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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
10
Mr and Mrs E E Belyeu of Comanche announce the birth of an eight pound daughter, Ernestine Victoria, in the German hospital on June 7. Both mother and daughter are doing nicely. Mrs W T Herrick of Dallas is visiting her mother, Mrs G A Bruton, for the summer.
Jack Moody Brightman son of Mr and Mrs Dwight Brightman of Denver Colorado arrived Thursday afternoon to spend most of the summer with relatives.
Rural communities across Texas gather at Tarleton July 18 to 20 to discuss building better communities with experts. The event is sponsored by religious denominations of Texas John Tarleton College and A and M College of Texas. The Sixteenth Annual County Superintendents and Supervisors Conference will be held at A M C Texas June 26 to 29 to improve rural school programs through cooperative supervision and curriculum planning. Transfers for pupils may be filed with the County Superintendent by July 31. State aid payments including transportation money and salary aid are due soon, with bus drivers and schools to be notified after funds arrive.
Ernest Tupin returns to his McNutt building jewelry shop after four major operations. Howington discusses Senate Joint Resolution No 12, its defeat, and estimates showing a tax would raise old age pensions to about $25 per month with state and federal matching funds.
The Six County Singing Convention will meet in Goldthwaite on Sunday June 18. All Comanche County signers are urged to attend by M. L. Brooks, president of the organization.
This week Mrs. Jake Durham travels to Fort Worth to spend time with her uncle George Hamilton.
Dr. C. C. Klingman pastor of Central Christian Church will preach at the local M E Church Sunday morning. Members from his church will attend the Methodist service. In the evening there are no Methodist services and both congregations will worship at the Christian Church.
The Harmony Methodist Church hosts a quarterly conference this Saturday June 17 led by Rev. H J Sanders pastor. Morning preaching at 11 o clock and conference at 1 30 p m with Rev Sanders directing.
Sunday services at First Presbyterian Church include Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Church Service at 11:00 a.m. with the sermon titled The Divine Lighthouse. An evening service at 8:15 p.m. under the young people’s auspices features Kerrville Conference report by James Slider and special music. A cordial welcome awaits.
Brother Klingman returns Sunday the 18th to deliver a morning sermon at eleven on Victory In Defeat and an evening sermon at eight on The Future Church under invitation of Brother Gordon and the congregation.
Mr and Mrs Walter Durham and daughter Francis Evelyn join Mr and Mrs Walter Durham Jr for a trip starting Saturday to San Francisco to visit the Golden Gate Exposition. They will tour several Pacific Coast states and see notable Far West sights.
A large barn on the S.C. Sam Vineyard farm in Soda Springs burned Saturday night. The blaze consumed the barn and all feet and harness stored inside. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Mrs. C. W. Gray entertained the Friday Club at her home on June 9 with four tables of bridge. Mrs. Evan Palmer led the club participants and Mrs. Bob Stanton captured the guest high. The house featured floral decorations and the refreshments included orange ice and angel food cake.
Mrs Burgess Rudd presented a recital Thursday night at the home of Mr and Mrs John Reese. Guests enjoyed selections from Rudd's music pupils and a choral lab directed by Mrs Nelson Smith. Parents greeted the guests and punch was served before the recital.
Mrs. H. L. Stewart entertained a group of young girls with a picnic at Lake Eanes on Wednesday night honoring two nieces Kathrine and Ellen Rogers of Duluth Minnesota. The guests were served a delicious picnic supper.
Miss Kathleen Sturkie of Gustine and John ae Powell Jr. were married at a Sunday afternoon ceremony at the Morgan home on Austin Avenue Brownwood. Rev J M Bradford officiated the single ring rite witnessed by close friends. The couple will reside in Brownwood with the groom's parents nearby.
Paul Jones and Addie Le Cotten of Big Spring were married in Amarillo on June 10 per Jones’s mother Mrs Lena L Jones of Sidney. The narrative outlines Jones’s early life in Sidney, schooling, and career moves including teaching certificates and work with the Texas News in Dallas before joining the Big Spring community. The notice also mentions relatives and local visitors from Wichita Falls and Proctor.
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