Western Hills Community Notes Highlights and Visits
Local church notes recount Sunday service led by Rev. Paul Logue with Miss Chesser at the piano and Mrs. Connie Power directing. A bevy of friends and visitors from San Saba to Fort Worth are listed, along with October birthdays including Maude Boyd Anna Nelson Burn Harris Price Burks Joe Conner Wyly Merrill Cleo Greene and Willie Cummins.
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Reese
Paul Logue
Miss Chesser
Connie Power
Reac
Bohannan
Central Christian c Th
Pia Melinda Wall
Jill Bonner
Hixey An MO Redill
Marian
E. N. Taylor
Land Springs
Clif Wilson
J. Chamberlain
San Saba
Grace Taylor
Gladys Coker
Steele
M. L. Benke
Houston
Clarence Holder
Clyde
H. H. Echols
M. Johnston
Olney
Witilliams
Bernice Easley
Irs
Tabor
Allen Wawood
Jessie Cara
Belle
Kathryn Wright
Murdock Rites Held at De Leon
Clyde Walden Murdock 63 of De Leon died October 4 in a De Leon hospital after a long illness. Services were October 6 at Nabors Memorial Chapel with Rev. Darrell Dossey officiating. Burial at De Leon Cemetery. Born November 30, 1908 in Jayton he lived in Comanche County for years and was a retired oil field worker. Survived by four brothers and four sisters in Texas communities.
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Clyde Walden Murdock
de Leon
Nabors Memorial Chapel
Darrell Dossey
St. Jo Reet Church
Urial
Murdock
Jayton
Comanche County
N. T.’Murdock
de Gedn
Kermit
Jewel Morris
Anna Faye Foster
Gormah
Ypal Smith
Dunn
Amie Vaughn
Aspermont
Martin Emert Takes State Insurance Exams in Austin
Martin Emert traveled to Austin this week to sit for the State Board of Insurance licensing exams. He was among the first Texans to take the new test series.
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Martin’ Emert
Austin
State Board of Insurance
Emert
Texas
Burleson Seeks Tax Break For Pickups Under 7509 Pounds
Representative Omar Burleson campaigns to remove the 10 percent excise tax on pickups under 7509 pounds gross weight, arguing Nixon favors autos only and noting pickup use in Texas. He says the Ways and Means Committee approved the measure in a closed session and that House and Senate action will follow.
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Cong
Omar Burleson
Burleson
Nixon
Texas
Ways and Mears Committee
Hose of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Tops Club Hosts Low Calorie Salad Supper
Comanche Tops club members attended a low calorie salad supper at the REA meeting. Sue Johnson was named Queen of the Week after a four pound weight loss. Members pledge to bring towels to the next meeting and a six week contest will award towels and a slimmer figure to the top loser. TOPS invites visitors each Monday night.
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Sara Lou Cox
Comanche Tops Club
REA
Mginteen
Sue Johnson
PAR Calendar and Golf Club Committee Appointments
PAR Par calendar lists events from Oct 12 to Oct 30 including Ladies golf contests, a taped music dance, and a Halloween dancemusic by the Establishment. Sid Carney, president of the PAR Men's Golf Assn, names committees for rules greens tournament and handicap and notes a November 2 meeting with a putting tournament and hamburger supper.
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Sid Carney
PAR Men’s Golf Assn
Boyd Anthony
Bill Tate
W. T. Calhoun
Gene Ratliff
Charles Dudley
T. H. Sharp
Ham Locke
Jim Wilkerson
Clay Salyer
Tom Cox
Bill Dudney
Rodger Coan
Ladies Golf Assn
Claudia Wells
Ann Brown
Dotty Dudley
Merla McDougal
June Jordan
Doris Maxwell
Eloise Gifford
Fort Worth
Aurelia Kerby
Jerri Asmus
Lena Taylor
Dorotha
Hearing Aid Clinic Offers Long Battery Life and Deals
Mr Treadway promotes a hearing aid that runs 500 hours on one battery with no recharge. Green Dot and Red Dot models target nerve deafness and severe hearing loss. A complete electronic test, custom mold, and six months of batteries are offered for under 300 dollars plus a 50 dollar trade in.
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Joe Treadway
DeLuxe
Comanche
Stephenville
Hamilton
Help Fight Heart Disease at AMA Assembly
Dr. J Willis Hurst urged the American Medical Association to fund better diagnostic methods for heart disease at the 36th annual San Antonio gathering. He warned current ECG limits and stressed the need to recognize the many presentations between chest pain and heart attack. Mrs. Euell Arthur of Comanche Affiliate highlighted February as heart month and urged memorial gifts to support research.
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J. Willis Hurst
American Medical Association
San Antonio
Euell Arthur
Comanche
Hurst
Quartet Singing Set for Friday Night
The Comanche County Quartet Singing will be held Friday night at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church three miles north of Comanche. Bill Elliott leads the event and invites all singers and listeners to attend.
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Comanche County
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Comanche
Bill Elliott
Rites Held For F. Hidrogo in Comanche
Funeral services for F. Hidrogo Santos Flores Hidrogo Sr. 63 of 702 E. Mill were held at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev. W. A. Ross officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born in March 1908 in Mexico and had lived in Comanche 15 years. Survived by his wife Juana, four sons Santos Jr. in San Antonio Jimmy in Austin Jesse in Fort Worth Darrell in Fort Worth, two daughters Eugenia in Scottsbluff and Lupe in Comanche, two brothers Carlos in Bryan and Martin in Holland Michigan, and 20 grandchildren. One son Antonio died in 1950.
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Santos Flores Hidrogo, Sr
E. Mill
Temple Hospital
Comanche
Rev. W. A. Ross
Oakwood Cemetery
Jess Sliger
Belve Bean
Joe Waring
Eiland Fagan
L. G. Holland
Harold Northcutt
Mr. Hidrogo
Mexico
Juana Aquallo
Paducah
Santos Hidrogo, Jr
San Antonio
Jimmy Hidrogo
Austin
Jesse Hidrogo
Fort Worth
Darrell Hidrogo
Eugenia
Scottsbluff
Neb
Lupe Hidrogo
Carlos Hidrogo
Bryan
Martin Hidrogo
Holland, Mich
Antonio Hidrogo
Lappe Sees New Light After Surgery Plans Move to Brownwood
W F Lappe who had cataract surgery in June reports improved vision yet cannot return to his blacksmithing and welding work. The Lappes plan to move to Brownwood where he now works at East Lawn Memorial Park and regrets leaving behind the friends he served.
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W. F. Lappe
Lappes
Brownwood
East Lawn Memorial Park
Lapper
Mr and Mrs Harold Gressett Attend Big Spring Motorcycle Races
Mr and Mrs Harold Gressett were in Big Spring on Sunday to attend the motorcycle races.
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Harold Gressett
Peers Publishing Details and Rates in 19th Century Texas
The edition announces Peers newspaper published Thursdays with editor Wilkerson and staff Jameson and Asen. Subscription prices vary by location from 3 to 6 dollars for different terms, with Comanche County and several rural routes priced lower and outside Texas higher. Second class postage is noted for Comerche, Texas.
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Wilkerson
WM. G
James Ason
Asoc
Comanche County
Dubin
Gorman
Blanket
Carbon
May
Zephyr
Texas
Comerche
Totes
Kendrick Leads Jaycee Meet in Killeen for Membership Push
Kendrick, Texas Jaycees Region 210 vice president, met area II officers in Killeen on Sunday October 3 to report new members and discuss adding Jaycees to Rick Clayton and Sam Wimer. Comanche Jaycees reported the most new members in Region 210 as clubs aim to boost membership.
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Pat Clendenin
Bill Kendrick
Texas
Jaycees
Killeen
Rick
Clayton
Texas Jaycee
Sam Wimer
Wimer
Comanche Jaycees
Region
Jaycee
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Neves
Columbus Day
State National Bank the Friendly Bank
Mr. Treadway
Treadway
S. Bell Box
Ashley Hall
Harold Belyey
Ayaway
Kendrick
Jaycee Meet
Phe
Majestic Theatre
John Wayne
Richard Boong
Big Jake
Cinema Center
Technicolor
Panavison
National General Pictures
Walt Disney
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