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- 1 2 "Mrs. George Belsey Rites in Comfort". Fredericksburg Standard. 19 January 1966.
- ↑ "Comfort News O.K." The Kerrville Times. 31 August 1933.
- ↑ "Mrs. George Bailey Dies in Comfort". Kerrville Mountain Sun. 12 January 1966.
- ↑ "News From Comfort". Kerrville Mountain Sun. 18 May 1972.
- ↑ "Comfort News". Mondo Times.
