The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1953 Page: 2 of 16
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Special On Insact Spray
SINCLAIR PD, pt., reg. 25c............now
SINCLAIR PD, qt„ reg. 49c............now
GULF TRAK, pt., reg. 40c ............now
GULF TRAK, qt., reg. 50c ............now
BLACK FLAG, qt., reg. 45c..........!. now
GULF TAG, pt., reg. 35c ..............now
AIROSOL STOCK SPRAY, 4 C|
reg. >2.10—makes 37H gallons ......
—HARDWARE DEPARTMENT—
iGGinaoTHwm Bros. 6 Co
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THE COMANCHE CUSP. JUNE 38. ISM
featuring Normandy Lace The1 the hopes of some day getting a! goods for the wholesale markets department, belts, pocketbooka,
story goes that In ancient times. | glove factory according to recent i had an Interesting display, of purees, etc.
the ladles In Mormandy were so Information not yet ready for samples at work dona in their . . '•
frugal that tliey saved every release. factory here. R w H ^(on wiu>
Wrt.h„
together^ln^ch^an arUsUc DOW feature* ‘huddn* of leather1 articles from his special order To Last Page, Section I)
way that the creation was beaut- in i , ,r «,
if ul and came to be known as m'MK teMHEKJH. JBK. JML JHLJWJKJMLHLVUHUNLI
Normandy lace.
Mrs. C. W. Oray, Comanche’s
most noted artist did not have on
hand any of her paintings, but
showed Instead, some very artist-
ic dried flower arrangements at
which she Is also very skilled.
• • •
H. D, Swllley of the Texas
Highway Department, who lives
In Comanche, had a collection of
weapais. Including guns, swords,
knives and other modem articles
which pleased the spectators
• • #
Another article that drew con-
Comanche Chief
Established In 1873.
Pabllahed Ever* Friday
J. C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Mtaw-r"-.Ian Halm $1 00 par r«»r IB
Op. Mv-ht and adlolam* oountlaa:
n ai pa, yaar. o.iUldr of adMnUw
a.uil>n aod In Stata ll 75 par yrar
hum >,1 Trial Bhifrl rarm Bub-
•rrtptlom II for • month. In Oo-
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•or t month, outalda of ad pJoint
NOirttlo, and In Stata: and IIN H
• month, nutalda ot SUta II mini-
mum aubacr'o* Ml acraatad
Bataraa at the Paatuffioa at Oeataneha,
Tama, aa aaouad rlaaa mall maMar
Those who failed to attend
the Craftsman’s Fair and Hobby
Show put on by the members of
the Episcopal Church of Com
anche at the Veterans Building
last last Friday and Saturday
really missed something worth
...
Few people, perhaps, realise
how many people of real talent. .. ., „ u
we have In Comanche County who1 attention was a wreath
•re pursuing worthwhile hobbles **•
some of which they are turning £ ^ * 8ldney * humfT halr
into source of income revenue ” ^ mother
E. O. Wells. Comanche’s taxi-
dermist.
“• *
E. Q. Wells, in addition to his
stuffed animals, had go display a
collection of fire arm*, mostly out
of common use. Another feature
of his display was a miniature ox-
wagon drawn by corn-cob steers.
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An exhibit which also proved
(Interesting to Comanche people
was that of a glove factory at
Brownwood. Comanche still has
Mh»t ot the people of- our
county however are working on
these hobbles purely for the love
ot creating something that please
the eye and at the same time serve
a useful purpose.
• ' • •
Few things give a person great-
er satisfaction than to start on
same abject without form or parts,
and bv their own handiwork see
R grow and develop Into some-
thing beautiful and useful.
• • •
Some have estimated that there
were as many as 1000 different
oh tecta on exhibit at the show
which the local Episcopal* hope
to make an annual affair, al-
though the attendance at the In-
itial show was not as great as
was expected.
• t •
Msnv of the exhibits would
have d^-oe credit not on'v to a
Oountv ’"Mr but llketv would have
taken n^eea at manv FUite Fairs
in comnetltlon with similar ex-
hibits r'lbered from over the
whole country.
• • •
Whl’e most of the exfrth<ts woec
from i^oruanohe Copptv, there
were te-rv from other rods of the
state end some even from foreign
countries.
• • •
Some of the exhibits were lust
eomolrtrd in time for the show
while others dated back to the
old Colonial days, and a few were
brought over by the first settlers
When they came over from Eng-
land more than 300 years ago to
settle In Virginia and other Eng-
lish colonies.
• • •
Mrs. Park Huntington and Mrs.
John D. Waring, who were the
hostesses at the time we visited
the show, refused to take the
credit for the success of the In-
itial show, they stated that every
member of the church, the men as
well as the women, deserve an,
equal share of the credit.
• • •
The Episcopal Ladles also wish
to express their thanks for the
cooperation ot the business men.
the school, and the public in gen-
eral without which the show never
would have been a success
The local Eptscoals are to
have a new pastor on July 1&
when Rev. John Salsbury ot
Philadelphia will succeed Father
Don Clark who has moved to
Dublin
• • •
Rev. Clark will remailn In
charge of the local church, divid-
ing time with the Dublin church,
antll the arrival here of Rev. and
Mrs Salsbury.
• • ♦
Many of the exhibits at the
show were for sale with 10% of
the purchase price going to the
Church. This commission along
with the door receipts brought the
Church a nice sum of money.
8 • •
Msnv of the articles however
were not for sale and these added
much to the value of the show,
g me of these Items of collections
and antiques because of their i
intrinsic and sentimental vaules
oOuld not have been purchased at
any price. - *»•» t
• • •
In th<s discussion of the show
we will not attempt to name all |,
the exhibitors, and space would 11
not permit listing all the items. I,
• • •
f There w’ere sofne ot special
tntere ;t to us which we would like
to call your attention to, although
•here may have been others which
appealed more strongly to others
who saw the show.
Among tne out of state exhibit-
ors were Mrs. A. Q. Cottrell of
California who had n wondeful
display of leather goods Including
billfolds, betas and baby shoes all
of which she made herself A C.
Cottrell of Comanche also had an
attractive display of leatHer goods.
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You perhaps have he-”-<i of the
wonderf'1 collection of lamps
made at Bangs. Texas Some spec-
imens of these were on d'sn’ay.
undpr the banner. ’ Lamps Made
In Texas for Texans.’’
# • •
The Harden Club had on dis-
play a few of he prir> wlnnlna
gpeclrr.t^hs used at the Annupl
Flower Show, and of course,these
drew many compliments
• • •
Mrs J Bab Lewis of Marlin, a
former Comanchean. attended the
ghow and had on display one of
Um most g«*m«uai attractions.
For coolness, for fitting
comfort, for smart foot
fashion—see our collection
of smart casuals, and
sandals!
ONLY
Summerettes — offered
in whites, blacks,
browns, other colors,
and multi-colors.
others at >3.95
Special Close - Out*
1 group of ladies and girls
casuals and dress shoes.
Mesh included - your choice
*Hiqqini)6thp1n'4
I-cave it to us to concoct a glorious Clearance Sale
right now — in the MIDDLE of the summer, when
you're on the lookout for wardrobe sparkers to
round out your summer dressing! We’ve the
bright delights you want. We’ve collected
one large group of sports fare, cool dresses for
everywhere , . . all reduced to a mite in care
and price! Harry in while
~ our selection is
bubbling with the Just
Right-ems for now and next year!
$12.95
REG. $5.95 & $6.95
Dresses
$8.95 & $9.95
Dresses
$10.95
Dresses
NOW
Dresses
SALE
NOW
SALE
$14.95 A $16.95
Dresses now
1288
$19.95
Dresses
« o.
' n i
■ji'ui It,
One Group Blouses Reduced
$1.95 BLOUSES now $1.48
$2.95 BLOUSES ' now $1.88
$3.95 & $4.95 BLOUSES now $2.88
AIL V OU NEED
. .. practically guaranteed,
when spent in a nanny
cavalcade of inspired
resorters from oar sports
collection. Take shirts,
Your “Wonderful Time”
aborts, swim*
salts, beachcoats
. . . each design
a flattering
attention-holder
in summer’s
favorite colors.
READY-TO-WEAR DEPT.
t
I*.
‘Higginbotham’:
SWIM SUITS
Take a plunge into the
prettiest savings of the
summer! We’ve got a
fresh, new stock of
swimsuits — wonderful
for the vitamin D, ter-
* -
rific for the swimming,
in ail the newest get-
dry-quick fabrics!
5.85-7-95-8.95
‘Hjqqinbotham'A
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 1953, newspaper, June 26, 1953; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888708/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.