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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1938
Page
5
The Episcopal Church asks for a final free will offering to complete painting and a 20 foot walk from the sidewalk to the Main Street church fronting Highway 81. Treasurer J. D. Waring and H. Burks urge small contributions to cover about 75 dollars remaining.
Comanche records show several marriages May 2 Rev J D Smoot and April 27 marriages by W L Skaggs and Rev Thomas D Moore. Births list a daughter for Joe Dwaine and Margaret Wanda for Coy White Proctor May 4. Deaths note Lydia Kingley Allen 53 of Gustine died April 29, 1938. Property transfers include various deeds in Comanche area and nearby townships with amounts and parcel details.
Kilbick's Hardware Store states the advertised items did not sell enough to proceed and will restock. The notice promises every item will be available on Saturday and Monday.
Elm Grove School ends its term today per County Superintendent B Ray McCorkle. Ernest Lamb teaches at Elm Grove, one of two two teacher schools remaining in the county. Mt Pleasant near De Leon is the other.
A three day picnic will begin at Priddy on July 14 according to Walter Marwitz who has sponsored the event for several years. There will be plenty of entertainment both regular and unusual, Mr Marwitz said.
Mesdames Homer and Evan Palmer hosted a bridge party at Evan Palmer’s home Tuesday afternoon. Eight tables competed with Mrs. William Chilton taking high score, Mrs. Hilton Burks second, and Mrs. L. C. Durham consolation. Out of town guest Mrs. W. M. Temple of Fort Worth joined relatives. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. C F Williams on North Main Street East is repairing her residence to add an apartment. The project is well advanced and expected to be finished next week.
Mrs. R. W. Turner 79 sister of Mrs. Tom House of Comanche died at her Brady home Tuesday night after illness. Funeral services were held in Brady Thursday with relatives from Comanche attending. She survived by a daughter Mrs. A. R. Hayes of Brady and by brothers and sisters including Mrs. P. H. Chilton of Falfurrias, Mrs. Bob Webb of Snyder, Mrs. W. J. Yantis of Abilene, and C. S. Wright of Cisco.
A hardware store explains they under ordered merchandise and will restock. Every item on sale will be available Saturday and Monday.
Miss Lucille Andress of Sidney married Elwyn Lane of Comanche in a ceremony held Saturday in Stephen ville. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Andress of Sidney and the groom son of Harris Lane of Comanche. Lane recently bought the Lester Care and Service Station in Comanche and the couple will reside there.
Patsy Juanita Bonser was honored on her fifth birthday Saturday afternoon with a party at home in Brownwood. Her mother Mrs Clyde Bonser hosted the event with assistance from Mrs John Anderson. Punch, cake, and ice cream followed games, with a pink and green five candle cake as the centerpiece.
Miss Nadine Keith daughter of Mrs W E Keith Gustine holds one of 125 student offices at Texas Christian University on campus listed among campus leaders A survey shows elective honors almost equally divided by gender and by Fort Worth residents and outsiders Keith serves as secretary treasurer of the Women s Choral Club
In Uvalde a display in the Kincaid Hotel lobby showcases gavels from diverse woods and eras. A massive gavel bears My Country, Tis of Thee carved long with a blue red hammer. Other pieces include wood from a West Texas courthouse stairway with a embedded bullet and a paper weight from Shiloh battlefield wood.
All regular services are held next Sunday. Church School at 9 45 led by O H Donaho. Morning worship at 11 00 with the message Praying As Brothers. Evening service at 8 00 on The Origin Design and of Water Baptism. Senior and Intermediate youth meet at 7 15. Pastor E N Scariett.
The First Presbyterian Church lists Sunday events including Bible classes at 10:15 for youth and 10:30 for adults, morning worship at 11:00 with the sermon The Faith of a Child, and an evening sermon Gideon A Great Leader at 7:00. Week includes Tuesday Birthday Party for Women’s Auxiliary, Wednesday prayer service, and a welcoming note from Minister E M Shepard.
Gustine Methodist Church opens church school at 9 45 a m with devotional by Tunnell Johnson and worship at 11 a m Judge R S McCharen of Comanche will speak on The Responsibility and Opportunity of the Church Today services at Energy at 3 30 p m Second Quarterly Conference at Gustine Monday May 16 at 2 30 p m all official boards urged to attend 100 percent report minister George G Smith invites all parishioners to attend
The young ladies division of the Missionary Society of the local Methodist Church will conduct a benefit cake and pie sale in the Lindsey building next to the Texas Power & Light office on Saturday May 21. The committee asks the public to buy a cake or pie instead of baking for Sunday dinner.
Comanche students Ted Durham and Howell McCorkle ride the John Tarleton College military band to first place in the San Antonio Battle of Flowers contest. Durham, a pre law junior and junior class vice president, and McCorkle, agriculture senior and mixed chorus member, are cited for their roles. The article also notes reader letters praising The Chief newspaper.
Nearly 90 year old L. B. Russell of Comanche, a veteran philosopher, says he has less than a year to live but views his imminent death as good. He reflects on life, death, and cosmic law, citing Will, Cosmos, and Genesis in a letter steeped in personal faith and acceptance.
R A Luker notes Finland is old fashioned and keeps paying its debts. The piece describes President Kallis of Finland as a farmer with his wife managing the farm when he is busy, implying the nation’s frugal, debt-focused stance.
At the South Texas Teachers Association meeting in Brownsville Miss Janet Holmes was elected co chairman of the 8. T. Library Association serving districts west to Laredo and east to Corpus Christi. In a letter to her parents she describes the librarians luncheon at the Brownsville Woman's Club and notes its historic rooms and antique furniture including a 20 foot ceiling mirror and doors from France once intended for a Catholic cathedral in Louisiana.
A reunion Sunday at Mrs. S. E. Hogan's home brought five sisters together for the first time since 1920. The group includes Mrs. A. R. Brown Hamilton Mrs. M. T. Lane Santa Anna Mrs. M. J. McDonald Indian Gap and Mrs. D. C. Dingus Comanche, daughters of John W. and Nancy Bishop.
W. W. McCullough longtime Comanche County resident and retired farmer died at his Gustine home May 7 after an illness. Interment was in Shi loh Cemetery May 8 with Rev. Len Dalton officiating. Survived by widow Laura Green and children Mrs. Chester Evans, Mrs. Tunnell Johnson, Lloyd McCullough of Gustine, and Mrs. Alex Gore of Comanche.
Funeral services for Mrs. W M Little who died in California will be held this afternoon at Pettit Church with interment in Albin Cemetery. Rev Tom Moore and Rev McGinnis officiate. She was 46, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W N Renfro, and reared in Fleming. She married Marie Little in 1911 and had two children Burnell Little and Mrs Laverta Thompson, both in California. Survived by brothers and sisters including W D Renfro Fort Worth M E Renfro Comanche E D Renfro California J J Renfro Borger and Mrs O B Pierce and Mrs R R Martin Borger. She was a Baptist.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Harris of Comanche who recently marked their golden wedding anniversary have been invited to participate in Golden Wedding Day at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the State Fair of Texas. Otto Herold, president of the State Fair, announced October 22 as Golden Wedding Day. Couples across Texas and the Southwest will be invited to join the celebration.
A reflection on worry overwhelming humanity, likening its consequences to a plague and noting it surpasses smallpox in difficulty to combat and its costly outcomes.
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