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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1929
Page
4
Highway 67 progress discussed at Alpine meeting
Alpine and Fort Stockton officials and commerce leaders plus delegates from nearby cities and Chihuahua Mexico met to plan extending Federal Highway No 67 from Dallas to the Mexican border and connecting with west coast routes. Sener Rico of Chihuahua promised government cooperation for a transcontinental highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Bourland
Weat Texan Chamber of Commerce
E. H. Whiteheal
R. A. Thompson
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
John Boswell
Dallas
Alpine
Chihuahua
Mexico
Meyion
Marke
Marfa Chamber of Commerce
Intergrization
Sener- Rico
Senor Rico
Essere
Burks, Thompson
Pboane
Chamber of Commerce Oome
Fort Stockton
Daal Irne
Glen Rose
Stiche
Brownwood
Eggs for sale at Piggly Wigely 25 cents a dozen
Bring your eggs to Piggly Wigely where prices are set at 25 cents per dozen. This local ad invites customers to bring eggs to the store for purchase at the stated rate.
Takes Over The Marnelia Agency
FE RL Armstrone has taken over the ereney of the Macenška Petro el Coronany on Jan 20 and will occupy the residence recently held by Mr and Mrs Karl Tate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE RL Armstrone
Ereney
Macencka Petroel Coronany
Hosinees
Awestrene
Berg
Goa Salve
Tieanbie OF. and
Pefininge Company
Sirs
Armstrong
Reoidense
Firs
Karl FE
Tate
Piggy Wigely Ad Claims Quick Results
A fragmented ad touts a sale at Piggly Wigely promising fast results. It mentions a weeklong promotion and quotes Mr. Chilton of a national bank claiming horses and mules sold for less than the cost of one telephone call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Chilton
Comm National Bank
Mrs. S. M. Couch Buried in Hico Cemetery
Mrs. S M Couch died at her home in Hico after a long illness and was buried Sunday at Indian Creek Cemetery. Rev Noel P Wilkinson led the services. She was 84 years old and longtime Cotton Grove resident, widow of the 1922 death of her husband. Survived by children Mrs H A Hill Colorado, Ted Couch Hamilton, Tra Couch Dallas, Mrs Carl A Yohnson Dallas, Mrs Tom Walton Stephenville, and Harnest and Miss Vern Couch Hico. Several children attended from Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Couch
Hico
Indian Creek
Noel P Wilkinson
Couch
Cotton Grove Cormraunittv
Comanche County
Hieco Corowine
H. Alill
Colorado
Ted Corch
Hamilton
Tra Couch
Dallas
Carl
A. Yohnson
Tom Walton
Stephenville
Harnest
Vern Couch
Hill
Comanche
Small Blaze in Southwest Comanche House
Comanche Fire Department responded Tuesday afternoon to a roof fire at Jack Morgan’s home caused by a defective flue. Damage reported as slight. Local ad text mentions dairy products from Peerless Cream and Produce Co. and a request for sweet milk and sour cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Fire Department
Jack Morgan
Comanche
Peerless Cream and Produce Co
Sargon Soft Mass Pills Promised Cure For A. J. Mason
A. J. Mason of Ft Worth testifies after years of pain and poor sleep that Sargon Soft Mass Pills restored appetite, energy, and weight, ending his constipation and nervousness. He praises the product and claims he would not be without it, noting availability through Wm. Reese Drug Co. and The Durham Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
A. J. Mason
Colonial Hotel
Ft. Worth
Comanche
Wm. Reese Drug Co., Inc
Durham Pharmacy
Purvis Family Spends Weekend with Relatives
Mr and Mrs Jesse F Purvis and their children spent the weekend visiting relatives in Proctor, sharing time with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse F. Purvis
Proctor
Rev Gordon Barrett to Preach Sunday at First Baptist
Rev Gordon Barrett pastor of the First Baptist Church will hold his first services Sunday at the 11 o clock and evening hour. Mr Barrett and family arrived in Comanche from Odessa Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Barrett
First Baptist Church
Welock
Barrett
Comanche
Odessa
Hasse Club Elects Officers and Community Meeting Plans
Hasse School hosts an enthusiastic session electing Hugh Reed as president and Miss Addie Reed as secretary. The Community Club and PTA will act as one body with monthly business meetings at the school and Friday night gatherings before the second and fourth Sundays. R S S Walker and County Agent J A Barton spoke, and Dessie Rock joined Higginbotham Bros as bookkeeper. Sidney High girls beat Sipe Springs 22 to 14 and Sidney boys defeated the Ketla 29 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hasse
Hugh Reed
Addie Reed
Community Club
Parent- Teachers Association
R. S&s. Walker
J. A. Barton
Aneckers
Sidney
Sidney High School
Sipe Springs
Sidney Boys
Sidney Ketlea
Court House News and Local Notices Update
Deaths include Tom Speer 77 who died at home near Lamkin and was buried at Gentry Mill. Real estate transfers cover J Y Durham 100 acres, W M Meyer to S E Linder, D B Short to Grady Nance, Paul Howell to Humble Oil Refining Co, EBK Denny to H A and Carol Taylor, A G Langford to Webb Hill, and various parcels in Co manche and surrounding surveys. Local social notes mention visits from Mr and Mrs W C Chick and daughter of Goldthwaite and illness of Mrs Odell Wood in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Speer
Lamkin
Gentry Mill
J. E. Durham
J. Y. Durham
East Texas Railway Survey
W. M. Meyer
S. E. Linder
D. Wright
Coanche
D. B. Short
Grady Nance
W. A. Stone
Paul Howell
Humble Oil Refining Co
James Walker
EB. KE. Denny
H. A
Carol Taylor
Comanche
A. G. Langford
Webb Hill
Remarkable Butter Production Totals Reported
Jan 26 Nyder reports a six cow family produced 2,229 pounds of butter with cash receipts of 993.41 and cream sales 1097.71 for the year. Mrs Wolf’s cows required 443.98 for feed, leaving a year end balance of 653.72, over ten dollars profit per cow. Funeral details note Mrs C C Je currently interred in Waco after gall stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NYDER
Wolf
O. P. Thrane
Ss National Bank
Mrs Doyle visits East Prairie guest
Mrs. Joe Doyle and Mrs. R A Doyle of East Prairie Missouri are visiting Mrs W F Shelton in a short social note from the town society column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Doyle
R. A. Doyle
East Prairie, Missouri
W. 4. Shelton
Court and Birth Notices From Comanche Records
Births list several entries including a son for Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur on January 18 and a son for Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vineyard on January 12. Deaths report Silas Daniel Morphew, 81 years 4 months 6 days, died January 9 at home on Comanche Route 4 with interment planned at Vandyke. Property transfers include deeds in Comanche and nearby areas with parcels, acres and sums to multiple sellers and buyers, including J. D. Ham and wife to J. A. An, Adela H. Brown to W. T. Dillin, and others in 40 acres, 101 acres, and 402 acres transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Arthur
Jen
Hilburne
A. E. Vineyard
Silas Daniel Morphew
Ours
Comanche
Route 4
St Vandyke
Jan
Ter Oakil
Olinhe A
Hilton
Sideanche
Arnold Kirk
J. D. Ham
J. A. Andress
D. H. McFadden
Adela H. Brown
W. T. Dillin
D. and D. Asylum
R. J. Cagle
G. L. Morris
Morris
Sipe Springs
Sam {. Smith
W. B. Henderson
City of
Comneche
Comanche Visitors and Personnel Shuffles Noted
Herbert Kittles from Ozona was a Comanche visitor on Wednesday. Homer Palmer accepted a position as Deputy Tax Collector. Mia Grace Rogers and daughter Miss Marjorie of Marlin are visiting sister Miss Georgia Knudson. Roy Little joined the Sales Department of The Comanche Motor Company. R. W. Higginbotham of Dallas was a Comanche visitor on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Kittles
Ozona
Homer Palmer
Mia
Grace Rogers
Miss Marjorie
Marlin
Georgia Knudson
Roy Little
The
Comanche Motor Company
Ford
R. W. Higginbotham
Dallas
Ed Collins Dreams of Belle as Anna’s Rival in Small Town Bank Tale
In Remington Iowas Remington era setting Ed Collins, the lone bank employee, returns from learning to operate a new machine. He visits his aunt and contemplates Belle, a prettier rival to Anna, as the postman delivers mail and small town intrigues unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Ed Collins
Ed Collings
Main Street
Anna
Kossington
Remington
Belle
We Are All Guilty The Circus Cares For Spectators
A fragment notes how circuses serve paying crowds while warning that some spectators seem to suspend thinking. The phrase hints at a performance culture where audience judgment is questioned.
County Agent From Eldorado Buys Jersey Cows In Comanche
Lawrence Sumner and a local dairyman purchased five Jersey cows from Dr. J. M. Cochran in Comanche. He notes rising interest in dairying and a move to bring in high class dairy cattle. 4 H clubs at Sidney Beattie Custer Comyn reorganized. plans for 1929 include jams trips exhibits and fat stock shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Sumner
Eldorado
Comanche
Jersey
J. M. Cochran
C. F. Denny
Jim Cooper
Walter Durham
Joan Tarleton
I. Lannon White
Lamkin
Utes
Comyn
G. R
Mila Mae Middleton
Energy
Ver
Faye Thompson
Estelle Cuthrie
Sidney
Comacache
Aleady
J. A. Barton
Fire destroys dwelling in Comanche Monday morning
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the J. P. Graham home in east Comanche at 1 o clock Monday. The unoccupied house, owned by Dr. Phillip E. Graham of Austin, was a total loss with $1500 insurance. Cleanup was completed Saturday and W. A. Pate, the city marshal, planned to move in Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Graham
Comanche
Phillip E. Graham
Austin
W. A. Pate
Comanche Milling Co Promises Support to Stay with Home Mill
An advertisement urges customers to remain with their local Comanche Milling Co, promising continued loyalty and financial help to save money and keep business close to home. The notice emphasizes sticking with local mills to preserve community and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Milling Co
Deaths Outnumber Births in January in Comanche Precinct
Miss Minnie Mlkins registrar for Comanche Precinct reports January totals show deaths ahead of births. Through the 29th, 10 births and 1 death were recorded with Miss Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Minnie Mlkins
Comanche Precinct
Miss Elkins
Peach Orchard Yields High Profits in Comanche County
County Agent J A Barton cites a strong peach year in Comanche with high prices boosting profit. W M Durham’s 15 acre orchard produced 945 dollars from peaches and 63 dollars per acre while intercropped watermelons paid for cultivation. Pecan trees yielded 3 to 6 pounds per tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
J. A. Barton
W. M. Durham
Durham
Visitors From Brownwood And Texas In Manchest
Preston and M J Sullivan visit Brownwood Tuesday. Miss Kate Walker of Dallas and B Walker of Amarillo are in Manchester visiting their mother, recovering from injuries after a fall that broke her hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
M. J. Sullivan
Brownwood
Kate Walker
Dallas
B. Walker
Amarillo
Comanche
Just Like An Ostrich A Doctor Warns Against Self Deception
A medical authority warns against covering up symptoms and misusing creams and powders. The discussion stresses that denial weakens health and mind, urging honest treatment and proper remedies like Herbine while noting risks of concealment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marnelia Agency
Hasse Club
Dessie Rock
Higginbotham Bros. and Co
Court House News
Martvinces Flow
Boyd
Verlie Momtie Brooks
Lioyd Dickey
Matte Lea Ard
N. E. Graham
Lucilla Evans
B. A. Wilson
Loraine Kerley
Arvil L. Reese
Mary Louise Pierce
W. C. Chick
Bob Stanton
J. Worth
Odell Twood
Burks and Son Will
Lester
N Tedford
C. C. Je
Waco
Jones
Sarah Elizabeth
Callister
Mr. Lester
Colurt
Baird
Court Hole News
Mavrieses
R. C. Holden Peed
Mies
Tinda ‘Hompson
Ly Lilltam Moore
Krest
Www
F. SW
C. Cooper
M. Atwood
Mrs. Lem Smith
Longbeach
California
Jerome P. Kearby
Rising Star
M. E. Crosley
A. Medical Authority
Confiation
Paris
County Health Department
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