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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
4
Wee RK Williams of A. & MM. Wah family returns to Bryan Texas and takes a job as a shoe salesman with Montgomery Ward.
A dense roster of individuals with numbered identifiers spans multiple lines, listing names such as Earl Vaden Gressett 1623 Edward Wayne McDonald 1624 Joseph Casual Ellis 1625 Elmer Lee Luckie 1626 James Andrew Underwood 1627 Thurman Reid Barnes 1628 Loyd Lee Cowan 1629 and many others through Arnold Allen Evans 1700, suggesting a draft or registration ledger.
A protest poem laments a strong June wind disturbing a restful night. The speaker derides the wind’s intrusion and calls for it to die. Arthur Hansford, home from the Army, visited last weekend. Mr and Mrs Bernard Stamey hosted a Methodist Church event on June 10.
Comanche school board selects Cox as superintendent Nabers as principal Bond and Keller appointed for intermediate and primary grades. A Frisco Good Road car tour visits Comanche showcasing road improvement methods. A wedding unites Tennie Williams and Charlie Wells. Four candidates seek County Judge position. An educational picture show opens in San Marcos run by women. Several delegates attend De Leon Sunday School convention. An accident near Sidney injures no one. Only educational films shown in San Marcos venue.
Sipe Springs The Masonic Lodge met Saturday night with guests from neighboring lodges. Refreshments of sandwiches, cookies, and coffee were served. Paul Morris and his mother Mrs. Lee Morris returned home from Hawley. The Morris family visited relatives and friends. Mrs. Truman Mason and daughters from Fort Worth visited her mother Mrs. Lee Morris. Warren Smith of South Texas visited his sister Mrs. Hermanyllars. Dobal White visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zellars. A J Whitlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Whitlock, has joined the United States Army.
Local families and relatives are reported visiting in Comanche and nearby towns. Numerous entries note travels and weekend stays across Fort Worth Dallas Waxahachie Galveston Austin and other Texas locales with extended trips to New York Canada and the Northeastern United States.
A vintage ad touts SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT and its lighter 25¢ and 50¢ sizes. It promotes a child friendly laxative with the same principal ingredient as BLACK-DRAUGHT and claims gentle relief for lazy intestines when used as directed.
Dublin mourns the death of Mrs Edna Rowe Bennett Cox at age 61 on June 7 after years of illness. Born December 19 1879 in Hempstead Texas she moved to Dublin in 1888 and married W T Cox in 1900. Survived by Mills Cox Houston brother Mills Bennett San Antonio sisters Eleanor Bennett and Mrs E D Cox Robstown and Mrs W A Koonce Robstown.
R A Smith of Gustine showed a five foot four inch gourd in Comanche on Monday. The large fruit was brought to Texas by Jack Smith from McMinnville Tennessee over 30 years ago. Smith has rejected many cash offers for the prized gourd.
Church announces services at Shiloh Primitive Baptist with Elder Len Dalton as pastor. Text mentions Saturday services and notes Texas land area appears garbled. includes unrelated fragments about percentages and a person named Benes Jy.
The Texas petroleum sector plans to expand facilities and will borrow 800 million dollars from investors to fund the project. The move signals a large-scale investment in the state's energy infrastructure and growth.
An old advertisement warns that neglect may cause pyorrhea and urges readers to try a dental product LETO’S with a money back guarantee from druggists, noting Durham’s on sign or location.
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