The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF
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COMANCHE. COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS FEBRUARY 8, 1928.
I riFT yItfTH YEAR ' ~ COMANCHE. COMANCHE
BANDITS ROB BANK AT MULLIN
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October 4, 5, 6 Designated Dates For The Comanche County Fair
HOFFER A TWENTY-FIVE BARREL WELL
SUIT 111 (IMS
The Hoffer Oil Company’s well
on the Frank Kirk farm northeast
of Sipe Springs will be a producer
according to those in charge* of the
operations.
The well was shot about a week
ago in what was considered
£1
strata - at twenty-seven-hundred
and as the work of cleaning it out
progressed, the well began to flow
by heads and is estimated as a pro-
ducer of from, twenty-five to a
hundred barrels daily,
v- Tw6 other contracts for wells in
the vicinity of this test on what is
known as the Haile tract have been
let and plans for other wells are
under way.
Fain At 700
The L. B. Fain test on the I. P.
Smith tTact on what is known as
Sand Mountain, as drilling at a
little beyond 700 feet.
Latham At 300
The test being drilled by Kulpen-
baugh on what is known as the La-
tham Heirs tract, west of Sipe
Springs is reported as having pas-
sed the 800 foot mark.
Iaesttaa Made on Kagle
Location has been mada on the
R. J. Kagie tract and workmen are
on the scene preparatory to moving
a rig for a fifteen hundred foot
test. ——.----— -
EXHIBITS EGG IN
FREAK
FORM
ex-
Bishop Lowry Wednesday
hibited a freak hen egg being
almost as large as a turkey egg
and which being broken contain-
ed instead of a yolk, a perfectly
formed smaller egg with
rectly developed shell on it.
a cor-
New interest has been aroused in
the western part of the county with
the spudding in of the J. W. Ed-
wards OH Company’s test between
Sipe Springs and May.
This well, which is to be a fifteen
hundred foot test, was spudded in
last Friday on the Mrs. S. D. Allen
tract, five miles Northwest from
Sidney and near the Walnut School
House and is in a territory that has
not previously been explored for
This test is to be on a block of
acreage which was gotten together
by Geo. A. Shyrock and will test
out the direction of the structure
upon which the Blair well is located
Bring In Car
Of Milk Cows
STEWIU1T TO RUN
FOR CO. JUDGE
In the race for County Judge four
years ago, I was defeated in the
Primaries by one vote, and that vote
a question, in that one of the vot-
ing boxes certified me nine votes,
the tally sheet showing eight. Nat-
urally with that result; I felt that
a re-count of this box should be
made; however, it was not done and
I did not make any contest. In view
of the above fact^f and as I have
never held office; I feel justified
in making the race at this time, and
ask the good people of Comanche
County to give me their consider-
ation and support.
H. L. STEWART —
HD PRIZES 10
THE CROSS-WORD
III. CONTEST
Mrs. Henry McCain of Comanche
was the winner of first place and
the five dollar prize in the Chiefs
Crossword puzzle contest- announced
in last week’s paper.
Other winners were Mrs. R. A.
McCulley of Comanche, who won
second place and a prize of $3.00;
Mrs. M. Coleman of Comanche, the
winner of third place and a years
ibscription to the Chief; J. R.
Rice of De Leon, winner of. fourth
lace and a prize of $1.00; and Mias
Thirty-foui Jersey milk cows,
some of them registered, were ship-
ped into Comanche Wednesday night
by Dr. I. M. Cochran and I>. M.
Rrightman, who made a trip to
Tyler, Lindale and other East Tex-
as points the first of the week and
personally selected them from breed
ers in that section.
Mrssrs Brightman and Cochran
intend to offer the cows for sale to
Incal farmers, and dairymen.____
J. 0. BARRETT IS
KILLED THURSDAY
J. B. Barrett, uhtil recently a
citizen of the Fleming Community
was killed Thursday January 26th,
about noon, at Big Springs when a
car of telephone poles which he was
aassisting in unloading began slid-
ing, catching him and crushing him
lieneath them.
He and other workmen were cut-
ting away the standards that held
the load on the flat car when sud-
denly the standards gave away and
the poles fell upon him, killing him
instantly.
Mr. Barrett is survived, by his
wife, three children, eight, ten and
fourteen; his mother, Mrs. Neely
Barrett of Comanche and two sis-
ters, Mrs. Bred McCurdy of Coman-
che and a sister who resides in El-
lis County. .
He was buried Friday at iBig
Springs.
fifth place and a premium of $1.00.
Beginning early Friday morning
even before the city edition was
mailed, answers began, coming in
and up until Wednesday at noon
letter after letter waa handed in oi
arrived through the office,
most of those who triad their
at solving the puzzle, lived in^
manche county, answerz came uff
Fort Worth, Pioneer and many dif-
ferent parts of the state. • .
In this issue of the paper the puz-
zle again appears with the solution.
Buys Interest In
Filling Statior
John Boswell, half owner of the
Palace Filling Station lest week
purchased the other half of th<
business from his partner, Ertiest
Tate, and. now has complete charg*
of the business.
Mr. Tate has accepted a position
with the West Texas Peanut Comp-
any and ’ is traveling for them.
Gustine High
Presents Pla>
LOCAL FAIR PART
OF THE HEIRT-OF
TEXAS FAIR ISS’N
Dates for the Comanche County
Farmers’ Fair have been set for
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
October 4, 5 and 6.
Judge R. A. Luker and Marshall
Caraway attended a meeting in
Rrownwood Tuesday at which a
Heart of Texas Fair Association
vas formed and a schedule of the
lifferent county fain was made out
Tilton Burks, who presided said
hat the best carnival companies
iow making the county fairs would
« lined up on the circuit so as to
over all the fair’s.
The dates for the different fairs
re: Goldthwaite, July 19, 20 and
1; Bertram, July 26, 27 and 28;
^impassas, San Saba, and Hamilton
/ill hold their fairs in August and
v September. Dublin will hold
theirs on 6, 6 and 7; Brown wood on
the 12, 18, 14 and 16; and Stephen-
vflle on 19, 20, 21 and 23.
We now have the most complete
lock of hardware that we nave
ver carried. Let us figure with you
* jrour hardware. Durham Bros.
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We now have the most complete
tock of hardware that we have
ver carried. Let us figure with you
n your hardware. Durham Bros.
RECEIPT IS RELIC
Alph Garner brought to our
office recently, a receipt issued
March 21, 1874 by N. Yarbrough,
then Postmaster at Comanche, to
J. P. Cook for registered letter
No. 21, mailed to Jack Dance,
Bracenville, Tenn. >
Ipt was written on
in a very dear hand
The receipt
tablet paper
and perfectly preserved.
MG GMIPBELL-J
FOB CO. JUDGE
Bob McCampbell makes annotate
ment in this issue of the paper of
his candidacy for the office of co-
unty Jadge of Coattache County
and subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary in July.
Mr. McCampbell la a lawyer and
served Comanche County as County
Attorney from 1916 to 1920 and
following which he has practiced
law in Comanche and for a number
of years has been City Attorney.
Mr. McCampbell made the race
for County Judge in 1924 and waa
in the “run off. He is a graduate
of the University of Texas Law
School. ii. iiM ....
AOANDRK AUTO
ELUDE OFFICERS
IT MERGERS CAP,
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K J** *r«dB®***F. bonttta
robbedthe bdak at Mullin a
$1768 in cash, making their
»n a Chrysler Roadster toward
hyr. Cashier R.H. Patterson,
sistant Cashier Mies Burkett
ToTZ&f ** ** **•
Mr. Patterson ip giving Ms vasw
sicTsaid that Awe ef thTe*
wens in tte lobby and that
talldag with one inside the w
room when a dark complected
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NATIONAL BOY
FEBRUARY THE 19th
Is the last day to pay your Jan-
uary bill and get free pecans. No
free pecans given for bills paid
after the 10 of each month. Watch
your calendar. Durham Brothers.
The Gustine High School present-
ed a three act play at the high
school auditorium last Saturday ev-
ening entitled “Civil Service.”
The play which waa witnessed by
a large audience was Well rendered.
The proceeds will go for the benefit
of the school athletics, Superinten-
dent Lanthrip said.
Stewart and Tatum
Purchase Midget
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Majestic Theatre
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4
MATINEE; Fred Wells In
“STRAIGHT SHOOTING”
NIGHT: Richard Dix In
“MAN POWER”
MONDAY AND TUESDAY FEBRUARY
Zane Grey Special
“NEVADA"
Joe Bailey Stewart and, J. B.
Tatum purchased the Midget Cafe
from Mai Kemp, assuming charge
of this business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp will move to
Haskell where they will engege in
the resturant business.
Class To Give
Negro Ministrel
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The members of the Wesley Bible
Class will give on original play en-
titled “Last Day of School at Hick
ory Holler,*’ at the High School
Auditorium Friday night, Feb. 10.
COUNTY POLLS
SHOW INCREASE
.... two customer*___
*rith one gun who
customer* out-
rat bandit rushad
into the workroom and “eotenf*
ra'artss
This torik but a few
and then;the, bapdita ordered
inside the va^Tan* locked the
ride while the firm
y* lo
' Tried
partVOd
With a 140 unopened letters in
the office, many of which contained
two poll tax* receipts, the total nu-
mber of polls issued at the county
tax collector’s office at the close of
business January' 81, was 4,705, a
gain of 195 over the total number
issued in 1927. With the receipts ..care
in the mail counted for, the number trail
of paid polls in the county i* ex-
pected to reach 4,900 which together- Plow
with the exemptions will run
the
6gw
to Give Alarm
A party! AdMide the hank saw the
robbers draw their guns »»d gave
the alarm but before a peroaptihl*
number of -people could be aroused
the robbers; had made their escaue
in a Chrvsler Roadster toward the
town of Zephyr.
Rrownwood officers receiving the
alarm in- a’ few minutes, left for
Multin and struck the trail at Zenh-
yr, where they turned toward Co-
manche and following them the of-
ficers found* the Chrysler roadster
abandoned near Mercers Gao where
apparently -the bandits bed changed
and^ .where the officers loot the
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At Mercers Gaik
voting strength of the county doa_ , ,
10 6,6<Auto Registration Short
A total of 8,037 motor vehicle j * • 1
licenses had been issued in the tax . j
collectors office Thursday morning, _ . _
Thi. i. considerably abort of tho' **/*.. ?*?TPV - ■IIlLuS’TS
total number issued last year, many ! f/.ti *
ggL>*i - >■“ *** ssus1 •as £
their license.
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HTL POLL TAXES ARE 268
With the women not being re-
quired to pay city poll taxes this
year, the number of poll tax re-
ceipts issued at the City Collectors
office this year fell short of last
years record, there being 268 paid
against 351 assessed.
SET
DATES FOR
SCHOOL VISITATION
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8-9
Tim McCoy In
“THE FRONTIERSMAN"
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Lyric Theatre
SATURDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 4 ;
Fred Wells In
“STRAIGHT SHOOTING”
In Accordance with the time hon-
ored custom the Comanche City
Schools will have "special dntes set
for school visitation. The dates set
nre Feb rum ry 14, 15, and 16 for
tha Grammar • School, aid -School
and High School respectively.
Few Comartche patrons ever visit
the schools, and know little about
the school system In general other
thun by hearsay, which i? sometime*
a very unreliable source. The pat-
rons nre .always welcome to visit
the schools, but these dates have
been set for special visitation to
encourage more parents to visit. It
is hoped that as many as possible
will take advantage of this special
opportunity
W. G. BARRETT Superintendent
The 18th birthday of the organ-
zation of the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ca is next Wedncaday, Feb. 8th.
The organization was incorporated
mder the laws of the District of
Columbia on Feb. 8, 1910. On the
Vnnivereary Day this year 800,000
Scouts in America will observe the
occasion with appropriate ceremony.
But the birthday itself, tho’ it is
the principal day, is to be only 6ne
of several days of special Scout
activities, for by official activities
the entire week of Feb. 8 is aet
aside as National Boy Scout An-
niversary- - week. Some interesting
and important facts about the cele-
bration of the week is shown in the
following extract from the By-Laws
of the Scout constitution; “The
National Council through its var-
ious officers and with the co-oper-
ation of Scout officials throughout
the country shall arrange for a m pi«„
Nation wide celebration during At)*»| lO \XlVc I I«jr
nivereary- Week, for the purpose of
bringing more definitely to the at-
tention of each community the value
of Scouting as a program for work
with boys for the development of
character and training for citizen-
ship. .
"The program for Anniversary
Week will include a plan whereby
every registered Seout in good stand
ing shall be given an opportunity to
assemble on the evening of Amu-
\Y*r*«ry Dav, arid promptly at 8:15
recommit himself to the Scout Oath
and Iaw.
:S0n this occasion it will be the
duty of the Scoutmaster and other
leaders to hring to the attention of
the Scouts the extent of the Scout
of Comanche January 17, 1928.
gethcr • Plow sfiafew and sweeps
in tSe|:*ia*»' j*t pprkam Bros.
in all
At Blanket
The young people of the Baptist
Church of Mercers* Gap will give
the play “Am 1 Intruding" at the
Blanket School Auditorium on Sat-
urday February 4 under the aus-
pices of the Blanket High School
Student body. *
the play follow;
Mre. Hastings, the hoonelreeoer.
Jewell Carmichael; Flair Woo ver,
•the adventurer. Cecil Clark; Earnest
Rathhum, Janes Seerrtarv. Cliftna
Gleaton; Malory Varo. the elder
daughter, Merle Weston* Pi»lrfo
Waldrar. a remanticint. Melvin GOTO
Mona, the maid, Joe Dabnev* Hor-
aee V*S>. the father. Herbert
Brown: Violet Vare, the vomigett
daughter. Mrs. Grady M*Rln«te|
Peter, devoted to Vi. Grodv Me*
Kiuzie: Dora, a fidend of VPs, Lo-
irene Weston; Ceroid—Mwrv*.—JttR
rv, from Sage Creek. Jack Rai
Jane, Vares niece, Mr*. Melvin
\*> nfiii have the most complete
stock -of • hardware that we he*#
ever carried. Let us figure with yon
on your hardware. Durham Bros.
Couple Celebrate Their
Golden Wedding Day
BAPTIST BOARr TO ~" “*
MEET SATURDAY
The executive Roard of the Co-
manche County Baptist Association
will meet at the Baptist Church at
Comanche Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock. All members art ar*** to
be ^HORNTON MUaionary
Boy Scout the world over is com-
mitted to the same obligation and
does n "good turn daily."
In conformity with the above
lsws Troop 1 of Comanche anil ob-
serve Anniversary Week with acti-
vities and festivities of which the
following program gives an outline:
Monday. Home Day. Tuesdgy School
Day. ®edaf»day7 Anniversary Day.
Thursday, Community Day. Fridav,
Fellowship Day. Saturday, Day In
(he open. Sunday, CjKirch Day and
Pat NOEL^, WlUUNSOI*, Scout-
. maator. . —
At the
dinner was
seen.td U
with fifty caadk
attraction . to the
noon hour t bounteous
spread which
enjlby a beautiful
table. -4
John Fritfs, and Margarette Em-
ily McGuire, were united in mar-
riage January 17, 1878 and are pa-
rents of eleven children, nine *ifT “The afternoon
whom are sftill living as follows:
Mrs. A. L. Tolcleasure, Mrs. Lure
Taylor. W. J. Fritts, Mr*. T. R.-
Knndell. Mrs. J. G. Stark. Mr*. John
Hcmmond, H.-L. Hritta, C. C. Rritta
and Mrs. Judge Hanson nil Bring
in Comanche county *11' of whom
were present except one daughter.
A number of other relatives and
many of their friends wore also pro-
sent. , - ‘ **?
waa an
already 1
added
oaded
The afternoon waa spent in talk*
leg of eartjr 6*ys, Which the young-
er gtmerari^.Mdoyed eory much.
Vneto John as he is
known, waa
settlers at!
tho mo*t
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1928, newspaper, February 3, 1928; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904195/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.