Robertson Couple Celebrates 61st Wedding Anniversary
Jim and Tiena Robertson of Soda Springs marked their 61st wedding anniversary at Lake Banes Park with relatives and friends. The couple, ages 83 and 80, are active in Taylor's Chapel Church and have 52 descendants including eight children, 26 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren. Numerous relatives from Comanche, Sweetwater, Chandler, Victoria, Tucson, Dallas, Fort Worth, and other locations attended the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Tiena Robertson
Lake Banes Park
Tiena
Soda Springs
Taylor's Chapel Congregational
Brownfield
T. W. Stewart
Dublin
Lester Taylor
J. B. Robertson
Vivian Jaynes
Fort Worth
Lee Day
San Diego
Calif
Marie Stewart
Oildale
Jim Stewart
Wilma
Nora Robertson
Lois Robert
English Visitor Sees Dudley Ranch in Comanche
Miss Iris Hobson of Maidstone England arrives in Dallas by jet and tours Comanche with host Mrs Gail Dudley. She witnesses goat shearing show cattle sheep and enjoys the horses at the Dudley Bros Ranch during Aug 3 4. Hobson is an English exchange teacher who taught science in Lubbock 1950 51. Mrs Roberts plans to host her in Lubbock next. She will also visit Pittsburg Montreal and New York before returning to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Hobson
Maidstone
England
Dallas
de Alva Roberts
Lubbock
Comanche
Gail P. Dudley
Hobson
Texas
Dudley Bros
Miss Hobson
Mrs. Roberts
United States
Roberts
Pittsburg
Montreal
New York
Barton Family Visits Friends This Week
Mr and Mrs Robert M Barton and their sons Buzz and Bill visited Mr and Mrs J C Wilkerson and other relatives and friends here this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Barton
Buzz
Bill
J. C. Wilkerson
Local Chief Stops Brief Crime Spree by Youth
Police Chief John Shook halted a short crime spree by a 14 year old from Holdervile Oklahoma. The youth forged checks from 1.50 to 3.00 and used signatures of deceased and prominent residents. An arrest in the 200 block of East Central followed a tip as the youth attempted to flee. the father was later arrested and both were remanded to county custody.
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John Shook
Holdervile
Oklahoma
Comanche
East Central
S. O. Switzer Buried At White Point
Funeral services for 80 year old S. O. Switzer were held at White Point after his death near Cross Plains August 15. He was born December 2, 1879 in Comanche County and is survived by a daughter J B Snyder Bangs three sons O B Winford and Lewis ten grandchildren and two brothers. His wife died October 4, 1944. Rev. Kenneth Reed of Fort Worth officiated and he was buried near his wife.
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White Point
S. O. Switzer
Comanche County
Cross Plains
Sabanno
O. B. Switzer
Kenneth Reed
Fort Worth
J. B. Snyder
Bangs
O. B., Winford
Lewis
Big Spring
W J Everett County Native Dies
William Jasper Everett 79 a Comanche native died August 11 in a Hico hospital after years in Carlton area. He was bedfast over a year before hospitalization. Funeral services August 12 at First Baptist Church Carlton with Rev Charles Becton and Rev Barns officiating. Burial in Hico Cemetery under Carlton Masonic Lodge.
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William Jasper Everett
Hico
Carlton
Everett
First Baptist Church
Charles Becton
Barns
Obituary for Carlton Resident Mr Everett
An obituary note recalls Uncle Billy a farmer and Baptist church member from Carlton. Survived by sister Mrs Hattie Sowell of Carlton and five nieces and nephews.
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Billy
Carlton
Everett
Hattie Sowell
Daughter Born to Airman Pettit at Ellsworth AFB
A daughter named Sammie Lynette Pettit was born Monday August 22 to Airman Second Class Arron Pettit and his wife at Ellsworth AFB South Dakota. The baby weighed six pounds one ounce and both mother and child are reported in good health. Grandparents on the maternal side are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones of Energy. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. Myrtle Pettit of 209 E Fleming.
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Sammie Lynette
Arron Pettit
Ellsworth Afb
South Dakota
Ray Jones
Energy
Myrtle Pettit
E. Fleming, Comanche
Berta Cooper Teacher Dies in Dallas at 68
Berta Cooper sister of J B Cooper of Sidney and a prominent early Texas educator died Tuesday in Dallas after a long illness. A UT graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member, she taught at Adamson High School until 1944 and was active in state and national educational organizations. Survivors include two brothers, a sister, and a Dallas funeral set for Aug 17.
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Berta Cooper
J B. Cooper
Sidney
Dallas
Miss Cooper
Mount Pleasant
Comanche
Professor Rogers
McLeary Hutchison
Ola Cunningham
Grace Stone
Cooper
University of Texas
Cisco
Dallas Morning News
Ramsey
Comanche County
Phi Beta Kappa
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Otulla
la Salle County
Bessie Fussell
Austin
Lamar and Smith
Local Chapel Service and Burial Plans Noted in Dallas
A chapel at 800 West Jefferson with Rev. Jim B. Spiller officiating is reported for a burial at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas. KLASP ENVELOPES announces a new shipment of envelopes in all sizes under The Chief.
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West
Jefferson
Jim B. Spiller
Laurel Landing
Burial Memorial Park
Dallas
Tfe
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Jim Robertson
H. M. O'Brien, Jr
Rex Robertson
Hollie Stewart
Billy Ray Robertson
Cheryl Horton
Cullom Hillis
Thurston
Clara May Thomas
Patsy Jo Watson
A. J. Hurt
Ballinger
L. Hornsby
Monselle
Lucille O'Brien
Houstonians
Central
Fisk Avenue
Brownwood, Texas
Brook Mays Music Co
East Texas
Brooks Mays
Southwest
Fisk Brownwood
Beans Werbert
Morrow
Robb White
William Castle Woors
Theo
Sea Cee
Majestic Theatre
Santa Fe Magazine
W. J. Everett
Airman
Mrs. Pettit
Jerry Ivy
The
Duals
Vs Bes
Broome Robert On
Manestic Theatre
Frigidaire
Helms
Chile
Jimm
Jaye
Walgreen Agency
Walgreen True Agency
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