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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1970
Page
10
In Comanche a Lake Side Devotional series begins at Lake Proctor with seven trips this summer. About thirty attendees joined Saturday night for singing and a youth led devotional at Copperas Creek Park near the shallow boat dock at 8:00 p.m. All ages welcome to come as you are and share fellowship.
Coman Shear, 79, died in an Alice hospital Sunday June 21 from an apparent heart attack. Services and burial were in Waco. He is survived by his wife Maidee Williams two daughters Camilla Shear of Austin and Mrs. James Punn Houston and a son Herbert Shear Canada. Diana Guthrie is home after several days in Johnson County Memorial Hospital Cleburne and will be confined at home for weeks.
The Wilson and Stafford families gathered at Lake Proctor for a Sunday picnic on June 21. Guests included V A Dullye and son V K of Rockport, C K Wilson family of Dallas, and Fred Stafford Sr and family of Stephenville. Plans were made for a 1971 picnic.
Weather station notes a 24 hour period from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. with temperatures and moisture data. A stray remark urges cleanliness and litter bug awareness in the community.
An old advertisement promotes items at low prices including 69c and 87c with a special offer of 89c for limited quantities. The fragment emphasizes cheap prices and promotional urgency.
Ray Trosper a 22 year old Higgins rancher and Howard Payne College student won the Democratic primary runoff for the 79th district by 19 votes after corrected precinct results. He carried five of seven counties and to face May 2 opponents. He is the husband of former Rita Reed of Sidney and son in law of the Reeds of Sidney.
Dr J T Lang hog producer speaks to a large turnout in the vocational agriculture building about the SPF hog program and disease prevention. He notes SPF dogs are not disease free but lack Atrophic Rhinitis Transmissible Gastro Enteritis and Virus Pig Pneumonia. Family night set for Lake Eanes July 28. refreshments served as funeral of Walter Fritts attended by Mr and Mrs W J McCarty Jr of Snyder.
Mrs. Carrol Loudermilk of Dallas announces the engagement of her daughter Sherrian to James Bernard Reeves of Dallas. He is the son of Mrs. Clayton Cole of O Fallon Illinois. An August 15 wedding is planned at St George s Episcopal Church Dallas.
Mollie M Godbold writes from Long Beach California about a yacht trip on the Queen with Captain M to Portuguese Bend Terminal Island and San Pedro. The party sails at dawn enjoys seas and fishing, views cliffs and breakwaters, endures seasickness and humor from sisters Sue and Percy, and plans a future regatta invitation from the Yacht Club of Southern California.
June is dairy month and ice cream is highlighted as a nutritious dessert option. The article promotes ice cream as low in calories, rich in protein calcium and riboflavin, and suggests a gourmet vanilla meringue boats presentation then filling with assorted ice cream flavors.
Funeral services for Mrs. Macon H. Haynie 78 of 1601 Ave C Brownwood were held June 25 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Elliott officiating. Interment followed at Indian Creek Cemetery east of Comanche. She died Tuesday in a Brownwood nursing home and is survived by her husband three brothers a sister. The Haynies lived in California 46 years before relocating to Brownwood last year.
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