Waggoner Named President Of Comanche National Bank
R K Waggoner elected president of The Comanche National Bank at a January 9 board meeting. He joined the bank September 1 1959 rising from bookkeeper to executive vice president and has served in many roles. Waggoner comes from Comanche County pioneer families and holds church, Red Cross, United Fund, Girl Scout, and Masonic affiliations.
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Waggoner
Comanche National Bank
R. K. Waggoner
Comanche County
Hall Elected Secretary at Comanche National Bank
Donald R. Hall was elected secretary to the Board of Directors at the regular meeting on January 9. A Comanche native and 1943 high school graduate, he has 25 years with the bank and has served as bookkeeper teller assistant cashier and cashier for five years. He belongs to Pearl Street Church of Christ.
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Comanche National Bank
Donald R. Hall
Hall
Ant
Mr. Hall
Comanche High School
Comanche
Pearl Street Church of Christ
Comanche Chamber Review Highlights 1972 Activities
Frances Lockwood notes the Comanche Chamber of Commerce had a busy 1972 promoting economic and cultural growth. Highlights include store renovations, the new Comanche Funeral Home facility, library building ground breaking, increased mailings to Texas Tourist Bureaus, and support for United Fund and Girl Scouts. Local outreach covered employment, hunting leases, Salvation Army services, and stenographic support to community groups. Visitors and recreation grew as Comanche looks to 1973.
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Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Comanche Funeral Home
Perry Brothers and Edmondson’s
Texas
Chamber
Comanche County
United Fund
Salvation Army
Chamber of Ice
Auction Sale Sets Record At Junior Livestock Show
A record $49,573.90 auction sale capped a premier Junior Livestock Show. C. M. Caraway and Sons of De Leon led buyers with Robert Hodges of De Leon second. Gold Kist Feed Mills bought for Comanche. McDougal's Auction Barn saw 191 animals sold including 56 steers at $32,419.50 and 87 barrows at $13,397.60.
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C. M. Caraway and Sons
de Leon
Robert Hodges
Gold Kist Feed Mills
Comanche
McDougal
Beginnings of Comanche Junior High Tourney Set
Comanche Junior High will host a tournament starting Monday January 22 with games through Thursday and Saturday January 25 and 27. B team girls open at 10 am against Stephenville, then boys from the same schools at 2 pm. Monday features Priddy and De Leon girls at 5 pm, then boys at 6 pm, and Comanche versus Hamilton with girls at 7:15 and boys after.
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Comanche
Stephenville
Priddy
de Leon
Hamilton
School Board approves Supt Jefferies contract renewal
In regular action the board renewed Supt H R Jefferies contract through 1974 75 and authorized him to apply to the Texas Education Agency for a coordinated vocational academic unit for junior high students. The unit would serve both genders 14 and up with greenhouse operation landscaping and nursery work. If approved a government funded building and 100 percent funding for a teacher would follow. The board also authorized television equipment purchase for the high school with NDEA funding 50 percent and Booster Club paying the rest. Other actions included study of two policies on sick leave and in service training and the election set for April 7 for three board seats. Nobia Dunn high school librarian retires mid term for health reasons. County values for Local Fund Assignment rose about 5 percent from 72-73 to 73-74 with county-wide increase near 9 percent.
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H. R. Jefferies
Texas Education Agency
NDEA
Booster Club
Comanche
Indians and Maidens Lead District Race in Big Clyde Clash
Comanche hosts Clyde Friday as District leaders the Indians and Maidens try to extend perfect marks. Indians coach Gene Westmoreland relies on top scorers John Waggoner and Eugene Bates. Maidens, coach Leta Andrews, boast a 3 0 district record and a 1 year and a half streak without a district loss after 69 50 win over Eastland and 99 7 over Cisco. Clyde game precedes Coleman makeup on Tuesday January 23 with B team games at 5 30 p.m.
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Clyde
Gene Westmoreland
Coleman
Hamilton
Eastland
Cisco
John Waggoner
Eugene Bates
Leta Andrews
Indians
Loboes
Clyde Comanche
Comanche Jaycees Announce Jaycee Week Plans
Comanche Jaycees outline Jaycee Week events January 21 to 27 led by Pat Clendenin. Mayor's Prayer Breakfast January 21 at Golden Arrow Cafeteria. Bosses Night January 23 at PAR Country Club. pancake supper January 27 at the Junior High Cafeteria to benefit the Special Education Department.
Bosses Night Banquet features Bill Citrano speaker
The Comanche Jaycees invite bosses to a Bosses Night Dinner at PAR Country Club on Tuesday January 23 at 7 30 p m Jaycee leader Bill Citrano of Killeen national director for District II Area 11 C of the Texas Jaycees will speak Citrano known as a Jaycee s Jaycee is manager of Superior Homes in Killeen and active in local and state Jaycees as well as community boards including the Chamber of Commerce Bell County Board of Health and the Killeen Boys Club He is a former Killeen Jaycees president and past state VP of Texas Jaycees The event coincides with Jaycee Week and aims to honor employers and encourage attendance by bosses
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Upper Leon
Comanche
Bryan
Clarence Schwartz
John Huett
Herbert Goodson
Wayne Pinkerton
de Leon
Boyd Anthony
Chamber
JD. W. Elrod
Roy Turner
Ernest Ebell
WBAP
Comanche Jaycees
Pat Clendenin
The
Golden Arrow
Elton Swindle
Moormans
Jaycees
Par Country Club
Franklin Power
Bill Citrano
District II
Area IC
Grady Hall
James Slider
Special Education Department
Comanche Schools
Killeen
Citrano
Texas Jaycees
Texas
Superior Homes
Comanche Club
Killeen Club
Texas Organi
Haling
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RK. Waggoner
Frances Lockwood
Bill Parker
H.R. Jefferies
CHS
Randal Holland
Supt. Jefferies
School Board News
Ascs Office
ASCS
Ray Rankin
State National Bank
Rankin
First National Bank of
Brownwood
Jaycee
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