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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
2
Service Drug Store and the William Reese Drug Company are noted in a brief notice likely listing an affiliation or merger. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A man age forty five ends his life after a note quoting No Health No Money No Work. The speaker reflects on biblical figures who faced despair and laments a society that shuns the aged and workless. The piece calls for a place for all in society and warns of melancholia turning to death.
Local postal clerk Mike Sullivan is ill at home and has worked only four days this month. His brother E W Sullivan says he may be out another week before returning to duty.
Attention poultry raisers promotes an egg producer claiming increased production and healthier fowl by eradicating blue bugs lice mites and fleas and removing worms. It promises money back if not profitable and urges selling in Comanche exclusively by a distributor.
The notice outlines a full Sunday schedule with 9:30 Sunday School for teachers, 9:45 pupil assembly, 10:00 class study, 10:45 auditorium closing and worship, 11:00 sermon, 6:30 Young People, and 7:30 Evening Worship. A. Edwin Wilson, pastor, returns to preach both services and lead the Sunday School. Wednesday 7:30 pm begins verse by verse Genesis study, aligned with past curricula.
Morning worship at 11 and evening sermon at 7 15 lead the Sunday services. A Young People's Conference is set for 2 30 in Brownwood. Weekday events include Women's Bible Study Monday at 4 and Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7 30. Dr Homer McMillan provides a Home Missions appeal and E M Shepard outlines church goals.
A beautiful Sunday night service is planned at the First Methodist Church for the year’s new members. Forty nine have joined this year with twenty six coming on profession of faith. The group will sit together and take a special part in the program alongside regular services at 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 worship and 7:30 evening service Epworth Leagues meet 6:45 with plain gospel preaching and congregational singing. You are invited to attend.
Central Christian Church schedules Bible School at 10 00 a m with Arm strong Cox as director Preaching every Sunday morning Pastor C C Klingman leads services tf
Services will be conducted at St Matthews Episcopal Church Sunday evening at 5 30 o clock. Rev L S Jeffreys of Brownwood will preach.
The Comanche High School Band forms a student council to improve conduct and efficiency. Chosen by director Charles Logan, the council enforces regulations and can expel violators. Members include Marilyn Clark chairwoman James Martin Merlin Jenkins Peggy Durham J. D. Tate Frances Hampton Billy Everitt and Frances Williams. O B McKewin of Fredericksburg spent the weekend in Comanche.
Joe Park Huntington, son of Mr and Mrs Park Huntington, had an appendectomy at a Brownwood hospital after an attack of appendicitis and was able to return home Thursday. Mrs A B Glover of California visits her sister Mrs George S Clark. formerly Miss Isla Davis she taught in the county for many years.
Herman Jones of Comanche was operated on Friday afternoon at a Brownwood hospital for appendicitis. He is reported to be doing nicely.
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