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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
4
Courthouse notices list speeding fines, stop sign violations, and unlawful entry cases. Also recorded marriages, licenses, births, and multiple deaths with dates, ages, and locations in De Leon and surrounding areas.
Mrs. O. J. King is appointed manager of Mullican's Department Store in Comanche after the resignation of Mrs. Birch Wilson. Mrs. Wid Spivey becomes assistant manager. King previously served as store manager for two years before resigning in 1959.
Comanche teacher Mrs. DeAlva Roberts wed R. D. Holmes of Lubbock on August 25. Holmes is a retired Tucumcari rancher. Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Silvas of Austin joined Labor Day gatherings with relatives including Mrs. O. O. Brightman.
A De Leon resident died at home on August 14 at age 92. Born June 26, 1869 in Texas, she was the daughter of Dr. A. C. Martin and Louise Evans Martin and had lived in De Leon 69 years. Burial took place August 16 in De Leon Cemetery. Also noted is a 1961 Ford Sedan registered to Mrs. Cora Reeves of Comanche.
A digest covers Navarro Corsicana groceries giveaway story, Castro and Brazil, Empire State Building sale to Lawrence Wien, Hong Kong cholera outbreak, Krushchev Berlin stance, the TWA Constellation crash near Chicago killing 78, Adlai Stevenson on nuclear tests, and Mrs. Marney Mason’s return from Midland.
The Reverend and Mrs Robert M Turner of Brownsville announce the arrival of a baby boy named Mark Robert Their wife formerly Miss Nancy Pinson of Comanche and now resides in Odear Mrs James Blanton, son of Flower Grove parents, Mr and Mrs Woods here last week.
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