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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1957
Page
18
A reflective reminiscence describes a youth who faced hardship away from home, hiding meals and loneliness in a boarding house. He ultimately stayed faithful to his beliefs, earned respect and honors, and kept Texas as a lasting memory. The tone recalls moral resilience and gratitude toward family.
Mr and Mrs Walter Speck and daughter Sue of O'Brien visited Wiley Coker and other relatives last Thursday. Mrs Elsie Scott and Mickey and Mrs Minnie LaRoque were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Drennon over the weekend. Mrs Melissia Whyte of McAllen and Bill LaRoque of San Antonio visited the LaRoque and Moore households. The Rogers reunion drew Lloyd Coker and family to Marble Falls. Fred Coker of Gorman visited relatives Monday. Ina Rogers of Donna is a guest in the Ed Coker home. Addie Jones of Lubbock spent days with the Kilgore and Drennan families. Artie Tabor and children were in Abilene Sunday. Elsie Scott and the LaRoques were dinner guests at the LaRoque home. George French and family moved back to their farm from Fort Worth. Forrest French and boys visited. C E Lae le a urch a at Sidney.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Wilkinson and their children Cecil Virginia and Claire Goodnight of San Antonio recently visited Dr and Mrs Baxter Greer. Mrs Wilkinson and Claire's mother Mrs James E Goodnight are daughters of the Greers. Virginia and Claire stayed a week and returned to San Antonio on Tuesday.
Robert Clardy of Austin visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Waring and their son here over the week end, enjoying a short stay and social visit with the locals.
Surety Distributing Company seeks a responsible person in the area to refill and collect money from bulk machines. Start in spare time, could move to full time with satisfactory performance. Requires car, references, at least $1,500 cash secured by territory and inventory, 7 to 12 hours weekly, earnings about $250 monthly, higher for full time. Local interview needs full particulars and phone number. 701 So Duluth Ave Sioux Falls SD.
Mrs Kenneth Froh was honored with a Pink and Blue shower July 25 at Mrs Pat Cagles home. Co hosts were Mesdames John Haidstock Oscar Hill Eugene Perkins and Elza Brinson. Forty guests registered then ice cream with strawberries and cookies were served. A pink tree displayed gifts with name tags clipped to branches. Mrs Hill read a poem before opening gifts. Mrs Frohs mother Mrs E J Bailey of Brownwood attended.
Juanita Barrett of Miami Florida is spending her vacation in Comanche with her mother Mrs Gordon Barrett and family.
Seventh annual Comanche County Reunion will be at Mackensie State Park in Lubbock Texas on the fourth Sunday in August. A basket lunch starts at 1:00 PM and Ben Stephenson will lead a singing. All are invited Sunday August 25. John Seziern, Pres.
Comanche selects Travis Henry as the new basketball coach and football assistant. He attended coaching school with CHS mentors Bill Scoggins and Don Walker last week and plans to settle with his wife and two sons while finishing Sul Ross schooling before starting football practice for the Indians on August 2.
A mother of Mrs. Bernice Swindle from Comanche has returned home after being dismissed from the local hospital. Visitors include Wayne Nance and family from Big Spring and Buster Hicks and children from Lubbock. Wayne Nance serves as minister of music at the First Baptist Church.
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