Starrs mark fiftieth wedding anniversary in Comanche
Several hundred friends from Eastland and adjacent counties joined Mr and Mrs W B Starr at their Comanche home on Aug 9 to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Eight of nine living Starr children attended. guests included Cecil Lotief Rotan mayor and former state legislator, J Walter Hammond Texas Farm Bureau president and wife, Dr W P Lee physician aged 93, Buck Myrick and Parks couples, and Ed Morgan visiting from Los Angeles. Also noted were remarks on a rain need and WTCC territory income rankings for three counties with El Paso, Tarrant and McLennan leading per family figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Starr
Eastland
Cecil Lotief
Rotan
Cecil
Eastland-Callahan
Starr
J. Walter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau Fedration
Tye
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Starr
Buck” Myrick
W. J. Parks
Comanche
Rosemary Wilhelm Wins Carr Scholarship for Second Year
Miss Rosemary Wilhelm, 1951 Comanche High School graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Wilhelm, receives Carr Scholarship to study at San Angelo College this fall. Her first year earned honors and leadership roles while she works as a personnel records clerk at San Angelo Telephone Company and participates in local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Wilhelm
C.H.S
A. W. Wilhelm
Comanche
Carr
San Angelo College
Miss Wilhelm
Valentine Queen of Hearts
Ramettes
Sigma Alpha Chi Sorority
Carr Hall
Rosemary
San Angelo Telephone Company
San Angelo
First Methodist Church
Cowan Named Head of New Agriculture Department at Daniel Baker
Howard Payne College Brownwood announces William B. Cowan Jr. as head of the new Agricultural Department at the Daniel Baker College of Useful Arts. The appointment is effective Aug. 1 and ties Daniel Baker with the Brown County Vocational School to expand an agricultural program through junior college level. A college farm is planned in the Camp Bowie area. Cowan previously worked at Comanche County Vocational School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
William B. Cowan
Daniel Baker College of Useful Arts
Cowan
Daniel Baker College
Brown County Vocational School
Camp Bowie
Comanche County
Comanche
Artis Kemp Enters Aircraft Mechanics School at Sheppard
A 21 year old Artis W. Kemp of Comanche enters the Aircraft Mechanics School at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas. The training covers servicing inspecting and maintaining aircraft for the Air Force with graduation yielding Airplane and Engine Mechanic rating. Most graduates advance to advanced training or are assigned to major Air Force commands for on the job experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Artis W. Kemp
J. M. Kemp
Comanche
Sheppard
Kemp
United States Air Force
Ranch House Ramblings from June drought era notes
Drouth distressed Texas stockmen monitor skies as mid June passes. Markets drag, Rio Grande dry, and the Federal Land Bank in Houston notes a record loan demand for refinancing debt with no land sales jump. Cattle runs sporadic. border reopening hopes loom for Mexican cattle exports amid hoof and mouth disease in Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Rio Grande
Federal Land Bank
Houston
Ranch House
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Texas Hereford Association
Henry Elder
Fort Worth
Texas Register of Merit
American Association
C. M. Lusk
Honduras
Lusk
U. S
Raymond Hollingsworth
American Quarter Horse Association
Amarillo
Brownsville
Boyds Return to Comanche Lease Boswell Place
Move brings Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Boyd Jr and three sons back to Comanche. They lease the Boswell place south of town. Mr Boyd, previously in Comanche then Irving 18 years ago, works for Buell Company wholesale lumber dealers and will cover the West Texas territory with Comanche as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
D. T. Boyd Jr
Boswell Place
Boyd
Irving
Buell Company
West Texas
For Sale or Rent Four Room House in Borger TX
Four room house with conveniences garage and acreage available in Borger Texas. Very small down payment and balance like rent. Call or write S L Moore Box 1383 Borger Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Moore
Borger Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Starr
Ed Morgan
Sipe Springs
Los Angeles
California
Jeff Morgan
G. B. Moore
Burrel Cunningham
Newburg
Betsy Whiteside
Denton
Jack Whiteside
WTCC
el Paso
Tarrant
McLennan
Straley Electric Co
Chevrolet
Hermania
REA
Santa FE Freight Depot
W. B. Cowan, Jr
Arthur Chevrolet
E. Grand
Comanche, Texas
Artis Kemp
Sheppard Field
Ezra Benton
Lubbock
Ranch Experiment Station
Sonora
Hill County
Burnet
Comanche County Cooperative
Nual
Comanche, Lake
Eanes Park
Amanda Home Freezers
Texas Power
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