This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
2
The Comanche school board voted to build a new gymnasium with 10000 in bonds even if the 8000 federal aid falls through. The project will serve daily for band instruction physical training and vocational agriculture, becoming the first major addition since 1921.
Waco resident Proctor Homer Alexander visits his ill mother in town. Local families including Turley Davis and Davis families spend weekends at the Dallas Centennial Exposition. Others note travels, moves, and visits among residents from Dublin Fort Worth Sherman Gustine Comanche and Dallas.
The family expresses gratitude to their faithful doctor friends and neighbors for sympathy and support after the death of a wife mother and grandmother. They mention dinner flowers and encouraging words from Bro. Graham and Bro. Harrell and wish blessings on all. Signed by J. E. Durham and family.
A notice from the McKinzie Hotel advertises excellent meals served family style at a quarter price. The ad highlights variety and well cooked food with no advance notice required and mentions clean beds and rooms at reasonable rates.
The Reese Drug Co advertises a radio line featuring Magic Eye Magic Brain and Magic Voice with a price not higher than a standard set and a liberal allowance on old sets. It promotes RCA Victor as the greatest name in radio.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pettijohn and son from near Spur joined relatives to mourn Mrs. Kate Pettijohn. Nearby kin including Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Smith and son of Dickens and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Smith and children of Dublin traveled to the service. Friends from Comanche and Gus tine also visited Mrs. R. A. Smith at the bedside.
Two weeks ago a local resident was stricken with paralysis. Nim Richey of Dublin Andrew Richey and Mrs. John William son near Spur John Robert Richey and family of Santa Anna visited their sister Mrs. R. A. Smith for most of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Graham and daughter and Edwin Graham of Dallas spent the weekend with their parents. Lucy Evans visited Fort Worth. Miss Mildred Kelley attended the Centennial last Wednesday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.