Comanche Elections Feature City and School Races
Voters in Comanche County face a multi race ballot on Saturday April 7 with city and school board elections. Incumbent mayoral race includes John Carpenter Jr and Clarence Schwartz while two aldermen seats are up for grabs. Seven candidates seek three Comanche Independent School District trustees alongside a homestead exemption vote. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm at City Hall and CHS homemaking cottage.
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Comanche
James Mercer
Comanche Independent School Board
E. J. McDougal
Eltas Dudley
L. L. (Shorty) Dukes, Jr
City Hall
CHS
Gustine
Roger Oliver
Lee Harris
H.C. Black Shear
Thomas Connally
Sidney
Gaylon Cagle
Bill Carruth
Ernest Woolsey
Glen Johnson
Referendum on Senior Homestead Tax Exemption Proposed
Voters in the school district will decide a referendum on exempting the first 3000 dollars of assessed value for homesteads of residents 65 and over. The measure is nonbinding and requires annual requests. If approved, about 20000 dollars in revenue could be lost and other property owners could face roughly an 8 cent per 100 assessed value increase to offset the loss. The exemption would apply to all seniors age 65 plus regardless of property amount.
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H. R. Jefferies
Jefferies
Resolution on senior homestead tax exemption adoption
A public resolution discusses adopting or opposing Article 8 Section 1b and related laws to grant a $3,000 exemption from assessed value for residence homesteads of residents aged 65 or older. The document presents positions for and against the adoption.
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Bill Hill
Dorman Hanks
Monselle O’brien
Skip Bonick
Elvin Brownlee
Weather Summary From Platt Lake Corps of Engineers Station
Weather report from Platter Lake Corps of Engineers covering 8 am to 8 am. Temperatures show highs from 68 to 75 and lows from 42 to 49 across dates March 28 to April 4. Rainfall totals include 0.33 inches for the week, 9.73 inches to date.
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Proctor Lake Corps of Engineers
Easter Seal Drive Seeks Support for the Disabled
E A Kerby Easter Seal representative in Comanche County urges aid for the Easter Seal Society. The society operated 18 treatment facilities in Texas and served 16 572 physically handicapped persons last year while seeking to boost productivity and normal living. The appeal runs through Easter Sunday April 22 with local citizens asked to contribute.
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Easter Seal Society
E. A. Kerby
Easter Seal
Comanche County
Kerby
Texas
De Leon elects new city councilmen in Tuesday vote
De Leon voters chose two new councilmen. Don Mitchell defeated Hugh McGovern 138 to 115 in Place 1, with Mitchell serving as business manager of the De Leon Clinic. Bill Smith toppled Jimmy Parker 205 to 50 in Place 2 and Smith is the funeral director at Nabors Funeral Home.
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de Leon
Don Mitchell
Bill Smith
Mitchell
Hugh McGovern
de Leon Clinic
Smith
Jimmy Parker
Nabors Funeral Home
CHS Golfers Claim District Championship Title in 308
Comanche Indians won the district golf meet at PAR Country Club with a 308, defeating Cisco by seven strokes. Medalist tie went to David Wilkerson with 74, teammates Kerby 75 Dudley 79 Newhouse 80 and Ric Dudley 81, scoring counted from the top four of five. Second unit finished fifth at 363 led by Benny Williams 84. Varsity heads to Andrews for regional next week.
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Par Country Club
Cisco
PAA
David Wilkerson
Ken Kerby
Quentin Dudley
Johnny Newhouse
Ric Dudley
Comanche
Benny Williams
Bruce Parker
Kevin Riley
Waggoner Named to Texas All State Basketball Team
CHS sophomore John Waggoner earned All-State honors on the third unit of the Texas Sportswriters Association team. He averaged 23 points per game and was one of two sophomores named to the elite three squads, previously earning All-Area and All-District honors.
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John Waggoner
CHS
Texas Sportswriters Association
Waggoner
Weldon Waggoner
Baylor Coach To Speak At CHS Banquet
Grant Teaff head football coach at Baylor University will speak at the Comanche High School Athletic Banquet on April 19. Named Southwest Conference Coach of the Year for his first Baylor season, he will be honored alongside CHS boys and girls athletes. Booster Club president Bill Parker said tickets go on sale next week.
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Grant Teaff
Baylor University
Teaff
Baylor Bears
CHS
Bill Parker
Comanche to Host District 8-AA Track Meet Thursday
Comanche will host the District 8-AA track meet with field events at 12 15 p m preliminaries at 2 30 p m and finals at 6 30 p m Coach Fred West meet director outlined events including 70 yd high hurdles 120 high hurdles 100 and 330 440 and 220 yd dashes and relay races Junior and varsity entries list athletes by name and event across hurdles dashes relays and field events with final events including mile run and 1320 yd relay
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Comanche
Fred West
Benny Williams
Dan Holland
James Richey
Steve Davis
Mark Schuman
Philip Gutierrez
Kenny Davis
Dayton West
Charles Strube
Steve Hazelrigg
Able Cuellar
Ricky Wright
Edmond McGuire
Bobby Vineyard
Alesandro Suarez
Philip McDaniel
George Moya
Jimmy Green
Greg Foreman
Randall Pucket
Shannon Seay
Gene Russell
Danny Hicks
Eugene Bates
Jamey Williams
John Waggoner
David Shaw
Jerry Todd Williams
John Vines
Danny Armstrong
James Cox
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John Carpenter
Clarence Schwartz
Wallace F. Gibson
Eugene Perkins
B. O. Mason
Aldermen
Wallace E. Gibson
Comanche Independent School District
Eltos Dudley
Lon Carson
Mackey Phedford
Ronnie Calcott
Gustine Ag
Skip Bonice
L. L. Dukes, JR
Ldo
Tommy Musick
Easter Seal Society For
Tommy
Alban Brightman
Brennan Pinkerton
David Jefferies
Andrews
Baylor
Montgomery Ward
Mrs
Cullen Jones
Comanene High School
Quentin Bua
Dudley
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