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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1943
Page
5
County Women Attend Home Ass'n Meet at Coleman
The District 7 meeting of the Texas Home Demonstration Association was held in Coleman on May 11. Comanche County representatives Mrs. R. S. Pinkard and Mrs. W. L. Warren attended along with Miss Edwinna Dearley and about 200 club women and agents from 19 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Coleman
Comanche County
R.S. Pinkard
W. L. Warren
Edwinna Dearley
Henry Moore Lands Eleven Pound Cat At Lake Eanes
Henry Moore a local wholesale grocer landed an eleven pound blue catfish at Lake Eanes on Sunday afternoon. He fished from a boat using a rod and reel and said the fish nearly capsized the boat. He estimated a twenty minute haul and noted it was the largest blue cat reported from the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Moore
Lake Eanes
Comanche Party in Dallas Sunday
Mr and Mrs Hugh Clarke of Dallas hosted Mother's Day visitors from Comanche including Mr and Mrs D C Clarke and Mrs W F Rogers. A reunion gathering brought together many former Comanche residents such as Mollie Godbold and daughter Gill and several Slack and Ridgeway sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Comanche County Livestock Moves and Local Hauls Noted
In Comanche County heavy cattle and sheep movement continues to Fort Worth markets. Burks Livestock Express Company hauls multiple loads for ranchers including Clarence Albin H. G. Dowdey and Son Frank Ripple R. L. Lane and Rev. Walter Scott is moving to Comanche with Burks Transfer and Storage Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Albin
Port Worth
Burks Livestock Express Company
H. G. Dowdey and Son
Fort Worth
Frank Ripple
Breckenridge
Stephens County
Comanche
R. L
Bob) Lane
Pettit
Walter Scott
Baptist Church
Gustine
Comanche County
Scott
Brown County
Ed Burt
Burks Transfer and Storage Company
Texas Legislature Adjourns Sine Die After 121 Day Term
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die after 121 days. The piece outlines bills like H B 33 on redistricting and H B 230 affecting rural electors, notes potential floor fights over S B 7 on Texas securities, and discusses investigations into the Welfare Department and salary practices. It mentions Confederate pensions changes and a tax cut, plus a social fish fry at Barton Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Moore
de Leon
Comanche
Guadalupe- Blanco
Lower
Colorado River Authority
State Welfare Department
Comanche County
Cameron County
Aca
Barton Springs
Jimmy Allred
Capitol
Miss Comanche enshrined at West Texas convention
Twenty years ago Eva Lee Bryson was named Miss Comanche at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce annual convention in San Angelo. The pageant spotlight also notes the senior play cast and local civic events including sermons, business deals, and community achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Lee Bryson
Comanche
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
San Angelo
Forrest Maddox
Comanche Baptist Church
Howard Payne
Audra Burks
Hollis Burton
Maxwell Farmer
Ireland Howell
Percy Howard
Holmes Mills
Claud Moore
Emil Story
Calvin Thomas
Elmer Tuenstra
Alex Whitlock
Davoe White
Robert Riley
Vasco Lee
Sgt Homer Wilson on Fifteen Day Furlough from Canada
Staff Sergeant Homer Wilson Jr now on a fifteen day furlough visiting his parents in Fairview after serving in the Northwest Territory in Canada for a year. Meanwhile Burks Transfer ships and stores the Wilson household goods from California as Mr. and Mrs. G M Rolfe search for a new home. Mrs Law Sullivan of San Diego visits her mother Mrs. J M Stark and joins her husband in Sanger this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Elms
de Leon
California
Burks Transfer and Storage Company
Comanche
Burks
Homer Wilson, Jr
United States Army
Northwest Territory
Canada
Homer Wilson
Fairview
Sgt. Wilson
G. M. Rolfe
Law Sullivan
San Diego
J. M. Stark
Sullivan
Texas
Sanger
Personal Mention F Set in Comanche and Surroundings
Local notes report Wilson W Williams visiting Comanche with his mother Mrs S W Williams and later in San Angelo with Tech Sgt T T Williams and wife en route to St Louis for overseas training. Others travel through Star Goldthwaite Mullin and Texarkana. a major operation at Cotton Belt Hospital in Texarkana. and a theft recovered in Brownwood involving Frank Phifer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson W. Williams
Comanche
S. W. Williams
Williams
Nell Williams
San Angelo
Tech
T. T. Williams
St. Louis
Nell
Star
C. T. Bowman
E. P. Bowman
Goldthwaite
W. W. Williams
E. C. Brinegar
San Antonio
J. H. Wilson
Mullin
Dave C. Boyd
Cotton Belt Hospital
Texarkana
Ark
Walter Durham, Jr
Sheppard Field
Deanna
Walter Durham
Bob Lewis
Marlin
H. Burks
Maidee Marshall
Wichita
Kansas
Troy Marshall
Coleman Lamp Company
Leo Shankle
Camp Bowie
A. J. Cunningham
W. A. Lee
Waco
Jesse Forts Holman
Lillian Holmas
WAAC
W. J. Cunningham
Howard Kilpatrick
Dunn and
Bradstreet
Dallas
Betty Meadows
W. B. Cunningham
Ft. Stockton
Conn Cunningham
Canadian
Texas
Wm. Meadows
Y. W. Holmes
Gonzales
Set
W. J. Wilson
Sherman
Gene Wilson
Paris
W. A. Wilson
Frank Phifer
Brownwood
Boys Training School
Gatesville
Regional Scrap Iron Convention Attended by Hoffman Family
Hoffman of Comanche and his father M Hoffman of Dublin joined about 300 dealers at the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel regional convention in Dallas on May 9. Government officials spoke on keeping scrap flowing to war centers and Texas dealers were praised for shipments. The Hoffman Iron & Metal Co shipped over 200 cars despite labor and equipment shortages, a figure that boosts Comanche County which totals 35 cars and ranks among county leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Comanche
M. Hoffman
Dublin
Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel
Baker Hotel
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Washington
Adolphus Hotel
Hoffman Iron & Metal Co
Comanche County
Card of Thanks for Virgil Ray Steele
I express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of Virgil Ray Steele. Special thanks to Porter Franks of Comanche Funeral Home for thoughtful consideration. Signed by Mrs. Mattie Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Ray Steele
Porter Franks
Comanche
Mattie Sanford
Hicks Receives Army Second Lieutenants Commission
Joe A. Hicks Jr of Comanche was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the Officer Candidate Course at Fort Benning Georgia. He previously served at Camp Robinson Arkansas and was a corporal before commission. He is a Comanche High School graduate and attended Daniel Baker College Brownwood. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Hicks, Jr
Comanche
Army of the United States
Infantry
Fort Benning
Georgia
Hicks
Joe A. Hicks
Army
63Rd Bn. Birtc
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
Comanche High School
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Tau Kappa Delta
Infantry School
Lecture at Gustine Monday Night
The Wesleyan Guild of Methodist Church Gustine sponsors a lecture at Mrs. Ocis Petsiek home Monday evening May 17 at 6 48 o clock. Mrs. Lee Whitt will speak on Christian Social Relations in Brazil and Argentina. She has traveled in South America and lived in those two countries. Mrs. Whitt now lives in Hamilton and is described as a charming speaker. All ladies of Gustine churches are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Guild of Methodist Church of
Gustine
Ocis Petsiek
Lee Whitt
Brazil
Agentina
South America
Whitt
Hamilton
Churches of
Tinney Promoted to Staff Sergeant at Ellington Field
Ira Lee Tinney son of James A. Tinney of Comanche is promoted to staff sergeant and stationed at Ellington Field Texas the world’s largest twin engine flying training school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Lee Tinney
James A. Tinney
Comanche
Tinney
Ellington Field
Texas
Rev Smoot to Address Van Dyke Graduates
Rev J D Smoot of Comanche will deliver the graduation address at the Van Dyke School commencement tonight. Mr and Mrs D C Clarke spent the weekend visiting their children in Fort Worth and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smoot
van Dyke
J. D. Smoot
Comanche
Mrs
D. C. Clarke
Ft. Worth
Dallas
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Mervous
Mae le Oie
Livestock News
Corsicana
Newburg
Coman
Marie Mackergee
George Black
Raymon Lane
G. T. Burks
J. D. Hughes
Wanda Jones
Johnnie Marie Jones
Camp Hood
O. H. Moore
W. A
R. K. Shelton and Co
V. Caver
James River
Ira B. Clemons
Lewis & Moore
J. M. Vancleave
Sidney
R. E. Coleman
Lamesa
Clay Frost
Comanche County Abstract Company
W. H. Burton
Robert Klingman
Alpha Winston
Sgt
Piggly Wiggly
Piggly Wiggly Headquarters
Aae
Palme
Everlife
Regional Scrap Iron Convention
Joe Hicks
J. L. Rackley
Gustine Methodist Reporter
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