Janet Billings and Jerry Keesee Exchange Wedding Vows
Janet Billings and Jerry Keesee exchanged marriage vows at Shettles Memorial Methodist Church in Austin on August 5. Rev. Gerald Billings officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Billings, wore a satin gown with lace sleeves and veil, carried white carnations and lilies of the valley. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Keesee of Comanche. They will reside in Austin after a Houston Galveston trip following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Rue Billings
Jerry Donald Keesee
Shettles Memorial Methodist Church
Austin
Gerald Thomas Billings
Tommy Coy Billings
Duval
McCullum High School
Nixon-Clary Commercial College
Texas Highway Department
J. T. Keesee
Commanche
Comanche High School
Nixon-Clay Commercial College
National Western Life Insurance
Sharon Sheffield
Sharon Keesee
Comanche
Thomas Lynn Brown
Jimmy Rambo
John Seale
del Rio
Mike Davidson
Houston
Galveston
Avenue D
Pierce Family Holds Reunion at Lake Texhoma
The Pierce family reunion for the descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pierce gathered August 5 6 at the Lake Texhoma lakeside home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cunningham in Denton and hosted by Rob Pierce and his wife. Attendees included Leona Pierce Thomas Bodine Debbie Bodine B E Pate J D Morris Dwain Cleveland W B Reeves Noble Pierce Truman Lewis Ora Pierce Babara Pierce Claud McCarty Gene Rowland and others from Comanche Dallas Sherman Gainesville Garland Grand Prairie and Amarillo. The event featured boat water skiing and fishing with five members present and the gathering becoming an annual family tradition. Mrs C S Pate was absent due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Lake Texhoma
Lakeside
Roy Cunningham
Denton
W. T
B. E. Pate
Comanche
Cunninghams
Rob Pierce
Ert Wallis
Leona Pierce
Thomas Bodine
Debbie Bodine
Bodine
Amarillo
J. D. Morris
Dwain Cleveland
Irving
W. B. Reeves
Grand Prairie
Noble Pierce
Sherman
Truman Lewis
David
Susie
Dallas
Ora Pierce
Babara
Claud McCarty
Gainsville
Gene Rowland
Garland
C. S. Pate
Cunningham
Retired Minister To Address Lions Club in Comanche
Rev. Noel P. Wilkerson, former Presbyterian pastor, now back in Comanche, will speak to the Lions Club Tuesday night at the cafeteria on August 22. He previously led the local church and married Sarah Thomas, daughter of the late Dr LRB Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel P. Wilkerson
Comanche
Lions Club
Wilkerson
Sarah Thomas
L. RB. Thomas
Hasse Community Thanks Donors For Tabernacle Repair
The Hasse community thanks everyone who donated to repair the tabernacle for the revival meeting and acknowledges those who worked on the repairs. They invite all to attend the revival event.
Soldier Calvin Salois On Leave From Ft Campbell
Pfc Calvin Salois arrived Thursday in Comanche for a two week leave from Ft Campbell Kentucky where he is assigned to the 1011th Airborne Division. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sam Salois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Calvin Salois
Comanche
Ft. Campbell
Kentucky
Salois
1011St Airborn Division
Sam Salois
Annual REA Meeting Is Big Success
About 1500 attendees filled the Comanche Memorial Football Stadium for the annual REA Membership meeting. A. N. Boyd and Rudy Rudolph presided as Ted Littlejohn and Don Compton were elected/newly reappointed as directors, with awards given for long service and various door prizes valued around 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Boyd
Rudy Rudolph
Ted Littlejohn
Dublin
Don Compton
Cisco
Boyd
Dale King
Omar Burleson
Geo. H. Loudermilk
W. H. Ferguson
Sunbeam
P. E. Tupin
Comanche High cheerleaders return from SMU course
Comanche High School cheerleaders Sue Cox Rhonda Mote Janice Welch Vicki Gaines and Jodie Prater came home from SMU Cheerleaders School in Dallas reporting sore muscles hoarse voices and high spirits. They earned a 3rd place ribbon 2nd place Spirit Stick and another 3rd place during the event. They will train further for football and basketball seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
SMU
Dallas
Sue Cox
Rhonda Mote
Janice Welch
Vicki Gaines
Jodie Prater
Southwest
Rose Bushes Need Care In Hot Weather
Floyd M. Key County Agricultural Agent advises extra rose care in August and September. Maintain 1–2 inch mulch, water deeply every 10 days, and soak soil 3–10 inches. Spray with mancozeb or folpet every 10–14 days to prevent blackspot, even in dry weather. Retain leaves for stronger food reserves. replace underperforming varieties.
Pettit Baptist Revival At Pettit Church Wichita Falls
A revival begins August 20 and runs through August 97 at Pettit Baptist Church with night services only. Prayer meeting at 8 30 p m and church services at 9 p m Rev Ray Spannagel preaches and song services are led by Rev Frank Pullin Rev Hearron dean of Oklahoma Bible College in Moore Oklahoma
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Hearron
Oklahoma Bible College
Moore
Visitors from Moore Oklahoma Attend Wichita Falls Revival
Mr and Mrs Bob Jones and Rickey with Mr and Mrs Ead ward Isham and Mark visited Wichita Falls Saturday night and Sunday with Rev and Mrs J A Brooks and Rev and Mrs C J Hearron at the First Free Will Baptist revival. The lowest air pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere was 26.35 inches during the 1935 Florida hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Bob Jones
Rickey
Eadward Isham
Mark
J. A. Brooks
C. J. Hearron
Martha
Moore, Oklahoma
Free Will Baptist
Florida
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Jerry Keesee
Hasse
Beth Hallmark
FFA
The
Rebels
Westinghouse Iron
Jack Martin
Jesse Reese
W. E. Daniels
Harmony Club
C. B. Phillips
DSA
W. P. Johnson
Walter Mazurek
Westbend
T. R. Damron
Max Keeter
Westinghouse Steam & Dry Iron
O. D. Williford
Zephyr
K. E. Burks
Hamilton Beach
Charles Dudley
D.S.R
A. P. Townsend
C. T. Nash
de Leon
Carton
H. A. Lovell
Elizabeth Robertson
Buffett Skillett
Willie Mae Hart
Dan W. Liles
Slaton
J. A. Cox
Mullin
E. P.hodges
H. G. Simpson
H. N. Turner
Olan Frazier
Mixette
J. G. Haas
Blanket
Farm Bureau Insurance
Gene
A. E
Rauhut
Presse
Archie Boyd
Vocational Agriculture’s Association
F. A. Roquemore
Arlington
CHS
California
Melha Marten
W. M. Haynes
Connie
George
Dudley
Sromn
Sausalito
de Alva Roberts
Lubbock
Haynes
Sand Hill
Bob Scott
Coyote
Comanche Independent School District
W. E. Clemons
Wm. G. Parker
Comanche School Board
Floyd M. Key County
Rica
Isociay
Harry Thornton
Gustine
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
Association
Ned's
del Monte
Kim
Duncan
Ned Stewart's Grocery
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