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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1935
Page
7
Announcement states a play titled Six Wives On A erage will be presented tonight at the Pettit School. The cast includes Pettit community members and focuses on a humorous ensemble of characters.
W. N. Koonce of Jakehamon was honored March 1 with a family reunion celebrating his 66th birthday. A noon dinner followed as relatives gathered, including Mrs. Owen Riley and children of Kilgore, R. C. Koonce and family of Gladewater, Gus Brown of Goree, Arthur Brazell of Desdemona, Z. L. Koonce and others from Goree, Desdemona, and Lowell institutions, plus several Koonce relatives and guests.
S A Moore reports a new Community Club east of Comanche in the Forgotten Community. Members adopted resolutions to secure a school for children, invite the Precinct No 1 commissioner to repair a forgotten county road, pursue a phone line from Comanche to the Leon River on Highway 10, and potentially extend Rural Route No 1 to Cas’ farm along Highway 10.
Lacey and son Wilbur spent Saturday night in Wichita Falls with family, accompanied home by Mrs. Lacy. Friends joined Mrs. Dabney for a surprise birthday party last Wednesday. Billie Zack Baker returned to Brownwood after 28 visits with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sol Baker. The Arksville couple Theron Bird and family joined relatives here for the weekend. Local all star basketball teams from Brown and nearby attended the tourney with Pallos Drue from Brownwood winning. Minnie Chenault and her son returned to Brownwood after visiting relatives here. L. F. Bird and son of Ponotoc with Cleo Bird of Howard Payne visited Maurine Bird this week. The Culbertsons of Beattie and Virgil Culbertson with family visited A. G. Strickland and family. Neal K. Shaw, Jack Bettis, Miss Blanche Dabney and others attended J. W. Dabney's birthday party Wednesday. J. R. Deen and wife left Saturday for Del Rio for medical treatment.
Miss Carlyn Callaway of Brownwood won first place in the Wilmot declamation contest for freshman girls at the University of Texas. A large field competed and five finalists joined her. She received a $25 prize and is a Brownwood High School graduate and alumna of the Central Texas School of Oratory.
City Council orders a municipal election at City Hall on the first Tuesday in April 1935, April 2, to elect a Mayor two Aldermen a City Attorney City Marshall and a City Secretary for two years. D Dingus appointed Election Manager.
The Newburg School honor roll for the week includes students from first through eleventh grade. Named recipients include Bobby Joyce Burks Marcelina Farrar lex Moody Henry Burkes Julia Bell Seay Vera Lee Bently James McPherson Burton Cunningham Patsy Ruth Bumpus Alvis Hamilton Ann By Mildred Tinney Laura June Holm aley Nina Pearl Beaty Robert Earl Seay Truett Vines Betty Lou Goosby Billie Jones Lorene Burks Ory McKinzie Otis Keating Linda Lu Burton Dale Shoemaker Wendell Beaty Maurine Beaty Doris Goosby Nita Jean McDonald Weldon Vines Gladred Anderson Othyne Phillips Lucille Gandy Elizabeth Thomas Myrl Carnes Helen Jones Jeanne Burmopuss Estalene Swindle Pelle Goos-
Sunday School at 10 45 in the morning led by OQ H Denaho with RB Ray McCorkle as assistant. Church services at 10 45 and 7 15 on Sunday. League at 6 31. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7 15. Pastor M S Loveridste.
G E Applewhite previously of Gustine and current Miles school superintendent is elected to lead Amherst schools. The Amherst superintendent will move to Miles to take the new position.
Mrs J 3 Stoker of Fort Worth TX describes how Thedford s Black Draught and Syrup of Black Draught help her family. She notes adults use it for biliousness headaches and constipation and gives it to her young daughters ages 6 and 4. Drugstore ads promote both forms and claim children like the syrup.
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