Promotion to First Lieutenant for Comanche native
William Clyde House of Comanche has been promoted to First Lieutenant in the First Armored Division at Fort Polk Louisiana. He completes eighteen months of service this month and expects discharge in October. He is a 1950 Comanche High School graduate and a 1952 Tarleton State College graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clyde House
Clyde House
Comanche
First Armored Division
United States Army
Fort Polk
Louisiana
House
Tarleton State College
Texas Village Boys Bring Program to Sidney High School
Sidney Texas Village Boys led by Clyde Chesser will perform at the Sidney High School Auditorium Friday night April 13. The Sidney FFA sponsors the event with strong advance ticket sales. Admission is 35 cents or 0 cents. Curtain time is 8:00 PM. The troupe and Chesser are featured on KCEN-TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenda Gann
Chesser
Comanche High School
Dingler Community Club
J. R. Gaines
Dingler
Clyde
Barefoot
Sidney High School
Sidney Ffa
Texas Village Boys
Kcen-Tv
Harry Harbour Killed in Cycle Car Collision
Harry Jack Harbour 30 of Comanche died instantly in a motorcycle crash on Highway 120 within San Antonio city limits near Lackland Air Force Base. Sergeant Turnbow of Tennessee died later at Lackland hospital. Funeral services were held at Lackland Chapel No. 1 and burial was at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery. He was a Comanche County native and Army veteran with World War II and Korea service, survived by his wife Jenni Englehart and his parents and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jack Warbour
Comanche
Highway 120
San Antonio
Lackland Air Force Base
Set
Harbour
Turnbow
Tennessee
Lackland
Chapel No. 1
Fort Sam Houston
Harry Jack
Bob Harbour
Comanche County
Proctor and
Korea
Jenni Englehart
Coanche
Robert J. Harbour
Bill Harbour
Fort Worth
Joe Harbour
Abilene
Carolyn Fields
Friona
Dorothy Homer
Mary Lou Burns
Aggie Muster Set For April 21 In Comanche County
The Comanche County A M Club will hold its 53rd Aggie Muster April 21 at Lake Eanes Park in Comanche. The 7:00 p m program includes a picnic supper and games with Bobby Griffis, a Coleman High School senior and pantomime artist, as entertainment. Loel Dene Cox will be master of ceremonies inviting all former A M students and friends to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. & M. College of Teas
Comanche County
Lake Eanes Park
Comanche
Texas A. & M
Battle of
San Jacinto
Houston
A. & M. Club
Loel Dene Cox
Bobby Griffis
Coleman High School
Central
West Texas
Cox
Methodists To Open Revival Here Sunday
Rev. Floyd Boulware of First Methodist Church Grand Prairie will preach the annual revival at Comanche first Methodist from Sunday April 15 through April 22. Services start nightly at 7 30 and 7 00 am, with Thomas Greer directing song service and Marguerite Rost playing. The public is invited and church members urged to attend every service for a week of evangelistic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Boulware
First Methodist Church
Grand Prairie
Comanche
Pey
Boulware
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Commerce
Nreek
Thomas Greer
Marguerite Rost
Alubude
Daughter Born to Sam Livingstons in Arlington
Mr and Mrs Sam Livingston Jr announce the birth of a daughter named Keren Gai at Arlington on April 5. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Livingston of Comanche and Mrs Lemmer Low of Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Livingston, Jr
Roger
Arlington, Texas
Keren Gai
Sam Livingston
Comanche
Lemmer Low
Ex Comanchean Elected Mayor of San Angelo
Former San Angelo druggist and former City Commission member Huestis FE McCulloch won the mayoral race with 4 918 votes against C H Joe Treadway s 4 045 votes and ex mayor Harvey H Allen s 1 521. McCulloch was raised in Cosan and has many friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch
San Angelo
San
Francois Huzer Bee Authority Born in 1750
The Swiss naturalist Francois Huzer born in 1750 became blind at fifteen and devoted his life to bee study. He remains a leading authority on bee life and habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francois Huzer
Watches and playing cards top purchases by blind shoppers
The American Foundation for the Blind reports that the most popular items bought at cost by blind customers are watches and playing cards. The note highlights accessible products and purchasing trends among blind shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For the Blind
Bruce Couch Elected CHS Student Council President 1956 57
Bruce Couch was named Student Council president for Comanche High School 1956 57. Tom Palmer and Danny Mims were runners up with spirited campaigns. Juniors Creath Davis Harold Pairish and John Gleaton were elected as class presidents for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Couch
CHS
Comanche High School
Preston Couch
Tom Palmer
Danny Mims
Billy Gressett
R. E. Gressett
Soda Springs
Billy
Creath Davis
Creath
Vernon Davis
Indians
Harold Pairish
Mercer Gap
Harold
John Gleaton
John
E. W. Gleaton
Comanche
Read Funeral Held for Comanche Fatal Shooting Victim
Funeral services were held for Charles Columbus Read 36 in Comanche at the Co manche Funeral Home following his death from two chest wounds in a jail altercation Sunday night Read had been jailed on drunkenness charges and a murder complaint was filed against Constable J L Jackson Read’s burial followed at Indian Creek Cemetery with Pallbearers named Belve Bean Gaston Boykin Irvin Norwood Curtis Norwood D Cloud and Ransome Amos He was survived by his parents two brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Charles Columbus Read
Read
Justice of Peace
Otis Brazier
Aper
Jack Odell
J. L. Jackson
Wayne Swindle
Jackson
Howell Cobb
Cobb
M. F. Manchester
Church of Christ
Indian Creek Cemetery
Belve Bean
Gaston Boykin
Irvin
Curtis Norwood
D. Cloud
Ransome Amos
Ppg
County
Davewelk
Ana Carri¢éphene Smith Read
Dount Olive
Lela Drennan
Gospel Meeting Opens Friday at Comanche Church of Christ
A gospel meeting begins Friday April 13 at the Church of Christ in Comanche and runs through April 22. Brother With Trnevte, a Hamilton minister and Bible student, will preach. Services start daily at 7 45 p m with a welcoming invitation to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Comanche
Youth Rally Set For April 13 At First Baptist Comanche
The Comanche County Youth Rally will meet at the First Baptist Church in Comanche on Friday April 13 at 7 30 p m. Jerry Gregory pastor of Board Church and student at Howard Payne College will bring the message. Creath Davis a local high school sophomore leads the youth group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
First Baptist Church
Comanche
Jerry Gregory
Board Church
Howard Payne College
Creath Davis
Bob Carpenter Awarded National Democratic Council Post
Bob Carpenter of Comanche Texas has accepted appointment to the National Advisory Council of the Democratic National Committee. The decision follows his active work with the Comanche County Democratic Advisory Council and roles as a DAC organizer under Byron Skelton Temple and Tom Moore Jr. in Central Texas. The letter from DNC Chairman Paul M Butler outlines the council’s need for Texas insights on political trends and issues ahead of the November campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Carpenter
Comanche
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
National Advisory Council
Carpenter
Comanche County
Democratic Advisory Council
Texas
Byron Skelton
Temple
DAC
Tom Moore Jr
Waco
Butler
Connecticut Ave
N. Ww
Washington
D. C
National Committee
South
Democratic Party
Senior Play Is Postponed in Comanche
The Comanche senior class play Grandad Steps Out, set for April 10 to 12, is postponed due to illness of cast member Jeannine Gleaton who plays Mrs Laura Morten. Director Nobia Dunn says no date is fixed but the production likely will occur in two weeks.
Visits in Arlington Observe Several Texas Families
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brawley and family of Comanche join visits in Arlington. Also seen are Mr. and Mrs. Granville Walker and Judy of Spur, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Low and family of Abilene, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith and sons of Arlington, and Mrs. Lemmer Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Brawley
Comanche
Granville Walker
Judy
Spur
Joe Low
Abilene
E. A. Smith
Arlington
Lemmer Low
Whipperwills Named Goatsucker by Old World Herdsmen
The whipperwill is classified within the family and has the common name goatsucker assigned by traditional Old World herdsmen.
Comanche FFA Places Second In Judging
Comanche FFA livestock judging team led by De Robert Brewster Dale Fisher and Bill Gressett placed second in the Area IV contest at Stephenville, earning a state contest berth at Texas A&M College Station in May. The 93-team field spanned Mineral Wells, Brownwood, Abilene and surrounding schools to the Oklahoma border. The Comanche Chapter has sent state livestock teams each year since 1961, except 1953 and 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert, Brewster
Dale Fisher
Bill Gressett
Comanche
Stephenville
Texas A
M. College
Mineral Wells
Brownwood
Abilene
Oklahoma
Fractured Hip Suffered by Mrs C P St Clair
Mrs C P St Clair longtime Comanche resident fractured her hip falling at her sister Mrs Lee Signor home in Abilene. Relatives report she is recovering satisfactorily and is at Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. St. Clair
Comanche
Lee Signor
Abilene
St. Clair
Hendrix Memorial Hospital
School Trustee Election Brings Out Record Vote
In Comanche Independent School District, the trustee election yielded a record 739 total votes with heavy afternoon turnout. Two seats were filled by A E Buster Robertson 478 and W M Red Durham 339, while C D M Swearengin 278 and Gail Dudley 313 were the other top choices. Riley Hilliard retired from the board. new and holdover members join Ide Lane Cecil Fisher Beal McDaniel John M Robertson E W Cap Gleaton Co D Swearengin and A E Buster Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Independent School District
A. E.buster Robertson
C. DM. Swearengim
W. M
County Farm Bureau
The
Baptist Church
Beal McDaniel
Comanche
Quality Implement Company
Moe’s Drive-In
Church of Christ
John M. Robertson
National Farm Loan Association of Comanche
Old Sidne Road
Metho
E. W
Cap) Gleaton
State
Methodist Church
D. Swearengin
Comanche Motor Company
A. E
Buster) Robertson
Arthur Chevrolet
Country doctor recalls old Model T remark to loitering youths
A northern Ontario country doctor finds youths joking at his antique Ford in front of the village drug store. He climbs in, tells them the car is paid for, and then eyes them with a measured remark as tension lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Drusstore
Mery
Mix Cornstarch With Flour to Thicken Gravy Smoothly
To prevent lumpy gravy mix a little cornstarch with the flour before adding liquids. This creates a smooth suspension that thickens evenly without lumps.
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North
Austin
W. C. House, Jr
REA
Henderson
Ham’s
Elik’s
Adventure Areliks
Livingston and
Ion
Gore Bros
Hathcock’s
Gusbrighten
Sherwin-Will
Jllough
Jeanes Eck
E Flame
Ar Mel
Texas Village
Sidney
Harry Harbour
Aggies
Methodists
Sam Livingstons
Columbus Read
Ister
Hamilton
Dennis
National Party
Comanche Ffa
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