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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
5
A testimonial claims Adlerika, a German remedy, cured a 30 year stomach and constipation problem. The speaker says meals caused choking and gas. first dose reportedly washes out both upper and lower bowels, releasing supposedly toxic waste. The ad cites The Wm. Reese Drug Co. as the supplier.
Readers share a bargain list showing engraved Christmas cards priced from 2 cents up to 15 cents each in a bulk sale spanning January 18. The ad highlights affordable options for seasonal greetings.
C. J. Bartley, 56, longtime Comanche resident, died at home in North Comanche at 3 a m Sunday after a stroke. He moved to Comanche in 1905 and was a Metho dist Church member. Survived by his son Samuel A. Bartley and two wives, with funeral 10:30 a m Monday at the residence, Oakwood Cemetery interment.
Mrs. John Carpenter celebrated James Ernest’s fifth birthday with fifteen children on Saturday. Catherine Payne and Olene Lloyd assisted as the house was decorated in Christmas colors. After games the guests admired gifts while refreshments of popcorn fruit and suckers were passed to Joeletrice McClintock Percy Jeane Howard Evelyn Cunningham Ruth Adele Moore Emily Francis Vaughan Sarah Lou McCarroll Tommie Fayne Laverne Gore Bobbie Jeane Carpenter Lloyd Gene Gage Ray Little George F Walker Harold Pate and Johnny Robert Gore.
George Bradford Hasley died at his Board Church home December 10 after a year long illness. He was born in Tennessee March 16, 1851 and moved to Texas 38 years ago settling near Hasse. Survived by his wife Tennessee Lewis and son Jim B. Hasley. He was a Baptist Church member.
Personal mentions list dozens of visits and trips across Fort Worth Dallas Abilene San Antonio and other Texas towns. Names include Roger Vancleave George Black W H Rowland Ruth Staryhorn Edmonson family and many local residents with weekend or weekday sojourns in Comanche and surrounding communities.
An old ad lists poultry and eggs for sale with cold storage and trucking services. It notes five hundred sheets letter-size paper with ruled sides sold for 1.00, claiming cheaper than tablets and offering better paper.
An advertisement touts Thoxine as a doctor prescribed remedy that reaches the internal cause of night coughing and sore throat. It promises relief within minutes, prevents further coughing, and is safe for the family with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Available for 85 cents at Reese's Drug Store and other drug stores.
Local ad from a historical page offers poultry buying by Peerless Pro duce Co and cold storage for rent. It mentions Trockine in unclear text and invites customers to inquire.
The piece discusses maritime fog delays affecting ocean liners near New York, the peril of piloting large ships, and the tough life of harbor pilots. It notes pilots lose licenses for errors and describes the value of a directory thumb index service as an infant New York business idea.
Christmas cards and the largest stock in town at Reese Drug Co. Miss Minnie Cunningham and Miss Hattie Brightman visited Fort Worth with Dr. and Mrs. I. M. Cochran. Bruce Francis Brownwood Bulletin sports editor was in Comanche Friday. Elizabeth Anthony and Grace Brightman visited friends at C. I. A. Denton.
Large sheet of carbon for embroidery tracing offered in black at 10c per sheet with colors red yellow and green available at 15 cents each.
The Ritz Theatre presents The New Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford a Metro Goldwyn Mayer comedy with William Haines as J Rufus Wallingford Jimmy Durante and Ernest Torrence headline with Lelia Hyams as heroine The film combines crime farce and romance with a poker game at sea a bank scam and a daring escape Also showing The Big Gamble with Bill Boyd Dorothy Sebastian Warner Oland and a strong supporting cast in a tense drama of love under death’s shadow
John Polster night superintendent of the San Angelo Oil Mill died after a platform collapsed throwing him to the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured skull and died Tuesday evening after the Tuesday morning accident. Funeral services were held Friday. Polster had lived in Comanche before moving to San Angelo fifteen years ago.
Our friends and customers are notified that after this week the Store and Office in town will be discontinued. Please come to the Mill of Phone 176 for details from Comanche Milling Co. per John E Hoff.
Advertisement fragment noting ready made signs for sale and a call to contact at the Chief Office. Mentions returning to Houston for holidays and settlement of notes or accounts with the Hoff Estate or Comanche Milling Co via Oscar Callaway.
The Comanche Chief notes Lee Moody of Daniel Baker College visited Comanche over the weekend to see relatives. The ad urges buyers to choose butter with genuine vegetable parchment that resists moisture, promising better storage and taste.
Local apple dealer J. J. Weathrook announces a special closeout price on a new car of Rome Beauty apples before Christmas. North Side location.
Mrs. H Price of Woodside credits Kruschen with rapid fat loss from 190 to 126 pounds in about a year and says she looks younger than a mother of two. An early-morning half teaspoon in hot water is recommended, with an 85 cent bottle lasting four weeks and a money back satisfaction guarantee at The Wm. Reese Drug Co.
George W Tate a longtime Comanche businessman died at his home at 8 35 pm Wednesday December 15 after years of ill health. Funeral services were held at his residence Thursday at 3 pm with Rev Kenneth L Smith. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born February 14 1863 in Dekalb County Alabama and moved to Texas at age seven. He and his brother J F Tate opened Tate Brothers grocery in 1896 later adding hardware and dry goods. He retired about ten years ago due to health and is survived by his wife Ava Roberson a daughter Elizabeth and several brothers and sisters including J H Tate Mrs KK Stanton Mrs D Tate O R Seago Mrs W R Dunia and Mrs L A Odell plus a half sister Mrs A F J Janes.
One week only offer lists several shrubs with prices: red and white crepe myrtles, butterfly bush, tamarix, and a no 1 rose bush included. Mail orders charged extra. Mrs Thomas C George Comanche Texas promotes plant sale.
Mrs. J A Gage of Beisal Texas reports the death of Edd Bohannon once a depot agent in DeLeon at a Dallas sanitarium last week He leaves a sister Mrs Zela Bates of El Reno Oklahoma.
The Senior Department of the Methodist Sunday School and guests held a church basement party on Wednesday evening. Contests and games preceded fruit and candy refreshments for Rev. J. L. Evans and others including Beatrice Allen Lillian Durham Nobia Dunn Pauline Marshall Dorothy Foster and many more.
Mr and Mrs R Wilson Higginbotham hosted a bridge afternoon with eleven tables at their home last Thursday The Albcorns attended and the Christmas color scheme and decorations were carried out A salad course followed the games
Local vendor J J Westbrook known as Apple Man advertises all you can eat oranges at low prices. The North Side supplier promotes large shipments sold by the dozen or bucketfuls to entice customers during a curbside sale.
Christmas program at Central Christian Church Sunday night at seven includes honoring church children and the Dallas Orphans Home. White gifts for the King encouraged. preaching at 11 a.m. and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Kenneth L. Smith, pastor.
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