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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
8
In Mills County 1902 votes were cast with 1439 for the Mills County candidate, 175 for Proctor, 174 for De Leon, and 114 for Comanche. Comanche County gave the Mills County candidate 1083 votes. Voters are urged to support R. A. Luker of Proctor for a second term.
Mrs Alisse Chaptman of Dallas home economist for Ball Brothers Company will present a free demonstration at Higginbotham Bros Co Comanche August 27 28 and 29 at 2 PM on proper modern methods of canning meats fruits and vegetables in glass The event is sponsored by Ball Brothers Company famed Mason Jars maker for over fifty years with prizes for attendees.
Harmony N B Rutherford and family visited relatives in Wilson last week. Homer and Ray Boyd of Ozona visited Euell Rogers. J F and B L Gore with families spent the weekend in Dallas for the Centennial. Mrs Carl Thomas went to Brownwood hospital Friday. Aubrey Wilhelm and Magion Wetzel in Brownwood to arrange Daniel Baker College enrollment. Shoemaker family and Z T Edwards group attended Rollins reunion at Lake Eanes. O B Phillips family spent a week with Tyson relatives in the Panhandle. Z T Edwards family and Mrs M E Owen left to visit the Centennial in Dallas. S B Bean spent weekend at Pompey with the Carlisles. Grandma Wilhelm of Comanche visited J F Wilhelm’s family Friday and Saturday.
Bertis Bull Magness 28 of Breckenridge died in a gas accident at the Magnolia No. 6 Edwards well near Odessa. Funeral services were held at Comanche Church of Christ with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving Magness brothers include Boyce Boone and Maurice Moco, both noted college players, plus a mother and four sisters.
For nineteen of the last twenty one years Comanche mayors were bachelors. Mayor John Hoff married during his term, breaking the pattern. Former mayor J R Eanes served eighteen years as a bachelor. successor Coleman served two years and was married. Hoff, elected in 1935, was single at the time. There is no known ordinance prohibiting mayoral marriage.
State Press argues for a Comanche County library, citing the Erath County model sponsored by the Twentieth Century Club. It lauds books as nourishment for the inner man and urges similar access to reading for all ages, linking literacy to progress and community pride.
Gustine residents including Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Striplin and others spent part of the week on the Colorado River. Funeral services for Miss Mary Newton were held at Pottsville. Ralph Smoot plans to open a picture show on August 28. School resumes August 24. A Beebe Arkansas farmer reports cotton with green and tan coloring.
University of Texas cafeteria introduces a 15 cent lunch option for students unable to afford the usual 25 cent plate. The plan allows two meals daily in the regular dining hall, with breakfast as low as 10 cents and no discrimination for financially needy students. About 800 eat at noon, 450 to 500 at night, plus 300 to 350 at the chuck wagon breakfast, with service continuing through the day.
Illinois Governor Henry Horner toured the Texas Centennial Exposition and praised the Cavalcade of Texas as the greatest show he had ever seen. His background with the National Guard and Mexican border service framed his keen interest in the Southwest exhibit.
The historic Cavalcade of Texas at the Texas Centennial Exhibition allows cloistered Catholic nuns to attend, an exceptional deviation from the usual cloister rule and noted as a rare exception on record.
T W Burleson of Waxahachie predicts Texas will topple California as the nation’s top honey producer. He cites an all time high crop in South Texas aided by huajillo and catsclaw blooms in spring. Burleson, head of the American Honey Producers League, notes Texas’ prior lead and points to the Centennial Exposition display.
A Tyler Courier-Times editorial argues that the nation would improve if leaders kept their feet on the ground rather than chasing flashy cars and appearances.
Sidney and Mrs Truman Chi and daughter visit from Bangs while Farguly couple returns home after a week with relatives. Bartle family from Taft California leaves after a week with kin. Evatt and Jom from Brownwood spent the weekend here. Vonita Jones visits Ellis and Merkel. Rollins family from Port Arthur visits relatives. Brenton Jones moves to Dublin for a new job. Homer Miller family relocates here and Miller to teach in the public school. Ward conducts revival song services at Goldbush. Mrs Virgil Clayton of Fort Griffin visits her father Kenneth Bagley. Rev Roy Langston from Fort Worth leads revival at the Methodist Church.
Cullen R. Campbell was awarded the Bachelor of Science degree at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos on Wednesday evening.
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