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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
2
Advertises a permanent position as a farm service man to inspect and delouse chickens for local farmers with pay starting at 75 dollars monthly and upward. Emphasizes car, farm experience, potential to become stock expert, and a coupon reply to Box X Memphis Tennessee. Includes a separate notice offering a thousand bushels of wood yellow dent corn with a 16 to 15 day window.
Cyril Roberson moves household goods via Burks Transfer and Storage Co from T. S. Collins to Loren Vaughan house south of the high school. Burks Transfer promotes moves. Bowers' Fruit and Seed Store advertises bulk seeds, garden items, and low prices, listing bananas oranges apples greens spuds onions and syrup with Lewis Bowers urging value.
Brick Ridge for sale four room frame house on corner lot 100 by 150 vacant plots from 40 dollars each. 117 acres with running water year round 60 acres good grass 1000 bearing pecan trees. Located on all route school bus milk route 49 acre farm to trade for larger place. Burks Transfer and Storage Company offers moving services. Chief and Semi-Weekly Farm News $1.50 per year.
Hugo W Schoellkopf administrator de bonis non of the estate of C L Norsworthy announces a public auction on February 7 1939 at the Dallas County courthouse for undivided interests in multiple parcels including 404 acres in Walker County Texas and half interests in Dallas City lots and a 40 acre Comanche County tract with mineral rights, all at cash sale.
Heartfelt thanks to friends who aided in rebuilding our home and made return possible. Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year from Mr and Mrs Max Keeter and John.
George William Holmsley Jr aged 37 died at Brownwood hospital Monday morning after weeks of illness. Funeral services were held at South Leon Baptist Church Newburg with interment in Albin Cemetery. He was born August 13 1901 in Ozona to Dr and Mrs G W Holmsley. He moved to Newburg at 14 and married Annie Jo Boykin in 1922. Surviving are his wife two daughters parents three brothers and a sister.
Family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness to husband and father George Helmsley Jr during illness. Gratitude expressed for floral offerings and expressions of friendship. Blessings prayed for all who cared, signed by Mrs George Helmsley and family.
We express heartfelt gratitude to friends for their kindness and words of support during the recent illness and death of our brother Jol Johnson. Jim Johnson, Johnson, Charlie Johnson.
The article notes E. E. McNatt Arthur of Comanche county prepared his 1939 tax return. A brief city scene describes his early morning walk from City Hall and meeting the first man encountered, with mention of local ownership and status.
Beattie High School schedules a basketball tournament starting Friday morning at nine in the gym. Complete schedules cover boys and girls events with Newburg Sipe Springs Jine De Leon and Gorman among entrants. Trophies award first and second places for both genders. a medal for an all tournament team and two additional honors for the top female sportsmanship. admission ten cents.
Ernest and Cliff Walker visit relatives of Gwendolyn Walker. Elwood Boyd Percy Parse and Harold Prater return to Tarleton College. Ernest Merritt and family move to San Saba. Miss Reba Statum returns to Winters to attend school.
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