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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
5
Coleman's appeals shoppers with discounts on sugar, shortening, tea, and staples. Customers are invited to bring their buckets for bulk items, while eggs, Irish potatoes, bacon, cheese, and other groceries are priced to attract buyers.
W. G. Herring pledges a fair, merit based campaign from the six candidates for Texas district politics. He argues independents can win, attacks party misrule for 60 years, and promises more stump remarks on policy and platform advocating equal opportunity and a better human race.
D C Dingus a candidate for Justice of Peace Precinct No 1 was born in Scott County Virginia and moved with his family to Comanche County in 1873 settling at Sipe Springs He later lived in Soda Springs Suez Enterprise and Pleasant Valley He taught school ten years and worked in mercantile cotton real estate and insurance serving as Justice of the Peace and Postmaster back in Comanche County.
Local residents and visitors fill Comanche with weekend travel. Nobia Dunn returns from Tarleton summer school. Mrs W H Carpenter comes home from San Marcos. Families from Fort Worth Dallas Hamiltons and others visit relatives, attend revivals, or travel to Austin and Wheeler.
J A Rock reports the death of his sister Mrs S Heartly in Austin at age 78. Born in Tyler County she lived with parents and eight brothers in Coryell County near Gatesville before marriage in 1884 to S Heartly. After her husband’s death she resided in the Women’s Confederate Home in Austin. Surviving are a daughter in Los Angeles and one brother Rock. She had visited Comanche several times.
Letter from F. J. Fritz of Cincinnati reports dropping from 205 to 179 pounds in three months using Kruschen Salts. He says he feels stronger, breath improves, and looks better. Ad claims one-half teaspoon daily in hot water aids weight loss and urges buying the four week bottle at drugstores.
Charlie Cathey of De Leon seeks the Comanche County Tax Assessor post. He was born in Denton County and moved with his parents to Comanche as a child, has lived in the county most of the past 55 years, and has run cafes and confectioneries. He attended Cathey School and Add-Ran University at Thorp Springs and is the brother of the late A C Cathey of Comanche.
A wedding unites C. K. McKeehan and Kathleen Dunlap on Monday July 18 in Eastland. Mrs. McKeehan is the daughter of G. K. Dunlap of Sipe Springs and Mr. McKeehan is son of Charlie McKeehan of that community. The couple will reside in Sipe Springs. Judge Joe H. Eidson of Hamilton is running unopposed for re election to the 52nd Judicial District bench serving Comanche Hamilton and Coryell counties. native of Hamilton he previously served as County Judge and District Attorney.
H S Freeman of near DeLeon seeks Commissioner Precinct 4 after born in Mississippi and moving to Texas in 1898. He was elected in 1926 and is a farmer and veterinary surgeon. R T Chaney of Comanche seeks Constable Precinct 1, born in Collin County, moved through Johnson and Comanche Counties, deputy sheriff 1885 to 1887, later cattle trader. W T Lester of Comanche seeks Justice Precinct 1, born near Macksville 1863, lived in Oklahoma 37 years, returned to Comanche three years ago.
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