Gustine and Phoenix Families Share News from Holidays
Gustine residents report visits and illness in Phoenix with Rev Barnett and family. Dr Brown dies Monday. Billie Bolton plans Christmas stay with grandmother. Sid ney Porter serving in Algeria. Lt. Sturkie returns to the States and visits family. Various local moves and travels noted including Proctor basketball results and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Barnett
Phoenix
Arizona
Dr. Brown
Billie Bolton
Brown
Wade Porter
Pfc
Sidney Porter
Algeria
Howard N. Sturkie
Palestine
States
W. D. Sturkie
Bbe
Walter Bospital
Roland
Washington, D. C
Judge Russell
Maurice C. Couch
Camp Flood
Indian Creek Community Notes Travel and Visits
Indian Creek residents report Jay Hicks family moving from Jack Stephens place south of Comanche to this community. Rev. T. H. Wallace filled his appointment here Sunday. Brady York, ill in a Marlin sanitarium, expected home soon. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Hicks with Langley family and others. Diphtheria concerns for Kenneth Ory McGlothlin. Pvt Ira McGlothlin now stationed in Indiana after transfer from Fr. Frances E. Warren. Sunday School held at 10 30 War Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Hicks
Jack Stephens
Comanche
T. H. Wallace
Brady York
W. A. Langley
Mconday
Asbury
Sidney
Claud Cashion
Iris Langley
Kenneth Ory McGlothlin
Perry McGlothlin
Clyde Scott
Blanket
George McGlothlin
Ira McGlothlin
Indianna
Frances E. Warren
Wyoming
George McGrath
Maxville Households Quilt for Mrs. Allen and More Local News
Maxville The Homeworkers Club met with Mrs. Robert Allen last Thursday with twelve members present to quilt a quilt for her. Several families, including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bolton and Mr. and Mrs. Epler, moved to new farms near Dublin and Cooke Creek. Mrs. Donald recovered from illness while others visited. Funeral services were held Monday at Evergreen Cemetery for J. D. Center, Sr., found deceased in Pecos last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeworkers Club
Robert Allen
Weekend Visits Across Edna Hill and Nearby Towns
Edna Hill residents hosted and visited relatives with few weekend gatherings. Attendees included the Purvis, Hammons, Harbin, Elliott, Bryson, Caulbaugh, and Richardson households across Mexico, Dublin, Fort Worth, Proctor, Ranger, and Shiloh, with plans to move to Demise noted for Daisy Lee Williams.
Local Residents Depart for Visits and Travel
Energy Pfc. Buster Cates visits family then leaves for Massachusetts to join the 36th Division. Miss Josephine Ward travels from Brownwood to Los Angeles to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Luke McGlothlin and daughter visit Hamilton. Jack Odell and family stay with Magness in Comanche. Mrs Vera Rudd and Barton McPherson family visit. Nita Caraway returns home from Temple hospital after mother moves home to Hamilton. Emil Allen visits Gustine relatives. Freida Riddle of McAlister visits her parents Vanwinkles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Cates
Massachusetts
Josephine Ward
E. O. Carroll
Brownwood
Los Angeles
Luke McGlothlin
Hamilton
Jack Odell
Comanche
Magness
Vera Rudd
Goldthwaite
Barton McPherson
Bart McPherson
Nita Caraway
Temple Hospital
Emil Allen
Gustine
Freida Riddle
McAlister
McAlister, Okla
Pera
V. F. Vanwinkle
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness
The Stovall family thanks friends and neighbors for kindnesses shown during Mrs. Stovall s illness. Flowers from Mount Pleasant Church brought happiness. Signed by Mr and Mrs C D Stovall and Louise.
Local Residents and Visitors Share Weekend News
Rod Milton Garner of Lampasas came on business. Beatrice Kinnard in defense work at Fort Worth visited home over the weekend. Tom Campbell returns from Arizona to the community. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hood plan to move to Proctor. Walter Gray and family visited their daughter Leona at Downing. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stephens and Mrs. Earnest Steele attended the Workers' Conference and Sunday School at De Leon Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Preddan of Brownwood visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Whitfield of Green's Creek visited at M. L. Doggett's. Mrs. Hollis Cox hosted a bridal shower for Mrs. Jessie Lee Brush. The groom trains at San Antonio. the bride will continue work at De Leon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Garner
Lampasas
Beatrice Kinnard
Fort Worth
Tom Campbell
Arizona
Tom Hood
Proctor
Walter Gray
Leona
Downing
J. D. Stephens
Earnest Steele
de Leon Priday
Edward Preddan
Brownwood
J. E. Steele
N. E. Whitfield
Green's Creek
M. L. Doggett
Jessie Lee Brush
Miss Reese
Hollis Cox
San Antonio
de Leon
Residents Enjoy Weekend Visits Across Cotton Grove
Miss Nancy Holman from El Paso returns home for a short visit. Lamar Howell and family join Riley Hillard families, Roy Holliday's son, and Bill Glasgow household for Sunday. Rev. Porter of Elm Grove Church stays with the York family. Lillie Pearl and Tressie Cottrell visit Lillian Holman. Glasgow visits Keeler. Lillian Holman stays with Cottrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Holman
el Paso
Lamar Howell
Riley Hilliard
Roy Holliday
Bill Glasgow
Louise
Rev. Porter
Elm Grove Church
Lewis York
Lillie Pearl Cottrell
Tressie Cottrell
Lillian Holman
Alton Keeler
Miss Lillian Holman
Social notes from Afton and nearby towns
Suez Jeff Randolph of Afton visited Thursday night with his mother Ollie Randolph and sister. Miss Hearther Frazier left for Four Land to visit her sister and work as a saleslady. Beatrice Jewell Sturdivant ill in Fort Worth but improving and to work when strong. Frank Martin family and Julia Martin visited with Joe and Jay Martin. Oren Culbertson sent to Wichita Falls for military training and their daughter and family moved in with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Randolph
Afton
Ollie Randolph
Monore Sturdivant
Hearther Frazier
John Griffith
R. C. Thomas
Jewell Sturdivant
Fort Worth
Beatrice
Jewell
Frank Martin
Julia Martin
Joe
Jay Martin
Albany
Oren Culbertson
B .A. Culbertson
Wichita Falls
Local visits and family cards in Texas and Sidney
Gap Mrs T A Everett of Memphis Texas spent last week with relatives here Mr and Mrs J A Rogers and family spent Sunday in the Geo French home J C Underwood spent last week with relatives in West Texas Mrs Olivia Moore of Sidney spent Thursday with Mrs Zella Allen and attended the ladies quilting club there Mrs Albert Skinner is spending this week in the G L Garrison home Mrs Garrison is improving from illness Mrs Bonnie Rogers and little daughter visited Mrs Carl Milner Monday afternoon Mr and Mrs Jim Millican and Mrs Effie Donaldson and daughters Juanita and Oleta were in Comanche Saturday night Carl Milner from Fort Worth spent last week end with home folks Euell Rogers of John Tarleton College spent the week end at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Everett
Memphis
Texas
J. A. Rogers
J. C. Underwood
West
Olivia Moore
Sidney
Zella Allen
Ladies Quilting Club
Albert Skinner
G. L. Garrison
Garrison
Bonnie Rogers
Carl Milner
Jim Millican
Effie Donaldson
Juanita
Oleta
Comanche
Fort Worth
Euell Rogers
John Tarleton College
Master Sergeant Purvis Jr. Transferred to Hunter Field Georgia
Master Sergeant George W. Purvis Jr. son of Mr and Mrs George W Purvis of Proctor is with the Air Corps. He was transferred last week from Harlingen Army Gunnery School to Hunter Field Savannah Georgia. He was born on a farm near Proctor and graduated Gustine High School where he played football and ran track. He enlisted September 18 1940 and was stationed at Kelly Field before moving to Harlingen last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Purvis, Jr
George W. Purvis
Proctor
Air Corps
Harlingen Army
Hunter Field
Savannah
Georgia
Graham Chapel
Proctor and
Gustine
Gustine High School
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Harlingen
Thanks for support after Willard Burk’s accident
Mr and Mrs Willard Burk express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and to Albert Miller and B A Burleson for blood transfusion, noting such support is deeply appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Burk
Albert Miller
B. A. Burleson
Thanking Friends for Kindness During Illness
Mr and Mrs Brady York and Gail and Mrs D W Stewart express gratitude for acts of kindness shown during Brady York illness and hospital stay. Special thanks to those who helped cut wood and to everyone who sent cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady York
Gail
D. W. Stewart
Death notice of J. D. Center Sr and family thanks
We thank friends and acquaintances for kindness shown at the death of husband and father J. D. Center Sr. The Center and Lovelady families and Rev C B Bass express appreciation for the thoughtful deeds and memorial support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Center
J. D. Center, Jr
E. D. Lovelady
C. B. Bass
Tech Sgt John D Henson Honored With Supper
Tech Sgt John D Henson visited his brothers Roy Henson of Newburg and Willie Mac Henson of Pettit over the weekend and was honored with a supper at Roy Henson’s home. Attending were Miss Myrtle Fincher of San Angelo and several relatives from Priddy Pettit and Newburg. Henson has served twenty months in the Army Air Corps and is with the Training Command at Topeka Kansas. He was born and raised in Newburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Bert Moore
Joe
Newburg
Sgt. Henson
Army Air Corps
Training Command
Topeka
Kansas
Miss Wallace Visits Comanche on Vacation
Miss Johnnie Wallace former assistant secretary of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce and later a clerk in the State Department at Austin is visiting Comanche with her father E L Wallace on a brief vacation from Washington where she holds a position with the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Wallace
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
State Department
Austin
Washington
E. L. Wallace
Wallace
War Department
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R. M. McGinnis
Floyd Bolton
Bliss Joyce Johnston
Rufe Oo
Seidel M. Stephens
Tucson
Ella B&ae Stephens
Lucille Allsup
Heme
Medical Arts Hospital
Sam Todd
Jim Striplin
Kirk Pettit and Son
Gyle Striplin
Striplin
Winters
Willie Faye
Genevie Faulkner
Zeva Hammons
Genevie
Alvie Tackett
Gilbreath
Shiloh
Alexander
Daisy Lee Williams
Oma T, Gandy
Indian Creek
Edna Hill
Dalton Purvis
Mexico
Pete Harbin
Jim Hammons
Hubert Elliott
Leonard Handcock
Elmer Bryson
Ben Caulbaugh
Zeva
Muriel Jean
Dorris Hammons
Dublin
Wilma Faye Richardson
Minner Richardson
Mary Helen
George Pettijohn
John A. Johnston
Ranger
Demise
Will Williams
Rod
Cotton Grove
Suez
Gap
Tales
Ewelry
Tupin
Eversharp
Ernest Tupin
TECH
Sgt
John D. Henson
Miss Wallace
Comanche County
Mrs
Eulalia Nabers Wells
Eulalia Wells Blanket
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