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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1940
Page
2
The notice lists a yearly subscription price of one dollar. It notes current readers may renew or new subscribers can join at the rate of one dollar per year. Details on where to subscribe and deadlines are provided in the public notice.
The Burtons erect a new building on Depot Street described as a “dandy” that enhances the town’s appearance. The piece notes factory changes, labor shifts, and industrial history including the poultry dress plant, wage levels, and the impact of mechanization on work for local women.
Tex Carleton of the Wichita Dodgers earned a Basball Hall of Fame nod with a no hit no run performance and has since drawn many autograph requests leading him to buy a rubber stamp to sign quickly. The article notes his Comanche birth and his family ties to the Woodward couple. It then digresses into local trivia and humor items from The Rail Road Journal and Stephenville Tribune, ending with Comanche County’s pride in family reunions and the large number of local unions.
A fragment notes a friend of mine praising poetry while another line asks about an amateur boxer a failed tester of poetic work. The dialogue hints at mixed opinions on talent and craft with no clear event or outcome.
Clyde House notes that Pat Howard directed a school band with limited instruments. The amateur state show featured the tune Pop Goes The Weasel as the only song. The audience stood, the house was full, and the show progressed slowly before ending with a profitable surprise.
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