Odessa Mayor Jim Reese to Speak at Jaycees Banquet
Comanche Jaycees install new officers Friday May 1 at 7 30 p m at PAR Country Club with Odessa Mayor and former Comanche resident Jim Reese as the keynote speaker. Reese, a notable Texan leader, holds multiple community honors and serves in business and media roles in Texas.
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Stanley Swindle
Comanche Jaycees
Par Country Club
Jim Reese
Comanche
Odessa
Reese
Texas
Texas Jaycees
Jaycees
Indian Band to Host Spring Concert Saturday Night
The Indian Band presents its annual Spring Concert on Saturday April 25 in a varied program with patriotic emphasis. Students and children enroll free under age rules. Proceeds from ticket donations help offset band expenses. Adults pay 1 dollar and children 50 cents.
Cancer Fund Benefit Musical By Proctor Community
The Proctor community sponsors a benefit musical for the Cancer Fund on Friday April 24 at 7 30 p m Pie and coffee will be served and all musicians are invited by the community club to participate.
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Proctor
The
Cancer Fund
4-Hers Discuss Drug Problem Program
Teen 4 H Club presents a Drugs and Narcotics program in the TP and L Hospitality Room on May 4 at 7 30 p m Admission is free. Learn questions about drugs and narcotics usage from the teen reporter.
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Teen 4H
Tp&l
Livestock Assn Schedules Meeting
The Comanche County Livestock Assn sets an important meeting for Friday April 24 at 8 p m. Members will vote on the rules and catalog of the 1971 show and decide plans on selling or moving the present show barn to the new grounds. Officers urge attendance to aid decisions.
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Comanche County Livestock Assn
Tax Rendition Sign-Up Urged by County Officials
Mrs Louise Evans County Tax Collector urges Comanche County residents to render their 1970 taxes by April 30 a Thursday to qualify for homestead exemptions. The Tax Assessor Collector notes property renders must be completed to claim ad valorem exemptions.
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Louise Evans
Bentsen Set to Speak in Brownwood Tuesday Morning
Lloyd Bentsen, candidate for Texas Senator, will speak next Tuesday at 8 15 AM at Brownwood Municipal Airport. Comanche County chairman Jim Dudley says a caravan of Comanche cars will greet him at the airport.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Brownwood
Jim Dudley
Bentsen
Comanche County
Comanche Garden Club Hosts Saturday Flower Show
The Comanche Garden Club presents the Four Corners Flower Show on Saturday April 25 from 2 to 6 PM at the Garden Center. Entries open to amateurs with rules on non artificial materials and three month possession for potted plants.
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Garden Club
Four Corners
The
Comanche Garden Club
Garden Center
Robert Eaton
J. C. Wilkerson
Law Week Observance Focuses Texans On Duty To Obey
Texas marks Law Week starting April 26 with Gov. Preston Smith urging all residents to acknowledge duty to obey the law and support law enforcement. The State Bar of Texas joins in stressing equality and justice under the law and the rule of law as core American values.
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Texas
USA
Preston Smith
State Bar of
Roping Club To Select Officers
Comanche Roping Club to name new officers Monday night at the County Courthouse. Meeting set for 8 15 oclock according to the Nominating Committee.
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Roping Club
Comanche Roping Club
Daylight Time Change Reminder
It is time to set the clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday or beforehand. An earlier shift may affect Sunday church or Monday work. Seasonal change gives longer evenings, and in October we return to standard time by moving clocks back one hour at 2 a.m.
Fred West Named New Head Coach And Athletic Director
Fred West 33 former De Leon High School and Howard Payne quarterback is named athletic director at Comanche High School. He will lead football and track and supervise all sports while ex UH Jolley vacates CHS Counselor post. West boasts a 21 9 backfield season at Lamesa and a 20 8 2 record at Van Alstyne among others with a steady career as assistant or head coach. He and wife Joyce have three sons and plan to move to Comanche soon.
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Fred West
Devon High School
Howard Payne
Comanche High School
Houston Jolley
CHS
West
Indians
de Leon Bearcats
Clifton
AAA Lamesa High
van Alstyne
Andrews High School
Coach West
Joyce
Dayton
Russell
Kelly
Wests
Comanche
Sidney 1970 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Deja Cheek named Sidney High School valedictorian with a 93.85 average for four years. Sammy Carroll is the salutatorian with 91.26. Junior High valedictorian is David Ward with 94.14 and salutatorian Keg Gibson with 94.12.
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Deja Cheek
Sidney
Oletta Cheek
Rt. 1
Sammy Carroll
B. K. Carroll
Rt. 5
Comanche
Sidney Junior High
David Ward
Reese Ward
Keg Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
Comanche County Businesses See Growth In Payroll And Firms
A Census Bureau tally shows Comanche County hosts 230 active firms with 1687 workers under social security coverage. The county’s annual payroll reaches 5 468 000 dollars, up 32 percent since 1965 as many small and medium firms dominate local commerce.
County Added to Great Plains Conservation Program
Congressman Omar Burleson announces Comanche County among 16 Texas counties added to the Great Plains Conservation Program. The program extends from 1971 to 1981, sharing costs for soil and water conservation and adding wildlife and recreation resources on farms and ranches. Local groups supported the inclusion. official notice is pending and questions may be directed to the Soil Conservation Service.
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Omar Burleson
Comanche County
Great Plains
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
County Judge and Commissioners Court
Leon Bosque Resource Conservation and Development Area
Upper Leon
The
Soil Conservation Service
Farmers to Hear About New Crop Guar Program
All area farmers and their wives are invited to a Tuesday morning meeting on April 28 at 7 30 p m in the County Court room. Stein Vernon representatives will discuss guar cultivation, a multi million dollar cash crop with guaranteed price features and potential diversion payments in Stephens County. Roy Bilberry of the company says slides and specific growing information will be presented and questions answered.
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Stein Vernon
Stein Hall
Stephens County
Roy Bilberry
Comanche Elementary Hosts Spring Round Up Day
On May 1 from 8 45 to 10 45 a m teachers and students stage a Spring Round Up Day for prospective first graders and their parents. First Grade students perform in the auditorium before tours of lunch room and classrooms while parents register for next fall. School officials share information and encourage new families to enroll.
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Comanche
Theuilding
Ikho
Indians Reach Regional Meet in Denton Saturday
13 Indians head to the regional meet led by Coaches Houston Jolley Gene Westmoreland and Tommy Paddock. In Denton they field 440 yard relay Robert Ormsby Rusty Brightman Harry Dudley Max Parker with Ray Dudley as alternate. Participants include Paul McGettis mile Kent Renshaw 880 Glen Parker 330 hurdles Travis Welch pole vault Randy Geye Gary Easley high jump Mickey Howerton shot put Efferson Elliott discus. Finals follow in the afternoon.
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Houston Jolley
Gene Westmoreland
Tommy Paddock
Denton
Comanche
Robert Ormsby
Rusty Brightman
Harry Dudley
Max Parker
Ray Dudley
Paul McGettis
Kent Renshaw
Glen Parker
Travis Welch
Randy Geye
Gary Easley
Mickey Howerton
Efferson Elliott
Corn Stalk Borer Detected Near De Leon
Texas Agriculture Department reports finding the lesser corn stalk borer moth near De Leon on April 10 in a search and destroy effort. The pest cost Central Texas peanut growers about 750000 dollars last year and appears earlier than in 1969.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
de Leon
John White
Texas
Ear de Leon
Rush Creek Watershed Named Outstanding Texas Project
Rush Creek Watershed wins the Texas Conservation Award for progress and community cooperation. Sponsors are the Upper Leon Soil and Water Conservation District and the Comanche County Commissioners Court. The award will be presented at a Fort Worth banquet at the TCU Student Center Ballroom.
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Rush Creek
Texas
Upper Leon
TCU
C. B. Williams, Jr
Henry Drennan
H. M. O’brien
De Leon Quarter Horse Show Opens Friday at 10
The De Leon Riding Club will begin its seventh annual approved quarter horse show on Friday April 24 at 10 am Cecil Hurley of Yantis serves as judge Local merchants donate trophies and ribbons with many firms named among sponsors including Kimmell Western Wear Miller and Anderson Cattle Co and De Leon Farm Supply The Riding Club board reports a strong lineup and invites attendance.
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the de Leon Riding Club
Cecil Hurley
Yantis
de Leon
Kimmell Western Wear
Miller and Anderson Cattle Co
Riding Club Board of Directors
Paul Bradley
de Leon Farm Supply
Newton Fruit Stand
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Northwestern University
Evanston
U. of Texas
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Gustine High
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West Texas Rehabilitation Center
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H. C. Williams
Herbert Lockwood
H. H. Wiggins
Dewey Daniels
Law
New York
Census Bureau
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
SCS
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Erath
Callahan
Eastland
Texas Depart of Agriculture Research Laboratory
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Flamingo Drive In
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