May Defeats Old Cora Court House Nine In Battle
The May baseball club defeated the Comanche nine 6-4 Sunday, ending a four game May streak. Comanche led 3-2 going into the eighth before May rallied for four runs. J Hicks hit a long double for May in the ninth as Lawless and Little led Comanche with two hits each. The article also discusses preserving Comanche County’s first courthouse, citing Dallas County examples and urging local fundraising led by the Lions Club, with 142 contributors so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Comanche
J. Hicks
John Carpenter
Lawless
Little
Cora
Comanche County
United States
Dallas County
Texas
R. C. Buckner
Dallas
Buckner
Bucker
Montgomery Family Holds Reunion Here
The Montgomery family of the late Mr. and Mrs. W H Montgomery gathered at the old homestead south of Comanche for a multi day reunion. Larry Kittie and family hosted and provided pioneer style meals with chuck wagons and Mexican cooks serving camp style fare. Relatives from Ozona Fort Worth San Antonio and several Texas towns attended, with most Montgomery children present except Fred and Anna due to sickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Montgomery
Comanche
Larry Kittie
Ozona
Texas
Clay Montgomery
J. C. Mitchell
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
J. C
Ollie) Mitchell
George Montgomery
Judge Montgomery
Ernest Funkhouser
Houston
Albert Boggess
Austin
Coralie Meinecke
Freddie Hoey
San Antonio
Paul Deats
Graham
Tom A Deats
Albany
Marshall Montgomery
Iraan
James Mitchell
Bill Adams
Herbert Kettle
Stephenville
Walter Scott
Logan Ritchey
Lee Stewart
Blanket
Andy Stewart
Brownwood
F. M. Hammond
Fort Worth
A. L. Mills
Ora
Pearsall
Carl Bruton
Whitney
Jim Eanes Reese
Curtis Montgomery
Dallas
Geo. Williams
G. K. King
Lorene Pistole
J K Carbon Receives Honorary Discharge from Marines
Mrs Minnie Carbon of Gustine reports her son J K Carbon has received an honorary discharge from the United States Marine Corps as a non commissioned officer. He spent days at the New York World's Fair after leaving the service and now works as a government employee in the General Accounting Office in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Carbon
Gustine
J. K. Carbon
United State Marine Corps
Carbon
Marine Corps
General Accounting Office
Washington, D. C
Ninety Second Birthday Celebration for Mrs K R Little
Mrs K R Little marked her ninety second birthday on July 31 with a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs FP Little. Attendees included P Q Smith Waco Howard Peach Midland Lucie Kirk San Antonio Dora Greene Mary L Smith Lizzie Hill Rebecca Dixon Comanche and out of town guests Jim Layne Texon Sam Todd Gustine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. R. Little
FP. L. Little
P. Q. Smith
Waco
Howard Peach
Midland
Lucie Kirk
San Antonio
Dora Greene
Mary L. Smith
Lizzie Hill
Rebecca Dixon
Comanche
Little
Jim Layne
Texon
Sam Todd
Gustine
Local Family News and Arrivals In Midland Region
Gap Jones and wife attended the funeral of Char lie Jones at May last Thursday. Preston couple moved to J A Hall farm in Sid ney. Doris Allen returned from Hillsboro. Johnnie Price and daughters with Lionel and Kenneth Bagley attended Livingston reunion in Midland last Sunday. Mina Price and Veda Milner attended the funeral of Prusett in Sid ney last Friday. Doyle Morrow of Olney and father visited Sunday. Guthrie of Blanket visiting Mrs G M Spivey. WH Allen of Malone visiting relatives this week. Clyde Smiths announce birth of a son on July 23. Jim Milligan and family in Big Spring this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Jones
Charlie Jones
Preston
J. A. Hall
Sidney
Doris Allen
Hillsboro
Johnnie Price
Lionel
Kenneth Bagley
Livingston
Midland
Mina Price
Veda Milner
Prusett
Doyle Morrow
Olney
Guthrie
Blanket
G. M. Spivey
WH. Allen
Malone
Clyde Smith
Jim Milligan
Big Spring
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Prueitt and Family
The family expresses gratitude for kindness shown during illness and death of their wife and mother. They thank everyone for the floral offering and support from J. E. Prueitt and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Prueitt
Local visitors and travels noted in area notices
Blanket Mrs J B Carnes of Ft Sumner N M visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Beulah Dabney of Brownwood guests in Mrs Joe W Dabneys home last Thursday. W C Underwood and L F Bird couples returned from a Davis Mountains vacation. Miss Blanche Dabney returned from Mexico City and the Pacific Coast. Miss Polly Parson returned to Friona after two months with relatives. Mrs Novella Crump of Shallow Water visits here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Carnes
Ft. Sumner
N. M
Beulah Dabney
Brownwood
Joe W. Dabney
W. C. Underwood
L. F. Bird
Davis Mountains
Blanche Dabney
Mexico City
Pacific Coast
Polly Parson
Friona
Novella Crump
Comanche Resident W B Hayes Dies After Illness
William Barrington Hayes a longtime Comanche resident died at home after weeks of illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church with interment at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born in Farmville Georgia April 14 1859 and moved to Texas in 1905 with his wife Henrietta Morrow. He leaves his wife and seven children including Lula Smith Myrtle Hayes Elbert Hayes Howard Hayes and others.
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W. B. Hayes
Methodist Church
E. R. Gordon
A E. Wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Dick Massingill
Robert Eaton
Clyde Horner
Colquit Williams
Rising Star
Homer Palmer
Fletcher Stephens
William Barrington Hayes
John
Matilda Hayes
Comanche
Farmville
Christ
Wesley’s Chapel
Henrietta Morrow
Texas
Georgia
Lula Smith
Myrtle Hayes
Los Angeles
Cal
Elbert Hayes
Fort Worth
Howard Hayes
Cisco
Dignitaries Attend Funeral Services for Hayes and Hayes Kin
Miss Annie Lucille Hayes Royce City and Mrs Mary Reese and Miss Alice Hayes of Comanche died in fancy. Attendees from out of county included Mr and Mrs 8 Cooper M Banks Mrs C R Gentry Lelia Price Royse City Mr and Mrs Colquitt Williams Bill Morrow Rising Star I A Herring Nell Joyce Genetha San Angelo Fletcher Stevens May Mr and Mrs Ray Long Dublin Mr and Mrs L E Vaughn and Mrs Roy Langston Cisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Lucille Hayes
Royce City
Mary Reese
Alice Hayes
Comanche
Beulah
Ray Long
Dublin
L. E. Vaughn
Roy Langston
Cisco
Redwine Family Reunion Near Sidney Held Sunday
Descendants of Joel S and Sallie Redwine gathered at the old home place two miles southwest of Sidney for their first reunion on Sunday July 30. Thirty one people shared a noon lunch from well filled baskets then talked of childhood days and enjoyed a watermelon slice in the afternoon. Almost all siblings attended except Mrs G W Stapp of Toyahvale with a long list of attendees from Comanche Sidney and Newburg including A W Redwine J A Redwine H C Jones and families, Earl Waddle and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel S
Sallie Redwine
Old Home Place
Sidney
G. W. Stapp
Toyahvale
A. W
F. E. Redwine
Ramond
Louise
Richard
Sallie” Redwine
Warren
Comanche
A. W. Waddle
Newburg
Prompt Help For A Listless Child
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Local Social Roundup Quietly Marks Weekend Visits
Harmony O B Phillips hosted an ice cream supper for his baler crew and families Friday night. Mr and Mrs C H Rutherford visited Mrs Hawkins and family at Antioch Friday night. Gladys Witten hosted the Goodwill Club meeting Thursday with four teens and one visitor present. James McBride fished on the Colorado with the Walter Lane family of Comanche last week. The J F Wilhelm family and Wayne Wilhelm spent the weekend on the Colorado in Coleman County visiting their former home. N B Rutherford and sons spent Sunday at Robersonville with her parents, A Faulkner. James Edwards stayed with Billie Wayne Gore Saturday night. Marion Wetzel visited J K Wilhelm and Aubrey Wilhelm in Brownwood last week. B Phillips and family attended the Wilhelm reunion in Brownwood Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Phillips
C. H. Rutherford
James McBride
Colorado
Walter Lane
Comanche
J. F. Wilhelm
Ben
A. W. Wilhelm
Wayne Wilhelm
Coleman County
Sonville
A. Faulkner
James Edwards
Billie Wayne Gore
Marion Wetzel
J. K. Wilhelm
Stephenville
Aubrey Wilhelm
Brownwood
B. Phillips
Wilhelm
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Cora Court House
BY J. R. Eanes
Commissioners Court
Lions Club
Commissioners’ Court
City of
Thomas Albert Barnes
Karl Shock
J. R. Banes
AB Cox
Marshall
Wilferson
Pate
Vineyard
Helm
Isham
B. Hicks
P Bear
Busbee
C A. Fisher
Lf Strife
Burnet
P W. Fisher
B. Fisher
Wiggins
M. Fisher
Rf Strug
Montgomery
Marine Service
Gap
Conoco
Roy Yantis
STA
Comanche Retail Merchants Association
Ruby Koen
FORD
Ford Tudor
Clemons and Martin Motor Co
Redwine
West Side Square
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