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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1970
Page
2
The Comanche Chief date line announces weekly publication with editors J C Wilkerson and William B Wilkerson and Mrs James Wilkerson. Subscription rates list 4.00 annually in Comanche County and nearby rural routes, 5.00 outside local area. six month terms vary by region and a minimum 3.00 is accepted.
College notes include Royce Lubke with Dean’s Honor Roll for fall 1969 and his distinguished student card. Travis Joe Phifer from Comanche named in Who’s Who Among Students. Weekend visits feature Baylor Texas Wesleyan UT Austin and NTSU students. TWC Rams beat St Mary’s. Williams to join infield.
About 49 000 mallard ducks settle on Lake Proctor near Comanche after the migratory waterfowl season ends. Billy Works, game management officer for Texas Parks and Wildlife, says the 14 010 acre lake attracts the birds with abundant field peanuts. The ducks simply walk to the bank for food, he notes.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Perkins marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary with family and friends at the Comanche Garden Center on February 15. A long table displayed a gold themed setup with flowers and a three tiered cake as out of town relatives joined local guests for the luncheon at Golden Arrow Cafeteria.
The J B Layne Elementary Honor Roll list for the fourth six weeks is released by Principal C E Irby. Names include third grade students under teachers Clendenen Beene Schuman and Oliver, fourth grade under Durham Fanning Owens, and fifth grade under Irby and Schuman with Sabrina Boyd Stephen Hazelrigg Linda Mazu rik Kelly Calhoun and others.
Gamma Zeta Chapter met February 21 at 2:30 p.m. in the Idthwaite Youth Center with Goldthwaite members as hostess. Miss Velma Stidham presided and, with Opal Clayton and Marie Maughan, presented a skit Dollars for Scholars.
Mr and Mrs William Bennett Sr will mark seven decades of marriage with an open house at the Iraan Community Center on Sunday March 1 from 4 to 5 pm. They wed in Germany on February 28 1930 and have raised ten children with many relatives expected to attend including numerous Bennett relatives from Texas and California.
Seven 4-H club members from Comanche County took part in the calf scramble at the San Antonio Rodeo on February 13 and 14. Cliff Conway Wayne Byrd Johnny Newhouse Steven Phifer and Landon John Jim Vites participated with several calves caught. Certificates will be issued to use toward livestock purchases for the projects.
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