The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1944 Page: 4 of 12
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tUE COMANCHE CHIEF DECEMBER 1, 1044
Sgt. 1 oby Davis In
Crew That Service*
Famed Army Bomber
Tfi5vthnAr£v£* j geint‘61wh M.'O'Brien and Cot- IN FRANCE--Pvt. Adolph O.
SSLS a B-24 Ub- poral C^nBufke. both Coman- Kunkel reoantl, attend^ .pedal.
Comanche Soldier*
In Italy Complete
2nd Year Oversea*
Pvt. Adolph Kunkel
Of Priddy In France
With Honored Outfit
15th AAF IN ITALY—Staff S«r-
WITH THE SEVENTH ARMY
Gnstine Soldier
Awarded bronze
I PVT. ALPHUS L. CONAWAY
HONORED WITH DINNER
WHILE ON FURLOUGH
HARMONY
i. WiinBirir— !•« Fitht
COUGHS
Pfc. Venoy Kirkland of Fort
Jpckson, South Carolina, visited
airplane mechanic In a B-24 Ub- ' 8und« mmntM r'eYliionT s£v7c« Cl I r
ir‘"n Ha^MPearlRivtr - cond JSr of X^eas duty with I honoring hia unit, the 204th Milt-Afar In l.pnTMnV
Cd. PhlUp R. Hawes. IWIJUwr. is,h Alr pnrr<. P-38 taiv Police Company, on its se- Ulul III Uvlllltlllj
Pvt. Alphu# L. Conaway was his wife and baby and other rela
I honored recently with a dinner at tives here and In Comanche Mq
the home of Mr. and Mrs.‘Mw»r{l'd*y.
Hayes, while home on a 10-day, Mr. zim Rosers sDent
delay enroute from Ft McClellan, day &t the club In Merce^^ap.
Ala. to Ft. Meade. Md. ~
N Y is ouVrenUy Servicing ’ One thi* veteran 15th Air Force P-38 tary Police Company, on Its se-
ng l Lightning grot
ITATtlvauKl in
of into acUm in
over 10 flying hours and bears cembOT 1*1*. the group was among
the scars of many a run over the first long range fighter units
Vaii#»v shr ha* Dartictoated in the Mediterranean Theatre of
SSoSSg SiSS £?££; Op,r.U<™ thncc .U fir* m*
g£%.j Mr
*&£■*»** ! b“ &rccord<3 roZ. up top
1 says Sgt Davis. “Once, when we scere of any fighter unit In the
wwe just beginning to wonder If Mediterranean Theatre of over
wo wouldn't be assigned to a new 550 enemy aircraft shot down In
bomber she came back with her aerial comtoat. i
left rudder and vertical stafolizer Hampered by adverse weather
chopped to bits. We’ve got her and trying living conditions, fre-
enant General Alexander M.
- reitt-j'M
Mow’ w
yl
Tues-
Those present were the hon- Oils
oree. Pvt. and Mrs. Alphus L. Ited in the T. M. Shoemaker
Conaway and Donald Lee; Miss home last week.
LaVerne Conaway of Fort Worth. Mrs. Maude Shoemaker was the
Bronchial IrrifaHana Dna Tn Cold*
—With Buckley’s -Csnadiol*
Wiling_of San Awlo v*-.' .
bioSohfnl^ faboo^Sahaa broathT^ 4
**Thar#’a rani aconoray In
Patch. Commanding Oeneral of WITH THE NINTH INFANTRY and Mrs. B. F. Moore of Oils- honoree for a birthday dinner at —ail medication—«o' eyrup. «•
the 8eventh Army, and several of DIVI8ION IN GERMANY — Cor- ■ tine, Mrs. Glenn L. Conaway of her home Sunday. Children pres-
his officers were present at the poral Sidney D. Porter has been stsphenvUle, Mr. and Mrs, Elmer ent were Mr and Mrs. Bill Shoe- oat B**cki«y’a “Canadior
services. (awarded the Bronze 8tar Medal Conaway and Faye of De Leon maker and son. Mrs. Venoy Kirk- yel^\llth*t^r“lfh,llMAilJt7nila.t Naw
■ Addressing one of the finest for meritorious service in con-i Jfr- *J*d *®rs. Emmett Hayes of land' and daughter, T/Sgt. and Zea*aB4_ Canada and many «thar
popular military police nectlon with military operations MaxviUe, Mrs. Jess Hanson and Mrs. Dale Shoemaker and son of eountri** on mnrit alona. At eu
seas. Colonel Clarence against the enemy In the North Glenda of Proctor, Mrs. Red Comanche. Others present includ- *<*>« druggist*
ddres^mK one
and most pc
units overseas, colonel Clarence against tne enemy — —-----,, . _ , . _ .. _ , _ . .
S. Donnelly. Seventh Army Chap- , African Theater of Operations. Moore and Coral of Baggett. Dal- ed Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Whitlock
lain, from the pulpit of an at- The award was made by Major, J°n Haye« °,f Maxyllle Mi*, and and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fritts Durham * Pharmacy
tractive French Protestant Church General Louis A. Craig, Com- , f*rs. f. Luker of Eddy and and family of Van Dyke. Mr. and
prilsed the fine reputation of the manding General of the Ninth , "*r. and Mrs. Edward Hayes and, Mrs. L. J. McAlUey and Dorothy
men. The key-note of his sermon Infantry Division. S - Su« and. Russell. Lee of this community,
was a verse from the Book of Cpl. Porter participated In the ' Visitors in the afternoon were: Mr and Mrs choc Wetzel of
Proverbs—Prov. XXII-1, “A good landing at Algiers. French North ‘*vt fi1 */rrs ? i7’ Brownwood were visitors in this
name is rather to be chosen than Africa. November 8. 1942 and the ~0**a■d• , V? n Mrw community Sunday. 4_—___
great riches, and loving favor : succeeding Tunisian and Sicilian Baden EHLPJmSu«tine Mr ^nd ; Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Fagan and
u silver and gold ;Campaigns prior to the invasion Mrs Eart1 Barnett and' Edinond Mr- and Mrs. Dlck Hicka ^ited
he 204th Military Police Com- of Europe. He landed in France (Vne?ie aSd Mr' Mr. and Mrs Sumner Wetzel Sun-
ian. Italian, and European aerial | pany which came overseas two with early elements of the in- » 1 c wiiliimison and da>‘ afternoon.
years ago has participated in the vasiop force, took part in the Mis. wuie wunamson ana, ,
Moroccan. Sicilian, and Southern capture of Cherbourg. France and *onza A"0 Donaia naroia^
E ranee campaigns since landing the Ninth Division’s drive across
on the beaches of French Morocco France and Belgium. i STEPIIENVILLE BANK
in November. 1942. '. His previous awards Include the DEF08ITS 5 MILLION
Members of the company re- Cnmhat Infantryman's Badge, ■„ -—-
cently escorted 'General George European - African - Middle East Stephenville bank deposits are
rx fwvSiSj
B»mlng leaks, and herjelt nib.- , ^£V>W «>rough the African Sic
**Da'via*entered*th”AAP Septem- otrenslves. formed themaelves in-
ber 12 1942 and received training to a hard hitting, smooth working
in aviation mechanics at Shep- combat team that won for them
pard Field. Tex. and. advanced two Presidential and one Disting-
B-24 training at the Ford plant uished Unit Citations,
in Ypsilanti. Mich. Arriving over- i The group was first cited for
ful’l ^weive^mentht strafing ^tack^n German airjC. Marshall during his tour of Campaign ribbon with three
£?nt^fn the line ■ SmS in the Foggia. Italy a. eag) France dnd twice in the past have bronze battle atars.
we’ve had long or August 25. 1943. in which overbad the distinguished assignments* His mother, Mrs Alma D. Por-
atretZs wuhout ifeep ’’ he re- 150 Junker 88’s and fighters were 1 of being chosen as the escort; ter. lives on Rt. 1. Gustine. Texas. Lmpire-lnbune.
stretches v un p. ROt destroyed Qr damaged on the J guard tor President Roosevelt. * -
the highest, on record, having
reached a' ‘ total of 5 million dol-
lars according to the Stephenville j
Sro8e°ngin^LfmedandCmneeS “Second citation w« for an^l^on ufflfufe Hoine Demonstration j a rosS^VLoh!
HSffi “iC,al e^e‘"v°" ! ^fraryToiic^trelVTh^ Chib At Sidney !13„rw^a‘lnm‘a'tr^r-.nd
wjrk on that job and'before In int~rce.it a iorraatlon of B-25 e<i SUtes until departing for Elects Officers Is suri/lved by hls widbV; three
™ ready to?ny. wc had to bomhens. ittadting rail yards to | overseas on petober 23.J 1S42.^ __ , tons and two daughters.:,
Tgy ”l ^lu"* '££££■ tnco^d ^alr^tH^Tkh" mZ SI. toU T | M ..
a new \erticai staoiucr ana, ruu tncwumcreM .v _______: v.„e n.. i„ „„ ov.priHHv wi«h Mrs. Alice Armstrong was elect- flower, California, is visiting her
(By Club Reporter)
Mrs. CL. R. Chappel of Bell-
dtDavis is a graduate of Coman- Ue’ which'camc^lOO^mUes'wat:SchoofI'baakeroaliel'iSd baseball,ed President of the Home Demon- ;.«isier. Mrs. Alvin' Hafford in Co-
eh?H,gh SchcwL class ofTstl .male bomber was star. ! Stratton club at Sidney m a meet- manche. while her husband. En-
to sea. Not a single bomber was (star.
Prior to his entry in the army, he los.,'
mas studying at the Ranger Radio T
School and acting .as a radio op- sented to the jyryup by Majors
nted^c^th^j^iip^hy‘^ay Ladd Promoted
erator for the Civil Service in General Naliian^r^ Twining, 15 th • To Staff Sergeant
Comanche. His wife. Mrs. Dorothy Air Foroe commander, was award
Davis, and ten-month old daugh- ed for the historic long-range
ter. Arlene, are living at 71,6 W. fighter-bomber attack made June
9th St!, Dallas. Tex. . 10. 1944. against the Romana
--- ! Americana Gil Refinery. Plocsti,
Wilson
Rumania, then a high priority t0 a reCent announcement from Jat fche^^ Grady Hutchins home. This
■ target in Europe. In this attack,
ip-3fr's ledj by Colonel William P,
Virgil Williamson is visiting his Litton. Sh&w, Miss., flew 650 miles
parents. Mr. ancl Mrs. EUlie Wil- .to the target at tree top level.
stratlon Club at Sidney in a meet
ing held Wednesday afternoon. sign chappel is on duty In the
| Other club officials for the 1945 South Pacific.
!year were elected as follows: Mr*.
; Oral D/ Morris, vice president; " ‘
i Mrs. W'ayne Ward, secretary and
- .^.'treasurer, and Mrs. Zcta Kemper
ITALY—Raj' T» Ladd, of 1.001 i&£ Cbunty Council member. Ap-
West Pine Street. Comanche. lpolntive cffices will be filled ear-
Texas, has been promoted to the Jy in January,
rank oi staff sergeant, according | ' <nle ciub mpet on Dec. 6
How women a;?c/girls
moT/get wanted relief
(torn function*! periodic pain
his unit headquarters. Staff SOT-1 meeting date was set forward a
geant Ladd, who has been a mem- { week so that members might bring
ber of the United States Army their Christmas gifts for hos-
since August 1942, is the husband j pttallzed returned soldiers, which
Cardul Is a liquid nvdlctna which
many women say has brought relief
from Uis craray-llka ag-ony and ber-
liams0n i01 °lIftftt must be ready to be shipped
to!
oke
ehildren of Purves -visited his par- screened target, scoring hits on* gheet meta! Wcfked in a XV Air Hincfieonv An auction sale will
C. H. Mathews and Bill-Morris through fierce anti-aircraft firei An employee of North American ■ to'hospitals bv E)ec. 10.
inm-
voua strain c) functTonal periodic
JiKirtitM. Here's how U may h«lp:
1
and Mrs. E C. Woods key mstallations. ‘Force Service Command air ser- be held at 2:30 p.m. Also the . _____ ,
.°_Ivtec squadron. i | drawing of names for the club’s [fktt.2:wH,
ents. Mi
Sunday
lfr and Mrs. B. F.Fu lb right have been awarded the Good Con-, _
of Carlton visited Mr. and Mrs. duct Medal, wea* three campaign I rm rrp,frny^-
E3mer Weidher Saturday after- stari on their European-African-
Midale Eastern ribbons, and the
noon.
annual Christmas Gift Exchange
, Party, w&ich has also been *et
Mr. and Mrs. Claude York have forward one week because of ccn-
received word that their son. Nell, fliet with holidays plans of tnauy
who left recently for the Army, members. This Christmas party
is stationed iti California. iwi^ heid thejipme of Mrs.
Mrs. Elsie Smith had her ton- .Zeta Kemper on Dec. 20.
Bob Looney visited his sister. Distinguished Unit Citation bar
Mrs. Dee Springer and family with two oak leaf clusters.
THffay night. j. I. -—^—-
Rev. Roger Smith preaches here Mar Keeler made a business
each third Sunday afternoon. w —............* -----------. -
Sunday School is held each Sun- A nice crowd attended church ,e(t Mond ,or yYvTn an op^rtunityro j
a mama! 4 mm nm •> aaI/Uab ttfKn '
« the Army
afternoon trip to Abilene one day last week, sils removed at the Gorman hos- \ All members are urged to con
Taken like a tonic.
It fthoutd st lmulmto
appetite, aid dkree-
tlon.* tbUF help tuUd ra-
il* to nee for the "Ub*''
to cow*.
0% Started 1 day* be-
db fore your time”, it
should help relieve
pain due to purely func-
tional periodic cauaes.
Try Certhrl. If It helpa, you'll
be glad you did.
ma
i
HEAD COLD
mmm
DO THIS l To rellavw discomforts,
one of the best thirds you can do
Is put a good spoonful of h. mc-
tested Vicks VapoKul* la a U>wl
of boiling water,
n fei
Then feel the wonderful relief
come a* you breathe in tne
steaming implicated vapors that
penetrate to the cold-congested
upper breathing passages! See
how this soothes irritation, quiets
coughing, and helps clear the
head-bringing grand comfort.
FOR ADDto RCHEF ...rub throat,
r hest and beck with VapoRub at
bedtime. Vicks VapoRub works
for hours-2 ways at.
-to bring relief \/|CICS
*■‘. V VaaoRua
from distress. Try it.
EIGI
TER £
fcant Tc
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a MiUU
ed to
Kion P-
on in I
Ijjier is cl
Hon of
t*l installs
■pe base,
tenance
con net
V°ns.
■ shippln
m Br<
he ei
15. 19'
in the
’ IH^ations
on d
medi
em Ii
|| Ernest C
arried
e/.
authorities, tha mini-
mum daily A, D and B
Complex Vitamin re-
quirements of the aver-
age person are:
A 4 Nt I SP Units, l>
400 I SP Unit*. Ui 313
USP Units, B2 2.004
Mlerogram.*, and ap-
proximately 10,000 Micro*ram* Nlro-
tinamida. The racuirad amounts for
other B Complex vitamins have not
yet been established
Many people do not get enough of
these essential Vitamins. DO YOU?
Why not play safe by taking
ON E-A-DAY vtTAMt5iATABLrrs
Each ONE-A-DAY Vitamin A and
D Tablet contains 2S% more of the
cod jiver oil vitamins than the mini-
In P
c. Johr
Can-
kftBr a 7-d
u Mr. a
Proctor,
ke horn'
M Mot
ock; N
*^n. B
as Edit
rt W
ck. \
envill
^^_of Gu
Coulter oi
W
the l:
IM spend:
0Sfl>>>ii<:
«a*i. •
mum daily returnnunded quantity.
Each ONE-A-DAY Vitamin B
Complex Tablet contains full mini-
mum daily requiremepj* of Vitie*.ins
B1 and B2 and lO.Oho Mirrograim of
Nicot.namuie together with a sub-
stan'ial amount of other B Vitamins,
'When you buy VitamiRW^ompara
potencies and prices Note how ONE-
A - DAY Tablets conform to the
average human requirements. See
how reasonable the coat. •
Get them at your drug store.
m
CARDUI
S mi t»»u e«
tact their neighbors, as everyone
-day ab 10:30 a.m. You are urged hero Sunday.
to attend both Services. —==-1
Mr. and Mrs. Livingston of citation bv publication
Palm Rcse visited Mr. and Mrs. ____
Gaylord Box Sunday night. ! the btats ot texas
L. V. Starnes made a business
trip to Comanche Monday.*
Mr. and Mrs. Brady York and
The people of this, community
_____ are going to have the Indian
o Kob«ru. »f mm*, ii dreemsed Cleek Methodist Chtirch remodel-
send a gift to some soldier who
has^given so much for us ttlL
To M
to lu* Heirs, Executor*. Administrator*
A*Rl(iu. Defendant. Oreetlng
—T^osc visiting in the home of you m* heretur commanded to appear fixtures will be installed as .s^°.n, M-v-i A*r station at Memohis
Ur and Mrs J A. Barrett St,n- “opa^CommUteSen^or’ he work i *S£.. fccordin*™ aor“^lt:
S!«S.. W*.3S2 5 TffW-i.“S5 rePW?d”“eBnoi°riihve. W^!ed her, 5 her parertU. Mr. and
Stationed In Memphis
Dixie ‘ Helen Massingill, S2/c.
ed and painted, and additional! has .recently been transferred
fittiirF* will h#* inxtfllM as soon from Bronx, New York to U. S.
Mrs. R. D. Massingill.
Woirfnor Mr and Mrs V G *ft*r th® expiration of forty two day* from Felix Williams.
mtmore'and kr».''f»wi* Mathews!• JSw'TT*?' a"dl John Alden and PrlKtll* Mnl-f
,Xd herTarelS M^anTto %2TZ, ’SFS2' ^ W \had eleven children. It la|
visited her parents, Mr. ana 1<Uy #f N(JV K D mm*, in ttu* caow, j Herschel Horton of Fort Worth' estimated that they now have j
H. O. Box recently
• numbered 1597 on the dock«t of *ald oourt
and *tyied .The state of Te*a* plaintiff, va. i was in this - community one day
• M O Robert* Defendant j last Week.!
i A brief statement of the nature of thft H ^ -, n_ _
~• 1 1— - I suit U O* follow*, to wit: A suit upon de- |
Good rains f^tl here last week, I iimiueni w*** in u»or of the suu of
INDIAN CREEK
and greatly benefited the grain Tmm- ^ nt» °‘ ,or tb#- Wf!
1037 to 1*4! Inclusive, on *0 acre* of land
out of the K Btcbben* «urvey. Abstract No.
1411. and to which the said M. O. Robert*
Merlin t purporu to be the owner thereof; said
Stanton at Board Church Wed- ' j^uyb*l'mJ«»the Jnd" rxLu2* M’*tocl^diI^
nesday afternoon of last week: ! more ruiiy shown by iubhh'i peution
proddeers and ranchlands.
A large crowd from here at-
tended the funeral of
JJSnory Way recently threshed on
Z0 bushel of peanuts from'7nmmDtlv e th.
execuUn* thU prooee* shall
320 bUShel Of peanuts from 71 promptly execute the same acrordin* to taw.
acres, an average of 47 bushels I and moke due return os th* law direct*
per acre. Severe! other fields M ^ ~
this community averaged more | x,*** thi\ thev lttii d*y of November a. d.
than 30 bushels per acre. The se-
cond highest ^jrleld reported was
39Mr bushels per acre, grown by
Bill White.
Attest
CHARLES CARVER. Clerk.
District Oourt. Comanche
County, Tesla*. (17-*0>
THE FORT WORTH
STAR-TELEGRAM
Prints More
War News
Yet, *v»ry day you will find mort
war new* and pictures in the FORT
WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM than
in any other Texas State Deity.
This it c but a tru^
Sanitary Cleaning
and Pressing
INSURES YOUR
7**
FAMILY’S HEALTH
Keep them smiling by doing all that you
'r\ ■—*——— t-* —- ,■ i. —-—-_- **, ■
can to preserve their health. Send your
clothe* to us for sanitary cleaning service
which completely destroy* all germs in the
process. You’ll find that you have more
time to give to your children if you send
one.
IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN
TRAINED CORRESPONDENTS
WHO WRITE ABOUT TEXAS
BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE
FRONT, IT PUBLISHES NEWS
FROM THE
e •
three milllop descendants in the;
United States.
LAUNDRY
HELF-Ufe-SELP OB
COMPLETE and FINISHED.
If It’e LAUNDRY.
Cone To COLEMAN’8
Atwood Bldg. — Phone (74
COLEMAN’S
LAUNDRY
7 4
KeepY our Baby Always
(
—by having us photograph the little tne regularly. Babies
change before you know It and only in photographs can you
preserve their fascinating personalities. We advise every six
months for the first three or four years and then one a
year thereafter.
Let us tel! you sbout our ’’Baby Album’
cost will surprise you.
plan. The low
BAXLEY STUDIO
Tclgphoiur tl*
Southwest Corner Square Stephenville, Texas
Associated Press (four wires)
International News 'Sohrlco
•Now York Times Wire Service
^Chicago Tribune Wire Service
*Chicago Daily News Wire Service
American Newspaper Alliance
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work to us.
Dry Cleaners
UNEXCELLED—UN EQUALED
IN THE SOUTH
•Exclusive in this oroa to the St or-
Teiegrom.
The Aaaaal Bargain Day* Mall
Radocad Rata* ere a*w la effect.
The *aa*a law priaa p*wvatl*|
there haw haaa me iwaraa*a. Haw-
«tw, thi* yaar em aaaaaat, el tha
print papar ahartaga, tha Offar
I* apaw ONLY to OLD *wh**rih**s.
Wo ere distroaaod that we erne
/•
Have a Coca-Cola = Refreshment calling
V
...the familiar red cooler invites you
Id jour town and in any town you yourself are liluily to be a pij^tijlgsil
liha this. People are on the more. Across the land, familiar red coolers for
Coca-Cola invite them—and you—to pause and be refreshed with ice-cold
“Coke”. Yes, at home and abroad Cod-Cola has become a high-sign of
friendly refreshment. .1
SOTTlBO UNDII AUTHORITY Of THI COCA-COIH' COMPANY SY
TEXAS COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
It'* natural for popular names
to acquire friendly abbrevia-
tion*. That’* why you heat
Coca-Cola called “Coke**.
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