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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
10
Comanche County memories recount square dancing as a social lifeline before and after the Civil War. Fiddlers, callers like Matt Sherrill, and dancers filled fields and halls with energy. The piece notes tunes, steps, and the culture around dances with suppers and orderly crowds.
In Comanche the non-denominational Federated Missions unites Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Christian women. Formed in 1932 by four cooperating church groups, it sponsors four annual Fifth Monday programs with rotating hostess churches and no collective offering. The alliance has hosted six missionaries on furlough, boosting attendance and offerings in each denomination.
From Oreston England May 28 United Press reports Mark Weston formerly Miss Mary Edith Louise Weston a British shot put and javelin champion who after two operations at Charing Cross hospital now lives as a man. He says the change felt natural after seven weeks among men with a doctor’s consent.
It is estimated that 12,000,000 unemployed exist in the country and only about 15 percent are skilled laborers. The piece advises young men growing up to train in some calling or profession to improve prospects.
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