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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
4
Elkins Tin Shop advertises cutting and threading pipe fittings and elbows, garbage burners and cans, chicken feeders and water founts, milk coolers, ice boxes, well tanks and zinc tablet tops. It promotes galv roofing, radiator services, and Harrison Radiator agency with reasonable prices and trade interest.
Personal Mention Miss Harriett Cunningham who has been spending the summer with relatives here has returned to her home in Waco. Mr and Mrs George G Smith of Dallas are visiting his parents Mr and Mrs George E Smith. Mrs J W Dailey and son Jackie left Tuesday morning for their home in Kansas City Mo after spending two months visiting her mother Mrs Tom Preston and brother C K E Straley. Mr and Mrs Temple Ward of Tulsa Oklahoma are visiting their mother Mrs M Ward for a few days.
Fort Worth and San Angelo residents Phil and family visit relatives in Comanche this week. Numerous guests from Fort Worth, Dallas, Brownwood, and elsewhere tour local households, attend reunions, and accompany family members to markets and trips to Austin and Dallas.
Real Texas Royalty Jake Durham spends the week in Dallas and Fort Worth. Rev. Mack Strickland of Oklahoma was in Comanche Monday from Beattie where he held services last Sunday. Herbert Williams spent the weekend in Waco. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tupin were Dallas visitors Tuesday. Families and friends from Comanche, Kerrville, Fort Worth, Bartlett, Harmony, Girvin, Elk City, Oklahoma, and Cross Plains visited or hosted locals. Comanche High in preparation as Vada Belle Simmons plans for school opening.
The fourteenth annual Tiner Reunion gathered fifty relatives at Van Dyke on Mrs. F. M. Tiner’s 74th birthday. A noon yard dinner, watermelon feast, and afternoon sing set the day, with Mrs. Tiner receiving many gifts from family. Guests included Rev. Jesse and A. C. Tiner, Love Samuels, and numerous extended family members from Carleton, Gorman, Gan, Hamilton, Comyn, Carbon, and surrounding areas.
Rev N E Gardner received a message Friday announcing the death of his brother in law Dr E J Gray of Tecumseh Oklahoma. Dr Gray visited in Comanche on several occasions.
Frank Culwell of Austin visited Comanche on Friday. Mr and Mrs Ira Clemons and son Billy spent Sunday in Weatherford attending a family reunion.
Oma Mae Davis notes the Davis family reunion held Thursday morning August 6 on the Leon River with 108 attendees. Adults shared memories, youths swam, a noon picnic featured basket lunches stewed beef iced tea and lemonade. Afternoon program included music by Parkman Lane and Coker, watermelon slicing and candy. Fireworks of kinship extended across Comanche county with many relatives listed and two births and one marriage since the last meeting. Dr J B Thomas died July 28.
Poison shortage alert issued by Reese Drug Co urges farmers to beware leaf worms and stock up. Mrs. Lorne Summit of Jal New Mexico spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Sam Howell. Mrs Winnie Love and her children of Gorman visited Mr and Mrs Sam Howell last weekend.
Notice states E H Jones the grocer has moved one door west of the previous location and invites customers to shop there for groceries.
J. E. Palmer left Tuesday for Dallas to visit the Higginbotham markets. Miss Helen Louise Slider accompanied her uncle Hugh Clarke of Waco home for a visit Sunday. M. B. Healer of Brownwood was a Comanche visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Froh and son Kenneth spent the weekend in Comanche with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dunn.
Bonnie and Ardis Bingham Monte Lauglin and Harold Pitts of Beattie travel through Comanche Monday en route to cotton fields in Nueces County to work.
Oil Vee defined as the term for Co man che Texans motorists by W C House Sinclair distributor. He cites rising sales of Sinclair lubricants amid industry drops, noting 15 percent growth in 1930 and Sinclair’s 110 percent five year gain 1925 29. Local dealers listed including Star Service Floral Park Pennant Healer Chevrolet and others.
The sheriff of Comanche County Texas will sell on the first Tuesday in September 1931 at the courthouse door. The sale, by alais execution in Travis Smith versus J H Gordon No 2238, includes two parcels: 160 acres described as NE quarter of Section 3 and 130 acres from Section 3. The lands tie to W B Berger and Wm Berger titles. judgment amount is 154.25 plus costs. Dwight Brightman, Sheriff, August 6, 1931.
Reese Drug Co promotes reliable worm exterminators for turkeys and chickens, advertising proven effectiveness and urging poultry keepers to protect their flocks.
Ambiguous medicinal claim describes 666 liquid or tablets relieving headache or neuralgia in 30 minutes, curing cold in a day, and checking malaria in three days. Mentions 666 salve for baby’s cold. No verifiable sources or context.
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