Purcella Marcantel Wedding Held December Fourth
Miss Marion Purcella daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Purcella of Comanche wed Pvt Orise Marcantel son of Mrs Anna Marcantel of Ville Platte La on Friday night December 4 at 8 00 o clock The ceremony was at the minister s home with Ev M R Gaines officiating. The couple will honeymoon in Louisiana and then reside in Brownwood. Marcantel is stationed at Camp Bowie and has served 22 months in the Quartermaster Detachment 1853rd Service Unit 8th Service Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Purcella
A. W. Purcella
Comanche
Pvt
Orise Marcantel
Anna Marcantel
Vill Plante
Ev. M. R. Gaines
Louise Purcella
Louis
Junior Purcella
Louise Graham
Helen Hicks
Lidge Gaines
Gaines
Jim Burks
Raymond Lane
Andress
Merline Bernard
Marcantel
Camp Bowie
Texas
Louisiana
Harold M Prater Becomes Aviation Cadet in Texas Training
Harold M Prater of Comanche and son of Mr and Mrs Walter Prater of Sidney left for San Antonio to begin preliminary instruction as an Aviation Cadet at Kelly Field. He passed enlistment exams about six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Prater
Comanche
Walter Prater
Sidney
San Antonio
Prater
Kelly Field
Wyatt Morris Commissioned as Army Second Lieutenant
Wyatt Lee Morris of Sipe Springs was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the Officer Candidate Course at Fort Benning Georgia. He enlisted for service November 25 1940 and served with the 142nd Infantry 36th Division before OCS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt Lee Morris
Sipe Springs
Army of the United
Rising Star High School
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Sidney High School Eagles
Infantry School
Fort Benning
America
Pvt Joseph C Carnes Arrives for Basic Infantry Training
Pvt Joseph C. Carnes aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs A J Carnes Route 1 Comanche arrives at Camp Wolters Texas to begin basic training as an infantryman assigned to a battalion stressing rifle training.
Private D C Bybee Arrives At Camp Wolters For Training
Private D C Bybee 28 son of Mrs Lula Bybee Route 1 Comanche has arrived at Camp Wolters infantry replacement training center to begin basic training as an infantryman. He is assigned to a battalion stressing rifle training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
D. C. Bybee
Lula Bybee
Route 1
Comanche
Camp Wolters Infantry Replacement Training Center
Card of Thanks for Mrs. M. A. Graham
Bob and Georgia Graham express gratitude to friends for kindness during illness and after the death of their mother Mrs. M. A. Graham. They note lasting appreciation for acts of kindness and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Graham
Bob and
Georgia Graham
Constable Sale in Delinquent Tax Suit Comanche County
The State of Texas demands sale of 90 acres in the J B Richardson survey in Comanche County to satisfy a 1942 tax judgment against Hughes & O Rourke Construction Co. The sale, ordered by the Comanche County District Court, will occur January 5, 1942, at the Comanche County Courthouse between 2 PM and 4 PM. Proceeds go to the plaintiff with remaining funds per law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constable's
State of Texas
Comanche
District Court
Comanche County
Texas
Hughes & O’rouke Construction Co
State of
J. B. Richardson
O. A. Braziel
Tax lien sale notice for De Leon district property
Public notice of a 1942 tax sale in Comanche County Texas. The De Leon Independent School District sues City of De Leon and others for 626.53 dollars plus interest and costs. The constable schedules a two hour sale at the Comanche County Courthouse for Lots 2 3 and 4 Block IV Central addition De Leon to satisfy the judgment with two year redemption rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Comanche
District Court
Comanche County
Texas
de Leon Independent School District
City of
de Leon
Blanche Baggett
Court House
O. A. Braziel
English native buried in Comanche Monday
Mrs M A Graham eighty, born London, died Sunday after a year long illness in Comanche. Funeral held at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev E M Shepard. interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were local firefighters. Survived by son Bob Graham fire chief, daughter Georgia Graham, two stepsons S J Graham and O H Graham, and a sister Mrs Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
John Carpenter
Bob Carpenter
Bart Payne
Carroll Loudermilk
Dave Werner
W. A. Newsome
Martha Anne Hitch
London
England
United States
Galveston
W. G. Graham
Bell County
Grashym
Three Works
Graham
Comanche Baptist Church
Comanche Church
Bob Graham
Georgia Graham
S. J. Graham
O. H. Graham
Temple
Frost
James Beverly Lane Enlists in Air Corps
James Beverly Lane, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Jim Lane of Hasse, joined the Army Air Corps December 3 and left for basic training December 4. He will train at the Waco Flying School in Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Beverly Lane
Jim Lane
Hasse
Army Air Corps
Waco
Mrs. W. R. Masters Dies At De Leon
Mrs. W. R. Masters 42 of De Leon died in a German hospital Monday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Higginbotham Funeral Home De Leon with Rev. E. G. Gregory Jr. of Comanche officiating. Interment followed in De Leon Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and their young baby and seven children from a former marriage to Will Mayes of Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Masters
de Leon
Higginbotham
E. G. Gregory, Jr
First Baptist Church of
Comanche
Junior and Senior Club meets at Jessie Westfall’s
The Junior and Senior Club held its first meeting at Jessie Westfall’s. A surprise birthday dinner honored Cora Mae Greenlee with hostess Jessie Westfall and members Jackie Reed Rudene Rush Ethel Dean and Cora Mae Greenlee. Two Sophomores Londa Ruth Reed and Dona Faye Greenlee attended. next meeting will be with Rudene Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Westfall
Cora Mae Greenlee
Jackie Reed
Rudene Rush
Ethel Dean
Londa Ruth Reed
Dona Faye Greenlee
Comanche Students Named To Tarleton Honor Roll
Seventy eight John Tarleton Agricultural College students earned the mid semester honor roll for the Fall Trimester. Comanche residents Dena Lou Cox and Anna Belle Hornsby, along with E. A. Rogers of Sidney, were among those achieving 80 or more in all courses. Pvt. S. H. Kibbler from Concho Field San Angelo spent a three day pass with his wife and daughter here last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tarleton Agricultural College
T. V. Crounse
Dena Lou Cox
Anna Belle Hornsby
Comanche
E. A. Rogers
Sidney
Pvt
S. H. Kibbler
Concho Field
San Angelo
Three Comanche County Men Enlist in U S Navy
Three Comanche County men enlist in the United States Navy with two becoming petty officers. Oliver Guthrie and Wilbert E. Warner serve in the Seabees while O D Williford Jr. trains as an apprentice seaman. Navy recruiting urges birth certificates and ages 17 to 50 for enlistment at Abilene station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
United States Naval Service
Oliver Guthrie
Sidney
Wilbert E. Warner
Comanche
Seabees
Naval Construction Battalion
O. D. Williford, Jr
Route 4
Yeoman
Vance Nichols
Navy Recruiting Station
Abilene
Court House
Early Naval Losses Reported in North Africa Campaign
The Navy said five U S Naval transports were sunk by Axis submarines during the North Africa invasion in early November. Three other transports one destroyer and one tanker were damaged. Axis losses included 218 planes and 10 tanks. some prisoners were taken while Allied forces reported 14 planes missing and five lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
U. S
North Africa
Chief Want Ads Get Results
Classified note in The Chief highlights want ads for local goods and services. Readers seek quick contacts and bargains through typewritten notices on paper notices. The piece underscores timely responses and practical listings from the community.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coleman
Lighthouse Cleaner
CYE
Citron
Abe Ae
Comanche High School
Kirby Washington Benson
Wash Gavit
Benson
Brownwood Bulletin
Joseph C. Carnes
Camp Wolters
A. J. Carnes
Route 1, Comanche
Camp Wolters, Texas
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Farmers’ Pro. & Cheese Co
Geo. C. McKinzie
Met
Santa
Hoffman’s
Christ
Mas
Sharla Ruth
Him
HER
AIR Corps
Tarleton
U. S. Navy
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