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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
8
Dallas visitor M. K. Witt and Waco visitor Henry Moore appeared in town Friday while Lee Butler returned from Gustine on Sunday. Dublin, Lamkin, Fort Worth and Corsicana residents, including Miss Berta Kelley and Miss Irene Prine, visited here or nearby towns this week. court attendance and Austin, Abilene and Belton links noted among gatherings.
A crowded social note lists residents and guests visiting Comanche from Dallas Fort Worth Hamilton Athens Mineral Wells Fort Worth and Portales New Mexico. Visitors include Miss Alice Hayes and Mrs Tolma Adkins with family and several returning travelers such as Rev E C Lambert and Uncle Jack Wright.
Miss Christine Donaho visits her uncle in Goldthwaite. J T Jay left for Corpus Christi for a new position. Scruggs Blue family reports J B Alborn’s overseas arrival. Various residents from Arlington Brownwood De Leon Waco visit relatives and friends in Comanche this week.
Jas DeWitt and family return from Van Zandt county to visit Chas DeWitt who is very low but improving. Dock Weathersby of Co B 156th Infantry has been sent to Camp Mills New York and will likely sail for overseas soon. Mrs Elijah Allcorn of Brady visits sister Mrs J B Gray. both over 80, Judge Gray says they are girls again together. Miss Mabel Layne of Dallas visits her parents and has accepted a Multiplex Telegraph course and a job with Western Union in Dallas.
Ossie W. Greene son of Mrs Dora Greene is sent from Camp Travis to the officers training camp at Camp Pike Arkansas. An A M graduate, he is expected to meet the course standards and the community congratulates him on this progress.
All remaining men's Packard low cut shoes are offered at far below present values. Higginbotham Bros. & Co. advertises bold discounts on footwear stock.
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's ointment and bound on the seat of pain often proves more effective than a plaster and costs much less.
Storage batteries sold charged rented and built by Gginbotham Bros. & Co. Local firm advertises full battery services including sales charging rental and manufacturing.
Mrs. D. P. Lester longtime Comanche County resident died at home in the west Comanche district and was buried at Siloam cemetery. Surviving children include Lee and Rupert Lester George Trimberlake C R Cline Walter Lester and another son. Funeral was held with Rev H E Waggoner officiating.
Mrs. H Batten aged 84 died last Saturday at her son L M Batten's home east of Comanche Texas born Abragill West June 17 1834 in Georgia married 1854 in Lee County Ga. to H Batten they later lived in Mitchell Cobb and McLennan counties moving to Comanche County in 1881. Nine children born six survive D B Batten Houston W F Batten L M Batten C A Batten Comanche Emmitt Batten Tulsa and John Batten unknown address. funeral held August 17 at Shiloh cemetery with Rev Scott and Rev Carter officiating.
Members of Central Christian Church held a moonlight picnic at Fleming's park in Comanche to honor Mrs. Chas. Ory before her departure for Fort Worth. A wedding at the Reese home followed on August 21 for Miss Nellie Eanes and Mr. Gayle Atwood with Rev. Austin officiating and a dinner at the Eanes home.
The school board elected Miss Louise Maxwell of Denton as Domestic Science teacher and Miss Ruth Simmons of Lampasas as Latin teacher. Maxwell replaces Miss Rea and Simmons replaces Miss Hooker who have resigned.
Earl H Lightfoot and seven others were ordained as ministers at a Dallas service by Bishop Monton to accept commissions as Army Chaplains. The ceremony, held at First Methodist Church, marked Lightfoot a Comanche county native achieving a notable military ecclesiastical appointment.
An ad promotes Reno vine as a heart and nerve tonic. It lists a price of 50e and 1.00 dollars for the remedy, suggesting it cures fainting spells and hysterics. The ad presents the product as a remedy for weak, fainting hearts.
Advertises ongoing hog and shoat buying service. Accepts any size above 60 pounds and will purchase fat or thin hogs, inviting farmers to bring hogs or shoats to the premises for sale.
A remedy named Adlerika promoted as a wonderful bowel and stomach product said to prevent appendicitis is sold by Paris Smith, a local druggist.
An Ex-Comanche County man proclaims victory in the first race and asks readers to vote for him for District Attorney this Saturday, claiming a large countywide vote in the Judicial District.
A Harmony notice invites all singers to attend an afternoon service on the fourth Sunday. Comiter urges participation from all church choir members and guests.
The article notes German optimism is shattered and Germany prepares to train for defense. It mentions two prominent German writers declaring the American army will be a major factor to face, while American troops push forward with the largest guns used since the war began, and Berlin is the destination.
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