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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1955
Page
5
A Fort Hood program aims to present a group of entertainers led by a master of ceremonies with a total evening lineup. The Lions Club and Mrs Smith are referenced as organizers with plans for a Tuesday gathering next week at the command post.
Chris E Lund aged 93 died here on Saturday March 12 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at St John Lutheran Church Hamilton with interment in Pottsville Cemetery. He leaves daughter Mrs Clarence Rea of Comanche who presided over the local Garden Club. Lund was born in Norway and settled in Texas at 17, later becoming a successful rancher and newspaper man before retiring in 1944. He lived with his daughter in Comanche much of the last year.
The 1955-56 census reports 2,322 students, down from 2,377 in 1954-55. Annexations shift districts: Hasse and Beattie join Comanche. Proctor remains counted. Comyn District annexed to De Leon. totals reflect new district boundaries and enrollments.
Mrs. Mattie Estelle, 82, longtime Texas resident and patient at Davis Nine Oak Rest Home in Proctor, died February 26. Funeral services and interment were in Granbury, Texas. She was born November 11, 1872, daughter of the late William M. Dennis and his wife.
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