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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1925
Page
8
Lost twelve dollars including a ten dollar bill and two one dollar bills. The money vanished somewhere between Charles Harvey's and the post office. Return to G. B. Clarke rural carrier No. 6 Comanche Texas. Also note no for rent ad for Ith Durham residence in eastern town.
Farmers offered good work horses and mules at close prices with Fall 125 terms if desired by buyers. Higeinbothan Dros & Co. conducts the sale aimed at attracting rural buyers and livestock owners.
J. B. Nabers returns to his old Comanche home after months in California and San Angelo. He finds West Texas has advantages but is glad to be back with Mrs Nabers recovering well from surgery. He resumes work as a carpenter building a five room house for Tom Luker six miles south of town.
Mr and Mrs M V Skinner leave for Roswell New Mexico to reside on a twenty acre irrigated farm with an apple orchard and 250 white Leghorn hens. The move is driven mainly by Mrs Skinner health. Their daughter Miss Aline Skinner will finish teaching at Winchell Texas then join them next May or June. The Skinners retain ties to Comanche and own homes there and on a farm south of town.
The Lyceum course presents the National Trio at the high school auditorium Monday evening January 5. Comanche has offered unusually good entertainments this season and this event promises to please.
Jokkie W. Burks leaves Comanche to assume chief clerk of the tax redemption division under State Comptroller elect H. Terrell in Austin. Burks will move his family after the current school term so his children may access University opportunities nearby. He has long served as county treasurer and deputy tax collector and is noted for clerical and executive work.
Early morning January 24 a partial solar eclipse will be visible in Comanche and nearby areas, about 60 percent, lasting roughly three minutes. Observers can still conduct scientific observations within that brief window as eclipse coverage varies across the country from 5 to 95 percent in different cities.
American scientists who have traveled worldwide to observe and photograph solar eclipses are overjoyed as a total eclipse becomes visible in this region, a rare event not seen here for hundreds of years and not expected soon again.
The following marriage licenses have been issued: James W Hobbs and Mary Martin Henry Jamar and Elender Crownover Newman Jones and Viola Jenkins R L Sprill and Dixie L Sloan T F McCullough and Irma Williams Lee Peston and Annie Morgan Artie Rambo and Minnie Lee Graham Harold Frank and Jen Vera Simpson Ellis Steele and Annie Lara Smith Fred Hart and Oxba Criswell A A Locke and Ruth Brownlee A M Mitchell and Fay Fails Floyd Boyett and Stella Loudermilk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Redwine and son Warren of Comanche spent Christmas day with daughter Mrs. Pierce Harris of Sidney. The couple, married forty five years, shared their first Christmas dinner away from home. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Fd Redwine and Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCullough along with Mrs. Harris. The day was described as very enjoyable by those present.
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