Dedication and Note Burning at East Side Baptist Church
East Side Baptist Church in Comanche held a dedication and note burning at Easter Sunday’s 11 o’clock hour after paying off indebtedness. Pastor Brother Hames delivered an Easter message followed by a dedicatory address as six deacons and two charter members participated with the paid note. Board Chairman J G Davis struck the match to burn the note. Since 1954 the church reports 117 baptisms and total gifts of 40,719 dollars with 4,155.99 dollars for World Missions amid a growing congregation.
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Havine
East Side Baptist Church
Comanche
Brother Hames
J. G. Davis
Olin Hicks
Alva Steele
Floyd King
Truman Hall
Gayland Abbey
Ella B. Keating
Lige Moore
Davis
Cause of World Missions
Growth at Local Church Sees Three Additions and One Rededication
The church reported membership rising from 183 in 1954 to 337 last year. Mrs. Harry Hames offered the dedication prayer as the service carried a strong spirit. Paula Sliger captured scenes of the note-burning while three new members joined and one existing member rededicated.
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Harry Hames
Paula Sliger
Card of Thanks from Mary Wilhelm
Card praised for the many cards flowers letters and acts of thoughtfulness during illness and hospital stay at Mims Memorial Hospital and Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen. She reports being at home and hopes to be back on the job soon with a blessing from God.
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Mims Memorial Hospital
Valley Baptist Hospital
Harlingen
Mary Wilhelm
Temple Visitors Honor Easter Visit by Wilkerson Family
Temple visitors Mr and Mrs Bill Wilkerson with children David Katie and Noel visited her parents Mr and Mrs M V Blanton in Temple during the Easter holidays.
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Temple
Bill Wilkerson
David
Katie
Noel
M. V. Blanton
A&M Student David Goodson Visits Parents
David Goodson of A&M College visited his parents Mr and Mrs Herb Goodson here during the Easter holidays.
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A&m
David Goodson
A&m College
Herb Goodson
Garland Coach and family spend Easter weekend in Comanche
From Garland, Coach and Mrs. Dalton Hicks and their daughter visited his parents Mr and Mrs Kirby Hicks in Comanche during the Easter weekend.
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Garland
Dalton Hicks
Comanche
Kirby Hicks
Dallas Woman Visits Friends Over Easter
Mrs. W. W. Swink of Dallas spent the Easter holidays here visiting Miss Ollie Sloan and Mrs. Wid Spivey.
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W. W. Swink
Dallas
Ollie Sloan
Wid Spivey
Singing at First Freewill Baptist Church Sunday
Sylvia Burks will lead an old fashion gospel singing at the First Freewill Baptist Church Sunday afternoon April 21 at 2 o'clock. The event invites all to attend and enjoy musical fellowship.
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Sylvia Burks
Freewill Baptist Church
First
Easter Visitants at Willis Home
Easter visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs George R Willis included Mr and Mrs David Willis of Fort Worth Mr and Mrs Carl Ellis of Houston and Mr and Mrs Robert Morris and children Jana John and James.
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Willis
George R. Willis
David Willis
Fort Worth
Carl Ellis
Houston
Robert Morris
Jana
John
James
Big Lake Family Visits Comanche for Easter
Here From Big Lake Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Poynor and children of Big Lake spent Easter in Comanche visiting her mother, Mrs. Cecil Fisher.
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Big Lake
Johnny Poynor
Comanche
Cecil Fisher
Hamilton Visit By Mr and Mrs Louis Harelik Family
Mr and Mrs Louis Harelik and their children spent Sunday in Hamilton visiting relatives and catching up with family.
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Hamilton
Louis Harelik
Sinton Visitors From Local Family
From Sinton Myrtle Moore and Judy Daw of Sinton spent Sunday here with their sister Mrs. Marvin Lee.
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Sinton
Myrtle Moore
Judy Dawson
Marvin Lee
Easter Visit Brings Austin Family To Robertson Home
Mr and Mrs Jerry Don Ferguson and daughter Jo Lynn of Austin spent the Easter holidays with Jo Lynn’s grandparents Mr and Mrs Buster Robertson.
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Robertsons
Jerry Don Ferrgurson
Jo Lynn
Austin
Buster Robertson
Dennis Smith Earns Medal in Cisco Music Contest
Dennis Lynn Smith aged 12 of Azle earned a top medal for a 1 rating on his clarinet solo at the Junior High School band contest in Cisco on Saturday April 6. He is a seventh grade first chair clarinetist at Azle Junior High, and previously won a Cisco medal in sixth grade. His mother Billie Ruth Davis was a Comanche High School clarinetist and 1947 graduate.
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Dennis Lynn Smith
J. Smith
Azle
Barney Davis
Comanche
Cisco
Dennis
Billie Ruth Davis
Easter Visit From Coulters Highlights Weekend
Here from Easter Mr. and Mrs. Gene Coulter and children of Lubbock visited homefolks Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cagle and Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Coulter here over the weekend.
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Gene Coulter
Lubbock
Pat Cagle
O. M. Coulter
Boswell Visitors Visit Boswell Family Over Easter
Here From Boswell Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker visited her mother Mrs. Azalea Ellis and his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Walker here over the Easter holidays.
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Boswell
Joe Walker
Azalea Ellis
George Walker
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ralph B. Bunche
East Side Baptist
P.T.O
Central Texas Fertilizer Co. Inc
Texas
Bee
Roy Gregg Bass
Prop
First Freewill Baptist
Buckin’ Broncs
Kentucky
South Side Grocery
Goldthwaite Hiway
Johnnie Livingston
Fred Hunter
Dennis Smith
Peanut Growers
Oklahoma
Setihod
H.R
W. Yarborough
Sromree Right
Aeawien
Durham Peanut CO
Comanche, Texas
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