Dublin Readies Tenth Anniversary World Championship Rodeo
Dublin prepares for the ten year World Championship Rodeo August 31 to September 3 featuring the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band, square dance contests with a $50 nightly prize and $100 Saturday, nightly parades, and Carolyn Colborn as rodeo queen. The 17000 acre Lightning C Ranch provides the stock for this event staged in the Colburn Bowl near Dublin.
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Dublin
Corner Drug Store
City Drug Store
Sweetwater
Texas
Hardin-Simmons Band
Hardin-Simmons
Carolyn Colborn
E. E. Colborn
Madison Square Garden
New York
Boston
Phoenix
Ariz
Idaho
San Angelo
Midland
Gene Autry
Colburn Bowl
Ft. Worth Highway
Hospital Notes List Of Inpatients And Newborns
Hospital notes list patients hospitalized in major and minor surgery medical and maternity cases. Names include Allen Towe Artie Fay Ginger Mrs L V Johnson Mrs Mary Little Calvin Lee R C Dabney M D Colcleasure Weaver Burns Mrs Lloyd Guthrie Horton Brandon Miss Hester Anderson Ronny Bolin Ann Lacy Mrs Robert Hughes Mrs J W Massingill Mrs I E Ozburn Don Kirkland Mrs Otis Cahill L B Oliphant Mrs Jessie Tuggle W G West Carolyn Sue White and a series of mothers and newborns with names and genders.
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Allen Towe
Artie Fay Ginger
L. V. Johnson
Mary Little
Calvin Lee
R. C. Dabney
M. D. Colcleasure
Weaver Burns
Lloyd Guthrie
Horton Brandon
Hester Anderson
Ronny Bolin
Ann Lacy
Robert Hughes
J. W. Massingill
I. E. Ozburn
Don Kirkland
Otis Cahill
Oliphant
Jessie Tuggle
W. G. West
Carolyn Sue White
Phillip McAlfley
C. M. Reynolds
Vernon Hutson
Harvey Painter
T. W. Partin
Gerald Steele
Revival gathering draws four couples at German Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Bud Lloyd and Mr and Mrs Gerald Matthews attended the revival meeting at German Tuesday night, highlighting community religious activity in the area.
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Bud Lloyd
Gerald Matthews
Comanche Schools Complete Faculty Expansion This Year
The Comanche Schools announce a total of 39 teachers for the year, seven more than last year, including ten new hires. New staff includes Joe R. Andrews Jr. as assistant coach and Driver Education teacher, Earl Kirk Jr. in high school science, nurse Kathleen Eads, and homemaking appointees B. O. Swindle and Ona Francis Tackett, among others.
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Joe R. Andrews Jr
Junction
Andrews
Southwest Texas State Teachers College of
San Marcos
Kirk
East Texas State Teachers College of Commerce
Kathleen Eads
Comanche
Eads
St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing
Ft. Worth
Swindle
Ona Francis Tackett
North Texas State College
Wichita Falls
Marilyn Womack
de Leon
Miss Womack
Abilene Christian College
Betty Churchill
Austin
Texas Tech
Midland
Nobia Dunn
Beulah Stark
Marguerite Ross
Denton
Joe Lockhart
Howard Payne
Jewell Hathcock
Daniel Baker
Dean
A&m
Miss Churchill
University of Texas
East Texas State Teachers College
Jo Williams
Ward School
D. Brown
Hattie Harris
Ollie Sloan
Berta Goodson
Edna Harris
W. O. Hill
Iona Francis Tackett
W. L. Morris
Dorothy Armstrong
Hattie Brightman
M. T. Camp
Earl Kirk Jr
G. J. Delapp
J. E. Lightfoot
J. M. Marshall
Pallie Palmer
Jewell Werner
Tom Joyce Cunningham
M. S. Dean
Virgil Chaffin
Higginbothams Win City Softball Title Over Gustine
Higginbothams clinched the City League title as Cled Heathington pitched a no hitter in a decisive win over Gustine. Woodrow Howell led Higginbothams with a home run and three hits, while Heathington fanned 16. The victory crowned Higginbothams District 11 champions after a 3-2 win and a 9-5 win earlier in the series.
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Cled Heathington
Higginbotham
Gustine
Heathington
Homecoming At Stag Creek Bibb Set For Sunday
Stag Creek and Bibb plan a homecoming singing this Sunday at the Stag Creek tabernacle. Old settlers and all singers are invited to attend the all day event and bring song books. A quartet is expected to perform.
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Stag Creek
Bibb
Stag Creek Tabernacle
Registration At Hi School Starts Next Wednesday
Registration for Comanche High School opens at 9 00 a m on August 31 for new students Bring transcripts or report cards for admission Seniors register September 1 at 9 00 p m Juniors September 1 at 1 00 p m Sophomores September 2 at 9 00 a m Freshmen from Comanche Grammar School register September 2 at 1 00 p m
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Comanche High School
Comanche Grammar School
Indians Face Season Opener Two Weeks Away
After ten days of practice the Comanche Indians football squad is preparing for the season opener vs Rising Star with two weeks remaining. About 25 to 30 players report regularly to coaches Jimmy Marshall and Joe Andrews as scrimmages loom against Goldthwaite Eagles and Early High. End arms include newcomer Arms from Proctor likely to start, with Pinson and Middleton also contesting terminal roles. Kiser anchors the line alongside Slider and Jones. Guards Lee and Seay hold inside tracks while Jerry Beene and Tom Graham vie for center duties.
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Jimmy Marshall
Joe Andrews
Joe Lockhart
Marshall
Comanche
Goldthwaite Eagles
King and Robertson
Thomas
Odell
Arthur
Turner
Nucelus
Arms
Proctor
Pinson
Middleton
Kiser
Slider
Jones
Lee
Seay
Jerry Beene
Letterman Tom Graham
Road Bond Meetings Set Across Comanche County
A series of countywide meetings on the $900,000 road bond election will run through September 17. The first gathering is Friday night August 26 in Sidney with E. C. Seay presiding. Subsequent sessions are planned in De Leon, Beattie, Comanche, Harmony, Gustine, Proctor, Sipe Springs, and Newburg with local organizers urging citizen attendance.
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Comanche County
Sidney
E. C. Seay
H. C. Dean
Good Roads Committee
de Leon
Texas Theatre
Beattie
Goods Roads Association
Beattie School
Harlan Moore
Comanche
Harmony
Gustine
Proctor
Sipe Springs
Newburg
Sidney Public Schools
J. W. Bailey
Comyn
W. E. Heatly
Eig Iit
Hasse
Jacob Vanderslice
Connie East
Grace Daniel
Lamkin
S. O. McEntire
Clarence Watson
Fairview
Fred Curry
Robert Eaton
Rosa Smith
Opal Ross
Custer
Gorman
van Dyke School
Homer Schulze
Pettit School
Homer Lockridge
Revival opens at White Point Church this Sunday
White Point Methodist Church announces a revival opening Sunday August 28 led by Rev Bill Guthrie with preaching by Rev Allman of Brownwood and song services led by Irving Palmer of Comanche. The revival continues through September 4 with daily sessions.
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White Point
Bill Guthrie
Allman
Brownwood
Irving Palmer
Brewer suffers broken hand in league softball game
Bo Brewer popular manager of the A P market suffered a broken hand in a spill while fielding a ball during Monday night championship softball. Brewer star left fielder for Higginbotham's and one of the leading hitters in the loop, broke a small bone in his right hand.
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Brewer
A&p
Higginbotham’s
Fire Damages Cost Five Thousand At Hansard Hardware
An early Saturday blaze at Hansard Hardware 110 South Austin caused about 5000 dollars in damage, starting in the electrical shop and destroying equipment. Dallas Hansard, owner, estimates half the stock in the store damaged by heat and smoke. building owned by Sherwood McDonald of Comanche. Fire Chief Bob Graham and the Comanche Volunteer Fire Department contained the fire and prevented further spread.
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Hansard’s Hardware
South
Austin
Dallas Hansard
Sherwood McDonald
Comanche
Bob Graham
Morning Kindergarten Classes Organized
Mothers met with Mrs. Holmes to arrange a morning pre school class. Fourteen children enrolled and schedules set for 9:00 opening song and 11:30 to 12:00 calls. Optional afternoon enrollment offered. refreshments served to local mothers.
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John S. Brazier
Joe Cardwell
Ted Durham
Walter Durham Jr
Oliver Hall
Leo Keelan
J. L. Lightfoot
Eugene Perkins
Harold Rambo
Comanche Youths Given 5 Year Suspended Terms
Two Comanche youths Glenn Phifer and Rodney Kelly received five year suspended sentences after pleading guilty to statutory rape charges in De Leon. A district court jury recommended the penalties after Phifer and then Kelly entered guilty pleas before the same jury.
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Glenn Phifer
Rodney Kelly
de Leon
Phifer
Kelly
Ten Year REA Meeting At Lake Eanes Draws 2000 Plus
The Comanche County Electric Cooperative expects a crowd of at least 2000 at Lake Eanes Park on Friday for the tenth annual REA membership meeting. Speakers include Brown County Rep. Bill Chambers and Rural Electric Administration officials. Directors from seven districts will be elected. Attendance prizes include a Frigidaire refrigerator and numerous other gifts. The cooperative serves about 4000 farms with 1800 miles of line and notes a $750,000 loan and rate reductions pending.
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REA
Lake Eanes Park
Comanche
Ory J. Grigsby
Comanche County
Methodists To Open Revival Here Sunday
The First Methodist Church announces a week of revival services starting Sunday with a 9:45 Sunday School and 10:50 morning sermon. Evening services at 7:45, youth meetings at 6:30, and daily 8:30 morning sermons. All denominations welcome.
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First Methodist Church
Forged Check Suspect Sought Under Jim B. Carson Name
Comanche and Erath County officers seek a man described as about 40 years old using the alias Jim B. Carson in connection with a forged $619 check drawn on T. G. Frick of Comanche for calves payment in Stephenville on Wednesday. Brown County officers report a man signing Jim B. Carson passed a $100 worthless check in Brownwood Wednesday.
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Comanche
Erath County
Jim B. Carson
T. G. Frick
Stephenville
Brown County
Brownwood
Dairy King to Set New Daily Hours
Doyle Brown owner of Dairy King says the shop will open at 3 p m and close at 11 p m daily except Tuesdays when it will close all day.
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Dairy King
Doyle Brown
The
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Jeanne Godshall
Victorville
Calif
Faye Blessing
Glendale
Mitzy Riley
Norma Shoulder
Henrietta
Oklo
Higginbothams
City Softball
Suddereth
Kendrick
Beck
Newbury
N. N. Durham
Durham
Softball Association
Comanche School Fund
Association
Roy Brannan
Earl Burnet
Harvey Durham
George Willis
Frank Vineyard
George Walker
League
Boyd Anthony
Bill Stewart
Virgil Norris
Castle Ellis
Whitey Morris
Nat Evans
Mike Sullivan
Brady
Texas Peanut Company Nine
James L. Edwards
Zet Edwards
Harmony Community
Daniel Baker College
Edwards
Indians
Hansard Hardwre
Lake Eanes
Elza B. Brinson
Methodists
J. E. Buttrill
Majestic Theatre
Johnny Mack Brown
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Baltimore
Robert Young
Laurence Tierney
George O’brien
Lawless Valley
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