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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
5
Comanche Chronicle recaps New Year football bowls as Texas teams shine. Arkansas, SMU and Oklahoma dominate bowls, while local CHS Maidens place second in Duncanville basketball tourney. Notes on old ball invitations from 1883 1884 appear alongside a light quip about money and family.
Tarleton State College lists 69 seniors eligible for January 19 commencement on the Tarleton campus. Fourteen will earn BA degrees, 54 BS degrees, and one a two-year certificate. Kemmitz, a Comanche student, will receive a BS in general agriculture.
Dr and Mrs Carl Malone announce the birth of a girl on Friday December 20 at Mims Memorial Hospital. Jean ette Marie weighed 6 pounds 4 ounces and is sister to Carl Malone Jr. and granddaughter of Dr Roy Mims and Murrell Malone. The Malones reside in Thibodaux Louisiana and are visiting Dr and Mrs Mims during the holidays.
Garner Lloyd 79 a former Comanche County resident died Wednesday morning January 1 at his Brownwood home after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held January 1 at Davis Morris Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park. He operated a service station in Brownwood and earlier farmed before moving there. Survived by Esther his wife two daughters Clere Powell Arlington and Frankye McHan Dallas a son Jerry Dean Lloyd Fort Worth five grandchildren and six sisters.
Seaman Pete Ramsey arrives in Norfolk Virginia after a twelve day furlough with his wife Peggy Ramsey and Mr and Mrs W H Lester and Neal He will spend the next six months serving in Cuba Peggy Ramsey is a senior at Comanche High School.
Mrs. Mary Adeline Gilbreath 95, longtime Edna Hill resident, died Jan 1 after a lengthy illness. Services were held Jan 2 in Harrell Funeral Chapel with burial at Barbee Cemetery. She was born 1873 in Arkansas and survived by three daughters, two sons, ten grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and twelve great great grandchildren. Her husband James T. Gilbreath served as Comanche County sheriff 1924-1930.
A party from Comanche led by Mr and Mrs Elias Dudley and guests including Claude Tom R Ray and Harry Dudley Mrs E J McDougal Jennifer Larry Mr and Mrs Lee Presswood Margie and Vernon Lee traveled to Cloudcroft New Mexico to enjoy the holiday skiing season.
The White Point Club held its Yaletime party Friday at the community building with thirty members and guests. The event featured a Christmas tree, prayers, scripture, stories, special music, carols, and candle tributes to J Fountain Wood Sr. and Mrs J C Helm Sr. Gifts and friend-to-friend acknowledgments followed.
89 MEXICO CITY oherry Hulsey and Casey Branshaw spent a part of the Chinamas holidays in Mexico City. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Strong of Lubbock visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Didney and Mr. and Mrs. Gyala Pirkle Sunday.
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