Notable Texas names fill a hometown reminiscence page
A long list of locals and hoped-made careers spans newspapers from Hasse to Gustine. Individuals include journalists Patsy Atwood and Ann Blackwell, business figures like Lewis Cottrell and Charlotte Sanders, performers such as Carolyn Bear, Dan Burton, and Evelyn Davis, plus public figures including Major Nancy Cunningham and J M Dutton. The piece sketches marriages, jobs, and ambitions across Texas and beyond, with many entries tied to names, places, and enterprises of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Atwood
Hasse Weekly
Mary
Jane Bartlett
Bartlett and Bartlett
Owl
Carolyn Bear
Harry James
Joe Beaty
Joan
A&m
Ann Blackwell
Comanche High School
Villa Cuna
Mexico
Nancy Cunningham
Germany
Dan Burton
Danny Creek
Walt Disney
Holly California
Lewis Cottrell
A&p
P&a
Charlotte (Croker) Sanders
Neiman Marcus Department
Gustine
Texas
Sidney
Tex
Jackie Wall
Neiman Marcus
Barbara Davis
South America
Evelyn Davis
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Troy Dobyns
Europe
J. M. Dutton
Eva June Smith
Proctor
Dutton Mid- Western Railway
Scotty Lockridge
Shringling Sisters Circus
la Rae Swindle
Waylon Moore
Moore
Dale Altemeir
Palm Beach
Florida
David
Charles Burks
Mark Anthony
Julius Ceasor
Political Announcements for District Office and County Officials
Public notices list candidate names and offices for the 52nd Judicial District and local county positions. R. B. Cross seeks reelection for District Judge. Howell Cobb Truman E. Roberts for District Attorney. Ben Doyle Sudderth W. R. Chambers for State Representative. George R. Goosby for Tax Assessor-Collector. Gus Wilhelm Wayne M. Swindle Belve Bean for Sheriff. James F. Fanning for County Attorney. Oral D. Morris Claude Jones for County Commissioner Precinct No. 1. Homer Ed Miller Irvin Dunn for Precinct No. 3. dé. B. TaCY Charles Carter for County Democratic Chairman. Vollie L. Jackson C. L. Lee Stevens for Constable Precinct No. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice OF Peace
52Nd Judicial District
R. B. Cross
Howell Cobb
Truman E. Roberts
Ben Doyle
Sudderth
W. R. Chambers
George R. Goosby
Gus Wilhelm Wayne M
Swindle
Belve Bean
James F. Fanning
Oral D. Morris
Claude Jones
Homer ED Miller
Irvin Dunn
Dé. B. Tacy
Charles Carter
Vollie L. Jackson C. L
Lee
Stevens
Waring Describes Bull Fight To CHS
Joe Waring told Spanish Club members that bullfighting is an art not a sport. He praised matadors bulls and Mexico and urged interested students to seek out a bullfight when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waring
Chs
Joe Waring
Joe
Mexico
Farm Product Values in Comanche County 1954 Census
The 1954 preliminary Census of Agriculture reports Comanche County farmers sold goods totaling 6120 727 dollars. Crop sales reached 1 943 850 with breakdowns for field crops vegetables fruits and nuts and horticultural specialties. Livestock products totaled 4 936 233 including dairy poultry and other livestock sales. Forest products added 644 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comenche County
Bureau of Census
Washington, D. C
Crowd reactions recalled in club discussion and theater slides
Members reviewed a bullfight story shown by Joe and examined a cape and banderillos. A husband questions why audiences react to fictional woes, while the wife compares it to reacting loudly at a baseball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Bander Rilos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeanette Read
Carmen
Metropolitan Opera House
Stanton Hughes
Stanton
Charles Shankle
Tommye Dorsey
Charlie
Gathern Elliott
Johnnie Ellis
Jeannine Greaton
Ma Ferguson
Bettie Gore
Baylor University
Baylor
Donald Haas
Harrell Norwood
Harrell Dean
Gaylord Ross
Hawaii
Sammy Marshall
Dingdong” Manufacturing Company
Sam
Jack Pettit
Jerry Steward
Hollywood
MGM
Lou
Elvis
Waylon
Dorothy Hendrix
The
Oyster Club
van Dyke
Betty Matthews
Westmore Brothers
U of T
Quay Williams
Texas University
Helen Morgan
Becomer Tarleton
Einstein
Webster Shaffer
U. S. Army
Corky Straley
General Motors
Comsay
Pat Sullivan
Green House
U.S.A. Co
J. Thompson
Cape Cod
Larry Keith
Upper Leon
Harold Kaiser
Ichabod Crain
Bobby Wilson
Rocky Marciano
B. J. Morris
Ma Hamrick
Barbara Wilson
Ments
Rutherford Metropolitan School of Business
Fort Worth
Iris Hinds
Iris
Episcopal Seminary
Austin
Garry Barrick
Dublin Episcopal Church
Betty Lou Steele
Hasse
Lavelle Barrick
New York
Seven
Wanda McDonald
Pete Slaton
Pinebluff
Gertrude Rackley
Dublin
Gertrude
Roddy Kilowatt
Texas Power & Light Company
Occo Miny
Davis Fey
Wey
Chevrolet
Fisher
Achau Ola
America
Make
E. Grand
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