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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
4
Elkins Tin Shop offers cut and thread pipe and fittings, garbage burners and cans, chicken feeders and water fountains, milk coolers and pans, zinc kitchen table tops, gutters and galvanized roofing. Agency for Harrison Radiator provides radiators for any car with repair services and reasonable prices. Trade inquiries welcome by phone.
William Carr is honored by his mother with an eighth birthday party. Guests include Eve Berrett Cecil Cox Lou Cox Maxine George Pegsy Durham Charlotte Durham George Huse Peggy Gene Fielder Geo Pratt Nancy Wilkerson Barry Moore Shankle Dorothy Armstrong Richard Armstrong Virginia Massingill Natalea Johnson Jake Hodges Joe Hamilton Martha Edwards Ray Little Harold Little Molly Wells Katherine Caulsy and the honoree. Refreshments of lollipops candy 10 cents and cake followed games and gifts.
Walter Chapman states a memorial service will be held at Taylor's Chapel on Sunday with an address at eleven o'clock. The announcement repeats the service details.
A physician recalls his bout with speculation during the bull market and the crash. He relates a banker and bootBlack investor tale, a wife urging sale, a Latin lesson fable, and the moral that greed often loses all. The piece ends hoping for better times and a reminder that creed can cost everything.
Public notice in Comanche County Texas cites Arthur Kelsey Tom Welch and the firm Kelsey and Welch to appear at the July 1921 County Court term for a debt and labor foreclosure case. Plaintiff J. Keyser seeks $2375 plus costs in suit No. 1698 regarding labor and tools on the Alex Corby lease.
An article warns that daily exposure to waste toxins from a constipated digestive system can cause disease. It describes symptoms like headaches coated tongue bad breath and loss of appetite and promotes Herbine a vegetable laxative as relief. The ad urges readers to obtain a bottle soon.
Comanche daily notes numerous residents and guests with travels to Stephenville Abilene Dallas Fort Worth and Lubbock. Families like the Robersons Donaho Ellison and Jones are listed along with students returning from Southwestern University and John Tarleton College. Other items mention visits to Coleman Coleman relatives and a Home Economics teacher appointment in Comanche.
Local residents and visitors share weekend trips across towns. Names include Sadie Ayers and J I from Shallow Water visiting Comanche, while G Greene visits Guatine. Attendees from Comanche joined 1 O O F in Hamilton and others travel to Dallas Brownwood Stephenville Denton Tarleton College.
Miss Lollie Coleman hosted a seven o’clock farewell dinner at her parents home for Miss Jo Gray with yellow and white décor. A three course meal for six featured fruit cocktail mashed potatoes creamed peas tomatoes olives and ham followed by vanilla ice cream and angel food cake. A serenading group later accompanied Jo Gray and Dr A J Gray as they prepared to leave for St Louis for technician training.
Janet Holmes daughter of Judee and Mrs Y W Holmes has been elected librarian at Ranger High School. An honor graduate of Comanche High School in 1929 she studied library work at West Texas Teachers College. She will also teach one or two classes.
District Court met Wednesday and will resume today to hear ten jury civil cases before ad journment until June 22 per District Clerk Frank Howington. The third hung jury reported Saturday in the F D Harrison rape case, eight to four, and several cases were disposed of or continued.
Mrs. Ruth Ellis and her son Jim traveled from Canyon this week to spend time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Long.
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