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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1953
Page
7
Deep gratitude expressed by Reverend and Mrs L D Hornburg for the care at Blackwood Hospital. They thank doctors nurses friends flowers cards letters visits gifts and other attentions and ask the Lord to reward you. Texas.
A wedding shower for Wanda and Jerry Tucker was held Monday night at Mercer Gap Baptist Church with punch and cookies served to twenty one attendees. Nearby social notes list visits and guests from several families including Northcutt Mast Elrod Parson and various relatives across towns like Brownwood Waco and Fort Worth.
Early High School edged Comanche 40 to 36 in the first home game of the season. Mary Jean Andress led with 29 points despite early foul trouble, while Roxie Green added 15 for Early and Jane Bradley left the game early in the fourth due to fouls.
Mrs. Curtis Corby has been visiting her mother who is ill in Ralls.
Comanche County farmers progress with terraces to preserve rainwater. Key growers Larry Helmsley Avery Moore Norman Moore J Y Robinson B Phillips Berett Sliger O D Frazier Joseph Carlton Sam Lewis T Donald Raymond Moore report extensive terrace and diversion terrace construction totaling 31 408 feet and 5 850 feet respectively covering 250 acres. Waterways are prepared in advance for safe runoff to pastures or grassed waterways.
Central Texas Law Enforcement Officers Association met in Comanche for round table talks to improve interdepartmental service. The group voted to make Comanche the permanent meeting site with sessions on the last Thursday each month and the next meeting set for March 26. Local and surrounding officials from Erath, Mills, San Saba, Hamilton, Brown, Coleman and other counties attended.
Rosemary Wilhelm former Comanche resident crowned Queen of Hearts at San Angelo College Valentine celebration held last Saturday night February 14. She is a journalism major and was a candidate representing Press Club Carr Hall Mayer Hall Band Choir Sigma Alpha Chi sorority and Little Theatre. Wilhelm, a 1952 Comanche High School graduate, received the honor reflecting strong college popularity.
Mrs R D Massengill spent the week in Corsicana visiting her son and wife Mr and Mrs George Massengill.
Here From Carolina Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Gober and children have been visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Gober here and her parents in Brownwood the past week.
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