Marriage Licenses and Real Estate Deeds In De Leon Area
Court House News lists marriage licenses for David Ray Waugh and Nadine Thompson plus Carron Boyd and Sillimay Merchant. Births record Sallie Fern, Linda and Terrell Edward. Deeds recorded show transfers from M. O. Stephens to W. R. Dorough and others with various parcels and modest sums, including two tracts in Hasse for the Comanche Gin Co and multiple surveys around De Leon and Comanche counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ray Waugh
Stephenville
Nadine Thompson
Carron Boyd
Comanche
Sillimay Merchant
Henry Paul Spencer
de Leon
Wanda Maye Kimmell
Roy Lamar Miears
Sallie Fern
Henry Clayton Ellis
Linda
Floyd Monroe Worehead
Terrell Edward
M. O. Stephens
W. R. Dorrough
John Clark Survey
G. B. Nzer
R. E. Bratton
G. W. Moore
T. Y. Morris
Desdemona Road
J. L. Ellis
Earl E. Ellis
John Wilson
L. B. Collier
D. C. George
W. S Ledford
A. Gill
Comanche Gin Co
Blake Bartlett
Hasse
Geneva Kerley Miller
Robert M. Sills
Chas. Sargent
Wilbur Guthrie
Eula Carwile
Coreta Speed
C. C. Burnett
P. M. Miller
Local residents visit ill Cross Plains family and church guests
Sidney and surrounding towns report visitors and illness as families travel for prayers and support. Cross Plains resident Mrs Langston and her son suffer pneumonia while Sidney hosts multiple groups from Brownwood Ranger Blanket Carlton Fort Worth and Bastrop visiting over the weekend and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hall
J. A. Hall
Mabel Hall
Roger Langston
Cross Plains
Arlie Carver
Jeff Rawls
J. D. Johnson
Ranger
Damon Hall
Otis Cahill
Rogers
Brownwood
Cahill
Johnson
John Dabney
Blanket
Fred Johnson
Ector Clark
Bastrop
Harold Prater
Carlton
Sidney
Hazel
Faye Johnson
Fortyth
Kate Jones
Irby Maples Finishes Study at Chanute Field
Pfc. Irby Maples son of Lee Maples of Sidney Texas has completed studies at Chanute Field Illinois in the U S Army Air Corps Technical Schools program and is listed as a graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irby
Chanute
Pfc
Irby Maples
Lee Maples
Rt. 1
Sidney
Texas
Chanute Field
Illinois
U.S. Army Air Corps Technical Schools
Harmony residents visit kin and neighbors in weekly local notes
Harmony residents and guests share travels and visits with family in nearby towns. Rena Owen visits en route to Ft Worth. McDonalds of Pettit stay with Phillips family. Carl Thomas returns to Orange for work. J J Rogers and family hosted guests from Harmony. Harold Edwards visits Mason kin. Miss Louise Phillips wins first at Comanche Livestock Show. Mercy Gap Club visitors ride in wagon. Clara and Alice Hanson stay with father Martin Hanson. Ward Driskill ill. Judy McDonald improving after Fort Worth surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Albin
J. J. Rogers
Harold Edwards
Mason
Z. Edwards
Louise Phillips
Angus
Comanche
Harmony
Billie Wayne Gore
James Edwards
Wayne Wilhelm
J. F. Gober
Goodwill Club
Mercer Gap Club
Clara
Alice Hanson
Brownwood
Martin Hanson
Hanson
de Leon
Ward Driskill
Judy McDonald
Fort Worth
Community Notes and Visits Across Local Families
Downing Mrs Elvis Rinehart of Houston visits her father Don Scott. Loudermilk kin from Brownwood and Blanket share Sunday with the Lesleys. Teddy Loudermilk visits Buffalo. Miss Allene Beaty hosts. Forty-two party Fridays before the third Sunday. Gunns move into the community. Funeral for Mrs Kerley at Gartman View draws locals. Pete Sides from Comyn visits Don Scott. Most students away with mumps return to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvis Rinehart
Houston
Don Scott
Holder Loudermilk
Roy Loudermilk
Brownwood
Noble Lesley
Stannie Hobson
Lloyd Boyett
Willie Loudermilk
G. J. Loudermilk
W. E. Loudermilk
Pete Sides
Comyn
Believe It or Not Hen Nest Found in Gustine
Mrs Bruce White of Gustine found a Believe It or Not hen nest under the White garage. Mrs Mackey Johnston of Sweetwater, visiting Gustine, reported the nest held 62 eggs all fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine
Bruce White
White Garage
Mackey Johnston
Sweetwater
Johnson
Stand Fast in Liberty and Duty in War Time
An official statement discusses Comanche County Old Age Pension setup and appeals for sacrifice and liberty in wartime. The sermon emphasizes Christian freedom as service to others and urges church attendance to uphold American ideals amid global threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Paul
Galatia
Japan
Hitler
Gustine and area notes on moves and local events
Macksville residents relocate within Gustine and Caliente area while neighbors attend Sunshine Boys program. Local and state welfare reports detail Old Age Assistance in Texas with $19.23 average grants and a stationary sum plan guiding monthly distributions to $3.5 million with admin costs capped at three percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
J. S. Murchison
State Department of Public Welfare
State Welfare Department
Harry H Holcombe
Comanche
Proctor, Has
WPA
NYA
CCC
Graham Smoot
Arthur
Masonic Building
State Department
Louisiana
Georgia
Kentucky
Arkansas
Florida
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Virginia
OAA
General Revenue
State of
Call to Prayer Across Churches Next Monday at 9
Women from the various church auxiliaries are urged to enter a season of prayer for the nation at war. The Presbyterian bell will summon at 9, calling all women to seek God’s guidance during these dark days and pray for the boys, leaders, and homes, hoping for ultimate victory. Listen for the church bell at nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Comanche Circle Grove Holds Weekly Meetings and Socials
Woodman Circle News notes Grove No. 1210 met each Tuesday for regular business this past month. A covered dish supper occurs on the fourth Tuesday. Members sent a box of cup towels to a Sherman home. Several members gathered at Mrs. Wests for her golden wedding anniversary and enjoyed the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Circle Grove No. 1210
Sherman
Proctor Methodist Church to Hold Sunday Services
Proctor Methodist Church will conduct preaching at both morning and evening services this Sunday. Pastor A. J. Helm urges full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor Methodist Church
A. J. Helm
Harmony Club News Meets For March Demonstration
The Goodwill Home Demonstration Club of Harmony met Thursday March 12 with large attendance. Members quilted for Annie McAlily and honored Odessa Gober. Eighteen Mercer Gap Club members and Mrs George Gober attended. Miss Mayfield spoke on vitamins and peanuts in the diet. Next meeting will be March 26 at Mrs Ward Driskill's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwill Home Demonstration Club
Harmony
Annie McAlily
Odessa Gober
Mercer Gap
George Gober
Mercer Creek
Townsend couple announce birth of daughter Jo Dell
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Townsend announce the birth of a daughter at the German hospital on Wednesday morning March 18. The child weighed eight pounds four ounces and was named Jo Dell. Mrs. Townsend is the former Miss Modell Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Townsend
German Hospital
Jo Dell
Ladies' Tuesday Club meets. quilts progress near finish
Stag Creek notes show Mrs. Adell Jones hosting the second Tuesday gathering. A quilt nears completion while many blocks are already pieced. Nearby, Mrs. Weldon Donaldson tends her mother, Mrs. Roger Langston, in Cross Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adell Jones
Weldon Donaldson
Roger Langston
Cross Plains
Lando Grimes
Francis Vines
Forrest Chambers
Comanche
Henry Janes
Quenton Janes
Keene, Texas
Robert Roe
Ewell Janes
Comanche Visit and Medical Trips Reported
Odis Harris was carried to a German hospital for treatment last Friday. Don Greenlee spent the weekend in Fort Worth. W R Elliott and son Rochelle and Floyd Jones and son of Comanche traveled to Wichita Falls Sunday where Rochelle underwent medical treatment. Leo Green and family and Mrs Weldon Pewitt of Fort Worth spent the weekend here with relatives. Visitors at the W R Elliott home Sunday included Mrs Sam Johnston and children Laynet Swindle Nellie Elliott C T Jones and family and Mrs F A Jones and son, all of Comanche. Mrs Clark of Comanche visited her brother Alvie Davis here Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Galloway
CCC
Brownwood
T. H. Donald
Odis Harris
Don Greenlee
Fort Worth
W. R. Elliott
Rochelle
Floyd Jones
Comanche
Wichita Falk
Leo Green
Weldon Pewitt
Sam Johnston
Laynet Swindle
Nellie Elliott
C. T. Jones
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Buick Sales and Service
First Baptist Church
RE. G. Gregory, Jr
Macksville
Pvt
Doyce Short
Camp Wolters
H. J. R. Gille
E. G. Gregory, Jr
Woodman Circle News
Eis Opringés
Piggly Wiggly
Lb. Ct
Everlite Flom
East Texas
Swift’s Pork & Beans
Pkg
Plymouth Brand
Bologna
Ausage
Harmony Club News
Mary Wilhelm
Stag Creek
Dallas News
John Manning Arthur
Arthur's
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