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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
1
Comanche high school football coach Fred West foresees 70 to 75 players reporting for workouts including varsity junior varsity and freshmen. First team meeting set for 6:00 p.m. Wednesday August 4 with sophomores juniors and seniors starting August 9.
Comanche County farmers ranked first in Texas peanut output for 1975 with 74.7 million pounds from 56,300 acres, averaging 1,327 pounds per acre. Texas total peanut crop reached 463.6 million pounds, while nationwide production ranked third.
Richard D. Smith and co defendant Dennis Ripley face capital murder charges in the April 15 death of T. R. Durham at a Gatesville drugstore. Jury venire of 250 Coryell County residents drawn, trial moved from Comanche to Coryell County, death penalty urged by District Attorney Bob Cummings, with court to seat 260 spectators and 250 jurors.
The 6th Cavalry Brigade from Fort Hood under Col. James H. Patterson will present Comanche’s Seventh Annual Air Show on August 21. A 30 member helicopter group arrives Saturday, including a Chenault cargo and troop carrier with dual rotors. Parachute jumpers will depart from about 10 000 feet. The Rappelling Team will descend while hovering. World War II aircraft flown by Lefty Gardner and Joe Henderson headline alongside Navy jets and radio controlled planes. The free show is sponsored by local groups under the Air Show Committee.
Special to the Chief notes an improved economy boosting Comanche County families. A Tax Foundation study shows 28 percent of income remains for other spending after taxes and essentials, with $3,750 in annual taxes per family and $8,170 in annual earnings, shaping a larger discretionary budget despite ongoing inflation.
Comanche County Commissioners Court seeks to reopen five abolished voting boxes at Sipe Springs Beattie Soda Springs Downing and Energy under federal guidelines. County Judge Albert Brannan says the plan will be sent to Washington for review and would take effect in 1977 if approved.
Peace officers denounce a hoax CB radio call claiming a double fatality near the Duster Store. Deputy W. G. Garmon said investigation found the report false and warned violators face fines and jail. Local operators were thanked for cooperation but hoax messages disrupt emergency response.
About 300 dollars has been raised toward the 2000 dollar cost of an Indian logo tile for the foyer of Comanche High School. The Comanche Ex Students Association sponsors the effort and accepts gifts to Daymond Power Frank Hall or Janice Isham McCullough.
Bill Van Deventer and Bob Harwell of Wichita Falls defended their title at the eighth annual August Partnership Tournament at PAR Country Club. They shot 64 68 for 132, six strokes over last year, as PAR 70 courses became PAR 72 this year after No 15 17 were rebuilt. The field included 208 golfers. weather was sunny with highs near 95 to 97.
Deputies Shilo Garmon and Burgess Elliott said a pile of cross ties lumber and metal on the Santa Fe tracks near the Hasse Community Club could have caused a derailment if struck by a train. Two juvenile boys were turned over to kin for handling after the investigation.
The American Cancer Society Comanche Chapter will hold a full handicap tournament for men and women on August 9 to 10 at PAR Country Club. Entrants sign up at the Pro Shop and play at their own convenience. Entry fee is $5 with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. a trophy will be awarded for the low score.
Beck, former Comanche County jailer, hired by the City of Comanche Police Department as a patrolman. Chief Charles Anders says Beck is assigned to night patrol after moving from San Saba where he served in law enforcement.
Michael Wayne Hulsey, 25, of Comanche, was shot in the left hand and groin at close range late Saturday. He received initial care at Comanche Community Hospital before surgery at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene. Investigators say the injury occurred at a friend’s home during horse shoe pitching and target practice with a .32 caliber pistol by six men.
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