Comanche 4-H Members Excel At Regional Contest
Comanche County 4-H members shine at the 20 County District 6 event in Stephenville with nine first places five seconds and three thirds. Senior winners include Leah Dudley Newbury 4-H Jane Jolley Comanche 4-H and Gail Conway among others. top placers advance to the State 4-H Roundup at Texas A&M June 4 6 with fifteen county members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd M. Key County
Comanche County
Stephenville
Leah Dudley
Newbury
Jane Jolley
Comanche
Charles Dudley
Houston Jolley
Pam Miller
Kevin Stephens
Gustine
George Stephens
Carol Byrd
Soda Springs
Gail Conway
Donnie Daniels
Doroth Byrd
High Point Individue
Casel Byrd
de Leon
D. F
Buddy Lane
Linda Lu Lane
Newburg
Bill Lane
Terry Schul
Quentin Dudley
Terry Seay
Shannon Seay
Tlejohn
College Station
Texas A&m University
Brownwood Cattle Auction Receipts Hit 959 Head April 24 1968
Attendance strong across all classes with prices up to 1.50 higher. Cow and calf pairs rise about ten per pair while stockers and feeders show broad gains for calves yearlings and cows with fat cattle and hogs realized at varied top bids.
Graduating Girls Honored At Tarleton State
Tarleton Dining Hall hosted graduating senior girls from CHS Sidney Gustine De Leon and nearby schools with a buffet dinner. The Stephen ville branch of the American Association of University Women organized the event with Miss Jewel Werner of Comanche in the receiving line.
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CHS
Sidney
Gustine
de Leon
Tarleton
Stephenville
The
American Assn. of University
Jewel Werner
Comanche
Carrie Eaton
Cardinal
W. C. Trogden
Stephenville High School
Tarleton Singers
Eugenia Barry
My Country
Mabel Hall
Elsie Rea
Reese Elected Odessa Mayor in Landslide Victory
In Odessa April city election Jim Reese won a record turnout rivaling Rainosek 7 to 1. Reese received 7 179 votes, carried all eight boxes, with Rainosek at 1 139. The 38 year old stockbroker is active in civic groups and listed as Outstanding Young Man of America in 1965.
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Odessa
Jim Reese
Refse
Comanche
Gustine High School
Fisher Reese
City Hall
Reese
Eppler
Guerin
Tuner
Odessa Family
WMCA
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa Beautiful Assn
Permian Playhouse
Jaycee
Jane
Cumberland Road
Greta
Rocky
Lori Jan
Absentee Voting Ends Tuesday in Comanche County
Comanche County reports high absentee voting for the May 4 primary. County Clerk Fred Hall says 20 personal votes have been cast and 33 mail applications are in process. Final date for personal voting and mail ballot applications is April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Fred Hall
Hall
Spring Roundup At Comanche J B Layne Elementary
The school hosts a Spring Round Up for next year’s first graders on May 3 from 8:45 to 10:45 am. Teachers and students guide parents through a program in the auditorium, lunch room refreshments, building tour, and early enrollment steps. Letters were mailed to census families and new movers are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Layne
S. H. Fletcher
Referendum on Cotton Dues Heads to Mail Balloting
The Comanche County ASCS Office will conduct a mail referendum May 13 through May 17 on upland cotton transfers by sale or lease. Eligible voters include owners and operators of farms with a 1968 upland cotton allotment, landlords, tenants, and wives of eligible voters. Ballots mailed the week before. ballots counted May 22 at the ASCS office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth G. White
Comanche County
ASCS
North Cole
Comanche
County Clerk Explains New Voting Law For Co mance County
County Clerk Fred Hall reminds new residents they must vote in the county clerk office by April 30 to participate in the May 4 primaries. Residents with less than six months in the county must cast ballots on statewide offices and referendum items, but cannot vote in local races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hall
Comanche County
Chief's Political Announcements In 1968 Democratic Primaries
The chief authorizes voting on political announcements subject to Democratic Primaries on May 4 and June 1 1968. For Congress 17th District Omar Burleson of Jones County is listed and for State Representative 64th District Everett Grindstaff of Runnels Brown Lynn Wabers Brown Bert Massey Brown are named with fees set for district and county offices and a signature requirement for paid notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Omar Burleson
Jones County
Runnels
Lynn Wnabers
Brown County
Bert Massey i
Tate
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4-H
Harold Seay
Darrell Siewe
Donnie Riewe
Gayle McCullough
Phil Riewe
Wayne Byrd
Cliff Conway
Jerry Conway
Mary Helen Cunningham
Burton Cunningham
Elayne Pair
Gayland Stephens
Mark Littlejohn
Ted Lit
Acist
Durham
S.S.S
Mennen’s
Cara Nome
Tori
Tonette
Rexall Drug Store
Brownwood Cattle Auction
Tarleton State
Waggoner Carr
For Your
Cooperation
Comanche County Telephone Co., Inc
Mennen
Bie
Imette Aoe
Biades
Gillette
Emake
ESS Steel
Contac
Helen Ayars
Everett J
Grindstafe
Marilyn
Bo) Elrod
C. Hampton
Gaston Boykin
Ardell Ellis
Trey
Claud Jones
Precine
Homer ED Miller
Irvin Dunn
Hw. J. Kemp
Democratic
Alda Arthur
W. J. Lane
Os Cee
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