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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
7
The Baptist church ended a highly successful revival with many conversions, restorations, and additions. It re‑called Rev. R. A. Cox of Hasse for another year and voted to resume full part time preaching each First and remaining Sundays.
Fourth Sundays note a preacher schedule with Vandyke preaching three Sundays monthly. Rev Raney from Grandbury will lead revival next Friday night. Tom Nabers and family return to Dallas after three weeks here. Mat Cottrell and family from New Mexico visit uncle Bob McNutt.
Stag Creek residents report visitors and travel with several names and places. Cox and Poney Cox of Electra and Balls traveled enroute to Pottsville for Kemp reunion, while Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore spent weekend in Pottsville for same event. Miss Mabel Hall returns from Brownwood. Eva and Jessie Hood visit Addie and Ira Welch in Gorman. A B McCarty remains ill. Lorene LaRoque spends day with Mildred Taylor. Christian meeting at Sidney draws attendees from area. Thomas Johnson and Winters visit from McKinney and Gorman. Lamoine Preston from Hamilton visiting Odell LaRue. Vernon Welch and Eric Mason of age were in the community Monday.
On August 11 a large reunion marked the seventieth birthday of Mrs. Francis Miriam Askins Timer at Vandyke, with sixty nine relatives traveling from up to six hundred miles. Attendees included Rev. Jesse Tiner and Ammi, G E Boynton family, Lou Sammuels, Wills family, Mary Caudle and son, Mosley and family, Frank Askins and family, C A Carter and family, Theodore Carter family, W H Askins family, Alma Hester, Dee Askins and others from Dub lin Spencer Spur Lamkin and nearby towns.
Harmony notes show widespread visits from Sidney to Coleman and Odessa to Dallas with mention of sickness and new church members. Sunday School reorganizes with officers Othie Phillips and H B Rogers serving as superintendent and assistant superintendent. Several families travel to Brownwood and Comanche for visits and medical care. Higginbotham Lumber Yard advertises window glass.
A new music studio opens the first Monday in September a block from Grammar School. Mrs Hutchison teaches piano and string instruments with weekly orchestra practice in the evening. No charge. Campfire Girls and Sunday School orchestras join Miss Lillian Durham and Miss Myrtle Martin in leading practice inviting string players to join for the camping trip.
Window glace available in all sizes at Higgin Bethams Chumber Yard. Local merchants urged to inspect range and pricing for homes and shops.
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