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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1927
Page
3
Central Christian Church announces Sunday School at 10 o clock with morning and evening preaching. All offerings from Sunday School and services support the Texas Missions Board for home missions. Members and visitors urged to attend. Pastor Ben F. Hearn extends a warm welcome.
Mrs. Garner L. Lloyd and children visited Mr. and Mrs. I M Vineyard. Lee Matthews family attended the funeral of Mrs. Julia Howell in Comanche. Dr. Ragsdale of Brownwood came Thursday. Frank Vineyard and I M Vineyard visited Lloyd Sunday. Rev. Frank Steele preached at Sweetwater. Tom Beene and son Herman of Merkel visited relatives. Bob Gressett returned to work at Rankin.
The Wyly and Howell families express gratitude to neighbors and friends for faithful assistance in a time of need and for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. John Cunningham hosted a charming event honoring her daughter Johnsie and Miss Winnie Burnett of Breckenridge. Decor featured glowing dahlias zinnias and yellow cosmos with dainty score cards foreshadowing Halloween. High score winner Miss Dudley Hicks received a Chinese brass bell.
In Comanche County two weddings took place with Rev. J. M. Wynne officiating. P. O. Evans wed Beulah Clowe of Bangs, who will reside there with him. The following day J. C. Moody Jr. married Beulah Lowry, daughter of Bangs residents, and the couples will also reside in Bangs.
Texas commands publication in Comanche County paper for ten days before return day. Temporary guardian J B Anglin appointed Oct 10 1927 for minors, to become permanent unless contested at January 1 1927 term. Court in Comanche, Texas demands appearance and verification of service.
White Point residents report strong health as two weeks of pleasant weather aided farmers who have finished cotton picking and express gratitude for yields. Chester Tupin returns home for a brief visit and Mrs. Geo Black hosts a Halloween gathering with games and refreshments. Mr Williams and daughter Lavern plan to start school at Stag Creek next Monday. The Sunday School improves and all are urged to attend, with Rev J L Ray preaching next Sunday night.
Burks and Son markets a heavy haul service with cost cutting through a new big truck offering designed to reduce transportation expenses for large freight.
Alma Fern Donaldson, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Donaldson, died at home October 19 1927 after a brief illness of minigitus and paralysis. She was beloved by family and friends and was laid to rest in Stag Creek Cemetery on Thursday.
Noon service held at 2 30 with Rev Frank Steele Horace White and Miss Lucile Jones of Sidney officiating. Contributed.
Paris Smith Druggist sells Jack's Lotion guaranteed for chiggers sunburn windburn and scalp troubles. Includes mention of Paris Smith as the supplier and the product marketed to golfers and automobile tourists and others seeking relief.
An old druggist notes claim a purifying dose cleanses bile and liver, restores vigor, exhilaration, and vitality. The text cites Paris Smit and Wm Rees as promoters, describing a tonic sold by a druggist company with regulated energy claims.
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