Two Comanche men indicted for capital murder in Durham death
Grand jury named Richard D. Smith and Dennis Neal Ripley in capital murder indictments for the April 15 burglary and fatal stabbing of T. R. Durham, pharmacist at Durham's Prescription Pharmacy. Both suspects were ordered held without bail.
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Richard D. Smith
Dennis Neal Ripley
Comanche County
Ruth Page
Vance
Comanche
Charles Anders
Texas
Bill DeLoach
Stephenville
2Nd District Attorney's Office
Carroll Duke
Gatesville
Byron McClellan
Grand Jury
Smith and
Ripley
Durham
Justice of Peace
Ottis B. Fields
Smith
McClellan
Cummings
Fields
Chief to Host Saturday Night Election Party
The Comanche Chief reports Roy Thomas, head of the County Democratic Executive Committee, will run a headquarters at The Chief for election night. Precinct chairmen should submit unofficial returns after polls close. sheriff and commissioners races in Precincts 1 and 3 will be posted on the bulletin board outside The Chief as officials rope off the area for attendees.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Thomas
Texas
Comanche Receives Rainfall Above Normal for April
For the first time in over six months Comanche exceeded the normal monthly rainfall. April rainfall at Lake Proctor reached 3.62 inches versus the 3.12 normal, though year to date through April still trails at 4.99 inches against 8.53 normal.
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Comanche
Lake Proctor
Miss Softball Play Opens Friday Night
The Miss Softball League in Comanche kicks off Friday April 30 at 7:00 p.m. on the Jaycee fields Highway 16 South. Schedule lists May games for ages 10 12 and 13 15 with teams including Hurst Ned's Grocery Hathcock Appliance ESA Fields Electric Comanche Ford Tractor Golden Arrow Restaurant Elliott Beauty Shop and more.
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Jaycee
Highway 16 South
S. Austin Street
Bo Elrod
Hurst
Ned’s
ESA
Hathcock
Ned's Grocery
Ned’s Grocery
Ned's
Ned
Fields Electric
Comanche Ford Tractor
Elliott Beauty Shop
Golden Arrow
Comanche
Ford Tractor
Golden Arrow Restaurant
Elliot Beauty Shop
Comanche County voters face split ballots in Saturday primary
Comanche County voters on Saturday May 1 will cast Democratic party ballots across nine boxes Comanche No 1 to De Leon No 33 and face a bilingual ballot with names of delegates to Lloyd Bentsen Jimmy Carter and George C Wallace. Local GOP charm is absent with no organized Republican primary and write ins not counted this year.
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Comanche County
Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Thomas
Comanche No
Hasse
Gustine
Lamkin
Hazeldell
Proctor
Sidney
de Leon
Lloyd Bentsen
Jimmy Carter
George C. Wallace
Comanche Box
Wade Davis
A. L. (Fisher) Reese
Wayne Woolsey
W. A. (Fudge) Ross
Fred Hall
Lloyd Dale Reed
W. R
Bill) Mazurek
Lamkin No
Proctor No
Gene Gilbreath
Harold J. Shockley
Irvin Dunn
John O. Fenimore
Jerry Hussey
Bill J. Vineyard
W. G. (Shilo) Garmon
Youth-Led Revival at First Baptist Comanche
First Baptist Church hosts a Youth-Led Revival April 30 to May 2 with evangelist Bebo Gibbs 23, associate pastor at Fort Worth's College Avenue Baptist. Gibbs is in his MDiv at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Garland Collier leads youth choir rehearsals. junior and high school departments sponsor post service fellowships. all welcome.
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First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Health of Countians Compared With National Averages
New York report shows Comanche County residents average 18.8 disability days per year, up from 16.9 in 1966, with 7.5 bed days. National average is 17.2 disability days and 6.7 bed days. Women average 18.7 days versus 15.6 for men. farm residents have fewest activity interruptions.
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Comanche County
City of Comanche Launches Spring Cleanup Drive
Comanche intitates a city wide cleanup from Monday April 26 through Friday April 30. Crews will collect trash curbside at no cost to residents. Bags boxes and sacks are accepted. limbs must be tied in 3 foot bundles and not exceed one man’s lift.
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Comanche
Two Men Re Indicted In Comanche County Theft Case
The 52nd District Court grand jury re indicted Hal Dean Windham of Valley Mills and Johnny Robert Windham of Comanche for theft over $10,000. The charges stem from an alleged tractor theft from a farm east of Comanche on State Highway.
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Comanche County
52Nd District Court
Leslie Vance
Hal Dean Windham
Valley Mills
Johnny Robert Windham
Comanche
Vance
Windhams
Bill Blue
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Tidmore
Llano
Texas Ranger
Eere
United States
Justice
Richard Lee Baker
Barbara Dunneley
Mike Collins
Robert J. Glasgow
Martha King
William H. Bolton
Leonard Lewis
Clifton Finch
CC. C. Dobbins
Benjamin Franklin Morrison
Vickie Stupp
Steve Ray
Phil Gramm
Hugh Wilson
Leon Dugi
Terence L. O'Rourke
Jon Newton
David Finney
R. R. Williams
Robert “Bob” Wood
Woodrow Wilson Bean
Jerry Sadler
Lane Denton
Supreme Court
Jack Pope
Charles W. Barrow
Don Yarbrough
James G. Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals
John F. Onion, Jr
Truman Roberts
Jerome Chamberlain
W. T. Phillips
Carl Dally
Jim Wollers
Tom Creighton
Alex R. Tandy
Lynn Nabers
Byron L. McClellan
Bob Cummings
James L. Edwards
John C. Fenimore
Thomas K. Fore
Fred Halli
Anne Woodruff
Harrel Hurst
Steve Hazelrigg
Jim Smith
Odessa
Steve
Jim
Hazelrigg
Truman Hazelrigg
Charles Smith
Garland Collier
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Gram
New York
Health Resources Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Health Insurance Institute
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