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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1929
Page
10
R A Luker argues that building roads in the county will save money overall by reducing vehicle wear and transportation costs. He estimates 4000 motor vehicle licenses in 1929 and calculates a potential net annual saving of about 300000 dollars for car owners if road improvements cut costs by one cent per mile.
Election officers listed by county or precinct with names such as J. E. Grisham W. L. Allgood T. A. Wallace A. E. Whiteside and others for multiple districts including Sipe Springs Shrum Bible Sidney Whitville Mer Gap Brushy Gap Newbury Beattie Indian Mountain Robinson Springs Suez Vandyke Gap and De Leon plus officials Henry Dean Fate Mull and Karl Frost among the roster
The Beattie dairying school opened with 35 participants including five women. Supt B Ray McCorkle plans a multiweek survey on milk marketing and pricing. Prof Smith from Tarleton led the first session and County Agent J A Barton led feeding discussions.
Comanche's outgoing freight across Frisco and Cotton Belt totaled 26 cars in January, including cotton seed, cattle, wheat, mules, sheep, peanuts, household goods, and turkeys. Incoming traffic led by gasoline and oil with 17 cars, plus 83 sheep and varied items such as mill products, building material, cotton seed products, and autos.
Brown County Road Bonds totaling 300 060 90 sold for 307 600 09 with a 2 6 percent premium last week per Brownwood authorities.
Court land transfers list deeds in De Leon and Comanche with buyers and prices. Birth announcements include Frankie Forene Keeter Laura Ruth La Grone and other newborn daughters with dates and families listed.
Mr and Mrs Tom Nabers and their children from Desdemona visited relatives in Comanche on Sunday as the Comanche Poultry Farm offered baby chicks every Tuesday.
Mrs. Arnett Hilliard died at her daughter’s home in Tarrant County after a Wednesday night illness. She was born January 31, 1848 and married Martin Hilliard in Illinois in 1862. The funeral was at Pendergrass Cemetery with services by Alvin Mitchell. She is survived by twelve children including Lottie Morrow Jennie Stevenson Emma Floyd Rhoda Shockley Emory Hillard Russ Hilliard Bob Hilliard Nellie Young George Hilliard Dill and Steve Hilliard plus other relatives.
Miss Josephine Anthony of the University of Texas spent the weekend in Comanche with her parents Mr and Mrs E K Anthony. Miss Geraldine Van Allen accompanied them.
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