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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1936
Page
2
A compilation of Comanche and nearby town items covers Highway 10 efforts by AO Hood County, Comyn School’s Children’s Day visit, a Hamilton-Iowa egg deal, Dr. Robert Hill’s homeward bound after a Comanche banquet, a Thanksgiving quip among local ministers, San Saba show success, Coleman Centennial notes, and Gustine school journalism rises with The Tiger Growl.
Wilson Eugene Springer visits Eagle Pass parents. Shorty Falkner and Rober son return from Post City. L B Bryant seeks treatment in Waco. Hamilton families visit Starnes home. John Box and family visit Edna Hill. High School Auditorium to host a play on Thursday. Basketball tournament date to be announced. Woods and Martins join Katie Lee Jones to Fairy to see her parents. Leaborn Martin of Lingleville visits wife here. Sunday School set for 10 30. H G Box and Sam return from Fort Worth. Regular singing set for next Sunday night.
Amity Rev Pat Brown of Sipe Springs filled his regular appointment at Macedonia Methodist Church the fourth Sunday in November. Carlene Muhle, three, suffered leg and foot burns when a stove leg gave way and the cook stove tipped forward.
An advertisement for the McKinzie Hotel promotes quarter meals served family style with varied, well cooked options. It notes no advance notice is needed, and also advertises clean beds and rooms at reasonable prices near the square.
The ad promotes a one year subscription to Chief and Semi-Weekly Farm News for $1.59 each, offering two agricultural publications at a discounted annual rate. The notice targets farmers and readers seeking weekly farm market insights and farm policy updates.
Sidney residents report personnel changes with Sidney native Sidney Gayle Hilley taking a post in Abilene and Watkins Neal accepting a Fort Worth appointment. Local visits include Reginal Pinkard from Oklahoma State A and M visiting, and families from Indian Creek and Abilene attending events. Sidney basketball squads defeated Proctor while girls and boys teams faced Comyn and in the Hasse tournament Sidney fell to Cross Cut and Newburg.
For thirty years Alice Burns suffered from constipation caused by sour stomach and blocked digestion. Since taking Adlerika her condition improved, and she proclaims constipation a thing of the past. The testimonial appears from Wm Reese Drug Co.
Local ad promotes Airmaids hosiery with price 79 cents and free service. It notes Drug Store offers and a year long News subscription deal for $1.50, highlighting value and convenience.
Mount Pleasant and nearby towns record visits and family gatherings. Mrs. Madison Gilliam stayed with sister Mrs. Bowden in Brownwood, while Sherman Elliott and Bill Phillips of Van Dyke saw Bill Elliott. Jerald Davis from Zephyr vacationed with cousin Charles Davis. Fort Worth friends Mrs. Harry Rogers and Mrs. Reeves and son visited D. G. Gafford. Curtis Power attended a Centennial event. Bill Elliott and family attended his aunt Mary Elliott’s funeral in Comanche. Rev. Gordon Barrett preached at the local church. Jack Boils of Burkett made a local visit.
The report notes Miss Lora Gilliam returning home with her fiancé or husband for a family visit. Mrs Mae Cooper of Sidney spent the weekend with her parents, Mr and Mrs F B Harris.
An ad touts Creomulsion as a remedy for chest colds and coughs. It lists ingredients like Syrup of White Pine, fluid extracts of Licorice Root Wild Cherry Ipecac Cascara and Beechwood Creosote and claims soothing, phlegm thinning, and mild laxative effects. The copy states doctors use Creomulsion for their own families and patients.
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