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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
8
The record lists visitors and greetings among families in the area. Mrs L H Batton of Lubbock visits her parents Mr and Mrs A F Gaines. Mr and Mrs R V Barnett and son visit Westmoreland and other relatives. The Home Workers Club met with Arveta Barnett, Zari Barnett, and Lucille Skinner.
Curtis Lane and others visit Tolar Mon area as Mr and Mrs Jessie Cole and Mr and Mrs Orval Maliwood from Dublin, plus Fort Worth visitors Harvey Willett family and Mrs Beuna Davis in Dallas. Pettit Pettit and Osar Fulks visit R Jane. Big Spring Adkinson visits daughter Oscar McElroy. Darlin Mississippi Eilean Vandevender guests of Pear Donaho. Stephenville Harold Patrick weekend with Cas Willi. Mewborn O'Dell visit Williford.
The week brings a series of social mentions with visits from Oliver William family of New Mexico and others. Miss Nona Faye Box wed Mr Land of Pal mer Friday night as Howard Westmoreland and family joined Liston Wiggins for the weekend. Geneve Kerley works in Dublin and visited her parents along with Lloyd Higginbotham. T R Morris of Midland visits his brother Bill Morris, while John White of Dublin spent Sunday with Elmer Weidner and family. Dean Woods and wife of oro spent Saturday night with Woods Wright family. more weekend visits follow.
Grady Barrick and Charles Carter went to Childress last week with a load of fruit. Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards and children spent time with relatives. LuDell and Wilmer enjoyed a weekend in Ballinger with kin. Thelma Helm stayed Saturday night with Melrose Hoover at Duster. Mrs. Sam C. Carter visited her daughter Mrs. B. G. Norwood in Comanche Sunday night.
The notice lists visitors from Sunray Dallas Shiloh and Mexico communities visiting local families. It records the death of Mrs Bes sie Knox in Waco and burial at Barbee Cemetery. It mentions church services by Rev Folks of Brownwood and regular Sunday singing gatherings with a large crowd at a local baseball game.
Miss Louise Phillips, with sister Mire T A McDonald, and family members Henry Hanson Ben Wilhelm and Mrs Turner Sanders, are noted in ongoing citizenship related activities. Miss Mary Louise Manning from Comanche visited Lucille Phillips, and L B Pate also stayed with Tyson Phillips. Community members attended White Point church services and the Har revival continues.
A Monday night gathering featured Mr and Mrs J H Stephenson hosting guests over the weekend. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Littlejohn Jr of Comanche and Misses Myr and Zanette Stephenson of De Leon. Visitors from De Leon joined Rev Frank Martin and family.
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