Helicopter Hero Grimmer Awarded Bronze Star in Vietnam
Army Warrant Officer Jack E Grimmer of Comanche received the Bronze Star Medal in Tay Ninh Vietnam for heroism February 23. He commanded helicopter defense after his craft was shot down February 15 aiding South Vietnamese troops, saving crew and recovering a comrade amidst three hours of combat.
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Tav Ninh
Vietnam
Jack E. Grimmer
Comanche
Tay Nin
WC Grimmer
WO Grimmer
Pat
Pat Beaty
N. Page St
Arlington High School
Dan
Debbie
Theer
E. W. Sullivan
Jess Sprouse
Sidney FHA Bake Sale fundraiser at high school and Denney's
The Sidney FHA sponsors a bake sale Friday April 7 at the high school and Denney's Store with special orders. Call the high school at 842 2161 or Mrs. Daymond Powers at 6 3174. Prices listed: candy se 10c, doughnuts 5c, rolls 5c, pies 1.25 1.50, cakes 1.25 to 2.50.
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Sidney Fha
Denney
High School
Daymond Powers
CHS Senior Play Set for Two Night Run
The CHS Senior Class presents Finders Creepers a three act comedy at Comanche High School auditorium on April 6 and 7 at 7 30 p m Cast includes Wilbur Maxwell Jim Rambo Celeste Nelson Don Parks Ginger Seay Nina Quigley Nancy O Brien Beth Steward Bruce Bonick Martha Barret Walter McCullough and others Promoters make up a long list with Miss Nobia Dunn directing An nouncers are Chris Carney and Sue Russel between act entertainment by local acts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Wilbur Maxwell
Jim Rambo
Hercules Nelson
Don Parks
Celeste Nelson
Wilbur
Ginger Seay
Nina Quigley
Hercules
Nancy O’brien
Frankie Nelson
Celeste
Vicki Pipes
Mrs. Nelson
Beth Steward
Mr. Nelson
Bob
Bruce Bonick
Granny
Martha Barret
Jean Cunningham
Quinn Mason
Bill Flannery
Jimmy Pate
Miss Nobia Dunn
Douglas Reid
Jerry Harbour
Norman Reed
Jack McDonald
Richard Burks
Blackwood and Ellis Named Representatives to Boys State
Comanche High School selects Larry Blackwood and Jerry Ellis as representatives to Boys State at the University of Texas in Austin June 12 to 19. Alternates are Jimmy Harelik and Kent Wiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Larry Blackwood
Jerry Ellis
University of Texas In Austin
Jimmy Harelik
Kent Wiles
CHS
American Legion
Petit Jury List For April 10 Cited
A list of Petit Jurors drawn for the 9 a.m. April 10 session of the 52nd Judicial District Court in Comanche County includes many residents from De Leon, Dublin, Sidney, Gustine, Blanket, and surrounding areas. Names read like Carl Miller and Forrest Savage among others with addresses on S. Elm and Texas Street and rural routes.
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52Nd Judicial District Court
Comanche County
Carl Miller
Rt. 3
Russell Howell
S. Houston
de Leon
Charles Don Salter
Comanche
Hazel Streety
N. Elm
Garland Lloyd
W. Wright
Jack Wheat
W. Highland
Norman Moore
Fdna Myrl Stewart
N. Bowie
Forrest G. Savage
Gustine
B. F. Hanson
Texas St
Gary Hall
Sidney
J. E. Westmoreland
Bill Bryson
Dublin
Darrell Smith
Sth St
Gayle McCullough
John Weaver
RevVnosa St
Lonnie McDougal
Box
John L. McKeehan
Jack Dooley
Carlton
J. R. Bethany
S. Coke
J. D. Alexander
Charles Ray Levisay
Elton Ray McDonald
Frank B. Luker
Otis Baker
S. Texas
Royce Thiebau
Eldon Terrill
E. Reynosa
Keefer Named Cancer Crusade Head
John Keefer elected Cancer Crusade chairman. He is a stock farmer and insurance broker, Junior Chamber of Commerce member, Methodist, Sunday school vice president, and active in Young Farmers and livestock groups. Mrs. Max Keeter leads the county campaign with several chairmen named. volunteers urged to contact Elza Brinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Rea
John Keefer
Cancer Crusade
John
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Methodist Church
Keefer
County Livestock Assn
Keeter
Mary Wilhelm
Max Keeter
William Chilton
N. A. Berrey
Virginia Roberson
Elza Brinson
Brinson
Max
Unique Revival Campaign by First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church of Comanche launches aApril revival with Wednesday services led by visiting evangelists. A Youth-Led Revival with North Fort Worth Baptist Church Youth Choir comes April 14–16, and Amarillo attorney C. J. Humphrey speaks April 28–30. Local efforts include Bible study directed by James Carpenter and a Tell Comanche home visitation drive.
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First Baptist Church of
Comanche
North Fort Worth
James Carpenter
New Faces At Local Chamber Office
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce hires W. S. Dixon of 392 Elm Street as executive secretary and Mrs. Martha N. Kendrick of 103 19th Street as office secretary. Ruth Page resigns after three years to join the City of Comanche. Dixon is a retired rural mail carrier, Mason, Baptist, and Proctor High School graduate who attended North Texas State University. Kendrick and her husband Bill moved to Comanche last December for his LDS office transfer. she is a San Marcos High School alumna who attended Southwest Texas State College and is a Methodist church member.
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Comanche
Bill
LDS
San Marcos High School
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Kendrick
Methodist Church
Light Local Elections See Very Small Turnout
Only thirty seven residents voted on Tuesday April 4 to re elect Mayor Gyale Pirkle and aldermen Joe Waring Bill Jones. On Saturday April 1 twenty six ballots were cast for three seats on the Comanche Independent School District Board with trustees Parker Dukes and Dudley all re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyale Pirkle
Joe Waring
Bill Jones
Comanche Independent School District Board
Bill) Parker
L. L. Dukes, Jr
Eltas Dudley
District 8 AA Track Meet set for Comanche Indians
Comanche high school hosts the District 8 AA meet as coach Jolley’s Indians seek to repeat as champions ahead of Granbury and Hamilton. Key events feature top district times in 880 and mile runs, sprints, relays, and field events with Marion Kirkland debuting for Comanche and several athletes listed for shot put discus pole vault and hurdles.
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Houston Jolley
Comanche Indians
SAA
Indians
Granbury
Pirates
Comanche
Hamilton
Cisco
Fastland and
Clyde
Jolley
Marion Kirkland
Kirkland
Jerry Ellis
Stephen Norris
Harry Cloud
Jimmy Armstrong
CHS
Williams
Jimmy Hall
Humphrey
Richard Arthur
Dan Grimmer
Dirk Jolnk
Arthur
Norman Reed
Lerron Jones
Stepen Norris
Billy Jack McDonald
Ronnie Stanley
Jimmy Pate
Stanley
McDonald
Jones
Billy Williams
Jimmy Kirkland
Buddy Lane
Pate
Norris
Armstrong
Club
Ellis
Saragoza Moreno
Richie Croft
Bill Evridge
CHS Maidens Favored To Win District Track Meet Here
CHS Indian Maidens led by Coach Leta Andrews are favored to win District 7-AA track title on Tuesday with finals for field events and preliminaries starting at 2 PM and finals at 7 PM. Contenders include Comanche Granbury Albany Baird Rising Star and other Class B schools Gordon Bangs De Leon Gustine May Blanket Novice Mullin Santa Anna. Competing Comanche team members include Rhonda Mote Gwinn Summers Vickie Gore Linda Cleveland Judy Gleaton Sarah Fletcher Debbie Stark Kathy Coker Betty Barret.
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Leta Andrews
Gordon
Bangs
de Leon
Gustine
May
Blanket
Novice
Mullin
Santa Anna
Comanche
Rhonda Mote
Gwinn Summers
Vickie Gore
Linda Cleveland
Judy Gleaton
Sarah Fletcher
Debbie Stark
Kathy Coker
Betty Barret
Dr Wilkinson To Speak at First Presbyterian Church
Dr Noel P Wilkinson will preach Wednesday evening at 7 30 at the First Presbyterian Church. A former pastor he is invited for the joint worship service with Central Christian Church held each Wednesday evening.
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Noel P. Wilkinson
First Presbyterian Church
Central Christian Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Drop in Calls Brings Smiles to Comanche Fire Dept
Fire Marshal John Carpenter notes a lull in calls with three incidents in late March. On March 27 a grass fire on the Santa Fe Railroad right of way near Proctor. March 28 Arthur Endsley residence at 306 North Hall reported grass and trash. March 29 Cleve Callaway residence at 1018 North Lane reported grass and trash.
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Comanche Volunteer Fire Department
John T. Carpenter
Santa Fe
Proctor
Arthur Endsley
N. Hall
Cleve Callaway
Lane
CHS Freshmen Lead In District 8AA Track Meet Hope
CHS freshmen look to contend as co favorites in the District 8AA track meet alongside Comanche and Eastland. Competitors from Granbury Cisco Hamilton and Clyde also compete with specific event entries listed for Comanche including Nelms Ormsby Beaty Parker and others in sprints relays hurdles and field events.
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George Ellis
CHS
Comanche
Eastland
Granbury
Cisco Hamilton
Clyde
Randy Nelms
Robert Ormsby
Paul Beaty
Nelms
Max Parker
Ormsby
Ray Dudley
Cy Baxter
Jimmy Bingham
Travis Welch
Lynn Evans
Joe Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Beaty
Parker
Dudley
Evans
Welch
Mickey Howerton
Derwin Isham
Lonnie
Most Firms To Close 11-3 Next Saturday
Commerce Board approves closing all Comanche business places on Saturday April 15 from 10 am to 3 pm. The closure allows employees and businesses to join the Ben Barnes Speaker Day Celebration at Proctor Lake.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ben Barnes
Proctor Lake
Barnes Birthday Barbecue draws large crowd in four-county district
Tickets for the Speaker Ben Barnes birthday barbecue go on sale this week for April 15 at Copperas Creek Park near Comanche. Governor Connally and state officeholders will attend with district residents from Brown Coleman Comanche and Runnels counties. Tickets include name badges with ribbons by district and county coordinators announce local ticket chairs.
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Barnes
Ben Barnes
Copperas Creek Park
Lake Proctor
Comanche
de Leon
Brown
Coleman
Runnels
John Connally
Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
Comanche County
Ben
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Bronze
Jack Gurimmer
Blackwood and
Larry
W. D. Blackwood
West Barnes
American Vritage Club
National Honor Society
Future Teachers Association
First Methodist Church
Jerry
Johnny D. Ellis
East Walcott
C” Association
American Heritage Club
First Baptist Church
Blackwood
First Baptist
T. Dorrell Hall
Hurst
Brother Hall
James Robinson Evangelistic Association
Tom Wiles
Lawton
Oklahoma
Wiles
Oklahoma Baptist
Tom Byron Richardson
Richardson
Baytown
San Angelo
Alice
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dallas
W. Fred Swank
Sagamore Hill
Wiliee
Jerry Williams
Tommy Humphrey
Kim Cockerham
Albany
Baird
Rising Star
Andrews
Dr. Wilkinson
Fire Dept
CHS Fresh
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Caraway
Hiram Smith, Jr
Charles Taylor
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