Christmas Eve at Work and Home Warm Community Spirit
The letter reflects a warm 1977 Christmas with open houses and parties across churches and businesses. It highlights Methodist attendance rising, gift moments like Gibbs employees gifting a full Thanksgiving dinner for Medda Rauhut, travel anecdotes, family photos, and light humor about mistaken healthcare terms, closing with New Year wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Dallas
Boston
Austin
Stanley
Rauhuts
Medda
Gibbs
Lunchroom Menu for the Holiday Week
Monday features a holiday meal plan. Tuesday offers beef stew with cheese roll ups pickles and crackers. Snack bar serves a burrito. Wednesday includes hot dog with chili macaroni with tomatoes jackstraw salad fruit cup and milk. Snack bar serves sloppy joe. Thursday presents Frito Pie Pinto beans buttered spinach corn and barbeque on bun. Snack bar serves corn dog. Friday features hamburgers lettuce and tomato salad french fries banana pudding and milk. Snack bar serves corny dog.
Comanche Students Graduate From Central Texas Commercial College
Comanche students completed studies at Central Texas Commercial College with graduation exercises on December 15. Valedictorian Rose Marie Howerton earned an A Honor Roll as Medical Secretary. Geneva Hernandez and Pam Rachels were Career Secretaries with B Honor Roll. Nelma Rea Wilson received Most Progress Award as Clerk Typist with B Honor Roll. Donna Amos, enrolled at CTCC, posted an A average for the six week period ending December 15 and earned a perfect attendance certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Commercial College
Comanche
Rose Marie Howerton
Geneva Hernandez
Pam Rachels
Nelma Rea Wilson
Donna Amos
CTCC
Donna
6-Man All-State Players Named
Listed below is the 1977 Texas six man All State Football team with first team ends centers quarterbacks running backs and linemen named from May Venus Highland Marathon Cherokees Wellman Benjamin Iredell Blackwell and other schools.FROM LUBBOCK Mr and Mrs Jack Moore Terry Ted and Lee Ann visit G H Gleatons and Battle Moores during Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Robert Windham
May
Sutton
Venus
Brand Tankersley
Wellman
Ivan Krejci
Highland
Brian Holmes
Lonnie Salmon
Marathon
Keith Pierce
Benjamin
Lubbock
Jack Moore
Terry
Ted
Lee Ann
G. H. Gleatons
Battle Moores
Gustine
Comanche Hospital District Minutes December 1977
The Comanche Hospital District minutes record a December 12 1977 meeting at 7 00 p m in the Comanche Community Hospital. Directors Isham Gibson Carney Mazurek Lochridge and administrator Dorothy Cumming attended while motions approved a full time bonus of 25 and part time 20 and revoking THA membership with 718 annual dues. The session adjourned at 7 55 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Community Hospital
Isham, Gibson
Carney
Mazurek
Lochridge
Dorothy Cumming
Isham
Tommy Mazurek
John Lochridge
Ms. Cumming
Texas Hospital Association
Sid Carney
THA
Boxing Night Set at Gustine Gym
Gustine Senior Class and Central Texas Boxing Association sponsor a Boxing Night at Gustine Gym on Saturday January 7 starting 7:00 p.m. Twenty matches feature boxers ages five to twenty in prep for Golden Gloves. Admission 1.75 adults 0.75 children 12 and under. Proceeds benefit the Gustine Senior Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustine
Central Texas Boxing Association
Boosters to Meet at High School Commons
The Sports Booster meeting is set for January 5 1978 at 8 00 in the Commons Area of the high school All basketball players from Jr High to Varsity and their parents will be introduced Officials urge all to attend the booster club gathering for plans and updates.
Mrs Bert Rogers Visits Galveston During Holidays
Mrs Bert Rogers spent the holidays in Galveston visiting her two sons and their families the Bill Edwards and the L D Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Rogers
Galveston
Bill Edwards
L. D. Edwards
Perdues Enjoy Christmas Gathering with San Antonio Family
Visiting Rev. and Mrs. Guy Perdue for Christmas were their son and family Rev. and Mrs. Harold C. Perdue and children of San Antonio. Rev. Harold Perdue is Minister of Education of the Alamo Heights Methodist Church in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Perdue
Harold C. Perdue
San Antonio
Rev
Harold Perdue
Alamo Heights Methodist Church
Hamilton Guests Visit for Christmas At Mrs Hamilton Home
Mrs R W H Hamilton hosted Christmas guests including her daughter Mrs Harold Murph and Mr Murph of Houston. Also visiting were their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs James Scales of Lewisville, and Dr and Mrs Allen Hamilton of Big Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. H. Hamilton
Harold Murph
Murph
Houston
James Scales
Lewisville
Allen Hamilton
Big Spring
Frazier family fly into Comanche on military pilot’s flight
Leslie and Farley Frazier of Corpus Christi, grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Frazier of Sidney, arrived at Comanche Airport on Monday December 26 at 10 30 a m aboard a plane en route to Kansas City. The flight was piloted by Caesar Cantu who is stationed in the Air Force at Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie and
Farley Frazier
Corpus Christi
E. L. Frazier
Sidney
Comanche Airport
Kansas City
Caesar Cantu
Air Force
Tyler visit over Christmas ties names in local family circle
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Ross and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bates visited Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fisher and children in Tyler on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Kenneth had been visiting in Comanche since December 20th with his grandparents the Rosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie Ross
Eugene Bates
Ronald Fisher
Kenneth
Kriss
Kevin
Tyler
Comanche
Rosses
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gibb’s
Medda Rauhut
McGregor
Murdock
Thomas Leal
Commercial College
Azalea Ellis
Carl Ellis
Landa
Alvin
Joe Walker
Julie
Jennifer
Jana
San Marcos
Wayne Adams
Carlo Jo
Brownwood
Peggy Willis
Joe Walkers
George Walker
Ray Rodgers
al Rodgers
Terry Francis
Cherokee
Tommy Holland
Bryan Andrade
Blackwell
Danny Duke
Christoval
Luis Ortiz
Jeff Rose
Crawfills Gap
Larry Gates
Harrold
Mike Avery
D. Proffit
Iredell
Cliff Pollard, Jr
Ken Priddy
Mark Thweatt
Mozelle
Mike Briseno
Alan Berryhill
Johnny Jackson
John Riggins
Vernon Northside
Pedro Estrada
Mark Garrett
Bobby Hemphill
Guthrie
Tony Pantoja
Sammy Flores
Comanche Hospital
Southern Savings
N. Austin
Center Avenue
Wally
Boosters
Bo Elrod
David M. Alley
Blanket
U.S. Army
Tarleton State University
David Alley
Linda Waldie
Hamilton
West Grand
James Wilkerson
James C. Wilkerson
Comanche County
Texas Press Association
Cii
Sififs
MR. Coffee
S & Boys
Wasner
LFA
Oryer
Bac-Pak
BY J. P
Stevens
Higginbotham’s
Comanche, Texas
Rockies
Pacific International Enterprises
Produety
Arthur R. Dubs
Corby
Majestic Theatre
Sarry
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
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