Santa Day Event Promises Free Show for Children
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce hosts a Santa Day Saturday morning at 10 o clock. Mr and Mrs Charles Marshall of the Majestic Theatre sponsor a free show for children who will also meet Santa Claus. A Comanche fire department tour on a fire truck is planned with candy for attendees.
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Comanche
Commerce
Charles Marshall
Majestic Theatre
Santa Claus
Claus
Comanfire Department
Yare
Bevil
Parking Shoppers to Enjoy Free Parking in Comanche
Comanche city officials and the Chamber of Commerce announce extended free parking on Saturdays December 16 and 23 and for Christmas Eve December 24. Mayor Gyale Pirkle and President Jim Carpenter say the policy aims to ease shopping, keep customers in a friendly environment, and boost local merchants.
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Comanche
Coman- City Council
Co- Chamber of Com
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Chamber of Compresident
Jim Carpenter
Gyale Pirkle
Anche
Carpenter Pirkle
City Coutrie Chamber of Comtrie
Bruce Coggin Named to Priesthood in Dallas Diocese
On December 21, Feast of Saint Thomas, Bishop Theodore H. McCrea will ordain Bruce W. Coggin at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas. Coggin, Vicar of St. Matthew's in Comanche since July, holds UT and Columbia degrees and a Bachelor of Divinity from Seabury-Western. He will offer his first Eucharist at St. John’s Brownwood on December 22 and lead a Requiem Mass for Carroll Loudermilk in Comanche on December 24. Friends are invited to attend.
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Saint Thomas
Theodore H. McCrea
Dallas
Bruce W. Coggin
Episcopal Church
Church of the Incarnation
Father Coggin
St. Matthew’s Church
Comanche
University of Texas
Columbia University
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Mason
Hamilton
St. John’s Church
Brownwood
Carroll Loudermilk
St Matthew's Announces Christmas Services Schedule
St Matthew's outlines Christmas services with a Christ Mass at 11 p.m. on Saturday December 24 and Holy Communion at 11 a.m. on Sunday December 25. Communicants are reminded that regular communion is required for continued membership in the Church.
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St. Matthew's
McDougal Named as President of Roping Club
McDougal of the McDougal fist club is elected president succeeding last year’s leader. He and his father Ernest Mc share the role with L. G. as secretary. Directors include Jack O Daymond Power Ro Wits Aldridge and Shane Dudley.
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Ernest Mc
L. G
Jack O
Daymond Power
Ro- Wits
Dad Aldridge
Shane Dudley
Cantata Sunday at Ist Baptist Church Evening Service
The First Baptist Church music ministry presents A Song Unending Cantata of the Song the Angels Sang and the Message of Christmas during the evening worship service on December 18 at 7 10 p.m. Soloists include Mrs Kenneth Gibson soprano Mrs Floyd Prather alto David Venable baritone and Travis Shelton tenor. The Choir will be
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First Baptist Church
John W. Peterson
Solist
Kenneth Gibson
Floyd Prather
David Venable
Travis Shelton
Mrs Bunkey Furman and Daughters Visit Comanche Family
Mrs Bunkey Furman and her daughters Melisa and Kamany of Houston are spending Christmas holidays in Comanche with Mrs Furman's parents Mr and Mrs R Ben Evridge.
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Melisa and
Kamany
Houston
Comanche
Church Concert Announcement Directed by Travis L Shelton
The program, directed by Travis L Shelton Minister of Music, will feature Mrs. Lillian Hafford as organist. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Travis L. Shelton
Lillian Hafford
Santa Letters To Be Featured In Xmas Edition
The Chief announces its annual Christmas Edition to publish next Friday December 23 featuring Santa letters from local boys and girls. Letters can be delivered to The Chief or mailed to Santa Box 192 Comanche along with regular news and Christmas features.
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Santa
Comanche
CHS Indian Billy Jack McDonald Named All-District Safety
CHS Indian Billy Jack McDonald named 1996 67 All District safety for Redskin defense. He is a junior football player also on the Comanche track team and active in FFA. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H G McDonald.
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Billy Jack McDonald
Redskin
Billy Jack
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H. G. McDonald
FFA
Methodists To Set Up Nativity Scene
The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the First Methodist Church will present a live Nativity on the church lawn for two nights Wednesday and Thursday December 21 and 22. It will be shown from 6 30 until 8 30.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship of
The
First Methodist Church
Christmas Program Planned at Liberty Free Will Baptist Church
The Liberty Free Will Baptist Church at 504 E College invites the public to a Christmas program on Saturday December 17 at 7 30 PM. The annual event features community carols and seasonal presentations.
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Liberty Free Will Baptist Church
E. College
Native Indian to Speak at First Methodist Church
Rev Ethiel Masters a native Indian and Methodist clergy man from Juarat India will speak at the First Methodist Church in Comanche beginning Tuesday evening December 27 and continuing each evening through January 1 He was taken from the street at age four by a missionary named Masters whom he later adopted as his own name He earned a B A and M S from Southwestern University Georgetown and has lived with the Haynes while studying He returned to India in 1954 and will be available for youth groups men clubs and other local groups during his stay
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Juarat
India
Comanche
Masters
America
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Robert Haynes
Methodist Church
Now Called Jeanes True Value Hardware
The store formerly McCullough-Jeanes will be known as Jeanes True Value Hardware. E Paul Jeanes and operator says the change begins this week. The hardware and gift shop remains at the same site on the north side of the square after a recent remodel.
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Jeanes True Value Hardware
McCullough-Jeanes
E. Paul Jeanes
Jeanes
Lions Club Plans Mile of Dimes Drive
The Lions Club announces a Mile of Dimes fundraiser on December 22 and 23 to support charitable causes. Funds will help provide food clothing and other necessities for the needy and supply glasses for under privileged children.
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Lions Club
Comanche Schools Schedule Winter Break and Census
The Comanche Public Schools will dismiss one hour early on Tuesday December 20 for Christmas break. classes resume January 3, 1967. At the board meeting Mrs. Zourah Wiesendanger was reelected to conduct the 1967 school census in January.
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Comanche
S. H. Fletcher
Zourah Wiesendanger
Comanche Sewing Plant Expands to 85 Workers Next Week
The Comanche Manufacturing Company reports 28 workers now, with Oscar Harris stating they will reach 85 by Monday. The plant began operations last week to produce combat trousers for the military service, with anticipated full staffing at 250 to 300. Built by the Comanche Industrial Foundation, the facility sits in the new Industrial Park along the De Leon Highway inside city limits.
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Comanche Manufacturing Company
Oscar Harris
Harris
Comanche Industrial Foundation
Comanche’s
de Leon Highway
Cunningham Named New F B President
Burton Cunningham of the Newburg Community was elected president of the Comanche County Farm Bureau for 1967. He is a rancher involved in 4 H Tractor Program and hosts a Sheep Selection Feed Day each year. His wife Betty serves as Sec Tres of the Adult 4 H Leaders Association. The Cunninghams have three children, John, Jean, and Mary. Jack Johnson of De Leon was named 1st vice president and Norman Chandler 2nd vice president. Monthly meetings occur on the first Tuesday night.
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Burton Cunningham
Newburg
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Mary
Jack Johnson
de Leon
Norman Chandler
Fund Launched To Restore Tabernacle At Taylors Chapel
A fund was started to restore the old tabernacle in memory of those who cared for its use and the many who still cherish it as a spiritual landmark in the county and community. For details contact Rev. Lloyd Horton, Coranche.
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Taylors Chapel Tabernacle
Lloyd Horton
Coranche
AJRA Rodeo Set For Dec 28 29 In Comanche
Comanche hosts an AJRA rodeo December 28 to 30 with 150 to 200 junior cowboys. The American Junior Rodeo Association organizes the event with stock from Tommy Steiner and roping stock from Earl Albin and Richard Armstrong. Armstrong, AIRA secretary, leases the rodeo grounds from the Comanche Roping Club. Local motels report reservations as crowds of youths and parents gather for three show nights beginning at 7:30 PM, weather permitting.
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Tommy Steiner
Fort Worth
Chicago
Kansas City
Earl Albin
Richard C. Armstrong
AIRA
Comanche Roing Club
Armstrong
AURA
Comanche Cagers Hit Weekend Tournaments
Comanche basketball teams travel to Brownwood for the BHS Invitational and to De Leon for tournament play. The Braves open against De Leon A, the Maidens meet Santa Anna, and Comanche faces San Saba in the Brownwood event. Charles Williams made the all tournament team after scoring 54 points last week.
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de Leon
Braves
Santa Anna
Comanche
San Saba
Brownwood High School
Comanche Library Acquires Nannie Greene Little Scrapbooks
The Comanche Public Library announces the acquisition of the Nannie Greene Little Scrapbooks, a key source for Comanche County history. The collection centers on material preserved by Mrs. F. L. Little and Mrs. Dora Greene, totaling nine volumes of photostats and nine of Xerox copies. It documents local events, people, and sociology from the 1870s onward, with an index in preparation and a fund-raising effort for storage and binding.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Lucy Greene Thomas
Little
Joe Waring
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Harry Wayne Cloud
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