Comanche Stores Promote January Savings Sale
Readers are urged to visit Comanche stores for The Che Chief January sales event. Local merchants advertise white sale discounts on towels dresses suits sweaters and shoes with additional marks on coats and fabrics. The note also mentions a Texas Heart Association meeting and plans for February events in San Antonio.
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INEY
Bnd Heart Ass
Euel Arthur
Texas Heart
State of Heart Association
Ofis
San Andere
Comanche Musicians Earn Regional Band Spots
Five Comanche High School musicians earned spots in the All Regional Band after a Region Band Clinic at McMurry College Abilene on January 5. Grady Hall 2nd chair bass Cathy Fanning 9th chair flute Gail Gleaton 3rd chair bass clarinet Lyn Brown 3rd chair bassoon and Jane Caraway 24th chair clarinet qualified for area tryouts.
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McMurry College
Abilene
Stephenville
San Angelo
Maso
Io Syner
Comanche
Jack King
Grady Hall
Cathy Fanning
Gail Gleaton
Judy Morris
Texas Music Educators
Houston
Grady
Jaycees To Name Top County Farmer Banquet
The Comanche Junior Chamber of Commerce will host its annual young farmers award banquet Monday night January 21 at 7 30 p m in the Comanche Junior High School cafeteria. The county outstanding young farmer will be named and advance to state honors at Stephenville February 16. Bob Etheredge WBAP farm director will be guest speaker. Only 245 tickets available due to seating limits.
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Comanche Junior Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Stephenville
Bill Evans
Elton McDonald
Bill Lane
Clinton Geye
Jaycee
Young Farmers Association
Bob Etheredge
WBAP
Comanche County
Fort Worth
Daymond Power
Daymond
Boz
Arch Or
Change Taken In Burglary Of Sidney School
An unknown amount of small change from the Sidney School office and vending machines was stolen Friday night. Burglars entered the main building, the lunchroom, and the agriculture building. no other damage occurred. Sheriff Belve Bean and Deputy Leon Sledge are investigating.
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Sidney
Ray Pruitt
Comanche
Belve Bean
Leon Sledge
Tickets on sale for first come first served Jaycee event
Tickets priced at $1.50 are now on sale and available from any Jaycee on a first come, first served basis for the upcoming event.
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Hathcock’s
Sage Sohn M
Happy
Fifth Annual Comanche County Junior Livestock Show Ahead
The two day event runs Friday and Saturday January 18 and 19 with a livestock auction at McDougal's Auction Barn at 7 p.m. 130 market animals compete in steer lamb and swine divisions while 224 entries enter show classes. Judges include George Reese and Jimmy Davis with FFA and 4 H clubs providing judging contest entries.
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Comanche County
Percy Parsons Livestock Association
McDougal
Ernest McDougal
E. J
Lonnie
Donnie McDougal
Herbert Goodson
Association
George Reese
Mills County
Goldthwaite
Jimmy Davis
Texas A&m College
Young Farmer Chapter
Robert Willis
Comanche
de Leon
Gustine
Newburg
Proctor
Soda Springs
Sidney
FFA
The
Livestock Association
Wreck Claims Life Of Joe Center 19 Gustine
Joe Center a 1961 Gustine High School graduate died from injuries after a one car crash near Gatesville. He was 19 and had lived in Gatesville six months. Funeral services were held January 10 at the First Baptist Church in Gustine with multiple ministers officiating.
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Joseph Berg
J. D. Center
Gustine
Gatesville
First Baptist Church
F. D. Stover
Fox
Oklahoma
Roy Hill
Meridian
Marty Cox
S. J. Isham
Johnny Kimmel
John Banner
Gaylord Carson
Phil Swann
Hicks Wiggins
Robert Frazier
Jackie Patton
Mike Carter
Young Center
Gustine High School
Marshall Center
Joe
Mr. Center
Comanche County
County Banks Reach All Time High Deposits in Comanche County
Comanche County banks report a record total deposits of 12,934,583 on December 28, 1962, with each bank showing gains since September 28, 1962 and December 30, 1961. Major contributors include Comanche National Bank and F. and M. National Bank of De Leon posting notable balances.
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Comanche County
Comanche National Bank
State National Bank
Comanche
First State Bank of
Gustine
F. & M. National Bank of de Leon
Blanket State Bank
F. & M. National Bank of de
8-AA Girls and Boys Lead As Hamilton_UNDEFEATED
Comanche was idle as Granbury defeated Hamilton while Hamilton Bulldogs kept their perfect 8-AA conference record with a 46 43 win over Granbury. Dublin beat De Leon and De Leon girls beat Dublin. Comanche hosts Dublin Friday and Cisco visits for next week’s games.
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Comanche Indians
Hamilton Bulldogs
Granbury Pirates
Stephenville Honey Bees
Comanche
Granbury Girls
Hamilton
Pirates
Dublin
de Leon
de Leon Fems
Cisco
Stephenville Girls
Stephenville
Granbury
Cisco de Leon
Cisco Comanche
Hamilton de Leon
Gunshot Fatal To J C Lester In Comanche
Jimmie Clanton Lester died from an accidental gunshot in a field near his home Wednesday morning. Final rites were held January 10 at East Side Baptist Church Comanche with Rev Bruce Thomas and S J Isham in charge. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Born March 19 1906 in Erath County he married Flossie Colney March 20 1926. Also notes appointment of George R Willis to Comanche Independent School District board to fill Henry Huffman’s term.
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Jimmie Clanton Lester
East Side Baptist Church
Comanche
Bruce Thomas
S. J. Isham
Oakwood Cemetery
Joe Miller
Joe Middleton
C. J. Hamrick
Jay Elrod
Inter Creek
Wilie Tupin
Lester
Mr. Lester
Erath County
William H. Lester
Flossie Colney
Comanche County
Baptist Church
George R. Willis
Blanket State Bank
Comanche Independent School District Board of Trustees
Henry Huffman
Huffman
Willis
Open House Set Sunday at New Comanche Junior High
The Comanche School Board invites the public to tour the newly completed Junior High School this Sunday January 13 from 2 to 5 PM with a rain date if mud prevents. PTA refreshments will be served in the lunch room. The building houses ten all purpose classrooms, a large library, a cafetorium, a 250 seat meals area, 400 seat assemblies, and separate dressing rooms.
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Comanche School Board
E. A. Kerby
PTA
State National Bank Reports Record Year in 1962
State National Bank of Comanche reports a record year with deposits at 3.68 million, loans 828 thousand, capital 50 thousand and surplus 100 thousand. Total assets reach 4.00 million as of December 28. Directors re elected include Boyd Anthony Elmon Kerby Jr L C Dur Tom Burton and Ellen Norris. President Boyd Anthony notes bright prospects for 1963.
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Pmal
Bill Lane
The
Newbury Unity
McDonald
Daymond Power
Lane
Organ
Will .Aasiat
State Young Homemakers
YOUNG
State National Bank
Comanche
Boyd Anthony
Elmon Kerby, Jr
L. Cc. Dur
Tom Burton
Ellen Norris
Joe Boyd Anthony
Mon Kerby, Jr
Anthony
Comanche County
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Ghanche
U.S. Weather Bureau
Harelik
Ridge
Comanfood
Asher
New Comanche County
Derrol F. Caraway
D. M. Brightman
Caraway
North Page
Democratic Executive Committee
Mary Pogue
Nancy
TCU
Jane
Eddie McDougal
Jaycees
Sidney School
Joe Center
Granbury & Stephenville Girls
Indians
J.C. Lester
Glen Morgan
L. O. Newton
Devin Froh
Gary Williams
M. E. Moore
Wendell Battle
Vera King
Golden Reese
Ewell Froh
Beulah Stark
Sandra Hobby
Marvin Bede
Add Davis
Bula Stes
Ina’ Gresse’ Fayett
Rush
Flora Power
Edna Grayson
Artis Rachels
Snall
P.E
Wilson, Paterson, Sowden, Dunlap and Epperly
B-W Construction Company
Bryson
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