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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1940
Page
8
Work began Monday on the Mrs Ed Blue lot next to Gulf Service Station No. 2 for a 24 by 40 foot sheetiron building. When finished the structure will be used by Roy Grayson as a garage.
D Charles Clarke resumes duties at the general office in Comanche after a two week vacation spent at Mineral Wells and other Texas points. Texas hosts the nation’s largest army corps and Randolph Field, the nation’s flying field, in San Antonio.
The Presbyterian Church lists Bible classes at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. with sermons on The Two Great Trusts and Holding a Strong Attitude Towards Wrong. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Young People prayer at 6:45 p.m. A warm welcome awaits you. Also notes economic line about dry cotton preventing losses for Texas farmers.
Mr and Mrs Morris marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their Comanche home on Dublin Street with a six o clock dinner attended by daughter Mrs A A Hillin and relatives from Ralls. They wed September 21 1890 near Sidney and have a history of teaching farming and postal service before settling in Comanche.
Comanche resident M. V. Skinner reports strong results from a weekly classified ad. He says about twenty people called offering a planter, and he found the perfect one after seeing the ad in The Chief last week.
Available now at The Chief, Indian stickers advertised for ten cents each with a bold sales push. Limited supply and quantity unclear.
E R Gordon invites congregants to hear Rev R B Hooper next Sunday morning. Attend Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m Young People meet at 6 45 p m Mid Week Service Wednesday 7 30 p m The church urges broader attendance to meet needs with a well planned program.
Central Christian Church schedules Bible classes and communion every Sunday at 10. Preaching each Sunday night at 7 30 and the first third Sunday morning at 11. This Sunday September 29 is a fifth Sunday with morning and evening services. Morning sermon title Successful Preaching. Evening sermon title Our Liberty in Christ. C C Klingman pastor.
The State Fair of Texas will host two livestock events from October 5 to 20, featuring the National Hereford Show and the Regional Show of the HolsteinFriesian Breeders Association. Future exhibitors and visitors can attend these national and regional showcases during the fair period.
Two intersectional football games will be played at the Cotton Bowl as part of the State Fair of Texas. The University of Texas meets Oklahoma on October 12 and Southern Methodist University faces Auburn on October 19, both post noon starts.
Leo Hoffman a Comanche senior law student is named one of fifteen UT Law School quizmasters chosen by faculty from top law students. The role includes attendance, aiding faculty with research and materials, with ten from third year and five from second year serving nine months.
A Comanche County recollection details early Black residents and the violence that spurred expulsion. It recounts Mose Jones' crime against two girls, a later killing of two boys, and a countylevel manhunt and public hanging of Tom, prompting a local 10 day warning to remaining Black residents.
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