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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Wayne Payne announce the birth of a daughter Judith Eileen at a German hospital Saturday morning. The young lady weighs seven pounds six ounces.
Mrs. F. E. Barnes aged 84 died Friday March 22 at her home in Sipe Springs. Funeral by Minister Clarence Bryant of Blanket. interment in Sipe Springs Cemetery. Survived by husband F. E. Barnes and three children Marvin Barnes Lubbock Vera Teeters Clovis NM Edwin Barnes Hamlin. two grandsons Elton and Jim Richardson. 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Several relatives attended the service from Comanche Desdemona Rising Star and other local towns.
H. M. Woolsey of Proctor visited Comanche to renew his subscription to The Chief and the Semi-Weekly Farm News. He says he has read The Chief since he started school and would feel lost without his county paper.
Marriages recorded for C Melvin Fields and Caro lyn Harbour in Comanche and others on March 4 9 16 by local reverends. Births include Betsie Sue to J W Gilder De Leon and Paul McKnight to Samuel Eugene Deeley De Leon among many Comanche cases. deaths note Charles Narry William Hamilton and infant Galen Rex Fletcher with interments. Also listed are additional marriage licenses and licenses pending for Andrew Drake Verna Henson Arthur Freeman Emma Moore L L Phillips Nellie Hibbley.
The Comanche orchestra led by Jack Scudder performed a lively set including Snake Charmer In The Mood and At The Balalaiga with vocal numbers by James Martin Ory McKinzie and Frances Durham. Local attendees included Pat Howard Marilyn Clark and others as Deeds Recorded lists local property transfers and marriages in Dublin Cross Plains and De Leon.
Mrs. Sarah Crain known as Granny Crain died after a long life in Sipe Springs. A Church of Christ member, she was preceded in death by her husband and survived by a daughter Mrs. John Small of La Mesa and several grandchildren. Out of town mourners included relatives from Lamesa Comanche Blanket Desde mona and North Texas State Teachers College students visiting over holidays.
Des Moines Iowa Todd Switzer star fullback eyed as top contender for Drake University under coach Vee Green. He fits the War ner double wingback scheme as a strong defensive and plunger blocker. The Comanche prom footballer could seize the role next year.
The Southwestern Peanut Growers Association will establish Gorman as its headquarters and invest 25000 dollars in a peanut mill warehouse and fertilizer mixing plant, according to The Gorman Progress.
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