Ranger Texas Town’s Notable Cast of Characters and Feats
A nostalgic portrait of Ranger Texas highlighting its famed residents including Rural Murry the dirt-track motorcyclist and barbecue expert, Buster Mills OU grid star and improbable sports feat, a Marine wounded in Nicaragua, a fireworks craftsman, and a daring World War era aerial salute to approaching Navy planes.
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Ranger
Murry
Sandino
Baseball
Globe
United States
Egg Grading School to Update Producers and Retailers
Fee Grading School scheduled for February 12 at Golden Oaks Hatchery De Leon runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Officials from the State Department of Agriculture will discuss the new egg law with retailers and producers. Practice candling and a Q and A on the law are planned. February 4-H meetings feature Leon Sledge presenting electrical programs to clubs across Comanche County.
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Golden Oaks
de Leon
State Department of Agriculture
M. G. Tayor
Manley Sikes
Wur
Ema
Leon Sledge
Comanche County Electrical Cooperative
Mr. Sledge
Comanche Graduate Dora Ann Jones Returns as Senior
Miss Dora Ann Jones of Comanche has returned to North to continue her senior year. A graduate of Texas State College in Denton and Comanche High School, she studied two years at Tarleton State College before transferring to NTSC.
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Dora Ann Jones
J. L. Jones
Comanche
North
Texas State College
Denton
Uate
Miss Jones
Tarleton
Public Safety Dept Opens House in Waco Region 6
Major W J Filiott Region 6 Commander invites Comanche Countians to a February 16 open house at the Region 6 Headquarters 9914 Franklin Waco from 2 to 6 p m. The display covers highway patrol drivers license crime detection laboratory and related department functions for all ages.
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Department of Public Safety
Region 6
Franklin
Waco
W. J. Filiott
Comanche
Elliott
Joker in Detroit and a double wedding tale
A satirical retelling mocks a Detroit man named William T Williams declared insane after marrying two women in one afternoon last July and sued for non support. The piece then shifts to promote Gonzales Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation, urging readers to buy a share of hope for paralyzed individuals with no fixed donation amount.
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Detroit
William ‘T. Williams
Wiliams
Shirley
Ruby
Bill
Williams
Gonzales Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation
Monkeys in India Hard to Motivate and Misdirect
A reader recalls an old scrapbook tale about Indian sacred monkeys. The article notes monkeys grabbing fruit and hot potatoes, defying restraint, and causing mischief while authorities view monkey taming as taboo.
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India
Visiting Kin Spotted in Comanche Gathering
Mrs Anna Blasbalg of Kansas City Missouri visits Comanche with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Dave Finklestine for a family gathering.
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Anna Blasbalg
Kansas City, MO
Comanche
Dave Finklestine
Miss La Rae Swindle at Baylor for Weekend Visit
Miss La Rae Swindle spent the week end at Baylor University in Waco as a guest of Miss Lou Ellen Durham.
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Baylor
Glen Ellis Returns to University of Texas
Glen Ellis has returned to the University of Texas in Austin after visiting at home with his parents Mr and Mrs C Ellis. He is a senior at UT and serves as a student assistant in physics.
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Glen Ellis
University of Texas, Austin
C Ellis
Glen
University
Homer Stephen Visit in Corpus Christi
Mr and Mrs Fred T Clark Mrs T R Damron and Mrs Jake Simpson visited their children in Corpus Christi last weekend.
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Fred T. Clark
T. R. Damron
Jake Simpson
Corpus Christi
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S .Oew
Ss Perre
Joe H. Tupin
Roy
Downing
Rev McNutt
Ned Stewart
Frick
Spalding Farm
Aubrey Johnson
O. F. Hall
Texas
Toyee
Ple
Buster Mills
University of Oklahoma
San Francisco
Oklahoma U
Mills
Frank Merriwell
Sooners
Oklahoma
Vleman
Insurance Agency
IRS
Nellie Mae Clark
Comanche, Texas
S. Austin
Farm News
Ancus Dickson Jr
Comanche County
Ladora
Beauty Shop
ECS A
Perils
Burton & Goodson
West Central Avenue
Tiny Burton
Herb Goodson
Public Safety Dept
FACT
Walter H. Richter
Homerallows
Reddy
Valentine
Min of Keats
EL the
Texas Power & Light Company
Homer Stephen
ED Sullivan
KRLD
Clemons
Mercury
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