Desdemona Named for Settler Miss Desdemona Wynn
The town once called Hogtown was renamed Desdemona around 1882 after Miss Desdemona Wynn a well educated schoolteacher and sister of Om Henry. A 1939 Desde mona Gusher special edition recounts the naming and notes Wynn’s lineage and connections to local families. Mr and Mrs Charles Haslett and Clarence Everett of Dallas visited relatives here this week.
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Desdemona
Desdemona Wynn
Hogtown
Hang
Miss Wynn
R. H. Pierce
Om Henry
Tip Henry
Eula Jones
Fort Worth
Clarence Everett
Dallas
Mrs W. D. Everett
El Paso Visitors Bring Prather and Carnes Couples
Mr and Mrs Floyd Prather and Mr and Mrs Ralph Carnes were visitors to El Paso last week staying at local hotels and touring noted sites.
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el Paso
Floyd Prather
Ralph Carnes
Oklahoma Families Visit Home Folks Over Weekend
Here From Oklahoma M Sgt. and Mrs. Harlie Neel of Altus visited home folks here over the weekend. Vacationing in Colorado are Mr. and Mrs. Elton McCullough and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brewer and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Spears, former Comanche residents now in College Station.
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Oklahoma
Harlie Neel
Altus
Colorado
Elton McCullough
Courthouse News Motor Vehicles Registered
List of registered 1953 motor vehicles with owners and locations including Comanche De Leon Brownwood Proctor and other Texas towns. Entries cover makes models and body types such as Mercury Chevrolet Plymouth Buick Ford and International with owners like Brightman Needham Slack Fletcher and White.
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D. M. Brightman
Comanche
Mercury
W. D. Needham
de Leon
Vern O. Waddell
Clara Moore Slack
J. C. Fletcher
9Th Street
William L. Bassham
P. I. Matson
Brownwood
Sarah Frances White
J. L. Wood
Adell Powell
E. J. Craig
Bennie C. Engelke
J. W. Quenichet
W. H. Smith
D. Dyer
Bel-Air
Clifford Glazier
A. B. Campbell Jr
Odis Butts
Glen E. Peters
Lucy Lee Durham
J. C. Alexander
Co. F. Wise
Charlie Woolsey
Proctor
Local families visit over weekend in West Texas towns
Indian Creek and nearby communities report visits from Aubrey Hall and family of Kermit Melba Courtney and family, Lloyd Coker and daughters, Doc Mast and Dwaine Jackson households in Gustine, Harvey Bowman in Abilene, Walter Knight returning from Fort Stockton, and Mark Smart visiting N M Smart family. Twenty two Methodist Church members attended Quarterly Conference in Proc tor as revival begins. Roy Turner returns home from Brownwood hospital and expects to resume work at Mullican's.
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Aubrey Hall
Kermit and
Melba Jo Courtney
B. W. Courtney
Lloyd Coker
Doc Mast
Dwaine Jackson
Gustine
Harvey Bowman
Abilene
Walter Knight
Fort Stockton
Knight
Mark Smart
Seagraves
N. M. Smart
Methodist Church
Proctor
Adrian McNutt dies at 82 in Aspermont hospital
Adrian C. McNutt, who would have turned 83 on August 1, died July 24 at 12 20 p m in Aspermont hospital after a three year illness. A retired farmer born in Mississippi, he came to Stonewall County in 1919 and lived in Comanche County at intervals. Funeral services were held July 25 at First Baptist Church of Aspermont with Rev. W T North and Rev. W T Teel officiating. Burial was in Aspermont cemetery. Pallbearers were his six sons. Survivors include his wife six sons Earl in Lubbock Euell in Abilene A C in Swenson John in Peacock Cammey in Aspermont and Ernest in Lovington and three daughters Ruth Hudson in Spur Ruby Freeman in Swenson and Ina May Godley in Peacock. He was a cousin of Bob McNutt and brother in law of Jim Swearingen of Comanche. Comanche attendees included Lester McNutt and Joyce Delbert McNutt Elmer Wilson Luke McNutt and others.
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Adrian C. McNutt
Aspermont
McNutt
Mississipi
Stonewall County
Comanche County
Comanche
First Baptist Church
Spur
W. T. Teel
Peacock
Aspermont Cemetery
Earl of
Lester McNutt
Joyce
Delbert McNutt
Elmer Wilson
Luke McNutt
Willie McNutt
Rufus McNutt
Archie Swearingen
John Davis
Seaman Lee P Day With U S Fleet Near Japan
Aboard the USS LST 758 with the U S Fleet Activities here is Lee P Day seaman USN husband of the former Miss Elan E Stewart of Route 2 Comanche Day who attended Ragon High School entered the Naval service in March 1952 The 758 transports men and equipment between Japan and various Korean port.
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U. S
Lee P. Day
USN
Elan E. Stewart
Comanche
Day
Ragon High School
Naval Service
Japan
Kuykendalls Visit Old Landmarks Near Fleming's Spring
Mr and Mrs M J Kuykendall of Big Spring spent the weekend with Mrs F L Little. Kuykendall left Comanche 50 years ago as a boy and easily recognized many landmarks including Sand Hole the old swimming pool on Indian Creek near Fleming's Spring. Girls visited Bro J W Hodges family in Dublin Tuesday and in Mrs Fairy Berna's home.
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M. J. Kuykendall
Big Spring
F. L. Little
Lloyd Coker
Bro. J. W. Hodges
Dublin
Fairy Berna
Ava Tate Describes Yellowstone Park Trip
Mrs Ava Tate writes from Yellowstone Park describing a wonderful trip after visiting the West Coast and Canada. She plans to continue to Salt Lake City expressing vacation delight and travel plans.
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Ava Tate
George W. Tate
Yellowstone Park
West Coast
Canada
Salt Lake City
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Pretty Girl
Squire Wynn
Charles Haslett
Charles Albert
Firestone Supreme
Dudley Bros
Comanche, Texas
Courthouse News
Indian Creek
Roy Turner
Brownwood Hospital
Mullican’s
Adrian McNutt
Seaman Lee P. Day
U. S. Fleet
Chevrolet
ABC Radio Network
Arthur Chevrolet
E. Grand
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