Comanche City Council Updates and Local Notices
Comanche City Council discussed dial telephone transition with Gustine and possible fare increases, traffic curb and guttering plans funded by the State, and new yield signs at key intersections. November receipts totaled 14 048 16 with separate breakdowns for Yellow Tickets meters water bills fines and penalties.
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la ' Spite
Newburg
Sidney
lasse-Proctor
Comanche
Gustine
Frecast
Stateway Department
Austin
Highland Avenue
High Department
de Leon
Ouate Council
Neely
Uston
Walcott and House
Ely
Houston
Sidney Superintendent Wins Final Comanche Chief Football Contest
Ray Pruitt of Sidney won the Comanche Chief’s final football contest of the year. Four contestants correctly named 16 of 20 games. Pruitt earned a $5 prize, with Mrs Harvey E Newman and John Keeter as runners-up.
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Ray Pruitt
Sidney
Texas A&m
Pruitt
Harvey E. Newman
E. Central
Comanche
John Keeter
Rt. 3
Orvald Hall
Malone
Denton
Skip Carnes
Russell Anderson
Johnny Lightfoot
Oswell Brightman
E. W. Sullivan
Shopping for the holidays in West Bend area
Local store promotion runs through the season with Christmas decor and cookware sales. Ads highlight specials on furniture, seafood, and Italian items, with events at Mulligan’s and Me’s extending Friday to Monday. Several residents and visitors, including New Mexico and Comanche links, are noted in attendance.
Income Tax School Here Next Week
Comanche County hosts a one day Income Tax School on December 8 at Mac's Cafeteria Dining Room. The program runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and covers farm tax issues with speakers from College Station Stephenville Dallas and Brownwood.
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Comanche County
Mac
Comanche
Fred Clark
Blanket
Farm Bureau
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Doris Myers
Sidney L. Jenkins
College Station
Stephenville
J. T. Logan
Dallas
Internal Revenue Agent
Glen McNatt
Social Security Office
Brownwood
Jenkins
McNatt
Logan
Myers
Caddo
Pelleting feeds and league standings noted in arcane report
The clumsy text reports on pelleting feeds for livestock with references to Aureomycin and hulls, and mentions 1940s style league standings for teams named Klodhoppers Jokers and Eight Ballers. It also cites high scores and individual bowlers, plus miscellaneous farm feed notes and a women’s league record.
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Klodhoppers
Choice Baking Co
R. P. Scott
Red Durham
Danny Cagle
Jamie Oden
Bobby Seale
Herb Goods
Mickey Crave
Hulls
Lubbock
Scott Electre
Highseed Hulls
Norris
Go Gulf
Sea Electri
Indian Band Runs Magazine Subscription Sale in Comanche
The Comanche Indian Band partners with Educational Reader Service to offer 130 magazines at low prices with guaranteed service. The sale runs until Monday morning December 5, with the band keeping 50 percent of subscriptions to Look McCall Coronet and Seventeen and 30 percent on others for band activities.
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Comanche Indian Band
Educational Reader Service, Inc
Look
McCall
Coronet
Seventen
Change Over To Dial Telephones Here Due Soon
Work on changing to dial telephone operation in Comanche is progressing with factory installation and outside work. The new all numerical numbering plan uses 356 as prefix followed by four digits with February 1961 as the change date.
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Comanche
Out of town visitors gather at Kerley home for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kerley included Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Rex and children, Miss Gloria Higginbotham of Albuquerque, N M, Mr. and Mrs. Gean Carlisle and boys from Houston, James Wilson of Dimmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Felton Kerley of Brownwood, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilson of Irving, and Billy Wilson of Fort Worth.
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Kerley
O. T. Rex
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Gene Carlisle
Houston
Comanche
W. E. Kerley
TCU Students Return Home for Holidays
Martha Chilton, Anne Allen, Judith Allen, Tommy McDonald and John Gleaton, all students at Texas Christian University, were home for the holidays.
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Martha Chilton
Anne Allen
Judith Allen
Tommy McDonald
John Gleaton
TCU
Wilson Families Gather for Thanksgiving in Comanche
Visit occurs as Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wilson of Arlington and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson of Fort Worth spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Wes Wilson in Comanche, joining by relatives for the holiday.
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Gene Wilson
Arlington
Bill Wilson
Fort Worth
Comanche
Wes Wilson
Spencer Family Reunion At Newburg Community Center
The Tom Spencer family from Newburg held a large Thanksgiving reunion at the Newburg Community Center with many relatives in attendance.
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Spencer
Tom Spencer
Newburg
Fort Worth Visitors Stay With Massingills During Thanksgiving
Here From Fort Worth Mr. and Mrs. George S. Massingill and children visited the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Massingill during the Thanksgiving holidays.
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Fort Worth
George S. Massingill
R. D. Massingill
Massingill Attends Son’s Boling Wedding
Mrs. R. D. Massingill returned home Friday from Houston after attending the wedding of her son Dan Massingill of Boling to Miss Martha Bowen a teacher at Sweeney.
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R. D. Massingill
Houston
Dan Massingill
Boling
Martha Bowen
Sweeney
Plumlee Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Jim Plumlee a local U S Post Office custodian suffered a heart attack and is in a German hospital in serious condition authorities said.
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Plumlee
Jim Plumlee
U. S. Post Office
Attendees Report at Rock Show in Abilene
Mr and Mrs Castle B Ellis attended the Rock Show at the Wooten Hotel in Abilene on Sunday.
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Mrs. Castle B. Ellis
Wooten Hotel
Abilene
Power Declines Offer and Nets 8 1/2 lb Cat
Two Soda Springs farmers split a long fishing partnership at Lake Banes. Jim Power rejected Volney Walker’s offer to fish where Walker had success, and Power then caught an 8 1/2 pound blue cat using a borrowed fly rod with a crappie hook and shrimp bait.
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Soda Springs
Jim Power
Volney Walker
Lake Banes
Power
Walker
Jim-Bo
Val
Jim
Bryant Mallow Family Weekend Visit in Comanche
Mr and Mrs Bryant Mallow along with sons Larry and Honey Boy spent the weekend in Comanche visiting Mr and Mrs Frank Reese and other relatives and friends.
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Bryant Mallow
Larry and
Honey Boy
Comanche
Frank Reese
Bears Attend Funeral For Parker Tupin In Arlington
Mr and Mrs A D Bear of Proctor traveled to Arlington on November 17 to attend the funeral of their sister in law Mrs Parker Tupin.
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A. D. Bear
Proctor
Arlington
Parker Tupin
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