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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
9
A WSCS service was held at the First Church on Monday in May 1959 60 season. The event drew church members and featured readings and hymns reflecting community faith.
Belton May 14 Miss Jo Spoonts of Rt 1 Dublin was elected vice president of the Mary Hardin Baylor sophomore class for next year. She will assume duties at the start of the fall term in September. Spoonts is the daughter of Mr and Mrs E M Spoonts. Also visiting Comanche during a weekend were Mr and Mrs Tom Wilson of Big Lake and Mr and Mrs Bill Joe Clark of Hobbs New Mexico with local families.
John W Vines returns to Comanche after visiting relatives in San Angelo.
531 wool growers in Comanche County filed incentive payment applications for the 1958 marketing year under the national wool program. Deadline was April 30 with payments determined by the national rate needed to raise the average wool price to 62 cents per pound. Payments expected after July, based on marketings, with separate calculation for unshorn lambs. Demonstrations and 4-H notes mention Farmers Co-Operative speakers and a rodeo parade participant.
Mrs Art Rachels chosen as Adult Leader from Comanche County for Girls 4-H District Camp at Camp Tres Rios Glen Rose May 27 28 29. Sue Collins Sue Couch Wanda Pruitt and Mrs Diddle selected to attend with group. Clothing workshop led by Mrs Dorothy Diddle June 5 9 11 4-H Round-Up at Texas A&M June 9 10 11 expected 2000 attendees. Comanche County participants include Mr and Mrs Gayle McCullough and Sarah Lou McCullough.
Joe Chan Edmondson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Edmondson of Comanche, earned a bachelor of science at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Baccalaureate was May 31 and commencement June 1 at First Baptist Church. About 167 HSU students were degree candidates. Edmondson graduated from Comanche High School.
Five Comanche County students earned bachelor’s degrees at North Texas State College as part of more than 550 graduates. Commencement was May 31 at Fouts Field with Dr. Noel Keith of Texas Christian University delivering the Baccalaureate address. Students listed include James Walter Chapman, Joe Wayne Walker, Tommy Ray Koonce, Nancy Standlee, and Herbert Calvin Lee.
Kenneth Ray McNutt of Comanche received a Bachelor of Science degree in History with a Government minor at Howard Payne College commencement exercises. He is the son of Delbert McNutt and a 1953 Comanche High School graduate, elected as teacher and athletic coach for Comanche Junior High next session. He and his wife plan to move to Comanche around August 1.
The World Book Encyclopedia traces the wedding rice custom to a belief that offering rice made of grain could appease or drive away evil spirits, helping keep the newlyweds safe from harm.
Army Pvt Kenneth R Creed 18 son of Mrs Ola M Hanley of De Leon completed a ten week electric motor and generator repair course May 15 at The Engineer School Fort Belvoir Va Creed learned to repair and maintain dynamotors generators and starting equipment He entered the Army in December 1958 and was previously stationed at Fort Carson Colo
Among 118 candidates for BS degrees in Agriculture at Texas Tech in Lubbock on June 1 were Robert Wilton Willis of Comanche Bogene Allen of May and James Milton Caraway of De Leon Willis a Comanche High School graduate is the son of Mr and Mrs George R Willis of Comanche.
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