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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1957
Page
5
The Gaston Boykin, Herb Good son and Ben Evridge families are back from a New Mexico Colorado vacation returning to Rockefeller Center activities and routines.
Local Philco appliance dealer Service Drug Store received the Philco 5 Star Merchandising Award. Owner Clarence Huett accepted a plaque in the Appliance Department for ethics, customer service, well trained staff, wide model range, and strong advertising. Signed by Philco executives John M. Otter and N. F. Medaris.
Mrs. Etta Roberson 82 of 507 West Grand Avenue Comanche died July 8 at Pleasant Mansion Rest Home Dallas where she had resided six months. Funeral services were held in Comanche with Dr. C C Klingman officiating assisted by Rev Barcus. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by son O H Punch and two daughters Mrs Ian Alma Willia and Mrs Bryan OQ Louise Twaddle both of Dallas, plus two sisters Mrs G A Palmer and Mrs H M Schultz of Dallas.
The Work and Chat Club met with Mrs. Opal McDonald on May 28. Attendees included Mesdames Fannie Lee Hall Inez Gaines Bessis Hardin Walree McDonald Lena Mae Hall Faye McNutt and Ian Charlie Cyni Northcutt Eunice Parkman plus visitor Mrs. Etta Henderson of Bagdad Arizona.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Oliver Springs Baptist Church for Robert Condon Pilcher born August 3 1879 died June 29 1957 age 59 years 10 months 26 days. He was born in Albany Mississippi son of John D and Linnie Powell Pilcher survived by his mother Myrtis Bingham and several sisters and a brother. Music was provided by a quartet and piano, pallbearers named, with interment at the Oliver sprite Cemetery.
A revival meeting at Liberty Baptist Church Comanche opens Saturday night July 13 and runs through Sunday July 21 services daily at 10 AM and 8 PM Evangelist J E Mareele from First Church Waco will preach each session.
Mr and Mrs Castile B Ellis have returned home after a vacation trip to Canada and the Northwest United States. Delaware is sometimes called the Diamond State.
Jack Humphries, son-in-law of Mrs. A. H. Taylor of Comanche, appears on the cover of The Amercan Louisiana Magazine. An equipment operator for American Louisiana Gas Company in Winnsboro, he is shown entering the crane cab to aid a felon crew member in a pipe-staking task.
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