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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
3
An advertisement touts Herbine as a fast remedy for torpid liver and constipated bowels. It claims prompt relief after the first dose, cleansing bile and impurities while imparting exhilaration, strength, and buoyancy of spirits. Sold by Wm Reese Company Paris.
Beattie hosts a community singing gathering with locals and visitors. Charles Nelson named vice president to oversee preparations for the next program. Attendees include Miss Cora Lee White of Rising Star and several area families.
Aunt Mary Rogers of Comanche visited family in town. Funeral services for John Viverette were held in Indian Creek. The Comanche Circuit third quarterly conference met at Harmony with Presiding Elder Colemar Brownwood. Dozens attended service and dinner on the ground. Local residents traveled to Brownwood and Grosvenox for visits and family gatherings. Ory McKinzie recovers from injuries after a car crash in Comanche.
Mrs. Hilburn Arthur and Mrs. Harold Denny hosted their sister Mrs. J. C. Bellah of Los Angeles at a bridge gathering Thursday afternoon. Guests included numerous Dallas and nearby area residents with prizes awarded for high and low scores. John Donaho of S. M. A. and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fox of Olden visited their parents in town Sunday.
Odis Huggins a Tulsa University sophomore from Comanche Texas left campus with a silver loving cup signaling he was the best outdoor track and field man on the Tulsa campus. He scored most points in long distance events and earned additional points in jumping and hurdling while also working at the Tulsa Y M C A.
Miss Katy Poteet hosted a girls party Friday night with an unusually good time for the community. Mr and Mrs John Clark and family visited relatives in Pioneer Sunday. Tuck Garret is home for a short stay. Oran Jones was in Brownwood. Miss Opal Brown spent the weekend at home. Grandma Wagnon visits Freddie Wagnon this week. Local youths attended a day-long event at Beattie. Horace Sessions of Dallas visited Comanche Saturday.
Seven persons were baptised by Rev. S. D. Lindsey at Duncan Creek Sunday afternoon. The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church has recently welcomed several new members and is experiencing healthy growth, the pastor notes while devoting half his time to the church.
Miss Berna Cochran and Miss Marion Lucille Donahe left Tuesday for Waco to visit Miss Sarah Lee Meadows.
Mrs. R. T. Baize of Arlington is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. W. Scurry, in the Dallas area.
Mr and Mrs J D Slack returned the first of the week from Texas where they had been visiting.
Mr and Mrs Ottie Gills of Brown spent Sunday with Mrs T O Moore in a family social note highlighting neighborly visits and local ties.
A regional ad promotes fresh produce eggs cream and chickens at DPD and GC Baileys general store. The listing highlights farm goods and local produce available for purchase.
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