The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1944 Page: 2 of 10
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The Comanche Chief
Established In 1873
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unci Publisner
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THE COMANCHE COTEP
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MAY 5. 1®44
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Most farmers are not required heads are u«ed for the 4K*?. - The four auK* of plying cards
Ln lile n report lit thi* time. but stories and there are very fvw—jynibolize the four seasons of the
‘v. ill have to lut.£T In the year. 4 two-column hearts.^ year, while the number of play-I j
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The Fifth War Loan Drive will
berm June 12 and extend through
julv rf at cording to att announce- to readers In this country. For
n.cnt oy Eilaiul Fasan. County in.Munce consider the following
<K nr#R,ntPri in Fn it land ln« cards In a pane. 52. represents
a style that would be^forelgn llU‘ number of weeks in the year.
dt pever fad'" to rain when Co-
in ruu lie sets a Clean-Up Week.
Mrs. 3o.in uillon
Another event that always
tot mgs a rain is the Dublin Rodeo.
At y Bi afinan says n.^ybo it is
because they have a Sunday pet-
formunec
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-Your 11 - A ga./aline coupons are
good for 3 gallons each through
June 21
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The Pall.i • Nt w .avs Acialphs .
walls are gore but lie can still
«,<• handwriting in the skv
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A M Feivusnn of Howe Grny-
*ou County, a brotlier of former
Oovernoi James E Ferguson, an-
nounces that lie lias sent to Aus-
‘tln a cheek tor $100 the filing
[<•»■> to have ins name placed on
the Democratic Primary ticket as
a candidate for Governor.
Ferguson a candidate for
governqi. -tr.'1042 but rec eived only
a vote
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At a < .'.lied meeting of the TJJ**'
Tti't Star .school Board TnT'sday
afternoon of last week- H B Selph.
mpenr.tcr.dent fur 7 years tender-
ed ins resignation and Wilburn
Scott, principal, was appointed to
finish out the term as superin-
tendent.
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“■The’US. Internal Revenue De-
partment. says tiiat a good riianv
people, who should do so, have
failed to file an income tax esti-
mate for 1944
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All persons except farmers who
make as much as $100 per year
from sources besides salaries milst
flte a report regardless of how
■?uch or how little their salary is.
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War Finance Chairman The Na
tn.nal quota is 16 billion dollars
Of which 6 billion w to be raised
lioin individuals. *
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Mrs. Johnnie Gentry. 63. of
in.-i-n.vv ,___________ ____ _________„ John Randolph, the fumous Vir- i
two line heading story from The ginia Statesman, was a direct d«s- '
I ordon LMily Mail: “H G WELU9 cendent of Pocahontas.
US UJj. BUT NOT LN BED”—
Mr. H G Wells is 111. He Is stay-
j Pig in his house, but not In bed.
i Gird Holder is attending him.
week where she had gone to at-
tend a meeting of the board to
(Vtcnnuie thedraft cl^fTcitlon , overtired„e».
of her son Delbert Gentry. Mrs
t.entry collapsed in the presence
He has never shaken off the ef-
fects because pf overwork and
YOUR BLOOD
CAN SAVE HIM
Bible Thought: “Lying lips are
sociatc.'
a.s die uiucUuk to gel under • dcllkht. Psttims 13 -22. 4
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0 Gem of Thought If we. our-
.. . selves were faultless, we would not
We recently icceived a copy Gje so much annoyed oy Uic dp"-"
'he Hampshire Chronicle, estab- I nf lhnsp with whnm ^
IisIhhI m I'.72 and published since
t!urn at Winchester. England ThC
pap/r was sent us by Lt IiaUs Comanclja-'-'Cmmty people have
lf*<|i Durluun who is now sta- i moie^qnbney in the banks now
turned tii England. jjjwtn at any time since the county
) was organized 88 years ago In- „ P
Lt Durham is tlie sorj. ef Mr. ^ | Red Croj*-Fnoto
and Mrs. N N DujJwCfn of Co- tf ! NEW MSTMl: Shown ***** lo Hi*
man< he and Just been grad-j W(. (j0 not belk'VP that on the appe^unf for volunteer
u a ted in phtrrfnacy from The Uni- | average people are making so bioo4-«lonQs*-*irti-h the Ked Cro*» t*
veisttr of Texas, when he entered niut money titan usual. buk-^*s*ri^»m»« io iu thirty-three blood
Ural they are spending less—cTor^jL**,®r center* and nearby chapters,
one tiling there are no new itittO-"
mobiles to buy. *.
Vh(' service.
The paper, which is dated De-
ri inber 18. 1943. l. onita different
in lo<>k.-. from Uh* 'American daily
... ..v-... w.v —......— —---■ With lots of money in* the coun-
ru>wspapej>^lind looks more like try; People are still interested in
old coptt*s of American newspapers i prices, but more than ever in
published in Boston or Phlladel- j quality,
phia 100 years ago 1 • •
Many years ago Piesident Theo-
Tliere is no general news dore Roosevelt said. “I do not
found on the front page which J pI1Ze highly the word “cheap”. It
griaf‘A ij \ nv*r f®nt.irplv t/) ^ t*
Red Cross Mobile
Blood Bank To Be
In Comanche
May 8-9-10-11
space Ls given over entirely
classified advertisements
is not a word of comfort. It is not
a word of inspiration It is a •
badge of poverty; it is a sign;
of distress. ‘Cheap merchandise
The war news is not played up
in the English paper at all. In 1 means clieap men, and cheap men
fact we looked nearly through means a cheap country.”
the paper before we found a half • •
column in small type headed. “The j
War Today."
The floral emblem of Sweden
is the Edelweiss.
BLOOD —The Number
One Life Saver—A Pint
Of Your Blood May Save
A Serviceman’s Life!
All ministers of the Gospel who Tlie paper contains only 8 pages.! In live 13th centurjl. Marco Polo i ■mMhmhmhhh mh
make more than $500 if single, or four of which including the front crossed the Gobi Desert, a feat llL«lil
$1200 if married, must file a re- and back pages, are filled with that was not duplicated until the
port " classified advertising. Only small 1 19th century.
Furniture and Home Furnishings For Every Room at Higginbotham's
For Your Bed Room
We have lovely styles in beds, chests,
dressers, tables, and chairs that are styled
with liveable charm! Made of oak,
maple finish, and walnut.
Prices ranging from
69.95 to 149-50
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For Your Kitchen
Add beaut> and charfn to your kitchen, by choosing
sp*de smartly colorful pieces from our furniture de-
partment. Practical features of convience and use-
fulness -
Finished and Unfinished At Very Reasonable Prices
22.50 Cr up
For Your Living Room
See our living room suites of two pieces. Some suites
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with Springs, others without. Studio couches with
chair to match. You'll be pleased with oar prices as
well as with our living; room furniture!
Good Selection of Rockers and Tables.^
MOTHERS DAY
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It’s a fact—Mothers and Homes go together. Any-
thing you buy Mother that makes home more com-
fortable is a sure-fire fit.
And we have all sorts of things to interest mothers:
besides living room suites, dining room suites, break-
fast room suites, or bed room suites; we*ve dozens of I
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fcfr The Nursery
For the baby—we now have In stock
4 BABY HfKDS
4 PLAY IW/<
4 MATTfUSaSES
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SMART DRESSES and SUITS .
all flattering selections.
$3.95 to $19.95
PRETTY PRINTS—
Mother’s favorite.
$3.95 & Up
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Find It at Her
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Favorite Store —
HIGGINBOTHAM'S
Pamper Mother on her day-May 14- give her some-
thing smart to wear! And whether it‘s a lovely new dress
—a charming hat—or fashion-fresh accessories—find it
here at her favorite store!
And" A Good Selection
Of Smart, New Spring
G L O V E S l
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Little Extras
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Mother i l
Her, at HIGGINBOTHAM’S .
you’re sure to find acceeao
will please! Choose th
everything from ,JoVe„^------
neckwear, gloves and bags to bril
liant costume scarfs.
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: Received^!5ANT1ES with Elasticl
riff*'’ and steD-ins
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Smoothly tailored
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with elastic tops!
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 5, 1944, newspaper, May 5, 1944; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841573/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.