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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
6
Mrs. D. V. Williams of Springfield describes weakness headaches and nervousness and says Cardui strengthened her. She notes improvement after taking Cardui and credits her doctor and husband for arranging the remedy. Thousands of women have found relief, and Cardui is sold everywhere.
Three Texas boys Gilbert Wieling Jack Turner and Alva Debham earned a trip to England funded by the Southwestern Fair after the Atlanta exhibition closed October 23 They will attend the Royal Live Stock Show at Derby next July with William Cook of the Agricultural and Mechanical College and a county agent TBD The boys ages under 15 competed in a stock judging event with teams from 14 states scoring 4410 points besting Mississippi Kansas Virginia and others The event featured Hereford Holstein Shorthorn Jersey Aberdeen Angus Southdown Shropshire Hampshire Poland China Duroc and Berkshire breeds across twelve animal rings with expert judges and detailed discussions of judging points.
Governor and Mrs. W. P. Hobby departed Austin for Dallas to visit the governor's mother and then head to Beaumont to settle in. About seventy five appointees attended a farewell at the mansion and presented a thousand dollar silver service, given by George Waverly Briggs of Dallas on behalf of the appointees.
Ranchers in Erath County plan to form a county live stock association to unite stockmen and promote pure bred stock. A meeting is set for February 7 at the Stephenville court house to discuss organization and ideas for regional improvement. The county reports record numbers of pure bred hogs, dairy and range cattle on farms and ranches.
A representative meeting of Texas business men gathered in Austin to oppose abolishing the Board of Water Engineers and to back irrigation efforts. Nat Holman of Del Rio, a leading local figure and son of J.S. and Mrs Holman, serves on the planning committee, which backs a $150,000 dam project near Del Rio and a 1500 horsepower power plant for the city.
Oklahoma City January 17 Republican representative elect Lou Gensman accuses former congressman Scott Ferris of distributing government seed favors. He says Ferris used seed gifts to farmers during 1911 1913 amid hardship, even claiming a pea ended up in a soup. Gensman plans to study Masonry and will not attend the State Legislature.
A short line mentions testing eyesight and offering to fit glasses, attributed to Huff at Hamilton Dee Go, indicating a local vision service or advertisement in a small community context.
In Washington on January 18 Senator Reed and Senator Myers clash over cutting the regular army to 150 000 while Senator Borah argues for economy and a 150 000 cap. Pershing warns a skeletonized army would hinder rapid buildup in emergencies and Borah cites war costs and vet care versus domestic policing duties.
Rowden black cotton seed, 300 bushels, second year grown here, priced at 100 per bushel delivered in Comanche. Contact A. W. Wright at phone 21, R. No. 6, Comanche. 2023-15.
The speaker urges merchants to seize opportunities and build on past gains. Texans have spent more money and have more to live on than before, and the region is ready to relight prosperity. Confidence is urged as business activity increases.
Regular correspondence notes cold rain and a string of local visits. Claude Coker and wife headed to Fort Worth for eye surgery, Jerrel Coker and wife run the store in his absence, and several families, including the Ishams Franks Guzorts and Pannells, shared weekends and Sunday visits around Round Mountain and with Mrs. Hardy Creamer and others.
Indiana attendees will host former president Herbert Hoover as guest of honor at a $100 per plate luncheon in Indianapolis. Proceeds aim to feed 3,500,000 starving children in Central Europe with the meal of risotto, black bread, and cocoa.
An advertisement offers a free eye test and glasses fitting by Walt at Hamilton Drag Co urging customers to take advantage of the service. The message emphasizes no charge for the vision test and invites inquiries for eyewear fittings.
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