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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1964
Page
3
The article notes a family group meeting held near Newburg with a steak breakfast at 7:30 am and lunch at noon. Spur is elected secretary Daisy Willis is the oldest member. Mr Luckey of Wick is mentioned among attendees from Austin with 101 present.
Descendants of John Dick and Luther Auvenshine schedule annual reunion for Saturday night at Beattie Community Auditorium and Sunday at Lake Eanes Park Comanche. The event gathers kin and friends to honor the family legacy with activities at two local venues.
E Glen McNatt field representative of the Abilene social security district office will visit Comanche on Tuesday August 18 at 10 am. He says the travels are for residents convenience and they will receive the same service on claims and social security matters as in Abilene.
Shrimp harvest relies on a large Y shaped trawl net towed by power boats, pulling through the water to collect crustaceans.
Miss Glenda Lynn Hanson and Billy Wayne Smith married Saturday August five at 5:00 p.m. in Cole Chapel First Methodist, Denton. The bride, given by her father, wore a candlelight gown with Alencon lace and a pearl necklace, and carried ivory aratum lilies. Elizabeth Van Zanten served as maid of honor. Bill Wittenburg was best man. A reception followed at the Hoyt Wilson home in Denton with an all-white floral setup and a three-tiered wedding cake.
Mrs. Beckworth, born Pearl Sloan in Comanche, died Aug 6 1964 in Gladewater Municipal Hospital. She taught 43 years in Comanche and Gladewater public schools, was active in The Women of the Church, and survived by her husband J Beckworth two co-children Lindley Beckworth and I Pat Smith among others. Funeral services were held Aug 7 in Gladewater and Aug 8 in Comanche with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Vaughn Mississippi resident Mrs Anne Coley Mrs Minnie M White and Mr and Mrs W C McCleakey are noted in a local social notices column listing family connections in De Leon Texas. The brief item highlights community ties and regional names.
The bride, a Comanche High School and North Texas State University alumna, will teach in Grapevine and married a NTSC alumnus with a business degree. They will live in University City Apartments, Denton, after a Hot Springs and Eureka Arkansas trip. The wedding featured brass lamps and white floral arrangements.
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 to amend Section 51a Article III adding 51a-2 to authorize state payments for medical care for needy adults 65 and over not on Old Age Assistance. It covers funding limits, federal matching, and inclusion of vision corrections, with election and ballot provisions.
Proposed amendment authorizes vendor payments for medical care for needy residents age 65 and over not on Old Age Assistance. It links state funds to federal matching, allows eye vision testing and lens fitting, and enables acceptance of federal funds for such aid. The governor is to issue the election proclamation for the November 1964 general election.
The Beckworth and Sloan families express sincere gratitude to friends for thoughtful support and flower offerings during the death of Mrs. O. J. Beckworth. Your expressions of sympathy will be remembered with gratitude.
The 15th annual Comanche County reunion will occur August 23 at Mackenzie State Park in Lub bock with a basket lunch at 12 30 p.m. Invitation from R D Cap Cox president and John Scitirn vice president. Elephant Butte Reservoir, largest in New Mexico, sits on the Rio Grande 120 miles above El Paso.
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