Public Relations Course Offered in Comanche
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce and University of Texas sponsor a four night Public Relations course for retailers wholesalers and service firms. Frank Driskill will teach the program with sessions starting February 21 at 7 PM in the Power and Light Co Hospitality Room. A small administration fee covers materials contact the chamber at 202 N. Austin or call 356 3233 for details.
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Sion
City of Texas
Comanche
Marners
Iai
Cowrie Chamber of Commerce
Frank Driskill
University of Tex- Driskill
Southwest University
The
University Texas
Texas A&m
Macmill Publishing Co
Austin
As Power & Light Co
Ofimerce
Coicie
Barnes Seeks Fourth Term as Texas State Representative
State Representative Ben Barnes of De Leon announces re election bid for the 64th District covering Brown Coleman Coleman Comanche and Runnels Counties. Barnes, age 26 when first elected and now completing his third term as Speaker, highlights leadership of the 59th Legislature and his focus on higher education and Texas water resources.
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Ben Barnes
de Leon
Texas
Brown
Coleman
Comanche
Runnels
Barnes
House of Representatives
House
Connally
59Th Legislature
Livingston Announces Run for County Judge Position
Joannie Livingston 47 former L H Disk store operator and manager announces bid for county judge as Ruby McCoy seeks Democratic primary. The statement mentions two children Paul a CHS senior and Vicki a CHS freshman. Livingston plans a formal announcement next week with his wife present.
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Joannie Livingston
L&h
Pri
Ruby McCoy
Ren
Paul
CHS
Vicki
Ingston
Ngston
Remedial Reading Program Visit by Local Teachers
Co manche Public School teachers and aides toured Brownwood Junior High reading lab on Monday. Mrs Dale Biggs demonstrated Brownwood setup while the group evaluates which components fit their local program under Title I funding. Attendees include Betty Jolink Eilean Irby Margie Barret Dorothy Byrd Odessa Ellis Eugenia Rodriguez Donna Chapman Troy Norris C E Irby J D Warren.
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Comanche
Brownwood Junior High
Dale Biggs
Brownwood
Betty Jolink
Eilean Irby
Margie Barret
J. B. Layne
Dorothy Byrd
Odessa Ellis
Eugenia Rodriguez
Donna Chapman
Troy Norris
C. E. Irby
J. D. Warren
Dr. Mitchel To Address Lions In Comanche Talk
Dr. Mitchel, Jr. M D F A C S chief thoracic surgeon and cardiac research director at St Paul Hospital Dallas, will speak to the Comanche Lions Club on heart care Tuesday Feb 8. He is a Mississippi native and UT medical graduate who served in the U S Army and teaches at Southwestern Medical Branch UT. Local heart committee chair Mrs Euelrthur will introduce him and urge Lions to attend during Heart Month.
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Ben Ferrell Mitchel, Jr
St Paul Hospital
Dallas
Comanche Lion’s Club
University of Tennessee
U. S. Army
Southwestern Medical Branch
University of Texas
Euelrthur
Comanche County Heart Committee
Stevens Signs With Baylor University
Richard Truck Stevens the 235 lb All State football star from Dublin chose the Baylor Bears for his 1966 college football season signaling a major signing.
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Stevens
Baylor University
Richard “Truck” Stevens
Dublin
Baylor Bears
Higginbotham Stockholders Meet In Comanche January 25
Higginbotham stockholders meet in the Hospitality Room of Ileas Power & Light Co. with 41 attendees. Officers elected include John Higginbotham and Tom Beene with others like George Fer and A P Cox. directors named include Cecil Higginbotham and Lanham Higginbotham Jr. Remodeling plans for the Comanche store were approved and the outlook for the coming year was favorable. Local Garden Club served lunch after the meeting.
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Inbotham Bros
Nidal
Comanche
Ileas Power & Light Co
John Higginbotham
Tom Beene
Execu
George Fer
Veretary
A. P. Cox
Cecil Higginbotham
J. Lanham
Higginbotham
Lanham Higginbotham, Jr
R. Wilson Higginbotham
Joe M Higginbotham, III
Rufus T. Higginbotham
David Beene
Paul Richardson
Joe T. Kennedy
Jay Koonce
Robert Allen
Boswell Porter
Comanche Garden Club
Poll Tax Paid In County Sets 1966 Voting Basis
Comanche County reports 2126 residents have paid poll tax, up from 1601 last year and below the 2989 in 1964 On Election year. Five elections in 1966 include April 2 School Election, April 5 City Election, and May June primaries with runoffs. Federal-only voting allowed for those who did not pay poll tax in 1966 at the November General Election.
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Comanche
John D. Beaty
Comanche County
Three File For Re Election In City Council Race
All three City Councilmen whose term expires this April filed for re election this week. Those whose terms were to expire are Roy Turner Coman che County Electric employee Jack Parker Auto Parts sales man and H O Kelley who operates a generator shop here. The City election is to be held on April 5. No candidates have filed for the school trustee election for the Comanche Independent School District.
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Roy Turner
Comanche County Electric
Jack Parker
H. O. Kelley
Comanche Independent School District
Mrs. Haynes Seeks County Clerk Post in Democratic Primary
Mrs. Mattie Coan Haynes of the Amity area filed for County Clerk, subject to the May 7 Democratic primary. A longtime farmer since her husband’s 1964 death, she has taught in several Texas districts and previously ran for Tax Assessor-Collector. She is mother to three daughters, Patsy Hicks, Martha Wipfi, and Mary Wilson.
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Mattie Coan Haynes
Amity
Shrum
Rt. 5
Comanche
Haynes
S. N. Haynes
Custer
Tom J. Doans
de Leon High School
John Tarleton College
Sul Ross State College
Texas Tech
Sidney
Sipe Springs
Comanche County
Grand View
Gorman
Cooper
Lubbock
Amiity
Hawn
Ronid
Patsy) Hicks
Ann Lane Homemaker Scholarship Named at Texas FHA Convention
A new Ann Lane Homemaker Scholarship of 150 dollars is offered by Texas Rural Electric Cooperatives in honor of Mrs. Ann Lane of Gustine Comanche County. Applicants must plan to major in home economics for home and family living and be Future Homemakers of America members with one entry per chapter.
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FHA
Ann Lane
Rural Electric Systems of Texas
Gustine
Young Farmers of Texas
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
R. L. Elliott
Dalhart
Rural Electric Systems of
Texas
CHS Career Conference SFT Here for Friday
Ben Barnes speaker of the House will keynote the CHS Career Day Conference on February 4 with the theme Americas Future Youths Responsibility. Twenty seven sections cover three periods with many local and regional professionals listed as presenters. Comanche leads with 150 students. other schools include Sidney Gustine Rising Star Zephyr.
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Ben Barnes
House of Representatives
Travis Phifer
F. Currin
Nokia Dunn
Brownwood
U. S. Navy
Ted Durham
Comanche
Agnes King
Jean Kick
Howell Cobb
Jim Dudley
Truman Roberts
Hamilton
Ed Devery
Nat Tracy
Howard Payne
Troy Sampley
Dyess Afb
U. S. Air Force
Frank Etheredge
Waco
J. W. Pemberton
Stephenville
Parks and Wildlife
Martha Graves
Cisco Junior College
Glen Whitis
Army
Navy
Air Force
Rising Star
Sidney
Gustine
Zephyr
$125 000 Marked for Proctor Lake
Congressman Omar Burleson reports that the Army Corps of Engineers requests $125 000 for operation and maintenance of Proctor Reservoir for Fiscal Year 1967, a 15000 increase from the prior year. Congressional action typically follows the Corps formal request.
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Washington, D. C
Proctor Reservoir
Army Corps of Engineers
Omar Burleson
Ground Hog Sees Shadow Fails to Forecast Weather
Old Mr Ground Hog emerged on Ground Day February 2 and returned to sleep. The legend says his shadow predicts six more weeks of bad weather for Comanche.
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Comanche
Proctor Lake Grazing Land Leased in Texas
The Fort Worth District U S Army Corps of Engineers offers 139.83 acres of grazing land in the Proctor Reservoir Project, Comanche County Texas, for lease. Bids open February 13, 1966, for a three year ten months fifteen day term from February 14 1966 to December 31 1969. A map is available at the Proctor Project Office near the dam site.
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Fort Worth
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Proctor Reservoir
Comanche County
Texas
Jack W. Fickessen
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Proctor Project Office
Proctor Reservoir Dam
Lee Presswood Named New Junior High Principal in Comanche
Lee A. Presswood, Odessa Public Schools teacher for five years, will become Comanche Junior High principal effective February 6. He holds a Bachelors from Hardin-Simmons and a Masters from Sul Ross State College in 1965. A 30 year old family man, he and his wife plan to move to Comanche and are active Baptists and Sunday School teachers.
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Lee A. Presswood
Odessa
Comanche Public Schools
Hardin- Simmons University
Abilene
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Presswood
Comanche
Baptist Church
Jr High Maidens Reach Finals in Stephenville Tournament
Leta Andrews coached the Jr High Maidens to the final against Stephenville after an easy 42-15 win by Comanche over Stephenville B. Judy Gleaton scored 27 points while Sarah Fletcher and Susan Hicks added 7 each. Austing Junior High of Mineral Wells eliminated the Junior High Paps 34-31 in semis.
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Leta Andrews
Stephenville
Comanche
Judy Gleaton
Sarah Fletcher
Susan Hicks
Junior High Paps
Austing Junior High
Mineral Wells
Indians Stretch District Lead in 7-AA Basketball
Comanche boys beat Hamilton to stretch their 7-AA lead to 5-0 and move to an 8 game win streak with a 13-8 season. The Comanche girls rose to second in the district with a win over Hamilton, while both Comanche teams host Brady in a non district check. Friday’s test is Comanche at Granbury with title implications.
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Orland Aldridge
Comanche Indians
Hamilton Bulldogs
Comanche
Granbury
Leta Andrews
Hamilton
Brady Boys
CISCO
Dublin
Weir Granbury
Brady
Boy and Most All Around Girl Receive Eat Mention
Fragmentary OCR shows names and phrases like Boy and Most All Around Girl with unclear context. Readable terms include rece eat fo eM a Mh thaoie hannre Pareni. Unable to confirm full facts or identities from the snippet.
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Joe
Dr. Mitchel
Lions
Igginsotham's
Italy
Billy Irick
Euell Arthur
Bill Clemons
Golda Foreman
Beauty College
Bobby Walker
U.S. Army
Thomas Tope, Sr
Richard Burnett
Don Angelo
Gaston Boykin
FBI
Gayle Pirkle
W. B. Ard
Business Administration
E. E. Anthony
J. C. Terrell
James Slider
Wm. T. Calhoun
W. A. Cunningham
Pierce Burns
Henry Huffman
Louise McKenzie
Social Service
L. D. Cox
del Sears
Nixon-Clay Business College
Business College
Henry Hardt
TCU
Science
George Sowden
Charles Kelly
Ben Fewell
Proctor Lake
Lee Presswood
Jr. High
William T. Calhoun
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