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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
4
Community singing and prayer meet weekly at Sidney Baptist Church on Wednesday evenings and at Sipe Springs Methodist Church on Thursday evenings. Classes from various communities are invited to attend. Homer Davis, Pastor.
W D Hallam 84 known as Uncle Bill died at his Dublin area home three miles southwest. Born September 16 1847 in Tennessee he came to Texas 55 years ago on a farm south of Dublin and lived there 53 years. Survived by Mary Kuykendall wife of 1913 two daughters one of whom Mrs Uelen Cole died recently. 20 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at home with Rev Sam Jones. Masons conducted graveside rites. Star Telegram.
Court news lists deaths of Elijah S. Merrick at DeLeon aged 72 with burial at DeLeon Cemetery. It records numerous births in Comanche, DeLeon, and surrounding areas with parents and dates in August and September. Deeds recorded show transfers of land in Comanche and DeLeon counties among J L Daniel, Annie Heustis, Stella Boyett, G J Loudermilk and others.
Alamo Produce Co. led by John H. Harris advertises buying chicks, eggs, and cream at the highest market price, inviting producers to sell supplies. The notice targets local poultry and dairy suppliers seeking top rates.
Ex students from Comanche High School will teach this year at colleges and universities including Dr. Phillip Graham at the University of Texas English Department and Miss Dorothy Russell in the University of Texas Voaghi a Department. City schools are represented by Finnest Herring in Oklahoma City High, Cay Alten at North Dallas High, Miss Catherine Carmichael at North Side High Fort Worth, and others across Fort Worth Dallas Ranger and Brownwood systems. Fresh Meat Ice Peerless Produce Ca offers poultry eggs cold storage trucking.
The Comanche Chief urges sellers to use butter cartons and genuine vegetable parchment to keep butter from absorbing moisture, claim better preservation and stronger sales.
More than 450 pupils enrolled in Gustine School during the first week marking the largest attendance in its history with twelve teachers led by Superintendent O. B. Rose and Principal Mises Vinnie McAnnaly. Nearby districts report six hundred plus at Comanche, and openings planned for Sipe Springs Brysonville Duster with staff returning from last year.
The talk before officers and salesmen featured Dr Abraham Myerson explaining that individuals influence and are influenced by every other member of society. He used a film scene to illustrate how fear or kindness spreads through an organization and how cheerful courage boosts the whole community.
The Comanche Chief advertises a Better Butter Wrap Paper made from vegetable parchment that prevents sticking to butter. It claims the parchment is superior yet costs no more and suggests asking for butter cartons.
An essay-like piece contrasts a powerful family of brothers pooling wealth with a married couple who split income and avoid disputes. It cites daily meetings, shared gains or losses, and a rule to settle disagreements before sunset. It recalls St Paul’s admonition to let not the sun go down on wrath and asks what would happen if all followed this rule for a year.
G W Wilhelm a Downing and DeLeon resident died Saturday after months of illness at his home He would have been seventy four in January Interment at Downing Cemetery services led by Clarence Bryant Minister of Comanche Church of Christ He was a leading farmer of Downing for years survived by his widow two sons a daughter and a married daughter plus a brother and two sisters He was a life long Church of Christ member.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Cook and Mrs. Marshall Barcroft spent Sunday in Hamilton, enjoying a day away from home.
A fragment from The Comanche Chief appears to end abruptly with an incomplete remark about batter cartons and general improvement. No clear event or attributed person is identifiable in the readable text.
William Cauley left last week for Austin to join the Eldridge Moore Drug Co. and will attend the University of Texas.
Miss Maurine Eanes and Mattie Mae Gafford spent the weekend in Dublin, enjoying a short trip together and returning refreshed.
Beginning September 21 and running through December 8, the beauty parlor offers permanents for two dollars and seventy cents. The promotion highlights Marshall’s Beauty Parlor as the place for this discount and notes the sale window.
Comanche Chief notes pricing on carbon paper for tracing large sheets. Black sheets priced at 10 cents each and colored sheets at 15 cents, indicating a local stationery supply detail in a brief item.
Howard Kilpatrick profiles a shop or craft setup listing items such as cotton sacks knee pads pocket knives and boat ropes tied to a local tradesmen or market stall. The piece highlights practical gear for labor and sailing and hints at the vendor’s daily offerings.
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