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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
3
Former council member M Coleman praises the current City Council for four years of fiscally tight management. He notes they borrowed at times to meet obligations, kept expenses low, and hold about twenty thousand dollars in reserve to pay maturing bonds. Coleman urges reelecting them and cites ongoing needs like paving and seal coating, while stressing efficiency and stable finances.
Principal Virgil Chaffin announces a specialized Army and Navy training test at Comanche High School on April 2. Eligible are high school seniors and graduates ages 17 to 22. Full details will be in next week's Chief. information available from Mr. Chaffin.
D A Swope petty officer third class of the United States Navy is home on leave after completing the first stage of Seabees training in Norfolk Virginia. Former coach of Comanche High School, he resigned in December to enlist and will depart Sunday for Gulfport Mississippi for further training before overseas service.
Lampasas County reports a $3,857.71 total toward a $4,400 quota. The City of Lampasas contributed $2,588.20 toward the Red Cross fundraiser.
In Comanche County the Livestock Association outlines plans to boost breeding and feeding, stressing stock farming as the county’s economic solution. Despite weather cutting entries at the Eighth Annual Junior Show, about fifty entries and forty-two premiums were paid, with calls for permanent show grounds.
The Indian Creek committee has not hired workers for the cemetery. A work session is planned for Tuesday afternoon March 23, with volunteers asked to assemble by 12 30 to complete the task. C A Luper of Fort Worth visited his Comanche family.
The Citizens Victory League known as the Pension Group will meet at Comanche Saturday March 20. Everyone is invited. At the last meeting Representative O H Moore gave a talk on citizens concerns in Texas. Green West, Chairman, Effie Brock, Asst. Lect. Tate spent part of last week in Dallas.
Pvt. Delbert Kirkland son of Mr and Mrs Prank Kirkland of Comanche is with the Army at Fort Knox Kentucky for basic training in a new and hardest hitting branch of the Army.
The Moore couple expresses sincere gratitude for the many letters and sympathy cards received during their sad hours and asks God’s blessings on all who offered support.
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