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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
8
Sept 14 notes a singing school closure Saturday evening with a pleasant pre Friday night. Local residents visit, travel and social at Cotton Grove. Several families, including Jones and Coker, host and attend gatherings as cotton picking season nears.
The report notes W J Godfrey and others attending a fellowship barbecue in Winters. Rain Friday night will aid late feed. Families including Tate and Wilhelm plan cotton picking in Runnels and near Winters. Hicks heads to Knox City for cotton as Swindle family travels to Winters for harvest. Davis family visits Priddy area.
Rain cooled Indian Mountain and Midway Sunday afternoon while neighbors gathered and played in Stokes pasture. Grandpa Madix died September 8 and was laid to rest at Oakland cemetery Tuesday. A baby girl arrived to J D Maupin and wife. Many local visits and social events described with multiple residents mentioned.
Cotton Grove residents celebrate a week of rain with community smiles. Mrs Galloway and children from Vandyke visited Mrs John McEntire Saturday night. Local folks attended Shiloh church and Bible activities. Stile McEntire spent time with cousin Leston Bain and Cam Bain of Meming. Willie Glasgow joined singing at Bible program Sunday night. Jesse Purvis left Friday for Lampasas to teach this year. Attendees also joined singing at Fin Grove and trips by Oran Johnson Ruby Hilliard and Ergin Davis to Comanche on Monday.
VANDYKE reports a good rain last week and mentions boll weevil and leaf worm appearing in the area. The piece notes likely limited cotton to mature bales and lists several social visits and arrivals, including Frank Gaines returning from Breckenridge and relatives visiting Beattie, Energy, Energy area residents, and other neighbors over the weekend.
Stag Creek residents report farmers busy gathering cotton and many social visits. Corsicanans Omar Cox and L. G. Cleary visit relatives. multiple local youths and teachers prepare for the new school year as families host gatherings and attend singing school.
Mr and Mrs Henry Lewis hosted a Friday party for daughter Clara Lewis. Carl Thomas family and Elizabeth Thomas visited Blanket. Dock Edwards of Comanche visited Z T Fadwards family. Muddy roads reduced Sunday school attendance. Code Murphy family White Point visited H B Rovers. Ira Fletcher family at Mercer Gap. Floyd Gober Newbury visited George Gober. Mrs Tupin White Point visited daughter Mrs Arthur Bear. H B Rogers family at Sidney. T O Rogers led prayer meeting. Ice cream supper at Harmony church Friday Sept 18 with singing and attractions.
Walter Martin preached his farewell sermon as pastor to a large crowd on Saturday night and Sunday. Several locals traveled to Proctor to hear the sermon. Community updates include students leaving for school and visits among families in Proctor and surrounding towns.
Borozone liquid acts as a powerful antiseptic to purify wounds while Borozone powder aids healing. The ad touts speed safety and efficiency with liquid priced 80c, 60c and 1.20 per bottle and powder at 60c and 6d. Sold by Norrid & Prater. notes on eggs and feed for hens appear in the same notice.
E. T. Riordan, who left Comanche in 1918 for Kentucky, is visiting his brother J. M. Riordan and family at Shiloh. He arrived Wednesday morning, taking his brother completely by surprise.
Mrs. Price of St. Paul Minnesota reports chronic back pain dizziness and monthly nausea improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She says the relief allows daily housework and caring for her three year old daughter and would recommend the remedies to other women.
The Chief notes that any articles or items mailed for publication must be signed by the sender to enable the paper to use them.
With September and school opening, church work is expected to gain momentum. August attendance at Sunday school and services was encouraging, and cooler weather may boost interest. The pastor's study was refreshed last week and Beginners' department space will be updated for modern teaching. Public is invited to all services. bell rings 15 minutes before each service. Morning service 11:00, evening 8:00. Norrid & Prater advertise chicken and dairy feed.
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