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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1940
Page
4
A Texas audience recalls stump speeches and jokes about farmers and presidents. The piece notes memory tricks used by campaigners, quips about judges and lawyers, and a gallery of Texas newsroom authors plus a hoax extra.
Members of the Senior Class have selected caps and gowns for May graduation. Girls wear blue gowns with white collars and blue caps with white tassels. Boys wear solid blue caps and gowns.
H Moore le Now is added as radio repairman at Western Auto. Equipment upgraded to handle first class radio work. Evans notes. Mr and Mrs Moore and daughter reside at Claude Mewborn residence.
Gustine FFA held a February meeting with near full attendance at the H E building to honor fathers and friends with a banquet. The program included greetings, speeches by Lloyd Dent and toastmaster Lloyd McGinnis, and a history of their emblem. The chapter bought a registered OL&C boat from L B Smith of Carleton and plans for the hog to cover costs in coming months.
Elm Grove residents share family visits with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Taylor while twins welcome Wesley and Mrs. Taylor in Comanche. The Freewill Club met with eleven members and plans a March 6 gathering. Cecil Taylor and Troy Carter attended the sock supper at Soda Springs Friday. Mrs. Mery Summers of Brownwood visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Glasgow, this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Taylor are grandparents of twin sons born to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Vineyard of Comanche. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carter visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Hendrix on Sunday.
Van Dyke Harry Stewart and Billy Stewart, stationed in the U S Navy in San Diego, visit relatives in Comanche. The three Beattie baseball teams beat the Van Dyke teams. the Van Dyke basketball squad won 19 to 14 over Beattie. Several local families, including the Grigsbys, Falkners, Hammonds and Wilsons, visited kin and friends around town over the weekend.
Beattie Estus Cox and Fitzgeralds with Hendersons of San Angelo spent Thursday with Chas Owens. Mrs Harvey Johnson in German hospital reported recovering. Snowing Halbrooks and daughter Lavoice returned from Tennessee. Curtis McMillan family and Andrew Underwood family visited in Ross McMillan home Melrose Hoover Edna Williams and Ruth Smith spent Sunday with Zuleam Wright. J B McMillan visited Johnny Mitchell. Harvey Moore visiting Daniel Baker College with parents. Paul Fisher of Comanche spent Sunday with Cecil Fisher.
W T Hoskinson longtime Brownwood alderman 17 years and former mayoral candidate shot himself Tuesday afternoon at 1107 Melwood Brownwood dying before help arrived He had long been in ill health and had threatened to kill himself relatives said County Attorney J Piner Powell confirmed the death Hoskinson helped advance Brownwood waterworks and dam projects including the old upper dam and the newer lower dam both made obsolete by Lake Brownwood and the Round Mountain water plant.
Gap Mrs Helen May and daughter of Hico spent the past week with her parents Mr and Mrs C E Linders Basil Allen studying in Brownwood visited home folks here Monday and Tuesday Jaanita and Oleta Donaldson spent Saturday night with their brother Clifton Donaldson at Walnut Buel and Frank Rogers and Garnet Milner visited the French boys Mr and Mrs Loman Cagie and family visited Mr and Mrs Robert Roe Sunday
Lamkin Harvey Hayes seeks outpatient care and expects to return home soon. Sebastiam visitor Mrs. Mellie Densman visits relatives as families gather for the Lawson reunion, the first in 36 years. Other notices include outings to Fort Worth to see Gone With the Wind and deaths in McAllen from a kitchen fire.
Brownwood residents and relatives spread across towns including Stephenville De Leon Priddy Gustine and Houston visiting kin and attending church. Rev Scott led Sunday services as townsfolk enjoyed weekend visits with relatives and friends near Brownwood and nearby communities.
Trinity Brownie Merworth of Hicos spent the weekend with sister Mrs Shorty Welch and family. Mr and Mrs W E Ellicen of De Leon visited J F Jeter and Harold Freak and family. Harold Freak’s family visited Low mith at Bowman. Co C Fenter took a trip to Comanche. Mrs Ole Halbrecks of Newbury spent the weekend here. Boyce Bingham of Beattie visited Harland Moore. S J Moore and family visited Herbert Cate and family at Beattie.
Mrs. M. A. Johnson and children plus Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wyley are listed among guests. Also noted are Mrs. Alene McKoian Mrs. Alice Habrooks and Barbara Halbrook from Stephenville. Lyle Johnson Wanda Nelli from Houston visited the Hurst home in Elm Grove last weekend.
Friday night thieves broke into the Sinclair Oil and Refining Company warehouse and stole 20 cases of the best oil. W C House, agent, says officers are investigating the case.
Elder Jenson of the Salt Lake City church met with Mr. and Mrs. Val Loudermilk as they moved into the Eliza Otwella. The Booth and Elms families celebrated Elevelyn Elms eighth birthday while Morene Booth is examined for a possible operation to aid walking. Frequent visits occurred among Frazier, Nabors, Booth, Elms, Martin, Carey, and Gressett households across De Leon Ranger Stephenville and Brownwood areas.
Courthouse notice lists marriages to Rev. Roger Smith Rev. Harry Hames Rev. E R Gordon and Rev. T L Wills hire for couples in Comanche and De Leon including Cyril Jones with Mary Lancaster and others. Deeds show transfers in Comanche County including Lake Dean to Dudleys for 650 dollars and other parcels with prices ranging from 45 to 2400 dollars.
Jim Millican announced a rabbit drive at Gap on Tuesday March 5 starting at W. B. Donaldson Farm. He invited everyone especially candidates and said there will be plenty of dinner.
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