Local residents share weekend visits and churchgoer notes
Earl Callaway and family spent Sunday with friends at New Hope and attended church. Mrs. Mattie Humphries spent the weekend in De Leon with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Brinson of De Leon visited here Sunday. Clara Howard of De Leon attended the meeting last week. Gayle Morrow from San Diego is home on furlough. Miss Hazel Jones of Abilene visited Buck and Mrs. Jones. Miss Etter Lee Hoard of Rising Star stayed with grandparents Rob and Mrs. Humphries. Walt Smith spent the weekend at home and is undergoing treatment in Fort Worth. Mrs. T. 4. Weaver and Mrs. W. A. Smith were in Comanche Monday. Jap Elliott of Chuckville was here with Will Adams and attended church. Stub Poyner of Abilene visited Martin Hill and family. Willie Dean Miller of Abs lene remains at home this week.
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Rising Star
Rob Humphries
Walt Smith
Fort Worth
Weaver
W. A. Smith
Comanche
Jap Elliott
Chuckville
Will Adams
Stub Poyner
Abilene
Local Residents Attend Visits and Farewells Across Texas
Harmony Jr and Mrs Z T Edwards and Clarence Edwards of Comanche joined Mrs Harold Edwards for a Fort Knox visit with Pvt Harold Edwards. Pvt Tyson Phillips returns to an Army Air Base in California after furlough with homefolks. Friends and relatives hosted a farewell dinner and watermelon at the Phillips home. Mrs W F Robinson spends a week with daughter near Dublin for revival attendance. Mr and Mrs J H Robinson and son visited his mother and sister and attended to beer interests here. Wanda Faye Wilhelm visited aunt and joined an extended statewide tour. Lt Jack Wilhelm Cyril Oklahoma J K Wilhelm Gatesville and Mrs Aubrey Wilhelm Brownwood visited here over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Robinson
Wanda Faye Wilhelm
L. P. Dearson
Jack Wilhelm
Cyril
Okla
J K. Wilhelm
Gatesville
Aubrey Wilhelm
Brownwood
Local Family Hosts Barbecue Dinner Sunday
Miss Ja Lee Harkins attended a social gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Driskill for a barbecue dinner. Relatives enjoyed the evening as friends from the area gathered for the event. Mrs. R. W. Pate and Mary Ellen drove home to Kerrville after visiting Mercer Gap revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ja Lee Harkins
Mannon Wilhelm
Visiting Friends and Relatives Highlight Local Social Roundup
Mrs. Jf M. Robertson visits East Miss Suedel Richards with Mr and Mrs Owen Willstrout. Miss Irene Hartman visits Monday. Miss Mary Gladys Chapman, employee of Texas Power and Light Co at Comanche, spends vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Walter Chapman. Beaul Richards hosts Suedel Richards and Rita Lloyd. Miss Chapman joins from Comanche.
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Jf M. Robertson
Owen Willstrout
Suedel Richards
Beaul Richards
Rita Lloyd
Irene Hartman
Mary Gladys Chapman
Texas Power & Light Co
Comanche
Walter Chapman
Revival draws crowds as scattered showers aid revival effort
Rec scattered showers have aided the local revival led by Rev. Arthur Johnson. Everyone is invited to attend. Miss Ruth Chandler of Comyn is visiting her aunt Mrs. Lavada Cox this week. H. W. Pierson and daughter are mentioned in passing.
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Arthur Johnson
Ruth Chandler
Comyn
Lavada Cox
H. W. Pierson
Local Folks Note Visits and Family Reunion
Luther Parsley of Abilene spent the weekend with home folks here. Bie Meike Tne Besse Sem visited home folks here. Paul McCoy went to Fort Steele and returned to Fort Worth after a week with Mr and Mrs Comer Steele. Mr and Mrs J D Stephens attended the Whitfield family reunion at Dublin Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Parsley
Abilene
Bie Meike
Tne
Besse Sem
Paul McCoy
Fort Steele
Fort Worth
Comer Steele
J. D. Stephens
Whitfield
Dublin
Indian Creek Resident Visits Dallas and Gainesville
Miss Lee Nell Wharton visits friends in Dallas and Gainesville. Okla Tola Ross learns grandson Calvin Ross Jr. has landed safely overseas after being transferred from New York. Mrs. Brady York goes to a German hospital for treatment. Floy Beene of Fort Worth visits her mother Mrs. W. A. Tipps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Nell Wharton
Dallas
Gainesville
Okla Tola
Private W. D. Randall Honored With Dinner
A Sunday dinner honored Pvt. W. D. Randall home on a six day leave. Attending were Mrs. T. R. Randall and son Dylan, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Clark and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Glasgow and Louise, Miss Tess Chapman, Miss Ollie Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Howell and family, Mr. and Mrs Ben Loftis and Pvt. John J. De Carlo and Cpl. M. M. Krassner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Randall
T. R. Randall
Dylan
F. T. Clark
Bill Glasgow
Louise
Tess Chapman
Ollie Randall
Lamar Howell
Ben Loftis
John J. de Carlo
Cpl
M. M. Krassner
Evening Gathering Near Gap Draws Wide Attendance
A Creekside supper near Gap brought together a large group of friends and relatives on Thursday night. Local attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Caffey and Bobbie, Mr. and Mrs. Oral D. Morris and Jerry, and many others. Out of county guests were Jim Lassiter of Purvis and Pvt. Kenneth Scott of Camp Wolters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cin
Caffey
Ian Evans
Damon Hall
Berta Lee Cox
Gap
Jeff Evans
Wayne Caffey
Bobbie
Oral D. Morris
Jerry
Coleman Crouch
Walter Rice and Sons
Jimmy
Walter, Jr
H. T. Redwine
Bennett Caffey
Billie Bartlett
Cot Evans
Billy Jane
Paulette
Jerry Scott
Lester Wilson
Colquitt Stark
Out of
Jim Lassiter
Purvis
Mississippi
Pvt
Kenneth Scott
Camp Wolters
Scott Beaty Reunion Held at Lake Eanes
The Scott Beaty families gathered July 18 at Lake Eanes for their ninth annual reunion. Forty relatives attended, with 89 year old Mrs. Para Lee Beaty the eldest member absent and mourned by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott-Beaty
Lake Eanes
Paralee Beaty
MISS MARGIE BARRICK WEDS PFC EDGAR O WOODS
Miss Margie Barrick, youngest daughter of George and Mrs. Barrick of Soda Springs, married Pfc. Edgar O. Woods son of L J Woods of Leoma Tennessee. Woods a Southwest Pacific veteran who saw Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal service. They plan a wedding trip to Tennessee home. Pvt W D Randall of Camp Hulen visits home folks.
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Margie Barrick
Pfc
Edgar O. Woods
George Barrick
Soda Springs
Sidney High School
Pfc. Woods
L. J. Woods
Leoma
Tenn
Southwest Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Tennessee
OES Meeting Minutes Highlight Cooperation and Reports
The group met Tuesday evening July 18 at Mrs Kaase s home. President Mr Cooper Allen called the meeting to order with minutes read and approved. Past president Mrs Wolley Jackson and secretary Eulalia Wells reported a very successful year. Mrs Belle Dutley led the lesson from our OES Constitution. Envelopes of all sizes at Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaase Washer A Ee Hart
Cooper Allen
Wolley Jackson
Eulalia Wells
Belle Dutley
Keep Prosperity After War Through Farm and Factory Unity
A wartime era appeal urges farmers and manufacturers to plan for continued abundance after the war. It stresses joint effort to maintain supply and living standards, warning prosperity should not rely on conflict. General Electric in Schenectady backs the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
General Electric Gay
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Indian Creek
Hall Bros
Camp Hulen
Modern-Way
Frank Vineyard
Bill
U. S
Sinclair
General Electric
Charm
EWT
NBC
World Today
LWT
CBS
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