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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1929
Page
1
Rev Gordon Barrett announces a Tuesday drive to boost the Chamber of Commerce budget. He stresses organization and unity as essential for town progress through dairying poultry and related interests.
City voters cast 319 ballots Tuesday with all current officers returned. The lone contested race saw W A Pate win City Marshal over W W Taylor 219 to 100. Other results include Eanes mayor, Lacy and Wilhelm as aldermen, Miller treasurer, Moore secretary, McCampbell attorney, Palmer recorder. Water and sewer bills due by April 16 with service cutoff for nonpayment.
A revival call presses Comanche to build a jobs oriented future with a strong Chamber of Commerce. The speaker urges thrifty citizens and local ministers to organize, align hearts and heads, and pursue a six to eight thousand population goal through productive land use and local enterprise.
C North Carter believed his shotgun left on the Comanche Blanket road was gone forever. A Comanche county boy found it and delivered it to the paper earning a reward for the honest action. Carter avoided weeks of worry by advertising and retrieving his gun.
Mr. W. P. Murphy of Texas Power and Light appeared before Comanche City Council at a special meeting on April 4 1929 to announce a 12 percent reduction in residential and commercial lighting rates effective April 1 1929. The report showed growth to 567 customers by Dec 31 1928 and detailed savings from the new mix of flat and meter rates, with minimum bills dropping from 1.50 to 1.25 monthly and typical bills cutting by several dollars annually.
Bryan Hanson was arrested in Comanche late last week on a forgery charge and jailed. His bond was set at $600, which he had not met by Wednesday noon. All Mens Style Show promises extra fun alongside the Majestic Tonight program.
C E Dehart of Comanche Texas Foreman Section No 7 received national recognition for top efficiency on the Cotton Belt System. President Daniel Upthegrove awarded a 150 check comprising 100 prize for best maintained branch line and 50 system prize after a 72.67 per cent adjusted rating from the 69.67 base following a 1928 track inspection. Dehart began service in 1911, became foreman at Spurlin in 1912 and arrived at his current post July 31 1922. Ed's friends applaud the honor to his labor conservation and cooperation with the company.
Sheriff T. Gilbreath reports twenty four inmates confined in Comanche Jail during March, the largest count in years. Population had fallen to ten by Wednesday after several were released on bond. Visitors included Garner Alvis at Hamilton and C. E. Alvis of Gatesville.
A schoolgirl advertised in the Chief for a lost hat on her way to school. The family copy arrived Friday morning after she left. Upon returning home in the afternoon the hat was back. She paid 25 cents for the notice, calling it delivery cost. Who was the girl?
Actual work began Monday on the Bowdoin Canning Plant foundation excavation. The 62 by 70 foot building rises on the Frisco right of way on the former Comanche Cotton Seed Oil Mill lot, west of the Ice Plant, with expansion in mind and rapid completion planned.
Dudley a Tire Exchange will receive the largest single shipment of tires ever seen in Comanche as a solid car load of Federal Tires is unloaded. Gayle Dudley notes the purchase aligns with volume buying. H M Miller and C N Miller of Shock Rubber Company oversee the unloading as state distributors confirm the shipment as among the largest for a town of this size.
The coming of Arabella a home talent play by forty local people will be presented Tuesday April 9 by the young peoples class of the Methodist Sunday School at the High School Auditorium. The production uses costumes made by the company that previously produced Mr and Mrs Pollytick.
Reese's or Durham Pharmacy reports receipt of 200 new records this week, noting expanded stock and ongoing inventory updates. The service centers on new items, aiming to improve customer access and selection.
A Tuesday night fire at 10:00 fully destroyed the Gusim rock school building, valued with $8,250 insurance and $12,000 in bonds. Miss Flossie Allen spotted the blaze, preventing any early fight as the roof collapsed. The 1910 stone structure housed a play event that evening and suffered total loss with only belongings of Supt. O. K. Nose saved.
Comanche Motor Co filed a contract Monday for a new 30 by 50 foot addition to their plant on the west side of the existing building. Brownwood brick work awarded to W. H. Goodwin of Brownwood, roof to L. F. Leikins. Foundations started Monday and will be completed as quickly as possible per Shoemaker and Jones, owners.
Mrs. Ward came back from Ft Worth on Sunday where she had been visiting her daughter Conrad Smith Jr. She reached home with Mr and the daughter Betty Je.
Miss Elizabeth Herndon of Dublin spent the weekend in Comanche as the guest of Miss Editha Grace Williames. Mrs. Jim Nanes of Texan is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim MecCollum.
Comanche hosted a large agriculture show on the courthouse lawn drawing over one hundred entries and big crowds. W. F. and Tom Glimp of Burnet and W. E. B. A. Meingeher of Hamilton assisted J. A. Barton by directing the event and judging. Milk goats from Avery Moore and T. J. Lambert also attracted attention alongside registered DeLaine stock owned by Tom Kimp.
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