Comanche Weather, Football Echoes, and Travel Notes
Rain yields two to five inches boosting crops and spirits across Comanche. Local football outlook highlights San Saba scrimmage and a Friday game against Albany Lions at Indian Memorial Stadium. Airport dedication reception and traveler notes wrap with visits to California and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred West
Calvin Lee
Gene Westmoreland
San Saba
Comanche
Albany Lions
Indian Memorial Stadium
PAR Ladies and Golf Events At PAR Country Club
PAR Ladies Bridge Club meets Saturday September 5 for lunch and bridge with plans for the fall season. A Preferred Ball Tourney is set for September 24 with Ladies Golf Assn inviting male partners. Reiebian Club luncheons and book review start September 12 as about 100 members participate. Western Sentimentals provide music for the September 5 dance. Ladies Invitational Golf Tourney slated October 6 with about 72 entries and 5 entry fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PAR Ladies Bridge Club
Par Country Club
Ladies Golf Assn
Lena Taylor
Reiebian Club
Hiram Smith Jr
James Hallmark
Doris Maxwell
Bettie Braziel
Marie Burttschell
Eddie Raley
Beth Hallmark
Sean Taylor
E L Richardson is Claimed by Death
Elmer Lee Richardson age 75 of 1007 E Milton died Friday August 28 at 4 06 pm in a local hospital. Services were held Sunday August 30 at 2 pm at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Russell Payne officiating. Interment was in Winchester Cemetery south of Brownwood. Survivors include one daughter Mrs Francis Deering San Angelo two sons Tommy Kermit and Morgan Amelia four brothers John Bangs Frank San Angelo August Fort Worth and David Odessa four sisters Mrs Agnes Blanton Santa Anna Mrs Beatrice Williams Cross Plains Mrs Claudia Parker Midland and Mrs Elsie Underwood Baldwin Park California and nine grandchildren. He was born September 22 1894 in Mills County and was a retired railroad employee. He was married to Elsie Lee Hall on February 11 1915 in Brownwood. Mrs Richardson died September 16 1965. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Lee Richardson
E. Milton
Comanche Funeral Home
Russell Payne
Street Church of Christ
Winchell Cemetery
Brownwood
Pallsenters
A. L. Humphrey
Elmer Cottrell
Shad Phillips
Johnny Eary
Lewis Isham
Jessie Smith
Davdi
Odessa
Agnes Blanton
Santa Anna
Beatrice Willliams
Cross Plains
Claudia Parker
Midland
Elsie Underwood
Baldwin Park
California
Not Much Loss For TOPS Members
Twenty TOPS members weighed in at the August 31 meeting. A total loss of 3 percent was recorded. Members gaining weight received a token gift for the month. The top loser was awarded the prize. A salad supper followed. The next meeting is Monday September 7 at 8 in the TP and L Building.
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TOPS
Tp&l
Miss Azalea Ellis Attends Treasury Association Conference
Mrs Azalea Ellis attended the Annual Conference of County Treasurers Association at the Astroworld Hotel in Houston from Thursday through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azalea Ellis
County Treasurers’ Association
Astroworld Hotel
Houston
Sunay
Final Rites Held For Mrs Swinney In Roswell
Funeral services were held at West Alameda Church of Christ in Roswell New Mexico for Mrs Alva Frances Katherine Swinney 53 who died Sunday at the Medical Center in Roswell She had lived in Roswell 24 years and was a member of the church Survivors include two sons a husband and six grandchildren mother and five sisters The Russell Andersons and the John Hales spent the weekend fishing at Gorman Falls.
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West Alameda Church of Christ
Roswell
New Mexico
Alva
Frances Katherine) Swinney
Delicado
Swinney
Medical
Mills County
Texas
Alva Swinney
Comanche
West Alameda
De Leon Rites For Mrs. Waddill
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Waddill 43 of Odessa were held at Northside Baptist Church De Leon with the Rev. Lewey Lamb officiating. Burial followed at Desdemona Cemetery with Nabors Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband two sons Kathy Sue Waddill and mother four brothers and one grandchild. Also notes dove hunting in Comanche for Manuel Lang and Jim Nichols of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Waddill
Odessa
Northside Baptist Church
de Leon
Lewey Lamb
Desdemona
Nabors
Comanche
Manuel Lang
Jim Nichols
Fort Worth
Rites Held For E. V. White at 62 in Brownwood
Everett V. White 62 of 1404 Early Blvd Brownwood died Monday at 6 45 p m in a Brownwood hospital Funeral services were held September 2 at Oak Lawn Funeral Chapel with Rev John C Wiles officiating Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery Pallbearers were Gail Dudley Tom Dudley Elias Dudley Waymon Garner Loyd Stringer and Alvin Hafford He was born September 3 1907 in McLennan County the son of the late Henry W White and Josephine Sam White He married Hezel Marie McKinzie May 31 1931 in Marietta Oklahoma He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Brownwood and the Masonic Lodge Survivors include his wife three sisters Mrs Ben Cleveland Comanche Mrs Harlin Denny Eastland Mrs Clyde Sforner Sweetwater
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Everett V. White
Brownwood
Oak Lawn
John C. Wiles
First Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Gail Dudley
Tom Dudley
Elias Dudley
Waymon Garner
Loyd Stringer
Alvin Hafford
Mr. White
McLennan County
Henry W. White
Josephine Sam White
Hezel Marie McKinzie
Marietta
Oklahoma
Masonic Lodge
Ben Cleveland
Comanche
Harlin Denny
Eastland
Clyde Sforner
Sweetwater
Farmer Receives 2.5 Cents From Wheat In Bread Sale
The wheat in a loaf priced at 22.8 cents yields the farmer a 2.5 cent return. This breakdown highlights the share paid to growers within the retail bread price.
School Menus Sept 7 11 Ley Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day opens the week with no school. Barbecue on bun with baked beans cole slaw and peach cobbler on Tuesday. Wednesdays offer seasoned pintos fluffy potatoes spinach sweet relish cornbread ice cream bar milk. Thursday serves hamburgers tomatoes lettuce french fries gelatin with fruit milk. Friday features meat casserole with corn tomatoes potatoes green beans celery sticks hot rolls butter and syrup milk.
Thanks From Ladora Carter After 34 Years In Business
Ladora Carter, retiring beauty parlor operator, thanks her customers for 34 years of support and friendship. Ballinger visitors Rev Plez Todd and Mrs Todd spent last Thursday with Comanche friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladora Carter
Ballinger
Plez Todd
Comanche
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Liv
WBW
Faye B. Evans
Theresa Dudley
Catherine M. Haynes
Sausalito
Calif
San Diego
Evans
Miss Dudley
N. W. Dowell
Las Cruces
Ubbock
R. D. Holmes
Doris Massingill
Rachel Everett
North Carolina
Montana
Richard Barret
Stephen Lane
Lill Brown
James Asmus
Harlan Raley
Dublin
Ladies Golf Association
Ann Lang
Doris Maxwel
Bettie Brazier
DeLores Sharp
Sarah Trudney
Dean Kennedy
Mildred McKnight
Sarah Pudney
Aurelia Kerby
Margaret Campbell
Winnie Wheat
Cathleen Taylor
Mary Wilkerson
Jerri Asmus
Gladyce Durham
Men’s Golf Association
Ames Hie
Menis Golf Association
Florida
Panty
Aluminum
Bob
T. L. Gillette
Ft. Worth
Hiway
Bob Doshier
Gibbs
Alot
Ea Jafling
A.F. Brand
Peg
Franks
Folgers
Eli Aele
Sunkist
Clan Hick
Thriftee
Msc
I Gibbs
Lipton
Ately
Caer
Impsu
Shasta
ALLEN
Borden
Gandy
North Houston
E. L. Richardson
Mrs. Swinney
Russell Andersons
John Hales
Gorman Falls
Waddill
Medical Center Hospital
Haskell County
The
Baptist Church
Bobby Wayne Waddill
William John Waddill
Kathy Sue Waddill
Vashita Tyson
Leroy Tyson
Seagraves
Lat Tyson
Loop
R. C. Tyson
Othella Tyson
Alexanderia
E. V. White
Ladora
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