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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
4
Comanche reports show Mrs Emma Summitt of Houston and others visiting local residents. Many families, including Hasley, Hoffman, and Williford, plan trips or host guests. Rev. J. C. Boyd and Misses Gray, Jennings, and Williford appear in revival and social rounds. Local workers like Joe Mellroy assume duties, while several residents travel to Dallas, Austin, Corpus Christi, and Denver for jobs, visits, or vacations.
The Board Church community couple Mr and Mrs Jake Lagrone welcomed twins born Tuesday a girl weighing six pounds and a boy Calvert Brack six and a half pounds. Relatives and friends traveled from Fort Worth Abilene and Comanche to share in the family news and visits continued across the region.
Mrs John Hart and daughter Alma visit relatives in Austin San Marcos and San Antonio. Rev Gaines B Hall and children of Wichita Falls stayed with relatives in Comanche. W G Barrett returns to Comanche after time with wife visiting her parents in Dawson. George Montgomery of Ozona was in Comanche this week. Hamilton Drugs Co offers all size window glass at Higgin bothams Lumber Yard.
Stagg Creek residents Stagg Creek Miss Lyttie and Ruby May spend their vacation with home Felica. Mr and Mrs Claud Cleary and Mr and Mrs Dewit Ashinhurst of Mc Camey Texas visit relatives and friends. Misses Arnestice and Lois Vines from Okra visit aunt Eva Haines and attend revival. The Pantist revival closed Monday night after four acts. Participants included Mrs Martha Martin Oleta Cox W T Coker and Jack Cade. Mr and Mrs J B Barker and thirteen plan to return to Turkey Texas Wednesday. Alfred Moore family welcomes baby Jimmy. M H Nelson, and children Carl Pablo visit J C Cox and family and plan to attend the Nelson Trickland reunion. Ruth Vanehn of Mullin visits the Stephensons at Beatheyid Miss Melissia Moore and Mrs Ima Medford of Haskell attend Monday night events.
Hamilton Drug Co. advertises Rose de Jones face powder and related cosmetics amid local shop promotions.
Honor event held Thursday evening July 21 at 6 o clock hosted by Mr and Mrs J H Jaynes for Mr and Mrs J A Barton of Comanche Sundown. Farm boys and girls joined in lawn games as guests searched a garden of gifts beneath vines and weeds finding fruit vegetables and a bucket of useful gifts. Cream and cake served to about one hundred attendees.
SODA SPRINGS M W Helm and family attended the Hurley Savage reunion at Proc tor Saturday. Jack Vineyard returned from Mercer Gap where he worked for Rev W S Clark. Rev G C Ivan of Brownwood preached at Sweetwater Saturday night. Henry Strickland and family visited including Mrs Jewell Young, Hazel Strickland, Mose Strickland, and Mildred Nelson. Mrs Willie Botts and children returned home to Kress after visiting D S Beck. The Sweetwater meeting closed with one new member. W W Gressett died Friday after months of illness. funeral held Saturday at Sage Cemetery with Rev J L Ray. Mrs Porter and son Byron visited daughter Mrs Noval Walker. Mr and Mrs Wayne Gilliam welcomed a new son born July 26. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Thomas of Merkel stayed with Mr and Mrs D H Matthews last Wednesday. Mrs Thomas was Grace Beene before marriage. Fount Pleasant singing class attended church in Sweetwater last Thursday. Ollie Barrett of Abernath visited her parents Mr and Mrs George Barrick. Dr Forrest Maddox preached at Sweetwater Friday night.
Edith Roberson of Houston returned home after a multiday visit with relatives in Cotton Grove. Lola McEntire of Comanche spent the weekend with her parents. Mrs J W Holt returned home from Oklahoma after a week with kin. Bill Glasgow's family visited Co maenche relatives from Saturday to Monday. Henry Lewis and Mor tal family returned home after visiting here. Mrs Tom Glasgow and children and Mrs Bill Glastow visited with Mrs Lamar Howell. Frank Vineyard and A J Carter visited Hendersons and Bob Hendrix of Vandye on weekend.
A long list of visitors and family gatherings fills Harmony area life. L. A. Robertson and kin from Newbury see L. P. Robertson. Mrs. Jim Redwine visits Comanche. Carl Wilen visits from Cisco. many Redwine, Bagley, Thomas, and Stewart relatives travel between Trent, Comanche, Fort Worth, and Brownwood. Church events include a Baptist meeting closing with additions and a Graham-Vancleave reunion at the school ground with chicken stew and baskets. Remodeling at Harmony moves forward, and Rev. J. L. Ray closes services as attendance stays strong.
Evans and family visited Mrs Walter Prater in Brownwood last Sunday. Bryan Lusk plans to move to Sidney this week. Miss Audie Lee Austin from Blanket visited the Staileys. The Christian meeting begins Friday night at the tabernacle with an invitation to all.
Energy in the community as revival services run this week with several conversions and three by baptism. Large crowds attend each night with visitors from Indirex Gap Pottsville and other areas. A two week singing school led by Professor Stagner from Colorado City will start August 7 with afternoon sessions.
The Levisay Cafe on the east side offers well cooked meals at money saving prices and invites patronage from customers. Tom Levisay signs the notice.
Garner Alvis Co offers a large selection of ladies slippers with good style and values to 7.45, now priced at 2.95 and 3.95.
Jessie Barker, 25, of Robinson Springs, fell from a slowly moving truck while trying to retrieve a hat. The truck passed over him. he was taken to German Sanitarium for examination. He is married and the son of A. E. Barker, a prominent local farmer. Condition later reported improved.
Hamilton Drug Co promotes Nema Capsules as a remedy for stomach worms in sheep, advertising the product to farmers and livestock owners. The notice emphasizes veterinary use and directs readers to purchase from the Hamilton Drug Co. for animal health.
HASSE Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Farl King left last Thursday for Jack County to work for several months. Many families, including Huffman Wilkes Cook Powers Rackley and Lagrone, spent weekends visiting relatives in Ranger Stephenville Eastland De Leon and Abilene as grandparents and aunts joined gatherings and travel.
An ad claims White's Creat Vorminge destroys and expels intestinal worms in children without harming health. It notes a few doses are sufficient and cites a price of 56 cents. Distributed by Paris Smith Drugist and Wm Reese Bros Co.
City council orders filing of tax suits on all delinquent city taxes. Taxpayers are urged to pay now to avoid legal action and added costs. City tax collector M. Moore notes the delinquent list and collection steps.
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