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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Page
2
Public notices list candidate names for statewide and county races in the Democratic primaries. Signatures required on ads. ads reflecting on individuals will be refused. Names include Tom Holmes Lynn Wanbers Byron L McClellan Bob Salter Thomas K Foreman Irvin Dunn Harvey Cox Homer Miller Joe Waring.
The Comanche Chief highlights residents Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Lee and Mrs. Rex Kitchens retiring from a Florida trip via Jen sen Beach and Homosassa. PAR Calendar lists events from Jan 15 to 25 including dances, bingo, golf, and a Jan 25 membership meeting amid bridge luncheon updates and golf results for early 1960s Comanche community readers.
The Comanche Jaycees won state and regional honors, led community efforts including Little League baseball, Special Education Olympics, and county fair activities. They supported library relocation, a United Fund drive, and the Dillin’s Children’s Home party. Steve Stephens made a hole in one at a Port land event witnessed by Denver Doggett and Robert Willis.
The Comanche Jaycees invite all young men aged 21 to 25 to join their active civic group. They run programs such as Speak Up Spark Plug Spoke and Leadership in Action and meet the first and third Thursdays at 7 30 p m at the clubhouse by the Little League park.
Essie Parsons Sheppard 84, a native of Comanche County, died Tuesday in an Odessa nursing home. Services were held January 6 at Elliott's Funeral Home Abilene with Hamby Cemetery burial. She is survived by son Jack Sheppard, three grandchildren, and two sisters.
Pamela Lane and Craig Jones announce their upcoming marriage on January 14 at First Baptist Church Gustine. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. S. J. Isham at 7 pm before immediate family. The couple plans to reside at 195 Austin, Apartment 204, Comanche.
James Leslie Franklin 79 of Sidney died in Brownwood hospital from injuries in a two vehicle crash near May. The Ford pickup driven by Franklin collided with a May driver Thomas Gregory’s vehicle. Gregory’s was reportedly stopped. Services held January 12 at First Baptist May with burial in Pendergrass Cemetery. He was WWI veteran and survived by wife Audrey Mae Rice, two sons, three daughters, two brothers, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Postmaster Jim Carpenter announced a tax booklet to help fill out Federal tax returns will be sold at the Comanche Post Office. He said the postal system is supplying the booklet in 15 000 facilities nationwide to provide convenient access to the public.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple business names including Areliks Dept Store Choice Baking Co Dairy King Dairy Q Texas Burger Drs Slider Lane Dubs TV Service Dudley Bros as entries in a neighborhood directory. No additional context or details provided.
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