20 Years Ago in the Comanche Chief November 1937 Highlights
Obituary notes E M McGrethlin dies at Lamkin October 31 burial in Lamkin Cemetery. Aubrey Wilhelm earns merit with Hill Billy squad in California. Local business deals as Boyce Briscoe buys Chief Dry Cleaning from E N McNatt. School sports feature Hasse girls basketball wins over Sidney and Gustine. Local officials and pastors visit Comanche. Thanksgiving turkey shipments rise. Armistice Day football results highlight Dublin over Comanche. Army parade to Mineral Wells impresses locals. Community anniversaries and homemakers club activity noted. New gym contract awarded to Gorman firm. Honor rolls listed for Newburg High School.
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Comanche
E. M. McGrethlin
Lamkin
Aubrey Wilhelm
Daniel Baker College
California
Hill Billy
Boyce Briscoe
E. E. McNatt
McNatt
Jack Godfrey
F. E. Henry
Hasse
Hasse Gymnasium
Sidney
Gustine
Black
Tolliver
Davis
Higginbotham
McGuire
Stark
Allen
Steele
Ira Clemons
Mae Rock
R. D. Walker
Lyra Coan
de Leon
G. C. McKinzie
Farmers Produce Company
E. N. Scarlette
Seventh Street Methodist Church
Temple
Central Texas Conference
First Methodist Church
Charles H. Cole
Winters
Dublin Lions
Dublin
Hamilton
Mineral Wells
Robert A. Adcock
Odessa visitors honor Reese family over weekend
Here From Odessa Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Reese and daughter of Odessa visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Reese here over the week-end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Jimmy Reese
Mrs
Fisher Reese
Houston couple visit home folks over weekend
Here From Houston Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rains Jr., of Houston, were week end visitors with home folks and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Roy Rains Jr
Unusual Texas Land Study and Frontier Memories
A land abstract shows James Stephen bought the Sion Blythe survey in 1843 in Erath County Texas for 150 dollars, describing five thousand five hundred ninety six acres with one year to pay. The reminiscence recalls conflicts with Comanche and Caddo, pioneer hardships, brave mothers, and letters of tribute to a mother, with local place names and ancestral ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion Blythe Survey
Washington County
Texas
James Stephen
Milam District
Earth County
Wm. F. Stephen
George B. Erath
Besley Creek
Mr. Stephen
M. F. Stephen
Erath
County
Red Man
G Baggett
Comanche County
Grandma Wu
Suer
Marine Sgt Cleo Benson Serves at Twentynine Palms
Marine Sgt Cleo M. Benson, son of Mr and Mrs V D Benson of Route 5 Comanche, is serving at the Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentynine Palms
Calif
FHTNC
Cleo M. Benson
V. D. Benson
Route 5
Comanche
Marine Corps Base
Navy enlistment highlights local graduate Sears
June enlistee Jer ry Glen Sears 18 son of Mr and Mrs William B Sears reported to the Navy Recruiting Office after high school graduation from Comanche High School. He began recruit training in San Diego and will take a nine week course, then a 14 day leave before reporting to Norman Oklahoma for Airman school.
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Navy
Jerry Glen Sars
William B. Sears
Sears
Comanche High School
San Diego
Norman
Oklahoma
Enroute to Wroma Mr and Me Visit Jita's Father
Fragmentary note records a trip toward Wroma with Mr and Me and children visiting Jita at her father’s place on Brightman day during a Wyoming vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wroma
Jita
Brightman
Wyoming
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Proctor
Hicks Guyger
Meridian
Madelyn Davis
Guyger
Brownwood
Burley McCollum
McCamey
J. W. McCollum
J. R. Lewis
Maxine Nichols
Verdelle Marshall
Marilyn Clark
Marjorie Briscoe
Frances Browne
J. T. Hughes
Graham Chapel
Pecos
Ernest Hunt
T. Hi. Purvis
C. P. Laker
Reid Miller
Clemens Laker
Ihe Phifer
Esther Nelson
Bangs
Galveston
Jane Bramiette
John Tarleton College
Ruben Ward
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Tip Ross
Burton Henson
Nina Beaty
Robert Earl Seay
Ery F
Gary
Beauty College
Baker St
Brownwood, Texas
Alice Gary
S. Turner
Chad
Kopp Implement CO
Homer Stephen
Branch
Resley’s Creek
Jerry Glen Sears
Tall Traveler
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevy
Chevrolet Engineering
America
Biscayne
Arthur Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Comanche, Texas
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