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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
5
The item lists numerous families visiting relatives in Comanche during the holidays including Coleman Browns in Houston Waco and Oklahoma City, plus guests from Iraan Dallas Breckenridge Shreveport Artesia and Memphis. Floor polisher ad notes immediate availability at Service Drug Store Appliance Dept offering daily rental with wax spreading feature.
A string of families from Lubbock Breckenridge Odessa Dallas Walnut Springs Wichita Falls Plainview Fort Worth and Fort Worth gathered in the area for Christmas and New Year visits to relatives and friends including Jim Wiliford Nacogdoches H. R. McMillan and others. Health conscious notes urge customers to trust local druggists for prescriptions with careful sourcing and fair pricing at Service Drug Store and Elkins Tin Shop advertises water heaters and kitchen cabinets.
A collection of holiday visits shows Mr and Mrs Jim Willis of Dallas and extended families gathering in Comanche area homes. Family members from Mullin Albuquerque Ft Worth Dighton and Gorman share Christmas with H Lockridge E E Anthony Gordon Barrett Homer Wilhelm Garnet Dale and others noting work in Dallas and Magnolia Petroleum Company. Also listed are local farm and ranch loan offerings and agricultural equipment for sale including a John Deere Model H tractor and certified seed oats from Hall Brothers.
The second team tackle for the TCU Horned Frogs spent Christmas Day in Comanche with his parents and Mrs Roscoe Edwards. He returned to Fort Worth to resume practice for his final intercollegiate season and the Delta Bowl in Memphis Tennessee. Edwards plans a pro career next season with either the Wellington Redskins or the Loe Areel Rockets. Mr and Mrs W B Thomas and daughter Beth of Merkel visited his mother Mrs T H Beene and her brother Tom Beene and family.
A Service Drug Store advertisement urges readers to bring a prescription from their doctor to verify they receive the prescribed medicines, promising improved results from the first day and inviting customers to bring their next prescription.
For sale variety of farms ranches and city homes with business property. Gladly shown on request and made date by mail if you wish. Comanche Frath and adjoining counties. T R Shaffer Rt. 1 Dublin Lightning C Ranch.
In Comanche County Texas executor 8 D Edinbureth of J D B Rees estate is ordered to publish notice of final account and application for settlement. Objections must be filed by December 29 1947 with Roy Dabney Clerk in the County Court. Public notice to interested parties to prepare to present their claims.
Local social notes list visiting families and students from Van Comanche Dallas Hobbs Spur Temple Coleman and Lubbock visiting relatives during the Christmas holidays. Texas University students Cleve Denny George Massingill Thomas Stark Bob Freeman Weldon Lacy among those home for the holidays.
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