Ward Week Drives Record Crowd at Montgomery Ward Brownwood
Montgomery Ward Brownwood reports record attendance during Ward Week with crowds surpassing last year. C. L. Stewart notes merchandise replenishment, expanded staff, and nationwide promotion across 650 stores. The event runs through April 18 with expectations of rising attendance.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Aie
C. L. Stewart
Ward
Brownwood
United States
Manawer
Used Car Sale Invitation From West Texas Dealers
Healer Chevrolet Co advertises large stock of high class used cars from West Texas dealers at rock bottom prices. Proctor Route 1 hosts the sale as part of a regional car deal event.
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Texas
Cvrolet Co
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Co
Expert to Aid Crow and Rabbit Extermination Work
Floyd W. Dawson from the Rural Control Department of the A and M Extension Service will visit Comanche Friday and Saturday to meet with farmers about crow extermination and rabbit poisoning. County Agent J A Barton urges those interested to visit his office. Dawson recently completed a prior Comanche visit on rabbit extermination.
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Floyd W. Dawson
Rodent Control Department
A. & M. Extension Service
Comanche
J. A. Barton
Mr. Dawson
Seed and Groceries Offered by Local Grocer FE Jones
FE Jones, a local grocer, advertises field seed and garden seed in small quantities including home grown options. He promotes groceries at the lowest possible prices and invites business from the community.
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FE. H. Jones
Card of Thanks for Bryan Porter Burial
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and floral offerings at the death and burial of our son and brother Bryan Porter. Your comforting tokens will be remembered by W. H. Porter and family in Gustine Texas.
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Bryan Porter
W. H. Porter
Gustine
Texas
Used Cars Ad At Healer Chevrolet Yo
An eye catching notice promotes Used Cars at Healer Chevrolet Yo offering a selection of pre owned vehicles for sale with emphasis on value and reliability for prospective buyers.
Taylor To Address Comanche High School Graduates
Thomas H. Taylor, president of Howard Payne College, will deliver the graduation address to Comanche High School seniors. The commencement is set for Tuesday evening in the high school auditorium, according to Superintendent W. G. Barrett. Also note: local produce market ad inviting offerings of poultry, eggs, cream, hides, and furs.
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Thomas H. Taylor
Howard Payne College
Comanche High School
W. G. Barrett
Barrett
J. W. Norrid
Farmers Greet Seed Meeting Boosting Better Seed
One hundred farmers at Gustine and thirty at Comanche discuss trading gin run seed for certified seed under a Fort Worth offer. County Agent J A Barton urges pre deadline orders at local banks before April 25 to obtain higher quality seed for the trade territory.
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Gustine
J. A. Barton
Fort Worth
Comanche
Barton
Certified Pure Seed Association
R. K Shelton
Bragg
Dublin
Produce buyout ad from Alamo Produce Co
Alamo Produce Co announces it pays the highest market price for chicks eggs and cream, quoted by John H. Harris as the contact for sellers seeking top rates in the region.
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Alamo Produce Co
John H. Harris
Wisconsin Lady Loses 11 Lbs on Kruschen Salts
An advertisement claims a Wisconsin woman lost 11 pounds in six weeks using Kruschen Salts. The promotion touts energy boosts, improved mood, clearer eyes, and decreased pimples, urging daily half teaspoon doses with minimal cost and a money back guarantee.
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Wm. Reese Drug Co
America
On Comanche Route 5 2 family vass to the Ritz
Route notice lists C G Harris F Houck Mrs Ed Halford Larry Helmsley as recipients of two family passes to the Ritz on Monday April 20. Also advertises fresh ear of feed for livestock and poultry at the Hatchery Feed Store with phone number 370 inviting visits before purchasing feed.
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C. G. Harris
F. ©. Houck
Ed Halford
Larry Helmsley
Ritz
Recites Experience By Mrs W L Hamilton
Mr Daniel recalls early Comanche County life born March 9 1860 near Lamkin in a log cabin on the Tom Shockley farm. He attended Fairview school the first in the county and describes 19th century hunting farming and mills from Leon River to Waco. He notes Indian removal, buffalo and wolves, and the first gin on Reslevs Creek where he now resides plus rural trade and mail.
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W. L. Hamilton
W. T
William Thomas
Dani Yooh
la Iin Yei
Nea Amkin
Daniel
Lamkin
Rocky Creek
Tom Shockley
Comanche County
Fairview
Besley Creek
Thomas
Leon River
Booker Neel
Weaver Farm
Resley Creek
Neel
Bill Tally
Brownwood
Mr. Daniel
Jim Dooley
Jim Neel
Leon
Hazel Dell
Billy Tally
Euell
Waco
Bill Miller
Gentrysmill
Warren Creek
Mammoth Rock
Bob Shockley
Reslevs
Local Chevrolet Co Offers Feed for Livestock and Poultry
An advertisement from Healer Chevrolet Co. promotes a wide range of feed and related supplies for livestock and poultry. The message highlights availability of high quality items and invites customers to inspect the offerings.
Cheaper Paper Sells 500 Sheets at $1.00
Ben ter paper advertised as cheaper for Comanche Chief readers, offering five hundred sheets of letters paper at one dollar. The ad notes sheets are rarer and filed on both sides, emphasizing value.
Comanche Social Roundup Notes Weekend Visits
Local residents and visitors fill weekends with family gatherings and travel. Numerous names from Haskell Gustine Brownwood Fort Worth and beyond appear as guests, with several relatives visiting in Comanche and surrounding towns.
Family pass awarded on Ritz event in Comanche
On Comanche Route 4 Green Herring Miss Edna Harris Joe Hussey and Ara Huskey will receive a family pass to the Ritz on Thursday April 25.
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Comanche
Green Herring
Edna Harris
Joe Hussey
Ara Huskey
The
Ritz
Revival meeting invitation at Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 9 45 a m for mothers Pathera and the children urged to attend Preaching in the morning and evening services Kenneth Li Smith pastor invites all to come and bring others Remember the revival meeting at the church
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Pathera
Presbyterian Church
Produce co offers cream produce poultry and eggs
Bob Seale at Home Produce Co promotes a selection of dairy poultry and eggs available for customers seeking fresh farm goods.
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Bob Seale
At Home Produce Co
Sidney 4 H Club Meeting Highlights April 1951
Sidney 4 H Club held its regular meeting with County Agent J A Barton present. Tessie Jones and Zannett Lane demonstrated canning string beans in glass jars and tin cans. Mansell Statom spoke on seed corn selection. Damon Hall and Paul Jones demonstrated terracing. Paul Jones, president, appointed a committee of Davide Boyd, Juanita McCullouch and Damon Hall to arrange May 1 entertainment.
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Sidney 4-H
J. A. Barton
Tessie Jones
Zannett Lane
Mansell Statom
Damon Hall
Paul Jones
Davide Boyd
Juanita McCullouch
Flies Tran Made Up At Flkins Shop
Fly Tran product advertised by Flkins Shop to control flies on livestock with a phone contact 221.
Expressions of gratitude after loss from the Cunningham family
Mrs. Jay Cunningham and Mr and Mrs Randal Burton thank neighbors and friends for kindness during long illness and after the death of their husband and father. They recall the burden of grief lightened by aid and floral tributes and pledge lasting friendship.
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Jay Cunningham
Randal Burton
Elkins Tin Shop Liquidation Sale at Wagner’s Grocery
The notice advertises a storewide liquidation at Wagner’s Grocery First National Bank Building. It highlights sheet metal items, tanks, Filkins milk coolers, dairy and chicken feeds, and a sale of all stock. Customers invited to inspect and purchase including Joe's salted peanuts at two bags for five cents.
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Elkins Tin
Joe
Wagner’s
Nat’l Bank
Wagner’s Grocery
Nat'l. Bank
John H. Hawkins Dies Near Hamilton at 69
John H. Hawkins, father of Mrs. S. P. Smith of Comanche, died at his son Will Hawkins home near Hamilton at 4 20 Sunday morning April 12. He was born in South Carolina on April 30 1845 and moved to Whitney in 1869 where he lived until health failed two years ago. He is survived by three other children Daisy Greenwade Myrtle Smith of Dallas and Lewis Moore of Dublin. He was a deacon in Whitney Primitive Baptist Church for over 40 years. Burial was in Whitney Texas Monday at 2 o clock with Elder J. H. McClung officiating.
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R. E. Everett
Haskell
H. Jones
Gustine
Frank Harcrow
Garnett
Wade Kendrick
H. B. Allen
Cisco
Comanche
L. F. Elkins
Goldthwaite
J. C. McPherson
Aransas Pass
Ligon
Wilma Ligon
Las Vegas
New Mexico
R. L. Campbell
George Simmons
Fort Worth
Jim Hill
Tra B
Shirley Gage
Clinton Thompson
Brownwood
Gordon Barrett
Central Texas Hospital
C. P. St. Clair
George Walker
Stephenville
Lucille Williams
Longview
J. J. Starr
Gorman
Starr
M. L. Lou Lermille
J. FB. McGuire
Maeccie Sparks
Arizona
Coleman
Myr
M. Coleman
J. P. Lee
Guetine
J. F. Poind
University of Texas
E. E. Anthony
Hattie Brightman
I. M. Cochran
H. al Carmichael
Rex Kitchen
Effie Reeves
Austin
RK. Shelton
J .Hervey Maves
Paris Smith
Helen Greenwade
J. O. Wetzel
George Wetzel
Martha Wetzel
Raneer
John H. Hawkins
S. P. Smith
Hamilton
Will Hawkins
Whitney
Texas
J. H. McClung
Mr. Hawkins
South Carolina
Smith
Daisy Greenwade
Myrtle Smith
Dallas
Lewis Moore
Dublin
Hawkins
Primitive Baptist Church
Comanche Chief Peanuts at Wagner's Grocery Ad
Comanche Chief Peanuts offer two bags for 5 cents and black carbon paper for tracing large sheets advertised by Wagner's Grocery and First National Bank in a compact local notice.
Sheet Metal Worker Ad Brightens Local Services
Local classifieds feature a sheet metal repair ad mentioning radiator work and a contact phone 821. The concise notice highlights skilled sheet metal services available for repairs and fittings.
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Elkins Tin Shop
Cystex Claim For Kidney and Bladder Irritation Relief
An ad promotes Cystex to relieve kidney and bladder irritation and urinary discomfort. It touts rapid action within 15 minutes and offers a money back guarantee. The seller is The Wm. Reese Drug Co.
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Reese Drus Co
Old Folks Say Dr Caldwell Was Right
The piece promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative made from senna and herbs. It claims historical medical authority from 1875 and advertises its safety for children and the elderly, noting pleasant taste and narcotic-free formula. A trial bottle offer is listed with an address for Monticello, Illinois.
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DR. Caldwell
Chad
Family pass awarded at Ritz for Luckie Lucke and McDonald
At Indian Gap W F Lucke T H Luckie M J McDonald and Ed Marwitz receive a family pass to the Ritz on Tuesday April 21. The item notes a local recognition or prize distributed among residents users.
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Indian Gap
W. F. Lucke
T. H. Luckie
M. J. McDonald
Ed Marwitz
The
Ritz
Preaching Schedule at Sipe Springs Baptist Church
Regular services will be held Sunday morning and evening at the Sipe Springs Baptist Church. Pastor Homer Davis preaches at Sipe Springs on the first and third Sundays and at Sidney on the second and fourth Sundays. Attendance is good and interest strong across all services.
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Sipe Springs Baptist Church
Sipe Springs
Sidney
Homer Davis
Barber Shop opens near Whippet Station
Announcement: George Wetzel and Tom Moore open a barber shop in the building just west of Whippet Station and invite patronage.
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Whippet Station
Geo. Wetzel
Tom Moore
Tanlac Miracle Cure Promises Health Boost
A Portland Oregon testimonial touts Tanlac as a cure for stomach trouble indigestion gas pains nausea dizziness and headaches. The ad claims rapid weight gain and improved strength with no side effects and offers a money back guarantee.
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Ike
Taniac
Fred Westin
E. 57Th St. North
Portland
Ore
Tamlac
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