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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1943
Page
2
The Comanche chief laments the loss of Maude Roberson as a trusted neighbor and friend who shipped election supplies, shared meals, and remembered clients at Christmas. Her humor and strength earned broad respect, with townsfolk noting her rare impact beyond ordinary funerals.
Washington reports 1943 draft will include over 3,500,000 men ages 18 to 37 with half from teen years and the rest mostly childless married men. Draft lists for ages 20 to 38 nearly exhausted. Governor Stevenson pledges no new state taxes in 1943. Rising Star post office gains second class status. 1942 receipts surpass $9,412 annually.
The article notes deposits totaling 2,700,000 in Stephenville banks. It mentions Cunningham visiting her daughter Mrs. Lee in Waco and lists several women including Mrs. F. C. Bower, Mrs. Lask, Grace and Margaret Stone, Miss Georgia Roberson a Waco schools teacher, Mrs. Percy Moore Cunningham, and Mrs. Spence formerly Mary Hensley. Chief Want Ads get results.
Mr and Mrs Bud Newsome and Mrs Gayle Newsome spent the holidays in Port Worth for a Newsome family gathering. Other relatives included Mr and Mrs Jesse Newsome with a Fort Worth daughter and Pvt Gayle Newsome from Camp Howze Texas, plus A T Perry and Laura Mae, Winfield Smith and daughters from Oklahoma City, and Clyde Tate and children from Coleman.
Mr and Mrs Print Hodge hosted a gathering with Sidney in attendance and Mrs Charlie McElroy also present during Sunday activities at the event described in local notices.
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