Football practice opens as CHS eyes varsity spots
Coach Fred West leads 30 players through three day drills as Dublin game approach. About fifty attendees include ten lettermen. one star, Fred Rogers, remains in Austin. Freshman turnout leads with 19 players, while seniors, juniors and sophomores fill key roles. Scrimmages set vs San Saba August 27 and at Albany September 3 before September 10 opener versus Dublin.
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Fred West
Fred Rogers
Austin
West
CHS
Indians
San Saba
Albany
Dublin
Steve Adams
Kenny Beaty
Harry Dudley
John Key
Matios Lopez
Mike Mankin
Larry McDougal
Gary Robertson
DeWitt Sorail
Joey Williams
Tommy Andrews
Bruce Bradshaw
Eddie Cox
Danny Hicks
Richard Hicks
Jerry Hitt
Weldon Holland
Sam Huffman
Ricky Jones
Bruce Parker
Randy Riley
David Shaw
Landon Vines
Kenneth Ballard
Sherman Drake
Randal Holland
Don Ingram
James Lee
Kevin Riley
David Wilkerson
Danny Armstrong
Jerry Williams
Mike Bingham
John Hicks
Bill Mankin
Paul Gray
Neal Lester
Billy Marett
David Jones
Rodney McDougal
Joe Lee
Kelvin Swindle
Mark Wilhelm
Jamey Williams
Roy Mitchell
Randall Mu
Local Schools To Open Thursday In Comanche ISD
Comanche Independent School District begins classes Thursday with over 1100 students across three schools, high school enrollment near 350. Dismissal times vary by grade. Kindergarten and first grade at 2:00, later 2:30, others follow with junior high at 3:20 and high school at 3:30. First Baptist Church family center opens for ages two through five, offering 7:00 to 18:00 care, meals, and after school care. kindergarten play school starts Sept 1, 8:30 to 11:30, director Judy Brannan, aides Helen Lowl and Margie Anderson, DeSha Beaty teaching kindergarten.
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First Baptist Church of
Comanche
Judy Brannan
Helen Lowl
Margie Anderson
DeSha Beaty
Second Annual Air Showat Comanche County Fair
The 2nd Annual Air Show at Comanche City-County Airport will occur on Saturday August 28 ending a three day county fair. The four hour event runs 1 to 5 pm with a jet flyover by the missing man formation and demonstrations by Fort Hood OH1G Huey Cobra pilots.
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Comanche
Dale Milford
Left Gardner
Milford
Gardner
U.S. Air Force
2Nd Armored Division
Fort Hood
Walkers Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Comanche
J D Walker owner of Walkers Appliances marks 30 years of sales and service for Frigidaire devices in Comanche this week. He has earned multiple Frigidaire citations for excellence and recently took an all expense paid trip to the Frigidaire headquarters in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.D. Walker
Walker's
Comanche
Walker
Frigidaire
Frigiadire
Ohio
Doctor and son-in-law survive crash of single engine plane
Dr James Slider an optometrist and his son-in law Tim Martin of Austin walked away unharmed after their Ercoupe crashed in a mesquite pasture last Wednesday evening. The aircraft was destroyed and the incident marked Slider's first accident in over 28 years of flying. He plans to buy another airplane despite the crash.
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James Slider
Slider
Tim Martin
Austin
Dr. Slider
Rainfall soaks Comanche County with heavy weekend totals
Heavy rain drenched Comanche County last weekend with up to 4 inches in parts. The Sidney Beattie area topped totals at over 4 inches while DeLeon near 3 inches. Comanche city over 2 inches and Lake Proctor station recorded 1.39 inches as Proctor Reservoir rose about 2% feet to 1162.86 feet. Year rainfall at Proctor Reservoir stands at 14.38 inches.
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Comanche County
Sidney
Proctor Reservoir
Ranchers urged to register livestock brands in county
Texas livestock owners must re record all brands with the county clerk after August 30 under a new law. Unrecorded brands expire six months after September 1 and become available on first come basis. brands must be re recorded every ten years per Floyd Key, county agent.
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Texas
Floyd Key
Key
New Co op Directors Elected at Comanche Meeting
The Comanche County Electric Cooperative Assn held its annual meeting on Friday night August 13 at Comanche High School gym due to rain. About 700 attendees heard Newt Hielscher and music by Five Times. Three new directors were elected: Joe Morgan De Leon District 3, Wyman McInnis District 5, and Truett Dawkins District 6.
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Comanche County Electric Coooperative Asssn
Comanche High School
Newt Hielscher
Shreveport
de Leon
Joe Morgan
Lesser cornstalk borer threat in Central Texas peanuts
Agriculture Commissioner J C White issued a progress bulletin on the lesser cornstalk borer in the Central Texas peanut area. Infestations range from none to 40 percent on dry land peanuts while irrigated fields show 0 to 20 percent. Farmers report some control measures but timing often late, with early severe borers causing damage and 10 percent of fields showing plant diseases such as southern blight rhizoctonia pythium and Fusarium. County Agent Floyd Key urges weekly field checks and use of approved insecticides and fungicides with label directions followed.
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Agriculture
J. C. White
Texas
de Leon
Floyd Key
White
Key
Tractor Mishap Fatal To Raymond Carleton
Raymond Ernest Carleton 51, prominent Proctor farmer, died Monday night in a Stephenville hospital after a tractor accident near Proctor. He was thrown into the path of a hay swather while en route to the James T. Roberts farm with his son in law Larry Newton. Newton found him injured minutes later. Carleton, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and veteran of World War II and Vietnam, is survived by his wife two daughters one son his mother a sister and a brother and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 00 p.m. in Harrell Memorial Chapel Dublin with burial in Proctor Cemetery.
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Raymond Ernest Carleton
Carleton
Stephenville
Dublin
Harrell Memorial Chapel
Don Osada
First United Methodist Church
M. W. Nelson
Proctor
Larry Newton
James T. Roberts
Roberts Place
Newton
Air Force
Willie Mae Holland Carleton
Wiliam David Carleton
Kenneth Carleton
Larry
Linda) Newton
Bonnie Catherine Morris
Washington, D
Willie Mae Carleton
Sherman Harper
Arenas Valley
New Mexico
Bert Carleton
Calf Weigh In Set For Comanche County 72 Program
Comanche County's 72 Commercial Steer Feeding Program opens with official weigh in by Floyd M Key Saturday at the Livestock Center. Weigh in runs August 21 from 9 a.m. to noon due to the county fair. Joe Ben Koonce heads the Market Steel Department committee. all steers must weigh under 600 pounds to qualify.
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Comanche County
Floyd M. Key
Joe Ben Koonce
Market Steel Department
Sheriff Warns on Dumping Dead Animals in Texas
Comanche County Sheriff Gaston Boykin says a complaint for unlawfully dumping a dead animal on public property may be filed in Justice Court this week. The action cites S B No 76, authorizing enforcement with landowner consent, with misdemeanor fines from 15 to 200 dollars.
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Justice Court
Comanche County
Gaston Boykin
Tex
Boykin
Taxpayers Crowd Comanche for Property Reassessments
Two tax bodies in Comanche face 479 residents awaiting review as Professional Appraisers Service rechecks valuations for the Comanche Independent School District and City of Comanche. Many seek lower taxes as CISD aims to cut the rate from 1.80 to 1.25 per hundred. the city already lowered from 1.50 to 1.00.
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Nixon
Comanche Independent School District
City of Comanche
City of
Comanche
James P. Bachus
CISD
Bachus
John Beaty, Jr
Board of Equalization
RL. Mull
Robert Willis
Hebert Wilis
City Board of Equalization
W. R
Bill) Jones
Herbert Willams
James Petsick
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J. O. Murphy
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Texas Woman's University
Raymond Carleton
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