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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1936
Page
2
Comanche County Day at Fort Worth Frontier Centennial is announced with Miss Jerry Slider as sponsor and Mrs. William C. Chilton as hostess. Brown County votes on beer September 12 as local officers push enforcement. Regional notes cover taxes on checks, bank deposits insured by the FDIC, pasture and mohair markets, and school board hiring.
Sidney G H Hilling Jr left for Taft California to attend college. Bangs visitors include Mr and Mrs Trutian Chick and daughters and Mr and Mrs Paul Snow and daughters. Will Jones and Reginald Pinkard did business in Stillwater Oklahoma last week. Willard Templeton has moved here and works at the gin. Flyde Fisher of Ranger and Nap Hall hosts guests. Dublin native Mrs Brenton Jones visited. Effie McCullough and children visiting Smyre this week. Harold Neal of Fort Worth visited relatives Sunday. Gayle Hilley visiting Dallas. Tom Guthrie and wife returned from Corpus Christi. L A Baxter of Bend visited relatives Monday.
A county wide Townsend meeting will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the District Court room. All who are interested, women as well as men, are urged to attend. A. 8. Harris, President.
Bible Mrs. Fannie Pitman of California and Mrs. Birdie Hagerman along with Jessie Blackstone of Dallas spent Saturday night with their brother Jim Blackstone and family. Mrs. Ruby Warren and her mother visited Mrs. Arthur Warren and family at Brownwood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blackstone and son visited the former's sister Mrs. Pete Lockheart and family in Coleman Sunday.
Lamar Donaho of Fort Worth spent last week with his father H. E. Donaho. Mrs. H. T. Ferry and daughter of Brownwood visited Mrs. F. M. Powers. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Isham of Stephenville called on J. W. Carter family. Doris Wharton of San Antonio visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fields. Hasse School boys defeated Gustine School boys last Thursday night. Mrs. Dell Davis and children along with Mrs. Eula Wilson of De Leon spent Sunday with their mother Mrs. F. M. Powers.
Court House notices record marriages on August 22 by various ministers including Rev. W L Skaggs Rev Thomas D Moore and Rev Roy Raines. Deeds show transfers from L C Bills to Earl N Price and others with various acreages and prices, ranging from 140 to 15000 dollars, in Comanche County.
Fairview Mrs Rex Kitchen and daughter of Austin spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Effie Reeves. Miss Mary Nell Grigsby of Van Dyke visited her brother Ory Grigsby and family Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hugh McNutt and family Mrs Carl McNutt and son of Coleman visited Mr and Mrs J H McNutt Sunday. Mr and Mrs Preston Vick of Big Spring visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs Williams Sunday. Mr and Mrs Bob Hendrix of Van Dyke visited their daughter Mrs Roy Loudermilk Sunday. Mr and Mrs R D Collins and family of Winters spent the weekend here.
Harmony Mrs. Car Thomas remains bedridden after a Brownwood hospital stay. J. J. Rogers family and Miss Rena Owen visited W. E. Boyd in Brookesmith, with Virginia Boyd joining for a stay. Ira Fletcher hosted a party, Burgess Fisher Trav Rutherford and others visited Mullin Holcomb area. Lindsey Thomas Beards Hill and C C Thomas families shared Sunday time. M E Owen returned from Dallas two weeks with sister R S Park, and they spent a weekend at Sivells Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gunter.
E Hentges reports severe stomach pains vanish after using Dr Emil’s Adla Tablets 1 bottle 30 weeks treatment under the service drug store guarantee. He says he can eat anything now and credits the remedy with restoring his digestive comfort.
An advertisement touts Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that improves bowel regularity. It claims the product conditions the digestive tract for daily relief without constant medication and urges readers to try it next time.
Local notes report Hazel Dell Baptist revival ending Saturday night with Rev Jeff Moore leading. Several families visited homes in Gustine and nearby communities, including Stricklands and Brysons, and many attended singing events and church services.
Ford windshields priced at 98 cents at Cheapskate Chandler Auto Supply in Brownwood. Offer highlights low-cost auto parts in a local hardware and parts shop setting.
Bold claim ad touts Leto’s Pi Orhraea Remedy as a cure for sore gums. It asserts dentists recommend it and that druggists offer a money back guarantee if it fails, highlighting Wm. Reese Drug Co as distributor.
For a quarter you can enjoy a neat meal at the M Hotel near the southeast corner of the square. The served family style offers a variety of cooked foods. No advance notice required to dine. The hotel also provides clean beds and rooms at reasonable prices. Kinzie Note.
By order of court I am off to sale the real estate described as the estate of A and Viola Roberson deceased in Comanche Texas. The property includes 30 acres in cultivation with a house well and other improvements. Also listed is 80 acres located 3 miles via Andrew Roberson administrator Hasse Texas.
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