The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1938 Page: 2 of 10
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$1 58.
*• man)’ people were in
Monday at the W Lee
chief
, »jsRSA?£r
ions varied from 177500 to 2.000.
E. Anthony set the highest es
te and Wade Evrldge the
One of the Hill Billy boys
placed the figure at 5.000 a half
tau before the speaking. —
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i. R. Banes said it was the big-
gast crowd in Comanche since
IMS and Homer palmer said it
st< the biggest he ever saw ex-
cept when Joe Bailey spoke at
Fleming Park In 1918.
RUs hard t©^ estimate thb tlze
estlmat
of a crowd Last Saturday
■oon we printed 1.000 circulars
and gave them to three boys with
the instruction not to put more
than one circular in a car J
11 two h<?ura -yo.rk '.**** !?- basis, many people <v
. tney naa nUcea me there f as a depression.
circulars in the cars ahd had
•mown none away nor placed
csors than one in a cor
When the public begins spend-
ing more than
afternoon. Of the
interviewed, one
another from
HTeo, and the third from Dublin,1L
J ud iced .wheti it comes
So far the Old Settlers Reunion (changing our -constitutions
on July 14tli Is the only, picnic ld"'“
Innounced in the county.
, ip- their hair. Yet mas: of us We
fte. I I
The prosrfam for the O^d Set-
tlers Reunion will not be dominat-
ed by long speeches by any note<\
speaker or politician, but will be
given over to entertainment and
short snappy .talks by The aid
times. Old timers care but little
for long political talks.
"If wrinkles must be written
let them be written amour brows. 1
and not on QU£ hearts, for the
spirit must not grow old," James
A. Oarfleld once said. . '
use the same tools. Many
__ ... younger boys never saw a
double shovel. We do not ride in
wagons or go-car ta, and women
do not wear bustles or put rats
. Bible Thought: ‘The lMa«MU
declare the glory of the Lord; and
the ' firmaments ahoweth Bos
handiwork.”—Psalms 19
—trow and Joy, of evil and good; and
thottth the 'mint made it first, it
Within the next few years the
voters of Texas will likely be call-
ed upon to decide whether they
desire a bleamerlal or a uni-
eamertal legislature. That Is
whether we shall continue the
House and the Senate as we now
have, or whether we shall Just
have one house with the member-
ship reduced to about 40 or 50.
Politics is warming up in grand
Old Comanche County and all the
interest is not centered Jn the
governor’s race. We look for some
of the dounty races to get "hot"
before July 23.
Rummaging through an old
“lrkUnd
trunk, a resident of Kirkland lake.
Canada, came upon a pile of cer-
tificates. yjjUow with age, left him
by a brother who died 20 years
previous. The estimated value of
the stock is 8190,000.
Yesterday was the last day for
the payment of. the Second half
of taxes under the split payment
smokes Regard less of buyers wish;
usee interperate language or tells
improper stories, smalt aleck,
wise-cracking, know-it-all'; talks
che* (bounty 1*u*5T>^vaku!gel*of 1 lnce,4ant^-“rln* the buyer; talks
this method. cellinlf. makes exaggerated claims?
--— I knocks competitors; fofevsr crying
Isn’t, money peculiar? asks Boblabdut poor business , ____
BlakeMf you' owe. it. somebody la I . —o—
always after you; If you lend It.) Don'ta Pair Vacationers
a srs; * ■*" • «**•*
Hi’ Don’t use tree stumps as ash
I traya
Mo And The
Borne wag. says The Itlsthg Star
Record. «uo lias a sente for droll
humor, has fixed up a bunch of
figures showing that the work of
thig country it done by only twq
people. We don't know where the
ditty had its origin', but h#e It It
entitlW—"Just ME Left3:
Population of the Uni-
ted States » ..'______: U4.000.000
Eligible for Old Age
Assistance .—............ SQ.OOOjDOO
it up to you to make it last.1
K
Comanche it going to
caravan of autofnobilss
accom-
panied by the band to help adver-
tise the Old Settlers Reunion at
Lake Banes July 14th. Trips will
be made td Outline. Biergy and
other points.
“Don’t tell the cojJ ths traffic
Irbies in, your home town make
more sente.
"Don't try to carry away the
hotel towels. ^
“Don't, tell your wife how she
looks in knickers."
This leaves to do the
■ work ........
Persons working for
federal, state, coun-
94,000.000
The Texas patriot who.
ye&A ago. captured Santa Anna
and marched the haughty emnqror
befor * 8am Houston at San Jactn-'’
ta. was 8iron R. Bostik He It
burled in the cemetery at, 8an
Saba and a modest stone marks
hit grave and that’ of his wife.
Do t For Vacationers.
102] Wear light clothing, but watch
out for the tun.
blic begins spend-1 By a vote of 475 to 390. the Panics and depressions are
it is making, that 1 citizens of Callahan County auth- 1nothing nee according to the fol-
the depression has orlzed a bond issue of $15,000 for lawtn* from Harper s Weekly, is-
S.S County-City H«pt«, B*M.
basis, many people never knew — ~‘taMA **-* 1 *“
IS, the above figures were cor-
*pct there wel* at least 4.000 here
Saturday afternoon. You can make
poor ewn comparison as to the
atte of the crowd Monday and
Saturday.
In as muen at the first primary
It Just a few weeks off. we are
Planning to feature political news
file remainder of this month. The
Chief as a newspaper is for
or
against no candidate. We have
•ur personal preference, but who
w« are for personally does not
amount to any more than who
you are for or against.- This is a
fere country and the right of each
gttises to vote at he pleases Is one
M the greatest American privi-
The Ferguson Forum edited by
XarOovemor James E. Ferguson
«f Austin, came out this week in
tgvor of E. M. Davis for re-elec-
Aon at Senator from this district.
Ferguson stated that both Prescott
and Metcalfe are nice young men.
tat said that in his opinion they
So not command the prestige that
Rnii does. . .
Ferguson condemned W. Lee
ODanlel and Terrell writing in
Ferguson’s paper said that Mc-
Crmw would be elected, maybe
without a run-off.
Forum stated that Woodul
leading for Attorney Or.eral
with Mann, second Coke Steven-
leads for Lieutenant Governor
Remember
ides Day
that Tuesday is
Trades Day in Comanche, being
substituted for First Monday on
dccoupt of that day being a holi
day
For yem Trades Day in Co-
manche has been one of the most
famous in Texas and we hope that
the people will be here In the us-
ual numbers Tuesday and In Aug-
ust. of course, we will go back to
**m Monday.
Don’t forget to plan to attend
the Old Settlers Reunion at Lake
Sane* Thursday. July 14.
Flowers Add to the attractive-
new of‘the breakfast table, says
tab Bums, but they cannot take
fbe place of coffee.
Awnings
for comfort
1 r
1 ’ iPON’T be plagued by
tmUMr’i beat. Call os-now.
It's oar job to msk« people
feel comfortsbls-snd to
Mb their home* look com-
fortable.
lot that'* only W» of it.
Comfort * on* thing, sraart-
‘mam another. We gjve both.
* Just to te* the richness
and variety of our colotful
atoning fabrics
tr’eat for you.
gew? Let u* show
If Give u* a ring today.
(Our price* are right!)
Three things you must take oh
faith—love, political statements.,
and hash. . local Methodist Church is
One of the’ greatest football
players Comanche High School
ever turned out was a visitor here
last week. He was Travis Reed-of
the 1913 team. >
Jefferson Davis whose 130 th
birthday was observed this month
visited Dallas.April 19. 1875. ten
years after the close of the Civil
War during which time he was
President of the Confederacy. He
spake at the State Pair at Dallas
and pointing to Old Olory which
Be caryjuj of the food you eat
water <you drink.
and tht) wai
Protect your eyes.
Avoid mosquitoes, flies and wood
ticks
Drink salty water in hot weath-
er.
sue of October 10, 1857. "It is a
apprehension: never has the fu-
ture se?med so incalculable as at
Mr. add Mrs. C. W. Cherry of
Nocona are expected this week
for a visit with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs J V. Carter, 8r.
ty and city
20,000,000
HI* l
EASTLAND
3-DAY
LTION
Thtf leaves to do. the -e
work ... • . ... 74,000.000
Uheliglble to work un-
der child labor
law .....,.......................... 80.000.000
Officials predict that 8.000 p<
sons will attend the second an-
nual EastlAfitf July 4 celebration
beginning Saturday and contin-,
Ulng through Mtr-.i.^^
Over ,|S00 m cash prizes will
be given' at contest* during the
thr<jb-day celebration. OfficiaU
stated that a program of variety I
-has been arranged j£ suit (he
tastes oL everyone who attends.
*“ Fifteen hands of the area-will,
attend the celebration. adde4 of-’
flcials. Features of the opening
day program will include a spec-
ial trades day event, a street and,
square dance and water fight.
This leaves to. work 14.000.000
Number of unemployed _____ ________,
in the nation 13 too .998 ninth annual Texas .Cowboy Re-
75.999 ARB EXPECTED
AT STAMFORD FOR
COWBOY REUNION
8TAMFOR. June 27 —Some 200
top cowhands from Texas ranches
will compete for $2,300 in prizes
in the rodeo contests during the
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This leaves to do the
work ONLY
union in Stamford July 4. 5 and
6 The rodeo is the central attrac-
tion in an elaborate program of
*. entertainment for the three-day
„ ., . , .. . celebration which is expected to
has gone /Hhing and I am tired ,brlng 75,000 visitors to Stamford,
of doing it all. • ■ ■_
—Me anh the President and he
Miss Velda Franks is again
charge of the Snappy Cafe.
Miss Mary E. Janes left the first
in 1 of the week to visit relatives in
: Dallas and San. Antonio. 1 '
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PWA funds.
installing a cooling.; system in its
building this week. Dublin install-
ed one last week . in one of her
this lime. In our own country
there is universal commercial
prostration and panic, and thaur
churehM and this may become a i a°e wUhout em-
8£ section as fhu 2?he£ j ^^•„and withdht .the proa-
tres. however, some wiio-use to1
attend the old fashioned Metho-
dist meetings, may think most of . .. . . ,
tlie modern churches are too cool .°5_
When the telephone company
ONE OF THE FINEST SUITES IN THE
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already.
Haskell County is to have a
8100.000 hospital in the city of
Haskell. A $60,000 county bom$
coin telephones at Stanford Uni-
versity. it learned that students |
had been paying for their tele-
phone calls with ice nicels,'frozen
in molds to fit the slot.
was displayed prominently at the! }«ue has been voted and $45,000
Fair grounds where he spoke, he
said. God grant that it never
again may wave over a battle
field of divided Americans and
that it never again will be hated
by our American citizens.”
in additional funds
granted by the WPA.
has been
"September Mom" . a painting
of a woman bathing at sunrise,-)
was the best selling “art" picture
i-._— -
Times change and the indivi-
dual who does not change with it
will find himself behind the pro-
cession. Doctors do not give the
same kind of medicine they did
fifty years ago when "bleeding"
was a common practice. Farmers
"Devote toore of your time dur- • 4.000 000 cople? were <j£posed of >
ing your so called active years. ’ wlthin six months after it was
says The Haskell Free Press, “ta painted in 1912. The girl w“
for the leisure you posed for the picture is now the,! i
have so much of wile of a wealthy French manu-
pr act icing, dp
are going to
when after you reach 70."-
The natives of 'Bicily are said to
be very fond of sardine pies, the
filling of which consists entirely
of baked sardines.
facturer and the mother of fivet'
children.
Why some salesmen fall as cited 1
by Carbon Copy: Smells too |
strongly of .cigarettes and tobacco;
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1938, newspaper, July 1, 1938; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth891527/m1/2/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.