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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
4
We urge community correspondents in Comanche County to join the effort and keep neighbors informed. Submit items to the office by Monday to help publish timely news from every town.
Mrs F W Moore spent Sunday in Stephenville visiting friends and returning home in the evening.
Representative Clanton faced earlier criticism over impeachment moves against former Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning. Comptroller General J. R. McCarl’s comprehensive report supports most charges, boosting Clanton’s standing and prompting reform recommendations referred to the Judiciary Committee. The House delays and pending Gibson subcommittee legislation show broad activity around St Elizabeths Hospital and veterans’ affairs.
The notice mentions Mes Reece of Miami County and relatives in connection with Cowsocke Week showing community or family involvement. No other clear details are provided in the legible text.
Notice notes hens lay demand and egg feed priced at 2.85 per hundred. Also mentions Higgins Hothams Lumber Yard offering ribbon mash per sack and a Tener window sale at an AN sine location.
A life insurer’s agent urges Mrs. Stone to insure her own life after paying out her husband’s policy. She replies she will, noting her husband’s luck. The gag frames marriage as a fifty fifty partnership with bets on fashion.
See Slider and Lacy for Bran shorts Butter fat cow feed etc all sales in this department made in to a grocery department.
Pat started work with a circular saw at a mill. The foreman warned about safety but Pat turned and lost a finger. He blamed the motion for the injury while others questioned how it happened.
The notice lists Blue Ribbon Key priced at 2.84 with references to Slider and Lacy as part of the related items or sellers.
Kinney of Comanche Chief defends a proposed long-horn milking contest decided in 1884 near Comanche. He and brother Nate dispute horn counts and milking rules, boasting winter yields and speed records while inviting entries and noting prizes and supplies available.
Partial OCR classified item indicates space for rent with directions to inquire at the office. Mention of party with some hint of location near a school. Text is garbled but conveys rental inquiry details.
Dispatches from Armenia say the Golden Rule Orphanage in Leninakan near Alexandropol was ruined by the earthquake that killed hundreds and left thousands homeless. Near East Relief plans aid for 9,000 orphans through Golden Rule Sunday and asks for contributions to 151 Fifth Avenue New York City.
L F Loree asserts the Interstate Commerce Commission must balance public need and railroad losses when considering abandonment. He notes historical precedents, stresses that only hopelessly unprofitable mileage should be abandoned, and affirms Kansas City Southern and Katy accountability while ensuring fair treatment for short lines.
Mrs. B. K. Tinney and children of Dallas visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Haff this week. Jesse M. Turner of Dadeville Alabama came to see Aunt Bonnie B. Jones in Sweetwater. Aubrey McDonald of Coleman days in Comanche. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Shelton announce the birth of a son. Miss Beulah Stark invites us to send the Chief to Dermott where she and her sister teach nearby. Medford Stevens of Brownwood spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stevens. Flower and Garden seed at the Krest Store.
The passage follows a salesman asking for the manager and being directed through a corridor past signs that forbid entry. A child and a nurse speak in garbled speech about crying, babies, and a Bible reference, creating a cryptic scene with disjointed dialogue.
Blue Ribbon Hee Mash yields a tested price of 2.85 amid competition from Slider and Lacy. Kens Co nehe Product Company records the highest price paid. C Bailey proprietor Milard Coleman leaves for Tate's Grocery Store to take a new position.
C F Redlich, a rupture appliance expert, will visit the Southern Hotel in Brownwood for two days from 10:00 a m to 4:00 p m with free consultations. He promotes Perfect Retention Shields that allegedly relieve rupture instantly, strengthen tissues, and avoid leg straps while allowing bathing.
An old style notice from E H Jones at the northwest corner of Soniare announces cash only sales and urges customers to trust the policy to prove savings. The brief ad emphasizes no credit and encourages trial.
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