The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 28, 1937 Page: 2 of 8
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cheChief
In 1873
C. WnJCERSON, Editor
and Publisher
Wo aw rm Tsar
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We received many compliments
en last week's school lame of
The Chief which we duly apprec-
iate. b
go to
High and their able sponsor. Miss
Martha Wetsel, and Harold Hoff-
man. Editor-In-Chief, and his as-
sistants.
Having been In the school busi-
ness for years before we entered
the newspaper field, we believe
that we will never lose oiur Inter-
est In younc people and their
school work.
Comanche has a school of which
the entire town and community
Is proud. For nearly a half cen-
tury Comanche High has been
ajthorteiitg the Legislature to ac-
c -pt supplement in < funds from
' _ _ ____‘ government*/’
8. Proposing ^tate assistance to
<3 'stltute children of Texas not
to exceed 88 a month for one
cttUd pr $12 a month for the child-
ren of hoc family. The Legists
ture would also be authorized to
accept 1 ederal government aid for
needy children. E*‘ . ■ ■
Bible Thought: "I am the way
end the truth and the life; no
one cometh to the Father, but by
Me.” John
Even a clock that is stopped is
right twice a day.
We never miss the water until
the wen runs dry.
I Success Is being on the spot
to strike the Iron while it u hot.'
r size. 65c per
st Comanche Milling Co.
See us for
fleece Twine. -
Sans.
Bnghtman and
CipOD MEALS
Mil mini 8»oi
Sec us for Wool Big* snd
fleece Twine, ^JBrlghtman and
Sens.
i >v|> ess user wwi
^Feeling Fine!
Tbe refreablni luUdf M
many folks say they *et by
tabtny Black-Draught for oon-
supaUon makes them enthu-
siastic about this famous,
purely vegetable laxative.
jarty^svan^ ^
smss the bseiUa ■ >— .L>
Meet tieuukasmh*■ f.
take advantage of our FREE
poultry health service at Coman-
che Milling Co.
The Oamc
the tail of a
Warden says that
muJSSJL
measurement is from the tip of
the mouth to the fork of the tall.
black-
draught
A salesman came In to our of-
fice recently and after ascertain-
s#a#a#wi
LOGIC !
8AM. 87.50. 81AM uI MN;
an ie gwod shaee. Alee Steves
ef el ktoda.cheap. New FWr-
aMwre and (MhnKwt. aN
at a bargain. We Ae all kinds
ef repair en furnMare and
New Sscdsgs. 8AM
8AM
want a
In tact lot* <» bargains. Good
Mirrors at 81-75 *• 88.88. 81a
reed One Xante Steves at
81AM each. Cab and me see
If yen want te buy- Deed
8AM; Mattresees 8AM and
8748. Da yen want n seed
If yew want te buy. deed been
snd let Nr sale: she my fur
otters Marinese.
Huett’s Furniture
jwc
North Side Square
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For a quarter "you can get an
exoeUent meal at the McKtnzie
Hotel just oft tla. southeast cor-
N of 8h* square. Ths meal is _
•weed family style end there to sJm*«Sw
always a variety of choice, well-'
oodked food. It to not neocsssrr
to notify ua m advance if you
wish to eat at our hotel W-
atoo pave on* clean beds snd
You. too.1 frill be delighted with
the quality of HOFF'S REST.
^^_
Ends Aching
Sore Muscles
■ Utiami wiUk cmmtdmi m*
V • nan ain IomI mSm,
«• el »iraii bleed U
•MV X
PWl.
Sm I
gke fata
, Llijdto aad turn* I
t leleiH He wi Ml
Was. REESE BBDO CO.
and Other Drag Steves
' fr"**?*
B«llhg<fs
j^Litau
PURSANG
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I* Toni. Otot you kar. set lookiaa 4
I* Shwi bulMac tewf*li IWMIU
tor Uu* MtiiB wlia '•
>e mss m w, m u
urM - eases net.
solo n '
Service Drug
a -__ .
k
FOOD S
to
Uj? as r.r.'i.raj «—«•.«*•
was ever held
ene Just closed.
Forty-one people Jp Comanche
Postal saving deposits
Post Office June
filed Income tax reports last year
as compared to 34 the year be-
fore. Thirty-five filed reports In
De Leon ss compared to 28 the
year before.
;/
Comanche Port Office June 30
1836 amounted to 845.831 with
the deposits belonging to 48 per
eon* f
The State \Preag Association
•onvention will be held at Brown-
wood next month. H H. Jackson.
- editor of the Coleman Democrat-
Voice Is President of the Associa-
tion. Two editors of The Chief
were at one time president of the
organization. Sam Vernon and
8idney Thomas. .
—"Oi ■ )
We are going to have a Pair
this Fall, says Sammy Waism&n
and we are going to hogtie the
first man. woman, or child who
aays ‘‘It Can't be Done.”
Oet the dictionary habit,’’ J.
B. Layne often advised his pupils.
“Whenever you read a piece that
lias a new word to you or you
hear some one use a word you do
not know the meaning of. look It
up In your dictionary.'’ You.-get a
aerial n mental pleasure out of
knowing the meaning of extra-
ordinary words' but nothing to
4-quite so embarasslng as their
wrong use.
price apd our advertising rate,
got out hto pencil and after figur-
ing a while said that unless we
raised our subscription rate to
82.00 and boosted our advertising
rate, the business would fail In a
certain number of months. We
told him that the business was
paid for and so far we had been
able to meet all our bills and take
the cash discount each month.
He still insisted, however, that he
knew more about our business
than we do. He reminded us of
the fellow who Is always figuring
on paper how a person can get
rick In the chicken business
Some people cause happiness
wherever they go. others whenever
they go
If you are spending more than
you make, except for necessities
qr an Investment, you are either
mortgaging your future happiness
or Intend to best some one, which
Is Just as bad as stealing
If you want to know something
business handled
of the volume of
Cok at the cro
crowd here almost
any Saturday afternoon. People
come here by the thousands from
•: very large area. _ —
Watch the cars and trucks and
you will see merchandise of all
kinds carried out. Merchants get
Ksedy for the rush on Friday and
little time is lost Saturday. Walk
into most of. the grocery stores
Friday afternoon and you will
find the clerks weighing up such
articles as sugar, potatoes, and
beans In anticipation of Satur-
day’s trade.
Fort Worth has passed an orl-
nance prohibiting loud radio pro-
grams between the hours of 10
p. m. and 7 a. m. People are en-
titled to sleep during those hours
unhindered by the charm or lack
of charm of music
Oats will make from t] to 25
befhels per acre and wheat from
t to 15 in the Mercer Oap com-
munity. according to a farmer
from that section who asked us
not in use his name.
Three prospective candidates
for Governor arc William McCraw.
Attorney General: Ernest Thomp-
son Railroad Commissioner; and
Robert Lee Bobbitt, chairman of
the Highway Commission.
An exchange says if a man is
smart enough to make money,
but not'smart enough to spend ft
judiciously, how shouid he be
Classified, as a smart man or a
simpleton? t
Gov E. W. Mar land of Okla-
homa has finally settled the con-
troversy in that state by signing
the bill making the redbud the
official tree of Oklahoma. It seems
that a few religious leaders were
opposed to (he redbud on the
ds that Judas Iscariot, who
the Savior, of the world,
ed himself to the limb of the
redbud tree, but as no one was
J^TahTe "ttr prove this to be a fact the
redbud still holds Its popularity.
Some one has said. ‘‘No nice
girl swears; no refined woman
curses.” The same can be said
of boys and men. Under the CHd
South a swearing woman was put
in a class with a 'whistling girl
gfid 8 crowing hen always come
to some bed end.” A man who
would swear In the presence of
lsdies was looked upon as a- bray-
ing animal with long ears.
”1 would rather ha Vf one little rose
From the garden of a friend
Than to have the choicest flowers
When my stay on earth
shall end
”1 would rather have
one pleasant word
In kindness said to me.
Than flattery when; my heart
is still
And life
Cook’s Cash Grocery
G R OcTe rTe S
At Prices You Can Afford 16 Pay!
CRACKERS, Fresh 2 Lh. box
15c
SUGAR, 20 Lb., for
SODA, A. & H. Brand, 10c size
5c
FLOUR, Fully Guaranteed, 48 Lbs.
1.65
CHEESE, "Fall Cream” Lb.
17c
FLY SWATTER
5c
CORN, No. 2 Size, 3 for
25c
HOMINY, No. 2^ Size
10c
JOWL MEAT, Freah, Lb.
16'Zic
GRAPE FRUIT JUICE, No. 2 Size,
3 for
eW.......
25c
-toT—"-
BLOCK SALT, Sulphur 55c; Plain 45c
We Beaervr the Right to Limit Quantities
Cook’s Cash Grocery
“Where Your Dollar Goes Farther and Not Faster"
Bright man & Son
!’
Feeds
Feed Mill
—
Bonded Warehouse
Wool
Mohair
Comanche, Texts
See us for.
Msecs Twine.
Softs.
Wool Bag
— Bnghtman I
—to—-
J. B. AtLCO
BREEDER OP
RFCLSTERED
Hereford Cattle |
BULLS FOR SAI
OTAT<|
«^w«
J. C. GADDY
Nah BLACK
[eas
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INSURANCE IS PROTECTION
Whether it be Life, Health. Accident. Fire, Theft. Wind. Hail.
Burglary. Explosion. Riot. Civil Commotion, or any unfore-
seen hasard that can happen U yon or to your property.
Why not place your insurance in Strong Reliable Com
panleo with us where vour intereaU Will be looked after when
vou have a claim?
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WHEN YOU NEED ANY KIND OF INSURANCE. SEE
J. R. EANES& CO.
JOHN D. W AKING
PIIONE 121
A. GREENE
9 mwtomnMrwieto wmww ow a
TRY OUR—
Plate Lunch
Bert Coffee la Town
All Kinds of Short
and Sandwiches.
KARL DERRICI
’ CAFE 1
283 West Broadway.
Brownwoood
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7 Giant
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Liourb. TA»urr*
RALVR. NOflt
DHOTI
COL1
and
FEVI
ter&V-’-A
has ccnsiljd to be.
proposed constitutional
it to change‘the tenure
of county officers from two to
four years tailed to get the ap-
proval of the State Senate and
aS a constitutional amendment __
cannot be submitted at a special
am*ton. the proposition is off for
at lea*i two more years, and the
primary wifi be held in 1840 as
usual / 1
Bring me all the flowers today,
Whether pink, oi white, or red.
I would rather have
one blossom now
_ Than a truckload
• when,I'm dead.” 1 „
Mtoa Mildred Yenrger of The
hay fever may now find a cure
in the common honey1 bee.*Il has
been found only recently that
honey produced In the vicinity
where the victim live* and used
regularly by the sufferer, espec-
ially the chewing of the fresh
honey ifomb wifi bring, speedy
relief,
A treatment, which physicians
Texas voters next August 23 will
I vote on six proposed constitution-
| al Amendments, adopted at this
session of the Legislature They
mr
ra-
in one of the bast Investment* a person can make, j;
especially when we are making; price* so reasonable- J
GIVE YOUR HOME A TREAT-
We Have a Complete Line of Furniture !i
and Rugs and will be delighted to have *;
you come and inspect our stock.
When In Brownwood Make Our
Store Your Headquarters.
Price and Quality Always Right.
TEXAS FURNITURE
| tRUG COMPANY
Brownwod, Texas
_ ELKINS* TIN SHOP
Will recore your old Radiator—make good as new.—
Guaranteed and to en*t half price of new job.—>Well
(tuckets. $1.00 each; Well l asing. Flues. Stock Tanks,
Cistern*. Gutters, Can do your JPancy Scroll Sawing,
any designs such as shelves, frhat-nol*. Price* reason-
able.- ■. - j
* PHONE .121
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1 FURNITURE
tint <t*f
NaMarh. J,
’’Rab-My-Tkim”—W«
Best Liniment
DAUGHETY CLIN 11
CENTRAL TEXASI
HOSPITAL
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Brownwood, Texas I
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atom ew am
INSURE
lasurunre i* Protection. Don't take a chance of
Itoilni your Home or Investment by Neglecting
your Insurance.
Nothing bait Strong OM Line Stork Contp.mie^
represented by thfa Agency.
J. B. ALLCORN
Insurance and Bond*
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are now working on. consists of
administering by moqth extracU
of pollen to which a patient Is
hypaesaastt lve. At a general hoa-
hypaeaaas
pltal In El Paso. Texas, during
the 1934 hay fever season. It
brought partial or' complete re-
lief to thirty-three sufferers oi
whom It was tried.
-
' Dbes It pay to shed tears? Oc
rationally It does. <
A little thirteen year old boy
1. Proposing to abolish the sal-
ary method of payihg district.,.-. M-wrt . DOnv
Hlf ^4ed horii
salary met nod has been found
■ok expensive to the State than
TBF fee system abolished by the
43rd Legislature after an investi-
gation disclosed enormous incomes
derived from fees collected by
petty office holders
2, Proposing that no property
uf atop kind shall ever be aasagsed ,
car ad valorem taxes at more thanlir^.
Its fair cash value, arid also pro-
•Ming tor three, two and ope per
ugrtt discounts on taxes paid 90.
fiO and 30 days prior to the date
whtoh they would otherwise
Kadfitt (Mltaoxent —
'J^tropofung authority for Har
t* .County to levy a road tax af
,l&uS71toetloo. - -
4 Amending Use article of the
concerned wtth the
of banking lnstitu-
The Legislature would be
_-tord ' to amend banking
i to eliminate the double Ila-
of stock holders In staVg
.<» conform wWi tow .frqfr jAkiH
regulation* f«ir national Prt.
arid traded the pony, along wtth
other stock for the heavier anl
m«J Learning the pony gras to
be .sold at auction, tthe. boy took
five dollars of .his ofrn money and
walked eight miles to attend the
When Uu* bid went' past the
dollar* the poor little boy
fham News aays sufferers from
_ It ghrd resry which attract-
ed he attention of othefs attend-
ing the sale.
/•ItoxM one told the
win stropped the bid back
auctioneer.
tack to five___
me to tort ! ^
Btnrw torwInH
boy We are glad the story ended
M tt did because "the boy loved
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fvlif at <1%
ALL DRUG KTORME
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See Charlie
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Before You Sell Your
JUNK AND SCRAP-IRON.
Higiiett Prices Paid.
City Junk Yard
fust aa Northeast Corner Sqaate
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS
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MUUto
FOR GOOD HEALTH
L". Phone 396 >
FOR APPOINTMENT
N« Charir Far CanSaltotlaa.
Residence Calls Wade
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Dr. a. & MADDUX
CHIROPRACTOR A MASSEUR K
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-— ■ COMANCKE; 2:M (o F. Mi EACH DAY.
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DONAHO
Dealer la
• Gasoline, Kerosene,
Lube Oils and Gretses
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CXJMANCHE COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
J. R. Banes, Manager
Comanche National Bank Bldg.
Telephone 377
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Patronize Your Ever-Ready
Produce Market
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Remember We Furnish You a Market
^very Day in the Yeer for Your Turkeys,
Chickens, Egg* wd Other Produce,
Paying the Highest Market
Prices at All Time*.
»to^,;;
Farmers Produce
Company
‘i GEO1. C. McKINZIE, Manager
Telephone 383 Comanche
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N. A. Palmer &
All Kinds Insur
And Bunds
Hr*l Nai’L Bank
Rpsidewe Phone
Weal
Dr. C. W. GRi
Pbyatahaa and Ss
Office Wert Side
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W. R. SLIDER
AGENT
OFFICE AT WA
Pbonea: Office
Dr. E. R. AMM(
DENTIST
Complete X-Ray
FImms: Office
West SMe
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Practice
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Dr. A. J. GRA
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PHYSICIAN and 8U11G1]
H Office On Wtgl'
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 44, Ed. 1 Friday, May 28, 1937, newspaper, May 28, 1937; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891217/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.