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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1976
Page
1
Comanche Indians and Freshmen will host the Annual Redskin Relays Friday April 2 with preliminaries at 1 30 and finals at 7 p m. Warm up 12 30 to 1 30 then field events discus pole vault long jump shot put high jump two divisions Freshmen then Varsity.
Comanche County motorists rush to buy 1976 adhesive license tabs before Thursday midnight. County Tax Assessor-Collector Thomas K. Foreman notes long lines on Monday and Tuesday and expects more crowds Wednesday and Thursday to beat the deadline. He will not stay open later than closing time. 8,896 vehicle licenses were issued in 1975 with an expected rise in 1976.
Absentee ballots show high turnout for April 3 elections in Comanche ISD and Comanche County Hospital District. Betty Conway reports 113 ballots in the District board race, 102 in Comanche ISD trustee race, five in Sidney ISD trustee, three in County School Board, and 18 in Comanche City Council race.
Comanche schools will compete in UIL events through April with golf tennis track and literary activities at various sites including Clyde Stephenville Cisco Breckenridge Brownwood Hamilton Odessa and Austin. The boys regional track is May 1 in Odessa and the state meet May 7-8 for girls and May 14-15 for boys in Austin.
The Friends of the Comanche Public Library announce their annual Membership Drive from March 30 to April 9. Membership options include Regular 1 dollar, Supporting 5 dollars, Patron 25 dollars, and Life 100 dollars, with voting rights for all donations at the annual meeting. Proceeds fund the library’s book collection and special projects.
Interest grows for April 3 polls with city and school elections in Comanche De Leon Gustine and Sidney. Voters will pick three city council members in Comanche and elect school trustees across districts. Hospital district boards in Comanche County and Gustine also on ballot along with Gustine mayor and council seats. Incumbents and a slate of challengers vie for multiple seats across precincts and venues.
Sidney Independent School District will name two trustees from three candidates Eric Simpson Gayle Graham and J W Wright. De Leon voters face unopposed reelects Fred Williams and Hiram Smith Jr while three new prospects seek the mayoral post Connie Gardner Pat Eisenrich and City Alderman Scottie Campbell. Three candidates seek De Leon Place 1 Alderman Jim Wilkerson Glen Bruton and R M Tate. De Leon ISD voters name two trustees Dr Forrest Eisenrich is unopposed for a one year term six candidates vie for a 3 year board seat Jackie Johnson Ben Boen Bill Anderson Marsha Sides and incumbents Bill Lindsey Bob Huddleston.
About 225 attended the Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet at PAR Country Club. Kathleen Eads received the Outstanding Citizen Award for 1976 and Gary Glenn Hall of Sidney won the Agricultural Achievement Award. Hall, 35, farmer and 13 year Sidney resident, was honored by Jerry Vines.
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