Comanche School Luncheon Staff Celebrate Christmas Party
The Comanche Public School lunchroom staff, led by head Mrs. Jean Rach els, held a pre Christmas party at her home. A turkey dinner and festive decorations filled the evening as guests exchanged gifts from a Christmas tree with Mrs. Bessie Brown acting as Santa Claus. Attendees included Floy Couch, Effie Wheat, Eula Coulter, Nell Lee, Joy Davis, Flora Nichols, Bessie Brown, Floy Rush, and Eva Raven shine.
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Comanche
Jean Rachels
Bessie Brown
Santa Claus
Mesdames Floy Couch
Effie Wheat
Eula Coulter
Nell Lee
Mrs W H Spencer Claimed by Death in Comyn
Mrs Walter Hicks Spencer 79 of Comyn died January 2. Funeral services were held January 4 at Comyn Baptist Church with Elder Andy Hudson and Rev E P Cummings officiating. Burial followed at Comyn Cemetery. Also notes Delaware population and diphtheria antitoxin origins.
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Walter Hicks Spencer
Comyn
Comyn Baptist Church
Andy Hudson
E. P. Cummings
First Baptist Church
de Leon
Comyn Cemetery
First Presbyterian Sets Evangelism Season with Sermons
The First Presbyterian Church designates January February and March as a special evangelism season. Dr Baxter Greer will preach at 11 a.m. on Bringing Others to Christ and at 7 p.m. with Jesus Is Passing By. Music arranged by Men of The Church. Mrs V A Meyers is organist. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Ken Rachels superintendent. Young people meet at 7 p.m. Janet Meyers is president. Mr and Mrs H J Rachels are adult advisors.
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First Presbyterian Church
Baxter Greer
Jesus
V. A. Meyers
Ken Rachels
Janet Meyers
H. J. Rachels
Miss Lela Garrett Dies at 93 in De Leon
De Leon retired school teacher Miss Lela Garrett died at a Dublin rest home on Jan. 1. Funeral services were held Jan. 3 at Higginbotham Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Johnson officiating. Burial followed in De Leon.
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Lela Garrett
de Leon
Dublin
Higginbotham
Roy Johnson
de Leon Methodist Church
Miss Garrett
LaGrange
Georgia
William Mosley Garrett
Mary Phart Garrett
First With The Most at Cook County Nursing School
A student entering Cook County School of Nursing in Chicago recalls the hospital's famed innovations and the renowned Radiation Center. Dr. Marion F. Magalotti explains the Cesium Unit Radio Cesium 137, noting its powerful beam and lower cost. Cook County Hospital houses one of four Cesium units in the nation, the only one in the Midwest, continuing its history of pioneering care.
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Cook County School of Nursing
Chicago
Great Medical Center
Life
Cook County Hospital
Cobalt
Marion F. Magalotti
Middle West
Funeral Rites For F. D. Carpenter In Plainview
Funeral services for Floyd D Carpenter, a longtime Plainview resident and former Comanchean, were held at 10 o clock Monday in the First Baptist Church chapel with Dr Roy McClung officiating. Interment followed in Plainview Memorial Park. Born November 22 1882 in Rockport he moved from Corpus Christi to Hale County in 1922 and farmed locally. He married Gertrude Rhea September 11 1918 in Corpus Christi and is survived by his wife two brothers a step mother two half brothers and two half sisters. Mr Carpenter had taught penmanship in his earlier years and was active in the Plainview Elks Lodge and local charities. He died January 7 1961 at Plainview Hospital after several years of ill health. All details reflect standard obituary recordkeeping.
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Floyd D Carpenter
Plainview
First Baptist Church
Roy McClung
Plainview Memorial Park
Carpenter
Hale Saenty
Corpus Ceti
Plainview Elks Lodge
Rockport
Comanche High School
Draughon’s’ Business College
San Antonio
Mr. Carpenter
Gertrude
Rhea
Corpus Christi
Ernest L. Carpenter
Comanche
C. R. Carpenter
Angleton
Floyd Carpenter
John
Bob Carpenter
Kitty Payne
Dora Gore
Stephenville
Ernest Carpenter
School Menus Week Monday to Friday
Monday offers meat loaf with cat soup, green beans, spiced beets, garlic bread, milk and chocolate cake. Tuesday serves tamales with cat soup and crackers, mashed potatoes, cabbage, carrot, pineapple salad, banana pudding, bread, milk. Wednesday features red beans with relish, scalloped potatoes, green salad, corn bread, butter, milk, cobbler pie. Thursday presents hamburgers with lettuce tomato onion pickles, potato chips, milk and a homemade cookie. Friday plate includes roast beef with gravy, apple sauce, buttered corn, hot rolls, butter, milk, peanut butter and honey.
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John Kennedy
Laos
Krushjev
U.S
Keathy
Washington
Cuba
Castro
Tuba
Longdan
Samise
Newark
Guatemala
Pacific
Casro
Russia
Taylor County
Texas
Conline Engineers, Inc
Bartlett Petroleum CO
John W. Bartlett, JR
Cayley County
Conline Enineers, Inc
John W. Bartlett
Levy
Daniel Kincheloe
Samuel Heath
Epps D. Y
R.O.W
Petroleum
John Bartlett
Left
Comanche County
Teins
Harry Tompkins
Tompkins
Mpie
Ced
W. H. Spencer
Delaware
Wilmington
Presbyterian Notes
Ellis County
Gulf Coast
Ben Evridge
Fabric Center
Jersey
F. D. Carpenter
Westinghouse
Hathcock’s
N. Austin
Ansas Eee
America
Chrysler
Newport
Windsor
New Yorker
Dudley Bros
Comanche, Texas
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