Local sales tout furniture jewelry and farm goods in Comanche area
An OCR fragment describes promotions at Higginbotham's and Grady Swindle jewelry stores in Dublin and Comanche, with clearance furniture, spring goods, and special prices. Mentions Sun Drive-In and Brownwood fruit stand, Farm fertilizer firms, and local shoppers, urging readers to visit week-end sales and carry items home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HIG Fham's
Higginbotham's
Grady Swindle
Dublin
Summer backyard barbe event and cookery class details
A June 19 barbecue at 6 30 pm in Rea s backyard with a public outdoor cookery class titled best food and Ditehinto. Locations mention 801 inch and a summer home. Officers will meet at the Homemak new and M of Henrietta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
Shome
Friam
Eastern Star to Install Officers Friday Night
Eation Star to bnstall officers Friday night June 13 at 8 o'clock for Manche Chapter No 310 Order of the Eastern Star. Officers to be installed include Worthy Matron Jessie McCullough Worthy Patron R H Evans Associate Matron Faye Gray Associate Patron Robert Toon Secretary Venita Roberson Treasurer Ella Sartor Conductress Louise Wilhelm Associate Conductress Ruby Evans Chaplain Fannie B Hampton Marshal Launa Sartor Organist Thelma Dudley Adah Betty Parker Ruth Mabell Wilhelm Esther June Toon Martha Ruby Spencer Electa Ruby Steed Warder Jack Parker Sentinel Ewart Lee Steed All members invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Order of the Eastern Star
Jessie McCullough
R. H. Evans
Faye Gray
Robert €. Toon
Venita Roberson
Ella Sartor
Louise Wilhelm
Ruby Evans
Fannie B. Hampton
Launa Sartor
Thelma Dudley
Adsh
Betty Parker
Ruth
Mabel Wilhelm
Esther
June Toon
Martha
Ruby Spencer
Electa
Ruby Steed
Warder
Jack Parker
Sentinel
Ewart Lee Steed
Order
Death Claims ack Byrd in Comanche area
Joseph Weldon Jack Byrd 37 died in a Houston hospital June 3 after an extended illness. Funeral services were held June 4 at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Carroll officiating. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born July 23 1920 and survived by wife Dorothy May Murphy two daughters Dorothea and Carol two sons Paul and Wayne, one sister Winnie Mae Hart and his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Weldon
Jack) Byrd
Houston
Byrd
Comanche Funeral Home
Bill Carroll
Brownwood
Oakwood Cemetery
Comanche
Mr. Byrd
Mt. Pleasant
Joe R. Byrd
Dorothy May Murphy
England
First Congregational Methodist Church of Comanche Opens
Opening services planned for Sunday June 8 at the First Congregational Methodist Church of Comanche on Lake Street. Rev C H Horton states Sunday School at 9 am preaching at 1 pm dinner at noon with singing in the afternoon. Dedication date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Methodist Church of
Comanche
Lake Street
C. H. Horton
Rev. Horton
Two From Here Attending Camp Hoblitzelle
About 140 boys mainly from West Texas are housed at Camp Hoblitzelle this week under Major Elmer Capp Salvation Army Texas director. Two boys from Comanche, Donnie Campbell and Gary Graham, attend this session.
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West Texas
Camp Hoblitzelle
Comanche
Donnie Campbell
John Campbell
Gary Graham
Autry Graham
Elmer Capp
Salvation Army
Texas
Major Capp
Singing at Beattie Friday Night
The Comanche County Quartet Singing Convention will be held at Beattie High School Auditorium on Friday night June 6 at eight o clock. Floyd Fisher says last month featured one of the best singings and organizers aim to improve this event. The public is invited and all singers in the area are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Quartet
Beattie High School Auditorum
Floyd Fisher
Comanche Lions Club
Llowell Cobb
Pias
Comanche
Newburg
Soda Springs
Amity
Lake Eanes Park
Lions Agricultural Committee
Lion Gail Dudley
John Robertson
Hezzie Dean
Pat Cagle
Jim Norton
O. D. Johnston
Floyd Jones
Jess Brown
Miss La Rae Swindle Joins Castle Ellis Insurance Staff
Tarleton State College graduate Miss La Rae Swindle has taken a temporary position with Castle Ellis Insurance Company.
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la Rae Swindle
Tarleton State College
The
Castle Ellis Insurance Company
Pate Family Visits with Mother in German Hospital Care
L. B. Pate and family from Post spent part of last week in Co manche aiding his mother Mrs. B. E. Pate who has been receiving treatment in a German hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Pate
Post
Comanche
B. E. Pate
Homecoming At Van Dyke June 8
The annual homecoming will be held Sunday June 8 at the Van Dyke Community Center. After Sunday School attendees may hear Rev. Alvin Howell at 11:00. A basket lunch will be served at noon followed by a short program. The committee invites former classmates and teachers to attend.
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van Dyke Community Center
Alvin Howell
van Dyke
Andrew Irving To Enter Veterans Hospital In Arizona
Andrew Irving a watchmaker at Swindle's Jewelry in Comanche resigns due to illness and will enter the Prescott Arizona Veterans Hospital for treatment. Mr and Mrs Grady Swindle announce plans to hire another watchmaker for the Comanche store while Mrs Swindle handles repairs. Brownwood High School reported 184 graduates last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Irving
Veterans Hospital
Arizona
Swindle’s Jewelry
Comanche
Prescott
Grady Swindle
Swindle’s
Dublin
Stephenville
Swindle
Mr. Swindie
Tom Pate
Farmers Ranchers to Be Honored by Lions Club
Comyn Sunday program honors local farmers and ranchers at Comyn Baptist Church homecoming. June 8 events include 10 a.m. preaching, 11 a.m. worship led by Rev. Harley Hughes, a noon basket lunch on the church lawn, and an afternoon program directed by George Caraway with gospel singing and short talks. Local organizers expect a large turnout and reunion of longtime friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comyn Baptist Church
Harley Hughes
George Caraway
Yesteryears
Mrs. J. E. Watson Taken By Death
Mrs. J. E. Watson 83 of Comanche died Wednesday morning June 4 at a Gustine home. Funeral services were held June 5 at 2 30 in Siloam Church near Energy with Rev J Isham officiating. Burial followed in Siloam Cemetery. She was born February 1 1875 in Jackson Mississippi and was married December 24 1896 to James Edward Watson. Survived by her husband five children 17 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
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J. E. Watson
Comanche
Gustine Est
Luella E. Hillhouse
Jackson
Mississippi
John
Mary Frances Hillhouse
James Edward Watson
Sue McGlothlin Receives Tarleton Scholarship Award
At the Gamma Zeta Chapter meeting held at Chamberlin Ward School in Stephenville, Sue McGlothlin was awarded a scholarship for the second semester of 1958 59 at Tarleton State College. Mission Mae Jones presented the award in recognition of Sue's service to Miss Jones and the Tarleton Ex Student Association. Sue, preparing to teach, is supported by Jones who chairs the chapter scholarship committee. Comanche members attended, including Sue's aunt Lee McGlothlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Zeta
Delta Kappa Gamma
Chamberlin Ward
Stephenville
Sue McGlothlin
Tarleton State College
Mae Jones
Sue
Miss Jones
Tarleton
Gamma Zeta Chapter
Comanche
Lee McGlothlin
Birth of Daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sellers
Mr and Mrs Ray Sellers of Gorman announce the birth of a baby girl on May 13 at a Gorman hospital. The child named Carol Raylene weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces. The mother is the former Miss Virginia Byrd. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs H C Byrd and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs O L Sellers, all of Comanche. Harlingen visitors Herbert Williams and his nephew John Dudley are in Harlingen this week on business.
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Ray Sellers
Gorman
Gorman Hospital
Carol Raylene
Virginia Byrd
H. C. Byrd
O. L. Sellers
Comanche
Harlingen
Herbert Williams
John Dudley
Post Office Box Rent Increased
Postmaster Robert L. Faton announces a rate increase for Comanche office boxes effective July 1 1958. Box No 1 to $1.20 per quarter Box No 2 to $1.50 per quarter Box No 3 to $2.25 per quarter. Payments for the next quarter may be made starting June with notices in newspapers before the August 1 1958 effective date for most mail classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Faton
Post Office Department
Comanche
Methodist Bible School Sets Dates At First Church
The First Methodist Church Vacation Bible School runs June 8 through June 15 with Mrs. Max Keeter as superintendent and a strong teaching staff. All children are welcome regardless of church affiliation and may start on Sunday or later if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Max Keeter
Keeter
Sunday School Attendance for June 1 Visit Summary
Mr and Mrs George Willis and son Tommy of Comanche and son Robert of Lubbock visited in Wichita Kansas to see their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Charles Morris of Des Moines Iowa for a weekend ending in Kansas.
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George Willis
Tommy
Comanche
Robert
Lubbock
Kansas
Charles Morris
Des Moines
Iowa
Wichita
Comanche Man Dies After Freight Train Fall
Winlow Magness 44, Comanche native, fatally injured when he fell from a Rock Island freight train about four miles west of Dalhart around midnight May 28. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery Comanche with services June 2. Survivors include his mother, son Jay Darvin, and three brothers. Lions Club announces June 16 Farm and Ranch Night at Lake Eanes Park with awards from Independent groups and Community contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winlow Magness
Comanche
Rock Island
Dalhart
Magness
Comanche Funeral Home
James R. Holland
Church of Christ
Oakwood
Sam Hhem
Gaston Boykin
Ira Clemons
Albert Miller
Herbert Goodson
Fart Chaney
John
Maud Magness
Austin St
John Magness
Jay Darvin Magness
Austin
Wagner Magness
Jim and
Jack Magness
Brownwood
Lightfoot family to lead sessions at Camp Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lightfoot and their thirteen year old son Johnny left this week for Camp Stewart at Hunt near Kerrville. The Lightfoots are instructors in the boy's camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lightfoot
Johnny
Camp Stewart
Hunt
Kerrville
Lightfoots
Burroughs Wins Democratic Nomination for New Mexico Governor
John Burroughs a former Portales businessman and partner in the Texas Peanut Company won the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico. The Albuquerque Tribune reports his victory as the culmination of a highly planned campaign aimed at unseating Republican Edwin L. Mechem who is serving his fourth term.
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John Burroughs
Dick Weekes
Jack Vaught
Texas Peanut Company
Durham
Comanche
New Mexico
Edwin L. Mechem
Mr. Burroughs
Albuquerque Tribune
Burroughs
Portales
Tusday
Sue Hicks Receives BSN From Texas Christian University
Sue Hicks, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Hicks of Comanche, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Texas Christian University during last week’s commencement. A 1954 Comanche High School graduate, she completed four years at TCU and will begin nursing duties at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pir
Sue Hicks
Charlie Hicks
Comanche
Texas Christian University
Sue
TCU
Harris Hospital
Fort Worth
Pension Group Set Meeting In County Courtroom Saturday
Comanche County Senior Citizens Club will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. in the county courtroom. Invitations have been extended to O. H. Moore of De Leon and State Representative Ben Doyle Sudderth, Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Senior Citizens Club
O. H. Moore
de Leon
Ben Doyle Sudderth
Comanche
Little League action opens with two close Comanche games
In the Comanche Little League season opener Dudley Bros. beat the Saints 8 to 7 as Rusty Durham pitched the win and John Norris belted two homers. Blanket topped the Raiders 9 to 8 with Gray Jolink driving a homer and a double.
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Sains
Dudley Bros
Blanket
Raiders
Jimmy Whitworth
Saints
Bob Allen
Rusty Durham
Dudley
John Norris
Gray Jolink
Dudleys
Chamber Aligns to Own 42 Acre Comanche Industrial Site
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce now holds full title to a 42 acre industrial site at the west city edge. Land bought from the Ollie Allen Estate borders the Santa Fe Railroad and U S Highway 67 377, just north of the Santa Fe Underpass on the Brownwood Highway. Plans to acquire the tract were made last year after many inquiries for commercial sites. Ted Durham, former Chamber president in 1957, and directors aimed to obtain a fair price and ready access to attract new business to Comanche, while Here From Fort Worth Mrs. F W Meyer spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. B E Pate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Ollie Allen
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Durham
Chamber of
Commerce
Organization
Comanche
Local Graduates and Funeral Notices From Comanche
Glen Edward Ellis earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics at the University of Texas commencement on May 31. He is a Comanche High School graduate. Frankie Jones and wife attended Rising Star services for R. K. Groce of Rising Star, who died of a heart attack in San Antonio. Groce was Mrs. Jones’s brother in law.
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Glen Edward Ellis
Castle B. Ellis
Comanche
University of Texas
Ellis
Coman High School
Rising Star
Frankie Jones
R. K. Groce
Groce
San Antonio
Jones
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Brightman
Comanche Little
John M
Shorty
Jack
Atn
Jim Steele
Carioad
Rive-In
MON Hughes Fruit
Ghes
Rasberry
Manag- Nderson
Andry
Henriet Hter
Jim Ibert Cu
Atomibije
Tca Guthrie
Henke
Beckta
Guthrie Ningham
Ruvadalupe Peak
Ccanle Ranches
Big Bend
Guadalupe Peak
Palo Duro Canyon
East Texas
San Jacinto Monument
Gulf Coast
Alamo
Texas Longhorn Cavern
Ack ‘ Byrd
Beattie
Pates
Brownwood High School
Farmers Ranchers
Lions Club
Comyn
Methodist Bible School
Pentecostal
Leon Baptist
Blanket Methodist
Istic Church of Christ
Gustine Methodist Bees
Gustine Baptist
Taylor’s Chapel
Proctor Methodist
Central Christian Or
First Baptist
First Methodist
First Presbyterian Ee
First Freewill Sewer
Pettit Baptist Hasse Baptist
Emmanuel Baptist
Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Bethel Baptist
Eis
Mercer Gap Baptist Gartman View Freewill
Comanche Church of Christ
de Leon Assembly of God
Liberty Freewill
Zion Hill Baptist
Sidney Church of Christ
Herb Goodson
Clyde House
Gail Dudley
Howell Cobb
Jion
Cobb
J. C. Wilkerson
New Democratic
New Mervick
Pension Group
Gustine Toppers
Toppers
Saints Raiders
F. W. Meyer
Fort .Worth
Glen Ellis
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