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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1937
Page
2
A jumble of local items, anecdotes, and moral snippets appears, including a note about a Comanche man and a bounced check, Bible quotes from Exodus and John, quotes from General Hugh Johnson and The Waco Times-Herald, and a string of editorials on punctuality, parenting, and wealth. The column ends with light verse and questions with answers promised at the bottom.
Ex gubernatorial talks hint at change in state and national administration. Fourth of July celebrations spread across towns while Comanche eyes county fair revival this fall after a decade. Also public notice of James Marion DeWitt bankruptcy discharge hearing set for July 30 in Fort Worth.
The McKinzie Hotel offers a quarter price meal with family style service and a variety of well cooked choices. No advance notice needed to dine. The hotel also provides clean beds and reasonably priced rooms near the square.
Reported here are multiple short notices of residents traveling for vacations and visits, including Bob Baker at Mineral Wells and elsewhere, Ed Howell visiting Comanche relatives, and Mrs. Donaho in Fort Worth. Students Billy Dillin and Beatrice Hayes move between Brownwood and Fort Worth areas for degrees and family, with others planning moves to Garland and Douglas Arizona for work.
Spenders with relatives include Mr and Mrs Morris Banes and their son. Mr and Mrs John Kimble of Gorman visited Mrs W F Durham. Jack Durham and Lillian Durham joined family in Austin. Bill Dudney returned home to Dublin. Loren Vaughan and Stephenville families spent time with Mrs J M Vaughan. Hugh Bo Williams from Oklahoma visited family. Matt Shea and Henry De Leon with Hugh Mc visited Herschel Horton in Coleman.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions women and a dietitian figure, but the text is garbled. Core facts or names are unreadable, leaving only vague references to food, system, and rest. The record cannot determine a clear event, date, or source organization from the excerpt.
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