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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1938

Page

2

Watndh Mehaffey Edi tor in Chief and Charlies Laughlin

The text lists staff roles including editor in chief Watndh Mehaffey, assistant editor Charlies Laughlin, Isham and Jones as sports, St. Clair and Bear as social editors, Briscoe faculty, Paulkner history, Hicks and Helen Jones, features, Schueler, Gilliam and L. T. Coker on humor.

Mehaffey Charlies Laughlin Isham and Jones Sports St. Clair Bear Briscoe Paulkner Doe Hicks Helen Jones Schueler Gilliam L. T. Coker

C. H. S. Senior Class Officers Named

L C H S senior class officers listed with Jones as president Mehaffey as vice president Nona Lee Marshall as secretary treasurer and Billie St. Clair as reporter. Blue and Gold motto Sweet Pea appears alongside class roles.

Ed Jones Mehaffey Nona Lee Marshall Secy Treas Billie St. Clair Caver

Tribute to Will Smith the School Janitor

The Senior Class salutes Will Smith for his tireless work keeping the school in running order. He arrives early and stays late to meet every need, and the students praise his daily effort and helpfulness in editing their paper. Good luck, Will.

Alon Smith Mr. Smith Willie Will Smith Will

The Call of the Robert Faulkner

Willie Jack Thomas voices a plea for his daughter and a wish to find Nichols while Lilli Belle McPherson and others call for loved ones and recall Annie in a nostalgic exchange. The dialogue weaves names and longing across a themed vignette.

Willie Jack Thomas Jack The Call of the Robert Faulkner Soha Nichols Lilli Belle McPherson Chester Red Jones Marilyn Justus Edwards Annie

Improbabilities and Tangled Quotes in Local Gossip

Billie St Clair rebels against monotony by planning a return to Comyn. Oral quips swirl as Orlando Collins laughs at a joke. F D Coker offers to clarify the matter. Nathan Mehaffey vents anger at Prances and considers dating another girl. Lloyd Howington prefers redheads to blondes.

Billie St. Clair Comyn Rland Collins F. D. Coker Nathan Mehaffey Prances Lloyd Howington

Higginbothams Shopping Promise Expression

The ad touts Higginbothams offering immense stocks with uniform, satisfactory prices. It promotes shopping at home with no open shopping around no wait and no freight and claims you see what you buy and buy what you see.

Quips and Quotations Fill Lunchroom Circulation

A chaotic compilation of jokes verses and quips from a campus crowd. The notes feature misheard lines jokes about marriage licenses, romances and daily life with multiple students and faculty including references to Miss Hattie and Jim Gray. The piece weaves humorous exchanges across a chaotic mix of names places and events.

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Comanche Chester McKenzie Archie Carmichael KFPL Dublin Joe Hicks Byron Rickard Byron Rucker John Beaty Adonis Hattie Brightman Charles Laughlin Jim Gray Robi. Faulkner Vallombrosa Isham Blondie Briscoe Kingdom Laura Scudder Denmark Fiddler Norma J. Smith Lorraine Bear U.S France Louisiana Territory Miss Olane Bachelor Miss Wetzel Miss Hattie Miss Minnie Jay Egbert Pate Mr. Frasier Mr. Compton Willie Jack Billie Tom Margie Norma Talmadge Mrs. M. Smith Mr. M. Smith Mr. Frazier Andy Hollis Maxine Happy Pate Miss Olja Hellpost Pontot Sherwin Williams Kroehier Fater
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