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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1924
Page
3
Comanche County brief highlights tense in Desdemona with family deaths and local visits. Obituaries and social items reference James Alexander Griffin's death near Ran Ker and multiple travels among residents to Abilene Fort Worth and Proctor.
J. T. Gressett and family visited Harlin Martin and family Sunday. Orel and Abert Luther Cottrell of Arbor Springs visited W. H. Lane and family Sunday. A very heavy rain fell Sunday night, appreciated by most everyone.
Health in the community is good after a heavy rain blessed crops. Miss Rubye Wyatt returns home after a year at John Tarleton College. Several from Edna Hill attended a Fields staging convention. Mr and Mrs B F Salyer hosted a Saturday night youth party. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Rennie Stephens of Ranger and Miss Emima Stephens. Lorene Key of Breckenridge visits L J Gilbert. The Cotlinsworths and Ima Love spent Sunday with relatives. A school tax vote passed 46 to 6 raising from fifty to seventy five cents. Church in the area Sunday with dinner on the grounds and an afternoon singing.
A two inch rain fell Sunday night delaying farm tasks but crops are in good condition with cotton in. bloom and favorable overall prospects. Mothers Day program at Methodist church Monday night led by Pearl Boyd highlighted local faith and family values.
May 27 report from Comyn covers school closure on May 23 and a student concert. Members attend Round Grove singing convention. Local residents visit family in German sanitarium. the nursing patient shows rapid improvement. Contractors bid for a new school building. Reed and Merritt of De Leon hold the contract. Lela Vaughan to teach domestic science next term. Various local visits include Mrs. Hammit Round Grove and the Lewallen family.
Will Stephens, once confined to bed for days, died Monday morning. He was buried at Downing cemetery. Community members attended a prayer meeting at Albert Cottrell's in Arbor Springs. Mae Gandy, Vera Cottrell, Arnold Cottrell, Gene Gandy, and Joe and Jay Martin visited Pauline and Inez Gressett Saturday night. Fay and Hearthad Frazier stayed with sister Hessie Griffith in De Leon Saturday night. R Beard and wife of De Leon visited Mr. and Mrs. BR. QO. Nelson over the weekend.
J L White and M C Odell were in Comanche on business. Families from Comanche and Bluff Dale visited area residents. A Jones and family moved to Comanche. Wool sales up as J F Bolton notes sheep profitable. multiple relatives visiting Dublin Throckmorton Coahoma Midland and Brownwood for summer plans and schooling.
The Texas Pecan Growers plan a three day event in Fredericksburg June 9 to 11 with sessions on varieties topworking grafting marketing and insects. County Judge Usener and J E Bell lead local preparations to host several hundred attendees including demonstrations of automatic pecan grading and cracking machines.
An advertisement promotes Ballard Gaon Liniment claiming relief for aches and muscular pains. It compares favorably with Liquid Borozone, offered as a quicker thorough and pleasant remedy. Prices listed 30c 60c and 1.20. Sold by H. P. Smith.
J M McCrary postpones his birthday from June 8 to a date after June 15 with the exact day to be announced later. Also an advertisement notes full line sandwich meat and a money saving offer from Corner Market.
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