Newbury Club Holds Meeting With Grass Talks
The Newbury Club met after a hamburger supper served by the men. Bill Lane opened the business session followed by announcements. The Pasture Committee led the program with John Burton introducing John Simpson who spoke on grasses and showed a pasture film featuring Roy Henson, John Burton, and Keith Lane. Special guests were Mr and Mrs John Simpson and their son from Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Lane
John Burton
John Simpson
Roy Henson
Keith Lane
Davis Family Celebrates Holiday Dinner on Labor Day
Labor Day observance held at the J. G. residence featured a dinner attended by the Davis family and extended relatives. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John H. Brown and Betty and Gloria, and many others from Menomonie Wisconsin.
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J. G
Kenneth Larrabee
David and
Ricky
Menomonie
Wisconsin
Mr. Davis
Mary Davis
Vesta Davis
Connie Larrabe
Miss Elizabeth Robertson Earns Degree After 35 Years
Miss Elizabeth Robertson of the Shrum community and a longtime teacher at May received a master's degree at Howard Payne College during summer graduation exercises, 35 years after her bachelor’s degree. Her brother John Robertson of Comanche attended with his family.
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Elizabeth Robertson
Shrum
May
Howard Payne College
Miss Robertson
John Robertson
Comanche
Re-Upholstery Study Group Meeting Planned
Kathyleen Stringer, County Home Demonstration Agent, announces a meeting of housing leaders and Home Demonstration Club members to plan October re upholstery workshops across the county. The session will be in the Courthouse basement at 2:30 p.m. Thursday September 22. All members interested in the workshop should attend as workshop dates and detailed plans will be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Demonstration Club
M B Creamery Sold to Vandervoorts in Brownwood
M B Creamery in Brownwood after about 30 years in operation sold to Vandervoort's. The firm had been delivering residential milk in Comanche for six months and was owned by W. C. Monroe since 1952.
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M-B Creamery
Brownwood
Comanche
Vandervoort
S. W. C. Monroe
Greenwood kin hold annual reunion at Abilene State Park
The Greenwood descendants gathered for their annual reunion at Abilene State Park on Sunday September 11. Attendees included ninety three relatives and six visitors from Abilene Comanche Big Spring Snyder and Carbon with many family members listed by name and address.
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J. P. Greenwood
Abilene State Park
W. B. Greenwood
Ambler Avenue
Abilene
T. J. Greenwood
West Paine Avenue
Comanche
Edna Murray
Burl
Ed L. Greenwood
Jim Breem
Odessa
G. W. Woods
Gaylene
Johnnie Fonville
Paul Lanier
Big Spring
S. R. Clements
Newt Burleson
Mickey
Snyder
Oscar White
Mary Lois
Greenwood
Sqreenwood
Carbon
Connie Cloud
Bill Reed
Tutter
A. E
Skeeter) Reed
Jim
William
E. H. Edwards
Brownwood
Bailey Greenwood
T. B. Greenwood
Families Attend Visit Across Town in Texas Communities
A list of residents from Abilene Eastland Haskell Anson and nearby towns joined visitors Harold Dudley Rising Star Trenna Warren Eastland Vivian Burkhart Abilene Linda Earl and Carol Collin for a gathering. The group included many couples and children from local towns such as Fast land Reginia Tra Green wood and O L Wilson plus Carl Myers Danny Kent and Carl Wayne Greenwood.
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B. Culpepper
Fastland
Tra Greenwood
Reginia
Mike
Abilene
O. L. Wilson
Stella
Jerry Wilson
Eastland
R. L
Short) Greenwood
Shirley
Carl Myers
Danny
Kent
Carl Wayne
Carol Greenwood
Haskell
Harris
A. H. Hollowell
Carolyn
Nona Sanders
Venita
W. C. Herring
Tommie Herring
Anson
Harold Dudley
Rising Star
Trenna Warren
Vivian Burkhart
David
Linda Earl
Carol Collin
J. T. Arant Dies. De Leon Resident, WWI Vet
J. T. Arant, 67, a World War I veteran and former De Leon resident, died September 5 at a Veterans hospital in Big Spring. Funeral and burial were in De Leon. Arant, born in Alabama, owned and operated a variety ...
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J. T. Arant
de Leon
Big Spring
Mr. Arant
Alabama
Tax suit against J P Coffey in Comanche County Texas
Court issues citation in a suit for taxes on Lot 18 Block 1 Franklin Addition Comanche for years 1922 to 1958 with penalties interest and costs. Defendant J P Coffey or unknown heirs of Coffey, deceased, must answer by October 17 1960.
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District Court of
Comanche County
Comanche
Texas
State of
Ben B. Wilhelm
Church Officers Elected For Coming Associational Year
Mount Pleasant Church holds conference with Bro Ben Loftis as moderator. Officers and teachers were elected for the ensuing year including B Y Webb as Superintendent and William Farrar as Church Clerk. Association meeting set for October 23 at First Baptist De Leon Texas. The report ends noting Magellan named the Pacific Ocean for its quietness.
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Ben Loftis
Bro
B. Y. Webb
Curtis Powers
Bill Elliott
Luke Eldon Easley
H. F. James
William Farrar
Carmie Little
Luke Easley
Frank Powers
Bud Powers
Bill Shanks
T. D. Moore
Bro Ben Loftis
Prank Powers
Webb
Bad Powers
Ann Boyd
First Baptist Church
de Leon
Texas
Good Baptist People of
Divorce Suit Filing in Comanche County Texas
Public citation issued September 13 1960 in Comanche Texas to James C Townsend for divorce custody and support of a minor child. The document notes service deadline 90 days from issuance and requires appearance. Court clerk Ben B Wilhelm signs the citation.
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James C. Townsend
Fice
Comanche
Texas
Ben B. Wilhelm
Comanche County
Coloradoans Visit With Adams and Ott Miller Families
Coloradoans on visit with the Carlton Adams and Ott Miller families this week in Denver. Presidential electors meet on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December.
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David Welton Adams Ado
Denver
Carlton Adams
Ott Miller
Mrs J R Brown 85 De Leon Dies
Mrs. J R Brown of De Leon aged 85 died August 31 in a De Leon hospital. Burial September 2 at De Leon Cemetery after services at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel De Leon with Rev Roy Johnson officiating. She was born in 1874 the daughter of J D and Lizzie Stodghill and married J R Brown on November 12 1905. She leaves Basil Brown her son and her husband and a brother Fel Stodghill of Rising Star.
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J. R. Brown
de Leon
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Roy Johnson
de Leon First Methodist Church
Brown
J. D. Stodghill
Lizzie Moore Stodghill
Basil Brown
M. G. Matthews Taken By Death
Marcus Gene Matthews 43 of Gustine died at home Sept 17 after a brief illness. Funeral Sept 18 at First Baptist Gustine with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by wife Georgia Kuykendall and three children, plus his mother five sisters and one brother.
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Marcus Gene
Sam) Matthews
Gustine
Mr. Matthews
First Baptist Church
S. J Isham
Victor E. Hankinson
M. F. Cox
Evergreen Cemetery
Comanche Funeral Home
Local figure remembered with family ties and service
Roscoe resident honored in a death notice listing a 15 year storeownership and surviving relatives. Survivors include five brothers and three sisters led by sister Mrs. John Ragsdale of De Leon, reflecting a broad family stake in the community.
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Roscoe
John Ragsdale
de Leon
Presidents Taylor and Roosevelt Die During Congress
The record notes two U S Presidents died while Congress was in session, Zachary Taylor and Theodore Roosevelt, highlighting a rare coincidence in executive mortality during legislative sessions.
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U. S
Taylor
Roosevelt
Congress
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