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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1941
Page
3
The Comanche Chief receives the complete inaugural address of Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel delivered January 21, 1941. The speech pledges Texas aid to the President and national war effort, welcoming Army and Navy trainees and committing state facilities and labor to national defense.
Mrs. 8B F Stephens dies after illness in Comanche County and funeral held in Downing with Rev. Ollie Cantrell in charge. Interment in Downing Cemetery. Born October 23 1864 near Centerville Georgia, she married Ben P Stephens in 1887 and mothered eleven children.
Impassable roads force Sipe Springs schools to dismiss until Wednesday. Mrs. Guy Houser travels to Pampa for the funeral of her brother Arthur Thomas. J M Houser and Richard Thorp visit West Texas over the weekend. Automobile collision west of Sipe Springs injures no one. two cars badly damaged. Norman Gayle infant dies at parents home near Long Branch. funeral held with Rev Mac Falls officiating. Interment in Sipe Springs Cemetery.
The Morris family thanks readers for sympathy after the death of husband and father David Lee Morris. A formal address from the state's Chief Executive vows to strengthen state structure, improve social organization, and meet duties with calm assurance. The speaker references national protection duties and patriotic spirit.
The Governor of Arkansas and the Governor of Louisiana addressed the House while committee work continued on Agriculture. The Texas body has seen 452 bills and numerous resolutions. the Scientific Truck Bill limits gross to 35,000 pounds, with net 20,000 to 25,000 pounds, awaiting Senate passage. Legislative leaders aim to move major appropriations early to avoid filibusters and to craft a fair revenue bill with broad support.
The Central Christian Church schedules Bible School and Communion each Sunday at 10am. Preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11am and Sunday evening at 7:30. March 2 morning topic is the second in a series on St John’s Christ. evening topic covers the second part of a series tied to Dr Rali’s $15,000 Bress award book Christianity An Inquiry Into Its Nature And Truth by Pastor C. C. Klingman.
May and Vonia Pittman and Sam Williams hosted relatives Sunday and Monday. Jessie Chambers and daughters from Stag Creek visited Vonia Pittman. Ewell Lightfoot and Sam Williams took a recent business trip to Abilene. Geneva Ann Pittman returned from Pioneer to visit relatives. Pat Reeves J J Reeves W G Pringle and Luke Reeves of Abilene visited Vonia Pittman and Jenny. Mac Phillips of Sipe Springs visited relatives here Sunday.
The notice lists a Sunday schedule with 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 00 a m Morning Worship and a sermon titled Saved To Serve 730 p m Evening Sermon Greatest Proof of God s power Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 730 p m The message contrasts practical duties with spiritual life using Martha and Mary and urges balance A warm welcome awaits you quoted from E M Shepard Minister
The AE Collection at the University of Texas Library preserves the earliest Texas newspapers from the colonization period and the early Republic, documenting the state’s formative press history.
An announcement notes the marriage of Miss Cloda H Wyche to James E Kee in Eden Texas on October 25. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Winnie Wyche of Comanche and a Gustine High School and John Tarleton College graduate who worked at the local AAA Office for three years. The groom is the son of Mrs J S Wilson of Comanche and formerly worked in Fort Stockton and now at Pitt's Furniture in Brownwood. The couple share an apartment with the bride's mother.
Wilson School District reelects W. Dale Kay as principal and Faye Taber Dunham as primary teacher. The two-teacher school serves seven grades in the northeastern county, standardized by the current staff. The district now operates a school bus and completed a teacherage this term with full trustee and community cooperation.
Santa Fe's net railway operating income for January was 1 814 350 dollars, per a Galveston statement from President Edward J Engel. The system gross rose to 14 319 983 dollars, up 2 352 321 dollars or 19.66 percent from January 1940. Operating expenses totaled 10 960 447 dollars, up 780 295 dollars or 7.66 percent from 1940.
The Methodist Church Women's Society in Comanche met with Mrs Shankle leading the devotional on The Mean of Friendship. President Mrs Logan Williams led the business session as 20 members attended and the Zone meeting is set for March 13 with Jeanes Combs Dillon and Shankle on the menu committee. Rev E R Gordon spoke about Evangelization Through the Sunday School for Monday evening.
Mrs John Robertson of Blan visited the Pes ter home while Herbert Goodson from A&M spent the weekend with Mrs H Em Goodson. James Ory Grigsby son of Mr and Mrs Ory Grigsby of 213 Bad Sadosa Street Dastland formerly of Comanche won first prize Tuesday evening Feb 15 on the Connells Theatre stage in a Legion sponsored personality contest.
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