Death in Gustine Auto Collision Claims Miss Ruth
Miss Ruth, a 4700 East Side native of Gustine, was fatally injured Sunday afternoon in a collision miles east of Highway 36 at 4 p.m. Funeral arrangements were handled by the Funeral Home with Harold Ad? w Couch and others listed as survivors and mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
East Side
Gus
Harold Adw Couch
James Adwig Howell
Jackie Patton
Peri Ee Eee
R. and
Reid Miller
Ed McMillan Dies At 64 In Comanche County
Ed McMillian 64 of Comanche County died at 7 40 a m Thursday November 7 in a local hospital Funeral services were held at 2 p m Friday November 8 at the Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Marion Gaines and Rev Harry Hames officiating Interment was in the Roac Cemetery near Proctor Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Lillian Faye Fletcher Lake Villa Texas a son James Leland McMillian of Wood three brothers Charlie McMillian Dublin Joe McMillian De Leon and Bob McMillian Fort Worth a sister Mrs Marty Davis Coleman and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed McMillian
Mr. McMillian
Comanche Funeral Home
Marion Gaines
Harry Hames
Comanche
Roac
Proctor
Clarence McMillian
C. T. McMillian
Earl Davis
Aubrey Buford
Herman Davis
J. W. Davis
Vaden ¥ Daniels
James William and
Rene Pritcher McMillian
Hood County
Texas
First Freewill Baptist Church
Comanche County
Vera Inez Little
Lillian Faye Fletcher
Lake Villa
James Leland McMillian
Wood
Charlie MecMillian
Dublin
Joe McMillian
de Leon
Bob MecMillian
Fort Worth
Marty Davis
Coleman
Fort Worth Flower Show Judges Attend Refresher Course
Four Comanche Garden Club accredited flower show judges joined 220 women at the Fort Worth Council of Accredited Flower Show Judges advanced refresher course held October 30 at Hotel Texas Fort Worth. Local judges were Mesdames Tom Dudley E H Denny Nick Higginbotham and Darrell Smith. Delegates from 50 Texas cities plus New Mexico Louisiana and Georgia attended with lectures by Mrs Sylvia Hirsch and Bror Otter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Garden Club
Fort Worth
Council
Hotel Texas
Tom Dudley
E. H. Denny
Nick Higginbotham
Darrell Smith
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Georgia
Sylvia Hirsh
New Rochelle
N. Y
Bror
Victoria visitor Harelik called on Hareks during weekend
Victoria man From Victoria Max Harelik, connected with a television cable service, spent the weekend visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Louis Harelk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Max Harelik
Louis Harek
Beauty Around The Calendar Theme At Garden Club Meet
Co manche Garden Club met October 17 at the Garden Center with strong attendance and one guest Mrs. Jack Jouette. Mrs. John Reese spoke on Longer Life For Cut Flowers and a Straight Line Arrangements workshop was led by Mrs. Elmo Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Garden Club
Garden Center
Jack Jouette
John Reese
Elmo Montgomery
Fort Worth Woman Returns Home After Charm School Graduation
Miss Cheryl Braziel of Fort Worth spent the weekend in Comanche with her family Mr. and Mrs. John S. Braziel and children Kim and Kevin. She recently graduated from Patricia Stephens Charm School in Dallas and now works in the Claims Department of the Houston Fire and Casualty Company in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Cheryl Braziel
Comanche
John S. Braziel
Kim
Kevin
Braziel
Patricia Stephens
Dallas
Houston Fire and Casualty Company
Brightman Uses Battery Tester as Merchandising Draw
Comanche’s Brightman markets BTS Battery Load Tester and Service Bench as display features beside the battery wall. Each new battery is tested before installation to reassure customers and deter faulty servicing elsewhere. His White Auto Store reports a 42-battery increase and 16.8 percent rise year over year.
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C. O. Brightman
Comanche
BTS
Mr. Brightman
Brightman
Lee Patton Claimed By Death in Gustine Area
Franklin Lee Patton 77 a Gustine area farmer died after being stricken at home and was pronounced dead on arrival at a Hamilton hospital last Thursday November 7. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Gustine at 2 30 p m Saturday November 9 with four ministers officiating. Interment followed in Union Cemetery Gustine. He was born July 11 1886 in Robertson County Texas and married Mae Braim May 6 1906. she survives. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Cle Robinson El Campo and Mrs J S Maxine Couch Gustine two sons Billie and Paul Patton Gustine seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Franklin Lee Patton
Gustine
Hamilton
Patton
First Baptist Church
J. Isham
Eddie McDougal
Mr. Earnest
Mr. Patton
Robertson County
Texas
William James Patton
Lizzie Martin Patton
Comanche County
Mae Braim
Pettit
Billie
Paul Patton
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets for Week of Prayer
The Wesleyan Service Guild and the Women’s Society of Christian Service met October 28 in First Methodist Church sanctuary. Mrs Thelma Keeter led a meditation, Mrs H M O'Brien Jr led devotion, Mrs John Croft spoke on Missions in India, and Rena Burdette discussed Wesleyan Centers in Fort Worth Gary Indiana and Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Thelma Keeter
H. M. O’brien Jr
John Croft
India
Rena Burdette
Fort Worth
Gary
Indiana
Hawaii
Huckleberry Trees Grow Near Matagorda Bay
Local flora note identifies huckleberry trees thriving along the Matagorda Bay shoreline in Texas, highlighting native plant presence and coastal habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matagorda Bay
Texas
Older 4-H Youths Excel in Leadership Roles
The National 4-H Service Committee notes youths progress in leadership as junior leaders, guided by adult leaders. Twelve top leaders from the 50 states will receive $500 scholarships and an expense paid trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, courtesy of the Sears Roebuck Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmie Nelson
Cooperative Extension Service
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Hartwick Heads Texas Business Education Association
Dr Wade Hartwick of Texas Western elected president at the Eleventh Annual Convention. New officers include Robert Drisha vice president Mrs Juanita Gillen recording secretary Marietta Montgomery treasurer Marguerite Ross reporter Annie Lee Knox historian Fannie Reeves representative to MPBEA. Iceuo San Jacinto High School named executive secretary for another term. Higginbotham resigns as editor. Art Allee appointed editor. Several hundred cactus species native to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Hartwick
Texas Western
Texas Business Education Association
Robert Drisha
San Antonio
Juanita Gillen
Navarro Junior College
Corsicana
Marietta Montgomery
Lubbock
Marguerite Ross
Comanche
Annie Lee Knox
Peaumont
Fannie Reeves
Midland
Kinmen and Friends Hold Get-Together at Woolsey Home
Wayne Woolsey hosted a family and friends gathering at his home on November 10 to commemorate a reunion. Attendees included Delton and Eldred Woolsey, Carlos Woolsey, Darlene Woolsey of Sidney, and multiple Woolsey relatives from Comanche, Blanket, Euless, El Paso, and Almogordo, along with Rev J L Woolsey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Woolsey
Delton Woolsey
Eldred Watson
Carlos Woolsey
David Wool
J. Loolsey
Comanche
Mias Darlene Woolsey
Sidney
Harvey Allen
Blanket
Ernest Woolsey
Karen
Euless
C. O. Woolsey
el Paso
Donald Woolsey
Almargordo
N. M
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Ollie Head
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Ong Po
Ed McMillan
John Parton
Karl Barry
J. C. Biggs
George Bonser
Ory
Norris Insurance
Virgil Norris
Chevrolet Accessories
Lee Patton
Dr. Hartwick
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Ethel Wils
Freewill Baptist
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