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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1940

Page

5

Local families host visits across area notes

Cliff Hoover hosted and children visited in Duster. Oleta and Juanita Donaldson of Gap stayed with Earlene Matthews and Annie Joyce Haynes. Dan Vineyard and family with A E Vineyard visited Hoyt Vineyard and family at Ole son. Dwain Sledge visited Auston Rumfield at Beattie. Arthur and Thelma Helm with Pave Jones visited Cliff Hoover. Derman Summers spent the night with E J Vineyard. Olene Strickland of Beattie stayed with Maxine Pyburn.

Cliff Hoover C. Dan Oleta Juanita Donaldson Gap Earlene Matthews Annie Joyce Haynes Dan Vineyard A. E. Vineyard

Social Visits and Local Happenings in West Texas

Sweetwater residents Sweetwater Judson Lloyd of Knott and Mr and Mrs Leonard Nowell of Big Spring visited her grandparents J H Lloyd over the weekend. Ezra Powers and baby visited his parents at Cotton Grove Tuesday night. The singing program drew a good crowd Sunday night. Thelma Helm spent Sunday afternoon with Melrose Hoover at Duster. Burnice Hartman has returned home after a few days in Sweetwater. Charlie and Ermadine Robertson and Mrs Loiz Hamill visited Hugh OBrien and family Thursday night. W H Lloyd and family spent Sunday with Horace C Smith at Mount Pleasant. Mr and Mrs Bern a Leach visited here Saturday morning.

Ezra Powers Baby Cotton Grove Thelma Helm Melrose Hoover Duster Mount Pleasant Berna Leach

Cross Roads Store Friends Surprise Mrs Lacy Osborn

A group of friends and neighbors gathered at Mrs. Lacy Osborn's home on Friday night to surprise her with a supper and warm visit. The event highlighted community ties and shared hospitality in the Cross Roads area.

Build Up for Women Helps Avoid Distress

An old advertisement promotes CARDUS and CARDUL as aids for functional dysmenorrhea linked to malnutrition. It claims CARDUS increases appetite and gastric juice flow to improve digestion, strength and energy, reducing periodic distress. It suggests starting CARDUS before or during menstruation.

Cardus Cardul

Local News Notes and Personal Updates

Effie Donaldson attended the fourth by Effie Donaldson at Juanita and Oleta of rp church goers on Sunday. Vernon Cagie of La Roque was there Saturday night. Margaret Eanes has returned home from a Dallas visit. Mrs. J. W. Stephens died Sunday and was buried at Stag Creek Cemetery Monday. Nelda Parson stayed Monday night with Mary Jo La Roque. Mr. and Mrs. John Ward moved into the community.

Dageer Oe Herate Effie Donaldson Juanita Oleta Vernon Cagie la Roque Margaret Eanes Dallas J. W. Stephens Stag Creek Nelda Parson Mary Jo la Roque John Ward

Mercer Gap Familie News and Local Visits

Mercer Gap residents report weekend visits from Dennis Norton and Grady Henderson in Weatherford and Proctor. Cecil Brownlee stayed with Evers in Beattie, and Edward Lee Nabors joined Leland Nabors at Iredell. The McGlothlin baby has whooping cough and Mrs. Carruth returned home from the hospital. Doris Harrell visited Tolar, and a large church crowd gathered Sunday. A. J. Huggins and family visited Ira in the afternoon.

Dennis Norton Weatherford Grady Henderson Cecil Brownlee Evers Beattie Jim Wilkerson Charles Haslett Proctor Leland Nabors Edward Lee Iredell Denis McGlothlin Stanley Carruth Doris Harrell W. E. Harrell Tolar A. J. Huggins Ira

Community Notes From De Leon Area

South Copperas eeeee Comandghe the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Doyle of Albany visited his brother here Sunday who accompanied him to De Leon to visit their father who is ill Turkey pens are being built orchard work done and gardens probe in this community in preparation for spring Harris Nichols of Brownwood visited his farm here Monday Roy Mitchell and family visited Mrs Mitchells parents at Cole man Sunday Mr and Mrs Charlie Owens are taking their son Jerry to a Dallas hospital for treatment this week D T Rogers of May visited his parents here Sunday Visitors in the home of Aunt Mary Moore Sunday found her feeling cheerful and well after her recent illness Mr and Mrs Ted Jay of Sipe Springs were at their farm this week having their orchard pruned

Doyle Albany de Leon Harris Nichols Brownwood Roy Mitchell D. T. Rogers May Mary” Moore Ted Jay Sipe Springs

Duster Guests Visit J O Harris Home

Sunday visitors at the J O Harris residence included Mr and Mrs Billie Winkles and daughter and Mr and Mrs C M Winkles with family and Johnnie Nunnery of De Leon Others called from De Leon to the Winkles and Scott households with Mr W L Winkles visiting De Leon.

J. O. Harris Billie Winkles C. M. Winkles Johnnie de Leon W. L. Winkles Bob Scott L. D. Wilkerson

Herbine promotes relief from digestive discomfort

An 1900s style drug ad promotes Herbine as a strictly vegetable medicine for biliousness headaches flatulence gas and tired feeling from temporary constipation. It offers a 60 cent bottle from The Wm Reese Drug Co praising natural laxative action.

Wm. Reese Drug CO

Comanche News Briefs Mention Local Visits

Comanche residents share weekend visits and gatherings as families and friends traveled between towns. E L Curb made a business trip to Comanche Saturday. The Braces and Joneses visited in De Leon while the Franks family called on the Smiths in the Bowman area.

Births and community visits noted in local notices

Beattie Mr and Mrs Weldon Anders announce the birth of a son. Grannie Williams and Logan Williams of Comanche visited Mr and Mrs Sam Williams and John Welch Sunday. Mr Lightfoot and Don Welch attended a conference at New Hope. Mr and Mrs Cecil Fisher announce the birth of a baby. Preaching services were held at.

Weldon Anders Grannie” Williams Logan Williams Comanche Sam Williams John Welch Lightfoot Don Welch New Hope Cecil Fisher

Sunday Church Services Noted At Local Baptist Parish

The Baptist Church held Sunday services at both morning and evening hours. Mrs. W. Cox has returned home after spending last week with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. LaRoque, who have been ill.

the Baptist Church H. E. LaRoque

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Judson Lloyd Knott Leonard Nowell Big Spring J. H. Lloyd Cross Roads Conoco Brownwood Highway South Copperas O. H. Donaho Brownwood College of Business Center Avenue Brownwood, Texas J. B. Allcorn W. F. Wilkerson Ilkerson Ceil Smith Bill Franks Lon Smith Bowman E. R. Wright Jeweler Reese Drug Store Old Line Reliable Companies Dess Rock First National Bank Bldg Frank Phifer J. R. Eanes Pres Comanche County Abstract Company MAE Clemons Comanche Nat’l Bank Bldg Telephone C. A. Greene, Sec.Treas Elkins Tin Shop Geo. T. Blackwell Blackwell Gorman, Texas A. J. Gray First National Bank Square Dick Lane Old City Hall Kenneth Ory Comanche National Bank Office Gulf Oil Corporation W. H. Slider C. W. Gray F. L. Hill Higginbotham R. D. Polston T.p.&l Drue S. Ward Texas P. O. Boa J. BE Allcorn Insurance and Bonds Tupin Ernest Tupin Jeweler Ford Ferguson System Henry Ford Ford Tractor Ferguson Clemons and Martin Motor Co
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