Local Church Attends Sunday School in De Leon and Fort Worth Move
Sunday School totals from Gartman View and Zion Hill show 65 attendees on June 15 with Gartman View at 51 and Zion Hill at 14. Newlyweds Dwain and Jane Leslie visited Gartman View before returning to Fort Worth for Dwain’s new job. The Menard Chamber of Commerce aims to establish a dam on the Colorado River near Menard.
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Gartman View
Zion Hill
Dwain Lesley
Leslie
R. V. Leslie
Downing
Jane Matthews
Otis Matthews
Indian Creek
Fort Worth
Oliver Brinson
Menard Chamber of Commerce
Colorado River
Newburg Progress Club Meets with State Tour Praise
The Newburg Community Progress Club held its June 5 meeting and thanked county partners for support during the State tour. It earned first place in Rural Neighborhood Progress and Pasture Improvement and plans the annual homecoming for Newburg alumni and families on July 6 with speakers Nancy and Geneva Richman and 4-H youth reports.
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Newburg
Nancy
Geneva Richman
de Leon
Ben Sartor
Billy Frank Sartor
Jimmy Allcorn
Dorothy Diddie
Gayle McCullough
Angus Dickson
Bill Parks
Rea
Leon Sledge
J. B. Maples Jr
Graduation Exercises Honor Don Boswell at Nocona
Mrs. Ed Boswell and Mrs. Aaron Massingill with Ann Massingill attended the Nocona graduation on May 29 where Don Boswell received his diploma. He earned a band scholarship to TCU, will enroll in the fall, and join the Marching and Concert Bands. He earned top ratings at the Interscholastic League in Wichita Falls and the Tri-State Festival in Enid.
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Ed Boswell
Aaron Massingill
Ann Massingill
Nocona
Don Boswell
Don
TCU
Wichta Falls
Enid
Oklahoma
All Regina
Coleman County Harvest Brings Record Grain Value
Coleman County reports a historic harvest this season with an estimated grain value of 3 250 000 dollars. The figure marks the largest yearly haul on record for the county.
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Coleman County
Comanche FHA Members Enjoy Chicken Barbecue
About thirty five members of the Comanche Hitch School FHA Chapter gathered at Mrs. Clarence Rea’s home for a chicken barbecue with outdoor cookery, games, and music. Bartlett details note who prepared the meal and who planned the entertainment, with a July 17 Fun Night announced. Charm course planned to begin June 23 in Stephenville taught by Bess Rothman, with a $10 fee.
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Comanche Hitch School
FHA
Clarence Rea
Carol Haas
Margaret Pierce
Gay Kibler
Mavis Timmons
Robbie Sullivan
Sue Bridges
Judith Allen
Deanna Durham
Judy McCullough
Mary Ann Durham
Berta Brightman
Rea
Stephenville
Bess Rothman
Yolk Bros
Dallas
Sunday School roll calls and church counts in Gustine area
A tally of Sunday School enrollments shows numerous local churches and boys and girls classes with varied figures across Gustine and nearby towns. A California visitor couple stopped to visit Merlin and Mrs Jenkins, while Tarleton College reports 186 summer students on June 10, up 77 from last year and the second term starts July 21. Democratic precinct conventions set for July 26, with county convention on August 2.
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Tarleton College
Bedford H Butler Dies at Gorman
Bedford Horatio Butler 64 German died in a German hospital on June 5. Born July 23, 1893 in Antioch-Comanche County he married Ila Faye Pittman on February 22, 1919 and leaves a son and two daughters. A farmer and director of the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association he was a Mason and Baptist and served 20 years on the Gorman School Board.
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Bedford Horatio Butler
Antioch
Comanche County
Ila Faye Pittman
Rucker
Butler
Southwestern Peanut Growers Association
Gorman
Blanket Study Club earns second prize at Detroit convention
The Blanket Study Club in Brownwood earned second place in Class at the General Federation of Women's Clubs Convention in Detroit. The group renovated an old barracks into a meeting place for members and Cub Scouts, expanding to a community recreational center. They received $100 from the state convention in May for their work and lasting community value.
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Blanket Study Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Detroit
Mich
Brownwood Bulletin
Cub Scouts of Blanket
Study Club
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Jeffery
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Alma Flannagan
Cliff
Comanche
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van Dyke
Roy Norie
Denison
Gartman View Church
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Newburg News
Stern
Texas
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Darner
Eth
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Tae
VPA
Stoh
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Ikke
Tajeare
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Comanche Fha
Ne — EE First Baptist
Gustine First Baptist
First Freewill
Blanket Methodist
Gustine Church of Christ
South Leon Baptist
Central Christian
South Copperas
United Pentecostal
East Side Baptist
Gartman View Freewill I.ee Taylor's Chapel Methodist
Gustine Methodist
de Leon Assembly of God
Pett Baptist
Zion Hill Baptist Vende Beattie Baptist Saivetn First Methodist
Board Church Baptist
First Presbyterian
Liberty Freewill
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Sidney Church of Christ
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Hasse Baptist
Bethel Baptist
Sweetwater Baptist
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Emmanunel Baptist
Igs
California
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Visa Lia
Merlin Jenkins
Bedford H. Butler
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