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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
4
A humorous medical column extols personal health control. The author mocks universal rules from doctors and drugstore theories while urging temperance in all things. He argues each person is unique and that self care plus caution can reduce doctor visits as life curtails uncertainties.
Miss Jewel Casey former bursar of Howard Payne College was charged with embezzlement after about 226 900 reportedly went missing. Two cases filed one for 154 and another for 164. President Dr Thomas H Taylor said the college is bonded and financially sound.
Force Sheee of Carben offers embroidery tracing sheets at 10 cents each in black. Colored sheets in red yellow and green available at 15 cents per sheet, as advertised by the Comanche Chief with brief pricing details.
John Isaac of Brownwood along with C A Neal and C A Jr of Fort Worth spent the weekend in Comanche visiting Mrs J J Milton.
An advertisement urges sellers to use butter cartons and genuine vegetable parchment to prevent moisture absorption, keeping butter fresher and increasing sales. The Comanche Chief endorses the packaging idea as improving product quality and market appeal.
Comanche residents note Eugene Dodson from Fort Worth spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. G A Dodson. The ad mentions Fresh Meat Ice Ice Cream Produce Co buying poultry and goods, plus cold storage for rent and trucking services.
Lawrence Sumner of Eldorado spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Sumner and was in Comanche Monday to assist with the Sheep and Goat Show.
Mr and Mrs Ben Seago and their son of Gustine visited Comanche last week to spend time with his sister Mrs J R Tatum. The trip centered around sharing and sampling produce from Peerless Produce Co and highlighting regional fruit offerings.
Energy residents Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Cox spent Monday in Comanche with his sister Mrs. Joe Marshall.
Mrs Elmer Cotrell spent Sunday in Frankel according to local social notes, visiting residents and calling on friends during the weekend.
Greenwich Village stories mix harbor life and city oddities from the Seamen's Institute helping missing sailors to a Thornton-like town on L I Muttontown's 35 millionaires and a street performer on Broadway. A faded flower and plums behind the Met Opera House reveal urban tales of price signs and Irish grit.
We save you money on Meats. Get your Ice and Ice Cold Melons from us. Hauling and Truck Service.
Local notes list numerous visitors and residents in Comanche from Fort Worth Dallas Palo Pinto and other towns. Names include Carleton Wood and Woodward families, Eddie Pearl Cantrell, Nadine Kendrick, Ira Clemons, W. A. Tipps, Billy Matthews, Gerald Bryson, Maurine McNatt, G. W. Jessup, Otho Bowman, Barna Riley, T. J. Williams, Estelle McClune, John Reed, Tom Moore, I. M. Cochran, J. M. Hood and many more as relatives friends and guests visit or relocate to or from Comanche during the period.
Marriage notices list August 24 ceremony of Mamie Howton and Blanton plus surrounding couples. Birth announcements cover Billie Sam Henson and Wanda June Rush among others, with several land deeds recorded for Comanche and De Leon properties and transfers including Jenny Shields and Lake Springstead parcels.
Sinclair Refining Co promotes Couron Banks as a superior alternative to the Courtesy Card with advertising across Sinclair stations and facilities including W. C. House and Avent locations.
Mr and Mrs George Hamilton and their children from Fort Worth spent the weekend visiting his sister Mrs E Anthony.
Robert tlen in Oz s Guthrie left last week for Shreveport and other points in Louisiana. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eaton and children spent Sunday in Snyder with relatives. J. C. George of Flint, Michigan is visiting relatives in Comanche. Mrs. Ruth Gill of Gorman spent Monday at the Starr dore here and Mrs. Starr spent the day at the German store. Mrs. W. T. House is visitingg her sister, Mrs. R. W. Turner and her niece, Mrs. Enid Gansel at lady. Danforth Wilkerson and Miss Louise Jones of Cross Plains spent Sunday in Comanche with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marian Wilkerson. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McKelvey left Tuesday for Arizona. . Miss Thelma Coleman left Fri day for Rock Springs where she resumed her work Monday in C. M. Marshall who has been visiting his son, Joe, for six weeks, returned to Fort Worth Sunday. Mrs. Trueman Smith and daugh ter, Martha Camille of Briton spent last week in Comanche with her sister, Mrs. J. R. Tatum.
W C House, agent for Sinclair Refining Co., promotes a couponer program described as seven times more valuable than a courtesy card.
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