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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1943
Page
5
Local column lists weekend visits and travels of numerous residents and service members. Families from Dallas to Dallas area accompany relatives in Comanche. Highlights include Pvt. McNutt's graduation, Jesus Jureski funeral, and soldiers stationed across the country with family travels and furloughs.
A Comanche County club meeting reports reorganizing as Indian Creek Sunshine Club. Oleta Coker elected president Love vice president Brownlow secretary Jack Carnes reporter. Eleven members attend with guests, quilts worked, and a covered dish dinner served. next meeting with Mrs Carpenter on March 25.
Edwin Nabers son of Mr and Mrs Tom Nabers is serving in the Army Air Force after graduation from Desdemona High School in 1926 and studies at UT and USC He enlisted at Barksdale in August 1939 His brother Lewis Nabers is a POW in a Japanese camp in the Philippines with no word since the San Francisco sailing in November 1941.
Lieut A J Lawson and wife of Camp Adire Oregon visited his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Lawson and her mother Mrs Jennie Mae Crain of Lamkin. Colquitt Hamilton, a Camp Bowie mechanic, and his wife and daughter Wynette spent weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs W L Hamilton in Brownwood.
Farmers who sell home produced butter or meat after April 1 must collect ration stamps from customers at official point prices. Comanche County sellers will receive later instructions on how to turn in these stamps.
Half of the Comanche Lions Club found only lasses and corn pone on their banquet table at Ridgeway Tuesday night but ate and called for more until Mrs. Waldrop provided the usual menu. A beans substitute was planned for the losers. A quartet sang and Karl Shock led a singsong. Mr and Mrs Dock Nelms of California visited the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Thomas. He returned to Army duties. she remained.
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