Illness updates from local families and church services
Mrs. Ardis Bingham and baby are seriously ill at German hospital with pneumonia but show improvement. Mrs. Ruby Nelson also ill. Miss Lavelle Brownwood visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith and son saw Watt Smith and William Keith. Rev Calhoun preached at the Methodist Church and Rev Isabel of Downing preached at the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardis Bingham
LaVélle
H ¢ Brown -Wood
Ee Halbrooks
Guy Smith
Watt Smith
William Keith
Ruby Nelson
Calhoun
Methodist Church
Isabel of Downing
Baptist Church
CARDUI CARDUS relief for dysmenorrhea and nerve distress
Build Up Good News for Suffering Women states that many cases of functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition improve with CARDUS and CARDUI by increasing appetite and gastric juice. It claims digestion and energy gain, use starting a few days before the period and continuing until passage, noting women have used CARDUS for over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Social visits spread across Lubbock Fort Worth Carlton and Turkey
Gustine Gleaton family and Mrs Lucy Gleaton visited in Lubbock with Mrs Gleaton's parents. Fort Worth hosts included Pauline Bolton Nellene Harrison Adelie Barnett and Mrs Norman Harrison. Marie Barnett joined this week. George Roy Harrison stayed with grandparents in Fort Worth. Mrs John Johnson of Brownwood visited sister Mrs R M McGinnis, with Ford Duffie Glenda Jean also visiting. Jess Hickman family M E Barnett Jena V Earlduane and Joy Lee Young visited Carlton. Frank Compton of San Antonio visited N E Palmer. S B Todd and Grace returned from a week in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays Gleaton
Lucy Gleaton
Geraldine
Lubboux
Duciies
Fort Worth
Pauline Bolton
Nellene Harrison
Adelie Barnett
Norman Harrison
Marie Barnett
George Roy Harrison
George Jones
John Johnson
Brownwood
R. M. McGinnis
Ford Duffie
Glenda Jean
McGinnis
Jess Hickman
M. E. Barnett
Jena V
Earlduane
Joy Lee Young
Carlton
Frank Compton
San Antonio
N. E. Palmer
S. B. Todd
Grace
Turkey
Local visits and family gatherings noted in Suez region
Suez Mr and Mrs Joe Martin of near Albany visited his parents Mr and Mrs Harlen Martin the first of the week. Jeff Randolph of Afton brought his mother back home here and spent Saturday night with his sister Mrs Monroe Sturdivant. Rev and Mrs Frans Martin attended a convention at Port Arthur the past week. George Woods of Olden visited relatives here the latter part of the week. Mrs Bess Stephenson and daughter Fay visited her sister Mrs Clyde Smith at Rising Star Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Martin
Albany
Harlen Martin
Jeff Randolph
Afton
Monroe Sturdivant
Clifton Thomas
R. C. Thomas
Frans Martin
Port Arthur
George Woods
Olden
Bess Stephenson
Fay
Clyde Smith
Comanche County Schools Start Term Amid Busy Harvest Season
Comanche County reports 27 schools opening for the 1940-41 term with most starting September 2. Two schools miss days for peanut harvest and will reopen soon. Cotton picking delayed some starts but the cotton crop is nearly finished, allowing eight and nine month terms to align. Teachers receive first pay since summer break, and districts promote fruit and hot lunch programs along with a county Visual Education initiative. A Texas State Teachers Association membership drive is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Cotton Grove
Texas State Teachers Association
Local families gather for weekend visits across area
Mr and Mrs Wayne Ward and children of De Leon spent the weekend here with her sister Mrs Carl Walker and family. Mr and Mrs Carroll Cook and children and Mrs Morrow of near Glen Rose visited Mr and Mrs T W Beard Sunday. Byron Pattie and son visited friends here Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Tom Cox and daughter of Cross Plains spent Sunday here with relatives. Mr and Mrs Will Love visited their daughter Mrs Percy Wright and family here Sunday. Mr and Mrs Floyd White of Comanche spent Sunday here with his parents Mr and Mrs G M White. Mr and Mrs J C Wilson of Fort Worth spent the weekend here with relatives. Mrs Drewy Hall is visiting relatives at Cross Plains. Mrs Wayne Caffey and baby are visiting Mr and Mrs J C Wilson at Fort Worth. Mr and Mrs Boyd Hilley of Comyn, Mr and Mrs Cyril Irby and children of Comanche and Mr and Mrs Milburn Hilley and baby visited their parents Mr and Mrs A A Hilley Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Ward
de Leon
Carl Walker
Carroll Cook
Morrow
Near Glen Rose
T. W.’. Beard
Byron Pattie
Tom Cox
Cross Plains
Will Love
Percy Wright
Floyd White
Comanche
G. M. White
J. C. Wilson
Fort Worth
Drewy Hall
Wayne Caffey
Baby
Boyd Hilley
Comyn
Cyril Irby
Milburn Hilley
A. A. Hilley
Peanuts Harvest Buzz In Stag Creek Area
Farmers in Stag Creek busy with peanut harvest. Little Mary B Beasley returns to Breckenridge from a week with relatives Mr and Mrs Henry Drennan. Eugene Mathis traveled the Alvarado and Keene lanes last Sunday. The piece mentions county education aims and an upcoming County Educational Association meeting seeking suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Beasley
Breckenridge
Henry Drennan
Eugene Mathis
Alvarado
Keene
Publication citation summons in Texas divorce case 1946
The State of Texas issues a citation by publication to M E Weaver in Comanche County to appear at the next District Court term on October 14 1940 in suit No 8495 filed August 26 1940 by Maurine Weaver seeking dissolution of marriage from M F E Weaver alleging cruelty and abandonment with prayer for costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche
Maurine Weaver
M. FE. Weaver
Sayer
State of
Texas
Hugh White
Adla Tablets Claim Quick Relief for Stomach Ailments
E Hentges reports rapid relief from stomach pains after trying a $1.25 bottle of Adla Tablets under a guarantee. He states the upset is gone and he can eat normally. The endorsement appears from The Wm Reese Drug Co. and Service Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Hentges
Wm. Reese Drug Co., and Service Drug
Local residents note military enlistments and visits
J. T. Knapp and P. J. Talley Jr left Sunday for Fort Worth to enlist in the Navy. Mrs. Melly Densman and son visited in Sebastian with her brothers A. D. and A. V. Lawson the past week. Mrs. Allie Jeffreys and Tom hosted as guests their cousins Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jeffreys and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Jeffreys of De Leon. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Britain of visited relatives here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Knapp
P. J. Talley, Jr
Fort Worth
Navy
Melly Densman
J. F
Sebastian
A. D
A. V. Lawson
Allie Jeffreys
Tom
J. B. Jeffreys
Guy Jeffreys
de Leon
Mrs
Ross Britain
Suny
American Boy Magazine a Popular Companion for Boys
Hundreds of thousands of boys read THE AMERICAN BOY each month and treat it as a living companion. The magazine offers sport tips from famous coaches and athletes, plus fiction and fact articles across major sports. Subscriptions cost $2 for a year, $3.50 for three years, with foreign rates at 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Boy Magazine
Can Boy
Detroit
Michigan
Soda Springs Singing Draws Attendees From Surrounding Towns
Sunday night event in Soda Springs drew visitors including singers from Blanket Comanche and Mount Pleasant. Local residents Garner Lloyd and family from Logans Gap joined his mother, while R. H. Robertson visited Comanche for the weekend. Others gathered for visits with relatives in Mount Pleasant and Cotton Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanket
Comanche
Mount Pleasant
Garner Lloyd
Logan's Gap
R. H. Robertson
George Barrick
German Hospital
Gaynelle
Jack Smith
Ezra Power
J. H. Lloyd
D. H. Matthews
Cotton Grove
O. D. Henley
Marie Lawlis
Sylvester
Houston Henley
Carmi
Illinois
Card of Thanks for Mrs. W. W. McCullough
The Children and Grandchildren express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind deeds and floral offerings at the death and burial of Mrs. W. W. McCullough. May you have such friends in your time of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. McCullough
Herbine Ad Promotes Vegetable Laxative Relief
A vintage advertisement for Herbine from the William Reese Drug Co promotes a vegetable medicine for biliousness headache flatulence gas and temporary constipation. It markets the product at 60 cents per bottle and urges use as a relief option through laxative action.
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B&j Cafe
Jack Morgan
Slas
Santa Fe
Pallmans
Trains Arts
Bair
Dallas
R. Nichols
Suez
DRY Cleaners
Dale Howard
Stag Creek
County Educational Association
Conoco
Conoco Products
Brownwood Highway
Sarre
Soda Springs
Wm. Reese Drug CO
Housewives
City Market
Shankele
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