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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1940
Page
10
Local residents and guests fill a weekend schedule with family reunions and brief stays. Jeanett Wood visits home folks. Carl Williford and Trihart of Abilene join J H Williford. Abilene, Stephenville, Fort Worth, Dallas connections appear among friends and relatives.
Indian Gap families visit relatives in Brownwood Eden and Sweetwater as funeral attendances and cemetery work are announced. Hurbert Zschiesche funeral held in Pottsville. April 27 cemetery work invites community to spend the day.
The District Woodman Circle convention will be held with Comanche Grove No. 1210 on Tuesday night April 30. An open house program is being arranged and State Manager Mrs. Krebs is expected to attend.
De Leon forms a new Boy Scout troop with Rev J H Pritch ard as Scoutmaster and a committee of Emmett Locke Ruel Locke C H Timmins D D Tidwell C Harvey E H Boulter Wilkshire F G Adcock and Mr Collins. The effort unites Christian Methodist and Baptist churches to provide a full 32 Scout troop for the town and community.
Sipe Springs School closed Friday April 19 and held seventh grade graduation in the auditorium. Judge Sam Russell of Stephenville gave the senior class address. Graduates included Margiell Jeffa Nell New G T Lee Cecil Burks and Arthur Hansford. Attendants included Durward Burks Comanche Cagle Stag Creek and Mrs Davis Rising Star. Local visitors and ill health notes follow.
Edwin Wilson will preach at the First Baptist Church each Sunday evening at 8:00 starting this coming Sunday, presenting topics on prophecy, signs of the times, the Resurrection, Armageddon, and the Anti Christ. A cordial invite asks the public to attend and bring friends, with Sunday School attendance urged to rise from 317 to 400. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Boler Swindle and Raymond and Earl Cox visiting local relatives.
Local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs traveled to Gorman Thursday night to visit the lodge and attend the Oil Belt Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Association. The party included Mr and Mrs L C Dillard, Mr and Mrs W A Newsome, Mr and Mrs Tom Pate, Mr and Mrs W D Carroll, Mrs May Cameron, Mrs Annie Bell Lee, Mrs Lee Laughlin, Mrs Mart Sherril, J B Nabers, W H Kirkland, H B Hughes, Alf Garner, B Ray Mc Corkle, Tom Levisay, Roy Little, and Charles Marshal.
Fort Worth Star Telegram carrier group from Comanche visited Austin traveling Sunday with agent M B Carter. Riders Jimmie Carpenter Joe Harbour Billie Harbour Billie Jack Wyche Durwood John and Gene Carter toured the Capitol Barton Springs and other sites while in the Capitol City. The Durhams and Frances Evelyn joined relatives in San Antonio for the Battle of Flowers weekend.
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