This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1968
Page
7
Mrs. Clara Mae Russell Hamilton, recently recuperating from a sprained ankle, has spent weeks helping neighbors by mending clothes reading aloud and visiting to cheer them. Her music and thoughtful deeds are greatly valued by the community.
Gamma Zeta Chanter of Delta Kanna Gamma brings together teachers from Camanche Rath Hood and Mills Counties for the year’s opening meeting at Granbury Elementary. Miss Jewel Werner presided, awards were given to Miss Vina Craddock and Miss Mabel Hall for perfect attendance, new officers were seated led by Miss Marguerite Ross, and a Founders Day ceremony was conducted. A post meeting tea followed. Sp 4 Carroll R Payne, grandson of Mrs. W A Payne, returned home from Vietnam after a year with the 2 563d Medical Company, last stationed at Hue, and will be stationed in San Antonio after furlough.
Mary Dingwall Ransome died recently and was buried in Lake Jackson. Funeral services were held there May 17. She was born and raised in Comanche and spent most of her life in the area. She was sister of Cullen Dingwall of Austin, head of the State Highway Department.
Army Pvt. Tommy Hernandez 19, son of Mr and Mrs Marcelo Hernandez of Comanche, completed nine weeks of advanced infantry training May 11 at Fort Polk Louisiana. His last week covered guerrilla warfare exercises including night attacks and simulated Viet Nam conditions. He learned booby trap removal ambush avoidance map reading small unit tactics and weapon drills with M14 M60 and a 3.5 inch rocket launcher. He is home on a 19 day furlough before temporary assignment in Oakland California.
Army Specialist Four Garland R. McEwin 23 of Houston Texas has been assigned to the Americal Division in Vietnam on May 8. He is the son of Mrs. Willie J. Parker and Edward McEwin.
Spring high school graduates of First Methodist Church were honored with a buffet supper by the youth department. Thirty seven youth and sponsors attended. Guest speaker Mrs. Walter Greenwaldt of Joshua spoke on The Lord's Prayer.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.