Local sports and civic notes from Comanche and Clyde districts
Comanche County features four active basketball teams with Gustine Tigers tied for first and the high scoring Maidens hosting two games next week. Clyde wins new district glory as Comanche’s Indians finish second to district champ. Heart Month appeals for donations and local politics show ongoing elections and filings with a George Washington birthday savings note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Gustine
Tigers
Sidney Girls
May
Comanche
Brownwood
Trent
Wylie
George Washington
George
Les Strawn
Eldon Ray Tupin
Clyde Williams
Sid Carney
Gyale Pirkie
Joe Waring
Bill Jones
Sunday Church Attendance and Local Visits Noted
The Shady Elm column celebrates a large United Methodist Church crowd and Rev J H Raines ex hortations from Mark's Gospel. Acknowledgments go to East Side Baptist for a Valentine party. Family visits and guests are listed, plus notices of local church plans and military orders for 2nd Lt Thomas Brightman reporting to Fort Eustis March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ova Cottrell
United Methodist Church
J. H. Raines
Mark
Rebecca H. Dixon
Mattie Davis
East Side Baptist Church
Kate Carpenter
W. R. Durham
Lizzie Sullivan
K. Langley
el Paso
Andy Brown
Goldthwaite
Sam Livingston
Martin
Mollie Moore
Johnnie McIntire
Andrea Stokes
Bill Gressett
S. J. Isham
Aillen J. Owens
Bill Croker
Pill McNutt
Alvin Steele
Robert Frazier
Midland
Mack Frazier
Kayla
Brownwood
Bertha Frazier
Stag Creek Musical Draws Large Local Crowd
A Saturday night concert at Stag Creek drew a large crowd for the Daniels family and B J Pyburn. Five year old Art Coker danced with guests from Abilene and the Coker family. other attendees included Elton McCullough from KC OM and Ralph Cannon of Corpus Christi. Refreshments served to about 39 attendees.
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Stag Creek
Daniels
B. J. Pyburn
Art Coker
Halon Coker
Abilene
Lloyd Coker
Elton McCullough
KCOM
Ralph Cannon
Corpus Christi
Tex Dukes
Young Farmers To Meet Feb 25 In Comanche
Charles Rogers of the Texas Department of Agriculture will present to Comanche County Young Farmers on Tuesday February 25 at 7 pm in the Comanche High School Yo-Ag Building. Topics include nematodes lesser cornstalk beret peanut diseases and water quality effects on peanut yield with slides and microscope specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rogers
Texas Department of Agriculture
de Leon
Comanche County
Comanche High School
Yo-Ag
Open House Set For The Drennan Family
Friends and relatives invited to an open house for Mr and Mrs Howard Drennan and Teressa at their new home 209 N Ervin. Open house from 2 to 4 Sunday February 23.
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Howard Drennan
Teressa
N. Ervin
Grass Seeding Equipment Available Through SCD
James Mercer and his son David inspect two grass drills owned by the Anner Leon Soil and Water Conservation District now available on a rental basis. The drills, reconditioned, plant bluestem and side oats with a special attachment for tiny seeds, contact James Mercer at Comanche Feed and Seed Store for access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mercer
David
Anner Leon
Comanche
Capt Tim McCoy Completes Army Medical Course
Captain Timothy H. McCoy age 25 completed an eight week basic Medical Service Corps officer course at Brooks Army Medical Center Ft Sam Houston Texas. He earned an MS from University of Texas at Austin in 1968 and received his commission through ROTC. He is from Comanche and grandson of the late Mr and Mrs Tom McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Timothy H. McCoy
University of Texas At
Comanche
Tom McDonald
Western Hills community notices and events
The Western Hills column reports a Sunday church service led by Rev. Wilbur Boone and local revival ministers, with a quartet and messages from Rey Stan Maxzee. It notes the death of Aunt Mary Davis and extends sympathy, plus numerous social visits, birthdays, new residents, and hospital statuses in early 20th century Western Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Reese
N. Jones
Wilbur Boone
United Pentecostal Church
Pave Ranne
Conner
Magee
Kenneth Croker
Rey Stan Maxzee
Mary Davis
Elsie Gordon
Stephenville
Florence Fielder
Allen Owen
East Side Baptist Church
Florence Wilson
Dale Hawkins
Dallas
Cecil Mings
Clyde
Ben Ross
Arch Lewis
San Angelo
Daisy Willis
Beckham Tuthrie
Henrietta
Willis
Carl Ellis
Lunden
Ophelia Woolsey
Woodrow W. Gavenda
Fort Worth
W. B
Layman Family Weekend Visit Reported
Mr and Mrs Thomas Layman and their children Tommy David and Lorna visited his parents Mr and Mrs Artie Layman over the weekend in a family outing reported in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Layman
Tommy
David
Lorna
Artie Layman
Jehovah's Witnesses Set Three Day Assembly in Sweetwater
Lewis Steinman of India Gap will preside over a three day Jehovah's Witnesses assembly in Sweetwater from February 28 to March 2 at the Nolan County Coliseum. The event, part of an advanced ministerial training program, focuses on Bible instruction and prophecy understanding for all attendees. A youth segment is planned and whole congregations with families are encouraged to attend.
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Lewis Steinman
India Gap
Priddy
Elovah’s Witnesses
Sweetwater
Nolan County Coliseum
Steinman
Watchtower Riole and Tract Society of New York
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mir
Steimman
Card of Thanks from the John Guthrie Family
The John Guthrie family thanks everyone for support during illness and death. They express appreciation for prayers and beautiful flowers and ask God’s richest blessing on all who stood by them.
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John Guthrie
Ite
Mrs Margaret Waring Visited Austin This Week
Mrs Margaret Waring of an unspecified origin visited Austin this week, joining local social circles and sightseeing during her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Waring
Austin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Unite IT
Wayne Preston
Comanche Indians
Indians
O— O
Internal Revenue Service
Heart Fund
WBW
Shady Elm
Thomas Brightman
Ft Eustace
Virginia
United States Army
Brightman
Oswell Brightman
Ladiula
Edmondson’s
U.S.D.A
LF. Brand
Isco
Pitile — Mes
van Camp
Drennans
Wees
S.C.D
Nancie
Tim McCoy
Western Hills
C. M
Polly) Carawaglis
Jess McCullough
Conrad
Delty Steels
Bill Steele
Chester Allen
Dee Stewart
Martin Edinburg
Eula Davis
Tolar
J. B. Lacy
Berry Moore
Small
James Swofford
Mary Dunn
John Riordan
Mary Green
Bert McGuire
Geneva Wells
Willie Cummings
Pink McCollum
W. M. Woods
Maude Hobson
Winnie Adams
Georgia McFerrin
Susie Gibson
Royal Mims
Alcie Wilhelm
Jehovah's Witnesses
S’water
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