Billie Van Cleave and E R Merrill Married
Sidney family confirms the August 20 San Diego wedding of Billie Van Cleave to E R Merrill of San Diego California. The bride wore a black crepe princess dress with gardenia carnation corsage. Merrill is from San Diego and the couple planned to reside there.
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van Cleave
Sidney
Billie
E. R. Merrill
San Diego
California
Merrill
Sidney High School
Tech Business School
Dallas
Fulton's
Orton
Atus
Saverk
Elliott
W. R Fg
Donald
Johnston
Fairview
Ellen McNutt
van Dyke
Local families attend religious revival and Sunday visits
Overton families and friends gather for church activities. Rev Isham and Rev Briscoe lead a revival at Board Church with attendees including Frank Caraway, Gayle Isham, and others. Various residents travel to visit relatives in Comanche Gustine San Antonio Fort Worth and nearby areas.
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Illingsworth
Overton
Refess
San Angelo
Frank Caraway
Gayle Isham
Board Church
Isham
Briscoe
Doris Cox
Hamilton
John Roberson
Comanche
Roberson
Camp Bowie
J. Y. Robinson
Hayden Estes
Gustine
San Antonio
V. S. Cates
Evans
Maxville
Barton McPherson
Troy Tatum
Purvis
Sam Boydston
Matthews Family Visit Annotated in Cotton Grove
Cotton Grove notes show Mr and Mrs Otis Matthews and their children visiting his parents Mr and Mrs D H Lees. Leevina Gord returned home after a las ere episode, details incomplete from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Matthews
D. Hee Liss Leevina Gord
Man Reaches Highest Primary Vote for Attorney General
Attorney General Jerry Man won the July primary with 791 042 votes out of 954 005, the highest total for any opponent. The vote tally shows his strong lead over rivals in the statewide contest.
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Jerry Man
White Point Cemetery Association Thanks Donors
The White Point Cemetery Association thanks donors for supporting a clean cemetery. The semi annual meeting is set for Saturday September 5 to read member names and donated amounts and track expenditures. The group notes 65 donations to date. Doc Edwards serves as president and Mrs. J. C. Helm as secretary. Mrs. Elton Stewart and her daughter visited Mrs. D. W. Stewart's family over the weekend.
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White Point Cemetery Association
Cemetery Association
White Point Community Club
Doc Edwards
J. C. Helm
Elton Stewart
Arizona
D. W. Stewart
Questionnaires Mailed To Ten Men August 23
On August 23 questionnaires were mailed to ten men by the Local Selective Service Board with instructions to fill out and return within five days. The men are: 11104A Alton Duane Andress 11133A John Junior Hilley 11136 John Doyle Hulsey 11137 Truman Augustus Jamar 11138 James Blaney Horton 11140 Junius Croker 11141 Louis Dewitte Bruner 11142 Gaylon Dwain Hanes 11142A Joseph Clayton Carnes 11143 Martin Luther Emert. Misses Jean Burdette and Byr lene Lawless attended the shower at Fairview for Miss Joyce York who was recently married to Pvt. Nolan Williams of Gustine.
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Selective Service Board
Alton Duane Andress
John Junior Hilley
John Doyle Hulsey
Truman Augustus Jamar
James Blaney Horton
Junius Croker
Louis Dewitte Bruner
Gaylon Dwain Hanes
Joseph Clayton Carnes
Martin Luther Emert
Jean Burdette
Byrlene Lawless
Fairview
Joyce York
Pvt
Nolan Williams
Gustine
Marriages and reunions noted in Comyn region
Word of Corp. Doggett’s marriage to a Carl of Lompoc California is received as he trains at Little Rock Arkansas. Local families attend the Dunlap reunion at Lake Banes and Lake Eanes, with guests from Spur Amarillo Chattanooga and Houma. A bridal shower for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell, and quilting for Mrs. Massingill follow a home fire loss.
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Corp
Doggett
Carl
Lompoc
Calif
Little Rock
Ark
Doris Thornton
Dix
Noel
Jane
Spur
Maple Byerly
Hubert
Kirk
Amarillo
M. L. Doggett
Dunlap
Lake Banes
Maud Grissom
S. F. Kinnard
C. M. Caraway’s, Sr
Comyn
Howard Campbell
Jim Mobley
Chatanooga
Tenn
J. M. Mobley
S. F. Kinnard, Jr
Houma
Minnie Johnson
Waldene Johnson
Claud
Tom Dunlap
D. E. Parsley
Lake Eanes
O. J. Hanson
O. J. Massingill
B. E. Carrigan
Brownwood
Laura Hughes
Dallas
C. B. Garner
Personal Mention of Mr. and Mrs. Odis Huggins visit Abilene
Mr. and Mrs. Odis Huggins of Abilene were here on business this week and to visit his sisters Mrs. Augusta Haley and Mrs. Iva Chldress. Mr. Huggins has been with the Oklahoma City YMCA.
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Odis Huggins
Abilene
Augusta Haley
Iva Childress
Huggins
Oklahoma City
Y.M.C.A
Local Social Notes Span Visits Across States
For the last twenty years he is now with the USO at Camp Barkeley. Mr and Mrs H E Speers hosted guests including his father and mother from Merkel Texas and relatives from Alabama. Greene family left for a trip to Carlsbad Cavern. E W King and kin from Odessa visited. Millis King and Kenneth Ray returned from Little Creek Louisiana after a month with relatives in Menden and Mena Arkansas. Walter Williamson and son from Abilene with others visited Rankin. A horned owl was shot during a hunt measuring six inches. Ruth Brown Emert takes a new job as a union operator in Stephenville.
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U.S.O
Camp Barkeley
H. E. Speers
T. H. Spears
Merkel
Texas
Foster Littleton
W. Z. Littleton
Blountsville
Alabama
C. W. Lovell
Cullman County
C. A. Greene
Carlsbad Cavern
E. W. King
Odessa
Willis King
Ms.illis King
Kenneth Ray
Little Creek
B. C. Arnold
Menden
D. B. McClintock
Comanche Chief Subscriber Praises Local Paper
A letter from Pfc. Curtis W. Anglin of the 417th Tech Sch Sqdn at Sheppard Field Texas encloses a money order for a one year subscription. He says the Chief provides familiarity and companionship, highly recommending the paper for those who want to know about Comanche.
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Comanche
Texas
Curtis W. Anglin
Tech Sch
Sheppard Field
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Billie van Cleave
McGlothlin
Ira McGlathlin
Olin Kelley
We Weun
Luther Wilkerson
J. O. Harris
A. O. Childress
New Mexico
Franklin Seck
Suez
W. E. Wilson
Robert Clark
Fort Worth
W. E. Wils
Jean Hodges
Dale Coalson
Katherine Hucabee
Edna Hill
Helen Tackett
Jefferies
Fort Wo
Hoan
Will T. A
Ownwood
Cotton Grove
Daa and
Ary Nell
Joyce
Uth
Dublin
Hill Viscar
Fagan Chevrolet CO
Osday
White Point
Mr. N the
Uneral Peat Cox
Rive
Butler
McCoy
Jack
Hobbs
Ivisom
Harmon Visid
Harold Pierson
Oyr
Beaard
Fort Dallas
Estes
San
Dudney
York
Washington, D. C
Garmichael and
O. H. Moore
H. Moore
Conoco
Njh
Roy Yantis
A. F. Gaines
Gulf Oil Corporation
W. H. Slider
Sinclair
Ise
W. C House
Asent
W. B. Center
Grand Third House
Methodist Church
Geo. T. Blackwell
Blackwell Sanitarium
Gorman, Texas
R. W. H. Hamilton Optometrist
Tang Repairing
A. J. Gray
C. W. Gray
Physicians and Surgeons
Nat'l Bank Bldg
N.E Cor
Comanche, Texas
F. L. Hill
Higginbotham Bid
Pheme
Ruth Brown Emert
Stephenville
Soldier
J. B. Allcorn Insurance and Bonds
Chief Day Cleaners
United States War Bonds
Texas Power & Light Company
ccAuthorization
United States
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States War Savings
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Treasury
T.p.&l
Texas Power & Light Cop
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