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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
8
Local residents report visits and travel among Roby Comanche Winters Hamlin and DeLeon. Front-line notes include teachers at school opening Irving Warren and several families making weekend trips and returns.
A list of residents and guests visits Comanche area including Mr and Mrs W F Nabers Mrs A C Daniels and C A Nabers returning from San Antonio and Rube Scott visiting Vandyke after Alabama. Thanksgiving observed at public school with Supt Jenkins noting Vandyke to receive 200 conditional state aid.
Thanksgiving day events at the George residence with Mrs. Claude Wells visiting relatives before moving to Dallas. Local residents Mrs. A. C. Jones hosted a Saturday night party. Hogs were slaughtered on Monday and Tidmore relatives made a Comanche trip while Tidmore traded a telephone exchange for land near Gap.
The note describes overall good community health and a busy social calendar. It lists visits, family gatherings, preaching at Indian Creek, parties, school activities, and ongoing farm work such as threshing peanuts and preparing land for next year amid dry weather and scattered hog killings. Names include Miss Clara Franklin, J. C. Creamer, and W. A. Robertson among others.
A grass blaze near Tuck Lindley’s property burned about ple ty acres as engines sparks set grass ablaze. Heroic effort saved Tuck’s cribs and house. Noah Tyson returned from Taylor county after fall gathering fleecy staple. Clarence McKinney’s mother visits from McClellan county. Mr and Mrs Jacobs of Rising Star visit B B Bowden. Jeff Morgan and family visit near Sipe Spring. Oliver Fry plans move to Childress county.
Health of the community remains good as residents visit relatives and travel for work. Ethel Stoakley, Miss Robertson, and Walter Holton are among those seen traveling or visiting family while hog shipments to Fort Worth reflect active farming.
Rev KR T Day preached at Liberty Sunday then departed Sunday evening to resume duties as State Missionary in New Mexico. Local youth returning west from cotton picking arrived Saturday. Frank Singleton George Warren and B Guilder plan to rent a place. Warren will not move. Liberty School began Monday with 55 pupils. Henry Lewis principal and Miss Mabel Day assistant. Hog slaughter continues with many already killed and more planned to ensure meat supply.
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