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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
1
Poem about resisting Winter's harshness as snow and sleet batter the house. The speaker mocks old Winter, urging friends to keep him from entering the home by the fire and celebrating a cozy Christmas-tide indoors. The verses describe wind and frosty images and end with a chorus to sing and stay warm by the blaze.
New York workers who lost jobs flood city sidewalks selling apples, earning about five dollars daily. Vendors set up crates and signs reading Unemployed Buy Apples, with profits estimated around one hundred twenty dollars per week after costs. The Apple Association sparked the trend by supplying hundreds of boxes on credit, making surplus fruit less likely to rot.
Four new county officers and three precinct officers took oaths of office from County Judge W. T. House. Bob Haynes becomes County Clerk, Frank Howington District Clerk, Dwight Brightman Sheriff, Jave (Jave) as County Attorney, with J. D. Bonner Justice of the Peace, T. D. Robbinett to the Commissioners Court, and S W Switzer Constable.
Bob Rushing wounded in hip by a .45 pistol on the Dupree farm near Mercer Gap as he intervened in a confrontation between Dupree and Roy Rushing. The injured man, treated by Dr. I T Clemons, suffered a painful but nonfatal wound.
The D. C. Hatchery will begin its second season in Comanche around January 10 with Paul Jeanes managing. Jeanes has run a hatchery in Hallinger for five years. Extra equipment has been added after last season's strong first run, and county poultry producers plan to place eggs with the plant this year.
Notice seeking out grown children’s clothes for school use. People with surplus garments are asked to bring them to J. P. Hoff or to Mrs. J. P. Hoff at their home for the Community Chest.
Mrs Emma Ayers Bagley and G H Bagley with A Boyd receive a free theater pass for the picture show on Thursday January 8 along Sidney Route 1 in a city notice.
Frisco Railway trims fares from Texas points to other states to 2 cents per mile from 3.6, effective February 1, after Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Texas state rates are being aligned, with a similar move to Texas points likely. Frisco considers day motor car service Brownwood to Fort Worth to offer round trips and cheaper city market access.
The Baptist Women's Missionary Society plans its quarterly meeting in Comanche on Thursday January 8 led by Mrs. E F Anthony.
A concise test item from Edmondson Motor Co references ucita procedures and time management in a historical trade context. It serves as a sample for summarizing brief OCR snippets into a compact newspaper card.
Arthur M. Lovelace manager of the Undertaking and Furniture departments of the Luggingtham Company, a Comanche citizen, died after his car overturned on a new road near the Comanche Brown County line. Miss Nobia Dunn, also from Comanche, was injured, and passerby Rev Adram Jones and his wife assisted her. Jones found Lovelace under the car with his limbs protruding and unable to be moved. Continued on last page.
A meeting with representatives of the Poultry Producers Association of Texas is set for Tuesday January 6 at 2 pm in the District Court room. A. J. Lloyd, representing local poultrymen, says the association operates under the Federal Farm Board and urges producers to sell to this group.
Anton Rauhut was seriously cut about the face when a car struck his vehicle from a cross road near the Three Point Filling Station north of Austin Tuesday December 23. He was traveling with a young lady who was less seriously hurt.
The Comanche Fire Department honored by a $25.00 Christmas gift from Mrs. W. H. Lindsey for their exemplary work in 1980.
Nineteen cars of dressed turkeys valued at over 75000 have shipped from Comanche to date. Far mers Produce Co. manager George McKinzie cites a nine car Christmas run versus ten for Thanksgiving and estimates remaining unsold at two or three cars. Prices rose from fifteen to twenty three cents, with fewer number two turkeys this year.
Miss Josie Baugh daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Laugh of Proctor suffered a broken jaw and a fractured collar bone while riding in a Model T touring car toward Gustine five miles out of Comanche near the Tom Sliger farm on Christmas Eve at 730 pm Donald Brooks of Van Dyke received minor bruises They were taken to Comanche for treatment by Dr I T Clemons and Dr J O Lane Brooks said his car veered into a ditch near the edge while meeting another vehicle.
Cotton reported in Cochman County before December 13 totals 38782 bales for this season, compared with 6954 on the same date last year, according to John H. Harris, Special Agent.
Reverend J. M. Perry and Mrs. Perry returned Wednesday from a visit in Bartlett, sharing details of their trip with acquaintances.
Mrs. W. G. Barrett and her daughter Alice Lee are visiting her parents Dr. and Mrs. B. W. D. Hill in Dawson. The trip follows prior correspondence and local social pages noting family ties and weekend gatherings.
A second showing at the Hasse well on the Co. T. White farm and a steady 100 barrel per day flow from the Kirk well near Custer indicate rising activity. The Hasse well, drilled by Fain and Associates in sandy shale, shows gradually increasing oil as deeper drilling continues. The Kirk well, drilled by Frank Kirk of Gorman between Duster and Line Springs, began flowing after casing and marks a new oil territory with nearby Sloan property already producing.
Santa Claus arrived by airplane just before noon and, on a fire truck at 2 PM, greeted hundreds of children on the court house lawn. He distributed candy, apples, and oranges with help from five to six firemen, making a parade-like procession through town.
Mrs Cunningham visits her son W J Sehain in Waco while Mrs Barrett of Anson visits her son. W G.
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