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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1942
Page
3
J E Lightfoot thanks supporters before the election and urges voters to elect him assessor collector. He defends his clean campaign, disputes claims of a single person suited for the office, cites past quotes, and urges fair voting tomorrow for the best candidate.
Cotton Grove report lists Cecil Taylor taken to German Hospital for treatment. Grandma Cottrell stayed with son Odis Cottrell last week. Farmers nearing peanut planting completion as crops look fine. Henry Buckmaster and daughter from Taylors Chapel visited John McEntire. Noah Chapman Stell McEntire and families from Sidney visited community. Hilton Burks and family attended Shiloh church. Mrs Wayne Dingus and her son visited relatives in the community.
Land Commissioner Bascom Giles, seeking re election, is endorsed by Anton Rauhut, Austin attorney and former Comanche man. An advertisement bearing the endorsement appears elsewhere in this issue.
Indian Creek residents hosted visitors from Stephenville and Comanche this weekend including Regena Pinkard and family. Dublin doctor B L Carmichael seeks treatment and a revival is planned to begin the Friday before the first Sunday in August with local families in attendance.
Pvt. Wesley Bevalyn Nance of the U S Air Corps reports transfer from Puerto Rico after 16 months there and says the Panama Canal Zone is a place he always wanted to visit He says he is glad to be back on solid ground after 18 months in service and expresses pride in the new posting
Macksville community news records the Homeworkers Club meeting with Mrs Roy Sigmund last Thursday and a piecing quilt session. It lists residents and visitors including Brother Vance, Lee McDonald’s ptomaine treatment and return home, Pvt. Sidney Porter at Camp Wolters, T J Donald and Orbie Johnson visits, Camp Bowie service member Corporal Tom Zack Bolton, Pauline Bolton, church revival attendance at Gustine, and other family visits across the area.
Miss Billy Jo Barnes entertained a group of girls with a swimming party last Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Marie Marshall Charlene Williams Judith Williams Thelma Gene Hasley Ruth Adell Moore Joan Jenkins and Mary Elizabeth Gray of Ozona. Corporal Godfrey, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Godfrey of Comanche, attended.
A reflective piece on Comanche County pioneers past and present, tracing a century of singing traditions from early settlers to modern households. The article links social cohesion, weddings, and community life to a culture of music, noting travels, schools, and periodic gatherings. It also mentions a recent Old Settlers’ Association song fest and local obituaries.
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