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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1960
Page
3
State Highways Commission announced a $248 692 let for FM 1702 grading paving and surfacing from FM 1476 east to the Energy County line with Robert J Milligan and G Trotter to supervise and Energy County line project manager. W A Springer longtime resident celebrates 83rd birthday with family in Dublin.
Mr and Mrs Ed Frensley and Mrs Taylor have sold their Comanche homes and moved to Alvord Wise County. Frensley, long involved in Northwest Texas lumber trade, will base his independent lumber business there. The couple were active in First Methodist Church and local society. Houston visitors and Baylor students return complete brief notices.
Harold C. Kilpatrick of Austin executive secretary of the Texas Council of Churches received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at TCUs spring commencement on June 1. He was praised for leadership in church councils and civic and religious endeavors across Texas.
F J Pruitt circulation manager of the Abilene Reporter-News sends congratulations to J C Wilkerson and team on the Comanche Chief new plant and open house. The note expresses pride from Abilene readers and friends in West Texas publishing.
William E Heatley 75 of De Leon former teacher and two term state legislator died Thursday May 26 at a Temple veterans hospital He taught about 40 years and was superintendent at Sipe Springs Funeral services were at First Baptist De Leon with burial in De Leon Cemetery He is survived by his widow two daughters Mrs J C Humphrey Dublin and Mrs T L Wall Stephenville He was part of a trio of De Leon legislators from the 30s and 40s to die within a year.
N W Newton a 67 year old Victor area farmer was not indicted by an Erath County grand jury in a report to the district judge. The panel found evidence insufficient to support charges after the April arrest on a murder allegation linked to Tommis Hargus of De Leon. The shooting occurred at the Newton home near the Comanche line with initial investigation by Sheriff Belve Bean and deputies. Also, Doys and Lee Roy Palmer returned home from a Riverside California vacation.
Mrs V H Moore longtime De Leon area resident moved to Abilene six years ago died May 2 at her Abilene home. Funeral services were held May 27 at the Victor Baptist Church near De Leon with burial in Victor Cemetery. Survived by son Lilm Willette, a noted musical performer.
Gustine native Miss Jo Spoonts returns from Belton where she completed junior work at Mary Hardin Baylor College. She took part in the 21st Mary Hardin Baylor Easter Pageant and was pledged to Royal Academia, a literary society at the college.
Dr and Mrs Baxter Greer of Comanche attend the graduation of their son Baxter Cirece Jr from Kansas City Medical College in Missouri. He will begin an internship at a hospital in Tula Oklahoma before starting his medical career as a physician and surgeon. The Greers plan to return to Comanche for church services next Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church.
Recent Roch visitors included Arthur Sims of Odessa and Charlie Skagen and family from Rosenberg.
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