Three County Residents Die In Headon Crash Near East City Limits
Three Comanche County residents lose their lives in a headon wreck on U S Highway 67 377 near the east city limits of Comanche. Victims are Judy Darlene Hardin 22 Norman H Strube 28 of Proctor and Christopher Henry Jr 16 of Comanche. Hardin and Strube were trapped and died at the scene Henry died at a local hospital. Police and highway patrol officials investigated and no witnesses were found.
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Comanche
Kived
Judy Darlene Hardin
Norman Howard Strube
Proctor
Miss Hardin
Christopher Henry, Jr
Comanche Funeral Home
Henry
Strube
Justice of Peace
Ottis B. Fields
Nair
Oa Lawn Funeral Home
Hardin
Nabors Funeral Home
de Leon
John Luper
Charles Anders
Don Stout
Joe Willie
City Names Beaty Manager As Others Change Posts
John Beaty formerly City Secretary has been named City Manager. Richard Bean resigns as City Works Director effective April 1. Willie Coufal promoted to maintenance foreman. Marilyn Elrod resigns as County Tax Assessor-Collector to become city clerk. Deddie Shaw remains Water Clerk and Afton Davis stays Water Superintendent. Charles Anders remains Chief of Police. The city employs 28 full time staff. Rt Rev William Paul SoundS conducts confirmation at St Matthews Episcopal Church on Sunday April 5 at 4 p.m.. regular services at 11 a.m. Sunday with public invitation.
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Beaty
Willie Coufal
Marylin Elrod
Comanche County
Deddie Shaw
Afton Davis
Charles Anders
William Paul Sounds
Dallas
St. Matthews
Gustine Senior Play Set for April 9 at High School
The Gustine Senior Class presents a three act play titled Which Shall He Marry on Thursday April 9 at 7 30 PM in the Gustine High School auditorium.
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Gustine
Gustine High School
Comanche Maiden Relays Set for Saturday Here
Thirty two top girls track teams will compete including Valley Mills Duncanville Santa Anna Alvarado Merkel Stephenville Llano Northwest Midway Jim Ned McCaulley Carroll Clifton McGregor and Baird Other entrants include West Rising Star Albany Trent Goldthwaite Traskell Robinson Mason Gustine Gatesville Abilene Wylie Ivastland Clyde Lake Dallas and Comanche Preliminaries start afternoon finals at 7 30 pm Awards include ribbons for top six trophies for champions runners-up and relay trophies Coach Leta Andrews director hails meet as one of the state’s best
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Comanche
Valley Mills
Duncanville
Santa Anna
Alvarado
Merkel
Stephenville
Llano
Northwest
Midway
Jim Ned McCaulley
Carroll
Clifton McGregor
Baird
West
Rising Star
Albany
Trent
Goldthwaite
To Jar
Traskell
Track
Robinson
Mason
Gustine
Gatesville
Abilene Wylie
Ivastland
Clyde
Lake
Tropbie
Leta Andrews
Mee
Recreation Center Planned Here in Comanche
A former Public Works Director, Bean, plans a Recreation Center in Comanche at the Baxter Building on the square. The facility named Princess Geraldine's will include a heated indoor pool 34 by 65, eating areas, jukebox, pinball machines, a band stand and dance floor, plus pool and ping pong for in-school students. Work starts soon with a tentative July 1 opening.
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Comanche
Richard
Butch) Bean
Baxter
Bean
Joe Waring Receives Community Service Award
Joe Waring, local insurance agent in Comanche, was honored by the Chamber of Commerce with the 1969 Community Service Award at the annual banquet. Bill Clemons praised Waring’s decades of civic and church service, noting 35 years in community roles and extensive church, state, and national involvement.
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Joe Waring
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Clemons
Waring
Clemons
C. M. Caraway
Ill
Locke
Bill Brown
City and School Election Set for Saturday
Polls open at 8 am for the City and School Elections. No contest in Comanche Independent School Board as Bill Parker Eltas Dudley and L L Dukes Jr seek re election unopposed. In the City race three council seats will be filled with four candidates including incumbents Dr Dan Mims Don McCraw and Roy Turner and challenger Clarence Schwartz.
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Comanche Independent School Board
Bill Parker
Eltas Dudley
L. L. Dukes, Jr
Dan Mims
Don McCraw
Roy Turner
Clarence Schwartz
Park Free Here Saturday
Downtown shoppers will enjoy free parking on Saturdays as ordered by the city council per Chief of Police Anders. Metered spaces will not be enforced on Saturdays.
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Comanche
Anders
De Leon C of C Names Williams As Top Citizen
Fred Williams vice president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of De Leon was named Citizen Of The Year at the De Leon Chamber of Commerce banquet held at PAR Country Club. Former Governor John Connally was principal speaker with Lt. Governor Ben Barnes introducing him.
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de Leon C of C
Williams
Fred Williams
Farmers and Merchants Pank of
de Leon
de Leon CC
Par Country Club
John Connally
Ben Barnes
Connally
Barnes
C. H. Locke
The
Winners of Free Stamps Announced in 50090 Nu-Way Contest
Winners in the drawing for 1 000 Nu-Way Stamps each in Higginbotham’s 50 090 Nu-Way Stamp Contest on April 1 include Charles Connally J B New man Mrs Lon Lancaster Fred Schrader Julia Loudermilk C P B Verner Travis McKinzie Porter McCarroll Mrs C B McGuire Claud Jones H M O’Brien L R Williams Thelma Amos Winnie Wyche C C Coker Rena Fritts James M Welch FP Halliburton Sylvia Burks Ruth Singleton W C House Kollis Rogers Mrs Geo Goos by Fred Clark Randy Moya Barbara Preston Mrs Bruce Lane Charles Kolb Mrs Jess Williford Mrs Rob Hendrix H A Polac and Mrs Reese Ware Mrs Jim Power Mrs Elmer Day Ethel Graham Lorene Wilson A F Vineyard Mrs Johnny Hurt Janice Carr Mrs Gary Bragg Mrs Linda Ratliff Ila Boyd D Lloyd N B Matthews Mrs J O Co C Kling man Mrs Hampton Ruby Harkins ana George and Mrs J L Newhouse
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Higginbotham
Charles Connally
J. B. Newman
Lon Lancaster
Fred Schrader
Julia Loudermilk
C. P B. Verner
Travis McKinzie
Porter McCarroll
C. B. McGuire
Claud Jones
H. M. O'Brien
L. R. Williams
Thelma Amos
Winnie Wyche
C. C. Coker
Rena Fritts
James M. Welch
FP. Halliburton
Sylvia Burks
Ruth Singleton
W. C. House
Kollis Rogers
Mrs. Geo. Goosby
Fred Clark
Randy Moya
Barbara Preston
Bruce Lane
Charles Kolb
Jess Williford
Rob Hendrix
H. A. Polac
Reese Ware
Jim Power
Elmer Day
Ethel Graham
Lorene Wilson
A. EF. Vineyard
Johnny Hurt
Janice Carr
Gary Bragg
Linda Ratliff
Ila Boyd
Dog Vaccination Event In Sidney Sponsored By Troop 73
A dog vaccination clinic will be held at the Sidney School bus barn on Wednesday April 8 from 5 30 to 7 p m. Sponsored by the 300 Scouts of Troop 73 the event offers six vaccines for dogs and cats at 1 50 each.
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Sidney
Fire Destroys Two Shelby Main Street Businesses
A Sunday morning blaze gutted Lex Shelby's Pharmacy and H A Bibby Variety Store in a two story building on De Leon State Highway 16 and N Texas Ave. The loss exceeds 100000 with preliminary estimates around 125000. Fire departments from six towns battled the nearly six hour blaze.
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de Leon
State Highway 16
N. Texas Ave
Lex Shelby’s Pharmacy
H. A. Bibby Variety Store
Stanley Ware
City of de Leon
Ware
Eastland
Stephenville
Rising Star
Norman
Dublin
Comanche
Nabors
Calhoun
Fountain
Shelby
Bibby
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Wayland Dowden
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Proctor Cemetery
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Carl D. Strube
M. E. Strube
Larry Strube
Wayne Strube
Jerry D. Strube
the Baptist Church
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Henry Strube
Comanche Funeral
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Sean Sweeney
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John Beaty
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Chamber of Commercce
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Texas Assn. of Insurance Agents
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Joe Paul
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Ruby Harkins
Ana George
J. L. Newhouse
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H. A. Bibbys
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