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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1939
Page
7
The new tabernacle was completed here Saturday. Residents and visiting relatives attended a string of social visits and gatherings around the community with multiple families noted in passing. The Coker-McGuire reunion sets its annual meeting for August 4 at this town.
Wilson Mrs Echols of Purves spent Sunday with Charlie Mathews and family. The revival meeting closed here Sunday. Mr and Mrs T D Woods and Ployd Woods and family of Purves spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Woods. Jo Roberson spent the past week with her sister Mrs Knape at Dublin. Several from here attended the Dall game at Purves Sunday. Mr and Mrs R R Looney returned after a two weeks visit at Odessa. Mr and Mrs J D Arthur of Palmer visited Edith Carroll Sunday. Ima and Oma Mathews spent Saturday with sister Mrs Qdeli Woods at Purvis. Will Kerley returned home after treatment in Dublin hospital. Mrs Audrey Cade was called to bedside of her brother in law Mr Gwill at Spurlin. Claudine Turney working in Fort Worth. Hass Hall and family spent Sunday with his mother at Lamkin.
Stag Creek and nearby families kept busy with visits to bal linger Bal linger Mrs C E LaRoque and Mrs Charles Owens, and trips to Austin Columbus Romney West Virginia. A revival at the Baptist Church drew nine baptisms and new members. Churchgoers and reunions filled a busy week with gatherings at Lake Eanes and Alt home visits from Abilene Lubbock Odessa and San Angelo.
Mrs. Loraine Andress of Beattie spent the week with her sister Mrs Loyd Coker. Mr and Mrs Guy Weaver visit her parents Mr and Mrs W T Coker. Mrs Charles Owens and Mrs B LaRoque returned from visits to Austin and Columbus. Robert Roe and daughter Robetta attend the meeting at Elkins this week. Mrs A D Baker and Mrs Ed Buen of Columbus recently visited Mrs J A Moore.
Proctor Miss Ruth Gray attends college in Denton while visiting her mother Mrs. Lona Ray. Numerous relatives and friends travel between Denton, Glen Rose, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Comanche for visits, reunions, and birthdays. A July birthday dinner honors Mrs. Pearl Smith and a party celebrates her. a Rackley family reunion includes members from Snyder Carthage Beckville Comanche and Kilgore. revival services occur in Dublin.
Sunday events include Hazel Dell Singing with heavy turnout. Visitors arrive from Dublin to see Lorraine Wall and Mrs. C C Hillhouse's granddaughter. A singing school starts Monday as a large cemetery work party gathers.
Fairview residents gathered for weekend visits with relatives in Comanche May Desdemona and Brownwood. Arvil Houck departed Sunday night for Oklahoma after learning of his father Joe Shelton’s death. Joe Shelton was family news tied to local households.
Long list of local social visits and travels includes Mr. and Mrs. Trueman Shelley and son Jim Rider with J. L. Barker, Miss Avis Petsick sailing for Caribbean cruise, and many relatives visiting in Comanche, Dallas, Fort Worth, and surrounding towns.
Miss Grace Short of DeLeon attended the fair at the school house here last week. Miss Hallie Peters judged exhibits at the fair. Prizes went to Mesdames Butler, Smith, Fisher, Whitmey, and Johnson. Beattie booth at DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival this week. Revival began at Church of Christ Friday night. B Ray McCorkle of Comanche worked on his farm here the past week. H Virgil McCorkle and family of Cisco visited. Mrs Ophelia Williams and three children from Warren Arizona visiting here and at Comanche.
Mr and Mrs Tom Johnston and family left this week to visit relatives in Colorado. J B Robertson of Winters visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Robertson and family. Mrs G E Boynton and daughters visited at Round Grove last, Mr and Mrs Pete Hill and son stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Johnston and family. G E Boynton returned last week after a few days visit with his sister Mrs J R Edwards at Rule.
Postmaster J. R. Eanes announced in Dallas that twenty five Marine Corps vacancies will be filled in August at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station. Positions are open to Texas and Oklahoma residents ages 18 to 25 with good moral character and at least high school training. Applications are available at the Post Office or by writing to the recruiting station.
A reflective essay notes two eerie coincidences a letter from a dead man and a deceased friend seen in a magazine. It links mortality to writers belief in life after death and praises newsboys as vital to journalism, recounting Fort Worth scenes and a chorus of street cries as a lifeblood of papers today.
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