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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1929
Page
3
An elderly audience is urged to try Cystex with a 48 hour test and money back guarantee. The ad promises relief from bladder issues nocturnal urination backache burning and leg pains and features a 60 cent price at Durham Pharmacy. A social note reports Mr and Mrs Bob Sneed and Hazel of Dublin visiting Comanche with Iris Edmondson.
Peerless Cream and Produce Co. advertises purchasing hens and fryers from local farmers. The notice emphasizes ready buyers and urges suppliers to contact the firm for immediate negotiations and fair prices.
Mrs Tom Cathey visits her mother Mrs C W Butler in Comanche and is joined by Mr Cathey who later travels to Arkansas to visit his mother.
The Baptist Church will hold a conference next Sunday expecting a large attendance for important business. Vandyke School closes Friday with ceremonies Friday night. Mr and Mrs Leonard Wilson hosted a party Saturday night. The Maret children surprised their parents with Mothers Day treats on Sunday. Attendees included the Marets and daughter Miss Neva Maret, Miss Rosa Fisher, Ernest Maret and family from Santa Anna, Roy Wilson from Gustine, Lewis Bowers from Comanche, Henry Fritts and son from Vandyke, totaling 20. Tavline Blevins spent Mothers Day in Brownwood with her parents A J Blevins and wife.
Marriages include Fisher Gober and Miss Odessal Jackson J D Fagan and Gertrude Biggs Hugh Builer and Miss Lettie Mewhborn Deeds recorded Mollie Barnes to S W Roberts part of block 28 De Leon Pittman to Allgood lot half Village of Rucker Cantwell to Allgood Brothers part of lot 2 Beam to Lane part of block 39 Comanche Allsup to W M Allsup 1384 interest in A K Clark Survey Brandon purchases Whiteside to Brandon half interest in 240 acre W L Brewer track Births listed in De Leon area births from April 1929 De Leon Holcomb a girl April 19 1929 Billy Pilcher a son Ane 29 1929 a Carroll De Leon Route 4 April 3 1929 John Lightfoot De Leon Route 4 a girl April 25 1929 Jewell Freeman a girl April 29 1929 P E Smith De Leon a son April 13 1929 Arthur James De Leon Route 8 a girl April 18 1929 F E Bowden De Leon a girl April 24 1929 Death Higginbotham died De Leon April 2 1929 age 72 interment De Leon Cemetery
Swan Hill and Fleming vote to consolidate with results 29 14 and 19 9. Buildings to be moved to a central site and converted into a modern facility. Three teachers will be employed in the merged schools which serve 40 and 49 pupils respectively. New trustees will be appointed at the next County Board meeting.
Dr. B. B. Brown, recently added to Baylor Medical College’s faculty, was promoted to dean last week. His father, Dr. J. B. Brown of Gustine, confirms the appointment. Brown is a Baylor University and University of Pennsylvania graduate.
County official R S Walker reported on Monday that at least 90 percent of rural schools have contracted with teachers for next year. Read list shows Miss Mable Hall elected primary at Sidney, Miss Cleveland at Sidney Schools, Miss Cora Wall at Beattie, Miss Ava Huskey as principal at Hicks Corner, Mrs Ida Daniel and Miss Oma Davis re elected at Mountain View, T A Tunnell and Amoret teaching near Stephenville, Miss Hazel Porter at Macksville, Miss Flora Clarke re elected at Gorman.
Mrs Port Cash visited Brownwood while Mr and Mrs R K Shelton with family and Mrs W A Shelton and daughter Nan spent Sunday in Stephenville with Mrs N D Shelton.
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