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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1938
Page
2
A collage of local observations and anecdotes from Comanche area papers. Reflections on aging, theater screens in large cities, frugal home repairs, a former editor’s quips, a Bible thought, prayer by a boy, marital work views, Hood County football, and the Lower Colorado River Authority moving bodies for Marshall Ford Lake.
A garbled column mentions SEER funding issues and a candidate's Ten Commandments platform, asks how a candidate can be open minded on horse racing, and quotes Baptist Convention of Texas. It recalls a century-old scene in Comanche with an oxen drawn wagon at the wagon yard and a Fort Worth Drive-In ad. The piece cites Liano News bids on Highway 81 topping and praises editor J. O. Emmerich’s Huey Long reflection in Mississippi.
Fragments from a wartime era report ponder whether Hitler was assassinated by a bullet or died from other causes. The text references a premier and speculation about a fatal wound, with uncertain details and ambiguous phrasing.
Personal mentions list Egbert Pate and James of Daniel Baker at the Dublin Comanche game Friday afternoon. Several residents like Quinton Cauley of Daniel Baker and Nap Thomas of Breckenridge are noted visiting Comanche or nearby towns over Armistice Day weekend and Sunday.
De Leon faces a pivotal game as the Bearkats, with five conference losses and two wins, aim to upset an Indians squad that could clinch the title. Comanche game remains. season described as one of De Leon’s poorest in school history.
A cemetery working will be held at Board Church on Saturday, November 19, according to a committee. Full attendance is urged and attendees are asked to bring ingredients for a Comanche Stew.
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