Pecan Show Results Highlight Comanche County Event
The ninth annual Comanche County Pecan Show held December 6 in the Texas Power and Light Hospitality Room drew 15 growers and 192 entries across 22 varieties. W. H. Smith Sr of De Leon won Champion In shell with a Comanche entry, and also took Reserve Champion Shelling with a Mahan. Womack's Nursery of De Leon won Champion Shelfling with a Sioux. LG Holland of Comanche earned Champion Native pecan and Reserve Native, while Monte Carmichael of Lamkin won Reserve Champion Shelling Pecan. Top awards across varieties listed with winners and exhibitors, plus new officers for the Comanche County Pecan Association.
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Comanche County
Comanche
Texas Power & Light Company
B. Romberg
Brownwood
Tom Denmen
Tarleton Experiment Station
Stephenville
W. H. Smith
de Leon
Shell
W H. Smith
Womack
Monte Carmichael
Lamkin
L. G. Holland
LG. Holland
W. H. Smith, Sr
B. J. Anderson
Womack’s Nursery
Barton
Burker
Hiram Smith, Jr
L. J. Anderson
B. J. Anndereen
Tom Mazure’, Sr
L. G. Helland
Womeck
Sen Saba
Womack’s
Mancre
Geo. B
New Year's Eve Dance At PAR Club
The PAR Country Club Special Activities Committee announces a New Year’s Eve dance for members and guests on December 31. Jim Smith’s dance band returns for a third year, bringing a background in professional show and presenting acts with Miss Texas and Fort Worth pageants and various circus and stock show productions.
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Par Country Club
Jim Smith
Valentine
Im Smith
Counce
Fort Worth
Art Lavis
Bill Swift
Freshmaniams
Red Woodward
Mossah Shrine Circus
Fort Worth Symphony
Fort Worth Civic Opera Asia
Jack Benny
Liberace
Wayne Newton
Final Rites for Bill Caffey
William Henry Caffey 90 of De Leon died December 8. Services were held December 10 at De Leon Church of Christ with Minister Payne Hattox officiating. Burial in Comyn Cemetery. Survived by a son Johnny Caffey and six daughters from Texas, Oregon, Arizona, and California, two brothers and four sisters, plus 20 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
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William Henry (Pill) Caffey
de Leon
Dulin
Calif
Maurine Nance
Mi'dred Otwell
Leon
Ollie Sicotte
Sa'em
Ore
Letice Buckner
Phoenix
Ariz
Pearl Sanford
Abiene
Evelyn Howard
Pearland
Gilmer
A. Caffey
Brownwood
Molly Hoover
Littlefield
Media Stegall
Genorge Wilson
Floy Mayard
Mrs. I. Tenny Sadler 91 Dies in Local Hospital
Mrs. I. Tenny Sadler aged 91 died Thursday at 4:20 a.m. in a local hospital. A Christian burial will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Gustine Methodist Church. The notice also mentions visiting family in Houston during the prior weekend.
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I. (Tenny) Sadler
Bath
Gustine Methodist Church
Weather report from Proctor Reservoir station
24 hour period from 8 am to 8 am with dates and temperatures. Highs and lows listed for December 4 70 37 December 8 49 28 December 6 49 41 December 7 43 31 December 8 49 2 December 9 55 30 December 10 56 32. The report notes moisture observations.
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Proctor Reservoir
Labor program enrollment and fruit growing notes
The report lists nearly 490,600 participants enrolled in ten major Labor Department training and work experience programs. It notes peaches are grown in almost every state and require only light winter freezes but cannot endure prolonged cold.
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Department of Labor
Mrs. Sims 67 Dies in German Hospital
Tennie Dawson Sims 67 of 410 East Oak Comanche died Sunday December 7 in a German hospital. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday December 9 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev Harold Sheets and Rev Marion Gaines officiating. Burial Beard Church Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survived by three sons J C Merkel Lewis and Donald. two daughters Peggy Sims and Mrs Rex Evans. three sisters.
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Tennie Dawson Sims
E. Oak
Comanche
Harold Sheets
Marion Gaines
Beard Church Cemetery
T. G. Frick
Stelvin Johnson
Paul Kay Coulter
Elmer Westmoreland
Irn Stanton Anders
Jessie Ray Evans
Sims
March
Sue
Baptist Church
J. C
Merkel
Lewis
Mullin
Donald
Brownwood
Peggy Sims
Rex Evans
Sis
Local Family Ties Spanning Towns and Generations
The record lists multiple relatives across Texas towns including Co manche Sweetwater Marble Falls Odessa and names Mrs. George Hasley Mrs Otis Jones Mrs Henry Jones and 14 grandchildren as part of a family genealogy noted in a local notice.
For Sale Real Estate and acreage mix advertised
Stock Farms lists 42 acres to 314 acres for sale plus Good Gear available. Also 1 acre in Proctor with potential rental houses soon. Visit Discount Oil & Gas Station East Edge Comanche Fort Worth Hiway near 36 Overpass. Phone 356-9931.
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Good Gear
Proctor
Discount Oil & Gas Station
East Edge
Comanche
Fort Worth Hiway
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Larry Womack
Virgil Norris
F. W. Owens
Roy Loudermilk
R.L. Couch
G. D. Haggard
Gustine
Jim Shaw
Bill Miller
B. E. Hanson
Par
Link
Svt
Ronson
SHICK
Norelco
Sunbeam & Remington
Jade East
Old Spice Pub
English
Hiai Karate
Coty Cosmetics
Revlon
Pangburn
Durham
West Coast
Chrysler Newport
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
W.B
Arthur Chevrolet & Olds., Inc
Schick Electronic
Kinsnes
Jade East Cologne
Polaroid
Sylvania
Hamilton Beach
Sunbeam
Bill Caffey
Tenny Sadler
Houston
Jim Dudley
3. R Allison and
Texaco
West Central
North
Austin
Fred Hunter
Mrs. Sims
Jenique
Doris Hilliard
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