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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1941
Page
5
Rev. Wilson Fielder, returned missionary from China, will preach at the Comanche Baptist Church Sunday morning and night. A native of the Sidney community he once taught Latin at Comanche High School. Announcement by George E. Smith.
Evelyn Col Leon and Cager Mohon married Christmas morning with Rev. F L Wilshire officiating at the De Leon Methodist Church. Mohon, long in De Leon’s drug trade, is J A Mohon’s brother from Comanche. Mrs Mohon worked as a bank bookkeeper in De Leon. After a brief North Texas honeymoon they will reside in Heath Addition De Leon.
Rev. Jesse Tiner will start a New Day Bible School at Victory Baptist Church on January 5. Special lesson sheets are printed and a systematic Bible study course is planned. Services are held in Briar Grove Schoolhouse with Sunday singing and an open invitation to all.
A Christmas Day gathering at Mrs S J Robertson's home drew numerous relatives from Brady Aquilla Gatesville Comanche Energy Brysonville Mingus Gorman De Leon Gustine and other area towns. The group shared a picnic style lunch at noon.
The Williford home hosted a Christmas Day family reunion. May Cameron acted as Santa at a tree with over two hundred gifts. Attending were numerous Willifords and relatives from Balmorhea Odessa Lubbock Abilene Gustine Randolph Field Comanche and San Angelo along with nieces and nephews.
Mrs W C Cox sends The Comanche Chief as a Christmas gift to her sister Mrs F M Cox of Electra. She reports good rains and a nearing completion of the courthouse. She praises local officers especially the sheriff and jokes about bootleggers.
Fourteen members attended the Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting at the Methodist Church Monday afternoon. Mrs Merlin Jenkins led the lesson on Responsibility of Christians. Mesdames Dillon Combs Gordon and Little read Scripture and commented. Mrs Mallard played Handel on piano. Next meeting will begin Christ and Social Redemption.
Word was received this week of the death of J. C. Scott formerly of Comanche. He was the nephew of Frank and J. J. Cadenhead of Comanche and died in Oklahoma after living there for many years.
Miss Faye La Moya Stewart of Sidney and John M. Cowan Jr of De Leon Route 4 wed Dec 21 at 3:30 in a Comanche home ceremony. Rev. J D Smoot officiated. attendees were immediate family. The couple will reside in De Leon Route 4.
Mrs. Sarah B. Atterbury 80, longtime West Texan and former Comanche postmaster, died at her daughter Sallie Riley's home in Abilene. Funeral at Presbyterian Church in Comanche with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. she survived by nine children, 25 grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.
The Rector Cunningham Post of the American Legion will meet the De Leon Post January 9 at 7 30 in the new Legion Hall. District meeting invitation from J C Caraway commander notes it may be the last visit of the district commander here. Refreshments to be served at American Legion Hall De Leon.
Mrs. and Mr. Kilpatrick hosted an open house in their newly built Vast Comanche residence. Guests numbered in the dozens, arriving between seven thirty and nine thirty, greeted by Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrick and relatives from Oklahoma. The event highlighted the home’s model conveniences, furniture, and decorative details with coffee poured by Mrs. Durham and Mrs. Greene. The evening drew a balanced mix of men and women admiring the living areas, bedrooms, baths, kitchen, dining room, back porches, and colorfully decorated interiors.
Mr and Mrs A A Lam and their daughters hosted a Tuesday night watch party in Board community. Forty two and other games filled the evening until midnight followed by supper. Guests included Mr and Mrs M R Stanton and daughters Mr and Mrs Carl Hall and son Mr and Mrs Elmer Westmoreland and family Mr and Mrs Fred Coker and son and Mr and Mrs Troy See Ray Wil Adcock.
The Comanche Circuit announces a quarterly conference on Saturday January 4 at Indian Creek with District Superintendent Dr S W Williams preaching at eleven. Dinner on the ground and afternoon sessions follow. Sunday services include 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. led by Pastor A J Helm.
Bible School and Communion held every Sunday at ten o clock. Preaching on the first and third Sundays at eleven. Evening services at seven. January 5 sermon titled The Christian's Major Task. Evening series begins Science Versus Religion.
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