County Servicemen Serving Overseas From Comanche County
The Chief lists seventy seven Comanche County servicemen serving overseas with fifty nine in Vietnam. Notable names include Capt Scotty Watts Sgt Billie Wilkinson SP4 Danny K Scott and many others stationed in Germany Vietnam Greece Japan the Philippines Korea Okinawa and various locations. A plea to readers to inform the paper of any overseas servicemen not yet listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Ninty
Vietnam
Scotty Watts
Billie Wilkinson
Danny K Scott
Paris
Two Local Girls Win All State Band Honors
CHS honors two pupils Jackie Orret and Sharon Beaty winning All State Band chairs in a large regional field. Sharon, alto sax, and Jack ie, piccolo, ranked among top high school musicians. both plan further study at North Texas University. David Venable notes the rare AA district achievement with two CHS students earning state chairs.
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Jackie Orret
Sharon Beaty
Muscians
Sharon
John Beaty
Rice
North Texas University
Jackie
Maxine Marzurek
CHS
David Venable
CUS
Texas Music Ed
Uealers
Venahe
Steve Kerby
Vicki Livingston
Gore Bros. Open New Addition Near Comanche on Farm Road 2247
Gore Bros. of Comanche announce a new housing addition just outside the city limits on Farm Road 2247 North. Features include large and small-acreage lots, all brick custom houses with 2 to 4 bedrooms, restricted plans, and options for contract or cost-plus builds. Details appear in page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore Bros. Comanche
Bill Jane
Gore Bros
Closer Look At Heart Disease In Comanche County
A special report from The Chief notes heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Comanche County, accounting for 62.3 percent of all deaths. Data from the U. S. Public Health Service show 127 of 204 local deaths were heart related, with national figures around 4.8 percent of mortality. The study cites smoking, high blood pressure and obesity as key risk factors, while progress includes a 3.3 percent drop in deaths from 1967 to the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
New York
U. S. Public Health Service
National Heart Institute
Public Health Service
American Heart Association
Burton Named to Post at State National Bank
State National Bank stockholders at the January 14 annual meeting announced a new field representative post. Tom Burton, Comanchean director and former Mobil Oil agent, is named to the post while bank officers were renamed: Anthony, Kerby, Durham, E E Anthony Jr., Harold Denny, and Sibyl Stewart. The report highlighted 1968 as the bank's best year with deposits and business at an all time peak and a new building opened after selling the old one to the City of Comanche.
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Rton
Nat
State National Bank
Boyd Anthony
State National
Anthony
Comanche Public Square
City of
Comanche
Burton
Tom Burton
Mobil Oil Corporation
Burton Bros
W. Wright
Elmon Kerby, Jr
L. C. Durham
E. E. Anthony, Jr
Harold Denny
Sibyl Stewart
Durham
Kerby
CHS Cagers Enter Eastland First Round Clash
Comanche girls enter Eastland with a 19 5 season and a 4 0 district mark led by Fletcher Gleaton and Hicks. Indians ride two earlier upsets into a test against Eastland Mavericks as Williams Preston Cockerham Parker Evridge lead their boys. Girls tip at 7 with boys follows.
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CHS
Eastland
Comanche
Indians
Clyde Bulldogs
Cisco
Eastland Mavericks
Leta Andrews
Sarah Fletcher
Judy Gleaton
Susan Hicks
St Guards
Vicki Gore
Beverly Tupin
Molly Moya
Sandra Clawson
Wayne Preston
Billy Williams
Dubby Preston
Kim Cockerham
Max Parker
Chris Evridge
Accidental Drowning of 6 Year Old in De Leon Pool
Six year old Charla Eubank daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Eubank drowned Wednesday January 22 in the partly completed De Leon city park pool near seven to eight feet of water around 5 30 p m Eddie Cogburn a 15 year old boy plunged in to help but could not locate the child Rescuers dragged the pool and a De Leon physician pronounced her dead at the scene The body was taken to Nabors Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charla Eubank
Hal Eubank
de Leon
Eddie Cogburn
Nabors Funeral Home
Hathcock's Joins SAFBI Furniture Buying Group
John S Happy Hathcock announces Hathcock's Appliance Store is elected to Southwest Associated Furniture Buyers SAFBI. The group formed in 1960 at Dallas Market pools buying power for lower prices and better discounts, expanding across states as the largest dealer owned merchandising and buying syndicate. Hathcock's says the honor enables better purchases and savings for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S
Hathcock
Southwest Associated Furniture Buyers, Inc
SAFBI
Southwest
Saf-Bi
Dallas July Market
Texas
State
United States
Hathcock’s
CHS B team entertains May visitors in local gym
The Comanche B team hosts the May A team in a basketball doubleheader at 7 p.m. in the local gym on Thursday night January 23. The event features girls and boys teams from both schools in a neighborhood game night.
Mims Hospital Names Lacy and Turner to Posts
Mims Memorial Hospital appointed Mrs. Virginia Turner of Comanche and Don Lacy of Comanche to administrative posts. Turner comes with fifteen years in hospital and admin work. Lacy, a retired Air Force cost accountant, will be Personnel and Public Relations Director.
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Mims Memorial Hospital
Virginia Turner
Comanche
Don Lacy
3M Company
Brownwood
Weldon
Sunset Dr
Texas Highway Department
Melody
Turners
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Air Force
Higginbothams
Mims Hospital
Lacy
Cassie
Sidney
Gary
Comanche High School
Jimmy Seale
Sidney High School
Cayle Graham
1969 Vehicle License Plates Go On Sale Feb 1
The county tax office will sell 1969 vehicle license plates beginning February 1 with a April 1 deadline to display the new tags. Owners must present a certificate of title and 1968 license receipt, and provide their current address for the new computerized title system. Personalized plates cost an extra $10.
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Marilyn Elrod
Jobs Open For VISTA Volunteers In Comanche County
Applications will be taken Friday January 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Comanche County Court room for VISTA Volunteer positions. Mrs. Gordon Griffin Jr Brownwood coordinates a program aiding the elderly poor through Senior Services and Opportunities. Interviews will explain salary benefits and requirements for both men and women.
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Comanche County
VISTA
Gordon Griffin, Jr
Brownwood
Hackley Named New Episcopal Vicar at St Matthew's Comanche
The Rev. Staley P. Hackley, 35, has been named the new vicar for St. Matthew's Church in Comanche succeeding the Rev. Bruce Coggin. Hackley, a native of Amarillo, has a B S from West Texas State University and a B D from SMU. He has served in various churches and missions, and he and his wife will move to Comanche Saturday with their two children Charles and Steve.
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Staley P. Hackley
St. Matthew’s Church
Comanche
Bruce Coggin
St. Peter’s Church
McKinney
Amarillo
Hackley
West Texas State University
SMU
Nebraska
Trinity Cathedral
Omaha
Metropolitan Team
Kansas City
St. Thomas’ Church
Hereford
American Red Cross
Fort Hood
Opportunities Inustrialization Center
War On Poverty
Hackleys
Charles
Steve
Mary - Hardin Baylor
School Trustee Filing Date Set for Comanche ISD
Persons interested in filing for Trustee of the Comanche Independent School District should contact Wayne Stewart, Secretary of Comanche LLD School Board, at Ned's Grocery to obtain forms. Filing must be completed by midnight March 5. Candidates must be over 21, a state resident for one year, a Comanche ISD resident for six months, and a qualified voter.
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Comanche Independent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilfred Gutierrez
Germany
Willie Bradshaw
Viet Nam
Gerald R. Jones
Rey Ramirez
John H. Bilberry
John A. Coleleasure
Jimmy Daniels
Greece
H. J. Swarez
Japan
Sgt
Bobby Daniels
Ala R. Turner
Henry L. Lindsey
Rickie Dale Kennedy
Pfe
D. Robinson
Roland Gutierrez
Clifford C Mercer
Guy E. Boucher
Jim Switzer
SSGT
Bobby J. Rinehart
Jerry W. Wright
John McCarty
Richard Burks
Sp4
Preston
Joe Slider
EOC
Iowaine
Rutherford Viet Nam
J. C. Drennan
Philippines
Roger Spruill
Curtis Lb
MccGlothlin
Taylor
John Wayne Carter
Okinawa
Larry Joe Smith
Guam
Cpl
Willard McKinney
S. F. Tarpley
PPC
Douglas Dolleraan
Eddie Reeves
Saigon
James D. Lindsey
Roy Kk. Baffin
Garland Chandler
Korea
Aubrey D. Gilchrest
Alfreaco C. Rodrigues
rSet
Norman Smith
John Dudley
Puerto Rico
Max Harelik
Alaska
Ferrel Davis
Pfc
Willard S. Robinett
Billy Steve McGinnis
Eddie Amos
Richard Steele
Jerry L. Parr
Michael Hillis
Carman Bill, Jr
WO Jack Grimmer
Ray McEwin
Vigil Evans
Lewis I. Hart
Tommy Hernandez
Irving Ashford
Thomas L. Armstrong
Tommy McGinnis
Billy Wayne Hayes
Larry J. Godfrey
Earl D. Beaty
Charles Fonville
Weldon A. Campbell
Phu Cat Afb
Lonnie Sparkman
Lewis E. Taylor
Sherman Ray Nelson
Carl Kent Carnes
Herbert Wolff
Ronnie Horton
Ronnie Hicks
John W. Dansby
Donald Nuckels
Robert D. Merworth
L. B. Lasater
C. L. Cox
Lance Cpl
Leland D. Crownover
H. L. Howell
Jim Feldman
David A. Tarpley
John T. Sutton Jr
Jack R. Sutton
Thailand
Alfred Sammons
Neil Nalliburton
Gene FE. Cagie
S.N
Seaman David Roger Fields
Argentia
Newfoundland
Billie E. Ragens
England
Lerowy Fowers
Anderson Afb
Wm. D. Williams
Ken Rachels
H. R
Buddy
Payne Vietnam
Danny J. Hardin
Waylan D. Partin
Set. R. A. Schoen
Gene Bingham
Don G. Cantrell
Jackie Barrett
Gore Bros. Onen
West South Central States
Granbury
Clyde
de Leon Pool
Hathcock's
NEW Furniture Buying Group
Lacy and
Turner
MKS
Virgina Turner
Donald Lacy
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