04 Dec 1931
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1931
Page
1
A fragmentary meditation on youth and life by Aubrey Thomas de Vere. The verse invokes sweetness and loss as life advances, contrasting youthful hope with aging, and concludes with a reflection on divine control of fate and the value of learning to prize things for their sake.
Comanche meets Albany at 2 30 o clock for the district title after undefeated seasons. Albany boasts a 53 0 win over Caddo and has four players named All Conference in District 10. The winner advances to Regions against the Snyver Stanton winner.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a clerk and manager over small sums and a missing $5,000. A cashier’s absence prompts a prompt about tax expenses while a baby’s laughter adds levity to the rattles and jokes.
Kitty Selling New Yorkers brag about cir fine stores and a London branch furniture shop on Broadway. A room from a centuries old English mansion costs about 250000 dollars, though the salesman hedges. Peddlers and beggars crowd the street attracting ire as Metropolitan Opera funded schools and vaudeville dance studios show varied dance training in New York City.
County Agent J A Barton announces the Fourth Annual Comanche County Turkey Show will be staged at Comanche on first Monday December 7 with Mrs Elizabeth Temple as judge. Birds are preparing in Comanche and nearby counties as pens are readied under sponsor oversight. Temple brings extensive market experience and will judge by detailed class comparisons.
J E Fitzgerald, noted Ste phenville nurseryman, arranges with Claude George to stock a complete nursery at George's nursery site for Comanche County patrons. He stresses seeing and buying stock locally, acclimation to the region, and guarantees behind Ste phenville shipments for orchardists and fruit growers.
Members of the Comanche Indian football team will receive gold football tokens as appreciation for winning the district championship. A fundraising drive led by R Renfro, Jake Durham, and Lon Burt attracted many donors, with subscribers listing numerous individuals and local businesses shown as supporters.
Surveying of Highway 81 from Comanche to DeLeon will resume Monday if weather allows. The work, led by County Foreman John S. Hart, aims to gravel the entire stretch and later hot top it, with final surveys pending after rains and some preliminary DeLeon end work already done.
A community evening school will be held in Proctor with its first meeting today December 8 announced by Superintendent J B Cooper. He invites residents to join and study next year’s problems together at Proctor Public Schools.
By Thursday morning the Coman Che Cotton Yard weighed in 2829 bales, far above last season’s 1400 bales. The report highlights a strong week with incremental gains in processing and yield.
G Preston Tate visited Fort Worth on Sunday as noted in local social listings.
Hon Callaway will address the District Court Room in Comanche Saturday afternoon at 1 p m on the financial condition of the country. He includes a statement about whether there will be money to run the country’s business and comments on recent banking policy debates.
Johnny Carpenter formerly of Whitesboro has taken charge of the Omanché Dunlop Tire Store on December 1 and plans to move his family to Comanche around January 1. He previously resided in Piano before relocating to Whitesboro.
The Comanche Indians completed their conference schedule undefeated by edging the DeLeon Bearcats on Thanksgiving Day to claim the District Championship. A late defensive stand by Leland Hood preserved the lead as Comanche held off a Bearcat rally, after two early Indian touchdowns set the pace.
Everett White opens a tire store at Gulf Service Station operated by J. C. Galdy. White has led the Dunlop Tire Store in Comanche for the past year.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co offers Wright's Smoke Salt Sugar Cure regular 1.00 size can for 50c, promoting a discount on meat curing product.
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