The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946 Page: 2 of 14
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This to not so with Terns Pow-
er Sc Light Company. It does 1U
part In building up the
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JUNE
COMANCHE CHIEF
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Comanche Chief
J. £. WHR.ER80N, Editor
and Publisher
Established to 1S7S
at the Post Office at
Texas, as Second
Ptoh were biting at Lake Kanes
the week-end
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The biggest catch reported was
.brought in by Ed Atwood and K.
JH. Denny, near professionals, who
landed 36 pound! including Jhrc,
big baas weighing respectively I,
H, and 4 pounds.
Bible Thou gilt; “Let every soul1 This to in keeping with the
M subject unto higher powers, i company's policy of lowering ratoe
For there to no power but of Ood:;to its patrons just as often and
the powers that be ordained of;as much as possibl*
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. £ , j There* are seme people
have it In for any corpon
ficient electric servioe.
that point when anything hap- due to the high cost Of feed. tK> ye* to the cast of government,
pens to the source at Leon, i many big producers this has Congress has agreed to raise the
of members of the House,
People who brag so much about
their ancestors should .
the old saying. “The older the
seed the poorer the crop.”
The modem wife mys. that if
a husband an Inch, he
tor^to a tutor.
The reason some people don't
take a good photograph to that
when they try to look pleasant,
they don't look natural and when
they try to look natural they don't
look pleasant. __
Thank Heavens, we live in a
free country where a man can
say exactly what he thinks if
he to not afraid of his wife, hto
boas, his neighbor, or the effect
it will have on his business.” says
The Rockdale Reporter.
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The Comanche Chief Will be 75
years old in August 1448 and we
are now thinking of the Diamond
Anniversary Edition we are going
to publish at that time If we
are still around when that time
comes.
There to general rejoicing in the
Northeast part of the town on
account of the announcement that
the City Is to pave East High-
Avenue.
- Them are those who think that
In the years gone by the Eastside
has been somewhat neglected by
the City Council.
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Perhaps the rivalry began away
EMk When there was an East
Ward School and those children
who attended the West Ward
called the children across town,
“The Bastside . Sandlappers".
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Bast Side in recent years has
made rapid strides and today some
Comanche's prettiest homes
are located In that sector.
J. P. Lee, 74, renewed his sub-
scription to The Chief for the
r week. Th* former
Oustlne fanner and blacksmith
About tha time a person loams
to make the most of hie, most of
it to gone.
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1 An unusual advertisement for
these' post-war days appeared In
The Chief to Its Issue of May 24
to which Texas Power Sc Light
Company- announced another rats
reduction. .
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With the prim of
else rums, most psoi
how any osnoem can make a re-
st this Urns
Xh*. rnmnamr usuaUv writes to meant several hundred dollars per _*y.g
^n? Lk^^hi? ii^wcD^tod to be T*1* l*1®* °* oimetaUk w*nt up year. - and Senate.to $16^000 per year
TP&L’s part when money jr^hc- cent in Comanche Monday.
regardless of cause. Some politi-
cians tr yto get votes by
it oft” the corporations.
There are good and bad cor-
porations Just as there are good
and bad men and women, and
good and bad private business
tog raised foi a community ;ro
Ject. '
TPAL as far as possible patron-
ises local industry. It bears Its
part of the expense of the com-
was made necessary on ac-
count of the rising cost of feed.
The retail pridfe qf tweOUnilk 1$
now 16c per quart
The government has been pay-
part of the expense or tne com- mg » subsidy to milk producers
munity. Its manager sod of floe ____ _
help are pleasant to deal with.
year.
/■w j- likow Both ftonators Tom Connnlly
£{Ll Jft** and W. Lee O Daniel of Texas
to be taken off aorordlng to dally vote<j sgalnst the proposed pay
papers, and If it to, milk to ache- increase
duled to go up* two more cents Young men think old men are
per quart. footo. but old men know young
Another thing to go up next men are footo * .i*
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Texas Power Sc light Company
has around 1228 meters In the
City of Comanche, an Increase of
over 400 within the lot few
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Towns in this u*a asrvsd by
TPAsL are: Comanch*. Hasse,
Proctor, Dublin, Stephanvtlto.
Blanket. Bt own wood, and Bangs.
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Many other towns in vartoua
parts Of the 8taU art asrvsd by
the company.
The electricity to . _
Trinidad. As a rule Comanche
gets ito. electric power from a
subetatton at Leon, located about
six miles from Eastland on the
Ranger road.
However, Comanche to atoo con-
nected with the BrownwopH sub-
from
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Kxt Sunday Is Father's Day
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Depend On Higginbotham'! For Gilt*
Fathers Prefer
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NICE SELECTION OF
-.GIVE HIM
A SMART ~
Sport Shirt
i| — Chftose your FATHER'S
DAY GIFTS from HIGGIN-
BOTHAM’S selections of cool,
comfortable Sport Shirts.
— We welcome the opportun-
----ITy of showing you VaSi
HKCSEN Sport .Shirts . . .
shown in a variety of pat-
terns. in both long and *hort
sleeves.
. FOR YOUR
Harduiare
NEEDS-SHOP
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Higginbotham^
Although there ara still
a items In the hardware
:that we arc not yot
! to supply you with.
our stock is large, and some i
[ articles arc available how \
for the first time in sev- j
(Mi months.
i Included in recent additions
of Hardware supplies are:
—Galvanized Tube
—Galvanized Buckets
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—Tractor Funnels
—Coleman Lanterns
—Coleman Camp Stoves
—Thermos Jugs -
—Fishing Tackle
—Milk Strainers
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—Mirro Aluminum ware J
—Chet Aluminum
Chkker Fryers
—Binder Twine
—«raJ» Sacks
—Water Sacks
—Fly Sprayers
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For these and other Farm
•and Home Needs, shop our
Hardware Department
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SUMMER CLOSING HRS.
Week J)ay» P.M.
Saturdays 8:30 P.M.
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BEDROOM FURNITURE
^ IN
^ak, Walnut, and Blonde Finish
$6995 V $200
WALNUT AND MAPLE
are
CmdortaUe
—FOR FATHER’S DAY, he will certainly enjoy
a cool, comfortable pair of slacks. Large selection
of patterns and materials, in most all sizes.
2-95 to 6.95
$1250
$25«o
GIVE DAD A
Tin That Will Please
—Show your appreciation for all he’s doing by
selecting him a tie for FATHER’S DAY. The
patterns and stripes are juat right, neither shout-
ing out loud, nor whispering too soft. With this
gift he’ll know what you mean, when you say,
“That’e my Pop!”
CARDBOARD
Other Practical lifts For Fathers lay
clothe: closets
With Single or With Double Door*, 1
$595 S
SOX
STRAW hats
UNDERWEAR
SUSPENDERS
FELT HATS '
PACKARD SHOES
BELTS
BILLFOLDS
ROBES
SUNDAY Is going to be a red-letter day for DAD all right. First, because
It’s FATHER’S DAY; second, because he is to he on the receiving end
instead of the usual giving end. ,
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And her. at HldGiNDOTHAM‘8 Mm'* Fumkhlng Department . . .
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we have dozens and dozens of gifts that are sure to pleasrt---------------
SUMMER CLOSING HOURS
Mondays thru Fridays, 5:30 P.M. Saturdays? 8^30 P.M.
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CLOSING
HOURS
Monday thru Friday 5:30 P.M. Saturday* 8:30 P.M.
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iccinBOTHRm Bros. 6 Co
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 14, 1946, newspaper, June 14, 1946; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883378/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.