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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
15
Homeowners face common issues when painting outside walls. Advice covers prepping blistered surfaces, removing loose paint with a wire brush and electric drill, smoothing with a sander, and applying quality matching paint. Guidance on storing paint and brush sizes for surfaces and windows is given.
Comancheans now living in Fort Worth visited Harris Hospital to see Jimmy Wilkerson Jr who is recovering from a leg injury. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Perkins Harold Perkins John Dudley Sharon Durham Dina Baxter Nancy Caraway Dr and Mrs James Hallmark Leslie and Pat Cagle Joe Harper Ralph Carnes Bill Dudney J C Wilkerson Bill Wilker son David Bill Brightman Berta Tom Floyd Prather and others. Also present were Dr J Atkinson Cecil Cox Mrs L Cochran Willie Jack Thomas Salsberg Coach and Mrs Murphy and Micky Mr and Mrs W Z Compton and Mrs Andress and her daughter Mary Andress.
Local families from Brownwood Houston Austin Comanche Dallas Abilene listed visiting relatives during the holidays. People named include Mrs. Henry Durham Earl Pettit Mrs. W. A. Pettit Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Silvus Bill Meyers and others visiting parents grandparents and kin across the region.
Coach and Mrs Freeland hosted football and basketball players. Local banks list new officers. Bob Cox broke his arm at Sweetwater. Big Chief flour from Hoffs Mill ships via Coleman’s Grocery. W P West, 73, honored as in excellent Civil War era condition. Gustine set to receive electric lights with Delco system. A bright New Year greeting from a town girl. Reverend Reveorge Curlee stays with Comanche church. Marriage licenses issued to Gray Neely and Kunlager McKinzie. Cotton yields reported up to January 1.
A men only party at the St Clair home honored Mr. St Clair on his birthday with Eugene Greer as toastmaster and a list of attendees. Other items note cattle feeding with prickly pear burners, a three story Higginbotham building contract, and agricultural shipping data for Comanche County along with local church and school news.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness. Thanks for flowers gifts and special thanks to the Rebekah Lodge hospital doctors and others. Sue Hicks a senior at TCU, Fort Worth, home for the holidays, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hicks.
Partial line shows names Mr and Mrs L C Batton with a note about staff. Readable fragment lacks full context or dates but indicates a family notice or acknowledgment in local paper.
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