Wedding Anniversary Observed at Point Community Center
The Dia wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Wood was observed December 2 at the Point Community Center with 106 guests. Family and friends, including Mr. Bill Wood of Cole, Mrs. O'Donnald, Mrs. Williams, and others attended. Tables featured breaded napkins, white centerpieces, and a tiered cake gift from Mrs. J. H. Arthur.
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Enue Point
Ctess
Noring
Cain J. Wood
Jember
Pint
Ove Reynolds
Bill Wood
Colesir
Hol
O’donnald
Winston Gray
Coe Fisie
Nia Wank
Wetzel
Washington
Zada Sims
Priestine Arthur
Carricks
Bonnie Biggs
Bertha Gore
Williams
Hardwood sawtimber Declines Since 1955 Report
Hardwood sawtimber has decreased about 31 bot since 1955. The note outlines long term declines in timber markets and their effects on forestry sectors and related industries.
Rites Held For C. L. Hillin In Comanche
Cyril Lee Hillin 54 died in a local hospital on Friday November 18. Born April 6 1912 in Sidney he lived in Houston 24 years and managed a grocery. Survived by wife Doris parents in Comanche two sisters and one brother. Services Sunday November 20 at Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel Comanche with ministers Arnold Hardin and R G Parkinson. Interment Oakwood Cemetery Comanche. Lions Club pallbearers from Houston included Bob Faught M G Adams Stewart Todd Tim Small Eddie Munger Dale Raben.
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Cyril Lee Hillin
Sidney
A. A. Hillin
Bessie Mae Cox Hillin
Doris Denning
Ralls
Houston
Church of Christ In
Lions Club
Doris
Comanche
Paul Verett
Abilene
J. D. Richey
Longview
Doyle L. Hillin
Hillin
Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel
Arnold Hardin
Dallas
R. G. Parkinson
Oakwood Cemetery
Bob Faught
M. G. Adams
Stewart Todd
Tim Small
Eddie Munger
Dale Raben
Missionaries To Speak At East Side Church
Rev and Mrs Buddy Lofland Southern Baptist missionaries to East Pakistan will be guest speakers at the 11 o clock services at East Side Baptist Church Comanche on November 27 Teddy Lofland daughter of Charley Smith former church member Rev Tommy Knotts pastor invites all to hear the message A dinner will be served at the church after services
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Buddy Lofland
Southern Baptist
East Pakistan
East Side Baptist Church
Comanche
Teddy Lofland
Charley Smith
East Side Baptist
Tommy Knotts
Speech by Civil War Vet Republished By Mrs Dixon
Nell Lee of Proctor owns a copy of John Roch’s 1899 Dallas reunion speech. Roch, born 1844 in Comanche County, fought Indians at Hog Creek and was wounded. he died about 1902 and is buried in Proctor Cemetery. The piece includes an excerpt urging national unity over sectional bitterness.
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Walter Dixon
Nell Lee
Proctor
John Roch
Comanche County
Grand Army of the Republic
Dallas
Rayford Reid
Mae Croft
Lee
Mr. Roch
Mass
Ireland
America
Mary Marshall
Comanche
Tom
Fanny Carnes
Roch
Mary Little
Irma Hoover
Laura Pearson
Kate Holloway
Wass
Jim
Sam Roch
Holloway
Levelland
Hog Creek
San Saba
Mustang
Roc
C. C. Campbell
Mountain Creek
Doctor Montgomery
Thanksgiving Visitors Share Fort Worth and Texas Ties
Thanksgiving visitors included multiple Fort Worth families led by Mrs. James Wilkerson. J Roy Smith and Les ter Crocker and families joined from nearby areas. Marsha Wilkerson came from TCU while Jim my and Nancy Wilkerson traveled from Austin.
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James Wilkerson
J. Roy Smith
Lester Crocker Sr
Lester Crocker Jr
Johnny Crocker
Matthew Crocker
Fort Worth
Marsha Wilkerson
TCU
Jimmy
Nancy Wilkerson
Austin
Williams Promoted to Specialist Fourth Class in Vietnam
J. K. Williams 21 son of Mr and Mrs D S Williams Rt 1 De Leon was promoted to Army specialist fourth class on Oct 21 in Vietnam with the 5th Maintenance Battalion. For pay his grade is equivalent to corporal. He is a machinist in the battalion Main Support Company, stationed at Ft Eustis Va before going overseas in April 1966. He graduated from De Leon High School in 1964.
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U.S. Army
Vietnam
James K. Williams
D. S. Williams
Rt. 1
de Leon
Spec. Williams
Ft. Eustis
de Leon High School
Sgt Eley Jones Serving in Vietnam
Army Staff Sergeant Eley J. Jones of Comanche Texas arrived in Vietnam November 1 with the 14th Engineer Battalion. He serves as a squad leader in Company D and entered the Army in 1944 after last duty at Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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Tay Hoa
Vietnam
Eley J. Jones
Emma H. Jones
Comanche
14Th Engineer Battalion
Jones
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Pointers for Proper Turkey Carving at Thanksgiving
Step by step guidance from World Book on carving a turkey. Start by removing the leg, then carve the drumstick and thigh in order. Choose grain or cross grain slicing for breast meat, then finish with the wing. Use a sharp carving knife, meat platter, and carving fork for best results.
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World Book
Week of School Activities in Comanche Nov 21–25
The weekly schedule lists events for Comanche High School including third six weeks start on Monday, basketball games across boys and girls teams, Young Farmers banquet, and meal menus. Friday offers a bi district six man football game at Indian Field with Sidney versus Carbon preceding Thanksgiving holidays.
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Comanche
HS. BB
Home
Young
Indian Field
Sidney
Carbon
Firearms Safety Draws Attention and Advice
The Texas Safety Association notes a 25 percent drop in firearms accident deaths over ten years due to NRA National Safety Council programs. TSA warns safety is never sufficient and urges knowledge and practice of rules: treat every gun as loaded, verify, point safely, never aim at others, know your target and bullet path.
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Texas Safety Association
National Rifle Association
National Safety Council
TSA
J. O. Musick
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East Side Church
Comanche, Texas
World News
Country Trading Post
Texas News
Lone Star State News
Texas State Network News
Gospel Music Time
Service
Lone Star News
TSN World OF Sports
Inner Music
Republic
SAS Wan
Comanche, Tex
J. K. Williams
Army
Viet
Sgt
Eley Jones
All Women
Lola B. McDaniel
MR Peanut Farmer
Gorman, Texas
Mrs Bairds
Tp&l
Texas Power & Light Company
Spd
Comanche County Electric Co-op
Ass'n
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