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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1947
Page
6
A community note from Girl Scout volunteers thanks supporters and requests donations of paint brushes and greeting cards. It praises local lumber yards Higginbothams Clay and Comanche Lumber and thanks Tra Clemons for an ad. It invites troops to appoint a junior decorating committee and to report news via telephone 160.
Jack Wheat of Higginbothams is having a five room frame house built on a three acre tract he recently purchased from Mrs. R W H Hamilton. The site is just east of the Boyd Anthony residence and the house is expected to cost about 5000 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Earl Pettit of Muskogee Oklahoma announce the birth of a son Patrick B on March 17 at a Muskogee hospital He is the grandson of Emmett Long of Comanche and of Mrs W A Pettit Rt 1 Gustine Mrs Herbert Goodson and daughter Miss Berta visited Mr and Mrs Ed Onstot in Dallas over the weekend to attend the New York showing Oklahoma
Personal notices list several marriages and family visits: Mr and Mrs Baxter of Ranger spent the week end in Comanche with Mr and Mrs Jack McCullum. Mrs Clarence Edwards and her sister Mrs Ormal Ferris spent the week end in Cleburne with their sister Mrs Emil Pederson. Mr and Mrs Hancel Hawkins of Odessa visited here with her father J H Williford. Mr and Mrs Max Greenwood of De Leon spent Sunday in Comanche with her father J H Williford. Mr Greenwood works in the Higginbotham firm men’s clothing department in De Leon. Mr and Mrs Frank Reese visited Mr and Mrs C B Williams Jr and baby in Stephenville on Sunday.
A group from the Comanche Square Dance Club attended the State Square Dance convention in Dallas last weekend. Members included Miss Clara Slack Dr and Mrs L K Ory Mr and Mrs Elmo Montgomery Mr and Mrs John J Waring Jr Joe Waring and Mr and Mrs Gail Dudley. Coach and Mrs J M Marshall and sons of Ranger were listed as Comanche visitors Sunday.
Mr and Mrs W P Whitlow of De Leon spent Sunday in Comanche with her father J H Willi Mrs Floyd Prather and others were Fort Worth visitors Monday Lt Col and Mrs Williford and children from Washington DC visit his father in Comanche The Waring family moved from Wisconsin to New Orleans where he heads Spray Wax Co Coach and Mrs Glen Frazier and children visited Comanche over weekend M Coleman recovered from flu and returned to his store Rev and Mrs Otis Cahill were noted in Comanche social notes.
Pearsall families visited their daughter Mrs. George Bonser and family last weekend. Walter Greaton and Mrs. Greaton of Rule spent the weekend with J. W. Norrid. Oscar Hill and wife were in Dallas for an insurance meeting. M. L. Gaither returned to Comanche after months in Glen Rose and resumes work with Porter Franks at Comanche Funeral Home.
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