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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1965
Page
2
The De Leon Chapter of the Young Homemakers of Texas met to plan activities and discuss upcoming community service projects. Members shared ideas for youth outreach and cooperative events with local schools.
Mr and Mrs Hugh Singleton and daughter Linda with Linda s husband Clyde Shanke and son Curtis of Stillwater Okla visited. Shanke a Texas Tech graduate and Oklahoma State instructor pursues a PhD. degree. The group touched that section of Oklahoma and Kansas during the trip.
The De Leon chapter schedules a Home A field day for July 19 and shifts from a Little Sister's Banquet to a foods contest at month’s end. The Young Homemakers will model at a Shakespeare Club style show at Smith's Store on March 31 with refreshments by La Joyce Womack and Margaret Perry.
Funeral services for John William Morris 83 were held at Northside Baptist Church De Leon with Rev Creath Davis and Rev H E Newton officiating. Pallbearers were nephews Bill Williams Jerry Williams Sam Williams Guy Ruth J B Ruth and Arlie Williams. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery Comanche Nabors Funeral Home of De Leon in charge. He born November 6 1881 Groesbeck Texas died March 10 in Fort Worth aged 83 years 3 months 4 days. Survived by son Walter J Morris Fort Worth two daughters Odessa Lancaster De Leon Ruth Beechler Peoria Ill. Three sisters Jess Williams Comanche Herman Hendrick Waco Albert Ruth Comanche six grandchildren four great grandchildren. He was a member of Oddfellow Lodge No 175 which participated in the service. Preceded in death by wife Ira Anderson Morris 1924 and son Raymond May 5 1957.
The banquet featured a 4 dish luncheon and remarks by officials including S H Fletcher and David Hill. Guests were welcomed by Dulane Coleleasure with entertainment from The Stringalongs and a vaudeville act. Awards honored Rusty Carney Travis Day and Jerry Ellis among others as Jake Payne spoke on FFA opportunities.
The Comanche County Unit of the American Cancer Society met March 10 to plan an April crusade. Lewis Droll, district chairman, showed a film. Luncheon for crusade chairs was held March 8 with Droll attending. Attendees from Gustine included Eva Compton Claud Boyd and Clyde Boyd.
Announcement of the December 24 1964 marriage of Sandra Elouise Whitworth to James K. Rogers. Both families noted in Comanche and Dillon connections. he serves with the U S Naval Dental Detachment at Parris Island and she with the U S Naval Medical Detachment at Parris Island. They plan to live in Beaufort South Carolina.
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