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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
3
Early fryers bring good prices. A flock of laying hens well cared for will bring you a pay day each week in 1936. Now is the time to begin. Get some of Connor's Comanche Chicks and put those empty brooders and empty houses to work. Chicks ready January 24. We also do custom hatching. Phone 416.
Buchanan seeks Evelyn Fletcher while entangled with Joan a park bench romance leads him to Rossini Manor a fake cook and butler job becomes a trap as Joan schemes to get Jim. He exposes designs to Atlas Motor Company prompting arrest and a dramatic public fallout with Rossini aiding Joan’s bail and threatening Jim’s marriage prospects.
Roch oe and Mrs Byerly visit Muleshoe relatives. Wade George family visits De Leon area. Holland and Hanson families move to town. Dublin and Comyn relocations noted. Social events include a miscellaneous show at Mrs Kinnard home and visits to Fort Worth. Rev Bradford to preach Sunday. Jones family moves to Hasse and Cathey family hosts guests. Public notices of gatherings and visits across Green's Creek and De Leon areas.
Glena Barnes died Saturday January 11 at two weeks old the daughter of Mr and Mrs Barnes near Comanche Interment was Sunday at Oakwood Cemetery at ten with Rev J I Smoot officiating.
Forty six friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis in Roch for a Sunday dinner honoring Mrs. Harris on her 89th birthday John Davis on his 42nd birthday and Merlin Davis on his sixteenth birthday Relatives from multiple nearby towns attended including the Harris and Davis families with many named relatives and friends present
Texas reports an average of five business failures per week in December, down from six in November and four in December last year. Average liability per failure was $18,000, a 28 percent drop from December 1934, but twice the level seen in the prior month.
The Proctor Methodist Church invites the public to worship with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. An official board and church members are urged to attend, with a church conference after the 11 o’clock service. Minister George G. Smith urges punctual attendance next Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Tate of Comanche elected to serve on the Student Government Association of Texas State College for Women to assist president Nelle Pone. Tate, a senior majoring in speech, will work in the Dormitory Division of the association.
Report of Condition of The State National Bank of Comanche Texas as of December 31 1935. Highlights include assets 365 372.47 and total liabilities 365 372.47 with deposits 216 501.71 and capital accounts 70 654.01. Signed by cashier J W Moore and notary G Fe Smith with directors listed.
Fairview residents spent Monday in Brownwood while Y Joinston and sons visited Tom Johnston in Clair Oklahoma. Fairview boys beat Cotton Grove 22 to maybe a typo. Fairview and Sipe Springs teams played with Fairview boys winning 14 to 6 and Sipe Springs girls 22 to 22.
Gustine neighbors share visits by Gustine Mr and Mrs G G Eac of Hamilton and W A Johnston party to Carlton. Eva Maples named Librarian at Public School of Energy. Gustine Tigers edge Dublin Lions 14 to 13 in D B C Tourney coached by Cullen Campbell. Birthday dinner honors Charley Isham and Elizabeth Raventertain receives a shower.
Baggett and BE Luker with family spent Sunday with daughter Mrs BE Bean in Pettit. Edwin Graham visiting brother Orman in Dallas. Mrs J H Strahan and sons from Abilene spent the weekend with relatives. Buford Smith and wife announce the birth of a son on January 10.
Roy Tubbs 34 died at his home in Hasse Friday after a brief illness. Interment was Sunday at Sardis Cemetery with Rev. J. D. Smoot officiating. He was reared in the county and ran a barbery business in Hasse. Survived by wife Lelya Donaho and three children Bobbie Joyce Charles and Thressa, his mother Mrs. John McEntire, a sister Mrs. Carl Berry of Proctor, and two brothers J. W. Tubbs and Charlie Tubbs.
Saturday a mixed gathering saluted Mrs Buster Cameron of Comanche. The bride, previously Miss Hortense Franks of Gustine, celebrated her recent marriage in a simple ceremony.
The Comanche District FFA basketball tournament held last Saturday in Comanche featured Senior and Pee-Wee classes. Comyn Seniors defeated Sidney 16 to 14 in a close final while Sidney Pee-Wees beat Comyn 22 to 11. W. Z. Compton of Comanche High School officiated.
An advertisement urges keeping a reliable laxative at home to prevent constipation and ease symptoms. Mrs. Perry Hicks of Belton Texas praises Thedford's Black Draught for biliousness and constipation and notes its usefulness across families. Sold in 25 cent packages.
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