Comanche High School Class of 1953 Reunion Report
The Comanche High School senior class of 1953 held its second reunion at the Garden Center on a Saturday evening. Attendees from Comanche and across the state shared informal visits, a dinner, and a program with a prophesy reading, guest introductions, and family resumes. Notable long-distance attendees included Roy Lee Jamar of Crane, William Hilliard of Pecos, and Jimmy Norton of Sea Graces. Plans for a 1973 reunion were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Garden Center
John Beaty
de Leon
Richard Bean
Roy Lee Jamar
Crane
William Hilliard
Pecos
Jimmy Norton
Seagraves
Comanche
Jerry
Sue Harter
Vines
Paul Ray Coulter
Norman
Bess Johnson) Moore
Norma van Spivey
Fort Worth
Weldon Bowden
Gatland
Donald Robertson
Peggy Levisay
Clifton
Sue Keeting
Joe Allen
Joy Taber
Glen Grayson
Mesquite
Roy Jamar
James Grigsby
Midland
Billy Wilson
Ross Clayton
Weatherford
Ed Seay
Pat Baxter
Big Spring
Scotch Foursome Fetes 34 on PAR Course
Thirty four players and guests competed in three Scotch Foursome flights at PAR Country Club on July 23. Winners received gift certificates as Doris Maxwell announced results. Beth Hallmark won long drive and Alzeria Weaver won putting contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Eddie Raley
Dublin
Lena Taylor
de Leon
Doris Maxwell
Ladies Golf Association
Beth Hallmark
Alzeria Weaver
Dottie
Charles Dudley
Eddie
Earlan Raley
Ann
J. T. Lang
Linda
Gary Burlicon
Daryl Burttscheil
Marie Burttschell
Dean
Jimmie Kennedy
Gladys
Ted Durham
Sara
Charles Farrris
Jerri
Jim Asmus
Bettie
Kevin Braziel
Melb
Lex Shelby
Maxine
John Fenimore
Sid Carney Jr
Delores
Terrll Sharp
Doris
Reunion of Geye Family Draws Wide Kinsmen Attendees
Descendants of the late Abraham and Martha Geye gathered at Lamkin on July 26 for a family reunion tracing Geye roots from Switzerland to Iowa and Comanche County. Attendees and visitors listed include numerous Helm, Day, Geye, Denman, Taylor, Goodwin, and other relatives from across Texas and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Martha Geye
Lamkin
Geye
America
Switzerland
Iowa
Comanche County
Leon River
J. O. Helms
Otis Helm
Penny
Ricky
Haymond Geye
Jeff Geye
Tracey Alll
Gatesville
Martin Geye
Conan Geye
David
Mark Sills and
Dale
Alston Denman
Gaylon Jones
Jeffery Jr
Susan
Cecil Taylor
Carolyn Day
Waco
Clinton Geye
Randy Pickey
Tami Lou
Vestil Day
Comanche
Coyce Reed
Marty Ray
Kevin
Brownwood
Elizabeth Geye Stoy
Earl Nallinger
Lexington
Kentucky
James Denman
Austel
Georgia
James Miers
Bill
John
Gorman
Gene Denman
Rome
David Goodwin Tennie
Tolar
Closs Chaffin
Ginger
Killeen
Thurman Moss
James Helm
Steve
Amy
O. T. Liles
Dallas
Tom Neely
Jo Ab Neely
Serina Blanco
R. H. Morgan
Rodney
Odessa
Eli Nix
Keene
Langsford
Fort Worth
Harve Turney
Dublin
Len Dalton
Evelyn Dalton
G. J. Thomas
Hamilton
John Smithson
Corpus Christi
Ben Owens
Arthur Visit Highlights Local Guests And Family Trip
Arthur residents welcomed Mrs. J. T. Webb Sr. and Mrs. Warner Lear with their boys from Big Lake along with E. B. Cartwright of Borger visiting the Euell Arthur home last week. Kenneth Sliger Feith and family returned from a vacation traveling from Colorado Springs to Alamogordo New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Webb Sr
Warner Lear and Boys
Big Lake
E. B. Cartwright
Borger
Euell Arthur Home
Kenneth Sliger Feith
Laura
Kevin
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Alamogordo
New Mexicao
Local names listed in community notice prompt
Readable fragments name residents including Jake Durham Merla Mc Dougal Donald Spivey Kay Charles Taylor Caro lyn Don Burleson Sandra Bill McGinnis within a broader notice context without added details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Durham
Merla McDougal
Donald Spivey
Kay
Charles Taylor
Carolyn
Don Burleson
Sandra
Bill McGinnis
Energy Homecoming Plans Scheduled for August 2
The annual Energy Homecoming will be held Sunday August 2 with an open invitation to attend and bring a basket lunch, according to the reporting photographer.
Oklahoma Visitor Eugie Grant Visits Comanche
Mrs. Eugie Grant the former Eusie Hill and early Comanche resident tours the city. She notes she is the last survivor of the T. R. Hill family who once owned a large home on the lot now owned by A. P. Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugie Grant
Eusie Hill
Comanche
T. R. Hill
A. P. Cox
Texas Legislature Considers Uniform Land Assessment Amendment
The document requests a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to establish a uniform assessment method for ranch farm and forest lands based on their capability to support livestock and crop production rather than market value. The amendment would be voted on by Texas electors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Rush Creek Watershed Progress Report Outlines Land Easements
A progress letter from the Rush Creek Watershed Steering Committee reports completion of Site 12 near Round Mountain and Site 5 irrigation for grass, with Site 13 near Cottonwood nearly finished. It notes 98 of 110 easements signed, 179 signatures, and a call for donations due to low finances to cover filing and mailing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Creek
C B. Williams Jr
L. L. Dukes Jr
H. M. O’brien Jr
Henry Drennan
Round Mountain
Sidney
Bermuda
Gramma
KR Bluestem
Cottonwood
Comanche County
Rush Creek Watershed Association
State National Bank
Comanche
Port Lavaca Family Visits Comanche During Weekend
Mr and Mrs Travis Cunning ham of Port Lavaca visited last week in Comanche with their daughter Mrs Jack Riley. Mr Riley and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Cunningham
Port Lavaca
Comanche
Jack Riley
Riley
Colorado Vacation Trip for Local Couples
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Browning of Lampasas left Saturday for a vacation in Colorado. Mrs. Browning formerly Hazel Porter retires after forty one years of teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Walker
M. E. Browning
Lampasas
Colorado
Browning
Hazel Porter
Sunday visitors at the Lowell Pittman home
Guests included Mr and Mrs J S Ripley Kathy Tony and Jeff of Gorman Mr and Mrs James Gardner David and Debbie of Leon and other visitors joined the gathering as Pittman hosted a Sunday call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Ripley
Kathy
Tony
Jeff
Gorman
James Gardner
David
Debbie
Te Leon
Lowell Pittman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claudia
Elton Wells
Sam Weavers
Aurelia
Ken Kerby
Mary Campbell
James Perkins
Mary Wilkerson
Tom Cox Jr
Low Gross
Judy
Roger Coan
Jean
Dalton Perkins
Mary Ruth Ross
Johnny Newhouse
Mary
Clarence Schwartz
Audean
Freddie Hammitt
Lucile
Jack Smith
Kevin Brazier
Mildred
Roy McKnight
Polly
C. M. Caraway III
Saints
First United Methodist Tankersley
Martin Gore
Kerry Strube
Strube
Steve Brownlee
Dan Holland
Tim Salinas
Davis
Joseph Terrill
Joe Bill
Mike Williams
David Little League
Brad Biggs
Bubba Larry Amos
Proffitt
The
Toppers
Occidental
Alvin Hitt
Jerry Hitt
Garland Hicks
Tim Williams
Brian Bingham
Benny Williams
Brett Keith
Jim Bob Wiles
Mark Scott
Ronnie Wright
Greg Brutram
Denver Daniel
Fendico Moya
Rickey Wright
Arthur
Efere
Oklahoma
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Anc Telerts
Paro Rts
Texas Power & Light Company
Comanche, Texas
Texas News
Lone Star State News
Texas State Network
TSN
World News
Farm & Ranch
Texas State Network News
TSN Closing Market Report
TSN World OF Sports
Lone Star News
RCOM
William T. Calboun
N. Austin
James F. Hallmark
E. Central
Hope Lodge
Don McCraw
W. M
Virgil Norris
James Slider
Richard I. Lane
Optometrists
Central Texas
Pest Control
N. Cole
Comanche Funeral Home
Porter B. Franks, Mer
W. Grand
Mims Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
Royd. Mims, D.O
South
Austin
W. S. Gribble, D.O
Dan Mims
D.O
Blackwood-Flannery Association
Pho
W. D. Blackwood, D.O. W. A. Flannery, D.O
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