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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
2
J. C. Wilkerson, editor and publisher, outlines the newspaper's history since 1873 in Texas. It lists mailing status as second class, entry at Comanche Post Office, and subscription prices of $1.00 per year locally and $1.50 elsewhere.
Comanche County reports optimistic plans for 50 to 100 new homes after the war, as residents invest in bonds ahead of a postwar purchase surge. The piece notes rain boosting peanuts, a favorable fall for farmers, and local business moves including Golden Oak Milling's expansion after acquiring Perry Feed. It also mentions civic notes from Victory Day saloon closings to license renewal reminders.
The snippet notes cotton prices and seed costs, lists half year incomes for Coca Cola Pepsi Procter Gamble Colgate Hershey National Biscuit Beech Nut General Foods, and praises local readers Mrs G Preston Tate Rev Gordon Barrett and Mrs O O Brightman. It ends with Texas pension administration cost being low at 2.9 percent, Colorado 2.6 and Virginia 13 percent.
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