Criminal District Court Docket Set For Monday Session
District Judge Bates Cross will take up the criminal docket Monday as six felony indictments received by the grand jury Wednesday are announced by District Attorney H. William Allen. The list includes a long panel of jurors from Comanche, Gustine, Dublin, Sidney, and Proctor along with various rural routes and towns.
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Bates Cross
H. William Allen
Jim C. Cunningham
Comanche
A. V. Littlefied
Sipe Springs
B. Walker
Sidney
E. R. Carroll
Dublin
C. C. Wilson
Robert Reed
Jno
M. Robertson
Homer Tupin
I. D. Frazier
G. B. Lynch
Carlton
W. E. Shanks
E. C. Davis
L. F. Morris
D. M. Johnston
Gustine
Gilmore Durham
O. R. Swanner
de Leon
Floyd Adcock
Carl Cunningham
W. A. Meyers
E. T. Moore
H. E. Turney
Lamkin
P. H. Isham
W. H. Franks
Wallace Hammack
S. J. Parkman
Rt. 1
Alvin Hafford
W. H. McCullough
County Farmers To Ballot On Wheat Program
Wheat farmers in the county will vote in a National referendum Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Polling places include Comanche, Sidney, Gustine, Sipe Springs, and Mercer Gap. Last year Texas farmers approved quotas by 94 percent. the 1942 ACP rate is 9.9 cents and the parity rate is 13.5 cents per bushel. All affected producers are eligible to vote.
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Comanche
Sidney
Gustine
Sipe Springs
Mercer Gap
Texas
E. L. Pierson
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Election affidavit ruling on primary ballot eligibility in Texas
County Clerk Claudia Fisher relays that the 1941 Act requires an affidavit to appear on general election ballots. The Attorney General holds the affidavit applies only to general elections, not primaries, saving candidates from unnecessary filings. Secretary of State Wm. J. Lawson urges public notice of this ruling to cut time and costs.
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Claudia Fisher
Secretary of State
Texas
United States
Attorney General
Wm. J. Lawson
Durham Pharmacy to Host Rupture Specialist Demonstration
Durham Pharmacy in Comanche will host L. L. Moore, an expert appliance technician, for an all day demonstration on rupture control and his bulbless strapless truss on Wednesday May 6. Moore will offer free consultations to sufferers and urges everyone to attend the in store event.
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Durham Pharmacy
L. L. Moore
Comanche
Durham
Moore
Local Officers Seize Beer In Raid In Comanche
Sheriff Wid Spivey and Deputy Manley Stone seized two and one half cases of beer at the J. D. Cloud home in south Comanche. Cloud was arrested on possession of intoxicating beverage for sale and posted a $500 bond.
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Wid Spivey
Manley Stone
J. D. Cloud
Comanche
Cloud
Comanche County War Bond Board Holds Meeting
The United States War Bond Committee for Comanche County met in the directors rooms of the Comanche National Bank on Thursday April 23 to discuss plans for the ten percent salary allotment program. Members include County Chairman W C Chilton and county and De Leon committeemen R R Harvey C M Caraway Sr M D Stewart H F Davis and others.
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United States War Bond Committee
Comanche County
Comanche National Bank
W. C. Chilton
Comanche
J. F Tate
H. Burks
W. B. Barret
Local Officers Solve Double Murder Highlighted in Magazine
Comanche County authorities resolved the 1939 double murder of Mrs. Martha McGuire and her son J B Haynes. Sheriff Wid Spivey and Deputy Perry St Clair sourced key clues including a pet squirrel release. The case is chronicled in Startling Detective magazine with the piece titled Double Doom and the Unwanted Lover.
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Comanche County
Martha McGuire
J. B. Haynes
Appreciation for kindness after death of Mrs P A Cotten
We express gratitude for the kindness shown during the illness and death of Mrs P A Cotten born January 1 1876 and died April 23 1942. Your acts of friendship will be remembered and deeply cherished signed P A Cotten and children.
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P. A. Cotten
Navy Relief Drive Gains Ground in Comanche County
The Navy Relief Society appeals for funds as wartime needs grow. Committees in De Leon Gustine and Sidney report strong response with Jack Moore named county treasurer to forward contributions to the Society. The Comanche Lions Club sponsors city drive with C A Greene leading and committee members named.
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Navy Relief Society
Comanche County
Boys In Blue
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Jack Moore
Mr. Moore
de Leon
M. D. Stewart
Gustine
Odis Petsick
Sidney
A. A. Hilley
Comanche
Comanche Lions Club
C. A. Greene
Boyd Anthony
Harry Melowsky
Eiland Fagan
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs P A Cotten at Hasse
Mrs. P A Cotten died at her Hasse home April 23 after a three month illness. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at Sardis Cemetery in Hasse. She is survived by her husband and eight children.
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Hasse
P. A. Cotten
Santa Fe Railway Reports Record March Profit
Santa Fe's net operating income for March reached 4,533,199, per a Galveston office release by President E. J. Engel. Gross system-wide revenue was 23,701,483, up 8,807,220 or 57.02 percent, while operating expenses rose to 14,751,545 and railway tax accruals to 4,510,249.
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Santa Fe
Galveston
E. J. Engel
Services at Indian Creek Church Sunday
Indian Creek Methodist Church to hold preaching services at both morning hours this Sunday led by Pastor A J Helm. Dallas Hansard of Fort Dix New Jersey First Armored Division is visiting on a one week furlough.
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Indian Creek
Dallas Hansard
Fort Dix
New Jersey
First Armored Division
Comanche visitors join Captain Lewis at Camp Roberts
Mrs. Arden Lewis and daughter Marilyn visited in Comanche with Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Donaho and left Tuesday for Camp Roberts in California to join Captain Lewis. Mrs. Nora E. Campbell and Mrs. Minnie McBride spent Sunday night with their sister Mrs. Jack Stuckey. Shipping tags at. The Chief.
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Arden Lewis
Marilyn
Comanche
Nora E. Campbell
Mullin
Minnie McBride
Mercury
Jack Stuckey
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