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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
7
Free new catalog explaining Burton system of making you a first class barber. Addresses listed include 602 Commerce St Dallas 1510 Main St Fort Worth 613 Louisiana Ave Shreveport La. Date noted July 1 1928.
We offer twine from the International and Plymouth brands and An tone Pedigreed cotton seed. FE H Jones is the grocer at telephone 42. For sale several second hand refrigerators at Elkins Tin Shop and a pump engine by Fully and Johnson, air cooled and in good running shape at a bargain. See Walter Dixon, Proctor, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gaines and family express heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends for every act of service and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their daughter and sister. May God bless you all.
At the Gustine Chapter No 720 regular meeting on Thursday May 3 officers were elected for the ensuing year by the Eastern Star. Nell Jones was chosen Worthy Matron with Lorena Pettit as Associate Matron Ruth Couch Conductress Lucy Gleaton Associate Condrress Pearl White Secretary and Tennie Sadler Treasurer. Installation is set for the regular meeting on Thursday June 4.
An appeal seeks eleven young ladies to represent a local art home studio in their communities. The notice invites participants to join and showcase talents within neighborhood areas.
Paris Smith and the Comanche Public Schools award four gold medals to top students in each grade. Seniors Faye Gilbreath, Juniors Jim Eanes Reese, Sophomores Nellie MacKillian, and Freshmen Claudia Fisher earned medals for the highest yearly averages.
Promoting on service stamps, Prom pres highlights The Comanchere as a featured event. This note outlines the stamping initiative and its branding focus.
R W Gray of Proctor recalls subscribing to the Comanche Chief since 1885 and reading the county paper for forty five years. He notes his teaching beginnings after passing a teachers certificate exam under Judge Sartwell and introducing Swinton's Series in Walnut School.
The St. Clair family gathered at Glen Rose for an all day reunion with ten siblings and relatives from across the state. Attendees included D. Charles Clarke J. M. Jordan and others from Fort Worth Dallas Waco San Angelo Teague and Los Angeles with two sisters unable to attend. The couple’s six sons and six daughters grew into a large clan with no deaths in 46 years since 1882 and their Erath county roots trace to Alexander and Dublin where J. St. Clair served as a leader peace officer and postmaster.
The article notes three week old Eng lish White Leghorn chicks praised by Mr. Anthony as strong and healthy, indicating quality stock in poultry farming.
The State Health Department reports 47 births and 31 deaths in Comanche County during the first 30 months of this year, with officials noting these figures likely capture only about one third of total events. Local registrars are appointed to improve accuracy and seek citizen cooperation.
Produce and eggs available at D Bailey's with emphasis on fresh cream and chickens. Local supplier promotes quality produce for daily needs.
Buddie Zellars aged 75 died at his home in Sipe Springs Saturday and was buried Sunday at Sipe Springs Cemetery with evangelist Steele of Sidney in charge. He is survived by his widow, two children Mar lin Morris and Herman Zellars, and two brothers Pete and Daner Zellars, all of Sipe Springs. A longtime county pioneer, he lived over four decades in the Sipe Springs community as a successful farmer and landowner.
An election is ordered for Saturday, June 16 at Beattie and Soda Springs to decide if Soda Springs School should consolidate with Peattie. For consolidation to take effect, a majority of voters at each box must vote in favor separately.
Sunday morning service at the 1st Methodist Church titled Preach and Heal based on Luke 9 2. An evening program at the tabernacle will replace services due to the Gayinar program. Pastor R J La Prade presides.
A fragment from D. Bailey's notes describes retrieving a nest from the property. The report notes the location associated with Bailey and indicates careful handling of the find. Further context about purpose or heritage value is not available in the readable text.
A. P. Kallina of Lamesa was elected principal of Combache High School and head of the Science Department for next session. He has led the Lamesa High School science dept for three years and was weighing a Lubbock High School teaching offer. He holds a BA from San Marcos and plans UT summer graduate work. Mrs. Kallina offers public speaking lessons. she is Baylor trained with multiple teaching stints.
Miss Willie Mae Gilmore estimates four hundred crates of berries on three acres for the fourth Monday session, with she gathering 45 crates that day. She compares favorably to last year's 544 crates and notes higher fruit quality. Prizes were offered to two pickers for neatness and yield, with Hilda Roberson winning first and Lorine Kerley second.
The Comanche Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy will hold memorial services at Oakwood Cemetery at 4 PM Sunday. Graves of Civil War Spanish American War and World War veterans will be decorated. Talks by Rev E J La Prade and Rev Noel P Wilkinson and dedicatory ceremonies will mark the event.
Local craftsman shop in Elkins manufactures fly traps meeting government specifications. The effort aims to supply official pest control tools under regulated standards. The small enterprise highlights compliance and community manufacturing.
Farmers in the Comanche vicinity report oats thriving as harvest begins. Allen expects 20 to 30 bushels per acre across eighty five acres, nearly double last year’s yield of 18 bushels. Nearby growers anticipate 30 to 100 percent better output than 1923. Most grain is ready and binders are in use.
Miss Ida Gaines died at the Black Sanitarium in Gorman on Friday morning May 25 after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday in Proctor with Rev. Goott of Gorman and Rev. Scott of Brownwood. She was born October 9, 1898 and moved to Proctor with her parents five years ago. A teacher of expression, she taught in Proctor until her death. She joined the Missionary Baptist church in 1916 and remained active in religious work. She is survived by her mother and father J W Gaines, and brothers C. Gaines of Austin, A F Gaines of Austin, Hamilton Gaines, Joe Gaines of Proctor, sisters Mrs J W Currier of Comanche, Mrs S J Richey of Proctor, and Mrs W W Boggs of Dublin.
Rayford Reid of Comanche is a candidate for county attorney of LeFlore County Oklahoma, per the Poteau News. He is the son of Virgil Reid an Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Commission of Appeals and former county attorney of Comanche County. Reid earned a law degree from Vanderbilt and a B A from the University of Oklahoma.
A neighborhood art home studio calls for local artists to join community based projects. They invite creators to collaborate on workshops exhibitions and hands on art programs within the area.
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