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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
3
A recipe mix features potato and peanut cakes shaped and fried, plus a baked loaf option using mashed potatoes and peanuts. It suggests a custard of egg, celery, onion, and seasonings, plus optional ketchup, Worcestershire, mustard, and brown sugar glaze for extra flavor.
At the District II Texas Jaycees convention Larry Graham and Bo Elrod received Tall Texan and Texas Ranger awards for recruiting three new members each into the Comanche Jaycees. Art Oswald presented the honors as Comanche Jaycees noted four members honored at the latest meeting.
Belve Bean is elected to the Comanche board to help organize a semi pro baseball team. The league will include two Brownwood teams, Coleman, Santa Anna, Goldthwaite, and Comanche with 20 players. Uniforms are needed and local businesses may sponsor. For more, call 3563555 or 8792501.
County Judge Fred Hall Commissioner Frank Seckinger County Civil Defense Director Melvin Calhoun and City CD Director Joe Waring attended the state civil defense conference in Austin on February 26 and 27. Briefings covered natural disaster scenarios the Russian tactical situation and crisis evacuation with useful information reported and overall satisfaction.
W P Alexander Roscoe 87 died at 10 a m Friday March 2 in a Sweetwater hospital. Services were held at 2 p m Sunday March 4 at Roscoe Church of Christ. Burial followed in Roscoe Cemetery. He was born May 6 1885 in Livingston and married Ocie Hendrix April 20 1919. He is survived by his wife two daughters two sisters a brother six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Mertle Ann Pinkston, 85, Abilene, died at 6 10 a.m. Monday, March 5, at West Texas Medical Center. Survived by three sons M L Pinkston of Fort Worth Earl and Walter Pinkston of Abilene. three daughters Leuvene Phariss Tuscola Lou Ella Davis Clyde and Mary Bowman Abilene. three sisters Hattie Lacy Dallas Minnie Little Ker mit Neal Pinkston Andrews. two brothers Clouis Webb Cisco Choice Webb California. 33 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren. Services at 3 30 p.m. Tuesday, Belmont Baptist Church.
The Sutton Dudley Family expresses gratitude for prayers and thoughtfulness during illness and death. Also notes visits by Jean Rachels to the Rio Grande Valley with cousins Hugo Mika and Raymondsville friends. Bette Jolink from Houston spent the weekend in Comanche with Mrs. Tom Dudley.
D R Holliday 64 of Hilltop Lakes Leon County and former Co manche school teacher died at home Thursday March 1. Services were March 2 at First Baptist Normangee officiated by Rev Bill Walters. Burial Simpson Cemetery Kokomo community born February 14 1909 De Leon. Survived by wife two sons Gregory and Daniel Kenneth Holliday two brothers L D Gorman W D Holliday Woodson a sister Perlene Dickens Palm Dale three grandchildren. Aubrey died 1958.
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