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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
4
The notice records that an acting editor is entered at the Comanche Texas post office as second class mail matter, indicating mailing status and city of origin for publication.
A Dallas or Texas city hotel New Year’s Eve dinner drew elite crowds including prohibition officers. One enforcement officer noted widespread drunkenness, with estimates of 10,000 dollars in liquor on tables and people from fourteen to elderly. The piece critiques enforcement, urges lawful action, and lauds road conditions reporting in Coleman and Comanche counties.
A box of fresh holly from Camden Arkansas brightens our tree while we choose cedar as the symbol of future gifts. The tree traveled from Mercer tap school to Sunday school and finally to our living room. Children shared simple speeches and a six year old declared a bicycle the nicest gift, while another pondered future wishes.
The Chief states it will not boast about stature or youth and notes its subscription list continues to grow. It claims to print more papers weekly than any county rival and often lacks surplus to meet over the counter demand while paying high postage by weight.
Reverend Kursell and wife provided a Christmas dinner for inmates at Stephenville jail. A visiting lawyer noted the jail’s young detainees, their good stock, and the respectful, friendly relationship between the jailer and prisoners, highlighting a bond kept with Christ’s teaching amid violations of prohibition laws.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Sumners of Robert Lee spent Thursday with friends in Stephenville Mr Sumners is superintendent and Mrs Sumners the principal of the Robert Lee public schools G A Beeman of Fort Stockton visited his sister Mrs J J Franklin in W Powder Plan Ket and will stay several days in the Davis home before returning to Fort Stockton
No. GSS Official statement of the financial condition of the FIRST STATE BANK at Comanche Texas as of December 20 1922 published in the Chief Comanche January 1923. It details resources including loans and discounts real estate deposits and liabilities with figures for capital surplus undivided profits and other items. Directors J F Tate W I Nandals S J Hicks verify the balance sheet.
The editor announces the temporary end of the Chief newspaper, noting its founding by Beeman in 1873 and transition from its long-running title J. J. Holmsley. Readers are invited to submit their subscr iber histories to preserve this historical record for the Chief’s permanent files.
W P D Carroll Claude Wells W G and Alf Garner Tobe Greer Ethan Weivel Tom Preston Bob Hamilton Tingh Rambo Charlie Tate and Clint Davis attended a Ranger Encampment meeting last Friday night as the lodge conferred all three encampment degrees on a large class of candidates. Miss Crystal Daly Mercer Gap teacher returned Sunday night from Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Daly at Palmer.
County superintendent of Comanche county Mr Henry Gantz has been offered a teaching position at the John Tarleton Summer Normal but has not yet decided on acceptance. Tom Stephens of Laredo is visiting Comanche for a few days to stay with relatives and friends. Commercial Hotel offers good beds at reasonable prices, phone 342.
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