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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
2
Aug 17 residents busy with feed crops and plowing. Visitors include John Huggins from Sherman and relatives of Rogers, plus a birthday gathering for Mrs. Rogers with many family members. A prayer meeting is held weekly, and Professor J B Cooper and family moved in to supervise the local school.
Beattie notes a light Aug agrarian shower revived crops. Baptist meeting ended with several conversions and two new members Mrs Valley Welch and her visiting kin. Local calls include visits from Virgil Nelson, Margarette Moore, Ruby Hickman, Lina Clark, Addie Welch, and many family guests and travels among Abilene, Abilene area, Runnels county, and nearby towns.
Aug. 19 report from Vandyke notes farmers saving feed crops and beginning cotton harvest as bolls open. Attendees at area church include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grigsby and Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Nabers. Visitors from Comanche, Dallas, Ranger, Waco, and Jakesham are noted with several families mentioned.
Rev J L Ray led a successful Harmony meeting with several church additions and many infant baptisms. Large congregations attended all services drawing visitors from nearby communities. A new Sunday school organization is planned for next Sunday at 10 o clock.
Mr Charlie Williams and parents from Jonesboro visit. Misses Faye and Alline Robertson visit Cortez Robertson in Winters. Ben Smith and Blanek visit Will Day family. W Innes sister and Rev Price at Comanche church. Carl McNutt and Opal Boyd visit Ernest Stapp in Sidney. Downing church attendance noted. D T Boyd travels to Gustine. Roy McNutt family visit. Tobe Greer visits Boyd home. Marshall McNutt stays with Ronald Dillin. Ava Huskey Altha Haslett visit Stewart and family. Nola Bee Graham returns from Cotton Grove Knox City trip.
Lamar Howell and Opal Glasgow surprised friends with a Wednesday afternoon marriage in Comanche. The note adds wishes for happiness and mentions family updates and visits among local residents and relatives.
Aug 18 reports Mrs Grady Adams and children visiting Dr Bell and family from Santa Anna. Mrs Anna Taylor and daughter Alva with Homer Bryant visiting her sister Mrs Mary Winston of Escota Texas. K D Jones and family and W W Ward and families fished on the Leon Monday. J Cox and family fished Tuesday. Pp D Stovall and family and Mrs Rufus Pinkard attended Harmony church. Grandpa and Grandma visiting relatives in Texas this week. Many from here attended church at Comanche including J W McCarty and wife J F McCullough and family L L Ritchie and family O J Cox and family Mrs O S Cox Mr McCarty Caradan.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and children left Thursday for Arkansas to settle there. Jay spent time with Godfrey and son Jack in Winters. Mrs. Virgie Bruce of near Comanche visited her mother. Ebers of near Pottsville spoke with Boldebuck. Neese returned home from Winchell. Tinney family visited Fait Tinney of near Newburg. Ben Tinney and Henry Boldebuck drove to Brownwood. Ritchie visited A A Tate. GR Tate stayed with Bill Tate of Comanche Tuesday night. Kates of Energy visited with A A Tate. Community members attended a holiness meeting at Comanche. Boldebuck and Henry visited Priddy.
Mrs Galloway and her children visited the Hall home early in the week. Jeters of Lagerton visit Jeters parents, Charlie and Drennon. Several attend a Concord Methodist meeting. Nora Robertson and others visited the Holdens. Clat Raymond Robertson and Cecil Horton returned from Tom Green county. Mrs Rhodes of Lagerton visited her daughters Forest and others.
Desdemona notes crops maturing rapidly with potential one-fourth bale per acre and some fields at one-half bale if weather stays favorable and boll weevils hold. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Maloy of Mangum Oklahoma visit. Desdemona teachers Glazener set to return after Fairfield trip. football coach Lone expected to arrive from Canyon. team organization to begin next week.
INDIAN MOUNTAIN Aug 16 The town reports healthy cotton prospects if boll weevils are kept at bay. Local residents share visits and social gatherings with neighbors including Mr and Mrs FE A Rosco of German and Pearl Westerman. Multiple trips and family visits occur around town including Arthur Chambers and family with W J Chambers and A A Smith and Fonza Smith.
Mr A A Smiths daughter of Soda Springs hosted Tuesday through Thursday. Davie Smith and Miss Jewett Morgan of Gorman visited Mr and Mrs Maupin Wednesday night. W W Tyson and Sid Houston of Brownwood visited W J Chambers Sunday through Monday. Mr and Mrs C L Chambers visited Sunday through Monday. Chambers went to Stag Creek Sunday afternoon to singing.
Mrs. Delia Ashinhurst of Caddo visits sister Mrs. Audie Cleary. The Adams reunion near Gustine draws Mr. and Mrs. Jim Adams and family. Revs Milton and Mererson lead Baptist church meeting with two additions. Edgar Johnson of Newton visits Mrs. Forest Chambers. reunions and visits noted among local residents.
The Baptist church concluded a ten day revival with fourteen new members entering Sunday night. A Freewill meeting begins August 12 and attendees are urged to participate for revival every service. birthday and family details follow among local residents.
Hamilton Drug Company guarantees Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy will please or money back. The ad claims relief for sore gums bleeding gums loose teeth and foul breath and asserts results are certain unlike other treatments.
Aug 18 Rev Ben Morrison begins a weeklong meeting at Eim Grove starting Sunday Aug 23 with invites extended. Local residents attended Taylor Chapel last week while others visit nearby Cotton Wood and Lubbock. Community members host and attend meals and birthday dinner as Sunday school continues with encouragement to attend and sing.
A reader complains that a movie ad uses the phrase Samuel Houston, likening it to disrespectful treatment of the historic figure. The note suggests old Sam would groan at such misrepresentation.
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