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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
4
Gustine FFA members report extensive local service over three weeks. They ran terrace lines, blood tested 85 White Leghorn hens, butchered two calves, branded twenty head of cattle and calves, planned cropping for a farm, treated Bermuda grass, operated on 19 calves and 17 hogs, and aim to raise funds with winter projects.
The Gustine F F A chapter is organized and projects unusual progress this year. Activities to date include blood testing chickens and taking farm inventories. The chapter met October 24 and initiated the Green Hands. Enrollment stands at 38 members.
Mr and Mrs T D Moore spent Sunday in Santa Anna visiting her brother S W Childers who has been ill for some time but is reported somewhat better now.
The Desdemona girls and Huckabay boys captured first place in the Hasse Invitation Basketball Tournament at Hasse Gym. Martin Valley of Eastland County was runner-up in both divisions. Thirty teams entered including Comanche County squads from Newburg Sidney Beattie Proctor Sipe Springs Duster and Gustine.
The Comanche High School hosted a Comanche FFA meeting to initiate new green hands. Forty five members attended with fifteen new initiates. Attendees included J L Albin Everett Breedlove Nolan Burdett Claude Cleere Pat Dutton Doyle Ely Thurman Fagan and others. Green hands initiated were Robert Bowers Joe Carnes Gene and others.
A garbled OCR passage lists numerous individuals including Thomas Chaney J D Coker Cecil Jack Cox Billie Harbour Harold Hutchins Clabhorn Kerley Tommie Mazurek Ikey Pipes Jack Smith Roy Wilhelm Jessie Woods Robert Hammack Royce Brantley Billie Kemp Dell Kirkland and Winston Mccutt.
Episcopal services at Trinity Church Dublin Sunday November 12 at 11 o clock. Rector Father J R Maceo will preach What Mean Ye By This Service explaining the church parts and ornaments used in the Holy Communion. Comanche Episcopals and others invited to attend.
At the P T A meeting on October 20 the Blanket Future Farmers Chapter elected Miss Bula Dell McDowell as Sweetheart for the coming year. Votes were cast at a penny a vote and campaign manager Silas Hightower is thanked along with supporters.
A brief item notes the availability of butter paper and car tons at The Chief, with no further context or details on event timing or sources.
Herbert Goodson and Eddie Jones of A and M College spent the weekend in Comanche with home folks. Mrs Vinne Harris visited Fort Worth with her daughter. Miss Geneva Jones attended a Dallas beauty college and spent the weekend with home folks. F W Couch and granddaughter Betty Gene Bax of Abilene visited relatives in Comanche Sunday. Dale Waldrop and wife from Belton visited his mother Mrs R B Waldrop. Jane and Mrs Mitten with son Eldon of Pioneer visited Julian Johnson last weekend. George Hulsey attended the wedding of Alma Weaver to William Hadley Scott, De Leon Methodist Church in De Leon.
Sunday evening singing will be held at Sand Hill. Everyone is invited. Neighbors and local families attended visits over the weekend including the Franks from Duster and Pioneer, W D Nowlin, S J Moore and Culbertsons visiting Carmack and family in Beattie.
Annie Elizabeth Morgan born February 17 1857 in Columbia Texas died October 25 1939 in Albert Oklahoma at age eighty three married Dr John Woodie Applewhite in 1874 and had ten children eight surviving led a devout Methodist life in Gustine and Hazel Dell with six sons as pallbearers funeral held at Gustine Methodist Church praised as a pioneer mother and community builder.
The Senior Sunday School Class at Sidney Baptist Church held a Hallowe en party with hosts Miss Vanita Jones and Joye Dyer. After the Ghost Walk and treasure hunt unmasking, Mrs. Truman Pene won best costume. Spooky games and mock refreshments followed for about thirty young people.
Calvin Evans led Blanket High with a 71 yard touchdown run and another first quarter score in a 13 to 0 win over Early. Evans added the extra point on a line plunge after a sustained drive. Barney Parson starred on defense for Blanket.
A cemetery working will be held at Board Church on Saturday November 11. Those in charge request all interested to come early and bring tools and ingredients for making a Comanche stew.
District 22 of the Mid-Texas area will be represented at the Texas State Teachers Association convention in San Antonio by E. J. Woodward of Brownwood Noble W. Prentice of Richland Springs and E. H. Boulter of De Leon on the State Executive Committee. C. H. Kenley of San Angelo will succeed Boulter as a state executive committeeman. Delegates on the State House of Delegates include Woodward Prentice and Boulter and twelve elected delegates from Brownwood Comanche Stephenville Brady Mullin Winters San Angelo San Saba Sonora Santa Anna and other towns.
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