Baggett Club Elects 1943 Officers At November Meeting
The Baggett Home Demonstration group met November 2 with eight women and one visitor. New 1943 officers were named including Inez Hicks as president and George Stephens as vice president. Miss Mayfield demonstrated iron on patches and stain removal methods. Meetings shift to monthly on the first Monday, with December’s to be hosted by Mrs. Inez Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nelson
Baggett Home
George Ephens
Miss Mayfield
Inez Hicks
George Stephens
Glen Stephens
Cullen Stephens
Elm Grove Service Club Plans Christmas Tree or Gift Day
Nov 11 club day canceled due to sickness. Mrs. Charlie Mathews and Mrs. Doug las Hilliard unable to attend. Nov 25 club date with Mrs. Julian Johnson to quilt. members urged to attend as decision on Christmas tree or gift day will be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Mathews
Douglas Hilliard
Julian Johnson
Pledges Rush Week At Stephens College Columbia Mo
Seventeen sororities pledged more than 378 new members during rush week at Stephens College in Columbia Missouri. Mary Katherine Ory pledged Alpha Alpha Alpha, daughter of Dr and Mrs L K Ory of Comanche. The sororities focus on war service, Red Cross work, dances for service men, and war skill training as they complete pledge events and close rushees parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
Mary Katherine Ory
L. K. Ory
Comanche
Stephens
Camp Fort Leonard Wood
Roberson Sisters Visit Winter Market Display at Hotel Texas
Miss Maude Oberson and Miss Elizabeth Tate of Roberson Sisters attended the Fort Worth winter market display of ladies ready to wear at Hotel Texas. Eastern and Texas wholesale houses presented full lines of the latest merchandise and Miss Roberson said she could assemble a large selection for their store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Oberson
Elizabeth Tate
Roberson
Texas
Fort Worth
Miss Edwina Duke Weds Cadet Harold C Lock at Santa Ana Air Base
Miss Edwina Duke became the bride of Cadet Harold C Lock on September 28 at the Air Base chapel in Santa Ana California. Chaplain Schol ton read the vows. The attendants were the bride's mother Mrs Ed Duke and a family friend Mrs Adah Trostel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwina Duke
Harold C. Lock
Santa Ana
California
Scholton
Ed Duke
Adah Trostel
Surprise Birthday Luncheon for Mrs. Kirk
Neighbors and friends surprised Mrs. Lacie Kirk at her home on Friday morning November 13. She returned to find a welcoming chorus and gifts. A table groaned with good things as guests shared a dish for her birthday dinner in a warm love feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacie Kirk
Indian Creek Club Elects Officers At November Session
Indian Creek Club met with Mrs. Oliver Reese for an all day session. Miss Mayfield attended and helped reorganize the club and elect officers for the coming year. Vera Coker was named president and Edd Duke vice president with Bill Smoot as secretary treasurer. Members distributed Red Cross sewing kits and socialized, gifting Mary and Ileta Coker as they prepare their new homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek Club
Oliver Reese
Reese
Big Spring
Miss Mayfield
Vera Coker
Edd Duke
Bill Smoot
Jack Carnes
Red Cross
Mary
Ileta Coker
Old Duke
Gustine Home Demonstration Club Notes
Gustine club meeting recaps a lunch, patchwork quilt tilting, and social time. Members include Mrs. A A Smart Mrs Amos Aines and James Austin Jaines. Officers elected at the November gathering with Miss Mayfield in attendance. Warranty deeds noted at The Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine Home Demonstration Lab
A. A. Smart
Amosaines
James Austin Jaines
Miss Mayfield
Local FSA Notes Highlight Drought Era Crops and Loans
FSA notes feature living on Gustine area farm and 7 acre peanut yield of 282 bushels selling for 587.97 with 72.45 hay, totaling 660.42. James Griffin near Comanche secures loan for ten dairy cows to convert old buildings into a Grade A dairy barn. Miss Mary Louise Jennings covers county duties as Mrs. Richter recovers. A Saturday November 14 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the County Court Room will explain the FSA program to new applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed D. Fisher
FSA
W. R. Cox
Gustine
Axis Powers
Mr. Fisher
James H. Griffin
Comanche
Mr. Griffin
Mary Louise Jennings
Eastland
Morell Richter
Aviation Cadet Jim Gray Receives Preflight Training
Aviation Cadet Jim Gray grandson of Dr and Mrs A J Gray of Comanche is now in preflight training at Santa Ana Army Air Base California. He served as a sergeant at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio before transferring to the Air Corps. A Comanche High School graduate and former Indian football player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Gray
A. J. Gray
Comanche
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Santa Ana
California
Young Gray
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Air Corps
Comanche High School
Recruitment officer questions applicant in wartime era
A recruiting officer asks a colored applicant about prior experience. The response claims, I sho' has, boss, I'se been shot at three times be foh dere evah wuz a wah. The remark implies battlefield service or exposure in past conflicts.
Armistice Day Prayer Calls for Moral Leadership and Peace
A wartime era Armistice Day prayer pleads for national spiritual greatness and world peace. It invokes Jefferson Lincoln and Wilson and asks God to keep democracy safe from tyranny and to honor fallen soldiers with a just future. It emphasizes lay leadership, Christian principles, and a pledge to uphold the soldiers’ sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jefferson
Lincoln
Wilson
Grant
America
Lord God of
Oldest Texas scrap drive item a 92-year-old flat iron
Mrs. P. W. Gibson of Amarillo donated a 92-year-old flat iron once owned by her Tennessee grandmother marking Texas scrap drive history. The Glen Rose Reporter urges community support for the home paper and reflects on citizen duty and editorials. A West Texas scene recalls a diverse Broadway parade with an old creaking cart and a burro-strung caravan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
P. W. Gibson
Amarillo
Tennessee
Glen Rose
West Texas
America
Eastland
Ranger
Toiling up the hill a reflective traveling pair endure
A burned faced man with coarse chin stubble leads a weary traveler and a burro along a modern brick highway. The scene raises questions about their origins, chances of welcome, and the uncertain path of life across deserts valleys and mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Plains of
Texas
California
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Aggett Club News
ELM Grove Service Club
Nannie Carter
Pledges College Sorority
Roberson Sisters
DR. MiLls
Dr. Miles
Mrs. Kirk
Indian Creek Club News
Ustine Club News
W. S. Price
F.S.A
Aviation
J.R. Eanes & Company Insurance— —Real Estate
John D. Waring
C. A. Greens
Tupin
Ernest Tupin
Jewelei
Geo. C. McKinzie
C. C. Klingman
Jesus Christ
Maeyay OY An
Boyce House
Huett’s Furniture Store
Sidney Street
W. H. Huett
TRU
Jill O Boot Shop Boot and &Hoe
Higginbotham Blag
Uncle Sam
Texas Power & Light Company
Cain
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elkins Tin Shop
Comanche County
Wildmill Work
Y.W. Holmes
Comanche National Bank Building
U.S
J. C. Gaddy
Masseur
C. A. Greene
Sec'freas
J. R. Eanes
Pres
I. Geo. T. Blackwell
Blackwell
Sanitarium
Gorman
A. F. Gaines
Gulf Oil Corporation
Coleman
R. W. H. Hamilton
F. L. Hill
Higginbotham Bird's
C. W. Gray
Physicians and Surgeons
First Nat’] Bank
N.E Cor
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