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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1932
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Turley and son George return to Lubbock after summer with Mrs J N Vandiver. Dozens of relatives and friends from Fort Worth Abilene Winters Waco and Sherman visit, teach, or travel home. Several youths depart for Harrold Stephenville Valley View and other towns for study and work.
Crammer and Mrs L H Creamer of San Saba spent part of last week in the area. Lee Hicks of Rule visits his daughter Mrs Rob Steward. Raymond Luker and wife spent Sunday with her parents at Board Church. Miss Leona Smith of Baggett stayed with Miss Corine Steward and others. The group including Hubert Houck Cordie and Euordie Cotney and Cass Lee Hicks visited Mr and Mrs Jim Lester of Gustine last weekend. Charlie Springstead visited relatives at Fort Worth last Sunday.
Sunday night marked the close of the Methodist revival at this place with one new member added to the church. The note of visitors includes J B House and family from Scottsdale Arizona and Miss Kitty Sue Lew is of Okra among others visiting local families. multiple relatives and friends from Breckenridge Rising Star El Paso and New Mexico were mentioned in social visits throughout the week.
About thirty friends of Mrs. W. H. Chastain who recently left for Ramon New Mexico surprised her with a farewell quilting party on Tuesday August 80 at the Union Tabernacle. A basket lunch was served at one o clock to the honoree and guests. Mesdames Lena Huff of Comanche Jesse Hutchings and children B M
A long string of personal names including Blethen W N Byrd Ruby Wyatt Grace Foster E A Whitesides M R Hartford Verda Vaughan Ted Jay Ruth Houser F L Little Maggie Hatfield Miss Frances Whitfield Stephenville Ellie Winter Effie Foster Kate Foster Audrey Whitesides Aileen Foster Anna Grace Foster Mild red Foster Jaurine Rhymes Emma Hartform Gwendolyn Rhymes Katherine Jay Mary Frances Jay Lavoy Donaldson Thelma Rachles Harold Hutchings appear in a community notice or social column.
Dallas residents and relatives gathered in Brownwood for weekend visits with family. Notables include Mr and Mrs Earnest Walker and two daughters, Mr and Mrs Claud Ross and family, A A Hilley and family, and Mrs Cassie Owens with Neal. Quilting events and showers were held for local families including Mrs Dora Jones and Miss Lucille Guthrie.
The Freewill Church has called Rev E J Vaughan to serve as pastor for another year. Van Dyke Rev W Howard Moore of Hasse filled his monthly appointment as pastor at the Baptist Church Saturday and Sunday.
The Epworth League present a Sunday program on A Runaway Slave with Naomi Gleaton and Charlotte Switzer leading songs and readings. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Ray and family and Mr Grady of Brownwood. The first PTA meeting of the school year is set for September 16 at the high school auditorium.
Court House News records list marriages including Howard Mitchell with Juanita Pate and Worth Cornelius with Nina Jones. Births include Isham and Harper families, and Day and Clarke additions. An infant Roberts daughter died at Oakwood Cemetery. Several deeds cover transfers in Comanche including W F Robinson, R D Goodman, and Higginbotham properties with stated sums.
County Agent J. A. Barton outlines ten key steps to protect peas and grain from the grain weevil. He advises using carbon disulfide as the fumigant, sealing storage, maintaining 60 degrees or higher, calculating dose per space, fumigating top and mass, and ventilating after treatment. Reinfestation risks mean early action and repeated treatment if needed.
LAMKIN H H Carmichael of Fort Worth spent the weekend with his brother M D Carmichael and family. Mr and Mrs Ed Talley of Sherman visit his parents J L Tally. Miss Willie Eargle returns to McAllen to teach, accompanied by her brother Worth who will attend school there. Luther Daniel of Gustine spent Saturday here. Horace and June Geye of near Comanche are visiting.
Lois Locke and Colquitt Hamilton were married on Tuesday evening August 30 at 8:30 in the Lamkin home of Rev. and Mrs. Stewart. The ceremony, performed by Rev. J. W., was witnessed by Hamilton’s sister Miss Neville. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Locke, new residents from Beattie, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hamilton, grew up in Lamkin and finished Lamkin high school last term.
The Central Christian Church announces fall services with Sunday 11 am sermon on Biblical Regulation and 7:30 pm evening service. Pastor Kenneth L. Smith invites members and friends to attend as church activities resume after vacations.
Special for Saturday and all next week announced by Durham Brothers. Lemons of nice size sold by the dozen and jet oranges large 216 size priced at 20 cents per dozen. Local fruit promotion with emphasis on availability.
An advertisement extols Thedford's Black-Draught laxative as inexpensive and practical. It highlights medicinal plant content, light packaging to save freight, and quick relief from constipation and related symptoms such as headaches, sluggishness, gas, and digestive distress.
Beattie revival begins next Saturday night September 10 with Rev. B. B. Edmanton of Robert Lee preaching. Two services daily with good singing and preaching. Attendance urged and note the Quarterly Conference at White Point on September 17 with preaching at eleven, dinner on the ground, and business session. EB M Daily, P Cc
Mr and Mrs W D Woolsey and family visited relatives at Blanket for the weekend. Mr and Mrs W W Smith and children visited Mr and Mrs J K Bing ham of Van Dyke. Mr and Mrs Clifford Flippo and Mrs W C Flippo visited Mr and Mrs Collins Flippo of Bibb on Sunday.
The Newburg Public School will open for the new term on Monday September 12 with J Oscar Swindle as Superintendent. Other teachers include Mr J E Lightfoot Mrs J E Lightfoot Miss Leota Simpson and Miss Minnie Cody.
We want your cream produce poultry and eggs. Bob Seale at Home Produce Co invites customers to supply dairy fruit and eggs for sale or barter.
The Oliver Springs School opened last Monday under Principal D. E. Howard with Mrs. Howard as intermediate teacher and Miss Inez Rosewell as primary teacher, marking the start of the new term.
Readable lines show lemons described as nice size priced per dozen at 115e and oranges labeled large 216 size priced per dozen at 209. Indicates a small-town market ad listing available citrus by unit and price.
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