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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1934
Page
2
Mrs. J. B. Cottrell of Brady visits her daughter Mrs. J. T. Gressett. Roy Little and family return from a trip to Amarillo. Hart Shoemaker of Abilene spent last week as a Comanche visitor.
Residents from Gustine Dublin Stephenville and Port Arthur are listed visiting family members across Comanche County. The document also records a foreclosure sale order by The Continental State Bank of Rising Star against J Landreth. The sheriff Dwight Brightman schedules the sale of multiple parcels in Comanche and Brown Counties for September 1934.
Gip Lane and Mr and Mrs Mowton Kane of Meridian visited Crawdaddy Lane last week. Richard Breedlove and family vacationed at Eden. Arthur Bear and family of Shiloh visited his mother Mrs fl M Bear Sunday.
Grady Owen formerly of Comanche was re-elected District Attorney of Eastland County in the July Primary. Owen defeated opponent Mr. Lawrence by a margin of 3579 to 1.
Local residents frequent relatives in Fort Worth and nearby towns while a Methodist revival starts at Union Tabernacle led by Rev. E. P. Swindall. Families from Comanche and Brownwood join in visits as singing lessons end and gatherings continue across the area. Former Comanche woman Mrs. Susan Caldona McDaniel dies in Brownwood at 90. Funeral services were held at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Greenleaf cemetery. she moved from Coryell County and left three sons and three daughters.
Mrs. Orel Cottrell returns to Los Angeles after a two week visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Loud eymilk at Downing in California.
Mrs. 8. G. Ramey of Henryetta Oklahoma says she has used Thedford's Black-Draught for about twenty five years and finds it very good. She notes sour stomach bitter mouth biliousness sluggishness and headaches eased after taking Black-Draught and believes it unbeatable as a family medicine. Get a package of Black-Draught today sold in 25 cent packages.
Brownwood Banner reports Nabors, Brown County Attorney, defeated W. A. Butler and George B. Savage in the county judge race. Nabors led with 3,305 votes to Butler 2,142 and Savage 811, a surprising first primary victory. Nabors previously practiced law in Comanche before moving to Brownwood about 15 years ago.
Advertising notice urges residents to mail gold silver platinum and diamonds to the Gold Smelting & Refining Co in Los Angeles to receive payment at 35 dollars per ounce with a guaranteed return of the shipment if not satisfied, promising cash for old valuables of any form or condition.
Mr and Mrs C Solomon and children of Cisco spent the week with Alf Summers and family. Elbert Kilgore Floyd Kilgore Almer Kilgore and families with Fula Mae Gertrude Haddon Fay Johnson and Lorene Hilley attended the Kilgore reunion at Edna Hill Sunday. Mgr Kilgore of Edna Hill is visiting children here. FE W Thomas of West Texas is visiting Alf Summers and family.
Mr A L Luker, candidate for Representative of Comanche and Mills Counties, will speak over Radio Station K FPL from 8:15 to 8:20 p.m. Monday. Angee It.
The Busy Bee Club of the Bibb community met with Miss Ina Drennan last Thursday. Twelve members and nine visitors were present and finished three quilts. Officers chosen: President Mrs P J Scott Vice-President Mrs Z Z Richey Secretary Miss Fay Johnson. Refreshments of fruit juice and cake were served.
Revival starts Sunday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church led by Rev J M Parker of Brownwood. Sunday School Superintendent Bob Seale states the meeting will run at least ten days.
Reverend S A Rains of Hamilton officiated the wedding held Saturday afternoon July 28 at 3:00 oclock. The couple are both of Gomanche and were reported by the Hamilton Record Herald.
Mrs J C Gay and her Snyder-born daughter are visiting in Comanche. Miss Gladys Huse of Houston is visiting her mother Mrs Jesse Huse.
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