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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1941
Page
10
Local social notes record visitors and gatherings across Harmony Comanche and Mercer Gap Club events. Families such as Rogers Gore Tobes and Phillips are listed visiting relatives, attending church services, Mother’s Day gatherings, and a high school event at Comanche with seniors and families present.
Soda Springs pupils Gaynelle Smith Mary G Chapman Nordei Lloyd J Vineyard Dale Walker Berlie Gressett enjoyed Junior Senior Day at Cisco Saturday as Sidney School students. Mr and Mrs Garner Lloyd and Mrs Jim Sturdivant were to the city Saturday night.
Community members and relatives from Gustine Hamilton Goldthwaite Comanche and nearby towns spent the weekend with family or on business. Notable attendees included James Fulbright and son in Hamilton Lee A Anderson and Woodrow Springer in Dublin and Tom Sawyer and Salyers in Comanche. A school closing and a Sunday singing drew larger crowds.
Mercer Gap Mr and Mrs W W McKinzie and Mrs S A Brown with son Fred visited their daughter and sister Mrs Roy Fisher in Brownwood Sunday. Also T M McKinzie and daughter visited Camp Bowie with their daughter and J Z Stevens of Brownwood. Fred Priest and Miss Oleta Richie of Zephyr called on G R McKinzie family Sunday. Curtis McKinzie of Comanche spent Saturday night with his parents T M and Mrs McKinzie. Mrs Gaylon McKinzie and children spent the weekend in Fort Worth visiting her sister Ray Jones.
Mr and Mrs Glen Stephens of Baggett visited relatives here on Sunday. Also present were Mr and Mrs Guy Rudd of Goldthwaite Mr and Mrs Rec ter McPherson and Mrs Hiller Newton of Caridan Cecil Pherson of Camp Bowie and Mr and Mrs Barton McPherson and children of Commance.
On Thursday May 8 the Helpers Club of Mercer Gap members skipped quilting to fish at Cox's Creek near the winter home. Ira Fletcher provided the school bus, lunch baskets and fishing gear as Nettie Fletcher and others gathered a bountiful noon meal from creek catches. Guests included Rock Williams Irvin Gore and G Huggins.
Miss Norma Jean Zellars and Dobal White were united in marriage on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Jim Owens delivered a sermon Thursday night. Dr. Fleming passed away last Saturday. Mrs. W. H. Taylor returned home after a visit with her daughter and son-in-law in Olden. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Underwood visited W. S. Adams in Indian Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Littlefield visited in German on Monday and Tuesday.
The Comanche County Baptist Brotherhood meets at First Baptist Church of Comanche Sunday at 2 30 with Judge B Y Cummings of Abilene delivering the principal address He is hailed as one of Texas Baptist laymen The program includes devotional by Dr H H Inzer and a 15 minute talk by Rev E G Gregory who recently returned from the Southern Baptist Convention in Birmingham Alabama
Three children of Mr and Mrs G W Foreman achieved perfect attendance at Newbury grade schools with zero absences or tardies. Georgia Pearl Foreman has four straight years of no lateness or absence. Neida Florine Foreman has three years of perfect attendance, and Norman Gayle Foreman has not missed a day in two years. Mrs W S Adams returns home after visiting her mother in Ranger. Lt Hobson Williford of San Antonio visits his parents. Glen Perdue of San Angelo visits his parents over the weekend.
County Judge H. H. Lockridge will be the principal speaker at the Stag Creek homecoming services Sunday. The address will be delivered at eleven o'clock. The meeting is a major community gathering and includes a memorial service. Dinner will be served on the grounds at noon.
Personal Mention Miss Elien Anthony from Corpus Christi visited her parents Mr and Mrs E E Anthony on Saturday. Bernard Edwards a mid term graduate of Comanche High School attended the graduation exercises here recently and is now working in Marfa.
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