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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1937
Page
7
A fragmented advertisement lists price changes and sales across town shops. Items include flour at $1.40 and $1.85, tea, brooms, P G soap, oat meal, coffee, straw hats, children's shoes, thread, seeds, ground peanut hay, and mineral wells cr?ys. Mention notes schoolhouses as fortifications.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Kendrick with Hazel visit the Grand Canyon Carlsbad Cavern and other western points on a ten day trip. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Waisman and Jerry plan an extensive vacation to California and Pacific Coast sites. Grace Brightman of Austin arrives for a two week stay with her Comanche relatives. Mrs. W C Gerusch Clarence Gamel and Bobbie Gamel of Dallas visit W B Gamel for the weekend.
Chamber of Commerce urges action on a county canning plant to handle berry crops. Members are asked to talk to the secretary and push for project implementation in 1938. Burks Transfer moved A. Morse’s household goods to a new home purchased from John Reese.
Mr and Mrs John Cox of Comenche marked their thirty sixth wedding anniversary when eight children and friends delivered gift lunch baskets. Bro Woolsey spoke on living a Christian life for Christ and loved ones. Present children and spouses included Dennis McGlothlin family, Perry McGlothlin, Langley family, Joy Cox, Gale Cox, and others.
At a school board meeting on Tuesday night Miss Beason was elected Home Economics Instructor for Comanche High School, moving from Refugio County where she previously taught. She succeeds Miss Barnhart who resigned after one year. Out of town attendees included Mr and Mrs Richard Paschel Mr and Mrs George Albin and Jess Albin of Fort Worth.
Rev E M Shepard who recently joined the local church pastorate arrived in Comanche with three sons and a daughter is expected today to join Mrs Shepard and a daughter remains in Mississippi for a visit The family resides in the Bowers home East Comanche where Rev Hazel once lived He will preach both morning and evening services Sunday Also noted is a classified for a new gasoline motor for farm washer and a visit by Dan Killian and family to Abilene
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