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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
5
Hon W B Lanham chief of Plant Industry at A and M College will address the courthouse crowd Saturday April 21 at 2 pm on the relation of the American food supply to the European war. A crop growing specialist, he urges all farmers and gardeners to attend as the county hears the climax of a national campaign urged by Comanche people.
Miss Mary Cunningham and James Bumpas married by Rev. Martin in a small family ceremony at 7:30 p.m. last Sunday. The couple, from Comanche County families, will reside in Newburg after a brief stay in Dallas. Friends in Comanche and Brownwood extend best wishes.
Local notices list seed for sale or exchange including 20 bushels seeded ribbon cane by A A Tate of Sipe Springs and Me bane cotton seed held by Les Stewart in Sidney. J M White of Gap Texas offers 25 bushels seed peanuts. Other locals seek millet seed pint o beans and white to Crowder pea exchanges.
Last Friday neighbors and friends held a surprise miscellaneous shower for Mrs. K. L. Macon. About eighteen guests gathered after four o'clock, Ira Clemons and Harold Kilpatrick delivered a package with many useful gifts from friends and neighbors.
Glider and Lacy announce special prices on ladies hats. The sale highlights fashion hats for women with discounted prices and shop hours.
Irwin S. Cobb mocks rural life and city pretensions through a humorous contrast. A weathered farmer travels by mule drawn wagon, scavenges essentials, and faces mortgage and subsistence in a vivid colonial tone. The piece Satirizes modern urban habits and rural grit in a single extended vignette.
Jim D. Slack traveled to Dallas this week for business engagements. He visited local firms, held meetings, and prepared for forthcoming negotiations with regional partners.
An old ad promotes Laxative Brom Quinine claiming it stops cough and headache and eases cold symptoms. It notes earnings if it fails and bears E. W. Grove’s signature on each box with a 25 cent price.
A retail listing notes corn chops bran cotton seed meal and cow feed available at Slider and Lacy's. The ad emphasizes grain and livestock supplements for local farming needs.
Health of the community is very good now. E. B Roch of Proctor visited his daughter here Sunday. Miss Hart of Comanche is teaching school here now. Winnie Carnes of Proctor was here Sunday. A crowd of Roch people went to Comyn Sunday afternoon to singing. Dick Roch of Proctor was here Sunday. David Garner and Lee Hammons have to Fort Worth with a car of hogs. Dr. H N Barnett and wife of Dublin dined at Newt Hoover's.
The notice reports the death of Mrs Cora Stephens at Lomesa after surgery, with sympathy extended to her husband and friends. Other items mention Mr W H Hodges improving, social visits by Bill Doggett and families, and a new shipment of garden seed from Slider and Lacy.
Local ad offers ladies, misses, and childrens slippers with a focus on footwear availability. No event details or prices provided in the readable fragment.
Oak Grove notes record W J Steele and family attending Sidney church on Sunday. Walter Stewart hosted a Thursday night party for young people with all reporting a pleasant time. Attendees included Oran Clarence and Floyd Goodson and sisters Audra Edith and Katie who went to Mr W J Steele’s and sang a
Friday night events and Sunday visits fill the Comanche and nearby communities. Families travel to Brownwood and Dallas for singing, church, and visiting kin while school moves along and local merchants advertise as Slider and Lacy claim to be the largest feed dealers in Comanche.
A brief note urging readers to remember Kit Patricks for repairing auto or buggy tops, highlighting their services and availability.
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