Two local women drown while swimming at Gap Creek
August 24 1923 report from Comanche Chief details the deaths of Miss Bryant of Proctor and Miss Lackey and Miss Winfrey of Gap after a swimming accident on Copperas Creek. Bryant attempted rescue but all three were pulled under and drowned. bodies recovered hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis K. Doyle
Winfrey
Miss
South Copperas Creek
Mr Bryant
Proctor
Miss Bryant
Gap
R. E. Fverett
Miss Lacksey
Miss Winfrey
Claud McDaniel
A. &. McDaniel
Miss Key
W. D. Donaldson
Two Women Laid to Rest in Sipe Springs Burial
Funeral services for Miss Winfrey and Miss Lackey were conducted by Rev. O D Henley at the Sipe Springs Cemetery. The bodies were lowered about 30 feet apart. Winfrey had served as B Y P U president and Sunday School officer since 1915, while Lackey worked in Bibble School and young people society. Both left many friends in grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. BE
Lackey
Ckey
O. D. Henley
Sipe Springs
Miss Winfrey
The
Baptist Church
B.Y.P.U
Gap
Miss Lackey
Christian Church
Young People's Society
Bibdle School
Kenneth McNutt Accepts Coaching Post at Weslaco
Kenneth McNutt of Everman has accepted a position as first assistant coach at Weslaco High School in the Rio Grande Valley. A former Comanche High athletic star and longtime coach, he will join Weslaco’s AAA program this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth McNutt
Weslaco
Kenneth MeNutt
Everman
Delbert Menutt
MeNutt
Comanche H
Ebrertzmann
Tarrant County
bin Grande Valley
Editor seeks photos of Northern District of Texas prosecutors
The letter to the United States Attorney seeks help locating portraits of former U S attorneys for display in Dallas and Fort Worth federal buildings. It mentions W Oscar Hamilton appointed by Grover Cleveland in 1994 and asks for any information on his whereabouts or photos from Comanche Texas and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haliier
Comanche
Texas
Shourne
United States
District of
Fedéral
Dallas
Fort Worth
W. Oscar Hamilton
Grover Cleveland
Hamilton
Cetaga Country
Georgia
Enue
Cancer society aims to save 265000 lives through legacies
The American Cancer Society targets saving 265000 lives annually through research education and service. Descendants may be contacted for assistance and support. Barefoot Sanders and Martha Doe Burroud signatories express appreciation and ongoing commitment to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barefoot Sanders
United States
Martha Doe Btroud
The
American Cancer Society
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J. M. Hood
Springs
Morgan's South Side Cafe
South Side Cafe
MR. and
Mrs
Jack Morgan
Bis
Unior Rodeo
Jaycees
CHS
Kentucky
Dudley’s
Tom
Ekos
United States Attorney
Northern District of Texas
P.O. Box
Dallas 1
Atwood Hatchery
Comanche, Texas
PLAID
BENCO
Sultana Straweelley
Dad
Ann Page
Sultana
Gks
Blackburn
Tiske
Patties
DERBY
Eas
Fis
ZEE
BOKAR
Jane Parker Bakery
A&p
Dal
Ae Asc
Nabisco
Fresh Produce
Cal
Mennen Baby
Bal
Cole Slaw
ASP
Winesap
Jane Parker
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