Garden Club To Meet Thursday in Comanche
The Comanche Garden Club will meet Thursday February 18 at 2 30 p m at the Garden Center. After the business session Mrs G H Gleaton will give tips for the month and Mrs J N Isham will discuss annuals and perennials. Arrangements will be shown by Mrs Herbert Williams Mrs J H Arthur and Mrs Robert Laton. Hostesses will be Mesdames George Goosby Grady James and John Reese.
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Comanche Garden Club
Garden Center
G. H. Gleaton
J. N Isham
Herbert Williams
J. H .Arthur
Robert Laton
Mmes
George Goosby
Grady James
John Reese
Earl Palmer Speaks to De Leon Auxiliary on Service
Earl Palmer from Austin spoke to the De Leon Ladies Hospital Auxiliary on February 2 in De Leon. He is with the American Heart Association Texas Affiliate and addressed community service. About 25 attended. Lee Puckett regional director from Waco and Mrs. Martin Eads were present. Mrs. W. T. Barnes is Heart Chairman in De Leon.
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Earl Palmer
Austin
de Leon
Ladies Hospital
Palmer
American Heart, Texas
Lee Puckett
Waco
Martin Eads
E. Arthur
W. T. Barnes
Heart
TOPS Hold Awards Meeting in Comanche County
The TOPS group in Comanche held a Feb 8 meeting at the Electric Co-Op Building with 20 members. Myra Nell Gore awarded Division 1 first to Kaye Isham, Division 3 first Bernice Bradshaw and second Ruby Spencer, Division 4 first Ruth Page and second Faye Evans, Division 5 first Imogene Gleaton, and Winnie Mae Johnson named Queen of the Week as 24 total net pounds were lost.
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Comanche Tops
Comanche County
Myra Nell Gore
Kaye Isham
Bernice Bradshaw
Ruby Spencer
Ruth Page
Faye Evans
Imogene Gleaton
Winnie Mae Johnson
Comanche Jaycees Thank The Chief For Jaycee Week Support
Bo Elrod president of the Comanche Jaycees thanks Bill and The Chief staff for extensive coverage and publicity during Jaycee Week. He says boosters support makes the group effective and valuable to the community.
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Bill
Comanche Jaycees
Bo Elrod
Mrs Floyd Prather Elected Director of Texas Hereford Auxiliary
Mrs Floyd W Prather was elected director of the Texas Hereford Auxiliary at its Fort Worth meeting on February 1. 355 Hereford breeders attended as officers for 1971 were announced and Floyd W Prather re elected as a Texas Hereford Association vice president. Jim Conkwright of Hereford became president succeeding James F Grote.
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Floyd Prather
Texas Hereford
Floyd W. Prather
Texas Hereford Auxiliary
Fort Worth
Hereford
Sheraton- Fort Worth
Walter S. Britten
Bryan
Weldon Davis
Coleman
Jack Morris
Wichita Falls
Howard Swanson
Breckenridge
The
Association
Crystal Ballroom
Sheraton - Fort Worth
Jim Conkwright
James F. Grote
Liasno
Gail P. Dudley
L. FE
Sonny) Nance
Haslet
Robert K. Field
Bronco
Joe T. Lane
Alpine
John M. Yarling
Schuleunburg
DAR Bridge Cub Meeting Draws 99 Attendees
Ninety nine members and guests gathered February 4 for a chicken pie luncheon and five bridge games with Valentine themed party undertakings. Prizes went to Mrs. Charlie Foust and Mrs. Lee White of Dublin for high score and Mrs. Charles Lane Dudley of Comanche for Bingo.
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Dar Bridge
W. M. Durham
Charlie Foust
Lee White
Dublin
Charles Lane Dudley
Comanche
Gorman
Mesdames Charles Duran
W. M. Chandler
Marvin Blair
Eugene Baker
Ethel Harrell
John
College Night Slated at CHS February 23rd
Comanche High School hosts College Night on February 23 at 7 15 p m in the high school auditorium. A short program precedes three thirty minute sessions where students and parents meet representatives from colleges universities tech schools and military branches. Attendees include students from Blanket Sidney Gustine Priddy Gorman Dublin Rising Star and De Leon along with many named institutions and local hosts.
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Comanche High School
Pith
Army
Navy
Airforce
Marines
Blanket
Sidney
Gustine Priddy
Gorman
Dublin
Rising Star
de Leon
Brownwood
Stenographic Institute of Texas
Outdoor Sports and Vacation Carnival in Abilene
Abilene hosts the first Outdoor Sports and Vacation Carnival March 4 to 6 at Taylor County Coliseum. Exhibits will include boats motors rods and reels lures motor homes and trailers with Torrid Texan racing boat on display. Local fans expect a highly interesting event.
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Abilene
Taylor County Coliseum
Comanche Native Aids Apollo 14 Astronauts
Felton D Brooks of Comanche works at the Manned Spacecraft Center Houston as ground support equipment manager in the Apollo Spacecraft Program office. He helped plan develop and deliver electrical and automatic checkout gear for the Apollo 14 spacecraft to Kennedy Space Center. Brooks a 1953 CHS graduate earned BS/AS qualifications before UT Austin.
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Felton D. Brooks
Comanche
Brooks
D. R. Brooks
W. Grand
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Civilian Corp
Apollo Spacecraft Program Office
Kennedy Space Center
CHS
Tarleton
University of Texas
Lee
Nancy Anglin
Pasadena
Emergency substitutes noted in outdoor life column
The item recalls improvised gear such as a frying pan and a hub cap used in emergencies. Ruth Sloan, recently treated for a broken hip, has been discharged from De Leon hospital and moved to Shady Elim Nursing Home in Comanche.
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Lome
Ruth Sloan
de Leon
Shady Elim Nursing Home
Comansche
Also Mentioned on This Page
Garden Club
Your Heart Association
Heart Fund
Preston
Hughes Fruit Stand
Brownwood Hiway Bear Oil Co
Ft. Worth Hwy
TOPS
L. C. Durham
Dalton Perkins
John Barton
A. Kerby
Oscar Hill
Charles Dudley
Mershall
Cobb
Ned’ D'S
Enco Station
Monthru Sat
Folger’s
Maryland
Maxwell House
Clorox
Duncan Hin
Betty Crocker MIX
Tampax
Frozan
Can
Len Bonick
Ben Xfranklin
Jerry Ferguson
Jodie of
Felton Brooks
Margaret Kaye Mankin
C. L. McRae, Jr
Dale Scott
Western Hills Nursing Home
N. Bryan St
J. A. Rogers
Stag Creek Club
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