Stetson Hat Company to Close After Century in West
The Stetson Hat Company announces closure after a hundred years of making iconic Western headwear. The move draws regret from admirers across the West and Southwest as the famed 4x Braver and its rakish upturned brim become part of regional lore. A Texas hat encounter in a Washington airport underscored the brand’s cultural reach before the story notes a disruption at a Chicago AAAS meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Autry
Stetson Hat Company
Stetson
Great West
West
Texas
Washington
Dallas
Hearing Aid Clinic Offers Long Battery Life In Texas
A 1960s style ad highlights a hearing aid with 500 hour battery life and low cost under 300 dollars. It notes clinic locations in Comanche Hamilton and Stephenville with home service and battery trade ins. The piece blends product pitches with local notices and scattered archival editorials.
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Joe Treadway
DeLuxe
Comanche
Stephenville
Hamilton
Treadway
Burglary Probe Raises Child Involved Theft Question
A teenager stopped for gas then robbed a station, property found on the boy suggests training. Officers recovered $800 from the mother’s purse, prompting questions about parental involvement and responsibility in the incident.
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Officrs
Card of Thanks for Kind Deeds After Loss
We express appreciation for every kind deed during the loss of our daughter and sister. Thanks for food flowers comforting words and grave duties. Thanks also to Comanche Funeral Home and staff. May the Lord bless you all. Eunice Norwood Bobbie and Frankie Williams.
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Woolsey
Boone
Comanche
Eunice Norwood
Bobbie
Frankie Williams
Meyers Pupils Present Recital at First Presbyterian
Mrs. V A Meyers presented her piano students in a recital on December 13 at 3 p m at the First Presbyterian Church. Participants included John Chapman Darla Hall Judy Reed Susan Teague Natalie Lee Sydney Calhoun Vernon Lee Presswood Glen McGuire Nelda Pfingsten Kelly Calhoun Edwin McGuire Teresa Reed Roxann Moore Debra Teague Margie Presswood Joyce Chapman Wendi Gibson Sharon Andrews Linda Andrews Gail Hewlett Glenda Chester. Absentees were Martha Flannery Stan Pirkle and Rita Reed. Mrs Buster Hicks of Lubbock is visiting her mother Mrs Joe Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Meyers
First Presbyterian Church
John Chapman
Darla Hall
Judy Reed
Susan Teague
Natalie Lee
Sydney Calhoun
Verron Lee Presswood
Glen McGuire
Nelda Pfingsten
Kelly Calhoun
Edwin McGuire
Teresa Reed
Roxann Moore
Debra Teague
Margie Presswood
Joyce Chapman
Wendi Gibson
Sharon Andrews
Linda Andrews
Gail Hewlett
Glenda Chester
Martha Flannery
Stan Pirkle
Rita Reed
Rites Held For M. Fisher in Downing Cemetery
Services for Sterling M. Fisher, 56, were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Downing Cemetery with Minister Payne Hattox officiating Nabors Funeral Home of De Leon supervised arrangements. He died Friday at 5:15 p.m. in Dallas after illness. Born January 25, 1914 in Cushing Oklahoma. Survived by son Sterling M. Fisher Jr of Dallas a daughter Mrs Suzan Alston of Pensacola Florida a brother Earl Fisher of Arizona a sister Mrs Kathaleen Short of Brownwood and three grandchildren. Visiting relatives from Austin Roswell Abilene Roanoke filled the holiday attendance.
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Sterling M. Fisher
Downing Cemetery
Payne Hattox
Nabors Funeral Home
de Leon
Mr. Fisher
Dallas
Cushing
Oklahoma
Sterling M. Fisher, Jr
Suzan Alston
Christmas Visitors and Thanks Notes
Mrs. Don Salter expresses gratitude for cards flowers and gifts received during a hospital stay at Scott and White. Christmas guests include Mr and Mrs Dale Isham and Joe Richardson and Mr and Mrs Roger Foster from Shreveport along with Mr and Mrs Doyle Dillard and their children from Dallas. The Dillard family also visited Mrs Ota Dillard at Shady Elm Nursing Home.
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Scott and White Hospital
Don Salter
J. N. Ishams
Dale Isham
Joe
Richardson
Roger Foster
Shreveport
Doyle Dillard
Dallas
Dillard
Ota Dillard
Shady Elm Nursing Home
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News Digest
Chicago
The
American Assn For the Advancement of Science
Temple Hearing Aid Center
S. Bell Box
Terael
David
Bathsheba
Jerusalem
Congress
Penn Central Railroad
Penn
Treasury
Dallas County
West Texas
Oliver Twist
Fagin
John Deere
McDougal
Hwy
Gayle Graham
Bo Elrod
Graham
Comanche Jaycees
Arthur Chevrolet & Olds, Inc
Buster Hicks
Lubbock
Joe Marshall
Vic Isham, Jr
Richard Lane
Isham
M. Fisher
Ju. B. McPherson
Ronald V. McPherson
Austin
Gayle Cox
Debbie
Shane
Roswell
New Mexico
K. J. Arrington
Judy
Abilene
K. J. Arrington II
K. J. Arrington III
Roanoke
Harelik
Arelik
USDA
Franks
Hormel
Shurfine
Peg
Tisco
Sly
Borden’s Buttermilk
ORDEN
Borden’s
Or Gandy
U.S
North
HouStOn
ATLAS
Pera
Yn Manel
ENCO
Joe Tupin
O. F. Hall
John D. Hicks
Ned
Noble Rutherford
South Side
STA. Wade
Gustine
R. W. Reed
Lake Proctor
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