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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1927
Page
5
Comanche County stands as a premier pecan area with a thin shell kernel quality. A coordinated advertising push by local chambers of commerce can raise demand and incomes, benefiting growers and the community without heavy costs.
Posey of eet is visiting her daughter Mrs Colquitt Williams.
Harvey Lodgin and Lum Auxgus tine were arrested Thursday morning by City Marshal Rufus Deal at Gustine on charges of stealing a Ford in Fort Worth and a Chevrolet in Dublin. They were jailed in the County Jail. Police intercepted them Wednesday with further alleged robberies at Ralph Stevens and Floyd Dukes residences between Proctor and Gustine. The Chevrolet was returned to its owner Tuesday. prosecutors plan to try them in Comanche County for the Ford theft.
Three defendants charged with burglary of the Gustine Mercantile Company were each granted bond at 81. Each bond was set pending the grand jury session in April. Other notes mention a funeral in Brownwood and activities at Higginbotham’s Lumber Yard.
A brief item warns of the dangerous pairing of a child and a match, urging caution to prevent fire incidents. The note emphasizes vigilant supervision and safe handling of fire sources around youngsters.
Dark Beauty Barred Rocks advertised at 1.50 per setting for old customers. Mrs Ch. Lford invites orders to avoid disappointment from Comanche Texas. Phone 25-26pd. Also for sale five Rhode Island Red cookeres frenemy prize winning strain from Mrs J f Prater of Comanche Texas. Phone 491.
Marriages listed include J WnW Fowler and Lolla Wells, C R Bovett and Affie Pearl Ratliffe, Eugene Perude and Kyla Patton, bert Martin and Artie Lee Waddle. Births reported for Ernest Haile and wife Sipe Springs a girl, R P Smith and wife De Leon Rt 2 girls Archie and wife De Leon Texas girl.
Miss Estelle Reese is visiting her sister Mrs Pern Oden in Leesville Louisiana during her travels.
A hardware dealer reports a family with smallpox fears spreading through the neighborhood. A porter notes the child’s illness and others are being careful to prevent contact amid anxious responses.
A fragment shows a nurse speaking to a mother in a dispensary about baby care. A teacher voice interjects insisting on the best French tal vie or similar, while a punch bowl and a sales pitch for a mash at $2.35 appear in the scene.
EGAL PLANKS files reveal mortgages and notes backed by Teeds and other vendors with a lien position. The document lists detailed security interests and amounts, naming involved parties and the recorded dates.
Mrs H. Kay of Euoeville spent Wednesday in Comanche with her parents, Mr and Mrs H S Rambo. Mrs Correlius of Fort Worth plans a few days in Comanche before moving here. Highest price paid for hens by Co Prednern Company. D Pailey, proprietor.
The article traces George Washington 1753 oil-related ventures in northwestern Pennsylvania, noting his early warning mission to the French and the later Drake oil well of 1859. It links Washington’s bituminous spring to future petroleum wealth and surveys petroleum’s global growth, technology, and social impact.
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