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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
4
For sale farms ranches small acreage homes near Comanche and adjoining counties. Also seeking more properties for cash buyers. Shaeffer Realty notes visitors from Chicago to Mrs. J D Butler and reports local social and school developments including Ishams move to West Paine and SMU events and Delta Chi housing.
A parade through downtown Comanche Saturday at 4 20 p m preludes Vacation Bible School at Victory Baptist Church. June 7 to 11 1954 sessions run 8 00 to 11 45 a m with morning crafts. Open to children ages through 16. Teachers officers from the church and two visiting workers Miss Betty Jean Sweet of Waco and Miss Dieres Phifer of Denton assist. Pre-registration 4 p m with parade to follow.
Mrs. Wade Evridge and Mrs. Grace Karmany have toured Europe for two months and were due to sail from Southampton on May 27 to arrive in New York on June 2. They are expected to reach Comanche the latter part of this week.
John Hayes Reese, son of the late John Hamilton Reese and Mrs. Reese of Comanche, graduated June 1 from SMU with degrees from the School of Business and School of Law. He passed the Bar exam in March, joined the Texas Bar in April, and now practices as an attorney with Worsham Forsythe and Riley in Dallas.
Mr and Mrs Homer Hall of Newburg host their son Joe home on a brief leave from his base in Massachusetts. He is with the family and enjoying time away from duty.
Here from Dallas Mr and Mrs J C Meyers and son Taher visited his parents Mr and Mrs Gus Meyers here over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Odell Ormsby and children and Mrs W D Snel visited Mr and Mrs Marcos O De in Eastland Monday.
Comanche Chamber of Commerce lists new residents this week. Names include E. W. Abbey of 603 North Pearl, J. D. Coker of Paine Avenue, Essie Dunlap of 608 East Central, H. A. Daniel, and E. Peach.
Rev L J Helm will hold a memorial service at Taylor Chapel the first Sunday in June. He formerly served Soda Springs Community and now pastors the Methodist Church in Nolan. There will be dinner on the grounds and singing in the afternoon.
Teenagers are invited to a Friday June 11 Canteen meeting at 8:00 p.m. to plan the summer program and elect next year’s council. Annual membership dues are 25 cents.
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