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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
1
A poem reflecting on memory and change as the speaker recalls a childhood home. The hawthorn tree blossoms outside while a door remains open in youth and closes as others crowd the stairs. The scene shifts to the quiet road with wind and old thoughts returning.
Over a thousand contestants from thirty six schools will enter the County Meet at Comanche on Friday and Saturday March 25 and 26. The article lists participating schools and administrators and outlines rules for league events including arithmetic, glee club, track, playground ball, volleyball and tennis.
A humorous dialogue about money and work. A pastor and optimist debate wages for carpenters, noting two little brothers and the discord over pay. Bill Sawyer is mentioned as an example of lower offers, while the timing of his last job is joked about.
The appeal of John Alsup from a ten year Wichita Falls murder sentence was argued in Austin on Wednesday before the Court of Criminal Appeals. Alsup was represented by Otis Rogers and Leo Brewster with Will R. Parker of Fort Worth assisting the state.
Thirty six men and boys attended the Proctor School Father and Son Banquet in snowy weather. The Proctor Future Farmers Association members praised fathers and guests with short talks while J. B. Cooper led the event and Homer Greenlee introduced members.
The R R McDonald Produce Company, displaced by a fire that destroyed the Irwin Pinkard building three weeks ago, has reopened in the rear of Renfro Market. Ray McDonald will operate the produce business.
Mesdames Frank Mackey and J Frank Norris Jr daughters of Mr and Mrs O H Penaho of Comanche will take part in a program tonight at 11 00 broadcast by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce over Station WRAP per B D Barnett General Manager. Peach and Plum Trees fine trees 1c and 19c All varieties Still time to plant Mrs Thos C George Telephone 104.
Stephenville grower J. E. Fitzgerald reports not all fruit wiped out by frost with reserve buds set to bloom if cold ends. Early Rose and King Solomon show strong reserves while Leona is lost. Barton cites 25 percent peach crop saved and pears most advanced with apples largely unharmed and plums partially safe.
Twenty five contestants were selected in Comanche at the high school auditorium on Tuesday evening as local county meet delegates. Judges Mr and Mrs L A Singleton and Virginia Rogers named winners across Ward School Grammar School and High School divisions with Ar th Gromatsky and Pau line Marshall among senior honorees.
Comanche Texas hosts the University Interscholastic League meet on March 25 and 26, 1932. Officers include O. B. Rose director general, L. A. Singleton debate, Mrs C S Ross declamation, and Perry Robinson Springs athletics. Events span playground ball, tennis, declamations, arithmetic, memory contests, music, spelling, essay writing, three a contest, choral singing, glee club, picture memory, wild flower contest, and rural and urban athletic trials with finals on Saturday.
Six hundred boys and girls begin elimination rounds at Comanche and De Leon to decide which teams meet at Comanche March 25 for the county championship. Contests span five divisions with North and South campuses hosting rounds before a county meet.
A Ford sedan reported stolen January 19 and linked to A L Whittaker of Stephenville was recovered by Gustine officers near the Macksville bridge about midnight Sunday. The thief fled on foot into nearby brush as Constable J O Harrison and Special Officer Elmer Little approached. Licenses stolen from a Coleman County car were identified, with prior sightings tied to Edna Hill and thefts of quilts and household items.
The Comanche and Comyn teams lead after the first round of the County Interscholastic League Debates in Comanche. Comanche girls Nadine Thompson and Geraldine Waldrop swept three straight decisions. Comyn boys also undefeated with three wins and a two to one over Comanche. Other results and team listings followed as rounds continued with second-round debates set for today and semifinals tomorrow.
J W Carter Jr purchased the Ritz Theatre and assumes management on Wednesday with his wife Mrs Carter assisting. Carter moved from Proctor to Comanche three years ago and has peanut business ties with his father. Also noted are local society items involving Mrs Thos George and Mrs Tom Helmsley.
E L Sumner and son, operating a stock farm near Comanche, earned one first, one second, and one third in Rambouillet Type C fine wool at the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. Their flock, part of a 600-strong herd, previously won at Comanche County's Sheep and Goat Show, beating entrants from Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Texas. Everett White joins Comanche Motor Co service department. Ruth Cox to local telephone company.
Partial cinema schedule reads matinees Sundays at 2:00 PM and Thursdays at 1:20 PM. Evening shows run Saturdays at 7:30 PM. The fragment mentions multiple spellings of showtimes and titles, indicating a regular local theater listing with matinee and evening sessions.
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