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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1945
Page
5
A large crowd attended the burial of Dub Neel at Evergreen Cemetery on Sunday. The town noted a misc shower hosted by Drs. Cleburn Willingham in honor of Lt and Mrs. Earl Henry Smart. Numerous relatives and visitors from nearby towns were mentioned among the attendees and ongoing social visits continued through the week.
War Price and Rationing Board confirms no new permits for canning sugar while existing coupons remain valid at grocery stores.
Corporal Frank A Kirkland of Comanche Texas earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in action on 18 April 1945 in Germany. He established and repaired telephone lines under bombardment, crawling to fix severed wires as shelling continued for hours. Kirkland entered service from Texas and is stationed at Camp Gruber Oklahoma.
Rev C R Slider, Mossy Creek Presbyterian pastor, Mt Solon Virginia, will preach next Sunday at the Presbyterian Church here. A Comanche High School and Daniel Baker College graduate, he leads one of Virginia’s oldest congregations founded in 1767. His morning sermon is The Strategy of Christian Warfare. He begins a series Foundations of Lasting Peace with Sunday evening Spiritual Foundations. -W B Gray, Pastor.
A Comanche County War Price and Rationing Board notice asks general building contractors and tradespeople to send name address and type of business to Box 151 Comanche Texas. The district office requests this information with an early reply.
Lt. James Slider reports to Lincoln for reassignment after furlough with parents Mr. and Mrs. W H Slider. Numerous relatives visit Comanche area. reunions in France noted for Lt Eddie Jones and brothers. Pat Tupin to return from Europe soon. Local residents host family and friends from San Antonio Port Arthur Dallas Abilene Fort Worth and Houston. Hospital updates include Mrs George Grimshaw and Mrs Don Alter.
Union Miss Jewel Edwards of Abilene visited her parents the Edwards over the weekend. Frank Green made a business trip to Fort Worth last week. Mrs. Ernest Goodson of Haskell has been visiting her parents the Ishams. Frank Adcock is ill in a Stephenville hospital. Gordon Edwards of Hot Springs Mexico visits relatives here and Abilene. Visitors in C. L. Evans home included the Morgans and John families. Dick and Norvell Adcock of Dallas and Mrs. J. C. Coleman of Stamford visit Frank Adcock in Stephenville hospital. D. Johnson made a business trip to Eastland Tuesday. Mrs. Pink Smart of Gustine visited her daughter this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duke plan to move from the community. Peanut harvest preparations are underway locally. Miss Bonnie Edwards visited her aunt in Abilene last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Jacobs visited Don Williams’ parents over the weekend. Ruff Adcock and others visited Frank Adcock in Stephenville hospital. Miss Bernice Ewing from Dallas visited her grandparents the Morgans last week. Mrs Nina Weaver’s niece has visited from Hamilton. Bradley Johnson is at home after overseas service. The Helpful Workers Club met August 21 with Willie Edwards. three quilts were quilted and a nice lunch served. The Sept. 4 meeting was scheduled with Osie Evans.
Eighty five home demonstration women and family members attended the first annual club picnic at Lake Eanes Park on August 25. Mary Wilhelm county council chair presided and hopes for an annual event. Registration by A A Grayson and J C Helm Sr. White Point club distributed three gifts. Dinner featured picnic lunches of fried chicken meat loaf salads beans pies and cakes. Clubs presented skits and led games in the afternoon.
Cpl Olan Williams with the 90th Infantry Division in Weiden Germany is promoted to sergeant. Williams serves in the Signal Company and keeps communications lines up. He has been in the Army 32 years and spent 16 months overseas.
Mr and Mrs Geo R Neel and relatives express gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during recent bereavement. They name Comanche Gustine and the Neels and Weaver families and pray for God’s blessings now and forever.
Card of thanks from Mr and Mrs Earl W Gressett expresses deep gratitude for gifts and kind words. Visitors include Mr and Mrs W H Novit of Dublin and Miss Mildren Novit of Austin to Mr and Mrs Harry Melowsky. A farming joke about crab grass and a D G Hampton joke contribution are noted.
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