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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1963
Page
9
The article lists local figures including Gertie, Paneame, Red Carter, Proctor community members, and Lillian Harris. It mentions 4-H Club ties, farming roles, and dairy work at Talley's Dairy, reflecting active agricultural life and small farm activities in Rochelle area.
After 43 years in Texas public education, Mrs Golden Reese of Comanche retires. She taught in Greyville De Leon Brownwood and Comanche while also offering music art and coaching. Her career spanned 1942 one year interruption and continued with church school and community work. Governor Lanham noted as a historical reference.
Independent candidate Sam Houston defeats Governor Hardin B. Runnels, a Democrat, for re election by 36 257 to 27 500.
The Comanche Public Library urges families to start a summer reading program before school ends. New titles include Dr. Seuss Sleep Book, Leaves of Gold, Ghosts Ghosts Ghosts, Our First Ladies, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Windy Poplar, Ghostly Gallery, John Glenn Astronaut, Indian Hunting, and the Golden Guide series on insects and familiar American wildflowers.
The Proctor Community Club met May 13 1963 at the Community Center to elect officers. New officer slate includes Bob Mull president Irvin Dunn vice president Mrs Irvin Dunn secretary treasurer and Mrs James H Chisholm reporter. Outgoing officers were Bill Evans Bob Mull Mrs Bill Evans and Mrs T A McDonald. The club voted not to enter next year’s Community Progress Program. Proctor Community won third place on this year’s tour and plan to meet monthly with ongoing activities.
Comanche Chief advertises typewriters for rent by day week or month and lists book guides including Golden Guide series. It also notes summer hours begin Wednesday May 29 with Wednesday and Saturday 9 00 to 12 00.
The State of Texas sues to condemn land for a Farm to Market Road right of way in Comanche County. Unknown heirs of Joel Northcott and others are named defendants. Judgment date and court details given. note of service and publication issued May 20 1963. The item ends noting James Stephen Hogs of Rusk as Texas governor in 1890 and 1892.
Thirty three Brightman relatives gathered Saturday evening May 11 at the J J Ranch in Proctor to honor Major Jack Brightman and his wife Janet of Dyess Air Base Abilene. They plan to move toward home planting near Proctor after Maj Brightman’s three year station in Tokyo. Out of town guests included J D Hinton family Snyder and several Wilkersons Wilkerson families from Baytown Austin and Denton plus Hattie Brightman and others from Comanche. The group enjoyed visiting and taking photos before supper.
Miss La Rue Reeder of Fluvanna and Royce Summers of Fluvanna married in a double ring ceremony Saturday at 8 p m at Central Baptist Church Hermleigh Rev Bernie Finch officiated. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claud Reeder, is a Pluvanna High School senior studying at Jessie’s Beauty College Snyder. Summers, son of Mrs Robin Jones and the late T C Summers, is a 1961 Fluvanna High School graduate employed by Scurry Butane Co Snyder. They will live at 2024 1st St Snyder.
Attractively arranged tables on the home patio hosted guests who served themselves ham turkey baked beans potato salad green salad relishes garlic bread iced tea coffee and a large variety of cakes.
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