Hurt Family Reunion Brings 125 Relatives, 17 Friends
The Hurt family reunion gathered at Lake Kanes Park on Sunday July 16 with 125 relatives and 17 friends attending. A basket lunch was shared at noon. The report notes six marriages and sixteen births among attendees, lists several deaths, and names relatives from across Texas and beyond. The group plans to meet again on the third Sunday in July next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurt Families
Lake Kanes Park
Lillie Cottrell
Oscar Pearson
Regina Riddle
Tommy Elliott
Donnie Ingram
Shihak Gilcrest
Debbie Ingram
Leonard Schooler
Romania Cotttrell
Ray Pool
Shirley Woolsey
Terry Leeackson
Gaylon Roe
Kathryn Elaine
Eddie Flores
Audra
Timothy Lane
Ronnie Cox
Missi Michael
Bishop Payne
Bishop Marvin
Gene Bingham
Priscilla
Clinton Copeland
Chad
Dannie Hurt
Virginia Ruth
Larry McCoy
Nathaniel
Jim Funk
Frika Lee
Richard Nu'l
Chritopher Pryan
Gerald Richards
Kevin
Kimberly
David Ford
Carla
John Carter
Kathy
Fuel Hart
Boerton Simmers
John Purrows
Lear
Beth
Elizabeth Payne
Herman Martin
Kenny
San Diego
Calif
Debra Dobbins
Papa Pago
Samoa
M. L. Benke
Robert Burns
Glenda
Janice
Sharron Hobbs
Roy Pool
Nancy Cottrell
Odell Holder
Alll
Willie Hurt
Clinton Hurt
Paul
Johnny
Mark
Liz
Bit
Monica Hurt Lunn
Maverick
Elvin Woolsey
Cathy
Larry Pinkard
Chrys Reed
Brownwood
J. W. Hurt Jr
Wesley and
Weldon
Bangs
Reba Lancaster
Bessie Hurt
Bassenger
Eugene Robertson
Fred Hurt
San Angelo
Lewis EF. Hurt
Lampasas
Lewis Cottrell
Danny Creek
Roger
Gavlon Abbey
Carroll and
J. L. Woolsey
J. W. Hurt Sr
Hobert
Velda
Kenneth Walker
Kelly
Willlis Beaty
Fay Smith
C. B. Cottrell
Paul Stewart
Pat
Ken
Alvin
Dale Walker
Kenneth Steele
Johnny Hurt
S. B. Sisk
Sarah Hurt
Kethy Gideon
Inola
Okla
Verna Axus
Linda
Tittsburg
Pam
Jan Smith
Houston
Lynn Ervin
Herman Boyd
Avery Moore
Leonard Steele
May Cottrell
Cliff Bartley
Brinda Chanceler
Brownwood Cattle Auction July 19 1972 Strong Buyer Attendance
Market notes show buyers excellent attendance while slaughter and stocker bulls rise up to $1. Slaughter cows steady to $1 higher on utility and cutter cows. Stocker and feed cattle largely steady with plainer types up $1. Estimated receipts 947 head. Representative sales list buyers and consignors with weights and prices. Sales include heifers, cows, and bulls across multiple consignments from Rich Springs, Blanket, Zephyr, Rising Star, San Saba, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Warren
Rich
Springs
Jule Richmond
Blanket
Sellers Bros
G'waite
Craig Schaefer
Cisco
Ted Simpson
Joe Paul MecCullough
C’dhe
Bik
D. S. Pumphrey
Holls
Borschert Visits A. P. Coxs. Yoakum Teacher Noted Coach
Mr and Mrs Melvin Borschert of Yoakum visited the Cox family. Borschert is principal of Yoakum schools and previously coached at Comanche around 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Borschert
Yoakum
A. P. Coxs
Borchert
Comanche
Thanks for Prayers and Support for Howell Family
A note of thanks from Gladys Rickey and Richard Howell express gratitude for prayers cards letters calls visits flowers and meals. They thank doctors nurses and kitchen staff for kindness during hospital stay and extend blessings. Lt Don Parks and wife visited from Reese AFB with plans for three months temporary duty at Randolph AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys, Rickey
Richard Howell
Lubbock
Don Parks
Reese Air Force Base
W. J. Parks
Lt. Parks
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Spanish speaking Vietnam veterans to get job training aid
About 12 000 to 13 000 Spanish speaking Vietnam era veterans will receive job placement counseling and educational and skills training under an 18 month 2.8 million project sponsored by the American G I Forum and the U S Department of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I. Forum
U.S. Labor Department
Cleveland Social Visit Pairs Mrs Farer With Grace Robertson
Mrs Harry Farmer of Cleveland Ohio is visiting with Mrs Grace Robertson during a local social afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Harry Farmer
Cleveland, Ohio
Grace Robertson
Comanche County Consumers Boost Local Spending
A new market study by Standard Rate and Data Service shows Comanche County households spent more locally in 1970 than expected. Food and automotive sales accounted for 37 percent of retail business, with food alone totaling 5.694 million dollars, up from 4.98 million the prior year, while savings rose amid inflation and unemployment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Comanche County
Standard Rate and Data Service
10th Cotton Grove Reunion Held Recently
The Cotton Grove tenth reunion met Saturday evening July 15 at Lake Eanes Park with old friends and memories of school days. A covered dish lunch followed and a business meeting elected Mr. and Mrs. B J Pyburn as president and treasurer for 1974. Riley and Pansy Hilliard thanked helpers after the passing of her nic her related products added up to 24,982,000. The 1970 totals and store receipts across departments are noted, while a card of thanks from the Godfrey family closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Grove
Lake Eanes Park
B. J. Pyburn
Riley
Pansy Hilliard
Nic
Western Hills
Comanche Funeral Home
Turner
Godfrey
Rushing Family Holds Reunion at Garden Club
Seventy descendants of Iate J. R. and Margaret Rushing gathered for their annual reunion at the Garden Club on July 8 9 with relatives from Abilene Andrews Fort Worth Euless Austin Brownwood Denver City San Antonio and Verona Missouri. The group plans the next gathering for the second weekend in July 1973. Basil Jackson presents a novelized tale blending technical detail and emotion about a radioactive leak from a nuclear plant set in a city. At the Comanche County Public Library.
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Iate
J. R
Margaret Rushing
Garden Club
Comanche
Abilene
Andrews
Fort Worth
Euless
Austin
Brownwood
Denver City
San Antonio
Verona
Missouri
Basil Jackson
Comanche County Public Library
Texas Ancestry Of Dr George W Porter
This column traces Dr George W Porter born 1827 in Logan County Kentucky and trained at St. Louis Medical College 1853. He practiced in Kentucky and Texas, served Confederate medical staff, was captured at Fort Donelson and Stone River, practiced in Collingsville Ross Town Chico and Wise County before settling in Texas.
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George W. Porter
Dexter
Cooke County
Texas
Logan Co
Allensville
Key
St. Louis Medical College
Harrison's Ferry
Green River
Calhoun
Cerulean Springs
Fort Donelson
Adam Johnson
Stone River
John Morgan
Johnson's Island
Fort Melcury
Collingsville
Rosston
Chico
Wise Co
Dr. Porter
Nancy ©. Briers
Col. Brooks
Union Co
Davidson
N.C
George W
Parmelia A
Wm. Niblick
Sally
Wm. W. Wickliff
Barbara FE
James Cook
Mary M
G. W. Murphy
Robina
Fletcher Brown
Virginia
Geo. Oatts
Lucilia Lr.imarried
G. W. Palmer
Ephraim J
Forrest
Colo
Eleven Accidents Reported In Comanche County In June
The Texas Highway Patrol logged 11 accidents on rural roads in Comanche County during June. Four people died and 12 were injured in the sixth month of 1972. Patricia Alvenshine of the University of Texas, Artin, visited grandparents in Abilene on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Spt
A. A. Eegen
Patricia Alvenshine
University of Texas
Attendance Up at First Freewill Baptist Church
The First Freewill Baptist Church reports higher attendance over the last month with 66 in Sunday night service. Rev Kenneth Steele delivered an inspiring message and an ice cream supper followed. The church invites all to join at 706 E Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Steele
Flower Talk Flower Talk The Wiediing Day Flower
The Virginia Day Flower Commelina Virginica is named for botanists Kasper and Jen Commelina who devoted their lives to plant study. The plant grows in damp shady places from southern New York to Missouri and reaches two to three feet high. We love flowers and each arrangement receives our personal touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Kasper
Jen Commelina
New York
Missouri
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