Pioneer Comanché resident Mrs Kittle dies at 1876 home
Mrs. Jessie Kittle, longtime Comanche pioneer born January 15 1876, died suddenly at 7 30 pm at Cen tran Church Comanche after years on the Montgomery Ranch head. Funeral with Dr Wiley in charge featured quartet and organist. Survivors include husband Homer, daughter Billy, eight grandchildren and two sisters. Out of town attendees listed. Financial panic note references Black Friday 1869.
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Larry J
Jessie) Kittle
Joneer
Centran
Comanche
Dan
Wiley
Vid Edwards
Jaton
Eiland Fagan
Kittle
Wellington, New Zealand: world’s southernmost capital
Wellington is identified as the southernmost national capital in the world. The note emphasizes its geographic position at the southern tip of the Pacific nations and its status as New Zealand’s capital city.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Proctor Dam Executive Committee Named At Meeting
The Proctor Dam Executive Committee formed in Dublin to promote the Leon River project near Proctor. The group takes over from a temporary body that secured $75,000 for planning and seeks $100,000 more for 1957 58. The U S Corps of Engineers will direct planning under Col. Harry Fischer with Dublin officials leading the effort.
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Procto Reservoir Association
Dublin
Proctor
Leon River
House Appropriations Committee
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Harry ©. Fischer
Fort Wort
Corps of Engineers Gs
Waco
Farm Bureau Leaders Rally in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth membership rally for Farm Bureau leaders met at the Hilton Hotel last Tuesday at two p.m. with J Alter Hammond of North Texas Farm Bureau delivering an address. Milliard Shivers urged leaders to boost South membership in 1957 as county delegations were recognized. Door prizes and a concluding banquet featured T. C. Peterson as guest speaker with attendees from Comanche including Cecil Fisher and others.
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Farm Bureau
Hilton Hotel
Fort Worth
Jalter Hammond
Texas Farm Bureau
Milliard Shivers
South
T. C. Peterson
The
National Organization
Comanche
Cecil Fisher
Kenneth Chapp
Henry Drennan
Ray Parrish
Dulane Jackson
Jean Rachels
Singing Set At Beattie Sunday
A church and community singing is announced for Beattie Baptist Church Sunday night led by Pastor H B Keith. The song service begins at 6 20 p m and lasts one hour before Rev Guy Self Baptist Association missionary delivers the sermon. The public is invited and urged to attend.
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Beattie Baptist Church
H. B. Keith
Guy Self
Baptist Association
Daylight Saving Origin Traced to Paris in 1740
The claim attributes the daylight saving concept to Paris in 1740 and to Benjamin Franklin, noting a debated early suggestion on adjusting clocks for energy savings. The historical record shows varied accounts on who first proposed the idea and how it spread.
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Paris
Benjamin Franklin
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