Garden Club Flower Show Honors Prominent Winners
Mrs H H Wiggins of De Leon won the Sweepstakes in the Artistic Division with three blue ribbons and two reds. Mrs J A Barton captured Sweepstakes in Horticulture. The event featured nine notable arrangements by local judges and an educational exhibit on poisonous plants and fertilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Wiggins
Garden Center
Comanche Garden Club
J. A. Barton
Earl Oden
Nell Rose Webb
Harold Denny
Tom Pudley
Darrenl Smith
de Leon
Earl Barry
Neil Rose Webb
Elmo Mont
J Evans Buried Here In Odessa and Show Highlights
Samuel Jackson Fivans, 73, died in Odessa. Services held April 18 at Oak Lawn Funeral Chapel with Rev. Llovd Horton officiating. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery with pallbearers named. He was born March 2, 1894 in Trinidad, Colorado and survived by his wife Edna Flippo, son Vernon, daughter Mrs. Tom Gay, and several siblings and grandchildren. The report notes visitors from Andrews and lists multiple horticulture award ribbons and show achievements, including blue ribbons and awards of merit, praising the 1967 show as a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Jackson Fivans
Odessa
Oak Lawn
Llovd Horton
Oakwood Cemetery
Ottis Fields
Walter Chapman
Bob Gressett
Delbert Scott
Calvin Horton
Ransom Amos
Mr. Evans
Trinidad
Colorado
Carson J. Evans
Edna Flippo
Comanche
Jr. High Fresh Trackmen Shine in Four-Team Meet
Comanche swept all three divisions 7th 8th and 9th with standout showings from 8th graders Paul McGettis and Joe Hidrogo in the 880 yard run. Other high scorers include Mickey Howerton Derwin Isham Joe Bradshaw Ray Dudley Randy Nelms Max Parker Marion Kirkland Lynn Evans Robert Orms Paul Beaty and a list of top grade point getters across seventh and eighth grades. The 7th 8th and 9th grade squads head to Gatesville for a meet this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Paul McGettis
Joe Hidrogo
McGilis
Hidrogo
Mickey Howerton
Derwin Isham
Joe Bradshaw
Ray Dudley
Randy Nelms
Max Parker
Marion Kirkland
Lynn Evans
Robert Ormsby
Paul Beaty
Jerry Gore
Glen Parker
Douglas Benge
Stacy Reese
Jack Boyd
Jesse Cuellar
Ronald Shaw
Gary Summers
Danny Graham
Efferson Elliott
Dave Kerby
Pete Moya
John George
Carl Kirkland
James Rogers
Fred Rogers
Ronald Beaty
John Key
Bill Spruill
Steeve Adams
Jimmy Don Chester
Gatesville
Birthday party honors Ben Barnes at Lake Proctor
Over 10 000 guests from across Texas gathered at Lake Proctor for a birthday celebration honoring Ben Barnes. The event featured smooth traffic management by Joe Waring and his crew, and late night barbecue preparations by dedicated workers. Barnes was born April 17 and would be 29, highlighting a young nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Proctor
Texas
Ben Barnes
Joe Waring
Ben
United States
Kerrville Family Visits Lake Proctor After Barbecue
Kerrville resident Mrs. Carroll Abbott and her sons Patrick and Mark join her husband for a weekend visit with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilkerson and their children at Lake Proctor. Mr. Abbott had spent two weeks in Comanche directing the Ben Barnes Birthday Barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Carroll Abbott
Patrick
Mark
Mr. Abbott
Bill Wilkerson
Lake Proctor
Comanche
Ben Barnes
Jones Family Enjoys Weekend Visit From Eagle Pass
Jimmy Jones and his mother Mrs. C. T. Jones visited over the weekend with his daughter Helga and son Mike accompanying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jones
Eagle Pass
C. T. Jones
Helga
Mike
Walker Family Visit East Texas Kids in New Braunfels
Mr and Mrs J D Walker visited their children Mr and Mrs Larry Seevers of Port Lavaca in New Braunfels this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Walker
Larry Seevers
Port Lavaca
New Braunfels
Rockwall Senator Ralph Hall Visits Comanche Family Gathering
Rockwall Senator Ralph Hall and Mrs Hall arrived in Comanche from Austin with sons Blakeley and Brett. They visited through Sunday with Hall's sister Mrs Victor Scott and family, attended the Ben Barnes fundraiser on Saturday, and joined Saturday night at the Scott home for supper with Senator and Mrs J P Word of Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Blakeley
Brett
Comanche
Austin
Senator Hall
Victor Scott
Scott
Mark
Ben Barnes
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Garden Club
J. Evans
Andrews
Herbert Williams
Dwight Brightman
Joe Tupin
Vasco Lee
Elmo Montgomery
Wm. C. Chilton
Clarence Rea
Walter Durham
Lowell Pittman
A. P. Cox
Belve Bean
Tom Dudley
George Willis
J. N. Isham
Colonial
Cory
Comanche County
Anv
BIG
Arkansas
De.Leon
Womack Nursery
Comanche High School
Ronnie McPherson
Richard Arthur
Jerry Williams
Arthur
Denton
O— —O— Wick Fowler
Denton Record Chronicle
Rome
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
O— Chamber of Commerce
Martha Kendricks
Flagstaff
Arizona Sun
Brodie
Tg&y
Plaza
Mon
Dand
Pearl
WBW
Mrs
Fort Worth
Sharon Durham
Gibbs
Travel
Hamburger
RTA
Axenthe
Lereda
Hathcoch’s
Ce aRexe
Patties
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