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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
5
Mc's Business College in Brownwood advertises 27 years of operation and invites young men and women of Comanche county to enroll. It claims the largest current enrollment, four qualified faculty members, and hundreds of local job openings. Spring term starts June 3 at 9 o'clock.
Comanche High School began spring football with coach Geo Burns leading a session Monday afternoon. About a full squad attended the hour long drill focusing on fundamentals, including veterans Capt. J. C. Greer Alternate Capt. Eugene Dodson Waldrop Keeter Dutton and King and Grammar School grads Boyd Anthony Mewborn Marshall and Dale Waldrip. Remaining players will join after the State track meet in May with hopes to exceed 20 by next week. A practice game, likely against Hamilton, is planned.
Miss Janet Holmes to graduate as honor student with 94 5 6 average. Jim Eanes Reese earns highest honors with 98 1 8 average. Honorable mentions include Miss Mattie Pierce 92 3 4 and Miss Judith Clarke 90.
Mrs. Gertrude McDonald of Dallas reports six years of neuritis relief after using Sargon. She credits improved appetite energy and strength and says constipation cleared by Sargon Soft Mass Pills. Drug stores in multiple towns offer the tonic and pills.
Mrs. M. B. Rogers died at her Comanche home from a stroke on Monday morning after years of poor health. Interment took place at Mercer Gap Cemetery Tuesday with Rev. J. B. Weathers officiating. Survived by husband M. B. Rogers and children Marian Rogers Slaton J E Williams Crosscut A A Crow Abermathy Fred Rogers Wink J D Kelley Comanche, plus sisters Mrs J W Hicks Comanche Mrs H B Rogers Harmony and Mrs Bob Stevens Socrat.
Rubber dating stamps, best made only T5e each at Comanche Chief store offering.
Mr and Mrs Bob Roberson of Baird spent the weekend in Comanche with relatives amid family reunions and local calling hours.
A mass meeting in Blanket adopted a resolution to petition Brown County officials and engineers to route Highway No 10 through Blanket in future designations. About 125 residents attended with W. B. Koft Dr. L. R. Yantis and L. L. Lanford named to present the petition to the commissioners’ court.
Mrs. M. B. Wilkerson formerly of Comanche died at her Houston home last week and was buried Friday. She was 75, born in Georgia, and survived by children Calvin Grover Wilkerson Clara Campbell Minnie Lunesford Matt Elliott Wilkerson and Mrs Clifford Moreland. Her husband M. B. Wilkerson died in Houston last October.
A Rock Church notice calls for a cemetery work day on Tuesday April 28 urging all participants to bring tools or supplies to help with the yard work. The event is organized by the church committee.
Miss Laura Lu Waring spent the weekend in Dallas with a 55 to 36 score noted in a social page update. The report highlights her visit and local events she attended.
R W Higginbotham of Dallas president of the Higginbotham Co. of Texas was in Comanche Friday on an official visit to the establishment there and visiting T J Williams and family.
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