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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1936
Page
10
Edmondson Brothers advertise electric welding and automobile repair services west of the jail. They guarantee all work and promise reasonable prices plus inspection and quotes to save customers money. The note emphasizes satisfaction with the repairs and invites car owners to seek service.
Local ad announces a closing out sale at Williams store with deep discounts on long legged hose 5 and 10 cents a pair boy’s wool pants 50c to 1.00 lace and insertion by the yard white sugar flour 85c cream meal 60c seven pounds of Pure Rio Coffee 1.00 and Pure Ribbon Cane Syrup 65c plus a town mare for sale Monday.
The Grand Jury reports 191 witnesses examined resulting in 47 indictments including 45 felonies and 2 misdemeanors. It notes a declining convict age from about 40 to just over 20 and urges greater moral attention in homes schools and churches. The jury commends the Sheriff jail conditions and staff and asks for discharge.
Merchants report heavy holiday trade with shoppers visiting nearly every shop from furniture to auto supply stores. A larger stock and attractively low prices draw customers from farther areas into Comanche Trade Territory, with sales expected across hardware, drug, grocery, confectionery and service businesses.
Numerous residents and relatives visited in Comanche or spent holidays there. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rauhut, Mrs. Berta Goodson, Rev. and Mrs. Carter, Miss Treva Magness, Miss Frances Cotton, Miss Hattie Brightman, Miss Martha Wetzel, Miss Sarah Jo Bramlette, Miss Nina Lou Pate, and many others from Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco, Abilene, and nearby towns. Events span visiting kin, travels to Dallas for centennial events, and local medical and academic movements.
U S Savings Bonds Series B will be withdrawn from market December 31 according to J R Eanes Postmaster who said the bonds have proven popular with small and medium class investors Dallas sales for November show over a hundred percent gain versus November 1935
Mrs. Cunningham advertises luncheon sets dish towels aprons novelties and doll clothes pillow cases and large size sheeting at 1.00 per pair. Items aimed at kitchen and bedroom use with home decor and textile goods.
Ree finds Sutton Dudley Drugs advertising free package wrapping service for Christmas, inviting customers to have their parcels neatly labeled and wrapped for mailing.
Sutton Dudley Drugs displays a broad line of Christmas gifts. Kilpatrick's Hardware Store notes new linoleum rug patterns are in stock, highlighting a refreshed assortment for holiday shoppers.
Complete stock including wire switches sockets fuses light globes at Kil Patricks Hardware Store.
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