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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1943
Page
1
The district court will convene for the Spring term on Monday April 19 according to District Clerk Charlies Carter with a light docket. A long list of grand and petit jurors from Gustine De Leon Dublin Comanche Sidney and other locales is announced for the term.
A spring revival begins the first Sunday in June with daily speakers including Dr. W R White and Dr. Geo W Truett. The event, “one of the biggest in town,” will run through June 13 and continue into a second week led by Dr. Perry F Evans with music by Tommie Godfrey.
Mrs. A. J. Coker visits Port Worth, staying at a local hotel and planned meetings with community leaders. The visit highlights civic ties and social engagements in the area.
Rev. T. J Sparkman, longtime pastor of Lamar Street Baptist Church in Sweetwater, has accepted the pastorate at First Baptist Church in De Leon. He and his family moved Monday. Sparkman began ministry at Mercer Gap Blanket and Bethel in Comanche and Brown Counties. He later served in Cisco and Sweetwater for seven years. He succeeds Rev. H. J. Starnes, who moved to Eastland.
Rev E M Shepard pastor of the Comanche Presbyterian Church for six years has been called to lead the First Presbyterian Church of Kenedy Karnes County Texas effective May 1. He came to Comanche from Mississippi and has endeared himself and his family to the community.
Comanche County residents must display the new 1943 license plates by April 1 or keep vehicles off Texas highways. Purchase locally to keep funds in county for road maintenance. bring title certificate and 1942 license receipt.
Sergeant R. C. Smith, 21, died early Monday March 15 in a auto crash 17 miles south of Lawton Oklahoma while returning from a weekend with his wife Lois Ripley at Comanche. He served in the National Guard, was a cook, and trained at Fort Sill Camp Bowie and Fort Sill. he was buried in Texarkana and survived by two brothers and three sisters.
The Downing Community Club presents the play Jimmy, Be Careful tonight March 26 at the Downing Auditorium. Mrs E V Loudermilk and Mrs Landers urge everyone to attend with no admission charged.
Mark Brittain 33 son of Mrs C D Brittain of Lamkin is now a prisoner of the Japanese. He served in the United States Navy in the Philippine sector when the islands surrendered. He had been listed missing in action by the War Department since last March until last week when word came through the International Red Cross that he is being held as a prisoner of war by Japan.
Mr and Mrs Earl Kirk of Pottsville were informed by the War Department that their son T/4c Jesse Eargle Kirk who had been missing since March 2 is a prisoner of war held by the Italian government. He served with U S forces in North Africa.
Readers are urged to remove an advertisement for the tandem disc harrow from the next issue. The notice specifies cancellation of the ad placement and requests confirmation of the halting date. Local business office handles the change.
Comanche club and missionary leaders met at Mrs. Tom Dudley’s home to plan a War and Stamp Drive. County chair William C. Chilton urged sales. drive begins March 27 at 10 a.m. in front of Higeinbotham’s, with a different club running the booth each Saturday or first Monday through May.
Apr 1 marks the final date for Manche County farmers to insure this year's cotton crop. The policy, written by the county AAA office, covers 50 or 75 percent of the average yield based on past production. A. E. Boyd explains the plan as protection, not profit.
Beverly Thomas son of the late Dr and Mrs L B Thomas of Comanche died in San Francisco this week. A wire from Rev Noel P Wilkinson brother in law to the deceased says the body will be brought home for burial in Oakwood Cemetery probably the first of next week. Thomas, who was raised in Comanche, was father of Cody Thomas and Mrs Noel P Wilkinson and had lived in California for some time.
Corporal Homer A. McCoy son of Mr and Mrs Luther McCoy Route 4 Comanche is in the Armored Force School Ft Knox Kentucky taking a special course in a wheeled vehicle department.
The county undertakes a five day drive from April 5 to 10 to collect scrap iron with a target of 3 million pounds by July 1. Co F Denny, county scrap chairman, says 84 Camp Bowie soldiers will inspect farms to requisition unneeded scrap. owners may sell or donate now, but army conscription follows.
A new carload of scrap iron left Comanche this week bound for war production, bringing total shipments to 32 cars in sixteen months. Sol Hoffman, Comanche County’s official scrap dealer, notes each load faces loading and regulatory challenges as he and Shorty Eamond cut oversize pieces to meet weight and dimension rules.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ward attended the funeral of her father T. J. Winder in Fort Worth on Saturday March 20. They were accompanied home by her brother Licya Winder.
The Secretary of State will reappoint all Notaries Public currently serving in the county whose terms expire June 1, 1943. The County Clerk must notify each appointee at least ten days before term expiration. Notaries may choose to qualify upon receiving the notice.
The University of Texas announced its honor roll listing A M Derrick from Comyn among the students honored for academic achievement this term.
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