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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1944
Page
3
Mrs John B Burleigh formerly Miss Ethel Purvis pictured at her wedding in the Church of Christ Borger She is daughter of Mr and Mrs James E Purves of Borger and attended Comanche High School when the family lived there.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness, flowers, and comfort during the sickness and death of Mrs. Mattie Anderson. Special thanks are given to Porter Franks, John Williams, Rev. Leroy Woolsey, Rev. Booth Garrett, and the singers.
Miss Ma L A Yo lene last month visited Mrs ung and her family at Abi week, sharing time and greetings with the household.
Mrs Sue Redwine of Midlothian has returned home from a short visit with her husband Pfc Raymond Redwine who has been in Station Hospital at Camp Livingston Louisiana for three weeks He sustained a slight injury to his right hand during maneuvers and expects to join his company soon at Camp Phillips Kansas.
Mrs J R Biggs of Comanche Route 4 celebrated her sixty third birthday with a day dinner at home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W S Clarke Dallas J C Biggs and family Charley Biggs Doyle Fagan Cris Biggs and Mrs L H Sain Grandview and others.
Proctor Miss Bessie Green and her students plus families are mentioned with visits and social events. Names include Dorothy Jean Harris Nelda Joy Court Juanita Smith Nita Faye Abernathy Martha Croft Pinson Hellen Rita Joan Arms Margaret Jane Bradley and others. The report covers hospital stays weddings travels and weekend gatherings with relatives in Dublin Comanche Fort Worth and Dallas along with church services and a funeral in San Antonio.
Joe Fitzgerald offers aphorisms on language and morality. He defines teeth as nature’s flaw and jail as the fate of the unrepresented, critiques cruelty as born from ignorance, and argues money’s value only when spent. He critiques universal prayer and skewers Civil War histories for biased depictions from both North and South.
The Harmony community reports Travis Rutherford returning to camp in Oregon after furlough with relatives in town. Veterans and families share visits, Easter gatherings, and hospital updates while many residents detail leave from Alaska California Kentucky and El Paso. Local names include Mrs. Glenn Keating Miss Virginia Boyd Sgt Travis Rutherford Pvt Clifton Shoemaker and Lt Marshall Plummer among others.
A terse feature notes Captain Russell Lane in England and Captain Dick Lane in New Guinea with the AEF. It mentions Lane’s prior dentistry practice in Comanche and Breckenridge, and quotes a message stating two months since landing with no issues.
Mr and Mrs Fran visited Ford in the Mercer Gap community Sunday after a ten day furlough here. They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs H Wil l iford Arley Will the.
The WS8C group met Monday April 24 at 3 PM in the parlor of the First Methodist Church with eleven members present. Mrs Mallard played, Margaret Vernon led devotion and read from Matthew. R B Hooper shared Bulletin news, Foster led business, and plans for May Bible study were announced.
Mr and Mrs Warren Vineyard and their son Gary from Brownwood spent the weekend in Comanche with his grandparents Mr and Mrs J B Vineyard.
Central Christian Church offers Bible School Communion and preaching each Sunday at ten with no evening service. This Sunday April 30 guests are Girl Scouts Troop 2 led by Nobia Dunn and Marguerite The Pastors Association meets at the Baptist Church at four to plan city county religious services aligned with the European invasion.
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