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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1941
Page
7
A bridal shower was held Friday night with wives and friends at a local home. Jack Bryant hosted a party for many young people there before departing for Abilene to enroll at AAC for the coming term. Wr. and Mrs. C C Hubbard of Houston visited the Bob Afiey home as school opened here on Sept 1.
After hard work or strenuous exercise you feel tired and dragged out. A glass of Alka Seltzer offers a refreshing tangy lift. Stores in and around town stock this effervescent relief product.
The column records numerous visits and moves across towns. Names include Graham, Ward, Statum, Evans, Farquhar, Ross, Cox, Irby, Sartor, Neel, Crain, and others. People travel to College Station for A and M entrance, teach in Gorman and Brownwood, and relocate to Comanche and Newburg districts.
Wanda Grissom joins Mrs. Mattie Sue Cosby of De Leon for a Cisco weekend at the Slaughters home. Waldene Johnson visits at home with her mother Minnie Johnson. Helen Brown suffers a broken arm. Ray Carrigan recovers well after appendectomy in Gorman last Sunday. Marcelle Parsley leaves for Stephenville to enroll at JTA C for another year. J W McGinnis of Odessa visits with his children. Mr. and Mrs. M L Doggett return from California and Ysleta after a month with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Campbell and son Billy Joe of Van Zandt County visit here last week with C C Campbell.
Jamkin Evan Miller a Galveston government typist stayed here last week for a brief visit. Doc Miller T. E. Jeffreys visited Ste phenville Sunday with a cousin Dr L D Stephen a hospital patient there. Mr and Mrs Albert Lawson hosted weekend guests including A J of San Antonio, Clarence Mason of Stéphenville and Floyd Woods of Purves. Mrs Sam Cooper of Meridian spent the weekend visiting.
A wide field of visitors and travelers fills the week with families and friends gathering in Brownwood Coleman and surrounding towns. Numerous couples and individuals including Mr and Mrs Paul Gray Miss Mary Joe Ely and Mrs Frank Homes share trips visits and hospital stays with relatives across Texas and New Mexico.
The daughter of Dublin, recently visiting friends Mr. and Mrs. Dick Little of Conroe, visited his mother Mrs. Mary Little. Raymond Carleton of Kelley Field also visited home folks recently.
Mr and Mrs Edd Martin of Mineral Wells spent Saturday here with Mrs Hawkins. Gustine Tigers scrimmaged with the Comanche Indians at Comanche Monday night. Gyle Striplin left Friday for San Antonio where he will teach school. Alvis Ray Wilson left Friday for Eldorado to go to work for the McCullin Chain Store. Mrs Bobbie Skinner went to Gatesville the first of the week on business. Pauline Bolton spent Sunday in Dublin with her grandparents Zack and Mrs Bolton.
Mexico resident Clenna Faye Looney spent Sunday with Wilma Faye Richardson of Shiloh. E. J. Melton visits this week with his son and family from Olney. Oma T. Gandy spent Saturday night with Pauline Salyer at Edna Hill. Bill Wilson of Dublin spent the weekend with Luther Region family. Harmon Stephens of Shiloh visited Billy Looney. Genevie and Wanda Nell Falkner stayed with Willie Faye Williams at Edna Hill.
Beattie School started off nicely on Monday the eighth with Miss Sartor joining the staff. Miss Lovell Keith began teaching duties at Fairview on Monday, September 8. The Church of Christ meeting closed Sunday night.
Among the out of community people who attended the funeral van, Mrs Mattie Warren, Henry Stevenson and others of Comanche, Mr and Mrs Carl Stevenson of Levelland, Mr and Mrs Amos Morgan of Comyn, Mr and Mrs Douglas Stevenson and children, Mrs Irene Nowlin all of De Leon, Mr and Mrs Hezy Dean and others of Suez.
Harmony Mrs Susie Bean visited her sons Belve and S B Bean after a reunion at Lake Banes on August 24 with about 180 relatives present. Numerous relatives from Mercer Gap Prairie Turkey Peak and Mt. View were noted visiting or traveling to and from the gathering.
A nostalgic ad touts syrup of black draught laxative for children. It claims gentle relief using the same principal ingredient as the older Black-Draught, available in 25 and 50 cent sizes.
Carlee and family spent Sunday with Leslie Thomas in Zephyr. Jacob Tyson and family from Kerrville joined Jimmie Sims of Camp Bowie and others in Fort Worth area visits. Mrs. T. A. Witten and Wanda of Hyman with Rutherford family visited M. E. Owen. Harmony Church began extensive remodeling Monday morning with several local men assisting.
A farewell dinner at Mr and Mrs Z R Rogers honored Mrs Dennison and San who were to return to their home. Also mentioned are Miss Francis Williams attending school in Wichita Falls and weekend visit by Rock Williams and parents Mr and Mrs Jess Williford.
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