Army maneuvers rally educates Comanche county crowd
A war demonstration in Comanche featured the 167th Infantry changing guards and a well received talk by Chaplain Pearce on WWI casualties. Local leaders and several families attended as Comanche, Gustine, and De Leon students performed with the county bands. Businesses and schools closed for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
167Th Infantry
Milford Garrett
Paxton
Pearce
Texas
France
J. Balicorn
American Legion
Comanche County
H. H. Lockridge
W. C. House
M. Coleman
Roy Brannan
Comanche School Board
Wid Spivey
C. A. Calhoun
de Leon
LeRoy Bertram
Gustine
E. M Sherard
Comanche
Personal mentions of service members and local residents
Ensign and Mrs. C. B. Williams Jr left for San Francisco where he will be stationed in the Navy after traveling from San Marcos. Coast Guard member Jack Pate visited Comanche on leave from Ft Lauderdale. Bill Hicks came from Fort Sam Houston to visit relatives. Richard Mahon moved to Houston for a shipyard job. Laura Lu Waring of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her father in Comanche. Mrs. Hellen Hall McGinnis and husband moved from Cisco Beaumont to Comanche area. Former Superintendent Bramlette, now in Ranger, was in town en route home from Austin where he spent the weekend. he works with federal employment services locating welders. Lions Zone attendees included Henry Gibbs and Pat Cagle of Brownwood. Jim Cunningham, former City Marshal, visited from near Priddy. Bill and Mrs. Stephens attended the Fat Stock Show. Danforth Wilkerson and Marion Wilkerson hosted visitors from Hamilton. Bob Jones of Hamilton also visited. Howard Hayes returned from San Diego to join Fort Worth bomber plant as radio instructor. Hogue Northcutt arranged furniture move via Burks Transfer and Storage Co. in Comanche. Burks offers careful handling of belongings. Advertises contact by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign
C. B. Williams, Jr
San Francisco
Navy
San Marcos
California
Jack Pate
US Coast Guard
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Comanche
Miami
Bill Hicks
Fort Sam Houston
Richard Mahon
Houston
Laura Lu Waring
Fort Worth
Jno. D. Waring Sr
Hellen Hall McGinnis
Cisco
Beaumont
Bramlette
Ranger
Austin
Brownwood
Henry Gibbs
Pat Cagle
Jim Cunningham
Priddy
Bill Stephens
Danforth Wilkerson
Hamilton
Marion Wilkerson
Bob Jones
C. C. Coker
Howard Hayes
W. B. Hayes
San Diego
Consolidated Aircraft
Ft. Worth
Hogue Northcutt
Mrs. Ravenshine
Mrs. Dobbs
Burks Transfer and Storage Co
Burks
Telephone Burks
Demonstration Club Hosts A&M Editor For Reporter Training
Miss Laura Lane from A&M College led a training session for Comanche County Home Demonstration Club reporters at 2 p.m. in a Comanche district courtroom to boost reporting skills and club involvement. Eleven of thirteen clubs were represented as members learned note taking listening and timely attendance. The Duster club, represented by its president, met with Miss Lane and Mayfield after the session, with Mayfield demonstrating peanut based foods and sharing a recipe for peanut butter bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lane
A&m College
Comanche
Comanche County
Duster Club
W. B. Hodges
Lane
Zona Smart and Seqal Bircins Wed in Chapel
The chapel at Camp Barkeley Abilene hosted the Friday night wedding of Zona Smart daughter of Mr and Mrs A A Smart Gustine and Sgt George Bendel Higgins III son of Mrs B H Howard Nashville TN. Chaplain Peter E Spehr presided in the double ring ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkeley Chapel
Abilene
Zona Smart
A. A. Smart
Gustine
George Bendel Higgins III
B. H. Howard
Nashville
Tenn
Peter E. Spehr
Episcopal
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Miami Daily News
Camp Barkeley
Medical Replacement Training Center
North Third Street
Abilene Daily News
Comanche News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Funerals
Comanche residents and relatives fill weekends with travel to Dallas Fort Worth and Tulsa. Attendees at Port Cox funeral include Joe Marshall family and several McClure and Hicks relations from Tulsa Vinita. Also noted are store purchases in Ft Worth Dallas visits and Fat Stock Show attendance with local figures like Gene Carter calf showing 15th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Port Cox
Energy
Siloam
Joe Marshall
Charles Marshall
Elton McCullonen
Troy Marshall
Mr. Cox
Sol Hoffman
Ft. Worth
Dallas
F. C. McClure
Raimey
Bregance
Corbie McClure
Tulsa
Okahoma
Buster Hicks
Vinita
Oklahoma
S. A. Little
Custer
Roy Little
W. A. Kercheville
Hawkins
R. C. Ledbetter
Church of Christ
George Knowles
M. W. Striplin
Hilda Jean Ferguson
Joe Tupin
R. A. Tupin
M. E. Gore
Port Worth
M. B. Carter
Bobbye Jean Carpenter
Fort Worth
Gene Carter
Comanche County
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America
Sutton Dudley
Cherry
A. J. Blevins
Burks Transfer and Storage Company
Elmer Isham
Doc Isham
A&m
Seqal Bircins
iGindewater
Baby
Atwood Hatcher Y
Abbott and Costello
Dick Foran
The
Merry Macs
Anne Gwynne
Ray Milland and
Paulette Goddard
the Lady
the Andrews Sisters
What's Cooking
Woody Herman
Jane Withers
Wm. Tracy
Jane Darwell
Lynne Roberts
Ken Murry
Harriet Hilliard
Jenny
U.S. Defense
Royal A. Ferris
Melrose Hotel
Marguerite Russell
W. B. Piper
B. O. Twaddell
Etta Roberson
J. B. Tatum
Freeport
C. P. St. Clair
Dan Yarberry
A. E. Thompson
Fugal
Hobson Williford
Mary Maverick
San Antonio
J. H. Williford
Hasse
Florence Bartels
Camp Bowie
Roy Freeman
Homer Brown
Irvin Grelle
Walter Parker
James Wilkerson
C. W. Carnes
Charlotte
Peggie Durham
Chester McKinzie
Herman Kosub
Ruth Cox
Claude Brown
Bob Cox
Peggy White
Margie Trimble
Proctor
Durham
Rexall
Fea
Tures
Durham’s Prescription Pharmacy
Beauty
Dorothy Perkins
Woodspice
Cologne
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