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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
2
The Comanche Chief, S C Wilkerson editor and publisher, lists subscription rates at $1.00 per year in Comanche and adjoining counties at $1.50 elsewhere.
The Comanche Chief notes plans to cut this column short for the Fifty-Ninth Annual Texas Press Association Convention in Port Arthur. It highlights editors’ aim to gain ideas, stay youthful in spirit, and keep the paper useful to the community, referencing past association presidents and local tax concerns.
A Texas clipping surveys farmers and prices with regional contrasts. It notes Comanche County dairy and fruit cycles disrupted by frost, mentions population density comparisons, and profiles former Texas governors and public figures with brief life updates.
A humorous radio monologue blends biblical imagery with road gossip and poultry puns. The speaker jokes about eggs, incubi tors, and mixed signals from three stations, likening travel routes from Topeka to Tulsa to divine detours and road repairs.
Lamkin Methodist Church calls for church school at 9 45 a m led by General Superintendent H Shockley. All officers and teachers urged to attend on time. Worship and sermon at 11 a m and evening devotion at 8 p m. Public welcome. George G Smith minister.
A series of short notes lists visits from Brady, Waco, Santa Anna, and Illinois to area families. People include Miss Ora Belle Davis, Ruggles Palmer, Miss Juana Sparks, and many others visiting relatives, attending picnics, parties, and church groups. End notes mention 1909 night baseball and 1884 fountain pens.
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