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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
7
The T. J. Dunlap family reunion began Thursday in Buffalo Gap honoring the late Comanche County first justice of peace.
May native McBride, a Brownwood teacher since 1952, has been named assistant high school principal. Known in Comanche as a basketball official, he steps into the Brownwood post.
Hospital notice lists patients in June 29 including Donnie Ravenshine E L Prather Kenneth Stegemoller W W Cox and others. Births report Mrs John Derwin Hicks Comanche girl Virginia Louise born June 22 at 1 50 am. Dismissals include Henry Marwitz Walter Hancock and many others.
Mrs. Fannie Johnson of De Leon died June 26 in a local rest home. Funeral services were held June 27 at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Johnson officiating. Burial followed in De Leon Cemetery. She was born in Bosque County and married Jesse Johnson who died in 1952. Survived by three sons George Harvey and Jesse. three daughters Hazel Stephens Lizzie Alice Powell Bessie McGinnis. 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
Troop 28 of the Boy Scouts of America returned from a week at Camp Billy Gibbons on Brady Creek. Scouts John Mark Cauley Casey Bradshaw Dennis Prater and Jimmy Harelik with leaders H. M. Cauley and Louis Harelik studied scouting skills and Indian lore, earning Second Class ranks and Cooking merit badges at a Sunday Court of Honor.
The North Side Missionary Baptist Church in Comanche will launch a revival on Saturday night July 1 and run through the next weekend. Pastor Lafe Smallwood of Anna, Texas will preach with singing by Otho Irvin of Tyler. The church clerk invites all to attend.
Scoutmaster Cauley reports Troop 28 organized January 1 this year and sponsored by Central Presbyterian Church. It has nine Scouts with about six openings for ages 11 and up. Donald Hall serves as Assistant Scoutmaster.
Three Comanche high school seniors Carolyn Goodson Sharon Durham and Joe Frank Cuthbertson joined a two week Band Camp finale concert at TCU Friday night. Attending from Comanche were Mr and Mrs Herb Goodson Berta Goodson Mr and Mrs Walter Durham Jr Mr and Mrs Jesse Cuthbertson and Mrs Charlie Denny.
Mr and Mrs Cyril Greene have returned home after visiting former Comancheans Mr and Mrs Howard Kilpatrick in Fort Smith Arkansas.
The Comanche Chief announces new Texas Almanacs, priced at one dollar sixty five in paper-bound format with mail options at higher rates. Additional dot bound and mail prices are listed, reflecting a commercial release for readers seeking durable yearly references.
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