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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1936
Page
4
Democrat B F Cadenhead announces candidacy for the 104th District in the Texas House after serving in the 35th Legislature. He endorses the Townsend O A R P Plan and a transaction tax to fund pensions and employment, expresses openness to meet voters, and signs from Comanche Texas.
Martha F Spruill a pioneer resident of the Comyn community died at the home of her son Lee Spruill near Van Dyke on Friday Jan 31 at age 77 The funeral was in Comyn Baptist Church led by Rev Gilbert Dalton Survivors include three sons and one daughter plus grandchildren and a brother Uncle Bill Spencer of De Leon An obituary notes her strong character and lasting memory for the community.
J P Matthews known as Uncle Jerry died at Lamesa on February 11. Funeral services were held by Rev Gordos Barrett at Haze Dell. Born in Alabama September 13 1851 he moved to Arkansas at age nine and to Texas in 1872 settling in Comanche County in 1900. He married in Bosque County in 1884. the couple had seven children, two sons and five daughters with one infant death. He spent time near Comanche with son George and at the McKinzie Hotel and with children in West Texas.
The Chief announces candidates for Democratic Primary including H W Allen C Hampton for District Attorney and others for district and county offices. Rexall Birthday Sale offers 10 new Chevrolets and 3000 in cash prizes. Vineyards promotes seeds groceries meats and seeds. Jake Durhams items moved by Burks Transfer and Storage to West Comanche.
G W Salyer, longtime Edna Hill resident and farmer born May 16 1856 in Kentucky, died at 8 15 p m Sunday February 2 after four years of illness. He came to Texas in 1876, lived in Williamson County, later Erath County, and reared a large family with two wives. Survived by wife Mrs Salyer and children Eddie Capulin New Mexico Hubert Vasalia California Emzy Dublin Callie Shamrock Cecil Fort Worth Verda Virgil plus a sister and a brother. Funeral at Barbee Cemetery February 3 conducted by Rev J M Bradford with pallbearers Leonard Jones S P Erwin Emer Bryson Oscar Huckabert Ronald Collingsworth Curtis Salyer.
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