Humble Welcome Week boosts community events in Comanche
Humble Service Stations hosts Welcome Week May 15 22 across Comanche and Texas with thanks to customers. Craftsman's Fair planned by Episcopal Church invites entry of home made wares through Greene and Waring Insurance. Also notes paint sale at Western Auto, garden club prizes, new station ownership, cooked meats at Shankle's, senior edition of the Chief, East Side Cafe closure, Little Leagues opener, National Safety Month tips, used car sale at James Motor, Durhams gift with Cara Nome purchase.
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Humble
Comanche
Texas
Joe H. Tupin
Humble Company
Episcopal Church
John D. Waring
Greene and
Waring Insurance
Mr. Waring
Comanche Garden Club
Houston
Births and sheriff notes from Comanche County area
Births recorded to the Wendel Lucas and Seider families with details of names, weights, and hospital dates. Harrell Harbour reports a Paula Nanette birth. Sheriff’s office notes capture arrests for forgery charges, drunkenness, and license violations in Erath and Comanche counties along with deeds and land transfers in Comanche area.
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Othel Wendel Lucas
Rt. 3
Hamilton
Susan Eulene
Blackwood Hospital
Charlie Albert Seider
Star Rt
Caradan
Brenda Eileen
Joe Harrell Harbour
Comanche
Paula Nanette
Hazel Carnes Dies After Long Illness In Comanche
Mrs. Hazel Juanita Carnes wife of Carl Carnes of 500 W Grand Comanche died Monday after a long illness. Funeral services were at First Baptist Church with Rev. Henry M. Chambers presiding. interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include her husband and their son Kent, plus a sister Nadine Pannell of Austin and a nephew Dennis Wade Pannell of Austin.
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Hazel Juanita Carnes
Carl
Pete) Carnes
Grand
Comanche
Carnes
First Baptist Church
Henry M. Chambers
Oakwood Cemetery
Fred Hall
Maurice Gaither
John Carpenter
Melvin Gore
Damon Hall
Bill Price
Midland
E. S. Fa
Kent
Herrents
Nadine Pannell
Austin
Dennis Wade Pannell
First Baptist Church of
Forrest Maddox
Homecoming at Proctor Set for Sunday June 7
Proctor's annual homecoming is scheduled for Sunday June 7. The event begins with Sunday School at Proctor Methodist Church and continues at Proctor Baptist Church with lunch served. An arrangements committee invites all to attend. Mrs. C. C. Hampton visited Dallas with her son, Dr. James Hampton.
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Proctor
Proctor Methodist Church
Proctor Baptist Church
C. C. Hampton
Dallas
James Hampton
Graduation At Sidney High Set For Friday Night
Sidney High School will hold commencement exercises Friday night May 15 at 8 o clock in the school auditorium. The event features a student panel with class valedictorian Don Ward and salutat orian Russell Bartlett, along with numerous classmates including Joan Carroll Jerry Clark Wanda Beth Johnson Vista Ann Lusk Nelda Smith Evett Nelda Jordan Dawn Clawson Dwane Lackey Bobbie Guthrie Harold Drennan Kenneth Childers Lewis Cleveland Jerry Morris Grady Reed John Wright and Edwin Hamrick.
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Sidney High School
Don Ward
Wayne Ward
Russell Bartlett
Earl Bartlett
Joan Carroll
Jerry Clark
Wanda Beth Johnson
Vista Ann Lusk
Nelda Smith
Humble Stations Set May 15-22 As Welcome Week
Humble stations in Comanche and across the state designate May 15 to 22 for Welcome Week events. Operators invite motorists to stop in while banners decorate stations and stations emphasize friendly service and neighborly ties.
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Humble
Comanche
Texas
Joe H. Tupin
Herbert McMillan
Wichita Falls
Humble Sens
Texas In Review
Retired Gustine Farmer J J Kee Dies at 76
J J Kee 76 a retired Gustine farmer died at his home on May 13 after a long illness Funeral services were set for May 15 at the First Baptist Church Gustine with Rev S J Isham and Rev F D Stover assisting Burial will be in Union Cemetery Kee born October 14 1876 in Leon County Texas moved to Comanche County and lived there the rest of his life He is survived by his wife Lila Emma Kee and by children including Mrs Lee Ammonett of Petersburg
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John Jefferson Kee
Gustine
Leon County
Texas
Comanche County
Kee
Lila Emma Kee
Lee Ammonett
Petersburg
Five Teams Set For Softball In City League
Five teams are set for the 1953 Comanche City Loop softball season opening Tuesday night May 26. Double headers will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays with admission 11 5 cents for men 10 cents for women and children free. Teams include Newbury Slider's Gulf defending champions High School Midway Van Dyke with various sponsors and managers. League president Melvin Borchert says interest is up and a good season is anticipated.
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Comanche City Loop
Newbury
Slider’s Gulf
Charlie Carnes
Jimmy Carpenter
Beattie
Central Texas Fertilizer
Hugh Coan
Midway
Joe
Humble Service Station
Harold Northcutt
van Dyke
Dairy King
Thurber Layman
Melvin Borchert
Wayne West Buys Sinclair Service Station in Comanche
Wayne West takes over the Sinclair Station at 219 E Central in Sinclair from Jake Graham under a new firm name. West, a longtime service station attendant from Sonora, is married with three children and seeks a home in Comanche while planning to serve regular and new customers. Kee family members Winston Gustine Albert Dallas Talbert Lubbock and Donald Mission are named in relation to the ownership notes.
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Wayne West
Sonora
Jake Graham Sinclair
E. Central
Sinclair
Mr. West
Comanche
Winston Kee
Gustine
Albert Kee
Dallas
Talbert Kee and
Kee
Lubbock
Donald Kee
Mission
Comanche Milers Runner Wilson Captures Third At State Meet
Billy Wilson of Comanche High School placed third in the mile at the State Interscholastic League meet in Austin, clocking 4:36 and leading the eight-man squad as his best race. The story notes strong showings by Kenneth McNutt, Weldon Turner, Weldon Hicks, Jerry Pyburn, Lloyd Biggs, Calvin Lee, James Peters, and Bobby Radford, with coaches praising the team’s effort despite not scoring as many points as hoped. Herman Johnson of De Leon dominated the shot put and discus.
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Billy Wilson
Comanche High School
Austin
Comanche
Wilson
Kenneth McNuit
Weldon Turner
Weldon Hicks
Kenneth McNutt
Jerry Pyburn
Lloyd Biggs
Calvin Lee
Comanches
James Peters
Brenham
Lee
Peters
Bobby Radford
Melvin Borchert
de Leon
Herman Johnson
Mrs. Lula Catherine Whitlock Dies at 82 in Texas
Lula Catherine Whitlock 82 longtime Comanche County resident died in Longview Texas Route 5 after five years at the same address. Funeral May 11 at Downing Church of Christ with Minister Moore Eubanks presiding. Burial in Downing. She was born March 1 1870 in Georgia daughter of Harrold and Julia Loudermilk. Survived by daughter Julia Mae Mc Alpine of Longview two sons Charlie Choc Whitlock and Jim Whitlock six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
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Lula Catherine Whitlock
Comanche County
Longview
Texas
Church of Christ At
Downing
Moore Eubanks
Downing Cemetery
Whitlock
Georgia
Harrold Loudermilk
Julia Taylor Loudermilk
A. J. Whitlock
Julia Mae McAlpine
Charlie
Choc) Whitlock
Comanche
Jim Whitlock
de Leon
Comanche Little League Opens 1953 Season Monday Night
Comanche Little League baseball launches the 1953 season at the local ball park with four teams and a double header schedule. Victory Baptist Raiders led by Wayne Orr meet Glenn Hodges’ Raiders in the opener, followed by Higginbotham Nine versus First Baptist Raiders, all players aged 9 to 12 with about 60 players on the four squads.
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Benbrook
Comanche
Victory Baptist Ra's
Wayne Orr
Raiders
Glenn Hodges
Roy Rains
Higginbotham
First Baptist Ra’s
Jack Wheat
Clay Lumberjacks
J. S
Bo) Brewer
Bernell Norwood
Louis Harelik
Curtis McKinzie
Herbert Goodson
Tornado Toll Soars in Waco and San Angelo Destruction
Tornadoes ripped into Waco and San Angelo Monday afternoon killing more than 100 people and causing extensive damage. By Thursday morning 101 bodies had been recovered as the twister leveled a large downtown block around Waco town square and hit San Angelo’s Lake View area with millions in damage.
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Waco
San Angelo
Lake View
Texas
R. T. Dennis Furniture Company
Chris
Harelik’s
Sam Harelik
Louis Harelik
Comanche
Dennis
Lake View Fair Grounds
An Angelo
Comanche County Sees Heavy Rain and Snowtide Fears
County recorded up to 1.74 inches of rain Tuesday and smaller amounts Sunday through Thursday as Lake Fanes rose three feet and Lake Comanche climbed 18 inches. A near miss tornado warning during the day Monday caused local anxiety while Waco and San Angelo reported a tornado event. Lake Comanche reached an all time high for the four year old lake yet remained about five feet below spillway level.
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Comanche County
Waco
San Angelo
Lake Fanes
Lake Comanche
Rauhut Birth Creates Joy in San Antonio Family
Lt. and Mrs. James Brent Rauhut announce the birth of their son James Keith Rauhut in San Antonio on Wednesday afternoon May 13. The infant weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces.
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James Brent Rauhut
San Antonio
James Keith
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