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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1943
Page
3
County Chairman Wm C Chilton convened a meeting of ladies clubs and the March to May sales totals show varied receipts. Garden Club led with 610.00, Eastern Star 38 484.40, Baptist Women 44 1600.00, and other groups contributed toward a grand total of 244035.30 in war bonds and stamps plus 61.95 from stamp sales.
A poultry clinic will be held this afternoon at 1 30 in the district courtroom. County Agent Celvin Holcomb directs with Dr W A Boney Jr from A and M College guiding post mortem analysis. All residents invited to bring chickens and turkeys.
Oscar Callaway, local attorney and former congressman from Oils district, spoke at the funeral of R B Wells last Saturday. The tribute delivered by Callaway will appear in next week's issue of The Chief.
Twenty women are needed to work each afternoon at the Red Cross Surgical Dressing room in the court house. If volunteers do not meet the quota, Comanche County will fall short of its target. The call urges swift action and reports to Mrs. A. P. exp are, Port ranks on Sat. Roy Brannan is Red Cross County Chairman.
Twenty years ago on Super Tuesday Ediot George Smith presided as top student made a scholarship presentation. 355 enrolled with the 1924 class promising the largest in history as 75 completed the Junior. Miss Josephine Anthony hosted a tennis party in honor of Miss Ora Mills moving to Pearsall. Proctor school term closes with R E Lee superintendent and D H Starling principal. Graduation lists include Anga Lane to Guy Roch.
Plans for Victory Schools in multiple communities aim to teach food conservation. Programs cover canning, storage, equipment and O P A regulations. Scheduled in Stag Creek May 25, Sidney May 26, and Sipe Springs May 28.
Coastguardsman James, after three years in the U S Army field artillery, now serves on a gun crew of a sub chaser. He has been in the Coast Guard for about a year.
A rent control office has opened in Comanche at the Chamber of Commerce Building with Miss Jennie Lou Dewitt in charge. Donald Area Rent Inspector from Brownwood will be in the office from 8 a.m. to p.m. Those who have not registered their property or changed tenants are asked to visit and fill out proper blanks. Rent adjustments may be discussed with Mr. Dyers every Tuesday.
The annual Memorial Day services will be held Sunday at Stag Creek. R. M. Fielder, manager of the West Texas Utilities Company at Abilene, formerly of Sidney, will deliver the principal address. The program features singing in the afternoon and invites all to attend with dinner and personal items.
The piece recalls Dr. Taylor known to editors and state press leaders, his role with the Texas Press Association, and his early rise at The Dallas Morning News from Clarksville Times. It mentions his biography, Baylor University honorary Doctor of Literature in 1920, and a humorous account of John F. Knott during the ceremony.
The Forty-eighth Legislature enacts an equalization law to raise rural aid school teacher base pay. Each year of experience adds 1 pay, increasing monthly salaries to 100 dollars for affiliated schools and 95 dollars for unaffiliated ones. prior schedules were 85 and 90. The change replaces the old 1 dollar per month per year scale with 1.50 dollars per year for up to ten years.
The Garden Club extends grateful thanks to Mrs. Waller Barret Mrs. Ww Mr Thate for management and to Mrs. C. W. Gray and Mrs. R. Anthony for judging flower arrangements. Sue Barret is commended for her farm exhibit and display.
Work crews will perform cemetery maintenance at Old Sardis Cemetery tomorrow. Details are unclear due to incomplete text.
The text notes a graduate from A and I Bear Kingsville Texas Arts and Industries, son of Mr. and Mrs. Comanche, class of 1939, a high standing athlete who earned football and basketball letters and served as an assistant teacher while in Kingsville.
Major N G Beans Morris, son of Mr and Mrs Earl S Morris of Sipe Springs, was decorated with the Air Medal for meritorious achievement during more than twenty five operational flights in the Southwest Pacific Area from May to November 24, 1942. The award honors his courage and service in missions against enemy fighters and bombers aiding Allied efforts.
Roberson Sisters will close Monday and Tuesday May 31 and June 11 as members attend the National Fashion Exhibit of America in Fort Worth Texas. Miss Leve Roberson says they will shop wholesale markets in Fort Worth and Dallas to secure merchandise for customers.
Notices record multiple land transfers in East Texas and Comanche including Mrs. Lillie Hart selling 110 acres and W F Seibold selling 136.75 acres with prices cited, plus transfers to J E Burt and A H Turnbow. The article also notes American Legion fundraising, memorial services at First Methodist, and lists volunteers and donation channels.
The program for the Proctor Homecoming and Memorial service lists events on Sunday May 30 beginning at 10 00 a m with Union Sunday School then 11 00 a m Homecoming Service at Baptist Tabernacle under Rev Shade Stevenson Goree Texas R A Luker leads songs and prayers followed by piano and vocal solos Then 12 60 Noon basket lunch at Baptist Temple 1 00 p m Registration of guests 2007 Dan Memorial Service Songs dedicated to the old people featuring Pleasant Home Quartette with Patsy Ruth Ceci Ensworth and Jimmy Moring Children s Chorus performance and Cemetery Association business session invites all to attend with baskets.
The State Highway Department announces work will begin soon on placing asphalt topping for 6 miles of Highway No. 66 West from the Hilton Burks farm on Sweetwater Creek to the Sidney Sipe Springs road. The contract also covers 514 miles of Highway No. 16 from Comanche city limits south toward Geldthwaite, per Resident Engineer Park Hunt.
The Sidney annual homecoming on Sunday June 13 will feature an all day singing event at Sinema and a reunion. A good crowd attended the event with plans noted for a Phi meeting next week.
More than 600 citizens donated to the American Legion Ford fund to buy 130000 packages of cigarettes for service members across the seas. The Farmers Produce and Cheese Company workers raised 25 dollars enough for 10000 cigarettes, and the Lions Club added 25 dollars for 10600 smokes to reach soldiers in Alaska Asia Africa and other regions.
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