Humorous Exchange Sparks Matchmaking Mix-Up
In a light moment, a comic conversation unfolds with two women and a man as one seeks a husband while the other insists she already has one, prompting a playful misunderstanding and a witty punchline.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1943
Page
3
Newburg Church Plans Buckner Day Observance
South Leon Baptist Church sets Buckner Day for December 12 at Newburg. Morning offering will support Buckner Orphans Home. members will pack a box of clothing sacks and canned goods. Members may join by contacting the committee by December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Leon Baptist Church
Buckner Orphans Home
Bruce Lane
Neely Burton
Earl Beay
John Levisay
Newburg
Fort Worth Press Subscriptions Offer From The Chief
The Fort Worth Press invites new subscribers and renewals. Save by subscribing at The Chief office for both papers at 8.30 dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star-Telegram
Fort Worth Press
Fort Worth
Ensign J C Huett Marries In Malden Massachusetts
Ensign James Clyde Huett son of Mr and Mrs W H Huett of Comanche wed Miss Bernice Jessie Casterline in Malden Massachusetts The ceremony occurred Sunday afternoon November 21 at 4 pm in First Baptist Church with Rev George Arthur Clarke and Rev M Ebby officiating The Boston Daily paper notes the bride wore white satin with veil and lilies and lists gifts and attendants The couple planned a Texas honeymoon and will visit his Comanche family Huett a 1941 Comanche High School graduate worked at his brother's drug store before joining the Marines in 1942 and moving to Boston for radio telegraph training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clyde Huett
W. H. Huett
Comanche
Malden
Boston
Massachusetts
Bernice Jessie Casterline
A. Edward Casterline
First Baptist Church of
George Arthur Clarke
M. Ebby
Jean Cafasso
Texas
Ensigs Huett
Marines
Marine
Christian Church Bible School Seeks Enrollment Boost
Central Christian Church reports rising Bible School attendance but room remains for more girls in Miss Minnie’s class. Adult class can handle twice current numbers. Service schedule lists Communion at ten and preaching at eleven with no evening service. Sermon topic this Sunday is The Christian’s Assets. Nabers of Rosebud visit Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Minnie
C.C. C. Klingman
Comanche Indians win as late rally seals district standings
Comanche clinched the district 10-A title race with a 6 6 tie turning into a win via a late fourth quarter drive led by Carpenter and Larks. De Leon threatened in the final minutes but an incomplete pass preserved the victory as Comanche finished 3 3 and 1. Further notes include Wilkie's Texas tour and wartime observations on WAC enlistment and jungle medical efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Bearcats
de Leon
Carpenter
Sprouse
Smith
Burks
Larks
Armstrong
Indians
Dublin
Gorman
Comanche County Notices List Names Appointments and Anecdotes
A long column lists names of ministers and church officials tied to Comanche County communities including De Leon Ranger Graham and Brownwood with district superintendents in Corsicana Waxahachie and Fort Worth. The piece weaves in a traveler joke about seeking a new home and a quip about a dollar tip and a betting misunderstanding on the meaning of TRANSPIRE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
John Sheloff
de Leon
H. J. Sanders
Circuit
A. B. English
Ranger
C. H. Cole
Graham
R. J. LaPrade
Breckenridge
Leslie Boone
First Church
Brownwood
C. C. Henson
Central Church
Glen Bowman
Norton
T. G. Story
Carbon
H. C. Bowman
Cross Plains
O. O. Odem
Dublin
George M. Greebon
Iredell-Walnut Springs
J. H. Haynes
Glen Rose
O. A. Morton
Morgan and
Poppers
R. Otis Sory
Corsicana
E. R. Gordon
Highland Park
Fort Worth
A. J. Helm
Carlton
E. N. Scarlett
Hamilton
Roy Langston
First Church of
Waxahachie
A. B. Turney
Euliss and
Smithfield
Hubert Crane
Ash
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnnye
Burk
Burks Studio
Comanche, Texas
Tupin’s
Tupins
Ernest Tupin
Prop
Uc Man
Ensign J. C. Huett
Central Christ!'an Church
B. C. Nabers
Rosebud
E. G. Wells
Texas Telephone Co
Wendell Wilkie
GOP
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Wilkie
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
National Association of Manufacturers
Virginia Massingill
Aaron Massingill
WAC
War Department
Southern
Pacific
Pet
Fastland
Comanche Gorman
Hico
DES
St Gan
Ser
Shibinlin
City Bakery
J. B. Lowry
Charles Marshall
Butler’s
Butler Produce
U. S
Concord
Ray
Reese Palmer
This
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