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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
5
Roch Wilkerson and family, including Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilkerson and Luther Wilkerson, hosted guests Miss June Hanson and Miss Blanche Wilkerson of Buffalo and Mrs. Simpson of Fort Worth over the weekend at the Johnson residence.
Goforth of visited Mr. and Mrs. ham has re e City. Mattie Webb and grandson Norman Baxter Webb of Dallas are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Herman M. Davis and sons. L. M. Hayne comes from the oil fields to visit sister Marie Keenilee. Jim Duncan of Dublin spent the weekend with Luth Duncan. Mrs. Kate Yates and son Glen of Mexico visit Bill Stark. Julia Alice McElroy visiting relatives in Fort Worth. D. Y. Reed, Mattie Webb, and Addie Reed spend Sunday with Ted Eubanks and family at Sweetwater. E. S. Gamblin vacationing in Ola, Arkansas.
Proctor Alf Hodge and his daughter from New York visited Mrs. Clara Hodge. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Purvis and children of Wellington and Henry Purvis of Sipe Springs, plus Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lattimore of Brownwood, also called on J. G. Purvis. G. L. Kight and Oleta Page with daughter spent the weekend in Brownwood. Miss Gorman visited her sister Mrs. Gurney in Dublin. Several locals attended ball games in Roch Friday. Miss Maxine Anderson, Seemerly of Proctor, left Monday for Wink.
The article recalls Mr. Martin of Parker County Texas sharing his journey to Newburg Comanche County to teach, his marriage to Effie May Cunningham, and a family gathering with five daughterspresent for the celebration. Attendees included D S Moore Garner H E Pattillo Norma Blanche Pandora A L Birdwell Breckenridge Royal L Lee Athens Dennis Price San Augustine.
Visit notices from Carlsbad New Mexico and De Leon Texas list relatives stopping by in Mc Cauley and De Leoni. Pea nut growers plan a De Leon meeting Saturday June 25 at 2 PM to discuss problems and elect delegates to the Eastland meeting June 28 for six marketing directors.
Bibb and Mrs Cantwell of Artesia visited grandfather T. S. Armstrong last week. Eugene Russell left for Laredo. Rick Armstrong and Edd Cheatham hosted relatives. W C Cox and Pat Scott joined others at the funeral of Uncle Bill Bing ham at Sand Hill. Sid Johnson announces the birth of a son. Offie Leepman visits a mother in the valley.
Gustine and Ouida Baggett and Preb ble Steward visited in Big Spring over the week end. Miss Jewel Nelson spent the week end with Reta Nell Caraway at Energy at Caraway's Saturday members and friends enjoyed an outing at Lake Brisco here last Friday. Several from here attended a party at Sarah Colney's Saturday at Creamer. Eugene Colley is visiting her parents at Mullin this week. Misses Mattie Ruth Parker and Joyce Johnston of Baggett spent the week end with Love Marie Palmer. Miss Lucille Nelson spent the week end with Allene Petsick at Pettit. The First Baptist Church revival is underway here. Everyone is invited to attend.
Mrs. Doris Cates saw her mother Mrs. Oia Evans in Macks ville last Tuesday. Maudine Moore of Potts ville and Sue Howell of Hamilton visited their aunt Mrs. Jamita Caraway on Monday. Don Miller hosted his son Marvin and granddaughter June Miller of Fort Worth last week. W D Howell and family joined daughter Mary Morgan at Gustine for the weekend. Jewell Nelson of Gustine spent the weekend with Rita Nell Caraway.
Sipe Springs residents visit Abilene relatives while Emma Hartford travels to Washington to see her brother. Morris Foster from Imperial California visits his parents in the area. Other local couples and families, including the Littles and the Vaughns, are noted visiting relatives and friends in surrounding towns, with Dr. Robert Lee leaving for Oklahoma City for vacation.
Reverend Roger Smith filled his regular appointment in Elm Grove on Sunday. Residents attended singing at Mt. Pleasant Sunday night. Alvin Smith and family visited his mother Mrs. Cheat in Comanche Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Payne visited Mrs. Cox in Comanche for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Bingham attended their grandfather's funeral in Sand Hill. Walter Smith and family and Mrs. Ferris visited Jim Reed in Sidney. Earl Chandler and family with the Nolans visited Will Day in Sidney. Lamb family moved to Center Point. Lester Chandler and family from Sidney visited here Sunday.
Soda Springs Miss Kitty Matthews of Beat tie is visiting relatives here. Beattie singing class attended singing at the school house Sunday evening. Mrs. B. W. Jones of Dilley spent part of last week with relatives. Miss Faye Jones left Thursday for an extended visit with her brother Mr and Mrs B W Jones of Frio County. Mrs. Homer Randolph of Suez visited friends Saturday afternoon. L. Poyner and daughter visited friends at Suez Monday. Mrs. W. C. Walker entertained off Wednesday afternoon a ting. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Douglas and sons of ay recently visited Mr. and Mrs. W A . Several attended the old folk day program at Beattie Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Jones of Wednesday evening. Rev. Roger Smith of Fairview.
Rock Church three miles north of Blanket hosts an annual all day singing convention this Sunday June 26. Several well known quartets will appear on the program. Chairman Omer Horner invites everyone to attend especially singers.
Na Davis a peach rey spent week te PPh New Billie Bop visited Elliott ni so Mr and Mrs Palmer and daughter and Miss Palmer near Merkel and Mr and Mrs Sail Childers and son Big Spring visited Mr and Mrs Bill Elliott last Friday. Mrs Lawless De Leon visited sister Mrs Jim Sparks last week. Mr and Mrs L D Wilkerson near Comanche spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs Bill Bott. Mrs Jeff Easley brought home Saturday from a German A home coming program is arranged for the Sweetwater Baptist Church Sunday. After the arranged morning program lunch will be served at noon and a program will feature the afternoon. Mr and Mrs David Godfrey and family Suez recently visited his parents. Mr and Mrs H J Carter and sons spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charlie Taylor and children Cotton Grove.
Several from this community attended the funeral of Rev. R. L. Smallwood of Stephenville on Saturday. Mrs. Talmadge Smallwood and daughter of Hall County and Mr. and Mrs. Serena Parkman and family of Union visited in the home of Mrs. Sade Davis over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wilson spent Sunday with Tom Holland and family at Macksville. Annie Mae Alien entertained her Sunday School Class with a picnic on Indian Creek Sunday. Frankie Northcutt spent part of the weekend with Juanita Hall at Gustine. C. C. Stateville and family visited their son R. J. Stateville and family Wednesday. Billie White of Gustine visited Fart Ray McCamey Sunday.
Mr. Pleasant Mrs. Pat Sheedy and son of Pour Sands visited Mrs. F A Jones Tuesday. Tom Fagan and family attended a birthday supper for Louise Bragg at the Stovall home. Mrs. Alf Roberts visited Mercer Gap with F A Jones family. Singing at Cotton Grove Sunday afternoon. Wester Hatley and family visited R B Nolan near Purvis. A large crowd attended singing Sunday night with visitors including the Jones Quartet of Dublin.
Bud Newsome writes in support of W Lee O'Daniel for governor. He praises O'Daniel as a nonpolitician businessman, free of party bosses, who would abolish the old age pension burden and shift it to county commissioners courts. He also pledges higher truck load limits and broad, inclusive governance.
Mr and Mrs J A Rauhut of Austin spent the weekend in Comanche with his parents Mr and Mrs E H Rauhut. Miss June Brownd joined for a two week visit. Mrs W T Gilmore visits Brownwood nieces Mrs J W Carson and Mrs Bert Stoddard. Mrs Stoddard of Romans California visits sister Mrs Cargon in Brownwood. James Heebson Williford returned from Officers Reserve Camp in San Antonio after graduating A M College and earning First Lieutenant appointment. honored graduate with Marine Corps posting. parents attended the ceremony. He spent two years at A M after John Tarleton College.
A scanned notice lists salaries and fee structures for various county and precinct offices, including County Judge, County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, and several Justice of the Peace and Constable posts. It also details the order of candidates for many districts and names executive committee members across multiple towns.
Mr and Mrs Thad Davis of Houston spent last week with her mother Mrs R H Rogers. Marjorie Warren of Houston stays with her sister Thad Davis. Mrs W J McCarty of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her niece Mrs Dick Massingill.
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