Comanche Jaycees Sponsor Easter Sunrise Service
The Comanche Jaycees sponsor an Easter Sunrise Service at Indian Memorial Stadium led by Rev. Frank L. Turner Jr. Assisting are Rev. Robert Rankin Rev. Grady James and Rev. Eugene Prevo. Yagub Choirs and pianists provide music as area residents are invited to attend.
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Comanche Jaycees
Indian Memorial Stadium
Frank L. Turner, Jr
First United Metho
Dist
Robert Rankin
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Grady James
First Presbyterian
Eugene Prevo
East Side Baptist Church
First Baptist
First United Methodist Churches
David Knable
Terry Price
Donald Hodges
Jerry Nelson
Jaycees
Comanche
Stanley Swindle
Pat Clencenin
Church of Christ Meeting Stated at Pearl Street Church
Robert Frahm will preach at the Pearl Street Church of Christ from Sunday April 11 through April 16. Services: Sunday 10 45 a.m and 6 p.m Weekdays 7 p.m Frahm recently returned from mission work in Ghana Africa and previously served in Sweden. Minister Dale Scott says his messages will be soul searching and true to God words. Members invite all to come and reason together.
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Robert Frahm
Pearl Street Church of Christ
Frahm
Ghana
Africa
Sweden
Dale Scott
Criminal Court Trials Set In 52nd District Tuesday
Criminal cases in the 52nd District Court are slated for trial starting Tuesday, April 13. Visiting Presiding Judge Earl Conner will hear cases, with Prosecutor Leslie B. Vance. District Clerk Ben Wilhelm released a list of prospective petit jurors to report Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. The list includes numerous residents from Comanche, Dublin, De Leon, Gustine, Sidney, Proctor, Gorman, and surrounding areas.
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52Nd District Court
Earl Conner
Eastland
Byron McClellan
Leslie B. Vance
Clifton
McClellan
Gatesville
Ben Wilhem
James A. Jones
Comanche
Anne Williams
Rt. 1
Guadalupe Guerrero
Sidney
Wayne Pinkerton
Barbara Williams
Sonya Mast
G. R. Levisay
H. R. Haynes
Gustine
Wm. H. Allen
Rt 1
Chas
Carter
Loretta M. Grimes
Mrs. G. M. Barnett
Hasse
LaVonna Rogers
Lena M. Bowden
Myrtle Timmons
Dublin
Gerald P. Lockard
Dubli
H. K. Tidmore
Peggy Jean Gore
Rt. 4
Marshall O. Lee
Lamkin
Douglas Carrol Bowden
Pompey Mt Sets Sunrise Service at Easter Event
Rev. Emert of Pompey Mountain Congregational Church announces a sunrise Easter service at 6 15 Sunday morning at Round Pompey foot of Round Pompey three miles north of Mullin on Warren Duren ranch. Rev. Ernest Roper of Mullin United Methodist will lead devotional. James Gers of Mullin Baptist will deliver the message. Coffee and donuts after. all invited.
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Martings
Emert
P Vy Mountain
Nabers Seeks Higher Car Allowance for County Commissioners
Austin Representative Lynn Nabers has filed a bill to raise travel allowances for Comanche County commissioners from 75 to 125 dollars monthly. The measure covers use of private cars for county business and attendance at commissioners court meetings and has not yet gone to committee.
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Austin
Lynn Nabers
Brownwood
Comanche County
Charles Foster to Speak at Evening Lions Club
Charles K Foster P E director of Sanitary Engineering Texas State Department of Health will address the Evening Lions Club on water importance Tuesday April 13. He has over twenty years in water safety and led Dallas County Health Public Health Engineering Programs before becoming division director in 1966. An award winning film Water will be shown and notes on fresh water scarcity and treatment will follow.
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Charles K. Foster
P. E
Texas
Manche
Dallas County Health Department
American Water Works Association
Texas Public Health Association
Planet Earth
Central Christian Plans Services for Holy Week
Central Christian Church of Comanche at 400 N Austin will join De Leon First Christian for a Good Friday service at 7 30 p.m. Pastor Robert L Bohannon and Board Chairman Joe H Tupin invite participation. A Jaycee sunrise service is planned at 5 45 a.m. April 11 followed by Easter worship with Holy Communion at 10 45 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 45 a.m.
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Comanche Central
Sand Hill Easter Singing Planned with Local Quartets
Sand Hill church announces regular Easter Sunday Singing on April 11 with singing all day and lunch at noon. The Jake Brown quartet of Taft Worth and other groups are expected to attend, as stated by Mrs. Bob Scott.
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Sand Hill
Jake Brown
Taft Worth
Bob Scott
Priddy School Board Races See Shifts In Seats
In the Priddy School Board race three incumbents faced three newcomers. Victor Limmer won 42 votes, Leroy Schwartz 31, and J. C. Tiemann 2. B. E. Baird led with 21, Truman Marwitz 17, and Weldon Hopper 15 in unofficial tallies.
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Priddy
Victor Limmer
Leroy Schwartz
J. C. Tiemann
Oethr
B. E. Baird
Truman Marwitz
Weldon Hopper
Loan to Fund New Dialing Facilities for Comanche County
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a $305,000 loan to the Comanche County Telephone Company to fund new tool facilities in the Proctor and Sidney exchanges. The project includes direct distance dialing and completes a previously authorized system serving Comanche Brown Eastland Erath and Mills counties.
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Rural Electrification Administration Department of Agriculture
Comanche County Telephone Company
Proctor
Sidney
Comanche
Brown
Eastland
Erath
Mills
New Gym Gladiator 70 Set Up At CHS Gym
CHS announces installation of Universal Gladiator 70 to aid athlete conditioning. Fifteen stations support weight training with targets from chest press to 230 pounds and quad lift to 169 pounds. Weight programs run daily after school until 3 30.
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CHS
Fred West
West
Tax appraisal methods for Comanche land and buildings
The report explains land value as market price with adjustments and outlines four land use classes business industrial residential and rural. It covers building cost baselines per square foot mass appraisal to ensure uniform assessments and the appeal path to the Board of Equalization.
Incumbents Re–elected to Comanche Independent School Board
In a turnout over 600, incumbents Wayne Stewart and Elton McDonald were re elected by wide margins. Stewart had 431 votes and McDonald 421 while first time candidates Brooks Kerley J M Dutton and Charles Levisay trailed with 255 230 and 218 votes respectively.
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Comanche Independent School District
Ayne Stewart
Elton McDonald
Brooks Kerley
J. M. Dutton
Charles Levisay
Sidney Names Three Trustees for School Board
In Sidney an uncontested election names three trustees. Norman Chandler led with 56 votes, Kenneth Gibson had 54, and Grady Reed received 48 among 62 total votes cast.
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Sidney
Norman Chandler
Kenneth Gibson
Grady Reed
De Leon School Board election sees tight race
In De Leon, three incumbent trustees led the contest. An unofficial one vote margin separated incumbent Dery Johnson with 173 from newcomer Gayle Mahan with 172. Other unofficial tallies show Troy McKillin at 195, Bobby Winkles 176, Floyd Stokes 51, and Gilbert Owen 42 votes.
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de Leon
Dery] Johnson
Gayle Mahan
Troy McKillin
Bobby Winkles
Floyd Stokes
Gilbert Owen
Clarence Schwartz Named New Mayor In Local Election
Clarence Schwartz defeated Paul Mullings 496 to 60 to become mayor. James Mercer led the council ticket with 373 votes. John Carpeter 293. Roy Turner 217. Stanley Swindle 199. Four write ins were recorded. Schwartz resigned from council to assume mayoralty and Roy Turner was appointed to the vacant council term. Swearing in set for Monday.
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Clarence Schwartz
Comanche
Paul Mullings
James Mercer
John Carpeter
Roy Turner
Stanley Swindle
Grale Pirkle
Herbert Lockwood
Jack Gore
Schwartz
Turner
Gustine Names Two New Trustees in School Board Election
Garth Pettit won the top seat with 97 votes while Mack Stark edged William Kirkland 79 to 78 for the second seat on the Gustine Independent School Board. James Boucher received 37 votes and T. C. Couch 27.
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Gustine Independent School Board
Garth Pettit
Mack Stark
William Kirkland
Seot
James Boucher
T. C. Couch
Gustine Approves One Percent Sales Tax in City Election
Gustine voters approve a one per cent sales tax by 48 to 23 in unofficial returns. Mayor N E Palmer says timing of collection is being checked with the Comanche County attorney. Three city council seats were won by Frank Kight, Paul J Allen, and S A Ruocco in unopposed races.
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Gustine
N. E. Palmer
Comanche County
Frank Kight
Paul J. Allen
S. A. Ruocco
City Schedules Clean Up Week
City manager John Beaty urges residents to join Clean-Up Week from April 12 to 16. Trash pickup is free Monday through Friday. place limbs weeds and trash at the curb for city collection to improve Comanche.
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John Beaty
Comanche
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St. Matthew’s
St. Matthew's Friscopal Church
Sean Sweeney
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Jesus Christ
Rev. Turner
Church of Christ Meeting
Gary Hall
Jim Duncan
Dorothy F. Robertson
Larry E. Miller
Bobby Eugene Freeman
Mary Collins
Ed Glover, Jr
Linda Kay
A. E. Hall
Bobby F. Weathers
Sandra Sue Blackwell
T. A. McDonald, Jr
Clara Bruton
W. E. Jeffs
Gorman
Alice Guerrero
Mary Jeffs
F. F. Ross
Louise Stark
Pompey Mt
Nabers
Charles Foster
Evening Lions Club
Comanche High School Indians
Goldthwaite
Coleman
Hamilton
Winters
Cisco
Clyde
Ballinger
Central Christian Plans Services
State of
Board of Equalization
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