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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1942
Page
7
Quinton Cauley recent Texas Tech graduate and Comanche native travels to New London Connecticut to enter the United States Coast Guard officers training school. He is a former Comanche and Daniel Baker football player and son of Mr and Mrs W C Cauley of Comanche.
C W Lowery formerly of Sutton Dudley Drugs in Comanche has purchased the Spencer Drug Company in Santa Anna. He will assume control immediately and has been working in Santa Anna since leaving Comanche.
The State of Texas to R Q Blankinship is commanded to appear before the District Court of Comanche County Texas by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance. Plaintiffs seek partition of 40 acres in Erath and Comanche counties and 40.6 acres from other surveys. Issued in Comanche Texas September 5 1942 Art st hu 3H WHITE Clerk.
Comanche ranch man M. Albin attended a Midland rodeo and inspected ranch country around Midland Odessa Seminole and nearby towns. He praised range conditions as the best he has seen but noted Vacant buildings in Co manche. Mr and Mrs Armstrong Cox and children spent a weekend in Dallas and Grand Prairie visiting relatives with Mrs Tom Cox Jr returning home with them.
The State of Texas sues unknown owners to collect state and county taxes for 1919 through 1941 on Elk One Bevil Addition and Bender Subdivision lots in De Leon. Amount due includes 64.40 dollars plus penalties and costs. Court orders sale of property and further relief.
On November 2 1942 R L Buckler sues Nettie Buckler in Comanche Texas court number 8672 seeking dissolution of their August 9 1941 marriage. Plaintiff cites separations in April 1942 and harsh treatment but says no children or community property. requests costs and general relief.
The Lexington Volunteers two week recruitment push started last Monday by the Navy Department is expected to lift North Texas enlistments for September and push the month beyond a 2,600 target. Comanche County has 8 recruits so far toward a 20 person quota. Mrs. Dick Holcomb of Los Angeles visited Comanche with Miss Catherine Cunningham during a Stephenville vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb.
Plaintiff C W Morris sues G Morris Ray Jones and C F Morris over parcels in Bik 30 and Bik 25 De Leon Texas claiming unlawful entry and possession with a $2000 damage demand. He asserts ownership of a 1/6 undivided interest and possible life interests, values land at about $7000, and seeks a judicial finding of indivisibility, sale by receiver, and division of proceeds. Court filing dated September 19, 1942.
Downing notes busy peanut harvesting in the community. R O Anderson and Mr and Mrs Orval Boyd attended a Sunday singing convention. Mr and Mrs Barney Loudermilk visited Mr and Mrs Housey Loudermilk. Mr and Mrs John Brinson of Van Dyke and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Boyett of New Hope visited Mr and Mrs W F Loudermilk. Anna Belle Hornsby of John Tarleton College is home briefly. James Peters of Lubbock visits home folks. Mrs Joe Hulsey and children of De Leon, Miss Fannie Hulsey and Mrs Bob Macon visited Mr and Mrs Claud Hulsey. Corp Howard W Northcutt of Brooks Field visiting his parents in Proctor.
A list of Comanche County men who left Sunday and passed physicals shows they have been inducted into the U S Army at Abilene and will report to Camp Wolters Texas on October 5. Several locals, including John Manning and Merlin Northcutt, were mentioned with accompanying travel and family updates.
Mr. and Mrs. J Frank Weaver of Monahans spent the weekend with M W Skinner at Newburg. Mrs J A Reese returned with them as far as Big Spring where she will visit her sister Mrs D W Christian.
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