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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1947
Page
13
Huett's Furniture advertises one Singer sewing machine left and offers to motorize old machines with knee control. It lists motors, buttonhole attachments, irons, sewing parts, chests, dinette sets, bed springs, yard chairs, ice boxes, radios, and repair services from W. H. Huett in Comanche with a cedar chest for $30.
Sipe Springs residents hosted Easter events and visits from relatives across Eastland, Anson, Whitney, and Comanche. The Ladies Club quilted two blankets. softball beat Duster 20 to 0 while boys lost 4 to 2. Easter egg hunt and Narrows trip accompanied by family gatherings and weekend visits from John Tarleton College students.
Texas once had twenty German language newspapers. now only three remain. All are weekly papers published in Fredericksburg Giddings and New Braunfels, reflecting a sharp regional reduction in ethnic press.
A birthday gathering for James Osborn drew relatives from Indian Creek and Shiloh with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Osborn hosting. A Friday night hail shower with marble sized hail caused no damage. Community events include Sunday singing, Easter program led by Mrs. Dalton Perkins, and a 125-strong Sunday night church gathering. Visitors came from Harmony, Mercer Gap, Board Church, Fairview, Shiloh, Comanche, Mt. Pleasant, Sidney, Monahans, Creamer, Amherst, and Hasse. J. W. Trimble and family visited relatives in Dallas and Oklahoma this week.
A worn frame schoolhouse beside the highway is described in nostalgic terms. The structure is dilapidated with doors and windows gone and the roof failing, yet the passerby salutes the bygone era of lively classrooms, spelling bees, and barefoot orators as memories of Texas education linger.
Harmony Home Demonstration Club will test pressure cookers at its May 8 meeting. Members are urged to attend and bring their cookers for demonstration and discussion.
Miss Jane Ann Brightman of Abilene visited relatives in Comanche over the weekend. She stayed with family and attended local gatherings while in town.
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