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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1936
Page
6
In 57 Texas counties 947 boys will work starting November 1 under the Texas Extension Service to speed up terracing through November January. They will operate under county agents, marking terrace lines on farms scheduled for this work.
The Co manche Public Schools system supports the Ward School with 311 pupils. Students advance by ability, showing progress in six weeks. Emphasis on reading and home environment through State Reading Course and nature study projects. Excursions link trees and yards to art and exhibits planned for the second semester. Music supports reading and nature studies, with Little Homemakers Club for girls and PT for boys. A Dallas visit compares systems. Comanche lags mainly where equipment is superior. Attendance is 85 percent. parents’ cooperation hoped to reduce ground troubles. Teachers remain with pupils. balance work and play to maximize learning.
Mr and Mrs Riley Hilliard spent the weekend at the Centennial. Mr and Mrs Jake Graham and Mr and Mrs John McEntire visited Mr and Mrs John Goforth early in the week. Mr and Mrs Chase Holeman of Dublin spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Will Day. Mrs Avery Moore injured by a horse last Tuesday is reported improving and confined in a hospital.
Howel Mc Corkle and James Hampton of Comanche were guests at a chili supper for John Tarleton band members hosted by Dorothy Davis, daughter of Dean J Thomas Davis. Fifty band boys and directors D G Hunewell and his wife attended in Tarleton recreation hall. Menu featured chili coffee apples and individual pumpkin pies with whipped cream.
Water with meals helps stomach juices and digestion. A note mentions Adlerika for bloating and gas. A pitch claims one dose cleanses poisons and washes upper and lower bowels. Special 10c trial sizes on sale at Wm Reese Drug Co. Adding Machine Paper at Chief Office.
Principal Jim Eanes Reese reports Comanche Grammar School will drop the honor roll to avoid favoritism and give every pupil a fair chance. With 300 enrollment expected and six teachers, groups rotate rooms to keep classes under thirty in core subjects, while English and spelling emphasis rise and public music flourishes. Regular play periods help maintain orderly schools.
For a quarter you can enjoy an excellent family style meal at the McKinzie Hotel near the southeast corner of the square. A variety of well cooked foods is always available and no advance notice is needed to dine. The hotel also provides clean beds and rooms at reasonable prices.
We thank everyone for kindness and sympathy shown during our beloved mother's illness and death. We especially wish to thank all who offered help, prayers, visits, and support during her passing.
Texas Centennial Exposition Hall of State in Dallas receives praise as a standout memorial. The event runs through November 29 with many visiting winter guests expected. Also noted are sale ads and fair date changes including Valley Mid-Winter Fair moved to December 26.
By court order I offer for sale 80 acres two miles northeast of Comanche with 30 acres cultivated, house and improvements. Andrew Roberson, Administrator, Hasse Texas. Also advertises a seven tube Atwater Kent radio set for 5.00 from Reese Drug Co and Sunday pies and cakes from the Social Service Group in the former Wagner Building.
When women feel a loss of strength for daily activities and housework they may suffer discomfort at certain times Cardui is promoted as helping by increasing appetite and digestion. It claims to restore strength and reduce unwelcome aches as nourishment improves.
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