Grant Approved for Upper Leon Water District Project
The Upper Leon River Municipal Water District wins a 1.3 million federal grant for a filtration and distribution system serving Comanche Dublin De Leon and Gorman. HUD and State Water Development Board actions pave the way for bids and construction start by June with full work in about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Leon River
Omar Burleson
Ralph Yarborough
Usamwd
REA
Comanche
Department of Housing and Urban Developement
HUD
State Water Development Board
Lake Proctor
Dublin
CHS Basketball Teams To Host Clyde Friday Night
The Comanche Indians and Indian Maidens will entertain Clyde Friday night at the local gym with the girls game at 7 and the boys to follow. On Tuesday Jan 20 they travel to Cisco for District 7 AA games. Clyde boys lead district with 3 0 while Comanche has started 0 3. Indian Maidens and Clyde girls both stand two and one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Cisco
Clyde Boys
Granbury
Comanche
Waring's Insurance Honored in Comanche 40th Anniversary
Officials of the Travelers Insurance Companies met in Comanche on January 12 to mark the 40th anniversary of Waring Insurance. Frances Waring and Joe Waring were honored at a Golden Arrow Cafeteria luncheon. The event featured historic documents and a 1906 policy bill.
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Travelers Insurance Companies
Comanche
Waring Insurance
Travelers Group
Golden Arrow
Frances Waring
Joe Waring
Warings
Banner Year at Comanche Natl Bank Reflects Growth
At the January 13 shareholders meeting Comanche National Bank reported all time high assets deposits and loans for 1966. Assets reached 6,714,550.8 dollars deposits 6,098,932. to 6,098,999.32 loans 1,862,734.79. Board and officers were re elected with J W Moore as President and new assistant cashiers Joe Causey and Myrtle Jackson named. The bank paid dividends and bonuses to employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche National Bank
J. W. Moore
A. P. Cox
T. J. Williams
O. W. Greene
W. L. Nix
L. D. Cox
J. C. Terrell
C. H. Maguire, Jr
Howell E. Cobb
R. K. Waggoner
Donald R. Hall
Moore
Joe Causey
Myrtle Jackson
Sue Creek
Evelyn Blackwell
Sherry Decker
Dawson Masters
Drive to cinder track under way at Indian Memorial Stadium
Local track supporters raise funds to cinder the track at Indian Memorial Stadium with a goal of 2517 dollars. Boyd Anthony leads donations from community members as the drive kicked off, with hopes for colleges to host night meets and a district meet on the cindered surface. The project benefits Comanche Gustine and Sidney schools and involves student athletes under CHS athletic director Orland Aldridge and coach Houston Jolley.
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Indian Memorial Stadium
CHS
Orland Aldridge
Houston Jolley
Gustine
Sidney
Comanche
Comanche High
Leta Andrews
Tripleheader Set Thursday Night For Jr Hi Cagers
Comanche High School Gym hosts a local basketball night with three junior high games. The Comanche B team faces Eastland B at 5, followed by the junior high boys and girls versus Dublin with the first game at 6:20.
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Jr. Hi Cagers
Comanche
Eastland
Comanche High School
Dublin
32nd Junior Livestock Show Underway in Comanche
The 32nd annual county Junior Livestock Show opens with 378 entries across Commercial Steers Market Lambs Market Swine Dairy Heifers Beef Heifers Breeding Gilts Breeding Sheep and Goats. Judging runs Jan 19 to 21 with a Parade of Champions Friday and auction Friday night at McDougal's Auction Barn. Vic Isham supervises lodging contest. Comanche County Young Farmers oversee Saturday activities.
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McDougal
Ernest McDougal
F. J
Lonnie
Donnie McDougal
Comanche County Young Farmers Chapter
Vic Isham
Comanche
City and School Elections Slated for April
City and school elections are planned in April with a school trustee vote on April 1 and city election on April 4. Three school board members seek re election: Eltas Dudley L L Dukes Jr and Wm G Parker. City terms expire for Mayor Gyale Pirkle and councilmen Bill Jones and Joe Waring who have not filed for re election. Filing deadline is 30 days before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eltas Dudley
Dudley Bros
L. L Dukes, Jr
Wm. G. Parker
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Gyale Pirkle
Bill Jones
Joe Waring
UNICEF Aims to Aid One-Quarter of World Children
UNICEF formed two decades ago as a small army to combat disease poverty hunger and ignorance for three out of four of the world’s children.
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Unicef
Hasse Woman Attacked In Home Demanding Money
Mrs. Leota Currier, 5, was slugged and tied by an unidentified man in her Hasse home Tuesday morning. He demanded money, fled after binding her with cloth, leaving after a brief return. she suffered a head laceration and reported the incident to Sheriff Gaston Boykin.
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Leota Currier
Comanche County Sheriff's Report Details Resolved Crimes
The Comanche County Sheriff's Department reports a near perfect clearance rate for cases since January, with only one unsolved since January 1. January 3 and later saw multiple recoveries of stolen items including guns, a saddle, a Massey Ferguson tractor, a 1966 Ford, and two stolen Pekingese dogs.
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Boykin
O. E. Bowman
Comanche
Billy Patton
Gustine
Comanche County Sheriff's Department
Comanche Chapter Tops Texas Young Farmers Meet
The Comanche Young Farmers Chapter earned top honors at the Texas states meet, winning a top-ten overall ranking and the Area IV top trophy in Publicity. Daymond Power accepted the awards as chapter president for 1965-66, with Norman Chandler as a voting delegate.
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Young Farmers Chapter
Comanche County
Young Farmer
Texas
Comanche
Electric Cooperatives of Texas
Texas Farm Electrification Committee
Daymond Power
Area IV
Norman Chandler
Fiton Raye McDonald
Young Farmer Organization
McDonald
Young Farmers
Abilene
Conv
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Gorman
B. C. Gaines
Walter Hamilton
W. E. Johnson
E. D. Mahan
Othell Clark
Ross Wilson
Ben Evridge
W. T. Calhoun
Ben Suddreth
Homer Hunter
George Feagan
Jerome Thornton
Hobby McCall
Morroe of
Wayne Pinkerton
Elton McCullough
Lowell Pittman
Ray Martin
Bill Wilkerson
Clyde Frida
Waring's Insurance
Travelers Field Audit Division
Menre
Proctor
de Leon Roping Club
Fair Ground
Boyd Anthony
Harry Cloud
Roy Brannan, Jr
David Beene
Floyd Prather
Bob Carpenter
Charles Sanford
Travelers Insurance Claim Office
Dallas
the Warings
SCS
Charlie S
Scottie) Campbell
Soil Conservation Service
Truman Renshaw
Irvin Poff
Campbell
Hasse
Sheriff's Department
Higginbotham Bros
Eastland County
Junior Files
RD. Price
Rucker
Massey-Ferguson
R. W. Hampton
Ford
Marble Falls
Milton Forrest
Desdemona
W. C Chilton
Wayne Swindle
James Chapman
Stero
Ther
Daymond
Mary Ann Power
Norman
Doris Chandiey
Harry
Darlene Thornton
Elton
Bonita McDonald
Bill
Ann Lane
Henry
Sarah King
Archie , Jr
B. M. Palmer
R. G Parkenson
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