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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1941
Page
3
The Indians face Brady Bulldogs in a key District 8 A game with Brady favored as the title favorite after four district titles in five years. Coker powers Brady with five touchdowns against Santa Anna, while Munroe shows speed at halfback. Coach Meyer watches from the stands as local teams Briskly prepare for Friday night action.
The Presbyterian Church holds Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and a sermon at 11:00 a.m. titled A Change of Mind A Change of Heart. No evening service due to the Young People's Conference in Coleman. The church extends a cordial welcome. Minister E. M. Shepard.
State patrolmen urged drivers to file accident reports within 48 hours of any collision. Farmers supply the forms through the Public Safety department, via Highway Patrol or local police. Fines up to 200 dollars apply for late reports. In two car accidents, both drivers must report if damage exceeds 50 dollars.
A navigation note states the ocean's deepest point lies north of Puerto Rico with a seabed depth of 30,096 feet. The fact highlights a major underwater trench or abyssal zone and references the Atlantic Ocean's extreme bathymetry.
Comanche Indians routed Santa Anna Mountaineers 57 to 9 in the season opener. Co-Captain led with multiple touchdowns, Coker and Munroe combined for 7 of 9 Indian TDs, and Coker gained 264 yards on 19 carries. Munroe added 163 yards on 15 attempts while Munroe and Star starred at back positions.
Lamkin Billy Victor Neel and Eargle Anderson depart for Tarleton College to resume studies. Mrs. Colquitt Hamilton visits relatives in Stephenville. Britian takes Ozona job. Lamkin Cafe changes hands to Albert Lawson. Hazel Turney leaves for Abilene and Fort Worth for work and study.
Ruth, newly assigned county supervisor, returns from Waco to organize WPA labor support for about 14 schools in the county. Meetings show plans for centralized prep units and volunteer help to serve more lunches and meet the reduced WPA quota. Further information available from the WPA county supervisor or county superintendent.
Courthouse grounds work including sodding and planting is to be completed within 30 days, barring rain. Concrete work should finish in 7 to 10 days, with shacks and temporary buildings cleared by next week except for the sheet iron building moved to other WPA projects.
In winter 1939 Comanche County schools began hot lunch programs via the WPA Fruit Program. Leading efforts were County Superintendent Dale Howard and WPA officials. Schools listed include Lamkin Pettit Tsewbure Hasse Proctor and others with plans to continue if aid ends. Thirty seven nurses were graduated by the University of Oklahoma in spring commencement.
The August 8 price schedule sets No 1 at 88 dollars per ton and No 2 and No 3 at lower levels for Southwestern Spanish peanuts. The Southwestern Peanut Growers' Association acts as an agency for growers in German Texas to deliver peanuts, with quota peanuts eligible for federal payments when diverted to oil and by products. Excess peanuts face market-value guidance and penalties if not resold to designated channels.
Pvt Pat O Daniel son of the senator is homesick at Camp Wolters Mineral Wells while a buddy describes him as a decent kid who longs for Austin and New York girlfriends pictures at bunk end. He eyes famous places and shares candy from his sister as he endures army meals and fond memories of home.
State auditors Powell and Slaughter finished a rapid audit of P A Pettit Tax Assessor Collector office, Comanche County, reporting all accounts balanced. They noted the records were exceptionally well kept, completing the audit in two and a half days instead of the usual ten to fifteen. Pack rats create dens with spine cactus to deter coyotes, enabling safer travel. World nickel consumption in 1939 reached about 256 million pounds.
Mr. Cox touts cotton as a top fashion fabric grown and processed in the United States. Surplus Marketing Administration and industry groups back home consumption through new weaves finishes and dyes. Sanforized cotton shrinks no more than one percent and colorfast dyes keep brightness after repeated washing. American women seek cool comfortable summer clothing with style and practicality.
A collection of brief vignettes recalls W. J. Barnes and W. B. Collie in Eastland and Dallas, Lieut. James E. Taylor’s Senate bid, E. H. Whitehead’s travel hiccup on Columbus Day, a Texas Outlook Mexico trip near Valles, and a survey noting 300,000 Texans in junk collection.
A neighborhood man is described as immoral, indifferent to truth and law, not voting or paying bills, and neglectful of appearance. He lives with a woman, shows no civic or cultural interest, and would not warn of danger, illustrating a figure who seems to evade judgment.
A lighthearted remark paints a picture of a local infant who, though imperfect, is a beloved addition to the family next door and a point of neighborly affection.
Bible School and Communion held every Sunday at ten o'clock and preaching on the first and third Sundays at eleven. This Sunday, September 21, is the third Sunday in Comanche with the morning subject “God's Foolishness.” No evening service. Pastor C. C. Klingman announces the schedule.
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