The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1927 Page: 1 of 12
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THE COMANCHE CHIEF
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COMANCHE. COMANCHE COUNTY, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 18, 1927.
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RAND JURORS FILE REPORT
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e Leon Man Says He Was Kidnapped As Wrong Man Last Monday
'stores to close for thanksgiving
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MAYOR MAKES
- PROCLAMATION
The business houses will remain
closed throughout the day Thursday
November 24, in honor of Thanks-
giving day.
Mayor’s Proclamation
Whereas, Thursday, November 24,
1227 has been set aside as a holiday
by proclamation of the President of
theHJnited States and the Governor
of Texas. , .
Whereas, it is deemed right and
proper that all communities should
fittingly observe our Annual Thanks-
giving Day, therefore, I, J. B. Banes
Mayor of the city of Comanche, do
hereby issue this proclamation, call-
ing upon every citisen of this city
*o declare Thursday, November 14,
holiday for Thseksgiving andweay
r for the material and spiritual
1 Sixty Turkeys
Net $4.99 Each
Calvin Thomas last week sold 60
turkeys receiving 6229.43, lacking
than a cent per turkey averaging
$5.00 per heed.
Another successful turkey raiser
is Mrs. E. G. Wells qf the Sidney
community. Mrs. Wells says she has
150 turkeys, 60 of which are goblers
that will average 20 pounds a piece
and the hens will weigh at least' 15
pounds per head. She is expecting to
sell them for not less than $700.00.
Ossie W. Greene of San Angelo
spent the week end in Comanche,
visiting his mother Mrs. Dors Greene
who is UL
The Spirit of Indian Svmmzr
blessings that we as «Wf*n» and In-
dividuals have enjoyed during the
last 12 months. . .
Therefore, lot svary place of bus-
iness in Comanche be closed on that
day, and the citisens abstain from
business pursuits and apend the day
in proper observance.
Oiveh under my hand officially,
this the 16th dav of November 1227.
J. R. BANKS, Mayor of Com-
anche.
Finn ARRESTED
IN BURGLARY
W. F. 8winney was in Dallas and
Fort Worth this week buying goods.
Joe Haile was arrested by Sheriff
J. T. Gilbreath near Sidney Friday
on a warrant charging him with
burglary in connection with the re-
cent looting of the Gustine Mercan-
tile Company. .
Haile was the fifth man arrested
in the ease. Louis, Troy and Bam
Haile together with John Wallace
have been previously arrested in con-
nection with the ease. The grand
Jury indicted the last four Thursday
fixing their bonds at $2,000 each.
-- Li* Gradon McCullough until recently
Our Thanksgiving sal* is B“uiwith the Hardin Lumber Company of
in fun 8wav at Roberson Sisters Cbmanche, left Wednesday for Fort
I Worth to take a position in the gen-
-- eral office with the same company.
' Cards have been received in Co-
manche announcing the arrival of
Mary Juanita in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Cyril W. McClesn of Pak-
land, California on October 22.
Hotel Gilbreath
Has Capacity Trade
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More prisoners have been confined
within the Comanche County Jail
within the last few weeks than at
| any time within the last twenty
1 years according to local officers. The
local prison population reached ita
maximum Friday, when twelve per-
sons were confined including four
men awaiting State prison terms.
This number did not include two men
confined in the jail for a faw hours
following disturbances at the Arm is-
SUGGEST BETTER
PAY TOR SHERIFF
Comanche, TVs as,
1927.
November 10,
To Hon. Joe H. Eidson, Judge of
the 52nd Judical' District of Texan:
We the Grand Jury empaneled at
the October 1227 term of the Dist-
xotiowing uimmuwitco » rict Court Sf Comanche County, Tek-
tice game at the ball park. j as, having completed our work, ask
On Tuesday the pnsop population | to submit the following report for
had dwindled to nine, following the ‘ ’
releasing of two to other authorities
and another on bond. *
CITIZENS IN HURT FOR MAN
Our Thanksgiving sale is still
in full sway at Roberson Sisters
- . , Mr. anti Mrs. Rufus Higgs of
Our Thanksgiving S«’e is Still Stephenvilh were in Comanche Mon-
l» full sway ut Roberson Siotors d.^Mn •ygftgS
--v Higgs remaired over to visit her sis-
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Hunting of any kird in the cem-
etery Is forbidden bv action of Citv
Council and all violations will be
prosecuted. C M. Moore, City Secre-
tary.
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Rev. J. D. Smoot and wife are in
Fort Worth this week attending the
Ceiitral Texas Conference.
Miss Blurche Grainger and Mrs.
George W. Tate returned home Fri-
day from a visit in Dallas.
J. H. Huff, Ernest Rock and A. P.
Farror are deer hunting In south-
west Texas this week.
ter Miss Inex Sullivan.
Mite Mary Grainger spent the
week eml in Bradv as the guest of
her Mstsr, Mrs. W. W. Cox.
Our Thanksgiving sale is still
in full sway at Roberson Sisters
Harry Gleason of Hico was in Co-
manche Monday enroute to Mason
County to hunt deer.
Nelson Smith of Baylor Medical
College at Dallas spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Smith.
Montag stationery. You will rot
be ashamed of at Smith’s Drug Store
2 Quart Miller hot water bottle 89c
PARIS SMITH
Druggist
36 Years Service in Comanche
E. O. Norton, 38, a farmer living
8 miles north of De Leon in the High
land community, was the cause of
two days excitement when Monday
morning the trtick in -which he had
started to De Leon before daylight
was found parked In the road with
a bloody knife and empty bill fold
lying near by. Two days of search-
ing including the dragring of the
I .eon River failed to throw any light
on the supposed murder. ------ —----------- —
Foot sore, and with a krot on his ! crawled to a camp fire where he
head, Norton returned to his home found an old man, who removed the
head by the men while he was crank-
ing his truck, havitg previously kill-
ed his engine, when he saw the road
was blocked by a commercial car
that looked like a laundry wagon.
He was bound, blindfolded and gag-
ged and taken within two miles of
Brown wood he says, where he was
thrown out and told that, he was the
“wrong man.”
Norton says he managed to re-
move the cloth from his eyes and
late Tuesday night, reporting that
be had been kidnapped by two un-
known assailants early Monday
morning at the point where his car
wa.t^found. «
He said that he was struck on the
submit the following report for
your consideration.
We have heer in session for 14
days and during that time have call-
ed and examined 208 witnesses.,, .We
are glad to say that the greater
majority that, we have had before us
have beet willing itrtesaes however
we have had some that showed a dis-
position to- evhde the truth as much
as possible; in that their memory
seemed to be bad to a certain extent
about material facts that we were
trying to ascertain relative to the
cases we had in hand and under in-
vestigation. In order that the courts
of our country may function as in-
tended by .the Constitution, it is es-
sential that truth and honesty of pur
pose' should govern those that are
called upon te testify before them.
As it appears to the mind of those
composing this Jury, it >» that *
great responsibility rests upon the
fathers, mothers ard instructors of
the boys and girls of our country, in
nt nil time* and Upon all occasions
lit WOMENS BASF
BILL GAME TODAY
Comanche’s first female base ball
game will be played Friday after-
noon at 3:30 in the local park ac-
cording to schedule. Two teauw
Comanche’s young ladies represent-
ing the P. T. A. srd the Methodist
Sunday School will appear in full
uniform to play America’s _ greatest
sport. Immediately preceding the
game, the base ball players, followed
by their rooters will parade the bus-
iness section of the town.
Among the playc-3 ^ j 0f impressing upon their minds the
pear in the MKhod.rt line m«*• of telling the truth.
Misses Iva Hart, M«y Gnungw, j Wp have found ^ returr^i[ to the
Brightnmn. Una Bi^htnrmn, ^ ^ raflM aBd 7 mi*ds-
“n n?nn Mter meanors, making u total of 27 billa
cille Durham, Nobia Dunn, Duawy ^ ^
Hicks, Mary Dingwall and
Williams and Me
mer, Robt. Riley
Lucille
esdames J. E. Pal-
-, Pink Milton, Sut-
found.
We have, in our investigation, had
occasion to look into books cf some
ton**Dudley, Vasco" Lee, Jno. Grant, I of the County officers uiri without
Guy H. Huff. Eme.t SfdtW criUoi™. P** f “» “J
,nd Ol. n Stewart and Misses Ruth | those officials will say that we find
gagg and untied his hands and as-
sisted him into Brownwood, from Kilpatrick, Myrtle Mamn ami **■*-
which place by walking and getting | and Mesdames C. A. Greene,
_ L.. . Vn MaJo kle _ «•••!• ____ riilvksiYl.
Emert, Minnie Dierson
Thomas.v
Among the P. T. A. Payers will
be Misses Eleanor Crow, Truth Wet-
Kl. Otho Jo Miller, Barry and Ruth
Kilpatrick, Myrtle Martin and Vera
Ufts by pasainn auto* he made his
way back home arriving Tuesday
night
JURY ON FIRST MIOT f INDiL
CARROLL “NOT GUILTY”
J. C. Wilkerson, Henry Durham,
Murt Sullivan, Boykin, Ben F. Hearn
G. W. Jessup, Joe Chilton. Romee
Walker, Aaron Massingitl, Joe Tupin
ar.d W. H. Carpenter.
Jeffie some > records, on account of the sys-
tem employed, that does not give a
complete ami detail ■ecord, in fact,
important matters pass through the
hands of some of the officers with-
out any record ut all bring made of
the same. In one of the offices a re-
oord ia only made of daily rewtina
matters once each month hence the
trr- *tatu« <>t the financial con-
ditions of the couvty affairs can
only be ascertained in this office
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mnnnirers are anxious to win once .each month an,; that
the 'erame* and state that they wish I first of the month; and further it
nil tbr Dlaver* they can get. 1 cannot be a* ce'-tr.inod from the ra-
to either^organixation will play, she \ ceipts and
will bo needed and should be on hand disbursements. We think tint .mm
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Theatre
TODAY NOVEMBER 18
TOM TYLER IN
“SPLITTING THE BREEZE’*
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19
MONTE BLUE IN
“ACROSS THE PACIFIC’’
MONDAY AND TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21-22
CLARA BOW IN - «
ir’
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY* NOVEMBER 28-24
, CHESTER CONKLIN IN *
” i 1 “TELL IT TO SWEENY** , ' . -
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In a few minutes after they took
the case under consideration, the
jury on their first ballot by ;a un-
animous vote found W. D. Carroll,
County Auditor, hot guilty in the
case of the State of Texas charging
him with unlav fuily receiving and
concealing misapplied funds.
Mr. Carroll wa.i indicted Wednes-
day of last week and the case was
called to trial Monday morning, the
entire day being spent on the case
and went to the jury about dark, fol-
lowing arguments by pie attorneys.
Immediatwy after -vpper tbe lory
took up their deliberations med ott
the first ballot the verdict was ar-
rived on.
' Mr. Carroll was defended by Cal-
laway and Callaway.
TO STAGE PLAY
IT SIDNEY SIT,
at the game ready to play.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobe Greer and Mrs.
Aaron Masters visited relatives tn
Dallas last week end.
UNTIL DEG. 12
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District Court adjourned Tuesday,
but according to Judge Eidson, will
likely meet again December 12 to
try some civil cases.
Cases disposed of since the last re-
port given include: Lucy Bowden vs.
George A. Bowden, divorce, granted
and custody of the children given to
| the plaintiff.
J. R. Jackson vs. Kate -Jackson,
divorce, case dismissed on account
of the death of defendant.
State vs. John Wallace, receiving
ami concealing stolen property, dis-
, missed.
i State vs. Roy Huddleston, burg-
4iary, dismissed.
State y*. N. B. Pierce, theft, dis-
missed.
State vs. Jim Rowe, burglary, dis-
State vr. Ernest McDonald, burg 1 ^ Cormn^ ttigh School Public 1
lary, disfnissed. , ” i Seenkliur Class coached by \ir8. ling and roanng and before trn game
State v*. Eunhas Harking violat- Je W.fket.' will stage their th«W 'vas fiv,; minutes °W. If* hy Hon-
or law, dismissed. | nct tnrot, “The Arrival of Kitty’’ III0®1' than biilllart quarter^arrd cap,
record kept by the different officers
should be self explanatory and at all
times should by so kept, in order to
reveal the true condition of any and
all funds at anv time duri:.g the
month or yeaT. We are awt that
Our Th^kWHin* ta Mill » S-ATSTUH' 5*45
in (nl sway at Roberson Maters tbe cwu„ty foe. a number of veare
vce. however, fiml that these officers
Community silver! On our lc sale
at 1-2 regular price. Wm. Rt'esc Co.
fContini»ed en Page 6)
HONS BY A HEAVY SCORE
Comanche
High School Indians
fighting furiously, but Mill hungry
for Bear Cat meat, closed their sch-
eduled season Friday Tn a blaie of
glory when on the Ideal gridiron they
ran roughshod over the Brownwood
Hiffh School Lions to wig 24 to 7,
before a holiday crowd. 1 "i
The Lions fresh from a 25 to 0
victory over the Coleman j High
Lyric Theatre
'' r SA-klRDAY NOVEMBER \9
TOM TYLER IN
i»K the liquor —.m.—
Skate v*. J. C. Browrlae, violating
the liquor Taw, not guftly.
’ State vs. Frnpe Montgomery, driv-
ing s'; $ar. whili .intoxicated, plea «f
guilty and Ant'd $200.’and costs,
Stata vs. W. D. Carroll, receiving
and concealing misapplied funds,
not guilty. . ,»*-■
State vs Eart ~A Mdn.-i driving a
car while intoxiaatad. plan of guilty
and fined $50. and costs. ^
Sidney Pul
evening
7 i30. '• *
made by
, armour**
r Tiesday.
Our Thnnksgiring mle is still
in full swnjr at Rnbenton Sisters
Community aihrtrl On aur |e daW
at 1-2 regular price. Wm. Reese Co.
tain, crushed through and around
he Indian line tor a touchdown' and
4ar what at that time looked like an
easy»■ victory. The.little, b«t game
captain however, could not Withstand
the powerful charging and tackling
of the Indians and soon was forced
to the side line* and saw Ha team
Smmble before the super attack of
IndiamXitashed late
again during the thud period* the
Brownwood captain was unable W <
vlaivk tlie vkUuMUa march of tha
Indians, and sow hi» team still fight-
hut completely demoralised in
tin cJosiag minutes of the game.
Trailing until t>0 hefto"1** «f tha
'rvat Mwarter. the Indians put across
three touchdowns in this period and
were feel) oa their Wray for the fourth .
when vhe whistie stoppcl the game
wUh Comanche registering *
.flown on the Lien • 19 yawl Ur*-
It was the great charging peer*
of the I»dian.J line, the A
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1927, newspaper, November 18, 1927; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth903968/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.