Mrs. Walker 78 Dies in De Leon
Comanche County native Mrs George Walker aged 78 died Monday in a De Leon hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held May 23 at De Leon First Baptist Church with Rev N H White presiding. Burial followed at De Leon Cemetery Nabors Funeral Home in charge. She was born March 1 1889 in Comanche County married George Walker in 1910 and survived by her husband five sons a daughter two half brothers fourteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walker
Comanche County
de Leon
C. G. Walker
Air Force
Flossie Coan
Austin
Jim Copeland
Jacksonville
George Copeland
Mineral Wells
Mother Of Omar Burleson Passes Away
Mrs. J. M. Burleson Sr aged 91, mother of Congressman Omar Burleson, died Sunday in a Brownfield hospital after an extended illness. Funeral held May 23 at Anson Church of Christ with De Den H Morris officiating. burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery beside husband. Survived by three sons Marcus, Elmer, Omar. step-son T M Burleson. two sisters. eight grandchildren and numerous great and great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Burleson
Omar Burleson
Brownfield
Pearl Files
Gorman
Rites Held For W. S. Corby in De Leon
William Simmons Corby died in a De Leon hospital on May 16. Funeral services were held May 18 at Higginbotham Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gerald Phillips officiating, followed by interment at Carlton Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Emma, a daughter, two brothers, two sisters, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Simmons Corby
de Leon
Higginbotham
Gerald Phillips
Carlton Cemetery
Lawrence Farley
James Ingram
E. L. White
Johnie Smith
C. A. Tucker
Charles Morgan
Mr. Corby
Boskie County
John
Mary E. Snelly Corby
Emma Drucilla Corby
Lee Pruitt
Edel
Stephenville
Charlie
Hamilton
Laura Strayhorn
Snyder
Magie Kilgo
Hico
Miss Alyce Weems Dies at 68 in Brownwood
Alyce Weems aged 68 died in Brownwood on May 17. Services were May 20 at Wright's Funeral Home with burial at Greenleaf Cemetery. Born June 20 1898 in Comanche County she belonged to Johnson Memorial Methodist Church Rebekah Lodge and the Others Club. She is survived by two sisters Mrs J C Mullins Berryville Ark and Mrs W O Shelton Houston three brothers W E Bangs W O Fort Worth and John B Weems Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Greenleaf Cemetery
Comanche County
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Rebekah Lodge
J. C. Mullins
Berryville
Ark
W. O. Shelton
Houston
W. E
Bangs
W. O
Fort Worth
John B. Weems
Abilene
Americans Eat The Beef And Other Meats In The 1960s
An agricultural agent reports rising per person meat consumption in the United States. Americans averaged 103.3 pounds of beef, 58 pounds pork, 4 pounds lamb and veal, with high overall protein from animal sources and a shift from cereals and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd M. Kew
National Livestock and Meat Board
United States
Russia
T. L. Austin Jr Named TP&L President in Dallas
T. L. Austin Jr was named president and chief executive officer of Texas Power & Light Company at a TP&L board meeting in Dallas. He succeeds W. W. Lynch as chairman, with Charles W. Wooldridge named executive vice president. The board also promoted George W. Beams to senior vice president and named W. G. Button vice president in charge of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Austin, Jr
Texas Power & Light Company
Tp&l
Dallas
W. W. Lynch
Austin
Charles W. Wooldridge
Wooldridge
George W. Beams
University of Alabama
Dallas Management Assn
Texas Research Foundation
Public Service Department
Beams
Texas A&m University
Button
Mrs Leona Lafferty Visits Lane Family in Comanche
Mrs Leona M Lafferty of Terrell visited Comanche on May 24 to see Mrs Connie Bailey and other members of the late J P Lane family gaining acquaintance and sharing memories in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona M. Lafferty
Terrell
Comanche
Connie Bailey
J. P. Lane
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Gibbs
Kai
Adi Save Markets
Bremner’s
Wesson
White Swan Biscuits
Canada
Lipton’s Reg. Tea
EU. At
Eda Id
Eo Saad
South Park
ELCOR
White Swan
Ati
Gladiola
Miss Weems
B'wood
Alyce Weems
Brownwood
New Tp&l
Dallas County
Lynch
Texas Technological College
Carol Burnett
Jim
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