Joe H. Newcomer
Medina, Bandera County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Special Texas Ranger, Deputy Sheriff, Justice of Peace, Bandera County. World War II shipboard security officer for chemical company. Also Uvalde alderman, county clerk, chief of police. Member Internationl Association of Chiefs of Police. President Texas Chapter, F.B.I. National Academy Associates. A founder and president Southwest Texas Peace Officers Association. Married first Mary Etta McCain; second, Avis W. Adcock. Recorded, 1968.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Joe H. Newcomer built a long career in Texas law enforcement, serving as a Special Texas Ranger, deputy sheriff, justice of the peace, and chief of police. During World War II he worked as a shipboard security officer for a chemical company, and he later helped found and lead regional peace-officer associations. His marker, recorded in 1968, honors a life spent in public safety and civic service.
Why it matters
His story reflects the professionalization of American policing in the twentieth century, as frontier-era lawmen gave way to organized peace-officer associations and national training networks.
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