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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
10
Rev. Robert L. Dobson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dublin, will preach at the local Baptist Church Sunday at 11 o clock and teach Rev. Wilsons Sunday School class. Rev Wilson is invited to speak in Dublin at the same hour on Tithing.
Mr and Mrs Charles Marshall announce the birth of a five and one fourth pound son named Sammi Wale born Tuesday in the German hospital. Both mother and baby are reported doing well, and have returned home. Grandparents Joe Marshall and Cyril Greene are also reported to be doing well.
The Comanche Chief lists candidates for the April city election including Meyor M Coleman for Mayor and three City Council seats to be filled by Clyde House Oswell Brightman D C Dingus Sherwood McDonald and D Shorty Massingill. Gilmore Durham Hardie Jones Mrs Golda M Edwards run for City Secretary and J C Cunningham T M Fagan for City Marshal.
Beattie scores twenty five points to win the Class B tennis title with Sipe Springs second and Newburg third. Beattie Duster and H. C. Dean directed the meet at De Leon with finals at Comanche High School courts. Sipe Springs dominates singles and doubles across several divisions including girls and junior grades.
Austin March 16. Advocates for Senator Clint Small’s bond bill argue a $17,000,000 general fund deficit threatens old age assistance and state finances. The plan would issue bonds maturing 1940 to 1944 at low interest, enabling cash bids from providers, eliminating state discounts, and preserving full salaries and fees for officials and witnesses.
Thirty eight Future Farmers from Blanket with advisor J M Logan visited the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show on Saturday March 11. Guests included Gus Snodgrass Sam Lanford and Miss Verna Maye Hall. The guest of honor was Miss Roy Beryl Chapman Chapter Sweetheart. We left Blanket at 4 a m and returned home about 11 30 p m after an enjoyable day.
Installation of an 82 inch lens for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory will complete this week. The lens weighs 1.5 tons and sits atop Mount Locke 6,791 feet up. It is one foot thick and accurate to one millionth of an inch, positioning UT and University of Chicago astronomers to explore space mysteries more deeply than before.
Fr R Gordon reports a drop in Sunday School attendance last Sunday with 28 former attendees not returning. The church invites all ages to training teachers, promises well planned services, plain gospel preaching, and a friendly religious atmosphere. Services include Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning worship 11 00 a m Epworth Leagues 6 45 p m Evening worship 7 30.
A unique bed room suite styled after a 49er covered wagon is showcased in Higginbotham's window. The headboard resembles a wagon wheel, the foot imitates an ox yoke, and drawers feature wagon wheel motifs. The hand carved Virginia maple set is for sale briefly before moving to other Higginbotham stores.
Veteran Austin writer Julian Capers says a pension tax plan shaped as a constitutional amendment would likely carry in a referendum. He notes 275000 Texans over 65 could yield about 550000 votes in favor, enough to win even in a light turnout year.
The Blanket Game Preserve organized with officers elected: President Amos Porter, Vice President Denmon Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer J A Kesler. Forty six citizens signed up 25000 acres, with 5000 more expected, and signs for the preserve will be provided by the Blanket Future Farmers at Blanket High School.
An old story tells of a negro facing hanging before a large crowd. The sheriff asks if he has final words. The prisoner replies that this event will serve as a lesson to him.
J. R. Eanes urged Lions Club members to back Boy Scout work as a path to citizenship. Banes proposed buying the old court house at Cora to serve as a Scout lodge and museum, with costs to be estimated at the next meeting. He noted the building’s pioneer and court house history and its potential historic value. Eanes also outlined the Comanche Trail Area plan urging towns in eight counties to contribute ten cents per capita for district support with a campaign starting next week.
Santa Fe system carloadings for the week ending March 11 rose to 18 06 from 17 470 a year earlier. Cars received from connection totaled 5 157 vs 4 44 last year. Total cars moved reached 23 220 up from 21 910. Santa Fe handled 23 644 cars in the preceding week this year.
Officials for District 8 of the Interscholastic League were announced by J H Shelton Howard Payne College vice president and district director of athletics. District 8 includes Brown Comanche McCulloch Hamilton Mills Coleman and San Saba. The district meet is set for Brownwood April 7 and 8 with events in debate extemporaneous speaking declamation ready writing spelling music memory choral singing picture memory and more. Directors for each event include J T Runkle Coleman for debate J D Bramlette Comanche for declamation A H Smith Goldthwaite for extemporaneous speaking Shelton Brownwood athletic director Mrs Olga Lynch Brownwood for essay writing and Miss Eula Haskew Brownwood for one act play.
A local pharmacy now offers a money back guarantee on a bronchial remedy prescribed by doctors for over two decades. The product has a record of relief from bronchial asthma symptoms in thousands of cases.
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