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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1958
Page
9
Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Thomas and Aaron included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thomas of Helmbeigh Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Thomas and Debbie of Colorado City and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thomas and Dennis of Hamilton.
Mr and Mrs Stanton Wilhelm and their children of Dallas visited Comanche over the holidays with Mr and Mrs Homer Wilhelm.
Mrs Walter Durham Sr was honored at a going away dinner hosted by Mrs Walter Durham Jr on July 1. Co host Mrs Floyd Prather. Durham leaves Dallas July 4 for the Murray Cox Farm Tour of Hawaii. Guests enjoyed a buffet barbecue and a purple floral centerpiece with ship and plane accents marked Bon Voyage Alpha. The honoree received a handmade floral set from her namesake Miss Sharon Durham with guests including Mesdames John Reese Armstrong Cox John Barton Pat Cagle and Miss Lillian Durham.
Mr and Mrs Rue F Hart of Lancaster California spent the past week with her parents Mr and Mrs Bert Byrd. Hart is a nephew of Mrs Lizzie Sullivan and was here to attend the Brown reunion July 6 and has visited western sites collecting antiques.
Mrs Rue Hart of Lancaster California visited her brother Harry C Byrd and family in the Hasse Community over the holiday season. The trip highlighted family gathering and local hospitality as cousins exchanged greetings and stories.
Soda Springs hosts a social evening with Jimmy Blanton and Sammy Salois on violins, Luke Springstead and Herb Davis on guitars, and Herman Watson on piano. The Stag Creek program, chaired by Henry Drennan, includes Osborne sisters, Jaynes, Rachels, O'Brien sisters, and an emcee nod to local talent with proceeds for refreshments.
Comanche FHA members busy decorating a parade float for the Comanche Rodeo. Any girl who can help is asked to contact the Home making Cottage.
Oswell Brightman owner of the White Auto Store fell suddenly ill while on a service call in Comanche on July 3. He entered a local hospital for treatment and returned home Sunday where he is improving.
Miss Peggy Godfrey daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Godfrey of Comanche Route 1 has been awarded a scholarship to Tarleton State College to support her fall entry into higher education.
Comanche residents in Hamilton on July 4 for Centennial events included Miss La Rue Swindle Lou Enen Durham Sue McGlothlin and Carolyn Meyers. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Castle B Ellis and Mr and Mrs Georg Bonser enjoyed a three day Galveston weekend with swimming deep sea fishing and leisure activities.
Miss Reba Louise Whittle of Rocksprings, a student at Howard Payne College, was a recent guest of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Y. W. Holmes. She was elected by the American Legion as its Queen for the 4th of July Rodeo and represented Rocksprings in the Mason County Centennial Parade.
Mrs Gene Coulter received a going away coffee party at 300 W Highland as she departs for Lubbock with her husband and son. She plans to attend Texas Tech summer sessions and fall term while her husband enters a Humble training program and prepares to open a Humble Station in Lubbock. Guests included Mrs Oscar Hill and Mrs W D Blackwood and many others.
Mrs H N Goodson and Miss Berta Goodson return from a short trip to San Antonio Corpus Christi and Dallas with Mr and Mrs Ed Onstor. They praise The Drama of The Alamo staged at San Jose Mission by Baylor University students seen on July Fourth night. Yona
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