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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1936
Page
2
Comanche City Council considers reopening the Courthouse Square for farmer and fruit sales amid calls from the Lions Club to permit free use for farm products. Citizens recall trades day crowds and reflect on local traditions as hospital access and other civic issues surface.
The Comanche Charge comprised of four churches in Proctor Indian Creek Harmony and Sidney with a 370 membership. Dr J T McClure Brownwood District Presiding Elder will preach at 11 and the business session at 2 next Saturday March 7 at Harmony with noon dinner and public invitation. George G Smith minister.
The church announces a Centennial Program next Sunday evening at seven thirty directed by Mrs. R. S. Walker. Texas Week emphasizes Lone Star State history. Attendance at church school grows. visitors welcome at 7:45 Sunday morning. Minister Chas. H. Cole invites all to attend.
Soda Springs families hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. John Arthur and family along with J. M. Arthur from Albany spent time with Lloyd. Floyd Jones and family from Fairview and J F Power and son from Cotton Grove visited J W Power. Dan Vineyard and children from Bibb visited B C Vineyard. Taylor Henley of Brownwood stayed with relatives, Luther Helms hosted a youth party, and Palmer Whitlow from Snyder visited J M Robertson and family.
Funeral services were held here Thursday for A. D. Jones a longtime resident. Mary Joe Brown of Sidney visited her parents. Bill Motte and family from Kilgore visited Mrs Ed Milwee. Roy McDaniel and family visited Brownwood relatives. Garland Carroll and Marvin Morris hosted guests from Rising Star. Newman Jones joined kin at Kokomo. A play Silas Smidge From Turnip Ridge will be shown Friday with a small admission fee. Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs Warren Smith. Ear 8 Morris authorized to issue drivers licenses here.
Stephenville february 28 three students from Comanche and one from Gustine appear on the first and third six week preliminary period honor rolls announced by registrar Charlie Wilkins. Mary E Jones of Comanche earns both the first semester and third six week rolls with Cloda Wyche also of Comanche on the first semester list and Nadine Keith of Gustine on the same roll. Horace Geye of Comanche appears on the third prelimary honor roll.
An editorial voice in the Stephen Empire Tribune asserts a focus on core school duties, emphasizing principled leadership and central responsibilities over distractions.
Residents and visitors share a weekend of family gatherings and travels across Downing Dublin Comyn Shiloh Edna Hill St George Dublin areas. Families such as Fry Carrigan Moore Standridge Doggett Parsley Whitfield and others hosted or joined relatives from numerous towns including Gustine Proctor Templeton and Brownwood. Rev Carl Grissom to preach, new moves reported, and birthday surprise for Clara Simmons.
C C Hampton announces withdrawal from the race for District Attorney, citing health reasons and ongoing treatment in Dallas. He thanks supporters for their encouragement and notes the campaign would endanger his health.
Blanket S Lacy Sr and son attended a bankers meeting in Fort Worth on February 22. Mr and Mrs M G Smoot visited Fort Worth last Tuesday. A J McLaughlin Mrs J D and Mrs Avery McLaughlin and Mrs John Strickland went to Santa Anna Friday to consult a physician. Mr and Mrs E M Routh hosted a birthday dinner for Mr Routh's father at Brownwood Sunday. Miss Audie Lee Austin returned to work in Comanche schools after two weeks illness. Mrs Murph Bilbrey and son went to Midland Wednesday for the death of her sister Mrs Essie Crow. Caesar Routh and Mr and Mrs Fred Routh and daughter from Cement Oklahoma visited relatives here last week. Miss Lydia Boeniche visited in Brownwood Saturday.
B. J. Stephens, a Blanket farmer, visited Comanche for the Monthly Trade Day and asserted his DeLaine ewe is the most prolific in the area. He cited a record: 15 lambs in eight years, with twins each year except last year when a single lamb was born.
A large crowd and visitors gathered for a Sunday night singing. Mrs. Claud Arthur and her son from Palm Rose visited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. John McCarty of Purvis called on E. H. McCarty and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lane and Uncle Bill Durham spent the weekend with kin at Wilson.
Texas Centennial plant offer with sizes 25c 35c and 50c told by Mrs George's Nursery. Telephone 104. Local shoppers urged to buy sturdy crepe myrtles as a seasonal display plant.
A Statesville, North Carolina woman praises Cardui after using it over twenty five years. She says initial weakness faded quickly and her vitality returned, noting she felt stronger not long after starting the remedy. Thousands of women testify to Cardui’s benefits.
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