REA Annual Meeting Set For Lake Eanes August 26 and 27
Plans advance for Comanche County Electric Coop annual gathering at Lake Eanes on August 26 and 27. District meetings nominate directors. one from each area to be elected August 27. Exposition features Frigidaire Kelvinator and Fairbanks-Morse displays plus a Kelvinator amateur talent contest. Headliners include Bob Johnson and Harlan Stretz with a town audience invited to a free Big Top Show on the 26th and a business meeting on the 27th.
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REA
Lake Eanes
Comanche County
Brown- Mills
Frigidaire
Kelvinator
Fairbanks-Morse
Bob Johnson
Harland Stretz
W. J. Parks
Coop
Parks
Burley McCollum Native Texan Dies in Midland
Burley McCollum 71 of McCamey and Comanche County native died in Midland August 10. He moved to West Texas oil fields in 1928 and worked in feed and oil ventures with his father. Funeral at First Methodist Church McCamey with burial in McCamey Cemetery. Survived by wife Ann Darden and daughter Mrs. Berlyne Guyger. brother Dr C W McCollum. sister Mrs Golda Rogers. son Captain Darden McCollum, deceased 1944 in Europe.
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Burley McCollum
McCamey
Comanche County
West Texas
Midland
D. m
First Methodist Church
Jack McCollum
J. L. Gore
Comanche
J. W
Wash) McCollum
Jane Banner McCollum
County
McCollum
Ann Darden
Allison
Mercer Gap
Berlyne Guyger
C. W
Choc) McCollum
Odessa
Bert
Golda) Rogers
Texon
Darden McCollum
Germany
Yound Darden
Schriener Institute
Security National Bank
Comanche Man Returns After Austin Sojourn
Nannie Perry of Comanche returns home after a month visiting sister Mrs. Silas Smith in Austin. While there the sisters flew to San Antonio to see their nephew V. G. Smith.
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Nannie Perry
Comanche
Silas Smith
Austin
San Antonio
V. G. Smith
Comanche Hosts First Annual Little League Tourney
Comanche prepares to open the first annual Little League Baseball Tournament with seven teams. Opening games Thursday at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m. feature De Leon Gustine and Brownwood Bees. Comanche All-Stars meet Stephenville at 9:00 p.m. with semis Friday and the final Saturday night. Admission is free but hats will pass to defray expenses. Local All-Stars managered by Wheat and Evans field a strong squad led by Gayle Steward Gary Don Swearingen and John Gleaton with Max Coan as catcher.
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Comanche
de Leon
Comanche All- Stars
Jack Wheat
Barney Evans
Stephenville
Santa Anna
Wheat and
Evans
Gayle Steward
Gary Don Swearingen
John Gleaton
Max Coan
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Montag
Durham
Plus Tax and Exchange
Conoco
Texaco
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Evans Co
Lige
Jou
Rememye
United
Ironay
Igc
Leaf
Mission Eas
Hunt’s No
Starkist
van Camp
Plymouth Coffee
Diamond
Wisconsin
J. C. Biggs
Austin Visitor
Little
Kendall Elliott
Peewee Steward
Don Seals
Kenneth Smith
Tucker Loudermilk
Roy Hufstutler
Tommy Steele
James Johnson
Marlin Johnson
John Reed
John Hart
Dick Lane
Pat Riordan
Harlan Keating
Coman
Church of
Gustinech
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