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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1952
Page
9
A son named John David was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rachels of Sidney. The birth occurred at Rising Star hospital with the family expressing joy at the arrival.
Mrs B V Martin has returned home after a three week visit with her children in Clovis New Mexico Floydada Matador and Midland.
Mr and Mrs H Grady Dow dey of Fort Worth visited friends and relatives here and at Newburg over the week end.
Official notice announces a public hearing in Comanche County Court Room Texas at 2:00 PM on June 30 1952 to decide exemption or retention under the Texas Herbicide Law. Commissioner John C White states the hearing will assess if Comanche County has no valuable crops susceptible to injury from weed killers. Visitors list from Father’s Day event in Bolton home follows.
George Robert Edmondson returns to Comanche after a two week National Guard training at North Fort Hood. Felton Kerley and wife Mrs Kerley come back to Temple after two weeks as Mrs Kerley visited her parents Mr and Mrs Edmondson during the guard training period.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lowe and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Martin of Dallas visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Thompson, over the week end.
T. D. Johnson of De Leon died at a German hospital June 8. Funeral services were held in De Leon. H. L. Simpson, 48, an employee of the De Leon Peanut Mill, died June 6 at the German hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Simpson were held at the De Leon Methodist Church where he had served as a steward for 20 years. He is survived by his widow Gladys Lee and six brothers and two sisters. He was native of the Downing sector.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Proffit spent Sunday in Cameron with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hickman.
The annual Confederate reunion sponsored by the Sons of the Confederacy drew only two attendees this year in Vicksburg Mississippi. Both are 106 years old and in wheelchairs, General William J. Brush of Fitzgerald Georgia and General William D Townsend of Olla Louisiana.
A children’s swimming pool at Wiggins Park Victoria Street Brownwood opened after costing 4000 dollars funded by ball chewing gum from vending machines placed around Brownwood by the Kiwanis Club. Free swimming lessons are offered daily for children aged six to fourteen.
The Cross Plains Volunteer Fire Department acquired a fire truck to aid rural suppression at a total cost of 3816.97 dollars. Donations contributed 2346.20 dollars toward the purchase while 1477.70 dollars came from City funds.
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