The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1940 Page: 2 of 10
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, I During mo the T«U» State j
being erected: prison farms were operated at af
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out of/every 40 persons In
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,'or has had a.poltce record.
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In the U. 8. there are HO State cord: The
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to the following , from
lllgte News
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Job la yours " *
tea Carlcton, pitcher
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t lit obtained a
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The Sterling City
News says Wilkie i
and did farm v
by the Button lots of $1,163,593.00. while all of land Federal prions with a stand- newspapers and did farm work
Whole-,the nine prison industries show- lng population of 150,000. Each when a boy. Was a short order
is nearing ed a piroftt. < * year 80,000 are arrested, convict- cook, dishwasher, pubbled steel In
ed and enter one of these prisons Chicago, shucked com in Iowa
and 70,000 are released. milked cows in Wisconsin, a har-
* - * * <vmthand In Minnesota, oil field
The odd ten thousand in the- worker-.In Texas, hotel Hunky in
difference of the above are the Colorado. vegelShte plotter in Call-
brick lifers and those executed by hang- forma and taught school In Kan-
plant. lng. gas chambers, electric chairs, sas He was a liberal at college
but was never arrested . on a
place in the
Fame oy pitching » no
it. no run game, has been getting
so many request*-for autographs
that he recently purchased a rub-
ber stamp, 4nd stamps his auto
the one yew Chicken and'the Egg!
training. Itestus: Sdmtoo. what am
la there any protection for’ the der
re-employ them when their before dey is born and after
period of training la over, unless
his circumstances have so chang-, - ^*l!S
ed in the meanwhile as to make It
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completion. It Is a dandy, and]
helps the looks of that part of;, industries and their prof!
4 town 50',. v 11939 are> Printing. $7821
. —o~ . shop. $18,737; mattress
An electric.picker was installed $3927; license plate plunt.
at the, poultry dress- garment factory, $33800
tog plant here. It is said to be-a Plant. $25,328; P*<*tog ^
success and can do the work 0f $178,512; canning plant. $30,289. or the firing squad
M to 25 women In a dayf (broom and mop factory. $2888. - * charge of Communism or Naalsm
j. ■ • • TT 1 • •• ' I In addition to the State and so far as the News knows.
Deducting the prom, of the In- •S*4*®*0 -o-
dustries fro mthe losrof operating City ana County jatls with ap- A
the farms, the Texas prison sys-
tem went into the red last year to
the extent.of $668,652. -,
Not all the women^ however
have been replaced at the dress-
tag plant, it is understood that
there are still from 15 to 20 em-
ployed on picking days. ,
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Before the passage of the Wag-
ner Act governing the tours And
-Hpftee ot labor, In Comanche there
were about lfio women employed
at the Durham Pecan Plant
the same number at the poll
dressing plant.
oyed
and
Airy
ras-saras jsrsart
steady stream of transients.
in 1938.
The net cost to the tax payers
of keeping a man in the peniten-
tiary last year was $88.82.
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When the price of labor be-1 It Is said that when James E.
—»« so high that in. order to Ferguson wag. Governor he oper-
-* produce a.-product the post is a ted the prison at a profit one
more than the-toonsumer can or year and not only made the ln-
wil! pay for the product, the dustries, but the terms as well
manufacturer Is forced either' to show a^profit. •■-' v.
go out of, business or to install *
machinery 'to do the work that There are approximately 7.00C
was formerly done by hand. inmates in the Texas prison sys-
»T , * * * tem of which 1.308 are In the
. - There Is such a thing as kill-' walls at Huntsville,
tag the goose that laid the golden * *
gf._ ......... About 14 per cent of the prla-
♦ • , - oners are illiterate, that Is un-
The same, question arose the abie to read or write,
ather night In discussion of the * *
installation of the automatic tele- One-fourth of the prison in-
system in Comanche. If mates have never gone past the
this is Installed one operator can fourth grade in school and less
then. do what - it takes about six than. 1 per cent ever attended
Hasse woman describes the
as the days
way back when the men wore their
pants over their shirts and the
M ...... HOT-, ho. u» Inmate. M the '-hMr ,klr“ “v" the1'
JG; hSToi s: itszs. k 1, '
The Texaa Prison Echo, published . T?iere. 8eenl?, "°.b*. no 5et ,,ruJ«
monthly aCHuntsvllle: The Fourth wi? ,* r,un*oW
go^ove'r'w *One ^^tfk‘TfT^T
Sn&rJK ”h *t.uTS;
waters of the Trinity River were tne same number^were defeated,
too high so we spent the day' — - -*•
drinking lemonade, playing ball. Some say that an encumbent. Are "conscientious objectors lla-
and enjoying a good dinner and very, little. chance m the run- : bie to the draft?
Supper. The Trusties defeated the off if he does not lead in the first
0f i***’ **** *?*’!* *U*»tltute? , j points In Its favor, and
M. E. WoodwawL. , No. reading the last edition of
. —•! How long is conscription to be Comanche Chief we are convhi
Most rof the tlaily papers ge- In force? thst Comanche County 1st
Until May 1. 1945 champion family reunion
<... —°— of all the land. If we chs
These Jokes are from The Rail- correctly. The Chief carried i_
road Journal; Items concerning twenty-three
Q*td lsgteulag ' ^unions. That's a lot of fas
J Youthful Father: "Oiir-baby Is gatherings. Comanche County
beginning to < recRe "Baa baa. ni*ny things to be proud of-H_
black sheep, have you*any wool?" thankful for—all of which can
Neighbor: And he’!'" Anly 8 advertised to th^wlde. wide wc
months old? .........- ^ „■ ■ It nlight not be out of line
eetitly carried *• story consisting
of a series of questions and ans-
wers on "What You Should Know
'About the Draft.” Here It 'is in
short form: > .
Who Is liable to the draft under
the bill passed by the Senate?
All men between 21 and 30 ln-
gimn.' __,.u
What are they required to do?
On a day to be specified by the
President, they must register at a
place lb" their communities still
to be designated.
Will all who register toe called?
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Who will be called?'
That will be determined by a
drawing of numbers.
Must all wiipae.names are drawn
go to military camp?
All except men with depend- _______
ents.&nd with physical and men- -pigeons ”
tal deficiencies. hb ■ ■■■■
Father: Well, hwdoesn't say all them to shout .from 4he
of It yet/but he’s got as far as the topsX^champian faintly reunt
"Baa. bga.* * cdunty of the world
were" .following a
“Nice flock
Some gulls
ferry boat.
An Irishman said:
of pigeons "
A toufist Insisted: “Those are
gulls." r"
"Wejl,” said the Irishman, "gulls
or boys, they're, a line flock of
Line Men, 10 to 2.
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the case of Lewis Cunnlnghami
The tendency has bean for peo- &l*o Frank Howington Increased
pie to move away from the bi$ his lead lb the second primary,
cities during the last decade,. Eight Karl Lpvelady. County Judge at
primary, but this Is not true in^alth' of their objections, but they moron.
No. If they can prove the good
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Why. Tb* Rascal:
Professor: Mr Jones. I hate to
tell you this, but your son Is a
are; still subject to a year of non- <
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"Daddy .Is so plessed
that you are a poet."
"Pipe. He likes poetry the
"Not at all. But the last
friend of mine he tried to
out was an amateur boxer/
39 YEARS AGO
of the 25 biggest cities showed a Meridian, defeated Mahley Head
population', loss on the
census count. They are
phia. Cleveland. St. Louis. Bos- t , ______II
ton. Pittsburg. Newark, and Roch-itie® In ' the district ~ including
otter. . . . Erath. Head's home county.
ie recent °f 8tephenVUle who was running
Phlladel- I(n his second term as State Senaj
Dissolution of Freemasonry and
rat
to do now.
college.
■other secret orders has not only
been effected by Hitler In Oer-
Super Salesman .
The store proprietor was hiring
ipboe." h ‘ ^
a- Mt. •‘Ban
he said.
All Inmates ipf the Texas prison
The -local telephone girls are who do not have a certain amount
imtd 26 cents an hour or $10 for of education,'are required to at-
• 88 hour tweek Nobbdy will get tend night schools;.
rich on that salary, but on the —O—^
other hand they are not going to Ttie following products are now
atorve. manufactured in the "Walls” at
many but the order has been ex- lady customer were to remark.|
tended to the German occupied while you were tfying to fit her;
section of France. j'Don't you thlnl one of my, feet
ticmal Importance under civilian consulting me.
direction , •
Are divinity students and cler-
gyman. exempt? Y 4---—— ,
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------.....Bv Clyde House
Pat Howard < local High 8ct
Band, . Director;' furnlsiied
music for an amateur State i
here 3ff years tigo The oply
the fid
could pi
was. Pop Goes The Weaanll
... . , However, he could really m«
A^dhds your baby learned to; the, weasel pop The house
combatant work Or work of ha- lohT^frateSity1 witW^aSlhtune*“
talk yet?"
j. -tgnll And itandlag up. The
tn a big way And the 4te*ev~4
netted 24c and >'one cent st
Local draft boards, under a na- j
,tL°jm!dlfrt?P 10 ^ ‘pproved by! "I ^.g«uoini5tieto;go»ns k'fkwS
| th« President . * neighbor's aa I crossed ihe street, was staged withput any exp
How long must the drafted.men
serve.
Twelve consecutive months ■
Are they then free fpom liability
for ‘military service?
No. For 10 years they are to he
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Huntsville t .Shoes.' harness, license
not plates, wagons, syn
Bible Thought: “Remove not plates, wagotls, syrup, cured meats,
the ancient landmark which thy canned vegetables. garments,
lathers have get.”—Proverbs 22:28. brooms, mops, mattresses, bricks,
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"Better Be Safe.
Than Sorry”
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A true axiom when applied to the quality of PETERS
WEATHER-BIRO SHOES aa compared with shoe., of
unknown—questionable quality. '
C&gsses?
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Our Ready-To-Wear Department Will
Help You Solve Your Saving Problems In
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A Most Satisfactory Manner.
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WE ANNOUNCE THE CONTINUANCE OF-0UR SEN-
SATIONAL SHOE CLEARANCE .SALE AS LAUNCHED
LAST WEEK! l
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Extraordinary Values
This aale with its unusual value* created great interest
with thpne who were here 1o take advantage of our
rffgriap - r. * ________
THERE’S STYl£~
—Beauty—
—UTILITY—~
—AND SERVICE
IN THESE
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This sale is a complete clearance of women’s—and children's
odd lots of shoes at more than one-haIf off regular prices—an<l
In many instance*—at only a fraction of . former price*. Reduc-
tion* tMs season are morA radical than ever before. f
Lovely School
FROCKS
^HKV ARE ESPECIALLY
DESIRABLE AT OUR
PRICES OF
A RICH HARVEST OF SHOE VALUES
ONLY $1.95
Four Cmuiten Covered With Unmatchabl$ Values!
OfTERING RIIOES IN REGULAR VALUES
OF 81.98—$2.98—AND UP TO 84.88.
SELLING NOW AT
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25^ - 49^ - 98^
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and *1.98 Par Pair
a* m
LU-BEE FROCKS
They look better , feribetter...
wrse better . becauie they’re
scientifically committed of
quality material, in pattern*
tap* popuI*r *r,,h youngwer*. MU .
WEATHER-BIRD SHOES FOR CHILDREN ( are
known throughout the land as the acme of. comfort—
quality—and’fine workmanship. , v
WHY TAKE UNNECESSARY^HANCE8? Be sure
—that your children will jwalk.witW dry feet through-
out the coming winter mrtnths in a pair of the famous
• WEATHER-BIRD SHOES—and they edst no more—
tEqufd quality na CITY CLliB FOR MEN—and VEL-
.VET BTEI* FOR WOMEN. These1 shod* wIH help
make school 3ay» regl happy days. .\ L|
Special Counter Jj Offering One I^t Women's and Children’s Shoes composed of
---.---- » — — Odds—Ends—and Discontinued Numbers—and Close-Out Items
h good of Its kind, but many of them are out
Women's and
Children's
SHOES
POT Pair
A new—and attractive line of School Dresaes in nixes
7 to 14 yearn—Tubfaxt Prints—land Broadcfot h—all
colors—all styled wee them—buy them.
Of 'season.—Your Choice, Per Pair—ONLY
t ‘#f : ' • $..
If you can use at all surely—surely they are worth
many tipnos more than oUr Close-Chit Price of—at
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MifrjY STYLES—MANY LEATHERS
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and Wirtter.—(TTY CLUB FOR MEN-VELVET STEP
THEtt V FOH WOMEN-^WEATlIER BIRO. FOR CHILDREN!.
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HiccmBOTHnm Bros.& Co
"A Dream Of Boauty”>
-A JOY TO VISIT
Sftour completely rebuilt Ready-To-Wepr seWon with
the new floor.......coverlng-r-oew display booths—new
private fitting rooms—and the new "d*ytight’' Flores-
ll»htlrg .y,Um-«,d jwa «|«, ilnd advance,
showing of New Falf Merthandise which will cause
yoti, tv opmi your eyes in wonder. —' ‘Tame tip ami
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1940, newspaper, September 6, 1940; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889008/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.