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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1932
Page
2
Blanket holds preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m with Sunday School at 10 a m and Young People at 7 15 p m in the Blanket church. Zephyr offers a 10 20 a m Sunday program by the Sunday School directed by Superintendent Phillip Locke and pastor J D Smoot.
In a dramatic incident at Cafe Royale, Windy confronts a sailor named Windy is beaten in a fierce brawl. Police intervene as Steve Nelson escorts the combatants and Windy is later released to pursue the Saratoga voyage.
Johnson and Windy crawl to safety after their plane hits a submerged boulder on a rocky shore. Steve Nelson suffers a broken knee while Windy uses improvised splints and bandages from torn shirt to immobilize him and tend his own injured shoulder as they await rescue.
Windy, Steve, and Johnson struggle on a barren island after a plane crash. They mend the damaged aircraft, ration pemmican and water, and Windy crafts a plan to survive. A rescue search continues as they endure heat, thirst, and perilous surf.
Survivors Windy Steve and Johnson endure a grim night as a torn fuselage and scarce fuel threaten their escape. They wait for rescuers while hospital-like care comes from their limited resources and the rough island shore.
An article recounts Rev. J. L. Evans being chosen to preach at District Conference in Brownwood, with Comanche Church delegates, as a four day search for missing pilots unfolds. Flight crews on a Saratoga pursue islands, then receive orders to abandon and assist Nicaragua earthquake relief.
A quirky classified brief offers to buy turkeys and related items including bentos, Eve nicknames, and cream in a humorous sales pitch by an unnamed advertiser. The fragment evokes an old timey marketplace vibe with playful language.
In the Caribbean a search aboard the U S Saratoga for two missing planes continues as rain and fog hinder progress. A cushion from Fisher’s aircraft is found and authorities fear a crash with little chance of survivors. dawn patrols resume as the hunt stretches into a second day.
Mrs Mary Holmes of Comanche High School earned third place in the State Meet Interscholastic League High School Essay Writing Contest at Austin after rising from county to district to state level with the essay on Comanche County. Arthur Gromatsky of Priddy also won first in Senior Boys Declamation preliminaries at Austin with All Is Quiet on the Western Front.
The Annaal St. Clair family re union moved from Glen Rose to Fort Worth due to J W St Clair's illness in a Fort Worth hospital. Though unable to attend he was visited by relatives. The gathering at Lake Worth pavilion drew many relatives from across the state despite rain with Comanche attendees listed.
Funeral services for A. T. Davis were held Friday at Taylor's Gheel Cemetery with Elder Len Dalton officiating. Davis, born in Tennessee seventy four years ago last March, moved from Texas to Arkansas then back to Texas to Comanche County three years ago, living in Taylor's Chapel and Hasse. He is survived by his widow and ten children including S. Calhoun, Arthur T. Davis, J. C. Davis, J. E. Tittle, J. W. Hurt, J. A. Davis, Mrs. Woolsey, and sons Earl Fred and Irwin.
An old advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia for indigestion after meals, claiming fast relief from excess stomach acid through a tasteless dose in water. It also markets Phillips Dental Magnesia toothpaste as ideal for clean teeth and healthy gums, priced at 50 cents a bottle.
Mrs. Armstrong Cox entertained eight tables of bridge on Thursday with a decorative yellow and white scheme and dainty refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs. Will Satterfield, Mrs. Will Roberson, John Waring and Joe Chilton. A large guest list included Mesdames Cox, Moore, Palmer, Clemons, Stanon, Arthur, Cauley, Wiesendanger, Hamilton, Denny, Ammons, Sadler, Chilton, Moore, Helmsley, Fagan, Montgomery, Cunningham, Townsend, Wilkerson, Jupin, Lee, Palmer, Slider, Haworth, Shoemaker and Miss Dudley Hicks, with ten guests and others present Friday night at the Cox home. High scores were posted by Harold Denny. Strawberry shortcake was sold to many attendees.
About one hundred relatives neighbors and friends gathered at the Edwards home to honor Roscoe Edwards on his forty eighth birthday Sunday. A highlight of the event was a princial lunch served at noon in the yard.
Mrs. M. A. McAdams of Mosheim visits son S. J. Robertson and family. Miss Gertrue Robertson, formerly in Waco, has returned home.
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