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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
3
The notice invites eligible young men ages 17 to 23 who are unemployed to join the Civilian Conservation Corps. Applicants must be out of camp six months unless honorably discharged, be physically fit, and willing to work hard. Enrollees receive training, structure, and stipends with options for up to two years.
Governor O Daniel sends to The Comanche Chief a message opposing capital punishment. He cites Dr M E Sadler and argues lynching rates rise where capital punishment exists, citing state histories and trials, warns courts are fallible, and urges punishment as deterrent only when law is efficiently applied.
In Washington a capital writer notes broad debate over strikes amid wartime pressures. South Carolina asks Congress to curb strikes during the emergency, while lawmakers discuss union wage concerns and the impact on nonunion workers.
The piece notes Representative Dies of Texas will run for the Senate seat left by the death of Senator Sheppard. It cites his war on fifth columns as his national prominence and remarks that his possible departure from the House would be missed. Also considers neutrality patrols and convoy debates with growing public opinion.
We express gratitude to our many friends and neighbors for their kindness and friendship during our bereavement. Your support for our husband, father, and grandfather Floyd Carpenter is deeply appreciated by the family.
Four fifths of the value of all crude oil produced in Texas annually goes to oil workers and farmers and ranchers as wages and lease and royalty payments.
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