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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
6
A fragmented ad promises heavy markdowns on assorted goods and shells, touting prices below manufacturing cost and urging customers to visit Saturday the 22nd for eight days of sales. The message stresses joyful pricing and urges immediate purchases to avoid sold-out items.
A fragmentary column discusses hog marketing with a warning that hog prices tend to fall after October 15. It urges buyers to place hogs on the market promptly, suggests feeding strategies using corn and maize, and mentions pasturing hogs with lambs to consume weeds.
A candidate speech appeals to Comanche County voters urging support for County Attorney. The letter praises rival Lee, reflects on campaign efforts, and emphasizes personal qualifications as a 24 year old farmer seeking the assessor post. Also includes a church notice inviting Sunday school and Bible study activities with pastor Geo A Curlee.
G. E. Johnson authorizes announcement that he has declined the idea of running for District Judge. Johnson will not seek the office and has not accepted any nomination or candidacy.
News reaches as pressing edition closes of the death of Grandpa Fritts a well known and beloved elder man of the county. Burial will be at Zion Hill cemetery this afternoon under the Masonic Lodge.
The companion, parents, brothers and sisters of J. L. McCinzie express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who rendered valuable services since the beginning of his illness.
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The bar of Texas endorses Judge W C Morrow of Hillsboro for Associate Justice on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Signatories include officials like J F Palmer County Tax Collector and several local lawyers. The notice urges Democrats to support Morrow and reminds voters to pay poll taxes this election year.
W B Carmichael died at home east of Comanche at 9 p m Sunday. Born in Alabama in 1852, he married in Alabama about 1875 and moved to Texas in 1889. Survived by four children Mrs W A Langley Buren Perry and Fulmer Carmichael all in the neighborhood. Buried at Indian Creek cemetery Monday afternoon with Rev Gardner presiding. The family and neighbors express sympathy.
To the Public the owners announce the opening of a new store about January 15 in the RE Adams building at the northwest corner of the square. They will offer complete lines of Dry Goods Groceries Hardware and Feed and invite customers to visit for fresh stock and best service and prices.
The fog shipping day of January 6 featured a banner dispatch of many choice hogs. A large number were shipped and another shipment is planned for Tuesday January 25.
Miss Lillian Hill and George Simmons wed in Brownwood last week and left for Dallas to begin their life together. Hill is a popular Comanche young woman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hill. Simmons, son of O. M. Simmons, hails from a noted Southern family and has lived in Dallas recently.
Mrs J L Owen of Vandyke died at a late hour today after several months of illness. She had been in poor health and was not expected to recover.
An OCR snippet notes action guaranteed pricing for Mebane Improved Triumph Cotton with stock at Storey Myrick in Chart Texas dated 1922. The fragment references cotton, guarantee terms, and a local seller.
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