Comanche notes civic events and a Fourth of July show
The column covers a July 28 visit by Mrs. Lloyd Bentsen in Comanche, a Princess Geraldine's Playhouse invitation, and a public Fourth of July fireworks display funded by PAR club members. It also includes local anecdotes, humor pieces, and a reprint about quirky Texas newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bentsen
Comanche
Princess Geraldine’s Playhouse
Butch
Henrietta
Lake Proctor
PAR Club
Cub
Bill Parks
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department
Public Records and Marriages in De Leon and Surrounding Areas
Public Records list July 7 carries new car registrations for A. W. Williams and Jamie O. Ruocco among others and July 11 records marriages of Adcock Rushing, Stinson Russell, Fine Langley, Miller, Huffman Pitt, Reese Jones, Foster Edwards, and other couples. Deaths, births, deeds, and justice of the peace actions follow with entries across De Leon and nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Williams
Clemons
Jamie O. Ruocco
Brice Stone
Pontiac
Mahan
Texas Power & Light Co
Piccup
James Blue
Dilly Boat Trailer
Outboard Motor Service
Z. T. Jennings
Mack Truck Tractor
Carpenter’s Truck
F. S. Bryan
Justice of Peace
Brendane
Washington Co
Texas
Earl Leroy Foster
Loise Day Edwards
Ottus B. Fields
Hallie Irene Rhymes
Mims al
Ethel Stewart
de Leon Hospital
Rosie Jane Downing
Mary Estelle Pittman
Arad Pearl Duncan
Doa de Leon Hospital
David Crockettt Harwood
Mims Hospital
Cirths
Abigal Maria Martinez
Vicente Faz Martinez
Angelina Marlin
Alfredo Carrillo Rodriguez Jr
Alfredo Carrillo Rodriguez, Sr
Guadalupe Hernandez Lopez
Jimmy Templin
James Brock
Leonard C. Winkler Jr
Rickey Allen Bryant
Daniel Lee Boo
Rites Held For W E Spivey
Wesley D Spivey 60 of Rt 1 Comanche died Monday July 13 at 12 15 am in a Galveston hospital Services were held July 15 at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev G H Horton officiating Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery He was born January 9 1910 in Marlin and lived in Comanche County 58 years He was a farmer member of the Baptist church He married Johnnie Annette Reese August 29 1933 in Comanche County Survived by his wife four sons Wesley of Gorman Cecil Brownwood J D and B B of Comanche two sisters Mrs Audie Schjee Comanche and Mrs Nita Sli of Dublin two brothers Cecil Arlington and G W Spivey Mineral Wells one sister Mrs Ruby Beoat man Comanche
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley D. Spivey
Rt. 1
Comanche
Galveston
Ini Comanche Funeral Home
Rev
G. H. Horton
Oakwood Cemetery
Jay Cotton
Sammy Boatman
Pee- Wee Patterson
Curly
Odell Reese
Danny Crown
Mr. Spivey
Marlin
Comanche County
The
Baptist Church
Johnnie Annette Reese
Wesley
Gorman
Cecil
Brownwood
J.D
B. B
Ters
Audie S$chjee
Manche
Nita Sli
Dublin
Arlington
G. W. Spivey
Mineral Wells
Ruby Beoatman
Davis Family Gathers Here for Wedding
Visiting Davis family members from Levelland Dublin Arlington and Dub lin gathered for the wedding of Mrs. Sarah Knick and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis. Attendees included Bill Davis Sarah Knick and extended relatives from multiple Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Vesta Davis
Bill Davis
Sarah Knick
Ethnic groups and buffalo fate amid white settlement
The passage notes how plains tribes and the buffalo shared survival struggles before and after the arrival of the white man. It mentions Texan settlements, Norse and German Texans, and the Institute of We Costares publishing twenty booklets on ethnic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saeca
Letina
Institute of We
Costares
Insurance study urges scrutiny of Texas auto rates
A blue ribbon study committee urges compulsory liability coverage review and probes allegations that garages overcharge for insured repairs. Governor Smith may face a state board hearing on including investment income in rate calculations as observers expect another premium rise after August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Texas
Smith
State Insurance Board
North Carolina
Massachusetts
New York
Ex- Reha
Referendum Hearing On Soybean Promo Assessments Set
Soybean producers from 28 counties seek approval for assessments to fund promotion. The referendum will be heard in Austin on July 20, with farmers attending to present their case and supporters aiming for voter backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Wheat marketing quotas eyed in 1971 refer endor by July date
Secretary Clifford Hardin sets July 27 to 31 for a mail referendum on 1971 wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. If approved by two thirds, growers receive allotments and penalties apply to excess above quotas or storage bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sec. of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
ASCS
Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Meet in Brownwood
The Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Association will hold its fifth annual state convention July 31 at the Riverside Motel in Brownwood. Display and trade rooms open to the public August 1 and 2 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. President S A Brintle invites the public to browse the displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Assa
Riverside
Brownwood
S. A. Brintle
Brintle
Birth Announcement for Michael Dean Reeves Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dean Reeves announce the birth of a son Michael Dean Jr on July 2 at De Leon Hospital. The newborn weighed 6 pounds. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reeves, Houston. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reeves, Dean, 507 N. Pearl, Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Dean Reeves
Michael Dean Jr
de Leon Hospital
W. C. Reeeves
Houston
W. C. Reeves
Dean
N. Pearl
Comanche
Dallas visitors Mr. and Mrs. Hathcock and Ann weekend stay
Mr and Mrs John Hathcock and Ann visited Dallas last weekend with Mr Hathcock exploring the Dallas market while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hathcock
Ann
Dallas
Mr. Hathcock
Rushing Kin Hold Reunion in Comanche and Beyond
Seventy eight descendants of the late Uncle Bob Rushing gathered July 11 12 at the Garden Center in Comanche for their final reunion. Attendees came from Fort Worth Grand Prairie Longview and other Texas towns with many family groups listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Meyers
Joe Buckler
Western Auto
Killeen
Gus
Killeen Daily Herald
the Herald
News-Boy
Texas
Ferris Wheel
Freer Enterprise
Hart Beat
Jasper News-Boy
Port Lavaca
Refugio
Fort Worth
Bob Rushing
Garden Ceneter
Comanche
Maude Edwards
Artie Couch
Mattie McKinzie
Kenny Phillips
Verle Moore
Theron McKinzies
Charles Burks
Olan Coulter
Paul Ray Coultere
Ralph
Breckenridge
Doyle Rushing
Ae Rickey
Jan
Judy
G Rushing
Buchanan Dam
Midland
Bob’ Cou
Sherman
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Sue Carnes
Sue
Son-Inlaw
Horace Sherrill
Bill
Public Records
Granny
Joseph Cerbon Kimtrell
Gwenalee Smith Eakin
Refugio Lopez
Derrell A. Hidrogo
Gertrude Hayes
Gary Hayes
J. B. Rains Jr
Barbara Jean Rains
Lynettte Hansen
Kad Hansen
Jackie Ripley
Charles William Ripley
Michael Davis Leslie
Brenda Faye Leslie
Sallie Purvis
N. Burdette Purvis
Millls C. Purvis
Edward C. Carrr, Jr
City of
Evelyn R Campbell
Lee Campbell
E. Walker
T. J. Grimes
C. H. Harbinson
S. Lusk
J. H. Pryor
J. S. Turner
Samuel Lusk Survey
S. Sterling Survey
Wm. McClelland Survey
S. Lusk Survey
Mary Louise Durhem
Elsie Evelyn Brock
John Duncan
B. R. Bingham
City of Comanche
C. A. Keller
T. L. Carter
Eula Whitney Broom
W. J. Whitney
A. D. Whitney
H. A. Hofer
Enos Cooper
Texanna Blair
Essie Abels
City of de Leon
Nancy A. Thomas
Annabel Thomas
E. W. East Survey
Erath Co
Erath
Elizabeth Walker Survey
Ry Crabb
M. E. Lacky
Manuel D. Lackey
Raymond M. Carroll
Gail York
Wm. Nichols
Roy V. Singleton
Jo Karen Grisham
E. Moore
Arthur M. Brewer
Dorothy Powell Linder
Welton R. Braswell
E. J. Lunday
S. C. Stockbridge
G. A. Gillit
Iva Faye
Henry Newman
Nabors Lake
Dabney
W. E. Spivey
M and M Air Service
de Nolen
Php
Comanchee City
P.O. Box
Iere
Cyril Isham
Fort. Worth
Kimberley Johnson
Crowley
Isham
Hardie Jones
Oswell Brightman
Texas Weeman’s University
Denton
USDA
Fryers
Bacon
Borden’s
O Gandy
Calif
Santa Rosa
Olan Hicks
Coca-Cola
Elieae
Vienna
Gala Towels
Thriftee
North HouSton
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