Electric Co op Holds Annual Membership Meeting at Comanche
The Vanche County Electric Cooperative Association held its annual membership meeting at Memorial Stadium in Comanche with about 1200 attendees. Registration opened at 6 and business began at 7:30. New director Mr. Fanning of Comanche was elected, and youth tour participants spoke. Numerous prizes were awarded, including mixers, irons, and clocks, with many members receiving gifts.
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Vanche County Elecorative Association
Memorial Stadium
Comanche
Hill
Amarillo
Imlc
Miss Jardner
Near N
Route 2
Blanket
Keith Lane
Ren
Junior Hatcher
Rivers
Iikerson
Electric Cor
Sanugust
Teflon Skilletts
W. G. Dundiy
Homer
Sidney Baptist revival set for August 21 to 28
The Sidney Baptist Church announces a revival starting Sunday August 21 and running through August 28. Evangelist Rev. Jim Bond of Fort Worth will speak and Ralph Thompson will lead the singing. Evening services start at 7:30. Everyone is invited.
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Sidney Baptist Church
Jim Bond
Fort Worth
Ralph Thompson
Comanche Receives 44280 Grant For New Sewer Plant
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration awards Comanche a 44280 grant toward a 159990 project to build a modern sewerage disposal plant. City officials plan bid ads around October 1 with construction possible by December 1, funded by a bond and intended to curb odors and improve health safety. Mayor and council celebrate state and federal cooperation and growth.
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Omar Burleson
John Tower
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Federal Agency
Grale C. Pirkle
Johnson, Fontaine & Company, Inc
Comanche
Texas Department of Public Health
Gyale Pirkle
New Pastor Called at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church
Rev. A. F. Ferguson of Odessa becomes pastor of Liberty Free Will Baptist Church at 504 E. College. A 34 year ordained minister, he founded a Bible Free Will Baptist Church in Odessa in 1958 and later pastored there eight years. He moves with his wife to Comanche 103 Williams Drive.
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Liberty Free Will Baptist Church
A. F. Ferguson
Odessa
E. College
Ferguson
Texas
Bible Free Will Baptist Church
Texas State Association of Free Will Baptists
Middessa District Association
Texas Free Will Baptist Missions Church Extension Board
Fergusons
Comanche
Williams Drive
Water Project Advances for Proctor Reservoir System
Upper Leon River Municipal Water District completes plans for water service from Proctor Reservoir to Comanche Dublin De Leon and Gorman. State Water Development Board approves financing bonds. HUD grant sought to cover about half the construction cost with expected early fiscal year approval.
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Upper Leon River
Good Rains Bring Smiles Ranchers and Farmers Welcome Rain
Big rains after earlier showers brought smiles to ranchers and peanut farmers. The county reported up to six inches, with Comanche city recording 1.3 inches, among the smaller totals. Proctor, Newburg, Van Dyke, Sidney, Beattie, and Hasse saw varying amounts.
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Comanche
Proctor
Newburg
van Dyke
Sidney
Beattie
Hasse
Revival at East Side Baptist Church Begins August 21
The East Side Baptist Church at 801 East Walcott Ave announces a revival from August 21 to August 28 led by Rev. Allen B. Ernest. Russell Nance directs the singing and Pastor Tommy Knotts says a nursery will be available for every service and invites all to attend.
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East Side Baptist Church
East Walcott Ave
Allen B. Ernest
Evange- Wellington First Baptist Church
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Russell Nance
Tommy Knotts
McCullough-Jeanes Announces Quitting Business Sale
Paul Jeanes owner of McCullough-Jeanes stages a quitting business sale starting Friday. The store will clear out gift and variety items to expand the hardware department after remodeling. A double page ad in section two details the sale and plan.
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Paul Jeanes
McCullough — Jeanes
Jeanes
Mr. Jeanes
Indians Report For Football Prairce
The Comanche Indians report two a day practices with 60 players under head coach Orland Aldridge. Assistant coaches Houston Jolly, David Andrews and Bob Callton oversee drills as players from B teams push to earn starting spots. Scrimmages set for August 26 against Rising Star and September 2 at Brady with more hopefuls expected as school begins August 29.
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Orland Aldridge
Houston Jolly
David Andrews
Bob Clanton
Aldridge
Comanche
Indians
Brady
CHL
Agust
Mickey
Bill Fvridge
John Hutchins
Ken Lancaster
Charles Payne
Rex Plumlee
Freddie Rogers
Ronnie Stankey
David Tankersley
Billy Williams
Billy Bradshaw
Casey
Tom R. Dudley
Tommy Humphrey
Gary Johnson
Lerron Jones
Jimmy Kirkland
Buddy Lane
Billy J. McDonald
Norman Reed
Jerry Williams
Richard Arthur
Doug Bowden
Willie Bradshaw
T. J. Cottrell
Ronnie
Bob Clapton
Revival at United Pentecostal Church in Hasse
Mrs Davie Glover pastor of the United Pentecostal Church of Hasse announces a revival underway August 13 for at least two weeks. Evangelist Arthur Yarbrough preaches daily and everyone is invited at the church located just west of the Hasse post office Comanche SHOP.
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Davie Glover
United Pentecostal Church of
Comanche County Soda Boom Surges in Local Area
A Comanche County survey shows residents drink and spend heavily on nonalcoholic sodas. Local consumption totals 3,043,000 eight ounce bottles in the past year, up from 2,796,000 in 1960, with June to August driving the peak. regional flavor preferences vary by area and local spending reaches $298,000 for soda in the latest year.
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Comanche County
Department of Commerce
United States
Pacific States
Garden Club Ice Cream Supper at Comanche Center
The Comanche Garden Club will hold a large ice cream supper at the Comanche Garden Center on Friday night August 1. Homemade ice cream and cakes will be sold. Tables will host games with prizes furnished by the club for winners.
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Garden Club
Comanche Garden Club
Comanche Garden Center
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Iunal Agrichete
F. H. Carlisle
Weldon Causey
Roy Henson
Teflon
J. D. Butler
C. L. Hicks
Sid Burton
Sidney Baptist
Rev. Ferguson
Tyler
Comany
Es. FE. Arthur
Austin
Ginger Seay
Gay Waggoner
Mrs. Arthur
Don Parks
Dirk Jolink
Jimmy Rambo
Usamwd
East Side Baptist
United Pentecostal Church
Ani
Comanche High School
Dublin
San Saba
de Leon
Ranger
Coldthwaite
Clyde
Hamilton
Astland
Granbury Cisco
Ll District
Eee
Patsy M. He
Newhouse
Comanche County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service Office
William T. Carruth
Comanche Asc
Kenneth G. White
County
ASCS
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