Comanche Girls Set Records At Early Tourney
Comanche high school girls basketball set multiple tourney records at the Fifth Annual Early High School Invitation Tournament. Mary Jean Andress scored 48 in a 90 24 opening win over Melvin, while Jane Bradley added 30 in that game and later nine straight free throws. Comanche lost the final 43 42 to Early, missing the title by one point as the ball rimmed out in the last seconds. The team also totaled 182 points across three games and earned three All Tourney selections.
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Comanche
Melvin
Mozelle
Mary Jean Andress
Jane Bradley
Stephenville
Blanket
Mary Jean
Maxine Henry
Jane
Smith
Henry
Andress
Comanche Girl Admitted to Scottish Rite Hospital
Margie Grumbles a thirteen year old from Comanche, daughter of Mrs Eula Hower ton, entered the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Dallas on January 6. The hospital founded 27 years ago by Texas Masons has treated over 15,000 inpatients and 68,000 outpatients, funded by public contributions.
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Margie Grumbles
Eula Howerton
Comanche
Scottish Rite Hospital For
Dallas
Texas Masons
Texas
Scottish Rite Hospital
Comanche Eyes District Battle After Invitational Losses
With Weatherford and Stephenville each winning invitation tournaments this season the Comanche squad faces strong district foes and must win every game to secure the title.
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Cisco
Weatherford
Stephenville
Comanche County Catches First Wolf in A Decade
Trapper Jack Witten, a Gustine community figure with 20 years of experience, ends a six week effort by capturing a six year old male red timber wolf on the Joe Greenwood Ranch near Sipe Springs. The animal is blamed for killing numerous lambs and kids across several ranches in Comanche and Eastland counties. The last wolf caught in Comanche was in 1943 on the Newburg Burton Ranch. Also noted are holiday visits by Wyoming servicemen and a local wedding.
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Comanche County
Jack Witten
Joe Greenwood
Sipe Springs
Commissioners’ Court
Witten
Jack Whiteside
Fields & Johnson
Comanche
Greenwood Ranch
Coman
Che County
Eastland County
Burton Ranch
Newburg
Pension Group Meets Saturday in County Courtroom
The Commene County Pension Club will meet Saturday January 16 at 2 90 pm in the County Courtroom. Luther Stagner of California is billed as a guest speaker and a surprise speaker is promised. Club president is a strong speaker on pension setup and the group invites all members and friends. Mrs Mamie Franklin has returned from Kingman Arizona after visiting her daughter Mrs Ross Household er.
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Effie Shannon
Col.Secy
Commene County Pension Club
Luther Stagner
California
Arizona
Mamie Franklin
Kingman
Ross Householder
School Employees Here Pay $20,431 In Income Tax in ’53
Total income taxes of $20,431.90 were paid by 85 teachers and other workers employed by the Comanche Schools during 1953 according to income tax reports filed with the collector of internal revenue.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ryan
Oakwood
Brownwood
Bally Robertson
Texas Power & Light CO
Wyoming
Eugene Pedigo
Gary Raines
Frances E Warren A. F. B
Cheyenne
J. W. Williams
James D. Lindsey
Lindsey
June Jester
Cherokee
Pedigo
Japan
Pension Group
Esso Extra
Fil UK
J. H. Tupin
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Comanche, Texas
Democrat
Aldridge & Johnson
Downing
Roy McNutt
van Galloway
O. F. Hall’s
Frick
Robertson
el Paso
Melvin Hanson
Gustine
Ruth
Sults
Coleman
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