Alabama Rites For W. J. Mims Father Of Comanche Doctor
Funeral services were held in Birmingham for W. J. Mims 88 father of Dr Roy D. Mims of Comanche. A longtime Jefferson County court clerk he died August 6 after months of ill health interment was at Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include his wife’s family and several Mims children with Dr Roy D. Mims attending the service by plane.
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Birmingham
Alabama
W. J. Mims
Si. Roy D. Mims
Mims
Elmwood Cemetery
Jefferson County
Roy D. Mims
la Grange
Georgia
Comanche
Roy Mims
Blackwood
Local Families Share Weekend and Weekday Visits
A series of social visits bound families in Comanche and surrounding areas. Ervin Cathey and Darline host, with guests including Guthries of Rome and Kerleys, Hoots from Fort Worth, and McMillan, Mast, Richardson, and Hudson families visiting relatives and attending Victory Baptist Church events. Several nieces and children are noted in gatherings across Wednesday to Sunday.
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Irvin Norwood
Bobbie
Jimm
Wednesad
Wil
A. L. Hudson
Myr
Ervin Cathey
Darline
Bobbie Guthrie
Rome
Herben Wilson
O. G. Hoots
Ann
Fort Worth
Zoad Kerley
Charlie Marshall
Vernie Kerley
Edd McMillan
Victory Baptist Church
Comanche
Darline Cathey
Coline Hous
James L. Mclan
Vernon Etcher
Jake Mast
Hoys
Darlene
Joe Richardson
May
Local girl Jane Bradley visits Lubbock parents
Miss Jane Bradley, employed in Lubbock, returns home for the weekend to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Bradley.
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Jane Bradley
Lubbock
Paul Ibradiey
Bertha Gore Visits Sister in Meen
Miss Bertha Gore visits her sister Mrs D R Brooks in Meen over the week end. A remark notes more women than men employed by the U S Government.
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Bertha Gore
D. R. Brooks
Meen
U. S
Social News Notes From Odessa And Surrounding Areas
Local couples and families from Odessa De Leon Brownwood Fort Worth and Lufkin visit relatives across the area over the weekend. Harold Wayne May and Preston May host family at Odessa and Comanche area visits include the LaRoques Moore Tatum and Vines. Charlie Drennan stays ill in Comanche Blackwood Hospital with Henry Drennan at his side.
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Harold Wayne May
Odessa
Preston May
Weldon Andress
Auty
de Leon
Lloyd Coker
Helen
Marble Falls
Hugh Moore
Carolyn
Brownwood
Ben Tatum
Fort Worth
Minnie LaRoque
Thurston LaRoque
Larry
Stephi
Scott Vancleave
C. E. LaRoque
Beattie
Dale Plumbly
Chicago
Ill
Jesse Byrd
Lindsey
California
Matthews
Comanche
LuAnna Cox
Midland
Henry Drennan
Charlie Drennan
Blackwood Hospital
Community Visitors And Social Gatherings In Comanche
Mercer Gap by Mrs. Grover Laman notes Mr. and Mrs. Sidney West and son Duane of Floydada visiting the Laman family. Jodie Cox of Odessa and the Finley Williford home host. Allen Sellars of Bee Branch Arkansas visits. A large crowd attends a weiner roast and ice cream supper at the Bailey Gore estate west of Comanche with a prayer meeting prior to the supper.
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Grover Laman
Sidney West
Duane
Floydada
Jodie Cox
Odessa
Finley Williford
Allen Sellars
Bee Branch
Arkansas
Weiner
Bailey Gore
Comanche
Rites Held for B F Zschiesche Native Germany
Bernhard Frederick Zschiesche a Germany native and Comanche County resident for about 50 years died August 1 1955 after two years of ill health. Funeral August 2 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev Earl H Lightfoot and burial in Oakwood Cemetery beside his wife. He was born February 28 1866 in Dresden and immigrated in 1882 aboard the Suvia. Surviving children include Mary Parrish Minna Moore Selma Berrey and Norman Zschiesche. sister Agnes Bumgart in Dresden and several grandchildren. He became a U S citizen in 1892 and never returned to Germany.
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Bernhard Frederick Zschiesche
Germany
Comanche County
Comanche Funeral Home
Earl H. Lightfoot
First Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
John M. Pederson
Hamilton
Olaf Pederson
Grand Prairie
Carl H. Hanson
Brownwood
N. O. Zschiesche
Wm. A. Rea
Herman Rea
Pottsville
Lutheran Church
B. F. Zschiesche
Marie
Frederick T. Zschiesche
Dresden
Hamilton County
O. K. Rea
United States
Caroline Hanson
Comanche
Mary A. Parrish
Murphysboro
Illinois
Minna C. Moore
San Antonio
Selma F. Berrey
Norman H., Zschiesche
Agnes Bumgart
Zschiesche
Visiting Parents Becomes Worthwhile For All
The speaker extols family gatherings and urges frequent visits to parents, arguing that such visits humble and keep one close to cherished friends. He notes that parental influence endures beyond fame or misfortune and urges action before parents pass away.
Ranger Rodeo Opens 10th Annual World Championship Rodeo
The 10th annual Ranger World Championship Rodeo opens August 10 with a parade led by sheriff’s bosses and local bands. Everett Colburn of Dublin produces the event expected to attract top riders. prize money totals 3400 dollars plus entry fees and includes acts like the Mounted Quadrille and cowgirl barrel races.
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Ranger
Everett Colburn
Dublin
Don King
Southwest
Sgt Robert Radford Arrives at Fort Benning
Robert D. Radford, son of John C. Radford of Comanche Texas, has arrived at Fort Benning Georgia and joined the 3rd Infantry Division. The division known as the Rock of the Marne is completing infantry training there after three years in the Far East with Radford serving as a squad leader in Weapons Company, 4th Battalion.
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Fort Benning
Robert D. Radford
John C. Radford
S. Houston St
Comanche
Texas
3Rd Infantry
Far East
Marne
Fort
Campbell Ky Radford Enlists in Army Since May 1953
Campbell Kentucky native Radford a 1953 School has served in the Army since May of that year, continuing his military career.
McDonalds Visit Relatives in Corcoran Area
Mr and Mrs J B McDonald and daughters Nada and LaDale of Corcoran California return home from a visit with Mrs Sq Hood, Mr and Mrs Sherwood McDonald and other relatives and friends to share time together.
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J. B. McDonald
Nada
LaDale
Corcoran
California
Sq. Hood
Sherwood McDonald
Finnish Nation Referred to as Suomi by Natives
A sea day on shipboard begins at noon and natives of Finland call their country Suomi, reflecting local naming usage during the voyage.
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Finland
Suomi
We find Words IRadag XPTess the ADD TELA tin Many Acts
The fragmentary text provides little readable content but mentions words and names like IRadag XPTess the ADD TELA and references to family, hospital staff, and May. It reads as an unclear tribute or notice with scattered phrases about love and flowers, lacking coherent events.
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Cook
Devoe
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