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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1953
Page
9
The piece quotes Stephen urging avoidance of needless antagonism and pledging to pursue history research in Texas. It honors pioneers who died or suffered during settlement and asks future generations to preserve this heritage as civilization advances under divine will.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Gore of San Angelo spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Gore, as Farmers in the area harvest grain. Barbara and Jerry McKinzie of Seagraves visit grandparents Mr. and Mrs. T. M. McKinzie while J. H. McKinzie hosts relatives. The page also notes visits from Carl Cunningham returning from Pecos and Donald Roden of Comanche with his mother, plus Allen Sellers and daughter in San Angelo and Beck Allen and children from Granbury calling on Irving Gore’s family.
Local notes report eleven year old Jo Dell Townsend of Brownwood pledging her heart and life to Gospel Mission Service after telling Jesse Tiner of the call. Townsend attends Melwood Baptist Church in Brownwood and joins one new convert at Missionary Baptist Church. Other items note visitors, family travels, and local church activity across nearby towns.
Soney and Weldon Stewart with children visited Bob Stewart here Sunday. Veda Milner and T A Everett with daughter visited H B Jones family. Stewart and Jan Caffey toured Abilene this week as Walter Rice Jr visited his parents in Kens ton Field. Wade Porter and family joined T N Walker for a Sunday gathering. Relatives including Less and Carl Stewart Sgt Boyd Stewart and daughters from Brownwood visited. Joe Evans Stephenville Leo Phagan and daughter Cisco Herman Evans Comanche also called on Walter Rice. Marita Weaver of Sipe Springs attended the musical.
East Side Baptist Church in Comanche County invites the public to Sunday School at 10 a m and church services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting is at 7 30 p m each Wednesday. A hearty welcome to all and a singing event with the Comanche County quartet on Friday night June 12.
Mr and Mrs Howell Cobb and their children visited Brady and were joined by Mrs Foster Leach, Johnny Jones, and Patsy Bratton who accompanied the Cobbs home for a week. Leach is Cobb's mother.
Miss Margaret Morrow visited her father Lloyd Morrow at Rochelle. Mr and Mrs Dale Steele and their children spent the weekend in Clovis New Mexico with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Irving Palmer of Comanche visited with Mr and Mrs Roy Tupin Thursday evening, sharing time during a community gathering.
The Sunshine Club gathered at the home of Mrs Sherwood McDonald with Mrs Mae Garrett cohosting. Absent members due to a storm prevented business. A summer gathering plan was favored. Mrs McDonald read about a Mason’s wife. Mrs Joe Sartor won a crystal dish for One Dollar bill knowledge. Mrs George Clark was oldest and Mrs John Jacobs youngest, each receiving china pin trays. Cake and punch were served.
Charles C. Kiser of Comanche joined 166 graduates at Southwest Texas State Teachers College this week. Prof A L Crabb of Peabody College delivered the commencement address in Evans Auditorium, while Rev Samuel O Capers of Christ Church San Antonio gave the baccalaureate sermon. Kiser received his bachelor’s degree.
James S. Hamilton and his wife, pastor at Victory Baptist Church in Comanche, attended the Southern Baptist Convention in Houston with about 30 000 in attendance. Hamilton served as a messenger among 12 986 others, as Dr J D Grey praised the event as the greatest yet. The couple called the meeting helpful and inspirational and plan to continue their work, noting the next convention will be in St Louis in 1954.
Out of town friends attended the Graham funeral including Mr. and Mrs. Sam Graham Austin Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Graham and daughter Mrs. Bill Daniels Georgetown Mr. and Mrs. Ira Graham Mr. and Mrs. Luther Graham and baby Florence Tom Graham Charleston 8 C and Mrs. Earl Elledge and daughter Brownwood.
Here From California Mr and Mrs Lee Norcross and children Bob and Joe of Hawthorne Calif are here visiting her father RL Lane Mrs Norcross is the former Miss Katie Mae ne.
Mrs Alma Jones of San Diego spent last week visiting Mr and Mrs Lewis Holmsley and C D Cozby in Comanche California residents visited on a short trip in town last week.
John B. McKennie, 73, former Comanche County resident, died at Brownwood on May 13. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church of De Leon with burial in De Leon Cemetery.
The annual homecoming and Singing took place Sunday at Round Grove Church with Judge B. M. Rippetoe presiding as manager of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce. Rippetoe also serves as president of the Round Grove Reunion Association and was joined by several attendees from the Comanche area.
Mr and Mrs Hart Holmsley of Fort Worth visited his parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Holmsley in Comanche and her parents Mr and Mrs Cleburne Stanley at Sidney over the week end. Mr Holmsley is employed by Remington Rand Company.
The family of Mrs. Dan Grayson thanks friends and neighbors for acts of kindness during her recent illness. Special appreciation goes to Blackwood Hospital doctors and nurses for visits cards and flowers.
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