REA Annual Meeting and Fair Attracts 3000 At Lake Eanes Park
About 3000 of the 5100 REA members are expected to attend Friday’s annual meeting and electric fair at Lake Eanes Park. The event, led by REA Manager Bill Parks and the board, features entertainers, thirteen booths, and prize drawings including a Frigidaire refrigerator and a complete water system.
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Lake Eanes Park
W. J
Bill) Parks
REA
Ora Te Service
Comanche County
Jerry Hamrick Named CHS Assistant Coach
Jerry Hamrick former Brownwood Lions and Daniel Baker College football star is named as Comanche High School assistant coach. He will coach track and assist basketball staff. Herman Moore returns as head football and basketball aide.
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Jerry Hamrick
Brownwood Lion
Daniel Baker
Comanche
P. T Galiga
CHS
Hamrick
Howard Payne College
Blanket Tigers
Jimmie Nell
Indians
Herman Moore
Melvin Borchert
Howard Payne
Borchert
Rockport
Brownwood High
Jerry
The
Hill
Jerry J. Hamrick
Mary A«Moore
Mary Beaty
J. E. Lightfoot
T R. Atwood
Hattie Brightman
Nebia Dunn
P. T. Galiga
Pallie Walmer
Marguerite Ross
Jewell Werner
Patsy Nations
Morris S. Dean
Archie ‘E. Boyyd
Dale Biggs
Robbie Burdette
Nina B. Durham
Pauline Frey
Devin Froh
W. O. Hill
Homer H. Lockridge
Carl McMillan
Golden Reese
Beulah Stark
Jack Vaught
Logan Williams
Ward
Dorus Brown
Opal Clayton
Elzo Brinson
Berta Goodson
Edna Harris
Hattie Harris
Jewell Hathcock
R. V. Pinson
Ollie Sloan
Grace Tate
Cathleen Eads
Lee McGlothlin
W. L. Morris
Virgil Chaffin
Sgt Bobbie Wilson Receives Army Discharge in 1953
Sgt Bobbie G Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs Tom R Wilson of Sidney Texas, was discharged July 24 1953 after a career spanning World War II and Korea He served from 1944 to 1949 in reserve and then again from 1950 to 1953 in the Regular Army with units including the 7th Division and 17th Regimental Combat Team He earned the Bronze Star Medal and multiple campaign and service ribbons for service in the Philippines New Guinea Japan and Korea.
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Wilson
Army
Inchon
Korea
Fort Bood
Texas
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Phillipines
New Guinea
Japan
Big Top Show Launches Electric Fair In Comanche
Comanche County Electric Co-Op hosts the Annual Membership Meeting August 27-28 with a free Big Top Show. Emil Palenberg and his trained bear Laura headline, joined by the Black Mountain Boys and Effie Carley. Amateur talent contests prize a Stromberg-Carlson radio, with six finalists advancing to Mineral Wells in October for the Kelvinator contest and a Kelvinator appliance grand prize. Local entries compete for expenses to the statewide event, with W. J. Parks guiding participation.
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Comanche
Comanche County Electric Co-Op
Emil Palenberger
Laura
San Antonio
Effie Carley
Mulecreek
Texas
General Motors
Stromberg-Carlson Radio
Nive
Kelvinator
Mineral Wells
W. J. Parks
Emil Pallenberg
Pallenberg
Pallenberge
Radio City Music Hall
New York
Eleanor Powell
Hillbillies
Black Mountain Boys
South Texas
Keys-Tv
Effie Corley
Revival Meeting At Hasse Tabernacle Baptist Church
Rev. John Riordan of Tyler preaches at a revival underway at Hasse Tabernacle Baptist Church. Services held twice daily at 10 30 A M and 8 P M with Elwin Lane directing song services. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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Hasse Tabernacle Baptist Church
John Riordan
Tyler
Elwin Lane
Swindle Couple to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs E E Swindle of 1101 East Mill Street Comanche will mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house Saturday August 30 from 2 to 6 PM and invite all friends and relatives to attend.
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E. E. Swindle
East Mill Street
Comanche
Comanche Schools Set for 1953 54 Start and Expansion
The Comanche Public Schools plan the 1953 54 opening on September 8 after summer renovations including repainted interiors, larger lunch room, waxed floors, and new gym equipment. Beattie and Hasse join Comanche by transporting all district children. Proctor joins with higher bus capacity. The district operates 15 buses soon and sets a 1.10 maintenance tax with 0.40 bonded debt, budgeting about 257000 dollars from state federal and local sources. Several new teachers are hired and multiple principal assignments updated for the year.
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Comanche
Vocational Agriculture
Psystuiba
Beattie
Hasse
Proctor
van Dyke
W. L. Morris
J. E. Lightfoot
Dale Biggs
la Rue Sears
Roger H. Chambers
Opal Ross
Ottie S. Cox
Dobbs to Head Kennedale Schools
Harold Dobbs former head of Gustine schools has been elected leader of the Kennedale school system. Kennedale transfers its eleventh and twelfth grades to Poly High in Fort Worth while maintaining a faculty of eleven teachers. Mrs Annie Hawkins of Fort Worth, former Comanche resident, visited friends here last week.
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Harold Dobbs
Gustine Schools
Kennedale
Poly High
Fort Worth
Annie Hawkins
Election Day Meeting Schedule and Director Election Note
The schedule lists 10:00 A.M. registration and inspection of exhibits and a 1:30 P.M. reconvened session with 2:30 P.M. election results, 8:00 P.M. amateur talent contest, and prize awards. Directors will be elected just before noon with possible minor revisions to the timetable.
Comyn School Consolidation Vote Fails in Comyn
Comyn residents rejected merging the Comyn School with the Dublin Independent School District by 84 to 57 in Saturday’s election. A prior year bid to consolidate with De Leon ISD failed by 21 votes. Preparations proceed to open in Comyn September 7 with Vernon Welch as principal and four teachers teaching grades one through eight.
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Comyn
Dublin Independent
de Leon
Vernon Welch
Harmonettes Set To Appear On WBAP TV Saturday
Comanche High School vocal trio the Harmonettes will guest on Bobbie Peters Revue on WBAP TV from 9 to 10 30 Saturday morning September 29. The group members Patsy Wilhelm Charlene Matthews and Louanna Cox previously appeared on the Peters show and were well received.
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Comanche High School
Bobbie Peters
Wbap TV
WBAP
Patsy Wilhelm
Charlene Matthews
Louanna Cox
Peters
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J. S
Bo) Brewer
JRB Super-Market
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Higginbotham
J. C. Biggs
Reese-Palmer
Elton McCullough
McCullough- Jeanes
Nimrods
Arthur Chevrolet
East Grand
East Central
White’s
Revco
White's
Perry Hicks
Stamford
Ballinger
Billies
Cotton Wiedon
Hamiick
Sgt
Bobbie Wilson
Bobbie G. Wilson
Tom R. Wilson
Sidney
Baptist Church In Revival Meeting
Mrs. Swindle
Dobbs
Kennedale Schools
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