Free Friday Night Open Air Movies At Copperas Creek Park
The Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department host a weekly Friday night open air film series at Copperas Creek Park Proctor Lake. This week features The Biologist and The Boy Guadalupe Rainbows Unto the Least of These and Catfish Spawning, with runtimes from 8 to 15 minutes. Movies begin at 9:00 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
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Corps of Engineers
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Copperas Creek Park
Proctor Lake
Gulf
Arthur Godfrey
Guadalupe
Guadalupe River
Hawaii Vacation Visit For Holladay Family
Mrs. H. A. Holladay returned from a trip with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W K Mor dall of Austin. The trio flew from Austin to Hawaii for an eight day vacation visiting Honolulu Maui and Hilo.
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Hawaii
H. A. Holladay
W. K. Modrall
Austin
Honolulu
Maui
Hilo Islands
Final Rites Held For Mrs Smoot in Comanche
Mrs Meta Smoot 91 longtime Comanche resident died August 12 1973 in Stroudsburg Penn Funeral services were at First United Methodist Church with Rev Frank L Turner Jr and Rev Plez Todd officiating Interment in Oakwood Cemetery directed by Comanche Funeral Home Pallbearers named Smoot family and friends Born January 16 1882 she lived in Comanche over fifty years married Rev J D Smoot October 20 1901 he died October 12 1969 She was a member of the
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Meta Smoot
Comanche
Stroudsburg
Penn
First United Methodist Church
Frank L. Turner, Jr
Plez Todd
Oakwood Cemetery
Comanche Funeral Home
Ralph Smoot, Jr
Standlee D. Smoot
Elton McCullough
Ira Clemons
Walter Chapman
Herbert Goodson
J.D. Smoot
Gorman Peanut Co Sells Assets to Virginia Firm
Gorman Peanut Company and its affiliate M&W Lumber and Supply sold their physical properties to American Cold Storage Corporation of Suffolk Virginia. The July 31 1973 sale included shelling plants in Gorman Houston and San Antonio and multiple dryers and warehouses across Texas. Texas operations of American Cold Storage will be headquartered in German with T H Birdsong named as manager.
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Gorman Peanut Company
M&w Lumber and Supply Company
American Cold Storage Corporation
Suffolk
M. E
W. T. Shell
GPC
M&w
Gorman
Houston
San Antonio
Carbon
Pearsall
Pleasanton
Stockdale
Ranger
Fort Cobb
Granbury Guests Dine With Local Residents Saturday Night
Granbury hosted Jim Dudley and Mr and Mrs Gail P Dudley along with Mr and Mrs John Dudley of Austin for a dinner Saturday night. They were joined by Clyde Wells and his daughter Lana Wells.
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Granbury
Jim Dudley
Gail P. Dudley
John Dudley
Austin
Clyde Wells
Lana Wells
Connie Maxwell to graduate at North Texas State
Connie Maxwell will graduate with a B.A. in Accounting from North Texas State University in Denton on Saturday night. Her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Maxwell and brother Joey will attend the commencement along with her employment at Texas Electric Company in Fort Worth.
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Connie Maxwell
North Texas State University
Denton
Joe Maxwell
Joey
Connie
Ft. Worth
Texas Electric Company
Mrs. Leona Soward 83 Dies In Comanche
Leona Soward of 908 West College in Comanche died at 2:30 pm Monday August 13 1973 in a Brownwood nursing home. Funeral 10:00 am Wednesday at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel Rev John C Wiles officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Eufaula McCullough Santa Anna Dickie Thompson and Helen Weathers both of Waco one brother Keller Soward Pleasonton fourteen grandchildren twenty two great grandchildren. Her husband E Y Soward died in 1941. She was a Baptist.
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Leona Soward
West College
Brownwood
Manche Funeral Home
John Co. Wiles
Oakwood Cemetery
Eufaula McCullough
Santa Anna
Dickie Thompson
Helen
Weathers
Waco
Keller Soward, Pleasenton
Letter Praising Centennial Edition and Homecoming Note
Letter to Chief Bunch praises the Centennial Edition as superb and cherished. A Colorado trip note reports Mr and Mrs Delmar Mc Daniel returning home from South Fork and Pagosa Springs. Survivors listed include Graham Smoot of Dallas and Mrs Johnnie Taylor of Blairstown New Jersey, nine and seventeen great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.
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Colorado
Delmar McDaniel
South Fork
Pagosa Springs
United Methodist Church
Graham Smoot
Dallas
Johnnie Taylor
Blairstown
N. J
Farmers Urged To Enter Fall Fair
Comanche County farmers are urged to enter the Agriculture division of the Comanche County Fair. Entries for the hay show and rabbit division are closed. other divisions due by 12 noon August 16 1973. Prizes: first 10, second 6, third 4. Auction Saturday night pays half to exhibitor, half to Fair. Classes include Apples Pears Peas Cantaloupe Watermelon Hay show and various grasses and oats. Bernell Jackson oversees Agriculture. Gary Wilson Rabbit division.
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Comanche County
Bernell Jackson
Gary Wilson
The
Fair Association
Sudan
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Abilene Skydivers
Tony and
Lanie Snarks
William T. Calboun
N. Austin
Comanche, Texas
James C. Slider
Optometrist
Central Texas
William Lane & Son
Cole
Texas
Dasanit
Oklahoma
Chemagro
Baychem Corporation
Kansas City
Missouri
Mrs. Smoot
Higginbothams
Virginia
College News
Mike Stapp
James Connally Technical Institute
Earl Stapp
Velda Hurt
Gustine
Odell Ormsbys
Robert Ormsby
Sul Ross University
Alpine
Mrs. Soward
Majestic Theatre
Warner Bros
Warner Communications Compt
Riyegadyi
Chief Bunch
Golden and
Frank Reese
Floyd M. Key
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