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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1943
Page
9
Uncle Jim Mooney died July 24 after a paralysis stroke near Comanche. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. T. N. Carter officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. J. D. Mooney, born September 1879 in Midway Alabama, moved to Texas as a youth and married Minnie Moorey in Elgin. The couple settled in Comanche County in 1903.
Pvt Tyson Philips returned to Fort Ord California last week after a furlough with relatives and friends. Weldon A Stark received an honorary discharge from the United States Army last week and is now working on his farm near Hasse. He was serving at Fort Jackson South Carolina when discharged.
An advertisement touts a 60,000 word mystery anthology priced at 10 cents with postage and handling, claiming millions read mysteries for relaxation and refreshment. It targets a broad American audience including the President and industry readers.
Funeral services were conducted Friday at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Gustine with Rev. Clark and Rev. R. M. McGinnis officiating. Interment followed in Union Cemetery. James Hays born December 5, 1919 at Mullin, survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hayes, a brother Jack Hays Jr., a sister Mrs. Lewis Bell, and Billie Jane Hays.
The ceremony at the Lyford parsonage united Sgt Duane Densman and his bride in a rose beige dress and royal accessories. Accompanied by Mr and Mrs Preston Densman the couple plans to travel to Pratt Kansas where Densman is stationed after two years in foreign service mainly in South America.
An Ebenezer Conservation Group was organized at an afternoon meeting. Murray Sides was elected conservation group leader to represent the district and the Ebenezer Conservation Area. Farmers present included J. L. Hanson and others, with plans to start a district aided conservation program. Soil Conservation Service staff will assist with planning and sustaining local efforts.
Miss Iris Langley of Comanche spent Tuesday night with La verne Power. Pic. Tommie Cottrell of Camp Hood recently visited here with his wife and baby daughter, and other relatives. Ice cream was served at the school house community meet last Friday night. The next meeting was postponed for a while. Visitors over the wek-end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Power included, Miss Sallie Gimbro ne of Buffalo, New York, Mrs. C. H. Elliott and daughter, Hayter of Fort Worth, and Miss Frances Beard of Comanche.
Miss Mattie Thoys and Cpl J L Kee wed on July 15 in Santa Ana California. The bride is daughter of G G Thoys and Mrs Thoys of Sipe Springs Texas. the groom son of Lyte Key and Mrs Key of Tow Llano County Texas. Cpl Kee has served two years and is stationed at the Army Air Base in Santa Ana. Mrs Key will stay in Santa Ana with her husband.
Sgt Robert L Polvado 18 year old son of Mrs Loma Polvado Comanche recently graduated from Scott Field Illinois Radio School and is stationed at Pyote Texas training for combat duty as a Radio Gunner on a Flying Fortress. A 1941 Gustine High School graduate native of Comanche County he lived here until enlisting in October 1942.
Mrs. G. W. Dillin of Comanche underwent a major operation at the Blackwell Sanitarium in German last week. Attending physicians say she is progressing nicely.
More than seventy from Comanche, Erath and Eastland counties visited the Round Grove Conservation Area near De Leon to study practices reducing wind erosion. The 4,653 acre project includes twenty nine farms with terraces, cover crops, and soil building crops.
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