Postal rates listed for Comanche and nearby counties
The notice shows Second Class Mail rates with Bebscription Price of 1.00 per year in Comanche and adjoining counties and 1.50 elsewhere.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1939
Page
2
Hasse to Open Soon. Old Settlers Reunion Likely Big
School term starts Monday August 21 with Hasse likely first in the county to open. Old Settlers Reunion next Thursday appears set for a record crowd. State tax up 28 cents to 77, city tax 1.45 and local 1.00 push Comanche rate to 3.22 before county and road taxes. Local items note sermons over 30 minutes possible and church leadership changes. Postmaster competitive exams pending for Stephenville Dublin and German. petitions seek a Home Demonstration Agent for Comanche County with $1800 total annual salary. Committee to meet at A &
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Hasse
Old Settlers
Comanche
J. C. McPherson
Wade Chancellor
Newbury
Comanche County
Location debate over Sandy Land Farm Experiment Station
The article discusses choosing a site for the Sandy Land Farm Experiment Station in Comanche Eastland or Brown Counties or any sandy land county. It notes local counties and facilities, then adds broader opinions on Mexican business tempo and various U S statistics before mentioning rural electric lines in Comanche County.
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M. Coliene
Sandy Land Farm
Comanche
Eastland
Brown
Sandy Land
Brown County
Erath County
Weastland
DeLeon
Dublin
Comanche County
Modern comforts transform rural life and spark reunion plans
The article contrasts old pioneer living in Comanche County with modern conveniences like electric irons radios and refrigerators. It notes plans for the Old Settlers Reunion on August 17 and discusses court house construction and rain campaign efforts led by local papers. It mentions DeLeon’s Watermelon and Peach Festival drawing thousands and growth in Comanche due to new residents and R E A work.
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Comanche County
Old Settlers
DeLeon
Living style notes and a Texas cotton prize
The Eastland Record and The Waco Times-Herald quote social habits while Texas lawmakers offer a $10 000 award for a cotton consumption increase. Comanche County yearns for a revived 4 H Camp encampment at Lake Banes and civic reflections mix with various thoughts and sayings.
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Texas
O'Daniel
Old Texan Roundup Witty Notes From Casa Manana
A Texas columnist recalls old poems and portraits of Texan life. Guests in Fort Worth include Bill McCraw and C K DeBusk among others as summer revue audiences gather. The piece blends humorous vignettes from editors and locals, highlighting Texan character and notable figures in a lighthearted tour.
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Austin
Casa Manana
Fort Worth
Bill McCraw
Wilbourne B. Collie
Eastland
J. Manney
Stephenville
Bill Wilson
Amarillo
Texas
Bob Whipkey
Big Spring Herald
Traveler’s claim to wanderings sparks blunt rebuke
A bent raconteur tells of remote travels, but a small critic pressures him with a harsh question about delirium tremens. The traveler answers no, prompting the cornet to quip that he has never truly been anywhere or seen anything.
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R. B. Hood
Weatherford
New England
Daniel Webster
Webster
Pardner
Lamkin Man Outlines Coffee Ground Ant Kill Method
Paul Neel of Lamkin Texas claims a simple remedy to red ant infestations. He says placing a handful of used coffee grounds about an inch from the ant bed causes the ants to carry the coffee into the hole, killing the colony.
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San Angelo
Lamkin Man
Paul Neel
Lamkin
Texas
McCrary Returns From Chicago Visit. MasonLady Visits
S. P. McCrary has returned from Chicago where he has been visiting his daughter since June. Miss Beatrice Ruegner of Mason is visiting O. H. Robbins and family.
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S. P. McCrary
Chicago
Beatrice Ruegner
Mason
O. H. Robbins
Notable Local Visits and Family News In Comanche
Personal mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lair and Mr. M. F. Seip of Alexandria La in Comanche with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barret. Mrs Bill Dudney with Grady Mahon visited Fort Worth for a week. Bernice Evelyn Bell of Grand Saline visits aunt Mrs Ed Sanders. Gwendolyn Mohan of Duncan OK visits Mrs Roger Hasley. Twin daughters announced for Mr. and Mrs Bill Meyers of Dallas. Jack and Bobbie Sharkie arrived in Comanche from Fort Worth for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs Roger Hasley.
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Ed Lair
M. F. Seip
Alexandria
Comancne
Walte Barret
Bill Dudney
Grady Mahon
Fort Worth
Bernice Evelyn Bell
Grand Saline
Ed Sanders
Gwendolyn Mohan
Duncan
Oklahoma
Roger Hasley
Bill Meyers
Dallas
Comanche
Jack
Bobbie Sharkie
Roge Hasley
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