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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1938
Page
8
The regular Sunday School starts at 9 45 a m with Rev F L Wilshire of De Leon Methodist Church delivering the morning address at 11 00 oclock. The presiding elder Rev Williams holds evening services at 8 18 oclock and young people meet at 7 15 p m EZ N Scariett is the pastor.
The Church of Christ led by Roy L. Gulley schedules Sunday morning worship at 10:00 with singing at 10:45 and sermon "Preaching and Learning." Evening service to be held at Sidney. Midweek service Wednesday at 8:00 pm. Thursday meeting at 8:00 pm. Daily services listed at 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.
Gerald Langley spent Sunday with Bill Osborn at Shiloh. Lola Belle McGlothiin Iris Langley Vera Mae Moore Doris and Doreatha Med ford attended church at Indian Creek. Archie Carmichael and Willie Preston Cara visited B. L. Carmichael and family. Elmer Day and Charisie Jean spent Friday with W. A. Langley and family.
The week sees activity on several houses and buildings. George McKinsie and Phifer family undertake remodeling and new rooms on Sidney Street. Neely Burton and others finish frame houses in Newburg. Van Dyke School is being repainted and Higginbotham Lumber Co. is involved this week. A. M. Ruth and family have rooms repapered this week.
Unit I from Gustine to Comanche is built and contracted northwest to Sweetwater Creek about six miles. In Comanche County sixteen miles remain to reach the west county line. Eastland will add three miles to Unit 1 toward Rising Star. The road will cross old 23 from Bis-Star Cross Plains to Callahan, about 20 to 25 miles west of Callahan. From Callahan east to Taylor, Unit 1 reaches Abilene. A Gatesville meeting will push to finish gaps soon, with Highway Commission pledging near-term construction.
The Associational W M U Mission Study Institute of District Sixteen met with the First Baptist Church in Comanche on Wednesday August 10. Fifty five persons attended with eleven churches represented including Comanche De Leon Victory Gustine Sipe Springs San Antonio Brownwood College Station Arkansas Mertens and Temple. Mrs R L Brown of College Station led the study with Mrs H G Denman of Brownwood district missionary study chairman present. her missionary address highlighted the day.
D C Clarke cites depreciation figures and gear wear costs for a city run plant. George E Smith lists Texas towns that pursued municipal electric setups and later withdrew federal aid, noting tax effects. Council vows careful study and full public disclosure before any election.
Creamer Union couples Mr. and Mrs Foster Alley and others visited relatives in Reagan Montgomery Knox City Stamford Goldthwaite Abilene and Pettit. The Lukers moved to Board Church while a large local group attended a baptism at Little Valley with twenty eight persons baptized.
Sunday visits list numerous residents traveling to Dublin Graham Fort Worth and other Texas towns. Notables include Rep Penrose Metcalfe, Dr G C Boswell, and many local families visiting kin, attending markets, style shows, and medical or leisure trips across Comanche Brownwood Dublin Eastland and San Angelo.
Funeral services were held at Stag Creek August 1 for Mrs Sarah Vaughan with Elder E W Short and Rev W A Strickland presiding. Born April 12 1852 in Georgia she died August 1 1938 in Comanche County Texas. She and R B Vaughan married Sept 26 1869 and moved to Texas fifty nine years ago on South Copperas Creek. Surviving children include Mrs W T Scott, Mrs L R Raven sh ine, J S Vaughan, T F Vaughan and Mrs W A Strickland. forty-one grandchildren and great grandchildren in all. She joined Baptist churches then the Primitive Baptist Church at Stag Creek where she remained. Her life was marked by faith, tenderness, and fidelity to family and church.
The annual Cottrell reunion took place Tuesday August 9 at the Sweetwater bridge five miles north of Comanche with about 250 attendees. Among out of town visitors were W H Stagner L R Sanders J D Cottrell and families, Berryhill families, Gordon Nix family, and Arthur Huffman family. Barbecue and cold drinks were served at lunch.
Marriages include Elmo Garrett and Marian Polley in Brownwood on August 2 and Dick R Lane with Lorene Stallings in Comanche on August 1. Licenses issued to Cattles Curtis McKenzie and Tavis Winitora, Cain and Wil son. Deeds show transfers in several Texas areas with amounts from 75 to 5,000 dollars and tracts up to 380 acres, to parties including H B Kay, K F Page, Oscar Callaway, L H Reed, Carrie Foust, and Harmony School trustees.
Mrs Sam F Todd entertained the Wednesday Club with three tables of bridge. Trophies were awarded to Mrs Walter Durham Jr for the guests and to Buster Carnes for the club. Refreshments were served to two guests Mrs Ewell Jones of Stephenville and Mrs Walter Durham Jr and to numerous club members including Mrs Charles Marshall Mrs Brown Mrs Cyril Isham Mrs Buster Carnes Mrs Francis Stout Mrs Earl Shock Mrs Buzz Cauley Mrs Harley Neel Mrs Gene Rauhut and Miss Faye Belle Dudley.
Mrs. George Black hosted the Quilting Club in White Point, honoring Mrs. J. G. Haas. About fifty ladies attended from Newburg, quilted two sumptuously crafted pieces, shared a cafeteria lunch, and featured a shower for Mrs. Haas after a brief business meeting. Music was provided by Mrs. Will Black and Miss Dorothy Jean Sanders.
On the afternoon of August 16 a representative from the U S Navy Recruiting Station Fort Worth will be at the Comanche Post Office to interview applicants for enlistment or parents seeking information about a Navy career for their son.
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