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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1942
Page
2
The Comanche Chief lineage and De Leon Free Press history are recounted, noting how De Leon might regain a weekly paper under new management. It covers publisher changes, town founding in 1881, local industry, draft rules, and community figures shaping the era.
A record crowd at the Comanche park watched the Indians beat Brownwood High 3 to 0 on Armistice Day as Mason place kicked a field goal. The team has won five straight under Dodson and Carpenter and claims a regional title in Texas.
A reader letter condemns draft dodgers, praising men who fight and serve. It argues war requires real sacrifice and notes the author is a Pleasanton boy currently in the United States, with references to local names including E. E. Thate of Wichita Falls and J. W. Johnson of Santa Anna, who has hunted deer in the Mason territory for fifty consecutive years.
W H Thate owner of the Piggly Wiggly at Comanche returned Thursday after a three day deer hunt in Mason County. The party bagged three good bucks. Other visitors included Mrs Roxie Magness of Venture California visiting in Comanche and Brownwood. Private Jesse Folts Holman of San Angelo visited his parents over the weekend.
Karl Shock Zone President of the Lions Club attended the local club executives meeting in Fort Worth Saturday as a special guest at a midday banquet and at the Texas-TCU football game. He is a past president of the local Lions.
E. S. Fagan president Karl Shock and Dale Howard of the Comanche Lions Club attended the district officers meeting in Stephenville Monday night. Pat Cagle of Brownwood also attended.
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