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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1955
Page
8
Guided tours run hourly at Longhorn Cavern State Park located four miles south of Burnet on U S Highway 281. The Main Room seats up to 9 960 people and depth tours reach 310 feet underground with a 64 degree year round temperature.
Texas draft officials announce. About 2 000 men statewide to be examined in July for combined physical and mental tests. July induction quota for Texas is 550 men, part of a national 10 000. Local boards to mail examinations in early June. eligibility requires age 21 by July 1.
Spencer C. Spruill received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the May 27 graduation exercises at Texas A. and M. College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Spruill of Comanche and a Comanche High School graduate. Spruill studied pre veterinary work at Tarleton State College and has four years in the junior American Veterinary Medical Association. Three hundred constitutes a perfect bowling score.
The Stag Creek Progressive Club held a sing song with visiting Soda Springs talents and local acts. Performers included Billy Gressett Horace Cavitt Hollis Stewart Cecil Fisher Hilma Coker Carolyn Moore Dave Ravenshine and Jack Martins Lonesome Mountain Boys plus pianist Ray Jodia and Cisco guests Ray Mitchell and Ray Jodia.
From Dallas Mr and Mrs W M Bailey spent the weekend in Comanche with her mother Mrs Maude Robinson. The Secretary of State becomes president if both the president and vice president die or are removed from office.
A circular of family visits notes Rock Mrs. Donnell Davis and twins in Midland, De Leon relatives with Mr. and Mrs. Kinnard, a Sims gathering, and travelers like Benny Parsley from Lackland. A hospital return for Mrs. Sam Kinnard, and multiple visits to Valley Mills and Fort Worth are recorded. The column closes with a moral reflection and gospel quotation.
Nicholas Alkemade a 32 year old RAF rear gunner from Loughborough England recalls his World War II rescue after his bomber was hit over Germany in 1944 He bailed out with a burning parachute and clothes Jumped without a chute tumbled 30 miles while unconscious and woke three hours later buried in a snowdrift The snow cushioned his landing extinguished the flames and left him with no broken bones
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