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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
8
Pettit School has completed its work and Mr Willis announced a prove to be given next Friday. The invitation extends to the public to attend.
Local notes recount a Sunday family reunion at the M. Coleman residence with numerous Coleman relatives from thwaite Lometa Brownwood and San Angelo. Visitors include Mrs Fletcher Weathersby of Long Beach and Mr Ed Garner of Hillsboro, plus many other extended family members from Dallas Fort Worth Dublin Coleman and Stephenville across the area.
Principal L B McAnnally announces Van Dyke School lunch stew Tuesday as a feature of an all day event marking the school closing.
The final date for acceptance of work sheets under the Agricultural Conservation Program is May 15 as announced by Geo Slaughter, chairman of the Texas Agricultural Conservation Committee. About 249000 work sheets are expected to be signed for 1937, with 15000 covering ranches totaling 53000000 acres in range conservation. The sign up is three months ahead of 1936, and farmers are urged to file promptly to avoid missing the cutoff. Submitting a work sheet grants payment eligibility if soil-building practices are followed, but does not bind the farmer to join the program. Bob Baker and Dan Weatherby are noted locals with weekend visits.
Six tables of bridge were played at a West Seventh Street residence decorated with late spring flowers. Mrs. Bob Stanton led the high score for club members and Mrs. Homer Palmer topped the guests. Refreshments included ice cream and cake.
At Mrs C C Hampton home aided by Mrs Robert Allen the Alice Russell Sunshine Club members gathered Tuesday. Mrs J Bonser won a blooming geranium for a life sketch and Mrs Jim Moody claimed a tiny begonia for a baby trait in a milk bottle drinking contest. Gifts and thanks followed as R E 8 members were praised for loyalty and devotion amid humorous stories and light refreshments.
A Comanche town column recalls early settlers who built the community and faced hostile Comanches. It notes the old oak on the courthouse square and the town’s all white population. Local industries include pecan and peanut shelling, a cheese plant, and a poultry dressing operation. The piece invites readers to visit Comanche, praising farming land and friendly residents.
An advertisement invites listeners to tune in to WFAA at six o clock in the morning to hear something of interest promoted by Higg Bros. & Co. The text emphasizes interest and early morning airtime.
The tent meeting extends into a third week with souls being saved and Christians revived. Strong nightly messages draw larger crowds and organizers urge attendance this week as the revival continues.
Reading from a fragment notices a program note for HIGGINBOTHAM BROS. and a timetable entry mentioning binder twine and a 6 o'clock air time on WPAA with unclear context or location.
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