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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1956
Page
11
The piece recalls a city that relied on horses for transport and work from carts to fire engines and hearses, noting their disappearance as ghosts of a bygone era. It contrasts daily life with the present absence and mentions an attorney asking a long hypothetical question and a witness replying I don’t know.
Incomplete text hints at camera related suffering and a wife asked to smile. Mentions George F. Hoar and a person weighing four pounds with a web dive feet description. City and ice wag items appear, but details are fragmented and unclear.
Dave Godfrey of Brownwood, formerly of Comanche, has been unanimously elected to membership in the Ayrshire Breeders Association. Announcement comes from National Secretary Chester C. Putney of Brandon Vermont. Ayrshire cows trace heritage to County Ayr Scotland, with over 20,000 herds now in the United States.
Mr and Mrs Oswell Bright with their children Berta and Tom visited Pecos over the weekend to attend the wedding of a niece.
A meditation on faith and earnest prayer as the strength to endure life’s storms. The author invokes trust in God, the refuge of steadfast parents, and the belief that life’s path is guided by love, truth, and higher nature.
Carl Ellis and his wife from Austin visited Stephenville last week while Carl, a University of Texas student, spent time with family, bringing hometown news and updates from the capital city.
The Hunter and Roberts families express gratitude to Blackwood Hospital staff for compassionate care and to neighbors and friends for cards letters and flowers during illness and after the loss of Mrs J B Hunter Your thoughtfulness will be remembered May God bless you.
Time program seeks workers to devote 6 to 8 hours weekly with earnings up to 400 monthly and prospects for full time. Applicants are asked to include a phone number in their application for an interview.
Daily paper available with Monday delivery or Sunday issue on Monday. Yearly price five dollars fifty cents, or seven dollars if including the Comanche Chief. Subscribe at the Chief office.
Public notice issued in Comanche County, Texas summons E L Elliott Jr to answer Nabors dba Sharp Nabors in a promissory note suit filed November 1 1955. Case No 2000 seeks $277.50 principal plus interest and attorney fees with dates and locations in Comanche County court.
Comanche item notes heavy cardboard sheets in sizes suitable for chicken houses insulated. Price 5 cents per sheet or 55 cents for chosen sheets. Local sale by Comanche Mills or merchant.
Clyde Jones sues W A James and others in Comanche County District Court over an oil and gas assignment on 108 acres dated March 24 1949 seeking cancellation of February 4 1954 assignment and recovery of $4436.14 for operating and developing the lease with defendants including Cribbs Company Pioneer Western Mutual Insurance and unknown heirs or successors. The case cites filed August 24 1956 and notices require appearance by October 8 1956.
A sales pitch urges readers to consider a 1956 Century as a high value choice while their current car remains at peak worth, appealing to timing and perceived long term value.
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