The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1934 Page: 1 of 8
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i:OMANCHE.y COMANCHE COUNTY. TEXAS FEBRUARY 16, 1984.
PROCTOR MAN IS SLAIN IN FiGH
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20 Years Ago
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From The Comanche Chief, I
February IS, 1914.
Messrs Tunnell and ScoU have
bojight The De Leon Free Press
from S. R. Steven*. Mr. Tunnell
Is an experienced newspaper man j
bhaving been with the Brownwood
Bulletin for several years up to
a few months ago. Mr. Scott is
a rural mail carrier out of De
'MWfc-i
The City Tax Rate has been
fixed at 66 cents, 25 cents for
the interest and sinking fund,
25 cents for general 'purposes
Mid 15 for street improvements. ,
The City School Tax has been (
set at 50 cents on the $100 val-
uation.
D. Charles Clarke, Eugene
Greer, and A. J. Cunningham
have been appointed on the City
AB WHITE GIVEN 30 YEARS IN PE
monies foil
OEFEK WILL
MIKE KHPHIL
GETTING ALONG
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c*r s 'zb i
2j Albert T. Reid
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i After a deliberation of about
eight hours, a Coryell county jury
1 convicted A. M. (Ab) White of
murder and assessed his punish-
ment at thirty years imprson-
f ment.
Equalization ^oard. ... 1 On a change of venue, White
Mrs. Elizabeth Lacy, 70, died . . * , crteavill*
, at .her home near Sidney Thurs-
fc.V ,Tn0r:n‘n.g_»T ?r nir ° ‘Att of the idayhnruf Ptnk Mtlt™
the^taagic cfe?th:of her grandson, of Comanche who was shot to
RbsHen Rennm who was wcid«"- death by a masked bandit Ift r
srJtrlhei
_Th.
SSTr? Aas *enp^:?.w * new trial an(l if it i» not
a P SniitK Serlur” EX**’ wi" be
*»i,eeTrV.i,15th a"d I61’’# White is now in. jail-at Gates-
tbe. fifteenth anniversary of the : vijje awajtln<c a hearing on the
MSS. r>!i„ *• *-*
SkUteral 1(1 Mow tero on 1 0,„52SK*.
I dates in 1899.
Reece Tipton was convicted by ,
\zfzsj Jyr&sz -
B !r* rlu' , year sentence. White was tried
^¥rL^"r*S^OVtd}hw following the Tipton trial:
om Texai k*na to Comanche. t and the case resulted in a hung
Judge James W. Swayne an- ( jury Qn a hearin<t JJJ |
XnC^rlro«o!lLsWIL.!^H^ ^™nted the ehange of venue and
|p£„- T.iuw^I„c ”teI., "IS ; y« “R <• o*...vin.
»yor Robert Milam of Fort
I Worth, who have already an-
(nounced.
In the trial at Gatesville, the
case went to the jury at noon
”“V, . . , , . ! Saturday after three and a half
Ed Palmer has been elected day„ of trial and the j
direotor and secretary of the dered the o « o * i
ass mi^rs z < Jury utaetagpd.
n'"“ - m'rry VIA *5? I Case at Eastland
POLITICS om
LOUR MORE INTO
JULY PRIMARY
YOUTH GIVES
HIS VERSION OF
FUJI AFFRAY
C This ' week finds four more Bob About 30, died Fri-
candidates in the race for office* ^ ^ht about 10;80 * p„.
of the county. Their candidacy ture two miles southeast of
is subject to the action of the Proctor after a difficulty In
July Democratic Primary, and wldch he wa8 stabbed toree ttaito
, . „ .. .... with a knife. King was nnmar-
brings the total number of «n- rjed and Uved with hie parent*
didates to announce through The „bout four miles from Proctor.
.’Chief to thirty-five, ana still Horace Hyatt, 21, who was
a number more are giving con- taken in custodj thfl HM
' sideratioiju to announcing tlioir was brought to Comanche by
r candldaey.________....... LJlt'onstable Jesse Sweeden
Ah unusually large number of placed in jail. Justice of the
candidates 1# expected this year Peace J. P. Howell of Proctor
since the unexpected increased held an inquest at the scene of
number of poll taxes were paid, the slaying and rendered a ver-
and with this in view, persons diet that Kf
are taking more interest In poli-
cing died from wounds
sad with this in view, persons diet that
poll- inflicted by Hyatt. A preliminary
tics seemingly than for several hearing was not held immediately
because of the absence of County
Attorney C. C. Hampto and
Sheriff Dwight Rrightman, who
were attending the A. M. White
murder trial at Gatesville. They
■ returned here Satuurday morning
WAr T’nvarnnr ami following investigation, Sher-
, - ^0r UOvernur iff Bri(rhtman filed chargee of
- _., murder against Hyatt with Jtt»-
The sword of truth, the Bible tice Howell. Hyatt waived * heac-
and the brOom
(Continued On Last Page)
Former De Leon
Man Announces
Tom Ball for Governor. m,:de the plam to
Two cars of poultry were ship- in her presence,
from Comanche to New York" Milton
Milton f According to the Dallas News,
George L. Davenport, District
in"sr«.TjS£i2?! •ari;:w.‘dj.-
W . iSMTitonr which tod«^
awn from the Governor's race. bv a midroH “'T'*
The Court of Civil Appeal, has ,.,1 frorn hehlml the car, iT whlch
SLrt,L±^..rM?!s:jc
Cullen F. Them., ha. with.: on | fiSSSl thlrt'v In th. trial'
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EXTEND AUTO
Til PAYMENT
ID MARCH 91
Gilliam Given
Two Years In Pen
By Brown Jury
weapons • to sweep out the pro- $2500 to await the action of tbs
tVssional politicians by W. W. grand jury-
Nance, Sr., 1802 Texas Street, Hyatt Relates Story
i Fort Worth, in the opening spaech Hyatt is unmarried and Ilyas
. of his campaign for Governor near Proctor. With several half*
recently in Fort Worth. cuis on his body, he related hla
♦ He stressed a Christian demo- version of the fatal affair, in vn
1 cracy, said the leading plank in interview at the jail Satan'
his platform was law and order morning. Hyatt stated that
, und declared 1984 will be the and King, "Red” Moore, i
'jubilee year marking the begin- Lloyd Newby left Proctor
1 ning of the end of professional about 8:90 enroute to Kir
political rale in government home. He farther stated that
Nance, born in 1881 to Arkan- others and himself had ^purchased
saa, has lived in Texas 87 years, whiskey from King
He moved to Fort Worth three
years ago from De Leon, where
lie moved to Fort Worth three was carrying groceries tr
home, for which errand he
E. B. Gilliam, Sr., for many for 24 years he was in the poul- bean promised more liquor.
ars a prominent Brownwood try, egg and butter business. The party became lost in the.
erchant, banker and <fivic land- i Nance spoke here Tuesday alf- pasture, Hyatt stated, , and an;
years
mew hent,--------- , m ■ _ . . ■ _ .
tr, was found guilty by a Brown 1 teinoon at the band stand in the argument arose between
County jurv Saturday night in j interest of his candidacy.
Ilrawn from the Governor's race.
ing of Leon Robinson, Gorman
night watchman, last November,
because it could not agree.
The court then set bond for
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district court at .Brownwood, on
AMonttnff to . wk tt. ihTOT'lfflSDiversified Farmer
and Newbv as to the di
King threatened each, tv:
said,
.(fmi
flgM Kmg He said that King
end he^ pulled off his raincoat ta
v. tor
covered. 1 one shot that
Texas legislature voted Friday with the Coggi* National Bank! the tOm-HOg rlSH and pulled out his own knife and
”* The °k?lier "fired Vh^^reviouslv Shhad"°heen "^held of niotor vehicle registration fees deliberated about four hours be-| To the cotton farmer who has in the r ck anybody, li
struck Jinfo? to '.SZjrSS? to March 31. The bill raceived ,^re rjturning the verdict of .l^y m»«ced hi. raMn purely ,«.^defense, he
stabbed King three timee, he sai
iss Janet Todd was hostess the chest and then »• u j *il” without bond
he Philathea Embroidery Club body of aboit $236 h* TV,“
fhuradav afternoon. Guests were __
SSL. ‘SsaJTSJSM11’kture Exhibit
T. Hanks of Abilene j Q® Display
ivill hold a revival at the Bap-j
list Church the latter part of ;
(ifarch.
Ray McCorkle of Polytechnic 1
College of Fort Worth spent the
~ --—, . . , . . . .» ■ v «... I guilty, carrying with it a two *ge by diversifying with other cd in hi* statement.
At Hia-h School ™ J.U1'""' MrlT ™
chief executive. . ..— « . —— «n». ivvw.. — —--— , . -----, ------
i March 31 would be the per- of appeal. Judge Miller fixed Mr. ; to him, the corn-hog contract and found him dead. Hyatt
killed himself. a.ain . . , t .. J” ! Gilliam’s bond at ^,000 which may offer interesting possibfls- that he then sent Moore sad
Mrs. King will lie tned again ,nanent date for registering mo-, p,rfected imm^ietely. 'th s ties, says J. A. Barton, county Newbv for aid and that h« took
April, it
A display of 150 pictures of
the finest reproductions of re
tor Vehicles.
'.tSfwl - sr.-Jssiw-js’Fig
his own raincoat and spread It
i have moved up the final regia- ;
t rat ion date - to March 31 for
i?eek eml with his parents in
Enterprise community, being
cognized master-pieces of art will
_ _ ____________ he shown at the Cotoanche High
his way home from Abilene j School during the week of Feb-
ere the Poly boys went to ruarv 26 to' March 2 according
t basketball. » to Supt. W. G. Bamtf. A small, ......... ..... . __
he extension of (he Cotton 1 admission charge will be made »"> all other stores of that firm
llelt from Comanche through ! the benefit of the improve-1 over the nation, are in the tnldst
flints west would give May a fund of the three city i of celebrating Founders Weeks,
hooat that would be helpful for j schools, Mr. Barrett said. j honoring the mom or y of George
Uars says the Browmvood Rude-
tia. c
this year only. The present law
dead line at Feb. 1.
Garble Fixtures
tein<r Installed at
Local A&P Store
., In Observance of
Founder S Weekj House adopted a confer-
* 1 ---- j tnce report on the bill 122 to 2.
The local A&P store, as well | The vote in the Senate was 25
to 3.
The bill would relieve persons
who have not registered their
vehicle* for 1934 of the 20 per
cent penalty assessed after mid-
night, Feb. 1, and would provide
for . a refund of penalties collect-
ed from registrants who obtained
flton McCullough now
WITH HOWARD KILPATRICK
cotton and half feed a few years seamed like hours for some one
ago. He mi\ks cows and feed* to arrive, j. v. Carter, Sr.,, r
Hogs and raises chickens ’ for » farmer and peanut buyer wh
steady year ’round living, and lives near where the death <M
takes his cotton money in the cuired wa# first to arrive
fall for paying the bigger bills. »ceo« tftar being netifiad
1Iton McCullough who has been fall for paying the bigger bills. ■<*«« ^tar being netifiad bf
with the Higginbotham hardware He makes the same percentage Moore mid Newby Conatabie
detriment f«!r the eighteen reduction in his 1934 cotton crop J*Me Sweeden at Proctor waa
department for Jhe past eightaan tbr neighbor who still plant* then notified and went to the -
The enjoyment of the master-, Huntington Hartford, a down cast
pieces of art until recently ha< \ Yankee who revolut’onised the
been restricted to those who were retail food business.
wealthy enough to travel and I - Young Hartford, coming to . , _
visit the museums of tha world New York in the late 1850’s found licences after that date.
which the original paintings himself in a position to buy a
months, has accepted
tion with Howard Kilp
r*
■. I. G. Everidge has been trans-
ferred from Perry Bros, store at
Eastland to a portion with that
tirm at Mineral Wells._^
- Comanche Natl, i K&& ”5 Many Children of Local School
---:— I they can lie *eeg at a nominal were normally involved in^sucji a. — y . i
District In Need, Say Officials
Marble fixtures are hying in- i cost in the small cities. transaction. As a result, Hartford
halted at the Comanche National, Since Mr. Rarratt became City ' was able to offer the t a at
[lank The work <rot underway , Superintendent, he has been In- >'utail ut about half the usual ^
rwesdav when the bank closed in i terasted in
Ibservhnce
at-irisr'“..HLir%:
much in the way of a Govern- __, * ’ -
ment cotton benefit check. andw
In many sueh instances tt K‘k,n* of CTanch*
work* out that the #v*csKb*«i Utw^d ^ quarterly
fanner may sign s corn-hog con-. «. ** ^2.atT
I c®., held at the Travelers
Ires
work- orot underway , superintendent, he has been in- retail ul aoout nan me osuai
ten the bank closed in . tereatad in bringing several art price. ^
of Lincoln’s hirthdav. j exhibit^ to Comanche and these Manager C. W. Carnes of the l lai*enC6 HU6tt
When the work is finished the have Wen well attended
I'omnnche National interior wttH— ~ ■ -■ -----— ----
ive en entirely new nnpenrnnce
rith »U modern conveniences fdr
haneacting business. ,t
\\9 He Doesn’t
rant* to Miss An
Issue of Thief
•yq**Ss ‘
following letter was re-
.. this week' from W C.
[ackton, Fort Stockton attorney,
■id County .ludve -of Co»
lianchc Countv:
*'? enclose check for $1.00 to
tv for my subscription i*r the
wiv 1934. Do not let my aub-
rrlption lapse. < . •;
“I hove l*eer reading The Ql«f
l»T ,noi*« than 50 yeara and do
wsnt to miss an Isflttt.”
BUYS TINIFY
local A&P says it remains for
, their firm to honor Hartford's
i meinorv with a special week .
when both employee^ and custo- ,
qiers arc reminded of the meth- ,
| nds he. instituted.
Purchases Entire
Firm Interest
Clarence Hustt closed 4 deal
Many children within ,the school
age in the Comanche Indepen-
dent School District ate unable
to attend school this year on
account of lack of proper cloth-
ing, ...Sapt' W. G. Barrett said
at t.he Lions Chib meeting Mon-
Ritz Theatre
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Ken Mayaard, la
“Fiddlin’
— ^ . . iwt week in which he: bought daj£ Mr. Barrett- Mid he could
[MU DTP TfinJIl/ hav‘‘ *lr,,a<iv been, declared In- Shorty Vineyard's interest in the not give the exact number but
J ”t||j J . ^Service Dnw Store. . | estimates that 78 children are
.. . __ iSyKrs'
The Comanche County Boys as fayoritea. - i 1982 and have since operated it poorly nourished that they are
Basketball Tournament, postpon-' • Newburg. Beattie. Basse, and. n* n juutnership.
■■■I JKKSL- mi- . ^ not able to Imild up resistance
Pettit are reported to have strong. Mr. Huett has been connected to disease, and- that accounts
teems along with > I-sitikin. the with a namher of drag firms in ; for so much sickness in the
winner last vear, and Gustjhe . this, ectiop, at Comanche, Prawn- families df the unemployed. Dr.
Ini bv Stutevllle, an *1) district. w»«id «rul other points, and has Smith, City * and County Health
man Inst year. ! boon a registered pharmacist tor Officer, said that a visit t# many
Fourteen team* are -‘cheduled - several years, previous *ta his of these homes would be a re-
___1° enter. and at toast half of connection with the Service.relation to moat of tkb/Coman-
* round. Several protests hare, tt**™ »re conceded s ehnpcr at! Mr. Vineyard has net announr- che County ritisens who lhre in
been filed with the executive -lhe championship. jjad. Ws future plana, but la said comfort and never see their child-
committee and toreril players1 Comanche High 8cbool's team to be considering entering senv run suffer for the l*(k of feed
is reported te he weak* < other business in Comanche. and clothing."
from last weefc on account of
rain, is scheduled to begin today
at De Icon at nine o’clock ac-
cording to Ray Glasscock. Dtree-
tor. ' V
Interest is unusually high is
the dnt# for the meet romee
JT-TS3! " D. U.t FrMa,
ceive Government benefit checks ■
that will total just as much or
even more than these received
by the nil-cotton farmer. In, ad-
dition the diversified farmer is
in a much bettor position than
the all-cotton former to use the
extra feed which Hie farm can
grow under the terms of the cot-
ton and com-hog contracts. 1
Tire corn-hog contract is open
to every fanner In' the county
who produces a surolus of either
corn or hogs and, who can other-
wise. qualify, the county agent
points out. The rush of the cot-i
ton campaign makes a farm-
to-farm canvass of farmer in
thd interest of the corn-hog pro-
gram an impossibility, but men
who . may’•• hi’ eligible to sign
these contracts should invest I gate
the 'plan, he suggests.
Mm. Lee Signor of AMkss
Client Sunday in Cm... ______ ^
Mr; and Mm. C. F. St. Ckdr.
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