Maxville Families Visit and Commute News
Maxville residents note family visits and travel. Wayland McDonald plans California shipyard work, while Lee McKenny and son Willard attend Senator O Daniel in Hamilton. Hugh Williamson of Houston spends a weekend with relatives. Strong community ties appear in multiple visits and a prenuptial shower hosted by Earg Hillhouse for Lena Strickland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland McDonald
Dock McDonald
California
Wayland
Lee McKenny
Hamilton
Willard
W. Lee O'Daniel
William Hugh Williamson
Houston
T. H. Donald
Hugh Donald
Hugh
Fonty
H. M. Hillhouse
Ed Fisher
Earg Hillhouse
Lena Strickland
Lambin
Burn Evans
Local Families Share Week of Visits and News
Mexico Mrs. Guy Lowery and Thelma Jean of San Angelo visited with Ollie Faulkner and family. Stephenville saw Mr. and Mrs. Times Richardson and baby visiting Tackett in hospital. Billy Looney had tonsils removed last week. Community members attended Leonard Hancock’s Saturday party. Genevie Faulkner Willie Fae Williams and Dosie Lee Williams visited Zeva Hammons in Edna Hill. Wanda Nell Faulkner visited Dorothy Jo Gee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lowery
Thelma Jean
San Angelo
Ollie Faulkner
Genevie
Wanda Nell
Times Richardson
Baby
Stephenville
Tackett
Floyd Punderburg
Bill Malone
Alvis
Carbon
Billy Looney
Leonard Hancock
Genevie Faulkner
Willie Fae Williams
Dosie Lee Williams
Zeva Hammons
Edna Hill
Wanda Nell Faulkner
Dorothy Jo Gee
Community Notes and Texas Bond Amendment Text
Local updates note crops and showers aiding farmers, farm visits, school starts with bus driver, and social visits. The document also includes a long joint resolution proposing a Texas constitutional amendment to authorize up to 2 million dollars in Permanent School Fund bonds for a state office building in Austin with repayment details and election provisions set for November 3, 1842.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
State OF Texas
City of
Austin
State Board of Education
General Revenue Fund
Romney
Local Visitors and News Notes from Comanche Area
Mrs. Maude Loudermilk returns home after visiting her daughters in Fort Worth. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stephenson of Comanche visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Carey. Bud Mull spent time with relatives in New Mexico. H. A. Jr. and Mary Katherine Thomas visit grandfather R. C. Thomas. Francis Thomas visits Mary Katherine during parents’ move from Blanket to Haskell. Ray Stephenson visits friends. R. C. Thomas visits his brother H. S. Thomas at De Leon. Edgar Reid and wife spend Sunday with Will Stringfellow family in De Leon. Thurman Sweeney visits near Comanche. Church services held here each Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Thomas
Mary Katherine
Haskell
Ray Stephenson
Comanche
R. C. Thomas
H. S. Thomas
de Leon
Edgar Reid
Will Stringfellow
Thurman Sweeney
Local visits and homecomings in area households
Buffalo Clifton Hanson has returned home after visiting his sister in Abilene with Mr and Mrs Gaston Campbell and daughter. Mr and Mrs Walter Green and daughters join Mr and Mrs J H Mitchell and daughter for a weekend with Jack Vineyard and daughter. Herman Brooks, recently in Canby California, returns home. Patsy Jean McGuire spends a few days in Brownwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Hanson
Gaston Campbell
Af Abilene
Walter Green
J. H. Mitchell
Haskell
Jack Vineyard
Herman Brooks
Canby
California
Patsy Jean McGuire
Brownwood
Hasse Residents Visit Kin and Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harris of Hasse visited Edgar Brinson and sons on Thursday. Blanche Wilkerson visited her uncle John Harris and wife in Hasse. Harold Belyeu remains in a German hospital seriously ill. Mrs. J R Brooks stayed with daughter Jess Wilson who is in a German hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Harris
Hasse
Edgar Brinson and
Blanche Wilkerson
John Harris
J. R. Brooks
Jess Wilson
Jack Vineyard
D. L. Vineyard
Gustine
R. W. McGuire
Harold Belyeu
Community News Briefs From Cotton Grove and Nearby
Cotton Grove notes show Mr. and Mrs. Eual Preston moved to Comanche while Mrs. Martha Herrington travels to Brownwood for treatment. Attendance at school started strong and Lake Banes hosted the Cottrell Reunion with Otis Cottrell family and Lillian and Ann Holman present. Birth announced for Larry Dwight to Mrs. BuDean Matthews Janes of Houston, formerly of this community. several local residents visited Fort Worth and Lake Eanes for gatherings and birthday supper honoring Miss Lucille Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eual Preston
Comanche
Lee Pendergrass
Brownwood
Inez Banks
Judy Cox
Martha Herrington
Cottrell
Lake Banes
Otis Cottrell
Lillian
Ann Holman
Dwight Janes
Houston
Larry Dwight
Janes
BuDean Matthews
T. M. Glasgow
Fort Worth
Weldon Glasgow
E. Noble
Lamar Howell
Joe” Burns
Robert Reed
Manuell Lockey
Avery Moore
Elm Grove
Bill Glasgow
Louise
Lake Eanes
Lucille Reed
Community Visit Notes From Macksville and Nearby
Hazel Dell Patsy Ann Center spent Sunday night and Monday with Lucille Alexander. Several Comanche residents including Hardie McCambell and Tom Conway visited Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Miller and Jeff. Macksville and Gustine locals joined relatives in weekend gatherings and moves, with David Darwin Garrett and family among those relocating to new positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Ann Center
Macksville
Lucille Alexander
Hardie McCambell
Lillie Conway
Sallie McCampbell
Tom Conway
Comanche
V. A. Miller
Wilson
R. T. Miller
Jeff
J. D. Center
E. W. Strickland
Lena
R. M. Alexander
W. C. Salyer
Edna Hill
E. H. McCarty
Jessie Burton
Ft. Worth
W. C. Burton
Lucille
Charles
Betty Jean Young
Gatlin
Alta Myree
Gustine
F. H
Local families host and visit across Texas towns
Proctor Jack Ray Nelson visits grandparents in Big Spring while Eunice Smith travels to Corpus Christi to stay with Mrs. Turley after an operation. Numerous family visits and illnesses are noted, including Laminacks in Texas and relatives in Hillsboro Waco Fort Worth Abilene and Plainview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Ray Nelson
Big Spring
A. B. Laminack
Eunice Smith
Corpus Christi
C. A. Turley
Turleys
Corpus
Proctor
H. M. Carleton
Eastland
T. L. Carleton
W. D. Carleton
Robert Pinson
Roberts
Baskin Yandell
Ben Yandell
Plainview
Amon Hughes
Hillsboro
Noble L. Laminack
Egypt
H. D. Jackson
Fort Worth
L. O. Starkie
Donaldson
G. L. Gight
B. L. Partian
Waco
Laura Miller
Galveston
P. E. Smith
Taylor
Lake Eanes
Jess Dixon
I. T. Dixon
Gorman Hospital
Elmer Woolsey
Abilene
Balvin Holden
Comanche
Will Holden
Dorothy Holden
Indian Creek Revival Closes After Two Conversions
The revival meeting at Indian Creek ended Sunday night reporting two conversions and three additions. Mrs. Ida Brazier left Sunday for Emory to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W A Langley and son visited with their daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Allen and daughter from Arizona stayed with Jodie Allen’s family. Mrs. Lillian Coker visited relatives in Eastland. Miss Frances Beard of Comanche visited Miss Vione Martin part of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Brazier
Emory
W. A. Langley
Elmer Day
Coleman Allen
Arizona
Jodie Allen
Lillian Coker
Eastland
Frances Beard
Comanche
Vione Martin
Northcutt Family Reunion Mentioned Among Community Visitors
The column lists visiting relatives and friends in the community including the Northcutt reunion attendees. It notes visits from families in Monahans Midland Throckmorton Gatesville Proctor and Dallas and mentions local events such as the Quartet Singing Convention in Comanche and the Stateville reunion at South Leon Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Northcutt
Vance Harris
Monahans
Albert Clements
Midland
Charlie Allen
Ballinger
Chester Allen
A. Pat Sharp
Brownwood
R. E. Nance
Giles Dutton
Proctor
Merlin Stanton
Comanche
Lyndon
C. Nance
Hazel Streety
la Rita
H. L. Streety
Walters
Okla
L. H. Rinehart
Morone Cole
Sons
Pat Sharp
Stateville
South Leon Bridge
Northcutt
Local families visit during weekend gatherings
Duster Mr and Mrs Harry Huddleston visited sister Mrs George Scott near Plainview last week. Mr and Mrs Zebe Kennedy of New Mexico are here on a visit. Mr and Mrs Yarber near Fort Worth visit daughter Mrs Walter B Davis. Mr and Mrs Wesley Spivey near Comanche visit W A Carleton family. J O Harris Ruby T Koonce and daughter spent Friday with Reed Patterson and family of Rising Star. Reiffert Evans of Wichita Falls visited the Carleton home and attended the Carleton Hancock reunion near Hasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Huddleston
George Scott
Near Plainview
Zebe Kennedy
New Mexico
Yarber
Near Fort Worth
Walter B. Davis
Wesley Spivey
Near Comanche
W. A. Carleton
J. O. Harris
Ruby T. Koonce
Reed Patterson
Reiffert Evans
Wichita Falls
Carleton-Hancock
Local Residents and Visitors Noted Across Area
Mrs. Travis Williford of Lubbock visits relatives here. Little Miss Hasley of Gartman View visits the King girls. Derwood Elliott breaks an arm after a fall from a tree Monday. Jim and Mrs. Elaine Williford visit Dublin. Evans girls of Comanche stay with Roeene Rush. Former Miss Mildred Reed wed Mr. Franks in Virginia and visits Rogers, Texas. Williams family from Mt. Pleasant attends church as Rev. Graham holds revival. Cas Williford works near Lubbock. Mrs. Turner and children visit her mother near Gustine and go fishing. Doyle and Duke Reid’s sister from the Gulf Coast visits. Hanie and daughter visit Dublin. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Newman of Proctor visit Hanie. Mrs. Jesse Odell and niece from Comanche visit last Thursday. Mrs. Mosley of Ballinger and her Fort Worth son visit Carter family. Swearengin and Isham families spend the weekend with the Carters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Williford
Lubbock
Miss Hasley
Gartman’s View
Little King
Derwood Elliott
Jim Williford
Elaine Williford
Dublin
Little Evans Girls
Comanche
Roeene Rush
Mildred Reed
Franks
Virginia
Rogers
Texas
Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Graham
Cas Williford
Turner
Reese
Gustine
Doyle
Duke Reid
Gulf Coast
Hanie
Walt Newman
Proctor
Jesse Odell
Mosley
Ballinger
Fort Worth
Jack Carter
Swearengin
Isham
Carter
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Socials and Church Revival
Cross Roads Store hosts Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dean of Sundown visiting W. Y. Owen. Britton Tidmore and family from May spend Sunday with C. E. LaRoque. Luther Ravenshine visits daughter with Mr and Mrs Nile Janes. Church of Christ revival began August 7. Soil conservation districts reclassified with Dublin remaining district headquarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Dean
Sundown
W. Y. Owen
Britton Tidmore
May
C. E. LaRoque
Luther Ravenshine
Nile Janes
Ewell Janes
Church of Christ Revival
Family visitors from Dallas and local relatives gather
Jesse Hood and daughter Mrs Dave Auvenshine of Dallas visited Mr and Mrs Elmer LaRoque. Rupert Cagle of Big Spring has been visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs HJ Rachel and Mr and Mrs Dave Auvenshine of Dallas spent the weekend with their father JG Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Hood
Dave Auvenshine
Dallas
Elmer LaRoque
Stewart Family Hosts Weekend Guests
The Stewart household welcomed Sgt Boyd Stewart and his wife, Pvt Carl Stewart, and other relatives over the weekend. Visitors included John and Ewell Jones, Ernest Steele of Brownwood, Carl Walker’s family, Lucille LaRoque from Comanche, Harlie Owen and baby of Loraine visiting W Y Owen, Malissia Taylor from Romney WV visiting J A Moore, Billy Ray LaRoque from A M College, Arlie Reece of Roscoe, Mary Jo Kasinger from Sundown, and Guy Burton of Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Stewart
Sgt
Boyd Stewart
Pvt
Carl Stewart
John Cowen
Ewell Jones
Ernest Steele
Brownwood
Carl Walker
Lucille LaRoque
Comanche
M. E. LaRoque
Harlie Owen
Baby
Loraine
W. Y. Owen
Malissia Taylor
Romney
West Virginia
J. A. Moore
Billy Ray LaRoque
A. & M. College
Elmer LaRoque
Arlie Reece
Roscoe
Mary Jo Kasinger
Sundown
Guy Burton
Earth
Y. Owen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mexico
Stag Creek
Henry Drennan
Davis
Charley Drennan
Aletha
Henry Jones
Bob Beasley
Russell Jones
LaRoque
Clinton Hamrick
Buffalo
Cotton Grove
Hazel Dell
Lucille Garrett
Darwin
J. C. Cadenhead
Mrs. Garrett
Indian Creek
Board Church
Duster
Cross Roads
A. F. Gaines
Gulf Oil Corporation
W. H. Slider
W. B. Center
Grand Third House
Methodist Church
Geo. T. Blackwell
Gorman
R. W. H. Hamilton
A. J. Gray
C. W. Gray
Physicians and Surgeons
First Nat’l Bank Bldg. N.E Cor. Square
Comanche, Texas
Constable’s Sale
Clara Herring
M. G. Roberts
Comanche County
Justice’s Court
Earl D. Jenkins
Federal Land Bank of Houston
S. Grubler
John Jenkins
O. A. Braziel
A. D
Conoco
Conoco’s
NJW Motor Oil
Texie
Brownwond
Ante
Waybie
Chapman
Verti Wells
Asbury
Wayne Gibson
JI. B. Allcorn TE Insurance and Bonds
Chief Dry Cleaners
Comanci
THEM
F. L. Hill
Higginbotham Bid
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