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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
6
Saturday had no school while the M E B church drew a good crowd for Sunday singing. Beattie was visited Sunday and Ernest Warren welcomed a baby son. Graham met the board of examiners, Byrd Carwile and Mildred Cheatham went to town.
Rev T N Carter filled his regular appointment at the First Baptist church Saturday and Sunday. The girls hosted a stew at Ed Andress home Thursday night amid large crowds and a bright light incident causing end time speculation. Lee Welch held a Mask party Saturday night along with other social visits and a dance hosted by Edgar Abbey on Friday night. Misses Kate and Otha Cavyot of near Turkey Creek attended the party at Lee Welch's. Mr Jim Angeland passed thru.
Red Cross nurses overseas distribute toasted Lucky Strike cigarettes to wounded soldiers in France. The toasted process preserves flavor and improves shelf life, meeting a common request from injured servicemen.
Storage batteries for sale charge rent rebuild and service offered by Higginbotham Bros and Co. Reliable supplies and expertise for all battery needs presented in concise local business terms.
Court summons Oscar Waldrop in a 1918 Comanche County divorce case filed by Fannie R. Waldrop. The petition alleges a marriage on May 17, 1915 and separation due to alleged cruelties, with Waldrop’s residence unknown and the suit docketed as No. 4461. The defendant must answer at the next District Court session in April 1918.
The plaintiff alleges that in Comanche County Texas during a troubling period she suffered a miscarriage while ill at their home near Rule Haskell County and that the defendant refused to call a physician. She claims a later incident involved forcing her to travel in cold rain to a distant location, abuse, and unfounded accusations of infidelity, leading her to permanently separate and refuse future cohabitation.
Public notice of a sheriff sale by Comanche County Sheriff J. K. Miller on April 2 1918 at the Comanche courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm. The sale satisfies a judgment for 3.80 dollars plus costs to Comanche Independent School District against Wm Ellis for Lots 2 3 4 in Block 1 and Block 2 Lakeside Addition, with two year redemption rights at double the bid.
The State of Texas county of Comanche by virtue of a bill of cost issued January 19 1918 in the district court case L A Smith versus J D Barnes et al number 3370 I the sheriff will sell for cash on the first Tuesday in April 1918 being April 2 before the courthouse door Comanche city of Comanche Texas the property described as 90 by 150 feet Block 87 Wrights Addition to the City of Comanche levied on as the property
Of L. A. Smith to satisfy a bill of cost amounting to $20.05 in favor of the Officers of the District Court of Comanche County Texas and costs of suit. Given under my hand this 4th day of March 1918. J. E. Miller Sheriff.
Public notice summons issued for Reed R. Hitt against Winston Boynton and many heirs and unknown spouses and others. Citation requires appearance at the District Court of Comanche County on the 22nd day of April 1918 to answer a petition claiming title to 136 acres in the James Bradshaw and Boynton surveys, with five and ten year limitation pleas.
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