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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
2
The Comanche area reports on cafe crowds before sunrise as workers commute to Brownwood and Camp Bowie. Garden Club yearbook wins second at Houston, while Camp Bowie contracts total 300000 for roads and housing. Red Cross drive surpasses goals. local real estate and farming topics appear amid weather, religion quotes, and light humor.
A Jersey cow at Long's Dairy this week gave birth to triplet calves two girls and one boy.
Joseph I Underwood died at his home in the Indian Mountain community on March 6. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Willie Skaggs with interment in Oakland Cemetery at Gorman. A native of Alabama he moved to Texas as a child settling in Leon County before coming to Comanche County. Mr and Mrs Troy Cauley of Fort Worth visited Comanche County over the weekend.
A Pacific theater letter dated February 19 1943 from Pvt Chas Hicklin thanks Comanche Red Cross for an overseas ditty bag. He serves in the Navy on a submarine and lists Carthage Missouri as his home. Donations to the Kit Fund are requested through Mrs Huntington at the courthouse Red Cross room.
Rising Star O exceeded its $750 quota for the Red Cross with a total of 806.40. Leading donors were Higgin Botham Bros. & Co. and the First Bank each contributing 150.00.
Hattie Mae Hampton left Sunday for Dallas where she will be sworn in as a WAAC Monday.
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