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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
7
The Liberty Loan Bay promotes a Liberty Bond secured by all U S resources and urges every man and woman to subscribe. Subscription blanks and full particulars are available at Comanche's banks.
Company offers employee bond subscriptions at $2.00 per week for 50 weeks to total $100 per bond. Each payment earns 34 percent annual interest from the payment date.
Special purchase of women's silk dresses in taffeta crepe de chine georgette blends. New styles and colors described as beautiful and worth up to 15.00. Submarine Sale Price 9.90.
An advertisement urges shoppers to visit Slider & Lacy for stylish summer dresses. It emphasizes a curated selection and seasonal appeal to attract customers seeking recent fashion options.
Higginbothams advertises Champion Peanut Threshers with easy terms to buy a small harvester for home nut harvest and timing guidance on when peanuts should be gathered.
Storewide sale at Slider and Lacy's features shirt waists middies and house dresses priced from 50 cents upward with substantial markdowns and wide selection for shoppers seeking bargain frocks.
In a short market blurb Slider and Lacy note steady demand for butter and eggs, signaling stable prices and grocery aisles for consumers and retailers alike.
Six residents have purchased Liberty Bonds through local bankers signaling strong support. Lane Godbold, son of S. W. Godbold and grandson of T. O. Moore, has joined the signal corps in Dallas. The community notes a martial spirit persists among Comanche readers.
Car Roll’s Drug Store offers Blue Bugs Dead Shot a direct guaranteed insect killer. Available now at the local drug store.
Local seller advertises abundant field run peanut seed for sale with emphasis on large stock and availability. No pricing details provided.
Miss Floy Cunningham hosted a dinner for her pupils Miss Ivey Huddl auline Gage and Ruth The menu featured sp chicken with cream sauce asparagus toast creamed peas browned potatoes baked bananas fruit iced tea and other selections in a formal evening event
Rain and wind caused no damage except to crops during recent storms while a sand storm last Saturday inflicted severe crop losses. W O W of Rucker added five new members and stayed late due to rain. Community youths sang at Gorma and Bowman with good turnout. Local residents Grissom and Kelley show off new cars. D A Pittman expanded his house and D A Pittman and J B Lewis traveled for court and business. Henry sought navy examination in Waco but did not pass. School to close Friday with program and ground dinner.
Community notes summarize seed peanuts for sale and local visits by residents from Granbury Briar Grove Comanche and Has Se. It records a death in Vandyke John Taylor and a large all day singing gathering with singers from Downing Comanche and others. The obituary tone laments the sudden loss and offers comfort to the bereaved.
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