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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
3
Farm folks should prepare the brooder house now for incoming chicks. Connor of the Hatch-Food Store urges thorough cleaning with hot water and lye, disinfection, then proper ventilation and space. He offers a scale of equipment needs for 100 to 1 000 chicks and emphasizes consistent feed, water, and stable temperatures for the first week.
Marriage licenses listed for Charles Theo Hendon and Miss True Skinner Nomel Sharp and Miss Oweita Boyd Roy L Casey and Miss Emma Sue Dean. Deeds recorded show transfers including Z T Edwards to H J Sanders two-fifths of a city lot. various land parcels with specified considerations and surveys in De Leon and surrounding areas.
Mexico Mr and Mrs Glen Falkner spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Grigsby at Van Dyke Mrs Milton, previously seriously ill, is reported improving Mr and Mrs RL Cockrell of Pampa are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs GO Falkner and family 8 J Cockrell of Purvis spent the week end with Lynn Falkner Mr and Mrs Regian made a business trip to Dublin Saturday.
Sheriff Wit pivey announces a 26 acre land lien sale in Comanche County Texas to satisfy Geo. T. Mahon’s $415 judgment plus costs. The property described as part of L. T. Stinnett Survey will be sold to the highest bidder on the Sunday of March 1940 during legal hours for cash.
The community enjoyed a forty two party at the school house Friday night. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Godfrey included Mr. and Mrs. Luke Easley and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Godfrey and daughter of Cotton Grove, and Modell Boynton.
An advertisement urges avoiding those with coughs and promotes Mentho Mulsion from Mentho Service Drug Store as a valuable cold cough remedy. It claims one dose relieves symptoms, clears nasal passages, loosens phlegm, soothes membranes, and guarantees satisfaction at a low price.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company marks Founder's Week February 12 to 19 honoring founder George Huntington Hartford who pioneered direct buying and mass distribution. A&P notes Hartford opened the first red front store in 1859 and built a pantry of savings on tea and coffee as the world's largest retailer. A focus on tea and coffee showcases how luxury foods became affordable through modern distribution. O D Bradford of Winters bought a 234 acre farm near Comanche from A D Masterson via J R Bane & Company and plans to move his family there.
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