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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1937
Page
12
Commissioners Court of Comanche County Texas invites sealed bids from banking corporations, associations or trusts for the county funds to the next regular depository selection. Bids due August 9 1937 by 10 a m with a certified half percent of prior year revenue as bid security. R S McCharen County Judge.
Mrs. T. S. Armstrong, 74, died at home near Sidney July 19 after a monthlong illness. Born Mary Elizabeth Helms in Grey County Missouri in 1863, she moved to Comanche County as a girl and married T. S. Armstrong on September 18, 1886. Funeral services were held at Taylor's Chapel July.
The Ranger Rodeo Association schedules a July 24 rodeo with an afternoon performance and an 8 15 p m evening show. The notice marks a community event and hints at civic concerns while quoting Chief Justice Hughes on liberty.
A list of attendees includes Mr. and Mrs. John Fritts, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Cole, Jack and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Ky McGuire, Dave Rascoe and family, Marvin Woolsey and children, Ozella King and daughters, Otho McGuire family, Ruth Moore, Sade Davis, Burnett Easley, Rob Easley and daughter, F. L. Ferrill and daughter, Jack Hendricks, Luke Easley and sons, Zora Smith, Orpha Hasley and son Robert, Will Irby and Ora Scott with granddaughter Geneva Stevens, Jewel Herrell and Beatrice, Nola Lindsey and children, Maggie Brooks and La Verne Jones, Jesse Hutton and children, Ira Townsley and children, Walter Henson and family, John McGuire, E. A. Thompson and Johnny McGuire, Cora Stone, I. M. Davis, Modell Booth, Walter Fritts and Opal, Lloyd Fritts and son, and Mrs. Abernathy.
One of the season’s social highlights, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Clarke, featured a substantial 42 tournament for the Methodist Parsonage improvement fund. Eleven tables hosted play while nearly a dozen spectators joined the crowd of over fifty, with punch served during the evening.
Letter from C. L. White of Chapel Hill outlines a two year Rockefeller fellowship at the University of North Carolina. The award, worth 1250 dollars, supports his MA work in drama under Frederick Hughes and Paul Green. White, Baylor graduate class of 1936, notes prior plays produced in Dallas and Waco.
A dated storefront advertisement urges shoppers to use their dollars for savings on flour and a wide range of grocery and household items. The ad lists brands such as Big Chief Flour, White-As-Sno Flour, Peerless Flour, and Pinto Seans, with prices including 14 Lb Pinto Seans at 1.00 and 2 Pkgs Wheaties at 25 cents, plus soaps, tea, coffee, canned goods, and household essentials. It also promotes minerals and crystal water from Mineral Wells and clothing items for children.
A fragmentary OCR line mentions Waco and the Gustine school, indicating a historical reference in the local area. Details are limited, with uncertain phrasing and missing context about people or events involved.
Miss Miliza Otho and Harden Harden wed in Tia Juana on July 4. Miliza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E., formerly taught commercial work in Sterling City High School. Harden, of Paso, Texas, is circulation supervisor for the Los Angeles Examiner. They plan to reside in Los Angeles, California.
A quoted maxim from Emerson emphasizes that true education rests on honoring the student. The adage highlights the value of attentive guidance, encouragement, and recognizing individual learning needs in nurturing growth.
The item lists people including Pagan and Silvus as officers, with connections to Austin Sweetwater and Bangs. It notes Mrs Edna Russell sending two letters while on vacation and a referenced divorce arising from the action. The fragmentary text provides limited context beyond these names and events.
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