Gustine Juniors Present Class Play Friday Night
Gustine High School junior troupe presents Aunt Bessie Beats the Band Friday February 17 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. The play features Mary Miller as Alice Morley and Betsy Blotter as Betsy Blotter with a cast including Janice Kee Janie Patton Gayle Harris Judy Gray Mack Morgan and others in a matrimonial comedy.
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Gustine
Gustine High School
Bessie
Alice Morley
Mary Miller
Bessie Bonner
Janie Patton
Betsy Blotter
Janice Kee
Simon Trotter
Gayle Harris
May Ketchum
Judy Gray
Hezekiah Hawkeye
Mack Morgan
Paul Vernon
David Williams
Frederick Frost
Jimmy Northcutt
Game Night at Soda Friday at Sota Springs Center
Friday February 24 invites everyone to bring dominoes and games to the Sota Springs Community Center for an evening of fun and fellowship. A Heart Fund collection will support a worthy cause.
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Sota Springs Community Center
Heart Fund
Soda Springs
Mr and Mrs W M Hill Honored On 49th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W M Hill were honored with a joint birthday and wedding anniversary dinner on Sunday February 5 at their son Perry D Hills home in Comanche to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary and Mrs Hill s 66th birthday. Attendees included numerous relatives from Comanche and surrounding towns.
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W. M. Hill
Hill
Perry D. Hill
N. Victor St
Comanche
Perry Dean Hill
Judy
Jean
Shirley
Kay
Janice
Ola Mae Henry
Johnny Clay
Mansel Clay
Travis Clay
Patricia Clay
Billy Henry
Rt. 1
Sidney
Noel Glick
Conroe
F. P. Blanton
Donna
Houston
W. R. Blanton
Billy
Orange
Jack Hill
Linda
Diane
Lewis Hill
Jimmy
Jody
Fort Worth
William L. Hill
Gary
Nancy
Hurst
Dorothy Williams
Virginia
Delores Jo
Paula
Mike
Archie
Charles R. Blanton
Sam ‘Gillam
Debra Lynn
Bobby Claark
Bobby Carole
Proctor
T. L. Morris
Freddie
Darlene
de Leon
Subscriptions To Magazines By Band Now Being Processed
Comanche Band students will soon receive magazines as subscriptions have been processed by Educational Reading Service. Band Director Jack King notes copies are being mailed from publishers. Band members and parents can help enroll new subscriptions to raise funds for the band.
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Jack King
Educational Reading Service
Comp
Proctor Community Honors Local Youths At Banquet
Pete Cox won first in singing at Hasse Talent Show. Margaret McDonald was elected Miss Rural Telephone of Comanche County for 1960-61. Billy Beaty won first on a Jersey Heifer and third on a Black Angus calf at the Dublin Free Fair. James Rackley earned the State Farmers Degree. Jerry Don Strube won top Swine honors two years running at the Comanche Junior Livestock Show. Billy Ray Evans received a Tarleton State College scholarship for dairy cattle judging. Karl Barry, local rancher and Livestock Association president, promoted the effort. Bill Evans named Outstanding Young Farmer for Comanche County at the Jaycee Banquet in Comanche on Feb 13. String band provided music. Quilting Club hosted 29 cakes and drinks after.
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Pete Cox
Margaret McDonald
Comanche County
Billy Beaty
Dublin
Comanche
Billy Ray Evans
Tarleton State College
Comanche Ffa
Karl Barry
Comanche County Livestock Association
Bill Evans
Proctor Community Club
Bill Strube
de Leon
Gustine
Hasse
Sidney
Highand
Stephenville
Ladies of the Quilting Club
Old Pros dominate with four straight wins and team highs
The Old Pros swept Jokers in four games setting a team high 942 for a single game and 2546 for a three game series. Red Durham led with 564, Tom Cox 563, and James Wilkerson 552 while others with 500 plus included Butch Loudermilk 510, Bobby Seale 508 and Harold Perkins 500. Nine teams and players posted notable figures across the league.
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Jokers
Red Durham
Tom Cox
James Wilkerson
Butch Loudermlk
Bobby Seale
Harold Perkins
Klodhoppers
Toppers
James Slider
Eugene Perkins
Duane Prater
Frank Hall
Ernie Ebell
Larry Fuller
Service
Ruby Dickson
Mickey Cravens
Scott's Electric
Oak Lawn Funeral Home
Scotts
Norris Insurance
Gulf
Scott’s
Norris Ins
Vaklawn
Scott's
Judy Brannan
Sue Car
Tappan Tag Em and Sell Em Sale Opens at Service Drug
Dealer C L Huett owner of Service Drug announces the Tappan Tag em and Sell em Sale for 1961 models with up to 60 dollar reductions. Relying on a factory memo he says ranges are sealed new in factory cartons and invites customers to visit and save while stocks last.
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C. L. Huett
Service Drug
Huett
Carter Housewarming Slated for Saturday
Lula and Charles Carter invite the community to a housewarming rescheduled for Saturday February 18 at seven o'clock. All are welcome to attend.
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Carter
Lula
Charles Carter
Patsy Hickey Appointed Manager of Local Phone Co
Patsy Hickey becomes cashier and new manager of the local telephone company office. She brings ten years at General Telephone of the Southwest from Comanche exchange and joined as a student operator in March 1951. She will handle service applications, payments, inquiries, service orders, and office records.
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Patsy Hickey
General Telephone of the
Southwest
Comanche Exchange
Hickey
Comanche High School
The
General Company
Mrs. Robertson Taken By Death
Mrs. Mary Louisa Robertson 81 of Comanche widow of W A Robertson died February 15 at the local hospital. Funeral at Comanche Church of Christ Friday at 2:00 pm with Tilden McFerrin and Clarence Bryant officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving: two sons Oscar D Robertson Mesquite and A E Buster Robertson Comanche. three daughters Ethel Kemp Dallas Hollis Dewitt Comanche and Eugene Cook Comanche. 13 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren three sisters and three brothers.
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Mary Louisa Robertson
Comanche
W. A. Robertson
Robertson
Comanche Church of Christ
Tilden McFerrin
Clarence Bryant
Sidney Church of Christ
Oakwood Cemetery
Comanche Funeral Home
Church of Christ
New Mexico
William Daniel
Mullin
Loraine Griffith
Goldthwaite
Mansel M. Johnston
Breckenridge
George J. Johnston
Portales
Jim B. Johnston
Chickasha
Okla
Comancheans Attend State Band Meeting in Dallas
Comanche band director Jack King and a group including Mr. and Mrs. Goodson Mrs Rauhut Gail Anthony Janice Isham Max Harelik Sharon Durham Carolyn Goodson and Stanley Rauhut joined the Texas Music Educators Conference in Dallas February 9 10 and 11 They spent Friday night in Dallas attending clinics and watching rehearsals of the All State Band Orchestra and Choir The Saturday evening Dallas Memorial Coliseum concert drew about 6000 attendees Also listed are Johnny Huett Joe Frank Cuthbertson Austin Anderson Grady Earl Hall and Clifton Mercer in Dallas for the event A joke about a Georgia man paid to tear down a chimney closes the clipping.
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Jack King
Herbert Goodson
Eugene Rauhut
Gail Anthony
Janice Isham
Max Harelik
Sharon Durham
Carolyn Goodson
Stanley Rauhut
Dallas
Dallas Memorial Coliseum
Comanche
Johnny Huett
Joe Frank Cuthbertson
Austin Anderson
Grady Earl Hall
Clifton Mercer
Sidney Juniors Present Toby Helps Out Friday Night
The Sidney Junior Class stages Toby Helps Out at the Sidney School Auditorium Friday night February 17 at 7 30. Admission is 25 and 50 cents with intermission entertainment. Cast includes H R Helm Jane Shirle Bauer Molly LaRea Seale Dave and others. A play within a play, it follows Toby who must play the old mother in a pretend melodrama for a contest.
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Sidney
Toby
Sidney School
Anne Coulter Martens
Johnney
H. R. Helm
Jane
Shirle Bauer
Molly
LaRea Seale
Dave
Jerry Wright
Betty Lou
Carold Steele
Dolan Tabor
Comanche 4-H Sewing Group Meets At Home
The Comanche 4-H Sewing Group met at Mrs. Autry Merrell’s home on Saturday February 11 under her guidance to complete the four steps to become a 4-H Sewing Machinist. Members passing the tests were Jane Ann Robertson Autie Mae Merrell and Lu Ann Chancellor.
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Autry Merrell
Jane Ann Robertson
Autie Mae Merrell
Lu Ann Chancellor
Renewal Mission At St. Matthews Episcopal Church
St Matthews Episcopal Church launches a Lenten Parish Renewal Mission from Shrove Tuesday February 14 with a ham and pancake supper. Led by Rev Truman Bennett and a Dallas diocese team including Rev George Clarence and others, the mission continues each Wednesday through Holy Week focusing on church objectives and lay action.
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St. Matthews’ Episcopal Church
St. Matthew's Church
Truman Bennett
Bishop of
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