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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
6
Farmers near completion of cotton picking and peanut threshing and prep for next crop. News of visitors includes Tullis of Comanche, Mc Daniel, McGuire, Wrightman in West Texas, Mrs Boynton of Logan Gap, J. W. Wilson and Dollie visiting Ida Gressett, Maybelle Gressett guest of Mollie Scott, and other local moves and events at Freewill church and various homes.
Cool cloudy weather ends cotton picking with most harvests done and corn crops excellent. Dyer family returns to De Leon after work for Gore. Cody Stephens and Vada McKinzie wed in Zephyr. Lula Fletcher Freeman visiting relatives here and in Valera. Irvin Gore back from appendicitis surgery. Singing at T. M. McKinzie’s. Zephyr wedding crowd included Jim and Orval Rogers and several McKinzie family members.
Lamkin notes a 4 to 23 loss to Energy basketball, with a promise of a return game. Community updates include Thanksgiving services, visits from Jennie Edwards and Alta Denman, school breaks, play preparations by Christian Sunday school, travel to Brownwood and Spur, new car purchase by Dr. Bargle, and a piano fund drive at the Methodist church. A box supper funds a church piano and Miss Mary Frances Merwin will give a song recital at the school auditorium Monday night.
Dec 4 report notes continued bad weather delaying peanut threshing while Wilson hosted a Saturday party for local youths. Mrs. Rosa Flanagan visited in the area and the evening entertained attendees with the event and chatter.
The Edna Hill column reports very bad weather and a social box supper postponed from last Friday. It lists visits by Curtis Salyer Early Knox and families from Ranger Lingleville Breckenridge Stephenville De Leon Rotan and Oklahoma as well as relatives of Lucy Gilbreath and Zena Woods.
The community reports ongoing bad weather this week. Thanksgiving was spent with relatives near Gor man and Proctor. Local residents attended a pie supper at Okra and others visited family and parents during the weekend.
Thanksgiving past in Stag Creek with residents feasting to show gratitude for blessings. L. Ed Fielder of Ansen in Jones County has been visiting and conducting business in the community this week.
Theron Lane of Comanche and his cousins visited their uncle J. G. Hood last Friday evening. Will May of Bodcaw Ark is visiting his mother and other relatives. Grandma May held a family reunion at Thanksgiving with several relatives attending. Westbound cotton pickers Dewit Ashinhhurst Claud Cleary Alfred Moore and Lester Pittman have returned home. Otha Cox and wife Elm Grove visited Mrs John Cox and family over the weekend.
The Cotton Grove community held a box supper last Thursday with many lunches sold for 1.50 to 1.75 each, yielding a little over 15 dollars. Funds were deposited for a school instrument, chapel music, and playground improvements, with hopes for lights and a large bell to foster community spirit and school duty.
A high grade full nickeled six pound electric iron offered for 84 50 by John C C Sherman Electric Dealer Cisco Texas. The offer guarantees the element will not burn out and includes insured parcel post prepaid. Send order and check today.
An herbal remedy named Herbine is advertised to treat irregular bowel movements and constipation. The notice claims it restores regularity and lists a price of 60e with sales by 8S. P. Smith.
Comanche resident E. H. Rogers endorses Doan's Pills for kidney and back troubles. He recalls lumbago like pain, iline back soreness, and relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
Mrs. A. D. Earls of Olean New York reports monthly headaches nosebleeds backache and poor sleep improved after two bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she praises it as splendid and curative Mrs Herbert Kesey of Copenhagen New York says the remedy gave strength restore ability to walk and perform housework and asks for publication to help others
For further information contact O Dixon at Box 82 Brownwood Texas regarding a claim related to a loss of eye up to 250 dollars.
Letter from Mr. W. B. Parrott of Cleveland Ohio praises Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation relief and urges others to use them. The ad discourages substitutes and claims the tablets are sold everywhere.
A notice from W M Durham invites buyers to discuss trading a small property for a larger home or purchasing a house. No specific location or prices are provided.
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