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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
1
On Sunday September 17 the Boy Scouts of Comanche will conduct a citywide house to house paper drive as part of the National Scrap Paper campaign running August 20 to September 20. Each person is asked to donate twenty pounds, with driving proceeds funding a new club house.
Pfc. They Pipes, husband of Billye Jo Barnes of Comanche, was chosen from his medical detachment at Camp Chaffee Arkansas to attend Fitzsimons Surgical School in Denver Colorado for four months. The program at Fitzsimons General Hospital with 680 beds accelerates what would take four years of medical training. Upon completion he will be stationed at a hospital for recovering soldiers.
Mrs McMillen recently visited G S Emert during a stay at Stephenville Hospital, noting the visit occurred in a medical setting and involved a hospital environment in Stephenville.
The Comanche Public Schools count 824 students after the first week of the 1944-45 term. High School 291, Grammar 258, West Ward 275, with 18 transfer pupils from Hasse High School. New teachers include Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Harris. faculty now totals 29.
Comanche County War Finance Chairman Eiland Fagan announces the Sixth War Loan Drive will begin early in November. Local officials urge public participation and note community efforts support the nationwide funding campaign.
Ensign James C. Huett, USMS 20, son of Mr and Mrs W H Huett of Comanche Texas, awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for heroism during enemy action aboard the SS William T Coleman. He helped separate ships under fire near Tripoli harbor, saving their cargo of TNT and high octane fuel. Prior service included a 1942 radio training and a Sicily invasion shuttle run. He married Berneice J Casterline in 1943 and aims for MIT.
Clifford B. Sisler husband of former Miss Jean Stevens of Comanche was killed in action in France on June 9. He had served overseas since January and had six years in the Army. Mrs. Sisler is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Stevens of Comanche.
Pfc. Wilbern J. Yates and Pfc. Charley H. Wilkins of Comanche serve with the 351st Regiment, Fifth Army in Italy. The unit drove Germans from Minturno to the Arno, entering Rome area after two months of patrols and fierce house to house fighting. The 351st was the division’s first to enter combat overseas and to earn a Distinguished Service Cross.
Harold D. Stuckey Sr and Phili c A J Stuckey Jr, sons of A J Stuckey Sr of Comanche, recently met on Guadalcanal after a letter from Stuckey. Harold has been there since February, Jr aboard an L S S that stopped there. They shared chow a movie and beach talk and said they could have talked another week. Stuckey Sr notes the place has changed and they still enjoy The Chief in California.
A P Mercer, 58, former Comanche County resident, died Tuesday in San Angelo where he had lived for years. Funeral services were held there Thursday. He was brother to Wade Mercer and uncle to Mrs. Max Keeter. Survived by widow Ola Clark and three children Homer, Carl, and Faye, with Lloyd Mercer killed in July in the Army Air Corps. Mrs. Mercer is sister of Mrs. Less Dillard.
Durham's Prescription Pharmacy installed a complete set of modern serving booths and an aisle display as part of a continuing modernization program. Management notes strong compliments from customers amid ongoing improvements begun several years ago.
Pictured above are four sons of Mr and Mrs Roscoe Edwards Comanche all serving in the armed forces Two brothers Pvt R L Edwards RAF and Nelmar Ray Edwards Seaman 2/c now stationed in Hawaii Pvt Weldon Scratch Edwards Marine attends Southwestern University Georgetown on the first team of the Pirates football squad and expected to excel Pvt Bryan B Edwards oldest the four serves in a medical detachment at Camp Van Dorn Mississippi recently home on furlough
Wayne Evridge, a young Comanche rancher, is named chairman of the Comanche County United War Chest Drive opening next month. The county quota is set at 5400. Now more than ever the work of war related agencies of the National War Fund is vital to fighting men allies and war torn nations. Give A Texan's Share is the statewide slogan for the drive supporting USO and 16 allied organizations.
Pfc Amos T. Jones from Comanche Texas has served six months in the European Theater with the Combat Support Wing of the Air Service Command. The unit transports equipment and supplies from ports to forward stations, delivering gasoline ammunition and other materiel under challenging conditions. Jones previously worked as a ranch hand before enlisting in September 1942 and is part of a team praised for efficiency and resilience in adverse weather and fog.
Pvt James Travis of Camp Livingston Louisiana is spending a ten day furlough with his wife and Mrs Loma Polvado. After returning to Camp Livingston he will depart for a new camp.
Plans are presented to build a frozen food locker plant in Comanche. W C McHorse of Coleman discusses financing and promotion with the Comanche Chamber of Commerce whileRay Gilliam explains WPB requirements and advance sales to secure materials for a plant of 500 to 600 lockers in Comanche.
Comanche County Livestock Association members elected T R Helmsley as treasurer and J R Eanes as secretary at a Sept 8 meeting. Board members drew terms of one two and three years, with C M Caraway as president C M Albin as first vice president and Wayne Evridge as second vice president. The group adjourned to meet Oct 13.
William Dale Waldrop of Comanche Texas was among honor graduates at the Fleet Post Office Training School in New Orleans. The first class graduates learn methods for handling Navy mail problems. Waldrop, former Perry Brothers manager, holds no prior post office experience and aims for a petty officer rating. He attended Comanche High School and played football in 1930 31 32. After rating, he may be sent overseas to relieve a long-absent post office colleague.
Miss Lavelle Keith daughter of Mr and Mrs William Keith of Comanche married Aubra Lee Cox on Sunday September 3 in Fort Worth. The ceremony joined two families and marked their wedding day with local residents in attendance.
Mrs Earl Ray Evans spent the weekend in Dallas visiting her husband.
Indians meet Glenn Frazier's Coleman Bluecats in the 1944 football opener at home. Williams' squad shows mixed form in scrimmages with Edwards Killian and Marshall leading the attack, while Hicks shifts to backfield in a bid for starting balance.
Harmell Gilliam, former Co manche High School grid star, is listed as a starting tackle on the Navy varsity squad. A Baltimore Sun write up notes Gilliam is in his second year at the Naval Academy and lettered last season.
Marriages recorded include Henry C. Lackey and Mrs Artie Williams in Georgetown on September 3 officiated by Rev Lyman McCree. Deeds filed cover Lamkin Public Schools to D A Morris for $50, J M Macon to Wallace Hammack in Comanche for $2,400, Donahue to Walker for 11.75 acres for $587.50, Horn to Adcock for $1,000, Young to Toby for 37.7 acres for $2,250, Farner to Williams for east half of Block 16 in Comanche for $3,000, Earl Morris to Junior Files for 160 acres for $10,000, and Hughes to Langford for 22% acres for $1,800.
Pvt Dennis Ward of Camp Walters traveled to Comanche to visit friends. Local residents reported the brief social stop occurred during a weekend pass.
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