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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1954
Page
11
A fragmented note from the Free Press references a river and dam project near Waco at Proctor. It mentions a forty million figure as a partial authorization and notes approval by authorities, with unclear details about timelines or full scope.
A local official states that the approved appropriation, once enacted, will initiate the project and that additional funds are likely to be authorized as the work progresses. Burleson notes the move sets the project in motion.
This piece advises homeowners to stock a well supplied medical kit with adhesive tape sterile gauze pads ready to apply bandages sterile cotton balls and a mild antiseptic. It notes a Cut-Quick Roll that cuts tape without scissors and a plastic bandage assortment offering rectangular square and circular strips in one package for various small injuries.
Mr and Mrs Frank Vineyard spent Independence Day in Nocona visiting Mr and Mrs John Boswell and their son Don Don returned home with the Vineyards for a visit indicating a family gathering and travel during the holiday season.
The Children of Mrs. J. A. Hall express heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors, Porter Franks and staff, the singing quartet, those who brought food, and those who sent floral tributes. Your thoughtfulness has eased our sorrow and may God bless you all.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ellis and son from Fairfield Illinois along with Mrs. Ruth Ellis of Warren Arizona visit Miss Ollie Trippe Mrs. Jennie Garrett and the Long Family.
Mrs. Lloyd Coker hosted and Mt View Methodist services marked by community visitors. The Hasletts learned of Emma Farris's death in Winchester Tennessee. Leigh Ann Gatlin and Ann Thernhauger visited the Courney family in San Angelo. Courtneys of Navasota spent the 4th with relatives as Coker children attend Vacation Bible School in Comanche. A San Angelo native, Katie Smith, visited Whitney sisters. The Williams family enjoyed a Willard House lunch with relatives though Young Ayres and others missed the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jack Barret spent Independence Day holidays with friends at Lake Whitney visiting the area and enjoying the holiday together.
Local notice details advertising rates for political messages and required signatures. The Chief approves announcements for the Democratic Primaries on July 24 and August 28, 1954, listing W. R. Chambers for State Representative 73rd District, Howell Cobb for District Attorney 52nd Judicial District, Alton Kirkland for County Judge, and O. E. Rippetoe as another candidate.
The text notes time spent in Norman Oklahoma with Mrs. Joe Littlejohn Jr and Mrs. Hattie Hollingsworth and family. It references a service offer to keep up a refrigerator at no cost through the appliance department of Service Drug with a contact line.
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