Social Items Show Busy Baptist Church Social Calendar
A week of Sunday school class parties and receptions is recounted in the Baptist church circle. Mrs Jennings departs Coleman with thanks from her Wilson Fielder class, while Miss Frances Reese plans a June wedding to Asa Ward. Numerous gatherings in Dallas and Brownwood are noted with gift exchanges, piano solos, games, and a Rose and larkspur decorated shower for Miss Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Fielder Bible Class
Jennings
Maynette
Vivian Jennings
Ivah Edmondson
Julia
Maynette Jennings
Wilson Fielder
The
Baptist Sunday School
Coleman
Vera Mae Edmondson
Julia Fuller
Clyde House
Lela Withers
Mrs. Jennings
J. S. Jennings
G W. Jessup
the Baptist
Hi E. Moore
Jack Moore
Nathalie Jessup
Ina Bo Kemp
Nathalie Oat
Jane Jessup
Pines
Taura Hirris
Frances Reese
Asa Ward
A. S. Harris
Laura Harris
J. W. Reese
Elizabeth Reese
Ola Ward
Laura Lacy
Atvelle
Katherine Hailey
Brownwood
Louise
Norma Mae Tood
Florene Elkins
Aaron Maissingill
Miss Reese
Mesdames
Walter Montgomery
Willis Walker
J. H. Reese
W. T. House
Lucille Hayes
W. G. Dingus
M. K. Witt
Jim Ashmore
Dorothy Perkins
Dingus
Witt
Ashmore
A. BK. Haworth
Marion Hall
Editha Grace Williams
Mry Doyle
Ann Palmer
FE. J. Sanders
Helen
W. B. Hayes
Mary Dorotha McClanahan
Reese
R. Wo
Coos Trene
Reese Asnard
Jane Hea
Sara Thomas
Thelma McDonald
Ivy Huddieston
Mary Dorotha McChinahan
Elizabeth Eanes
Ruth Kilpatrick
Lauraiarris
Laura Mary Chilton
Ruth Harris
Norma Mae Todd
Eloise Findley
Lorene la Roque
Lucille Durham
Reba Cunningham
Newbury
Atrelle
Katherine Batley
Aaron Massingill
Mesd
James J. W. Reese
A. D. Martin
Alice Hayes
Snew Sullivan
Riley -Kelley
Susie Riley
W. LK. Riley
G. A. Dennell
Sth Street
Dallas
Lessey BR. Kelley
Albert L. Seales
Bon Sory
George Tkney Donnell
Kelley
New York City
Clara O'Neill
Eastland
B. L. Donnell
G. A. Donnell
Robert Riley
Comanche
Notable Comanche Leader Russell Remains Local Figure
Bi Russell, former editor and part owner of The Chief in the late eighties, is the town’s surviving pre twentieth century editor and ex mayor and city secretary. His long Comanche residence, editorial skill, and civic standing mark him as a leading local figure, with many family and town movements noted alongside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi. Russell
Comanche
Russell
Texas
Comanche County Elders Remember Fifty Years Of Stay
A historical list documents long time residents in Comanche County with entry notes on A. S. Harris who arrived in 1871, W. T. Kerley in 1872, D. T. Longs, Mary Brewer’s marriage, and couples reaching golden anniversaries. It recalls frontier events including Indian raids, surveying trips, and early community figures with dates spanning 1865 to 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Harris
Comanche
Scott County
Texas
Bosque County
Helmsley’s Creek
Thomas Harris
Elisabeth Harris
Georgia
Waco
Carrie L. Holmes
D. T. Long
Sallie E. Harris
W. T. Kerley
Moroco County
Ark
Mandy Kerley
Sandford County
Ala
P. Hart
Proctor
Hart
E. P. Hart
H. M. Woolsey
Methodist Church
E. A. Bailey
Panhandle
Tom Hill
Hal Chin
Dick Armstrong
Bill Stephens
Connelly
Mary Brewer
Dan Roe
Roe
W. T. Roberson
Roberson
Margaret Harris
Jerry Harris
J. W. Baggett
Lamkin
Bettie Tatum
R. J. Daniel
Charlie Ewell
Margaret Dooley
W. T. Daniel
Carlton
Route 1
W. L. Hamilton
J. W. Barget
Charlie
Daniel Tellin
Cunningham visits Comanche as county judge candidate
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cunningham of Eastland visited in Comanche Sunday. Mr. Cunningham is a candidate for county judge of Eastland county. Fastland has two county judges one judge of the commissioners' court and one judge of law cases. Mr. Cunningham is a candidate for latter office. Miss Louise Shelton has gone to California to spend the summer with the family of Mrs. Ben Bussell, who are moving to California from Stephenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Cunningham
Eastland
Comanche
Cunningham
Eastland County
Fastland
Commissioners’ Court
Louise Shelton
California
Ben Bussell
Stephenville
J. H. Reese
Frances Reese
Lucille Hayes
Brownwood
A. B. Queen
Frances Jones
Dallas
Grady Jones
Chicago
Win. McClanahan
Mary Dorotha
Emil Weisendanger
Stella Hicks
Fort Worth
Ollie
Alice Sloan
John Tarleton College
Hugh Clarke
Barbara
Elizabeth
Waco
W. F. Rogers
H. L
D. Chas
Bill
Tom Stark
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Denton
J. M. Stark
Linda Sears
Hattie Stark
Anna Nabers
Daniel Baker College
J. R. Morris
Harris McClanahan
Waxahachie
W. G. Dingus
L. C. Daniels
Louise
Griffin
Rose Wilson
Daniels
Aleric Daniels
Josephus Lee
Goldthwaite
Lee
Hode Carnes
Dickie” Carnes
Comanche County
W. A. Shelton
Bettis & Gibbs
Raymond Lee Gille
Katy
Texas
M. D. Stewart
George Kearney
Austin
Ruth
O. C
Marjorie Thrasher
Winnie Weaver
Sidney
Dora Greene
C. W. McCollum
Social round of Comanche residents and visitors
A long list of Comanche residents and guests are mentioned as visiting relatives and attending events in Brownwood, Dallas, Fort Worth, Waco and other towns. The notes cover travel, graduations, engagements, and attendance at colleges and weddings with many names and places.
Correction from Mollie M. Godbold note swapping Akin to Albin
In this issue a corrigendum notes a typographical error where the surname Akin should read Albin in Mollie M. Godbold's reminiscence, correcting the name on the other page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie M. Godbold
Akin
Albin
Prominent Daughters Of Comanche
Comanche honors its daughters who gained fame abroad. Mrs. Mollie Moore Godbold, living in Dallas, has two completed plays and multiple skits and stories, as well as work with Texas Penwomen. Lucille Bruton studied in New York and wrote scenarios for government and film, now winters in Comanche. Goldie Greene, once a traveling director, works at Holland's Magazine and Texas Farm and Ranch. Edith Stowe, author of Nancy the Joyous, is noted for five plays in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Scurry
Comanche
Mollie Moore Godbold
Lyceum
Godbold
T. O. Moore
Mollie E. Moore
Texas Farm and Ranch
A. B. Haworth
Vale
Edith Stowe
Nancy
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. W. Palmer
the Baptist Church
Anthony's Lake
Rush Creek
Elinor Dunlap
Elizabeth Scurry
Catherine Clarke
Lelia Brightman
Adelle Simmons
Medford Stevens
Jake Durham
Aul Cunningham
A G, Hall
Herbert Williams
Danforth Wilkerson
1.1 Chilton, Jr
Merry Matrons Bridge Club
J. D. Waring
Rowena Goldsmith
Cleburne
John Chilton
J. B. Chilton, Jr
Howard Kilpatrick
Music Conservatory
W. W. Kilpatrick
Switzer
Garrett
H. G. Switzer
Ethel Garrett
Sam Switzer
von Katweick Stad
Gib Callaway Andildren
P. St. Clair
C. G. Whitten
Abilene
Bob Lewis
Hilton Burks
Dr. Klingman
R. A. Allen
P. K. Mackey
J. C. Boyd
E. B. Anthony
Joe Neely
Ballinger
Gaines B. Hall
Cisco
Hall
Sara Beth
Harold
Vera Beene
Denton Normal College
Lottie Paine
de Leon
Lionel Slider
Floy Cunningham
Putnam
Laura la Waring
Clyburne
W. T. McCoy
Arlington
J. F. Grissom
Mrs. McCoy
Johnnie Belle
M. E. Wilkerson
Mary Sue
Marion Wilkerson
Cora Wilkerson
Earnest Wilkerson
Sipe Springs
A. G. Miller
Albany
Berta Goodson
Georgetown
Janice Goodson
Southwestern University
Maidee Williams
State University
Mary Sue Wilkerson
Sierra Blanca
B. S. Lewis
Dublin
Reuben Lewis
Palmer Barnes
Fiorence
Ware
Sam Whitsitt
Drumright
Oklo
Virginia Weisendanger
Lampasas
James W. Clarke
Wace
Woman’s Missionary Society
Jones
Paul T. Shook
Rosse
Odessa
Ruby Grainger
J. R. Boyd
Decatur
Decatur Baptist College
Mildred
Willie Whitlow
W. D. Carroll
Ray Doyle
East Prairie
D. K. Doyle
Helen Armstrong
Denton Normal
Alice
Ollie Sloan
L. B. Russell
Charles Reétor
Paris
Katherine
Atrelle Bailey
Zaura Lacy
Marie Hilley
Clarise Jones
Aaron Cunningham
Arthur Lake
Alton Johnson
Zephyr
Adkins
West, Texas
T. C. UL
John Donaho
Lemuel Webb
A. & M. College
Lemuel
Howard Fox
Fox
J. DD
Winston Scurry
Wheeling
Mary Douglas
Morehead
Allen Grissom
Sweetwater
Dona Saye
Kansas City
Lella Brightman
Miss Simmons
John T. Jay
Patty
Miss Jay
Fred Holman
State University of
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