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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
3
Brandt of Denton spent the bend with his parents, Mrs. Terry Brandt and Mrs. Hubert Grisham, little daughter and Mrs. Hamrick of Hamilton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Buck Hamrick. Miss Hazle Faulkner of Proctor visited home folks over the weekend.
Mrs. Booker, Mrs. Pate, and Mrs. Kilgore have been ill. Mrs. Rick Armstrong returned home after visiting her ill aunt Mrs. Henry Helm. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Scott were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. LaRoque on Sunday. Uncle Billy Steward visited T. S. Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Kilgore visited Wayne Kilgore on Sunday.
Board Church reports Rev. S. J. Isham leading regular services. Families and couples share visits and dinners across the community. Fanny Maud Sanders was taken to a German hospital for sinus treatment. Attendees traveled to Fort Worth for the Fat Stock Show.
Soda Springs residents Mr and Mrs Jack Pyburn and family visited relatives at Cotton Grove on Sunday. Miss Noma Gray from Big Spring spent the weekend here. Mr and Mrs G W Jones hosted Leon Sledge who spent Friday night with Duane Whitney at Beattie. A well attended singing event drew Mr and Mrs Horace Jones and their daughter as guests.
Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of Suez and Mr and Mrs Fred Vineyard visitors join local residents. Miss Ruby Ferguson of Beattie visits Miss Melrose Hoover. Mr and Mrs Henery of West Texas visit Lon Sledge family. The Gray and Nichols households plus Lee Matthews relocate. Lon Sledge hosts a Tuesday night party. Sledge family visits Claude Jones in Suez.
Publication summons issued in Comanche County Texas for T G Ragan Jr to answer a divorce petition filed March 15 1939 by Modelle Ragan. The case No 8387 seeks dissolution of marriage on grounds of cruel abusive treatment with four weekly newspaper notices prior to April 17 1939.
Sweetwater area notes detail visits by Mrs. George Ripley and Miss Kate Ripley of Cotton Grove and Comanche to J. D. Ripley. The roster recalls birthdays, weekend stays with relatives, and a large birthday dinner for Mrs. J. H. Lloyd. Attendees include families from Gustine Brownwood Brysonville Mount Pleasant and Santa Anna. Fat Stock Show attendance and Elm Grove church services are noted.
Cotton Grove Mr and Mrs Jim Stokes and children of Pettit visited John McEntire and family Sunday. Misses Gracie and Francis Hillliard surprised their father Sunday on his birthday with a dinner. All the children were present. Nan Holman visited in Comanche with friends over the weekend. Mary Holman leaves this week to visit an aunt and her grandfather John Lassiter in California. John McEntire Denna Graham Mrs Jake Phifer and son and Stell McEntire and children of Sidney visited Henry Bain at Pettit Sunday. Burnice Stokes visited in this community Sunday night.
Hazel Dell Sunday events highlight church services and family visits. Mrs Hattie Kennedy returns from visiting Mrs R T Miller. G D Haggard and W A Bryson families share Sunday afternoon, while R M Alexander and daughters attend a Sunday School Association event. Visitors include C A Cocor of Dublin and Mrs M Alexander with son Charles.
Rev Odis Holiday led an 11 o'clock Sunday service at Mercer Gap with a large turnout from several communities. An ordination service followed at 3:00 Sunday afternoon. Fane Payne stayed with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Curtis McKinzie of Comanche. Fred Priest Miss Cleo Priest Mrs Jimmie Roach and son and Miss Imogene Couch of Zephyr visited Mrs G R McKinzie and family Tuesday. Dylan Payne attended a play.
Roch and Mrs Bowman Standridge announce the birth of a son last week. Several relatives visited Buffalo and De Leon areas over the weekend.
Lamkin and Durham families visit Hazel Dell on Sunday. Randall family from Hazel Dell visits John Stevens. Westfall group visits the Watsons. Westfall staying with ill Westmoreland. Paul Neel family visits relatives.
The Mercer Gap Freewill Club met Tuesday to finalize plans for an upcoming community play. Mrs Ethie Rogers spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs T O Rogers of Harmony.
Amity Imola S131 t The oil test in Clyde place yielded an 8 5 well. Joe Wade Gregory visited Mr and Mrs Jim Os and family in Throckmorton. Mr and Mrs T E Richardson and Mr and Mrs Jess Boland joined Mr and Mrs S C Gregory Sunday. Mrs Fred Henry went to hospital with pneumonia. Mr Harum remains ill with pneumonia but improving. S C Gregory and son Joe visited Ruth Gregory in De Leon. Visitors were in Comanche this past week including Mr and Mrs S O Maples and daughter Jo Hazel Clyde Smith Ben Hobson Mrs Lasster and son Naamon.
Headache and bad breath signal faulty elimination. Neglect leads to sour stomach belching low energy and dullness. Wake up lazy insides with spicy all vegetable Black-Draught an intestinal tonic laxative that tones lazy bowel muscles. Millions used attest to its merit.
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