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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1959
Page
12
Evangelist Rev A D Marchant of Denison will lead revival services beginning Friday at Gariman View. Events run twice daily at 10 45 a m and 7 45 p m with song services directed by Ted Patton. Rev J A Brooks invites all to attend. Rev Marchant previously led a revival effort.
Levi and wife announce the birth of a daughter, Danita Jan, on August 6 at a Stephenville hospital. The baby weighs 10 pounds. Paternal grandparents are listed as Mr and Mrs Gustine, with the mother Renee Caleeo Seema. The couple already has a two year old daughter, Donna.
Joke C Lake 73 retired farmer rancher from Mills County moved to Comanche died Friday after a short illness at home on Fleming Ave Funeral held at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Piez Todd officiating Interment Indian Gap Cemetery Pallbearers listed Lake born October 7 1885 in Cherokee County Texas son of Enoch F and Artie F Lake married Willie McCullough in 1906 one son J E Buck Lake survives with few other relatives
William P. Carpenter of Comanche will graduate from North Texas State College August 21 with a bachelor of science in physical education. Commencement exercises are set for 8 p.m. at Fouts Field, with Mr. and Mrs. John T. Carpenter of 406 North Pine listed as his parents.
The White Point Community Club met on Wednesday August 5 with Mmes. J. C. Preston Jr. and Margaret Preston as hostesses. Members spent the day quilting two quilts and held a short business session led by President Mrs. J. C. Biggs.
An advertised Slim-Pac program promises rapid weight loss by reducing appetite with gum and supporting vitality with a vitamin capsule. It asserts you can lose any amount you want, avoid hunger, jitters, and nervous fatigue, and start today.
Revival services at Baggett Creek Baptist Church run through Sunday August 16. Rev. R B Cooper Jr of Dallas is the evangelist and pianist. Pastor Dale Gore directs music. Evening services start at 8 with 7 30 prayer groups. Morning services have been held this week and attendance is strong. Public invitation extended to attend remaining services.
The record lists Sunday School attendance figures for multiple churches on August 9, including Lamkin Methodist First Methodist 198 Crews Baptist Warren's Creek Zion Hill Baptist View Freewill First Presbyterian First Baptist Pettit Baptist United Pentecostal Proctor Methodist Blanket Methodist Church of Christ Sidney Methodist Baptist South Leon Baptist Hasse Baptist Mt. Pleasant Baptist Victory Baptist Sweetwater Baptist Gustine Methodist Gustine Church of Christ East Side Baptist Joy Chapel Freewill South Copperas Baptist Assembly of God Pompey Methodist Blanket Baptist First Freewill De Leon First Baptist Baptist De Leon Assembly of God and totals 2047 attendees.
The Loudermilks announce the birth of a son with maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Terry of Worth and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Loudermilk of Rt. 1 Comanche. Great-grandparents named include Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Terry of De Leon and Mrs. Bo Hendri of Rt. 1 Comanche. Mrs. J. C. Lester returned home after a week visiting her daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Gamblin, with trips to Pike's Peak and other Colorado points. Mr. Lester joined later in Clovis.
Felix G. Dean 78 a native of Arkansas and long time resident of Comanche County died Saturday morning August 8 at his home on East Central Avenue Comanche Funeral Home Chapel conducted services Sunday August 9 with Rev W E Hankinson officiating Interment Indian Creek Cemetery Pallbearers Bill Croker Pete Wall Emory Way Vernon Pear Ronald Weaver and Ken Dean Survivors include his wife Mattie Roberts a daughter Mrs Charlie Croker Pecos a step daughter Mrs O D Johnston Gustine a brother S B Dean Mule Shoe three sisters Mrs O F Honor Mrs W M Weaver and Mrs Myrtle Melton four grandchildren and great grandchildren
The Newburg community club met to discuss a health questionnaire and to collect home health supply samples for the State Health Department. R. L. Lane returned from a month in Hawthorne California visiting daughter Mrs. Lee Norcross and family. Mary Reese planned travel to Lubbock to visit son Hayes Reese and family.
The Rev. Russell Whetstone will be evangelist for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church revival August 12 to 23 with services at 10:00 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Tom Fagan of Comanche will lead music. Whetstone has done evangelistic work across Texas and pastored at Blewett Encinal and Artesia Wells. He is a Corpus Christi graduate and a Southwestern Seminary student in Fort Worth.
The Texas farm and ranch safety council urges safety equipment and swimming lessons to prevent pond drownings. The piece notes visits by Hamilton residents Jimmy and Linda Fergurson to see grandparents Claud Harris and Verde Harris.
Sergeant Raymond Wallace of the Hillsboro Sub-Station released a Rural Traffic Accident Summary for July 1958 covering Hill Hood Erath Johnson Somervell and Comanche Counties. The tally shows 44 accidents: 25 property damage 15 personal injuries and 4 fatalities with total property damage of 24290 and 25 injured and 4 killed.
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