Comanche Rodeo Crowds Grow as Cowboys Shine Across Stock
The Comanche Rodeo drew good crowds each night with top cowboys and cowgirls from the area performing against Woodley stock. Winners split 2000 dollars with multiple tied placings across events like Calf Roping and Go-Rounds, led by names such as Bud Humphries Belton J L Rice Burnet Bob Lloyd Brady and Keith Woodley Gatesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodley
Bud Humphries
Belton
J. L. Rice
Burnet
Bob Lloyd
Brady
Bill Harper
Gary Lynch
Sunday School Attendance by Church List in De Leon Area
A readable list shows Sunday School attendance figures for churches in De Leon and nearby towns. Entries include Liberty Baptist First, Northside De Leon, Proctor Methodist, Assembly of God, United Pentecostal, Gustine churches, Priddy Zion, Sidney and Blanket Baptist, Lamkin and Amity, First Baptist, Central Christian, East Side Baptist, and more with varied counts from 6 to 225.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Leon Liberty Baptist
First Three Will
de Leon Northside
Proctor Methodist
Assembly of God
United Pentecostal of
First Methodist
Hasse Baptist
Gustine Church of Christ
Gustine Methodist
Victory Baptist
Priddy Zion Lutheran
Sidney Baptist
Blanket Baptist
Downing Baptist
Gartman View
Zien WA
Ieees Eee Eee
Lamkin Methodist
Lamkin Baptist
Amity Baptist
First Baptist
United Pentecostal
Downing Methodist
Pettit Baptist
Methodist
Central Christian
East Side Baptist
Church of Christ
Board of
Sidney Church of Christ
Mercer Gap Baptist
Liberty Baptist
First Presbyterian Church Observes Communion and Services
The Communion of the Lord's Supper will be observed Sunday at 11 a.m. Dr. Baxter Greer speaks on "God's Wonderful Loves" and the 8 p.m. sermon is "The Rich Reward of The Faithful Few." Music by Mrs. W H Slider with pianist Mrs. W A Meyers. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Horace Overstreet superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Baxter Greer
W H. Slider
W. A. Meyers
Horace Overstreet
General
Family visitors arrive in Comanche from Arkansas
Here From Arkansas Mr. and Mrs. Shelby McKeever of North Little Rock and Mrs. Elizabeth David of Arkadelphia are visiting the Langley children and their mother Mrs. Mattie Langley in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby McKeever
North Little Rock
Arkansas
Elizabeth David
Arkadelphia
Ark
Langley
Mattie Langley
Comanche
Crusade for Christ Sees New Full-Time Evangelistic Campaign
Dick, a former Birchman Avenue Church music minister and Baylor alumnus, leads a new full-time evangelistic effort with brothers united from several Texas churches. B. O. preaches, has powered South and Honolulu revivals, and Dick sells thousands of copies of his song Longing for Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baylor University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B. O
South
Honolulu
Birchman Avenue Church
Fort Worth
Baylor Religious Hour Choir
Jesus
Word Records
Texas Baptist Evangelistic Conferences
Southwest Baptist Conventions
Comanche
Brothers
SW Peanut Assoc Members Meet July 10
All members are invited to attend the Annual Membership of the Southwestern Peanut Association at the Home Office German Texas at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday July 10 1957. If you placed peanuts in government loan since 1952 and receive the Association newspaper you are a current member and eligible to attend. Past year’s work will be summarized and peanut grower members from Texas and Oklahoma are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aart Cordia'ly
Aeuenecesarn Peanuts Association
German
Texas
Oklahoma
Postal Delivery Notice for New City Territory Blocks
Residents across 100-200 blocks on 10th and 11th Streets Petsick Addition 100-400 blocks W Wright 200-600 blocks W Payne 400-500 blocks N Page 200-300 blocks We Armstrong 100 N Irby 500-600 E 300 N Cole 400 E College 500 S Mary 200 W Fleming 800-900 E Grand 800-900 N Austin are urged to notify the office or carrier to ensure proper numbering and mailboxes ahead of service starting July 15 in the new territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territory
10Th St
Petsick Additon
11Th St
W. Wright
Payne
Page
We Armstrong
Irby
N. Cole
College
Mary
W. Fleming
Grand
Austin
Northside Missionary Baptist Revival Opens Weekend
The Northside Church begins revival meetings Saturday night continuing through Sunday July 14. Pastor Brother Lafe Wood of Anna will preach and Brother Otho Tyler will lead song services. Services start at 7:00 a.m. Attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northside
Brother Lafewood
Anna
Otho Ined Tyler
City Upgrades Funded By Water Bill Surcharge Pay As You Go
City officials report three cents added to water bills funds multiple improvements. Projects focus on sanitary sewer and water mains, financed from city funds under a Pay As You Go policy. Cooperation from citizens supports the program’s success in Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Fire
Comanche
Homecoming Celebration At Wilson Sunday
The annual Wilson homecoming celebration will be held Sunday July 7 with all day barbecue and an all night singing Monday. Officials invite everyone to join the weekend events and stay with them.
Robert Brewster At Fort Polk
Army record notes Robert Brewster at Fort Polk with the 44th Division eight weeks in service He is a 1957 graduate of Manche High School and is listed in local enlistment notices at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brewster
Fort Polk
Eveling
Fwith
Southwestern U receives Ford Foundation faculty grant
Southwestern University, among 630 private colleges, receives $86,000 in the Ford Foundation’s final payment of $171,000 total aid to raise faculty salaries. The grant totals $130,172,500 distributed this week as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Univerity
Ford Foundation
Southwestern
Unversity
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nelson Chadwick
Soners
Bill Hogan
Harper
Keith Green
Florence
Larry Swope
Killeen
James Baize
Gatesville
Punch Oglesby
Jonesboro
Tommy Bacon
Loraine
Bill Grimes
San ‘Eave
Loraine’ Baize
Keith Woodley
Wayne Edgar
Blanket
Charlie Shirey
Keith Streeter
Cransfill Gap
Larry Smith
Glen Williams
Barbara Terrill
de Leon
Faye Oglesby
Delois Ricketts
Sharon Reeves
Gloria Coleman
Paye Oglesby
Gary Lane
Sonora
Dale Russell
Gustine
Doyle O’neal
David Willis
WEW Medical Discovery
Rexall
Durham
Presbyterian Notes
Dorothy Gray
Prescription Pharmacy
TRADI
Grand Central Palace
Peanut Ass'n
City Postal Delivery
N. Bryan
Thy
Terriory
Desiree Bfy
Mico Missic Baptist Revival
Wilson
Southwestern U
Mercury
Clemons Motor Company
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