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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1944
Page
4
Miss Sybil Lam, head of the local rationing, states no canning sugar will be issued on Wednesday or Thursday. The tire rationing panel meets on Wednesday and the gasoline panel on Thursday, and applications for sugar will be accepted on these two days.
Clerks of the Baptist Association are asked to respond if their letters were not received. Return a card to obtain another letter and fill out the letter with board member and address details. The information provided will appear in the Minutes.
Mrs. K. R. Little was honored at a dinner at 1105 North Houston with her son Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Little hosting. Attendees included Mrs. Mary L. Smith Lizzie Hill Rebecca Dixon of Comanche P. Q. Smith of Hamilton and Lon L. Smith of Brownwood. Born July 31 1847 near Hartford Kentucky she moved to Texas with her family after her husband J. F. Little fell ill. She has lived in Comanche nearly 60 years and is noted for sewing and cooking. She joined the Methodist Church in her teens and remains deeply interested in its work and her friends.
Nat Holeman longtime Texas civil engineer and former Comanche resident died suddenly at 1 p m Monday in San Antonio where he had lived 15 years He was born October 17 1879 at Holemans Prairie Fayette County survived by wife Golda Kirk and two sons Burk and Burn man Holeman with ties to Comanche and San Antonio funeral plans noted with relatives attending from Comanche and Guthrie OK
The Comanche Public Schools will open Monday September 4 with four vacancies to fill including a high school Spanish teacher two grade teachers and a Grammar School principal. New athletic coach is D D Williams former student of Daniel Baker and Howard Payne. Several resignations including R D Holliday Eva Adams Charlean McMeans and Paula Cato are noted.
Burt Ayers withdraws from the Tax Assessor-Collector race that would have led to a run off with J. E. Lightfoot. Lightfoot failed to secure a majority in the first primary by one vote, according to the paper.
Hat sale invites shoppers to Roberson Sisters with every straw hat cut to half price. Guests of Mrs. H. N. Goodson and Miss Berta Goodson are Corporal E. P. Onstor and wife from Camp Barkeley. A May 1812 flag observation at a Colrain Mass log schoolhouse is noted.
Central Christian Church conducts Bible School Communion and preaching every Sunday at ten with no evening service This Sundays sermon on Isaiah 60 1 Arise shine for thy light is come notes the Dublin Preaching Mission was well attended and stresses cooperation among churches moving from sectarianism to fraternity Pastor C Klingman led efforts
Local readers are invited to visit Roberson Sisters for a concurrent hat sale advertised in this notice. The sale highlights available headwear options and runs during store hours this week.
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