21 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1941
Page
1
In Comanche County voters will elect county trustees for Precincts 2 and 3 on April 5. Current trustees Itis and Shockley have long served those precincts and face opposition expected to be light, as they continue to oversee local schools with diligence.
Sidney High School tennis led the Comanche County intra scholastic meet with titles in several divisions. John David Milton of Comanche won the Senior Boys singles title, Sidney won the Junior Boys doubles and Girls events, and Erma Lee McPherson of Comanche reached the Girls final. Final rounds were set for the weekend with matches featuring Sidney versus Leon in several doubles finals.
Gene Carter's Hereford calf weighing 900 pounds earned 12th place at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show while selling for 15 cents per pound. Amon G. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher, officiated the event concluding Comanche's 1xth Annual Junior Livestock Show.
Comanche Grammar School celebrates its Choral Club lineup for recent contests. Members include Gene Arthur, Onceil Briscoe, Ina B Burks, Myrtle Lounsley, Dorothy Payne, Patsy Wayne, Mary K Slider, Elma Ann Jeans, Jean Tucker, Jan Franks, and others. The club recently won a top prize and displays a trophy from the Inter athletic League, with a potential permanent possession if they win again.
Major Jesse E. Moseley, Judge Advocate of the 36th Division, and staff member at Camp Bowie, will speak to Comanche High School students Tuesday at 10:30 in the high school auditorium. He is noted for a long military career and prominent civil status in Texas. His Houston home is given, and the public is invited to attend.
Hilton Burks of the Comanche Chamber says work begins Monday on Highway 16 from the railroad to six miles south toward Goldthwaite. Southern Construction Company of Austin holds the $83,000 contract with WPA labor. Machinery arrived Thursday. Concrete bridges will span Indian Creek in Comanche and Horse Creek south of town.
Men who have turned 21 since October 16, 1940 need not register for Selective Service training unless a new registration day is proclaimed by the President. They may volunteer. General J. Watt Page, State Director, announced this. A registrant over 36 since October 16, 1940 remains liable for training.
Work began this week on repairing the Durham Building on the West Side of the Square. The property, recently purchased by N. N. and Jake Durham from William Reese, houses the Wm. Reese Drug Store and The Mohon Dependable Drygoods Store. A blue glass front and interior improvements are planned for both buildings.
Mr and Mrs Horace Sherrill announce the arrival of a baby boy named Kenneth Mart born March 5 in Houston. The newborn comes to the Sherrill family, with Kenneth joining siblings and relatives in celebration.
A listing of events and officers for the County Meet includes director general debate extemporaneous speech spelling ready writing athletics choral singing music memory arithmetic picture memory story telling one act play typing and shorthand three R contest. County Superintendent Dale Howard heads the program with officials and coordinators across multiple towns.
Comanche High School band members earned top placements at the Brownwood Clinic held with the Mid Texas Teachers Convention. Jack Scudder won first in cornet, Larrymore Shankle led trombones, and Ther man Fagan tied for first in basses. Dewey Fields finished second in baritone, Betty Payne second in flutes, Willis Preston Carmichael placed fourth in basses. No other Comanche entries. Clinic directed by Charles S Eskridge of Luccok. participants from sixteen towns.
The Hasse School honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester lists top students by grade. First grader Ima Lue Cox and others are named along with second and third graders, including Brice Lee and Helen Rogers, through eighth grade and beyond.
Co manche High School FFA members earned multiple prizes across gilts turkeys calves and lambs at the recent Junior Livestock Show. Top placements included Gene Carter first in milk fed calf and a club calf showing at Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, with calves selling at 15 cents and 13 and a half cents per pound.
Comanche High School players won first place in the Comanche County One Act Play contest with The Bishop's Candlestick. Cast included James Gill Emma Louise McDonald Billie Black Ruth Marshall Billie Clemons and J D Tate. Gustine's Good Medicine took second. cast Luther McNutt Bebe Joyce Barnett Ona B Rambo. Miss Blanche Dabney directed.
The Comanche County Debate Tournament at Comyn High School featured judges from Hamilton County. Comyn girls took first, Gustine second, Sidney third. Comyn boys earned first with Sidney second.
Miss Blanche Dabney and Miss Fauline White, English teachers at Comanche High School, resigned this week to take teaching jobs in Brownwood. The school board voted not to accept their resignations, but both gave final notice Wednesday to begin teaching in Brownwood Morsday. Dabney taught three years at Comanche. White is in her first year.
The Gustine Parent Teachers Association sponsors a party of games on Tuesday night, March 25. Dominoes forty two and other games will be played. Refreshments served. a small admission charge required. Everyone is invited.
Mr and Mrs R C Brooks of Carlsbad New Mexico announce the birth of a daughter LaVeta Loyce on March 13 Mrs Brooks is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Cody Murphree of Comanche
Hundreds of Comanche County students travel to Comanche for the 29th Annual Interscholastic League Meet. Officials including Superintendent Dale Howard and Mayor M. Coleman promise full hospitality as merchants boost events with ads. Declamations in the morning at First Methodist Church and Comanche High School, plus evening singing contests, start at 7 p.m. Finals in track and field are set for Saturday afternoon at the ball park with athletic events beginning late morning.
The Interscholastic League week brings hundreds to Comanche for County Meet activities. The Chief highlights county school news with praise for County Superintendent Dale Howard and City Superintendent W Z Compton. About 5,000 students and 155 teachers serve 39 districts, including five affiliated towns.
Comanche High School ordered nine black and gold jackets for basketball lettermen, the first such presentation by the school. Recipients include A. J. Coker, Rector Swann, Dalton Perkins, Truett Vines, Billie Ed Seay, Thomas Marshall, Hubert Eoff, Truman Vines, and Hall. The Indian cagers finished 9 wins and 8 losses in 1940-41, with six lettermen expected back next season: Coker Swann Truett Vines Truama Vines Eoff and Hall.
Vonceil Briscoe of the seventh grade is chosen as the Comanche Grammar School entry in the Ready Writing Contest formerly known as the essay contest. Lavera Purvis will serve as substitute.
Due to a large rise in ladies hat sales Hoffmans enlarging their hat department. The new arrangement adds much to the store’s general attractiveness and better serves customers.
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