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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
4
An Austen area figure celebrates a 28 year tenure with the publication marking a quarter century of membership next year. Community readers recognize steady service and ongoing devotion to local coverage.
The Odd Fellows lodge in Comanche, organized April 18 1873, celebrated its fiftieth year with a record of faithful meetings only interrupted on Christmas night over twenty nine years since reorganization. Charter members included J. L. Stephens R D Redden and others. current officers and long term members named. Rebekah lodge noted as active ally with extensive member lists and ongoing charitable work.
Burt's Grocery is praised for sanitary stores with well chosen stocks of fresh groceries. Proprietor T Burt is well known to Co Manche buyers and brings experience in selecting goods to please those who prepare family meals. He previously co owned Home Grocery with Wagner, sold his share, then opened Burt's Store.
Evans Lrothers of Hamilton recently purchased the Comanche City Bakery and plan to run a top quality plant in Comanche. Jake Evans manages the Comanche operation while his brother stays at the Hamilton plant. The Evans Brothers bring thirteen years of bakery experience and strong local reputations. Sixteen thousand extra seats will be added for Chicago schools in 1924 with sixteen new buildings under construction.
The Reese Drug Store, long known in Comanche, passed through owners from William Jewse to Nugent Durham and George Simmons, then to Durham alone. Durham now operates a high class drug store, with a public spirited approach and active involvement in community improvement.
A garbled fragment from a Bay area or school page mentions string beans priced at Seventy-five cents per quart and a casual exchange about bargains. The text includes dialog between a clerk and a customer and odd phrases such as mirror placement and a “Whirlwind” reference.
The old tid Rock School site holds memories for generations of Comanche residents and their families. W. F. Rogers, longtime superintendent for about nineteen years, is a name closely tied to the building and community history, having died twenty-two years ago.
The Corner Market in Comanche, now under sole ownership of W. D. Renfro after a partnership with John Green, enjoys strong patronage. Renfro, an experienced market man, aims to contribute long term to Comanche’s business life. The item also notes Cleveland schools plan public lectures on health, food, and recreation.
Home economics and agricultural classes cooperate as boys slaughter a hog for a farmer while girls study meat cuts in a practical exercise. A weekly nature studies series from Pennsylvania State College covers birds trees insects rocks and plant life.
A courting pair discussions parliamentary terms as the man asserts the phrase Are you ready for the question while the girl responds Yes dearest and encourages him to proceed.
School medical inspectors report 1922 23 exams show 47 percent of city children, 48.9 percent of village children, and 27.4 percent of rural children are physically normal, highlighting urban and village gaps in health.
A comic snippet shows a teacher prompting Jimmie to wash his face and a boy correcting breakfast timing with eggs yesterday. The Punch style exchange parodies schoolday humor, ending with a quip about Mary and cosmetics.
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