Colorful Coffen Bowl Festival set for Dallas State Fair Park
Anadarko visitors join family events as the Cotton Bowl Festival Parade opens at 9 30 a m with 70 units 25 bands and 2 dozen floats. The Cotton Bowl Classic features SMU vs Georgia at 1 30 p m and NFL showdown Packers vs Cowboys on New Year’s Day at 3 05 p m.
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State Fair Park
Dallas
William O. Wooldridge
SMU
University of Georgia
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
SMU Mustangs
Local Student Shows Filly for Ag Project in Comanche
Jimmy Armstrong son of Mr and Mrs Dick Armstrong holds a filly for his Vocational Agriculture project. The Comanche area youth, known for horse and roping skills, plans to register the quarter-horse filly from Royal Bar tender and Royal Sis on the sire side and Sterling Miss by Roady Jim and Texine on the dam. He also plans to showcase a medium wool cross lamb at the Junior Livestock Show January 19 20 21 while continuing in Arch Boyd second year VA Ag class.
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Jimmy Armstrong
Dick Armstrong
Jimmy
Comanche Area
Royal Bartender
Royal Sis
Earl Albin
Royal King
Roady Jim
Texine
Arch Boyd
Texas Highways Getting Safer
The Texas Highway Department reported success with breakaway cast aluminum adapters on light standards after two no injury crashes on Interstate 35 in San Marcos. The adapters, replacing rigid steel bases, shear on impact and allow the standard to tilt away, reducing damage and injuries.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Department
San Marcos
Highway Department
Corpus Christi
Almates
U. S
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&m
Highway Department District 14
I-County
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Tree history and sacred fir in early Finland traditions
The article explains that in early Finland the Votjak tribe viewed the fir as sacred. Individual branches were family gods receiving offerings of bread meat and drink. A new house was not to be built until a fir was placed under the roof sacrifices laid on a cloth before the tree.
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Finland
Carnes Gains Ground in Abilene Hospital Care
Reports from numerous visitors say Ralph Buster Carnes is improving while under treatment in an Abilene hospital. In Knob, J. C. Wilkerson and Mrs. J. C. Wilkerson along with Mrs. and Mrs. Bill Wilkerson attended the funeral of Miss Elie K. Wilkerson, sister of J. C. Wilkerson.
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Ralph
Buster) Carnes
Abilene
J. C. Wilkerson
Bill Wilkerson
Knob
Elie K. Wilkerson
Early Christmas Celebrated in Comanche Guests
Mr and Mrs Will Howard with Jennifer and Stephen of Carrollton joined Mr and Mrs E W Gleaton and Mr and Mrs John Gleaton of Austin for an early Christmas in Comanche over December 17 18 The Howards will spend the rest of the holidays in Mississippi with the Howard family.
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Scott
Comanche
Victor Scotts
H. O. Hall
Hugh O. Hall
Becky
Huey Hall
Ralph Hall
Hamp
Brett
Blakeley Hall
Rockwall
Will Howard
Jennifer
Stephen
Carrollton
E. W. Gleaton
John Gleaton
Austin
Howards
Mississippi
Howard
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Anadarko
Oklahoma
Victor Scott
Mark
Anadarko, Olahoma
Joe Nichols
Arnold Massey
Coffen
Pte
Roy Lee Graham
Comanche High School
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Graham
L. C
Jake
Durham
H. M
Buzz) Cauley
Ted Durham
Oes
Clarence Jones
Bill Jones
Charlie Marshall
Saya Ban ND
Yan
Majestic Theatre
C. L. and
Isla Huett
Gyale
Peggy Pirki Huett
ATA E Bres
Chuck Roast
Robert Lansing
Monda
Rosalind Russell Haley Mills
Instanbul
Mei Uti
KODAK
Instamatic M
Discoun
Timex
Greece
Dionysius
Solomon’s Temple
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