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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1936
Page
2
Advertisement rates show price 1.00 per year for Comanche and adjoining counties, with elsewhere pricing at 1.50. The notice outlines regional circulation pricing and distribution area.
A sampler of 1920s small town observations from Comanche and nearby locales includes remarks on punctuation shifts, driving recklessness, beer and taxation, schooling memories, and a mix of local anecdotes. It cites the Lam County beer issue, Ford investments, and community time-honored phrases, with religious and cultural nods in Ross Hasana and Yom Kippur notes.
A discussion on the value of college amidst doubts about job prospects. It argues education broadens discipline and imagination, notes degrees increasingly required for advancement, and cites Harvard's 300th anniversary with 15 000 participants as a landmark event.
Foul breath and loose teeth trouble sufferers. Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy is highly recommended by leading dentists and never disappoints. Druggists offer money back if it fails through Wm. Reese Drug Co.
Brownwood listing with Ford windshields priced at 98 cents at Cheapskate Chandler Auto Supply. Also advertises Chief and Semi Weekly Farm News subscriptions for one year at $1.50.
Mount Pleasant residents F S Harris and Bill Elliott with family visited Brownwood on Wednesday. Florence Harris left for Howard Payne College Brownwood. The community met at the church Wednesday night to honor Rev Gordon Barrett with a program of singing and addresses.
A prayer meeting is organized at Freewill Church for Thursday nights. Van Dyke School opens Monday September 28. A singing class is organized at the Baptist Church meeting on the first Sunday afternoon. C L Ellis is elected president of the group. Rev George Matthews departed for.
Smithville reports a teaching visit last week. Mrs. W. M. Grigsby and her daughter Miss Oda Beth spent the weekend with brother Earl Conner and family at Shamrock, as Mr. Conner and family plan a move to the community. Wilson Caldwell and J. W. Albin traveled to Fort Worth for business. Melvin Phillips visited relatives in Dublin. Ardell Ellis of Mercer Gap visited his brother C. L. Ellis and family.
A reader advertises the McKinzie Hotel near the square offering excellent family style meals for a quarter with a variety of well cooked food. No advance notice is needed to dine and rooms are available at reasonable prices.
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