Comanche Hosts AJRA Rodeo This Weekend
The Comanche Roping Club stages its first AJRA Rodeo August 15 to 17 with 135 entrants aged 8 to 20. Nine events including calf roping bull riding and barrel racing will award about $2000 in trophies while World Champion hopefuls from 1962 and 1963 attend.
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Comanche
Comanche Roping Club
American Junior Rodeo Association
Comanche County
Billy Albin
Earl Albin
CHS
AIRA
Billy
Southwest
Hillsboro Visitors Share Travel News With Local Friends
Mr and Mrs G B King of Hillsboro spent part of the week with their son Jack Kins Mrs King Jeff on New Orleans Trip Dr and Mrs James Hallmark Leslie and Marsha Wilkerson left Sunday for a week long visit to Biloxi Mississippi and New Orleans Louisiana
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G. B. King
Hillsboro
Jack Kins
New Orleans
James Hallmark
Leslie
Marsha Wilkerson
Biloxi
Mississippi
Comanche Public School hires two new teachers
The Comanche Public School board completed its faculty with the hiring of V. Dickenson of Valley Mills to teach American History and Mathematics in the high school. Dickenson, a retired superintendent from Godley, will reside with his wife and three married children in the Kiams Apartments area. The board also approved milk bids for the 1943 64 term and discussed staffing changes alongside other routine actions.
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Comanche
V. Dickenson
Valley Mills
Dickenson
Godley
Dicka
Kiams
Petcoe
Ie Tak
Tor
Mae Eerie
Borden
Foremost
Gandy’s Creameries
Aia Zee
Mrs. Baird's
Rainbo
Business School
Roger Oliver
Little League All Stars Triumph in Dublin Tournament
The Dublin event saw eight teams compete with the Little League All Stars earning a 11-6 victory. Key players including a standout home run by a star baseman propelled Cameron and Evington to the win in a tense opening game.
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Little League All Stars
Dublin
Cameron
Rae
Aeey Eivington
Cothe
Fin
Proctor Dam progress noted by Comanche engineer
Comanche July water use hits records with an average of 825000 gallons per day and a peak of 1030000. Engineer F F Petty of the Army Corps describes Proctor Lake in Comanche County as 90 percent complete, with project cost estimated at 16500000 dollars and completion set for June 1964. The reservoir will flood about 40200 acres of land and supply water to area towns while providing flood control and recreational facilities now open to the public.
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Comanche
Brown Health Unit
F. F. Petty
United States Corps of Army Engineers
Proctor
Comanche County
Comanche Lions Club
Petty
Proctor Lake
Corps of Engineers
R. N. Adams Construction Company
Kaufman
Texas
Armstrong and Armstrong
J. H. Ryan & Son Inc
Roswell
New Mexico
Lavon Spillway
Leon River
Belton Reservoir
Brazos River
Little River
Sidney Baptist iPlan Revival
A revival meeting at Sidney Baptist Church opens Friday night August 16 and runs through Sunday August 25. Evangelist W Edwin Crawford, minister and pastor of First Baptist See Nacogdoches, travels in seven European countries as well as Jamaica and Cuba.
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Sidney Baptist Church
W. Edwin Crawford
England
Scotland
France
Bel
Don Parks Wins Lake Leon Water Ski Tournament
Don Parks, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Parks of Comanche, topped the 14 years and under doubles division at the Lake Leon Water Ski Tournament on August 11, earning a first place trophy. He will be a CHS freshman, a CHS Indian Band member, and active in 4-H. Also competing from Comanche were Richard Arthur and Cindy Parks in the girls 14 and under doubles. The event had over 40 entries and was sponsored by the Cisco Boat Club.
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Don Parks
W. J. Parks
Comanche
Lake Leon
Don
CHS
Richard Arthur
Cindy Parks
Cindy
Cisco Boat Club
Pro Am Golf Tournament Scheduled This Autumn
A Pro Am golf event will be staged this autumn with amateur and professional players competing for prizes. Organizers outline a 54 hole format at the city course and invite local clubs to enter teams.
Parks Attending Co-Op Meeting in Houston Texas
W. J. Parks, manager of the Comanche County Electric Co operative, travels with his two children Don and Cindy to Houston for the 23rd annual Texas Electric Cooperatives convention. About 500 rural electric leaders from across Texas attend with speakers including Ralph Yarborough Bob Poage and Norman Clapp.
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W. J. Parks
Comanche Géunty /Electric Co- Operative
Texas
Houston
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Ralph Yarborough
Bob Poage
Norman Clapp
Ad Taaton Aaginiseatan
Re Parks
Don
Cindy
Mr. Parks
Gore Bros Build New Public Scales At Fort Worth Highway
Gore Bros, local feed manufacturers, erect an alumi num sided office and warehouse with Fairbanks Morse Print-O-Matic scales. The 60 foot long scales have a 100000 pound capacity and will be located just east of their feed store on Fort Worth Highway. Owners are Bill and Joe Tom Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore Bros
Fort Worth
Bill
Joe Tom Gore
Visitors Dickie Dickson and James Fritts Return Home
Dickie Dickson and James Fritts visited local residents this week, meeting families and neighbors. They spoke about community concerns and exchanged greetings, reflecting strong ties between guests and hometown supporters.
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A&m
Dickie Dickson
James Fritts
Indians Grid Prairie Season Opens With Strong Spirit
The defending District 8-AA champions enter the season with fifteen lettermen and notable drive, aiming to start strong for a proud local squad. Upperclass players will train two hours, starting at 6 o'clock, as coach rankings and expectations are set for a competitive year.
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Shief
John Bland
Ozona
John
COCAL
Gi Rewe
Juna Highae
Howeta Payne
Mor Sa
Qomax
Dor
Bis
Eres
Joop
Proctor Dam
John Jolink
City of
Areuw Semple
Aititl DD
Belton and Whitney
Waco
Somerville
Yegua Creek
Stillhouse Hollow
Lampasas River
Sidney Baptist
iPlan Revival
Eastland
C. L. Mohon, JR
Parks
Dians
Sama Eoe
Don Feist
Gray Jolink
Puipocks
Erry Toreman
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