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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1970
Page
8
The Comanche Independent School District adopts a student handbook detailing policies on drugs intoxicants dress code grooming and conduct. It sets suspensions for drug or narcotic violations and for intoxication and emphasizes parental cooperation and education-first goals.
Fire destroyed the large frame home of Mr. and Mrs. David Shankle near Indian Creek in Comanche County on Friday August 7. Fire Marshal Dale Nowlin said the house was reported by Mrs. Marvin McNutt around two PM and was already beyond saving when Comanche VFD arrived. The house and contents were lost. the Shankles were not home.
Mrs Don Gray and relatives Carolyn and Paul visited a cousin in Alvin for the first time in 30 years. They also traveled to Galveston Baytown and Houston where they met a niece and spent the weekend together.
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Clyde Silvus ends a 40 plus year career with the Texas Highway Department on July 31 after serving as bridge engineer and in senior design roles. He began in 1924 while at the University of Texas and rose through the Bridge Division as draftsman and designer. A retirement dinner is planned for August 25 and a reception drew about 500 guests. Mrs Silvus is Lella Brightman.
Eddie E. Brooks son of Mr and Mrs D R Brooks 997 W Grand is an instructor in the Disposal Management Department of the School of Assets Management at the US Army Logistics Management Center Fort Lee Va He is a native of German and has a BA from Tarleton State He taught high school 1963 to 1966 at Covington and worked as production controller at NickER Air Force Base in Oklahoma Before Fort Lee he was a procurement analyst at the Longhorn Army Plant in Marshall He and his wife and two children reside in Virginia Meanwhile Colonial Hrs Mr and Mrs Charles Wetzel of Conroe and Mr and Mrs Don Wetzel of Waco visited Mr and Mrs J Wilkerson last weekend
A man and a woman, charged last week in Brownwood over a July 25 alleged rape of a 12 year old girl at Blanket, remain in the Brown County jail awaiting grand jury action. Mrs Lilien Jes sup and Dewey Faris stood an examining trial Monday before Justice of Peace Forest Caven head. Cary Price Brown County Attorney prosecuted for the State, and Ben Sudderth of Comanche represented the defense. Bond was set at 25 000 dollars each.
Officials announce the Peanut Queen pageant in Eastland on August 14 and 15 with entrants from McCullom ed Tre Witt Fannin Wilson Eastland La Salle Erath Comanche Stephens Jones and Atascosa counties. Local girls Beth Calhoun Ne Leon Barbara Ritter Martha Theilund and Beth Pearson are listed among contestants.
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