Clifton C. Fenter Dies at CCC Camp Brownwood
Clifton C. Fenter nineteen year old CCC enrollee died in Brownwood hospital from pneumonia Monday night. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Gorman with interment in Gorman Cemetery. He came to the Lake Brownwood camp January fifth from De Leon where he had lived over fifteen years. Born April 19 1915 in Custer County Oklahoma he moved to Leon in 1919 and was a member of the Church of Christ for five years. He is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters and Weldon Fenter of Carbon. A group of twenty five enrollees served as guard of honor and pallbearers.
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Clifton C. Fenter
CCC
Lake Rownwood
Brownwood
Gorman
Gorman Cemetery
Clifton Fenter
Townwood Camp
de Leon
Custer County
Oklaiooma
Leon
Brownwood Bulletin
Episcopal Ladies Serve Refreshments at Burt's Grocery
The Episcopal Ladies will serve pie sandwiches and coffee Saturday at Burt's Grocery to raise funds. Support for lunch will aid a church or community effort.
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Episcopal Ladies
Burt’s Grocery
Local Visitors Return Home and Relatives Visit
Mrs. Jess Fagan returns home after visiting Carbon. Mr and Mrs Jack Kilgore of Edna Hill visit relatives here and at Sipe Springs. Bradford and Atlas Helms and families from West Texas visit. Oleta Kilgore of Edna Hill visits. Jim Helms spends weekend at Beattie with his brother. Jus Cheatham returns from West Texas where he had been employed.
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Jess Fagan
Carbon
Jack Kilgore
Edna Hill
Sipe Springs
Bradford Helms
Atlas Helms
West Texas
Oleta Kilgore
Jim Helms
Beattie
Jus Cheatham
Thedford's Black-Draught Laxative Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Thedford's Black-Draught as a reliable vegetable laxative. It highlights use for dizziness headache from constipation and mentions syrups for children, with pricing at 25 cents per package and broad consumer approval from St Paul Virginia.
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G. W. Holley
St. Paul
Thedford
Tarleton Boys Find Batching Economical at College
Neal Gearreald, director of the school of Agriculture at Stephenville’s Tarleton College, reports a batching program for 39 boys reduces monthly living costs to $2.50 to under $15 while maintaining health and weight. Those bringing food from home spend under $8 monthly. those buying all provisions run just over $12. Academic performance is strong with twice as many on the honor roll as non-passing peers and a higher rate of honor students than boarding boys. Conduct has been exemplary with no serious discipline issues.
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John Tarleton College
Neal Gearreald
School of Agriculture
the Stephenville College
Gearreald
Butchers
T C U Summer Session Set for June Four to August Twenty Fourth
Texas Christian University at Fort Worth announces a 12 week summer session from June 4 to August 24 1935. Dean Colby D Hall says the term will be split into two six week periods.
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Colby D. Hall
Center Point Community Club stages plays at high school
Local Center Point Community Club presented two plays at the high school auditorium during the PTA meeting Tuesday. Various local residents were mentioned visiting relatives and attending church services with several weekend activities noted.
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Orville Lambert
Fort Worth
Willie Waldrip
Lubbock
Crim
Center Point
Mullin Methodist Church
Sarah Bolton
Brownwood Hospital
Dad Petross
Miss Donohoe
Audie Lee Autin
Briar Grove
T. V. Austin
Baptist Church
Lottie Mae Palmore
May
Audie Lee Austin
Local families visit over the weekend in county towns
Mr and Mrs Magness of Energy spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Lee Tate. Mr and Mrs Luke Springstead of Mount Pleasant visited parents Mr and Mrs L H Creamer. Sylva and Buck Craig of Hasse came for the weekend. Mrs Lester returned from Gorman. Mr and Mrs Parkman of Pettit visited daughter Mrs Alton Coker. Church services are set for 11 o clock Sunday with Sunday School at 10. Mr and Mrs W J Bolin visited Nate Hall and family Friday at Board Church.
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Magness
Energy
Lee Tate
Luke Springstead
Mount Pleasant
L. H. Creamer
Sylva
Buck Craig
Hasse
Lester
Gorman
Parkman
Pettit
Alton Coker
O’clark
W. J. Bolin
Nate Hall
Board Church
Hamilton Woman Praises The Chief Subscription Support
Mrs. Dora Bradshaw of Hamilton Texas sends a one dollar check and asks to renew her subscription for another year claiming she cannot do without The Chief newspaper. The letter signals growing reader approval and increasing subscriptions.
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Hamilton
Dora Bradshaw
Texas
Social Roundup At Harmony And Nearby Towns
Weekend visits fill Harmony with guests from Suez Mercer Gap and Dallas. Thelma Dossey hosts while Pauline Beck and Harold Peck share time with locals. Mrs Ruffert Evans is hospitalized in Germany and singing is planned next Sunday. Carson Evans hosts a party and Charlie Robertson returns from West Texas work.
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Pauline Beck
Thelma Dossey
Harmony
A. N. Anderson
Suez
D.S. Beck
Pete Sledge
Mercer Gap
Harold Peck
Ruffert Evans
Church of Christ Sunday Services and midweek classes
The notice lists Lord's Day schedule with Bible study at 10:00 a m and preaching at 11:00 a m plus 11:45 a m communion. Evening services at 6:15 p m Young People's class and 7:00 p m preaching. Wednesday schedule includes 3:00 p m Ladies Bible Class and 7:00 p m Mid week Bible class. Minister A C Nance.
Community News Outreach Seeks Local Correspondents
The newspaper invites readers to join its network of correspondents across the county. If a area lacks representation, volunteers are urged to suggest suitable writers to provide weekly neighborhood news.
Classified Ads Offer Wide Range in Comanche Chief
The Comanche Chief highlights the abundance of classified advertisements and invites readers to use the column to buy or sell items, noting it as a popular county weekly resource for deal making.
Comanche Chief Era Reaches 62 Years In 1935
The Comanche Chief, founded in 1873, marks its 62nd year in 1935. The paper reports a surge in new subscribers and renewals in 1934, the strongest since 1928.
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West Texas
The Chief Aims to Reach All Comanche County Homes
The Chief seeks to distribute to every home in Comanche County and invites non subscribers to call The Chief office for a sample copy.
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Comanche County
County and State News Combo Offer From The Chief
Through co operation with The Semi Weekly Farm News we offer The Chief and Farm News for one year at 1.50. Readers gain complete county and state news at a small cost with this cooperative deal.
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Bibb
Tarleton
Creamer
Turkeys
Ft. Worth
Soda Springs
Carson Evans
Iiss
Farrow
Charlie Robertson
Tom Smith
J. A. Cogan
Roy Merritt
Dallas
W. H. Lloyd
Church OF Christ
A. C. Nance
Government Farm News
Court House News
Communnity News
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