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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
8
The piece argues cows have long kept pace with American progress from colonial days to westward expansion. It notes advances in dairy cattle breeding, feed improvements, and milk production, contrasting settler adoption with Indigenous practices and referencing Jamestown authorities and early settlement policies.
In frontier days a cow served as a mobile food factory for westward families. It supplied milk, dairy foods, and meat, with horns used to keep powder dry. Cows sheltered in living wagons provided warmth and protection from Indians and wildlife. The piece honors the cow as the foster mother of the human race.
Phillips and Hallman relatives gathered at Lake Eanes Park Comanche for their annual reunion on Sunday June 2 New officers elected include Corrine Blue secretary Viola Cottrell treasurer and Oliver Hall Clifton Phillips refreshments committee Attendees listed include Alton Kirkland Mac Johnny Jacque Clifton Phillips Randal Bill Armstrong Karen Horace Cottrell Orel Cottrell Becky Aubrey Patton Rodney Ronald Clendenen Melvin Phillips Bobby Danny Jimmy James Tucker Bob Clapton Susan Carruth Laura Mae Hallman L W Stone Carrie Phillips and others.
Mrs. Tom Sliger 80 native of Guatine and Comanche County resident died Saturday at a son's home in Stephenville. Funeral held June 25 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel Comanche with Rev. Isham officiating. Interment Board Church Cemetery. Survived by husband five sons 37 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren 2 great great grandchildren.
Four Comanche County 4 H Club members and Carolyn Owens attend the annual 4 H Electric Leadership Camp sponsored by Texas Power and Light at Lake Trinidad near Athens. They left Comanche on June 25 and return June 27. Attendees include Nancy O'Brien Peggy Evans Walter McCullough and John Cunningham. The camp venue covers 700 acres with cabins dining hall recreation and supervised activities provided by Texas Power and Light Company.
Mrs. F. G. Murphy of Liverpool England visits Comanche with her daughter Mrs. Dorothy M. Byrd and family Route 2. It has been 17 years since the two families last saw each other, and Dorthea is the child they sent months old when the Byrd family left England for the United States.
Leslie Darrell Garrett, 23, daughter of Mr and Mrs A E Man formerly of Comanche, died Sunday. She lived at 1508 Ave D Brownwood and was buried in Board Church Cemetery Comanche County after services at Calvary Church Brownwood. Survivors include husband Marnell Garrett, a daughter Donna, and her parents and brother Joe Man all of Brownwood.
Mrs Way Gietig Gail attended the First United Church in Port Worth for the marriage of June Gleaton daughter of Mrs G T Gleaton Worth to Weld Mack Shafer of Dallas. The ceremony was followed by a church reception.
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