More About Joan Crawford at Ritz Theater
The Ritz Theater shows Joan Crawford in a return to her buoyant screen persona with a cast including Pauline Frederick Neil Hamilton Monroe Owsley and Hobart Bosworth on Wednesday and Thursday November 18 and 19 The program also features The Sky Raiders a Columbia daredevil drama about a pilot and a gang of air robbers with thrilling stunts including parachute jumps two thousand feet above the ground and a star cast led by Lloyd Hughes Marceeline Day Wheeler Oakman Emerson Treacy and Ed Le Saint.
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Pauline Frederick
Neil Hamilton
Monroe Owsley
Hobart Rbosworth
Ritz Theatre
Miss Crawford
Lloyd Hughes
Marceeline Day
Wheeler Oakman
Emerson Treacy
Ed le Saint
Mrs R E King of Mason WidNmeer pParents
Mrs R E King of Mason is linked to parents Mr and Mrs D Dingwall in a concise family notice noting kinship ties and residence.
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R. E. King of
Mason
D. Dingwall
Local Families Visit Across Comanche Harmony and Blanket
MERCF Rev Sparkman of Brownwood filled his regular appointment Sunday morning. Comanche residents G C McKinzie and Roy Williams visited relatives including Mrs A J Huggins and daughter in recent days. Harmony and Blanket residents plus the Willifords spent Sunday with kin and relatives, including Mrs C W Payne and Mrs Roy Tupin.
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Sparkman
Brownwood
G. C. McKinzie
Comanche
Roy Dutton
T. N. Williams
Velmer McKinzie
Roy Williams
A. J. Huggins
Otho Gother
Harmony
Gaylon McKinzie
T. M. McKinzie
C. W. Payne
Jess Willford
Will Huggins
Bethel
Henry Williford
Troy Williford
Blanket
Finley Williford
Roy Tupin
Produce House Opens Opposite Ford Station
A notice from D. Bailey announces the opening of a produce house at the former stand opposite the Ford Station on Northwest Corner Square. It invites farmers to bring produce for top prices and promises a trial.
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Ford Station
Northwest Corner Square
Bailey
Uncle Jim Daniel, pioneer, buried in Comanche County
Uncle Jim Daniel 80, pioneer of Comanche County, died Sunday at his son Warren Daniel’s Dublin home after a stroke. Funeral at Dublin Baptist Church with Rev. Bradford. he was buried Monday at Toliver Cemetery near Lamkin. Survived by six sons, four daughters, two sisters, two brothers. pallbearers were his sons and grandsons.
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Jim” Daniel
Comanche County
Toliver
Lamkin
Warren Daniel
Dublin
Bradford
The
Baptist Church
Daniel
Jim
Old Fairview
Carn of Thanks From Floyd Family
We express sincere thanks and love to neighbors and friends who helped us care for our sister and daughter during her extended illness. May the Divine Master bless you all from Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Floyd, Emma and Cricket Floyd, W. L. Lock and family, W. W. Cox and family, Cebe Floyd and family.
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J. D. Floyd
Emma
Cricket Floyd
W.L. Lock
Cox
Cebe Floyd
Mrs Mary Brandt Dies At Lamkin
Elizabeth Brandt 85 a Mississippi native died suddenly at Lamkin Sunday at eleven a m at the home of her son Tee Brandt. She came to Texas in a covered wagon in the early days and moved here in 1879. Funeral services Monday afternoon at 2 30 beside her husband Charlie Brandt who died in 1893. She was a Methodist for most of her life and is survived by Tee and Terry Brandt two sons six grandchildren and one sister Mrs M Harrison of Oklahoma. Pallbearers named Campell Day Felix Carl Brandt Mar com Shockley Weldon Rutherford.
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Mary
Elizabeth Brandt
Mississippi
Lamkin
Tee Brandt
Texas
Broxton
Len Dalton
Gentrysmill Cemetery
Charlie Brandt
Methodist Church
Tee
Terry Brandt
M. Harrison
Oklahoma
Campbell
Day
Felix
Carl Brandt
Mar. Com
Shockley
Weldon Rutherfor
Fresh Meat Ica Peerless Prods Poultry and Storage
Poultry and eggs buyers offer Fresh Meat Ica Peerless Prods. Cold storage for rent and trucking services listed.
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Ica
Peerless Produce Co
Presbyterian Church Services Announced in San Angelo
Rev Guy Davis of San Angelo Texas will preach Sunday at 11 a m and 7 15 p m Sabbath School starts at 9 45 a m Members of other congregations with absent pastors are warmly invited to attend D Chas Clarke signature
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Guy Davis
D. D
San Angelo
Texas
D. Chas Clarke
Alamo Produce Co Seeks Chickens Eggs and Cream
Advertisement by John H. Harris for Alamo Produce Co offering top market prices for chickens eggs and cream. High visibility notice targets farmers and dairy operations seeking premium payment.
Services at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Preaching Saturday night Sunday morning and Sunday night by Pastor Homer Davis. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m. with Bob Seale supervising graded classes. Join a graded class or visit the church.
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Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Bob Seale
Homer Davis
Mercer Creek Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mercer Creek residents Alva Faye and Leo Lane spent weekend with Mr and Mrs A Z Stevens of Newburg. A Z Bear and daughter Loraine of Shiloh visited Mrs H M Bear. Granddaddy Lane left for Brownwood. W H Ferguson visited friends in Comanche. W D Lane of Texan visited his parents Jim and Mrs Lane Sunday.
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Alva Faye
Leo Lane
A. Z. Stevens
Newburg
A. Z. Bear
Loraine
Shiloh
H. M. Bear
Lane
Brownwood
W. H. Ferguson
Comanche
W. D. Lane
Texan
Jim Lane
Home Economics Teachers to Organize Stephenville Meeting
Home Economic teachers from Erath Hood Comanche and Hamilton counties will meet in Stephenville on November 14 to organize a branch of the State Association of Home Economic Teachers. A luncheon at the college at noon and a program with business session in the afternoon will feature.
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Erath
Hood
Comanche
Hamilton
Stephenville
State Association of Home Economic Teachers
John Tarleton College
Mara Donaldson
Comyn
Comanche County
Allie Mae Williams
Pettit
Gertrude Magness
Energy
Grayce Pruett
Lamkin
Linda Sears
Proctor
Mara G. Donaldson
Cora Wall
Jakehamon
Opal Howard
DeLeon
H. P. Holdridge
Grace Donaho
Rosa Fisher Smith
Beattie
Opal Thomas
Trinity
Pearl Wilkins
Sidney
Iva Burleson
Sipe Springs
W. Howard Moore
Hasse
Vada Pelle Simmons
Artie Coley
de Leon
Mattie Coan Haynes
Duster
Imogene Couch
Gustine
L. A. Singleton
Newburg
Produce Buyer Ad From Alamo Produce Co John H Harris
Alamo Produce Co offers top market prices for eggs cream and chicks. John H Harris invites poultry and dairy producers to contact for bidding and sales arrangements.
Produce Price Notice From Home Produce Co
Bob Seale of Home Produce Co invites locals to bring in produce including cream chickens and eggs and promises top prices for quality goods. The advertisement emphasizes readiness to purchase with cash and a direct sales pitch.
Perlene Layman Buried Wednesday
Perlene Layman eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Layman of Comanche died at the Comanche Hospital Tuesday after more than a weeks illness An appendicitis operation could not be performed Funeral services were held at Newburg Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Gordon Barrett She was born February 5 1923 and is survived by her parents two sisters and a brother.
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Perlene Layman
W. F. Layman
Comanche
Comanche Hospital
Perlene
Newburg
Gordon Barrett
Butter Cartons and Parchment Boost Sale Says Comanche Chief
An advertisement urges sellers to use butter cartons and genuine vegetable parchment that resists moisture, claiming the butter stays fresher and sells better according to The Comanche Chief.
Closing Out Furniture and Hardware Sale Ad
Durham Brothers advertise a clearance sale with no reservations. Everything must go as Ballas will be ated.
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Durhny Brothers
Turkey grading school teaches best breeding and feeding
Dozens of turkey raisers 4 H Club members and the Comanche High Agriculture Class attended the second annual turkey grading school in Comanche led by Co. Agent John A. Barton. Speakers from A M College and Farmers Produce Company covered breeding, hatching, brooding, and fattening rations.
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Comanche
John A. Barton
Paul A. Cungus
A. & M. College
T. B. Wood
College Station
George McKinzie
Farmers Produce Company
J. C. Patterson
Eastland
Mayzie Malone
Brown County
Oklahoma A. & M. College
McKinzie
More Apples Arrive as Idaho Produce lands in town
A carload of Big Idaho Apples arrived this week, described as costing no more than ordinary apples. Vendor J. J. Westbrook of North Side Square provided the update.
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Idaho
J. J. Westbrook
North Side Square
We Buy Turkeys From Home Produce Co
Farmers invited to bring turkeys eggs chickens and cream to Home Produce Co run by Bob Seale for sale or trade during offering period at local market location.
Weight loss pitch and cotton tonnage report
An advertisement touts a fat loss scheme claiming 15 pounds in a month with a 85 cent bottle of Bruschen Salts and a daily weight check. The piece also notes a cotton yard in Comanche reporting 2,687 bales weighed so far this season, up about 103 from the prior week.
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Tver
Reese Drug Co Ty
Comanche
McLean's Starto 1981 Christmas Picture Offers
Local Brownwood studio advertises Christmas picture specials with discounts and package deals. Offers include 12 pictures monted with 8x10 prints, hand colored options, and large 8x10 sizes at set prices. The ad emphasizes low prices, the studio as the oldest in Brownwood, and invites in-person visits.
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Brownwood
Hospital Notes Comanche Route Fatal Appendicitis
Fragmentary note indicates a patient died due to appendicitis at Comanche Hospital. Details are unclear but reference to hospital notes and Comanche location are evident.
Nature’s warning signs of worm infection and treatment
The passage explains that children’s sleep grinding, poor appetite, abdominal pain, itching, or nasal/hand itching indicate worm infections. It advises using White's Cream Vermifuge to expel worms, noting a price of Socabettie and availability from a seller.
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Garner- Alvis Co
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Alvis
Garner
Alvis Co’s
B. R. Weaver, Mer
Weaver
Comanche, Texas
C. E. Alvis
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Joan Crawford
John
Bayer
Wal
Mary Brandt
Presbyterian Church
Alamo Produce CO
John H. Harris
Mt, Pleasant
Mercer Creek
Home Produce CO
Turkey
Mclean
Broadway Brownweed
Whoterrands
Blownwood, Texas
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Buster Keaton
New York
Anita Pave
Clif Edwards
Will Rogers
Bill
Lawrence Tirbett
Beauty Parlor
Mrs. Maud Franks
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