cvetine at two in the afternoon.
Maury Hughes former Dallas District Attorney will address campaign issues from the Comanche band stand July 20 at eight o clock. He will present statistics claiming he is favored to reach the gubernatorial run off.
Mullin appoints Mullin near Mullin P M Patterson as postmaster replacing Sid Eaton who served twelve years. Patterson formerly lived in Comanche and was cashier of a bank here. He edits the Mullin En and owns an insurance agency in Mullin.
Union Services honor retiring Central Christian Church pastor Rev Kenneth L Smith. Services at Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist churches are cancelled to join in the tribute. Sermon by Rev Smith precedes his departure next week to serve as pastor in Mission City.
The Comanche Merry Makers will play during the two day Priddy picnic which begins today at Priddy. Local musicians will also perform for the dance which concludes the annual Priddy picnic Saturday night.
Anticipated heavy primary turnout noted with absentee votes. Article discusses cotton futures rise after government crop acreage report and lending advances. It cites AP dispatch from New York dated July 9 and quotes O Brightman on bale yields and farmer interest.
Hon. Thomas L. Blanton member of Congress from the 17th District began his bid for another term in Comanche County with five talks. He spoke at De Leon Trade Day, Proctor, Comanche, Gustine, Lamkin, and Hamilton, praising Roosevelt and recounting bills he blocked.
Kenneth Treanor marketing specialist from Washington DC will preside at a peanut meeting in Eastland on July 18 starting at 10 am. County Agent J A Barton invites all growers and millers to attend. Mr and Mrs Herbert Williams spent the weekend in Ballinger.
Thirty-three cars of grain have been shipped from Comanche over the Frisco by Wednesday morning, with a season total expected to reach 60 cars. Most grain goes to Fort Worth, Shreveport, and Brownwood. the shipment includes 28 cars of oats and 5 cars of wheat, per local agent W. E. Dupuy.
Hilton Burks secretary of the Highway No 386 Association told the Lions Club that berries are Comanche County's surest crop and noted no complete failure in twenty five years of extensive berry culture. He projected a large market with Highway 36 completion and said farmers could sell twenty times current berry output. He also cited grape culture and noted grapes watermelons poultry and dairy cows would avoid crop failure.
The Eleventh Annual Comanche County 4 H encampment will be held at Lake Eanes on Friday July 20 with about 150 youth plus sponsors teachers and parents. The day runs 9 a m to 6 p m featuring an Address of Welcome by Mayor M Coleman contests canning exhibit and prizes including trips to the Farmers Short Course at A & M College July 30 to August 8.
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