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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1956
Page
14
Severe drought sorrows Sidney and surrounding areas as temperatures hit 106 in the shade. Farmers report cotton failure and corn for fall plowing is uncertain while some hope for rain. Local news notes include a high school bond approval, church activities, a first bale sale, and civic notices.
Public notice commands R P F Boone David E Wood Leonard R Mixon Tom West Joe Marshall John Benn Cribbs Brothers Construction Co Pioneer Western Mutual Insurance Co and unknown heirs to appear in Comanche County District Court by 10 a m on first Monday after 42 days from Oct 8 1956 to answer Clyde Jones v W A James et al suit seeking cancellation of an 108 acre oil and gas lease assignment dated Feb 4 1964 with related judgment for 4436 14 and related operating dispute. issued Aug 24 1956 by Clerk T D Moore.
Local ad lists price per acre at Holman and Bonner versus Baxter Brothers. It promotes vast lower prices on items such as laundry soap at 1.00 per 75 bars, 40 pounds of ice, serdines, grease, coal oil, navy tobacco, matches, toilet soap, snuff, coffee, shirting and domestic fabrics, calico, socks, hose, drawers, gloves, shirts, hats, thread, needles, thimbles, hair pins, combs, buttons, suspenders, axes, spoons, wash tubs.
A dairy equipment ad touts Zero s T-20 Vacuum Refrigerated Milk Tank and Super Strainer. It features Hampshire Illinois farmers Mr and Mrs Ray Frohling and their son David describing easier handling of milk and improved taste, cleaning, and automatic system potential. The copy emphasizes no more lifting heavy cans and odor removal.
Amity Rev Charles Shannon of Brownwood preached here Sunday and has accepted the Amity Church pastorate. He will preach here next Sunday to decide if he will serve full time. All members urged to attend. Many local families visited relatives in East Texas and around town last week with multiple visits noted among Alford Robertson McDaniel Knapp West and Reynolds families.
Ida White of Victoria visits in the home of sister Ray Swanner and family. Grady Mahon spends the week in Wichita Falls with her daughter. Gandon Roberts and family join Spurgeon Evens of Corpus Christi visiting relatives. Ray and Betty return home with their grandparents. Ida White and Rosa Swanner call on Harry Rucker's home in Bronte. Herchel Barnes and children from Cisco visit Mrs. Pearl Ba and family. Bill Caffey of De leads to further visits.
Leon visited Thursday with Mr and Mrs Dennis Blarton honored their son Malcolm with a birthday dinner on Sunday August 26.
Miss Beulah Stark entertained her Sunday school class and friends at her mother Mrs J M Stark home at 400 W College with slides and stories from her summer tour of Europe. Guests enjoyed Cokes jam nuts and Elam cheese from Amsterdam followed by ice cream with cherries and sugar wafers.
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