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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1937
Page
8
Miss Ena Armstrong, Comanche High School graduate, earned a Master of Arts degree on Tuesday evening August 24 at Texas Technological College in Lubbock. She previously received a Bachelor of Arts degree there in 1932.
A fragment mentions J. R. Eanes discussing the Leon River Watershed Project. Other readable items reference a Brooks Rippetoe soloist and names Reese, Jo and Gheaton of Stamford. The text includes scattered notes about hardware and events on a Friday.
Mrs. Roy Mimms 48 died at her home near Sidney last Friday after an illness. Funeral services were at Stag Creek Cemetery Saturday with Rev. J. L. Woolsey officiating. Born Ida Truelove in Johnson County North Carolina December 1 1888 she moved to Texas in 1894 and to Coryell Ron Mound area. Married in 1903 to Mimms she left three children and the family settled in Sidney in 1927. She was a Baptist Church member.
The excerpt recalls serenades at Joe Hill's and a retaliatory prank with a backward record that broke the machine. It mentions pranksters Will Brown and Mrs. Brown, pruned fruit notes signed by Will, and a Sunday camp meeting where Restless Creek Shouters fainted for suitors. A brush arbor fire followed a trance and a singe.
Bert Carleton returns to Bay lor Belt for school while Miss Ruth Gray visits her mother in town. Several local families host or visit relatives including the Lucers in San Antonio, the Carletons in Red Rock and Silver City, and students heading to Denton, Fort Worth, and Dallas during the period.
Sipe Springs and surrounding communities report a string of visits. Dayton’s Miss Cora Wilkerson stayed with her brother Ernie Wilkerson, while Dallas residents Mrs. W S Edwards and daughter Dorothy Nell visited Mr and Mrs R A Foster. Visits extend to Houston, Wink, Dickens, Canadian, and Monahans as relatives and friends travel. A revival led by Rev P L Shuler assists Rev Pat Brown, and Mrs Lee Poteet returns from Quanah where her mother is ill.
Employment notice describes a two year term at J Co Camp with monthly salaries ranging from 22 to 25 dollars. Dependents may be blood relatives or obligations. Applicants must not regularly attend school but must need the job and its training and opportunities. Kilpatrick's Hardware Store notes a shipment of fashionable rugs just received.
R K Plummer, formerly of Stephenville, bought the East Main Street service station from the Cadenhead Brothers and will expand the business. Willie Gossett keeps the used car parts operation in the same building. The Plummers occupy the Lasseter place near the Jake Durham residence and will enroll their five children in school. Special for Saturday and Monday available: 80 rods galvanized barbed wire for 2.48 and 100 lbs for 4.35 at Kilpatrick's Hardware Store.
Mrs. Edmondson announced J. H. Arthur Service Station received a like award for privately operated stations. Arthur's station sits two blocks east of Comanche square on Highway 10. Porter McCarroll said appointments were late this year but more time will allow rule distribution and broader campaign interest for 1938. Rules can be obtained from Mrs. Edmondson.
Sam Lewis sold the Mid Way Cafe this week to Mrs. Pields of McCamey and b. Ross of the Duster community. They assumed control on Wednesday. Both new owners bring cafe experience to the business.
Albert Bonser, connected with Waisman’s Department Store, won the highest grade in window dressing in the senior class at the Higginbotham Bailey Logan Window Training and Art School in Dallas. R L Lane attended a Fort Worth loan association meeting while J K Thompson of Energy renewed his Chief subscription. The article notes Bonser’s Alabama birth and 1922 move to Energy.
Sunday schedule includes 9 am classes for all ages 11 am morning sermon titled Saved To Serve 7 15 pm Young Peoples singing 8 pm Evening Worship The Highest Good paper Wednesday features 8 pm hymn singing and choir A cordial welcome awaits E M Shepard pastor Kilpatrick hardware ad for hay wire and binder at Kilpatrick’s Hardware
Mrs M S Matheson of Hrick Oklahoma sent clipping of Salsbury Rota Caps ad to Comanche Milling Company and placed substitute order with mill manager Jno E Hoff for May. Special includes 80 rods galvanized wire at 2 48 and 100 lbs galvanized barbed wire at 4 35 Kilpatric.
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