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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1935
Page
4
Light's Cafe on Sid Street announces remodeling and new offerings including candies tobaccos confections plate lunches and hamburgers. The cafe serves cold drinks chilli soup milk and Maxwell House Coffee with Sunday hours and health certificates noted for all involved.
Williams advertises prices on ribbon care argal cream meal sacks pintos beans lard and garden seed 25c 2c and flour 1.60 with cow mule and horse feed fertilizer chicken seed and seed corn offerings Also D C Williams promotes Wear A Well shoes and Jess Atwood and Son Hatchery offers April chick orders English White Leghorn chicks and pedigree cockerels by tele. 137 in Comanche Texas.
The State of Texas and Comanche County publish notice to unknown owners and all interests in Lot 11, Block 2, Sanger Addition, Comanche City, for city taxes totaling 52.29. The City of Comanche seeks judgment condemning the land and ordering sale to recover taxes and costs, with appearance required by April 22, 1935 at the District Court in Comanche. Witness dated March 28, 1935, Clerk Ben Wilhelm.
Miss Maurine Boykin of Newburg is listed on Abilene Christian College public speaking honor roll as a Freshman. Mrs J M Childers and daughters Faye and Mrs Jim Robbins and her son Tom spent the weekend in Comanche with Mr and Mrs Tom Moore.
The State of Texas and City of Comanche publish against unknown owners claiming any interest in the East Half of Block 74 Original Town of Comanche Comanche County for delinquent city taxes totaling 26 84 dollars. Suit filed to collect taxes and foreclose if unpaid. Appear April 22 1935 at the Comanche County Court House Texas to defend and show cause.
Local notice promotes bulk garden seed at five times the value of small packages. Prices listed include Bananas 1 cent each, Apples 18 cents each or 2 dozen for 35 cents, Oranges 20 or 30 cents per dozen, Grapefruit 3 cents each, seed potatoes $1.25 for 96 count or $2.00 per sack, Eating potatoes 2 cents per pound. Tomato plants available Saturday. seller Lewis Bowers and M. Harrie invite customers to buy plants, fruit, vegetables, and garden seed.
The District Interscholastic League Meet will be held in Brownwood on April 5 and 6. On April 5 literary events and tennis preliminaries occur at Howard Payne College, while April 6 covers tennis finals and athletic events. Track and field are scheduled at Howard Payne Stadium.
The Census Bureau preliminary report shows Comanche County total ginnings for 1934 at 5 066, down from 6 658 in 1935. Statewide ginnings fell from 4 220 275 in 1932 to 2 314 164 in 1934, with other counties listed: Callahan 5 229 vs 8 266, Coleman 12 528 vs 22 627, Eastland 4 624 vs 5 477, and Hamilton 7 979 vs 17 486 among others.
Harmony Church schedules Fifth Sunday morning and evening preaching by Rev B W Kramer. A special Young Peoples Meeting at 7 o clock in the morning will be addressed by Mrs Kramer.
Publicacion notice to Mrs J A Tannehill and J A Tannehill and all interest holders of a 70 by 79 foot parcel in Block 39 Original Town Comanche for city taxes totaling 23 20. Suit filed by City of Comanche to foreclose tax lien with April 22 1935 district court appearance at Comanche County Texas. Spring 1995 clerk Wilhflm notes.
Public notice in Comanche cites non residents and unknown owners including Mrs. Ray Evans widow Mrs. Lida Powers Wheat Powers Mrs. Nettie Helton Pete Helton and Mrs. Minnie McCarty Jerone McCarty to appear April 2 1925 at the Court House. The City seeks foreclosure of lands described as the middle one third of the Northwest one fourth of Range 42 original town lot for taxes and costs.
Garden and lawn tool brief highlighting rubber and steel garden hoes and their uses for soil aeration weed control and planting.
The Texas House approved submitting a constitutional amendment creating an old age pension system with a 30 dollar monthly limit by a 1126 to 3 vote. If Senate approves, a August 1935 election would decide. About 174 000 people would be eligible at age 65 under the plan.
Berry Dixon of Victor, sentenced by a Comanche County District Court jury to three years for illegal liquor possession, was moved to Huntsville State Prison Friday. Sheriff John Reese reports Bud Russell, transfer agent, arrived with several men from Brownwood and other western points, and Dixon joined the group here.
On March 16 a birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr and Mrs J D McKelvey in Proctor honoring Mrs Jesse F Watson. Attending were Mr and Mrs J Frank Watson, Mr and Mrs J T McKelvey, Jesse F Watson, Mr and Mrs Eldred Watson, Ardis McKelvey, Hoyt Watson, Inez and Herbert McKelvey.
Eight absentee ballots had been cast in the City Election up to noon Thursday. Voting ends Saturday at 7 p.m.
A birthday dinner and shower celebrated Mrs. J T McKelvey's sixty seventh birthday at Proctor on March 15. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J D McKelvey and family, Mrs Beulah Richie, and others sent gifts for those unable to attend.
Voters are urged to consider R. B. Waldrop for City Secretary in Comanche next Tuesday after attempts to meet them personally. The notice mentions a political ad and a separate sale by Homer Greenlee and D. 2 C. Hatchery, listing wallet and egg pedigrees.
Family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for kindness and floral offerings after the death and burial of Pauline Joyce McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McDonald convey heartfelt thanks and blessings.
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