Local column notes Fort Worth area happenings
Western Union presence at Owl Drug Store noted. Parking rules seen along Central Fort Worth Brownwood Highway with marked no parking. Pee Wee ball games praised at the park. Granddaughter Nicole shows wildflower displays. Cherry harvest from Evridge yard mentioned. Arlington Colonial Invitational golf event draws locals. Joe Maxwell and Doris Maxwell serve as marshal and score keeper. Commencement reports: Kathleen Isham graduates in psychology at Texas Tech. Tina Gleaton earns Associate Degree at Cisco Junior College. Karen Oglesby earns BS at Hardin-Simmons University.
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Joe Maxwell
Marshall
Doris
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Zoo Visit Ends Overnight City Trip
The group finished an overnight city trip with a Sunday morning visit to Fort Worth Zoo and a ride on the train. They suggest asking Matthew for full details.
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Fort Worth Zoo
Matthew
Card of Thanks from Louis and Myrt Shanks
The Shanks family expresses gratitude to friends who supported them during their mother’s sickness and passing. They thank Western Hills staff and Comanche Funeral Home, and Pastor Melvin Guthrie for comfort and prayers in Christian love.
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Western Hills
Comanche Funeral Home
Melvin Guthrie
Louis and
Myrt Shanks
Walker Family Weekend Visit Report
Dr and Mrs Joe Walker and their daughters Jennifer and Jana spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs George Walker and Mrs Azalea Ellis, sharing time in San Marcos.
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Joe Walker
Jennifer
Jana
George Walker
Azalea Ellis
Whirlpool Official Visits Comanche
Dan Spear national manager of retail education for the Whirlpool Corporation visited Comanche for official business. He discussed retail education programs and pharmacy supplies with local officials and staff.
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Dan Spear
The
Whirlpool Corporation
Comanche
Spear Attends Baylor Seminar Then Visits Comanche
Mr. Spear completed a Basic Dealer Training Seminar for Whirlpool dealers at Baylor University on Friday May 1. He spent the weekend in Comanche as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. David Beene and praised the Baylor seminar as highly successful. He enjoyed an ice cream supper and PAR Country Club facilities and toured local agricultural projects.
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Spear
Baylor University
Comanche
David Beene
Baylor
Par Country Club
Water related deaths forecast rise in Texas summer
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department projects 300 water related fatalities this summer across public waters. About 60 percent of victims under 30 and 80 percent male. Roughly 70 percent could swim to save themselves if able. Harris County expected to exceed combined Dallas Tarrant and Bexar counties in deaths. Last summer saw 241 fatalities due to bad weather.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gulf of Mexico
Harris County
Dallas
Tarrant
Bexar
Gustine Pep Squad Plans Hobo Day Fundraiser
Gustine Pep Squad schedules Hobo Day on Saturday May 14 at 9 00 am. Fundraiser aims to raise funds for football season paints supplies and a new drum with chores for donations. Gloria Zarate and Genell Stateville listed as contacts at the school and by phone.
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Gustine
Tawyna Jones
Gloria Zarate
Genell Stateville
The Light Bill and Electric Appliance Costs
The piece notes that electric costs have risen while electricity remains a good buy. It lists common devices from radios to air conditioners and argues that benefits outweigh expenses across homes with 14 or more appliances.
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Mr. Edison
Rockport Vacation with Brown and Hall Family
Mrs Wanda Brown traveled with her daughter and the Rays Hall of Brownwood on a coast trip last week visiting Rockport and other points of interest along the shore.
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Wanda Brown
Mrs
Ray
Hall
Brownwood
Rockport
Also Mentioned on This Page
Western Union
Owl Drug Store
Ft. Worth - Brownwood Highway
Nicole
Deanna
Ben Evridge
Joe Waring
Randy
Robert Willis
Arlington
College News
Kathleen Isham
Texas Tech University
Miss Isham
Tina Jean Gleaton
W. N. Gleaton
Cisco Junior College
Karen Ruth Oglesby
A. R. Oglesby
Woodlawn
Hardin - Simmons University
Miss Oglesby
John Pettijohn
E. Walcott
Pettijohn
Mary Jane
San Marcos
el Albanil
Billy Dee
Will Richard Pryor
James Earl Jones
Whirlpool
Dublin
Comanche Senior Citizens
Dublin Nursing Home
Lenas Power & Light Company
West Grand
Texas
James Wilkerson
James C. Wilkerson, III
Comanche County
Texas Press Association
Mowers & Tillers
Eany
Tiller
H.P
Higginbothams
Lawn & Garden
Higginbotham
Comanche, Texas
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