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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1952
Page
8
The Dublin Rodeo for 1952 has its schedule fixed from August 27 through August 30. Organizers announced the event dates and prepare for competitions, spectators, and related activities.
Card of thanks from Mrs. Ory J. Grigsby thanking Dr. Blackwood Mims and Blackwood hospital staff plus friends and neighbors for kindness during hospitalization. L A Rush family thanks helpers and prayers for recovery. O E Boyd moved household goods from Comanche storage to Mineral Wells and endorses Burks for storage services.
Burks Transfer and Storage Company handles moving and storage statewide. Clients include J B Roberts from Monahans to Coleman and W E Lane from Abilene to Brownwood, with numerous others in Comanche, San Saba, Palestine, Odessa, and beyond. The firm advertises 25 years of experience and ongoing moving contracts for homes and goods.
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department urges residents to stay out of the way of emergency crews. They note laws fining following emergency vehicles within 200 feet and argue delays waste time and damage property. The message stresses fire hoses and equipment belong to taxpayers and asks nonmembers to avoid impeding responses.
Comanche County peace officers gain four 2-way mobile radios after last week's installation in Constable Sullivan's car and planned adds for Constables Rinehart and others. The units enable car-to-car and station-to-station communications up to 40 miles, with the sheriff's office retaining a receiving unit. Funds from the public subscrip tion cover purchases and Commissioners Court handles upkeep.
A sheriff sale notice reports a court ordered sale of 286 acres in Comanche County Texas. The property lies in Section 2, H B RR Co Survey, as described in case No 9538 W Johnson and Eddie Lee Johnson versus Warren A McIntosh and Edith McIntosh. Sale set for the first Tuesday in March 1952 at the Comanche County Courthouse.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Norris hosted a Tuesday evening dinner for twenty. Guests helped themselves to tacos chili beans enchilladas avocado salad and pralines with a Mexican centerpiece. Four bridge games followed with Mrs Walter Durham Jr winning high among ladies and L C Durham high among men. Skunk game prizes went to Mrs Durham Prathers and many couples attended including the Williams Wilkerson Jolink and Atkinson families.
Mr and Mrs Herbert LaRoque visited relatives in Aolerie with Mrs LaRoques family. Mrs Hilma Colter and Helen joined by Mrs Tom Hart and Margaret Jones, Linda and Richard visited Odessa. Hugh Moore visited Brownwood. Neely Cox left for California to settle there. Billy Guthrie of Bronte spent the weekend with local Guthries and Scott families. Roy Fielder is working in Odessa.
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