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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1942
Page
2
Local column blends election tallies and political shifts with school transfer deadlines and community updates. Mentions record city votes in Comanche, a Precinct No. 2 commissioner race, and turnout trends alongside notes on local coaches, theaters, and a Bible quote.
The sermon argues against taking the Lord's name in vain and warns that careless or false use of sacred terms reveals the heart. It quotes Exodus 20 7 Matthew 5 and 12 and urges Christians to speak truthfully and honor God in daily life. Local notes mention visitors from Sugar Land Brownwood and a joke about a wife and steak. The Rising Star Free Fall Fair is canceled due to the war.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle Plains show mean annual temperatures from 74 degrees in the south to 54 degrees in the north, reflecting broad climatic variation across Texas as reported.
Mrs. W. F. Durham 77 of Comanche, Texas, a long‑time county resident, died Friday in a German hospital after several months of illness. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church with Rev. R. Gordon and Rev. E. G. Gregory Jr. officiating. interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving children include Walter, Henry, Nugent, Harvey, Bill, Jake, Lillian Durham, A. A. Elms, Mrs. J. Barton, and Mrs. J. Kimble, with 16 grandchildren and 3 great‑grandchildren. The obituary notes her early marriage to William Francis Durham and her role as a devoted homemaker and community member.
The Pine Belt sawmills in eastern Texas produce over one billion board feet of timber each year, highlighting the region as a major wood products hub with strong milling capacity and regional economic impact.
The Rio Grande features the Santa Elena Canyon with canyon walls reaching about 1,800 feet. Fort Davis, seat of Jeff Davis County, sits at an elevation of 5,050 feet.
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