Comanche’s Notable Alumni Highlight Regional Scholars and Athletes
Comanche honors its graduates and athletes scattered across Texas and beyond. Figures include Fleming George Moore, a 1921 Texas A&M alumnus and WWII veteran. Troy Cauley, PhD economist and professor. John Hayes Reese, SMU law graduate and Texas Tech professor. and others who attended Comanche High School before rising to roles in academia, ministry, and professional sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Masters
Comanche High School
Baylor University
Philadelphia Eagles
Masters
Notable Comanche Natives Excel In Distant Fields
The article highlights Dr. Lee Kenneth Ory a Comanche High School graduate who led a Texan hospital system and served in the U S Army Medical Corps during World War II. It also profiles Dwight Brightman a 1916 graduate who served in World War I joined the FBI before a 20 year Texas career and secret service work in Central and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Robertson
Detroit
Michigan
Comanche High School
University of Texas
Treasury Department
Buick Motor Company
Tom Foster
Comanche
Waco
Lee Kenneth Ory
Comanche High
West Texas Great Oil Field
Texan
Texan Hospital
U.S. Army
Medical Corps
Dwight Brightman
Comanche County
FBI
New York City
Denver
Kansas City
Knoxville
Texas
Abilene
Fort Worth
Central
South America
Six Ladies Complete Dressmaking Course
Six women completed the basic dressmaking workshop led by Mrs. Dorothy Diddle County Home Demonstration Agent. Participants include Mrs. Maregar of Sidney Mrs. Singleton Indian Creek area Mrs. Seay and Mrs. J B Alborn Newbury group Mrs Nellie Lancaster and Mrs Rosa Power Comanche. They built a farmer under supervision and tackled sleeve setting collar placement zipper understitching seam trimming and belt buckle work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Diddle
County Home
Maregaret
Sidney
Hugh Singleton
Indian Creek
Earl Seay
J. B. Alborn
Newbury Home Demonstration Club
Nellie Lancaster
Rosa Power
Comanche
Diddle
Dicky Weekes Honored With Going Away Party
Robert Cobb and Marilyn Boykin hosted a going away party for Dicky Weekes on Saturday May 2 at the Cobb home on N Travis St Assisting hostess Mrs Gaston Boykin served guests. Dicky a first grader and son of Mr and Mrs Dick Weekes moves with family to Portales New Mexico when school ends leaving many young friends in_Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cobb
Marilyn Boykin
Dicky Weekes
Robert
Howell Cobb
N. Travis St
Cobb
Marilyn
Gaston Boykin
Dicky
Dick Weekes
Portales
New Mexico
Comanche
Si Baxter
Gayle Carpenter
Jimmy Rambo
Tyson Clemons
Karen Slider
Californians Visit Local Friends Last Week
Here From California Mr and Mrs W G Goulden of Pasadena visited local residents including Mr and Mrs Walter Durham Jr Mr and Mrs Pat Cagle and Mr and Mrs Floyd Prather during their trip last week with ties to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
W. G. Goulden
Pasadena
Walter Durham, Jr
Pat Cagle
Floyd Prather
Home Best Testing Laboratory Home Best Testing Laboratory
In a homemaker oriented pitch a product called Blue Lustre is promoted as a tested carpet care solution. The copy claims broad testing by the home and that it preserves carpet appearance. It states half a gallon cleans three 9x12 rugs and notes ease of application with any applicator or brush.
To Tour Europe Mrs Blanton Leaves for European Trip
Mrs M V Blanton of Temple mother of Mrs Bill Wilkerson of Comanche is scheduled to depart Sunday for a two month tour of Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
M. V. Blanton
Temple
Bill Wilkerson
Comanche
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Uty
Russell School
High University of Texas
The
Pa Psiness
Adt
Ion
Wilhelm
Univer Uate Stud- Tereed
Sated
Dallas
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Oe and
Mathematics
Fleming George Moore
Texas A&m College
Corregidor
Troy Cauley
W. C. Cauley
Court of St James
U.S
University of Indiana
University of Wisconsin
University of Vermont
Georgia Tech
Emory University
John Hayes Reese
Mary
Reese
Southern Methodist University
Texas Tech
John Donaho
SMU
First Methodist Church
Corpus Christi
St. Paul's Methodist Church
William Penn Meroney
Howard Payne College
Illinois
Kentucky
Baylor
Bill Meyers
Gus Meyers
Gene Neely
Terrell School For
Dartmouth
Walter Camp
Cisco Junior College
Lubbock
Kyle Jane Cagle
Ted Hicks
Pruce Couch
Arlington State College
Rebels
TCU
Frogs
Hubert Eoff
Weldon
Scratch) Edwards
Medford Wetzel
Pat Cogie
University of Texas Longhorns
Rosenberg
Weldon Hicks
Gene Coulter
Calvin Lee
Dalton Hicks
P. T. Galiga
Arlington State
University of Houston
McMurry
San Marcos
Galiga
Ferris Insurance
Virgil Norris
Vnew Rotten
Jayson
Don P. Chester
Armour
Vertagreen
Spantex
Brady Mills
Hardy Evans
Fort Worth Highway
Hogan Scott—De Leon
Pho
Wale
Charles Davis and
Charlie Connally
W .Grand
Syear Guarentee Ie Ped Cenger Car Service
Geary
Humble
Joe H. Tupin
Ancoga’s Bumble St
Smart
Mr. Cunningham
Dorothy K. Diddle
County Home Dem
Burton & Goodson
West Central Avenue
Tiny Burton
Herb Goodson
Ll. W. Boyd
Simmer TV
W. Central
Comanche, Texas
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