29 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
1
Drilling at the Downing oil well continues with strong oil showings as a new oil sand layer is struck at about 800 feet. Geologists expect a productive zone below 1000 feet and anticipate another sand layer within the next hundred feet. Leases remain unchanged as investors wait on the outcome.
The Comanche High School auditorium gains a new curtain and scenery funded by the 1918 senior class. They hired a scenery painter and sold ads on the curtain to almost cover the cost. The gift, valued by the school, honors future students and showcases the seniors’ pluck.
Lee Brady formerly of Comanche and late of Bonham was killed Tuesday in an automobile crash near Bonham. The vehicle skidded while turning a corner with fatal results. Brady lived here several years ago and worked in local barber shops.
Dawson Masters of Dallas acknowledges receipt of his first copy of The Chief Expon ent and commends its appearance. The report hints Comanche County may soon see street cars as oil industry plans advance.
Advert adds that Clay Folsom in Gatesville Texas seeks good June corn in any quantity. Send samples and prices to the listed contact.
The article lists jurors for the April 1918 term including P Hoff W S Beene A T Pestry BE L Sumner J H Goos by W A Petitt T B Seago J B Kerley D S Jennings E E Dab ney Cird Parker C L Short John Roberts A L McDaniel dD W Long Arthur Lake.
The juror panel includes R. W. Couch, J. Hicks, M. E. Hall, W. W. Jennings, H. D. Lane, D. Y. Reid, B. Harris, Jnc. P. Hoff, W. W. Hodges, Hardy Lou Dermilk, J. J. Holmsley, and Jack Stephens for the upcoming county court term.
A list of Petit Jurors selected for the second work week includes B L Adams R A Couch Geo Stephens R J Daniels W Sanford J B Wallace Jno Nabors T H Jackson H M Tidmore W E Bingham F E Adams J J Cantrell E G Wells T J Estes T W Eanes James DeWitt J H Lloyd C E Anderson W H Couch E M Foote J G Barbee Jess Harris R A Johnson M D Large J R Hattox T N Burton D Y Reed H W Scott H B Gilmore W J Rollins J F Tate Aaron Petitt W Ross W A Tipps T S Fitzgerald E E Parker.
A roster of names follows listing Petit Jurors for the third week. Included are Irvin Pinkard B M Boatwright T J Freeman Ward Pierce 5S B Poteet G L Woolsey J L Gore E J Milton J E Barrow E K Thomas D A Pittman W A Huse D L Marree C A Greene F M Robinson Geo Sloan W D Howell S R May J J Battle R B White T E Frost W M Nelson J E Adams A Jennings J R Carroll W R King F Stephens E Underwood A J Allgood R Looney R R Everett J H Jones Joe Pannell J L Joplin G E Carroway I E Os borne.
A roster of Petit Jurors for the fourth week lists numerous individuals including J. Cadenhead C. Burt 4 Bowden C Shankles G W Masters A V Boswell and others. The long name list attributes juror assignments to local proceedings.
The Local Baptist Church extended a call to Rev. W Holland to become pastor and he accepted. He led a revival last three weeks ending with 109 professions and 30 reclamations, and has eight months with Baptist Seminary as an evangelist after serving Clay Street Baptist Church in Waco. The congregation welcomes Rev. Holland to Comanche.
Mrs. Fine from the food conservation service spoke four times in Comanche this week. She addressed high school pupils and parents, town women, a Baptist tabernacle crowd, and business men at the courthouse, delivering strong calls for conserving food supplies.
The residence of Arther Hill was struck by lightning at about 4 oclock Thursday morning. The house burned to the ground but neighbors saved most of the household goods as residents were away for the night. Communications failures hindered alerting firefighters, and the property owned by Mrs. G. H. Goodson was across the street from the Hoff home.
Higginbotham's advertises a Case 6 Plow Cultivator to keep ahead of weeds with fall cash prices and urged purchase before harvest season.
The Comanche County Inter scholastic League will hold its annual meet on Saturday at Comanche High School. The program lists events in debating and declamation, spelling, and track work. A dinner will be spread on the high school grounds and an old fashioned picnic will be held.
Visits of the stork bring a girl to Mr and Mrs Rufus A Morton in De Leon R 2 a boy to W P Slaughter near De Leon a girl to A D Pettit at Gustine twin boys to James J Colins near De Leon and B A Herrin near Desdemonia a boy to Otis Armstrong Sipe Springs and R P Moore De Leon R 4 a boy.
Comanche county gains a definite locate of the Oil Belt Highway routing through Wichita Falls Archer City Olney Newcastle Graham Breckenridge Eastland Gorman De Leon Comanche and Brownwood delegates from De Leon and Comanche join a Breckenridge convention to push the project Plans aim to secure federal aid and extend the road toward Tulsa Oklahoma expanding regional traffic and linking oil belt areas with two railroad free zones.
A sequence of oil lease transfers is recorded, detailing buyers such as F J Holmes, Texas Eastern Oil Co, The Texas Co, Prairie Oil & Gas Co and others purchasing hundreds of acres from multiple sellers including H & C Ry Co lands, D & D A lands, Jno Dooling surveys, and Rusk Trans Co lands. Monetary values range from 1 cent to 1000 dollars with parcels spanning 40 to 640 acres across multiple counties.
Mrs. Kite of Dublin leads an instructional class this week on making surgical dressings at the high school building. Regular sessions follow on Mondays and Wednesdays after school hours. Materials including yarn have arrived. volunteers are urged to join and collect supplies.
J H Stickley to J L Chapman D N Burleson and wire lease 80 acres for 1900.00 Ruth Chapman L T Rasco lease 50.00. R V Adams to C M Root 160 acres A W Sullivan survey 1.00. J G Bishop to F J Holmes 150 acres H & T C Ry Co 600.00. F J Holmes to H Leroey Var nes 40 acres Wm Demoss L and L 400.00. F J Holmes to H Leroy Var nes 150 acres H & T C Ry Co 750.00.
Our stock of New Spring Dry Goods is complete in every sense of the word. Everything bright and fresh in this big department.
Summary of transfers including Co W Gilliland to W T Mc Pherson for 261 acres tied to Jno Marshall Hog Creek Oil Co to W B R Gregory and M C Peak et al for 160 acres tied to H T B Ry Co with $1.00, and drilling contract between Peter Cioban Petra Damas and C F Denny et al to place a first class deep well drilling machine on the land pool of undersigned by July 1 1918 to 3000 feet depth containing at least 3000 acres.
The notice lists oil and gas prospect details for multiple land parcels across township sections. Applicants include W. T. Evans and J. Drake with numerous fractional and total acreages such as 80, 160, 184.5, 240, 320 acres and others, detailing specific sections and halves of sections within All D. & D. A. Land.
A compact advertisement urges readers to "do your duty eat more potatoes" and highlights cheaper prices at Farmers' Store. The line emphasizes affordable spuds to boost consumption.
Advertisement promotes a Case Planter that seeds all kinds of crops including peanuts. It emphasizes scarcity of seed and high farm product prices, urging buyers to act with a full time option at cash prices.
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