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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1944
Page
10
Cpl. Obert B. Jones now stationed in South Carolina is home on furlough. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Cliff Jones of Comanche and spent his leave with his parents and his wife the former Miss Bobbie Jean Kerley.
Pvt Fred Phifer visited his parents Mr and Mrs Dunk Phifer in Pettit and spent his furlough with his wife Tommy Jean Kerley. Eureka is the motto of California.
An all day work session at Union Cemetery near Gustine is planned for Thursday May 11. Volunteers should bring tools and dinner. bread and stew will be provided. Committee spokesperson D M Johnson invites interested workers to present proposals to maintain the grounds for the remainder of the year.
Billie Kay and Earl Lee Carmack spent Sunday with Neta Jean Carmack, sharing a family visit at a local residence.
Myrl Breedlove, son of Mr and Mrs Dave Breedlove, eight-year Navy veteran, visited The Chief Office on leave. Based in Washington DC the past year as a Naval School instructor, he will be assigned to overseas duties on a new Atlantic ship. A Comanche High School alumnus, he has served largely in the Atlantic and prefers to speak after the war ends.
Bible School and Communion at ten with preaching at ten each Sunday. The sermon title for April 23 is The Pattern of a Perfect Life by Pastor C. C. Klingman. No evening or midweek services. Roy L. Smith quote cited on God’s character through Jesus.
The W M U met in the First Baptist Church on Monday April 17 at 3 pm for a Royal Service program led by Mrs E L Carpenter. Hymn The Morning Light is Breaking was sung with Mrs R W H Hamilton at the organ.
The W S C S met Monday April 17 at 3 pm in the church parlor with thirteen members. Mrs Merlin Jenkins led a Bible lesson assisted by Mrs J D Smoot and Mrs E Mallard. Mrs E Mallard played The Moon Is Down. eight sick visits were reported. business session led by Mrs W F Foster. next meeting set for Monday April 24.
The White Point Cemetery Association and White Point Community Club sponsor a light cleanup with a 10:30 a.m. business session for officer elections dues and other items. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Doc Edwards serves as president with Mrs. J C Helm Sr. listed.
Students in Miss Dunn's room presented an April 12 assembly featuring songs and a play. The highlight was seven boys mocking the faculty, dressed as lady teachers, provoking laughter from the audience.
J. M. Smith of Amarillo and Emmet Smith, longtime Comanche movers, visited the town last week to see old faces. Their father, the late D. O. Smith, served as County Treasurer. J. M. Smith married the daughter of local pastor Rev. Sims, and Emmet’s wife was present. J. M. Smith once ran the local express office and worked for Hardin Lumber. Emmett served as a deputy sheriff during Vollie Jackson’s tenure as city marshal.
J W Rinehart of Girard Texas visited Comanche on Thursday and recalled moving from this county in 1923.
Dairymen learn that mastitis, caused by Streptococcus agalactiae and other pathogens, is being cured through Novoxil Liquid from E. R. Squibb & Sons. The method injects the drug into the infected quarter via the teat canal, with sanitation practices boosting cure rates. a booklet titled Mastitis is Being Cured explains the discovery.
Gayle Howington fourteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Howington of Comanche recover from an accidental .22 caliber rifle discharge two weeks ago near his home. He was struck in the arm above the elbow with a bullet reaching toward the shoulder and sustained a double fracture. surgeons have not removed the bullet. He left the Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and will return for a check up this week.
Mrs Isla Herring daughter of Mrs J H Lewis of Comanche was elected to the board of directors of the Texas Lumbermen's Association. She is general manager of the Herring Price Lumber Company of Laredo and the first woman to hold such a post.
Lt and Mrs Paul Cunningham announce the birth of a daughter on April 19 at a Houston hospital. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Dave Cunningham report the baby weighs seven and a quarter pounds and has been named Betty Lou.
At a trustees meeting of Hasse School Robert G. McLeon was elected to head the school for the ensuing year. Mrs McLeon was elected to teach in the Hasse School for the coming scholastic year, though her position is not yet determined. Mr and Mrs McLean currently teach at Sipe Springs School.
Cpl. Robert C Caldwell stationed in Washington has returned on furlough to Gustine to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Caldwell and to Zephyr to visit his wife the former Miss Della Lee Huggins.
We thank friends and relatives for comfort after the death and burial of our infant daughter and granddaughter Baby Davern. Special thanks to Brother W. C. Cox for solace, the Beattie Quartet for singing, and for cards, letters, and floral offerings from Mr. and Mrs. David Auvenshine J. G. Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Auvenshine.
An OTC drug claim promotes CITROL priced at $1.00 through SERVICE DRUG STORE, asserting blood chemistry and body fluid pH balance can eliminate pains from burning bladder to rheumatic back aches.
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