U S A to Issue New Food Stamp Series in March
The U S Department of Agriculture will replace the 50 cent 2 and 5 series with 1 5 and 10 denominations on March 1 to meet higher allotments and costs. New notes include brown purple and blue green designs to deter counterfeiting and will be issued in redesigned coupon books with specific values and colors. Current coupons must be spent by June 30 1975 and retailers will adjust change handling. Banks will redeem old coupons until August 1 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
FNS
Comanche County Hosts 40th Annual FFA 4-H Livestock Show
Comanche County hosts the 40th annual Junior Livestock Show with 225 exhibitors presenting 367 animals over two days. Judging begins Thursday at 9 AM for swine and sheep, with beef heifers and steers judged Friday morning. The sale at Mac Dougal Auction Barn Friday night at 7 PM concludes the event.
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Comanche County
FFA
John Beaty
LeRoy McDaniel
Robert Lee
Layton Black
Tim
Stone
Clyde Vocational Ag
Phil Riewe
Comanche County Livestock Association
Mac Dougal Auction Barn
County's 74 Weather Was Typically Texas
Comanche County records for 1974 show drier conditions than 1973 despite fall rains for peanut growers. Nine 100 degree days occurred in 1974, with July 21 to 30 all at or above 100. July's rainfall was low, while August was wettest at 6.54 inches.
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Comanche County
Tena Wooley
U.S
Lake Proctor
Community Fund Distributes 5037 51 at Directors Meeting
The Greater Comanche Community Fund Inc disbursed 5037.51 dollars Monday night. Harvey Kaase thanked drive chairmen David Robertson and Jim Kennedy for their work. The 1974 budget allotted amounts to Jr. Livestock Show Historical Society Senior Citizens Boy Scouts Summer Youth Contingency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Comanche Community Fund
Boy Scouts
Season’s First Ice Storm Hits
The first ice storm of the year occurred Sunday January 12 and lasted into Monday. Last year’s storm left six people hospitalized from breaks and bruises. This year no hospitalizations were needed though several churches were affected with services canceled or small turnouts.
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de Leon First Methodist
Comanche First Baptist
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Comanche Volunteer Fire Department Annual Report Shown
CVFD reports 164 calls in 1974 with 16 house fires 10 grass fires 4 barn fires 17 automobile fires and other incidents. Trucks covered 2015 miles. 550 gallons gasoline used. 39800 gallons water used in firefighting and blazes.
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Comanche Volunteer Fire Department
Dale Nowlin
Nowlin
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ASC
Texas
Garten Nee
Boon Tasthd Cepepstolss
Sosissos
Daseupesns Cdvaee
Fenee
Randal Holland
Danny Armstrong
Pred West
Danny
Richard Armstrong
CVFD
Comanche National, Comanche
First
Comanche Bank
Comanche
First State Bank
James Reed
James
Cordell Reed
Sidney
Joe Lee
Lee
Hasse
Market Barrow
Garland Hicks
Garland
West Martin
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