Stock Show Sale Pays $60 Thousand
The Comanche County junior Livestock Auction on January 21st posted the second highest sale on record with 214 animals selling for 60,370.88. Bulls, hogs, steers and other livestock sold to eighty-nine buyers including Southern Savings & Loan, Gold Kist Peanut Co., First Bank, De Leon Free Press, Comanche National Bank, and many others across Comanche and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Comanche Countyvestock Association
Buddy One
Southern Savings & Loan Association
Comanche
Howard Burttschell
Gold Kist Peanut Co
Durham Pecan Co
Western Hills Nursing Home
Higginbothams
Comanche Seed & Feed
First Comanche Bank
de Leon Free Press
Comanche County Telephone Co
Thrift Mart
DeLuxe Cafe
Red & White Grocery
Sears of
de Leon
Comanche National Bank
Comanche Building Supply
Comanche Ford Tractor
Farley Farm Supply
Comanche Trading Post
F&m Bank
Keith
Clark Tractor
Boyd Carpets
Golden Oak
Southern Savings
Gerald Mid-Tex Fed
Hamilton
LaDon's
KCOM
Jeanes
Finchers Feed
de Leon Peanut Company
Gore Brothers
Arthur Chevrolet
JRB
Dub Wall
Central Texas Boot Supply
Donaldson-Millsap
Cook Insurance
Comanche Funeral Home
Frazier Clark
Service Drug
Gunter Brothers Egg Farm
Johnson Seed
Desdemona
Kirkland Barber Shop
David's Handy Man Shop
Shell Peanut Co
Comyn
de Leon Funeral Home
Cogburn Real Estate
Davis & Solomon
First State Bank
Edmondson Western Wear
Locke Insurance
de Leon Medical Clinic
Elton Chapp
Don Adams
McCurdy Peanuts
Fort Worth
Sue's
Gustine
Weldon Hall
Exxon
Bill’s
Newhouse Finn
Texas Electric
Gunter Brothers
John D. Clark
Comanche School Board votes referendum on new athletic facilities
The Comanche Independent School District board in special session voted five to two to hold a February 5 election seeking patron input on building athletic facilities at the new high school site. Absentee ballots will not be offered and voting is open to all qualified district voters.
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Comanche School Board of Trustees
Comanche Independent School District
Hill
Comanche County Junior Livestock Show Crowns Champions
The 42nd Comanche County Junior Livestock Show drew 239 4-H and FFA members exhibiting 396 animals. De Leon swept market swine with six championships and five reserves led by Jakie Brooks 240 pound crossbred hog as grand champion. Lamb and sheep divisions featured large entries and multiple honors for De Leon and Newbury 4-H entrants. In dairy and goat shows, top awards went to De Leon and Comanche FFA competitors. breeding beef and steer divisions saw champions from Comanche FFA and De Leon. Full results appear on Page Three.
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Comanche County
FFA
de Leon
Jakie Brooks
Fred Lightfoot
Brooks
Phyllis Riewe
Newbury 4-H
Donnie Riewe
Comanche Ffa
Riewes
Phil Riewe
Dee Dee Nowlin
Della Mae Riewe
Newbury
Spencer Jefferies
Jefferies
H. R. Jefferies
Gordon Bearden
Bearden
W. H. Bearden
Joey Mahan
de Leon 4-H
Gayle Mahan
Janell Straub
de Leon Ffa
Marlin Priddy
Ronnie Ross
Ross
Preston Ross
Spencer
Arthur Chevrolet-Olds
CHS Cagers Face Clyde in Crucial District Test
CHS Indian basketball squads travel to Clyde for a key district matchup with Breckenridge and a potential playoff berth. Maidens aim to stay perfect in district play at 6 30 p.m. with an 8 0 record. Junior Varsity and Freshman teams host Stephen ville in late January.
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CHS
Clyde
Bulldogs
Comanche
Breckenridge
Stephenville
CofC Directors Election Underway For Two-Year Terms
Frances Lockwood reports the Chamber of Commerce election for six new directors is in progress with ballots due by February 5. Newly elected directors will serve two years and participate in chamber activities. officers and directors will be announced at the March 24 annual banquet. The chamber also welcomes two new members, Stanton Reese of Tate & Son Cigar and Tobacco service and Harold R Merworth, building contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Lockwood
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Stanton Reese
Tate & Son Cigar and Tobacco Service
Harold R
Ray’’ Merworth
Bank Promotes Two Workers to Assistant Cashier
Mrs Doris White and Mrs Sue Magers were promoted to Assistant Cashier at the Comanche National Bank during the January board meeting. Magers joined in 1970 as bookkeeper and now serves as executive secretary.
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Doris White
Sue Magers
The
Comanche National Bank
Magers
Mrs. White
Weather report for January dates and rainfall totals
Daily highs and lows listed from January 18 to January 24 with temperatures ranging from 18 to 63 degrees. Rainfall recorded as .61 inches on January 24 and a separate 32 inch reading on January 23.
Lochridge Named Director of Comanche County Hospital District
John Lochridge was appointed to an unexpired term on the Comanche County Hospital District board at the last meeting. He moved to Comanche in 1975 as Gold Kist Inc. manager and serves as Chamber of Commerce director and on the First United Methodist Church administrative board. The Lochridges live with their daughter Laurie on West Sutton Drive.
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John Lochridge
Comanche County Hospital
Lochridge
Johnny Livingston
Comanche
Gold Kist Inc
Chamber of Commerce
First United Methodist Church
Laurie
West Sutton Drive
Voters to Name Two Trustees in Comanche ISD Election
Comanche Independent School District voters will name two board of trustee members in the April 2 election. Terms expiring in April include Brooks Kerley and Billy Ray Evans. Holdover trustees are Bill Blue, William T. Calhoun, John Gleaton, Frank Hall and W A Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hill
Billy Ray Evans
Brooks Kerley
Bill Blue
Wm. T. Calhoun
John Gleaton
Frank Hall
Comanche Independent School District
William T. Calhoun
W. A
Bill) Hill
City Voters to Choose Mayor and Council Members
Citizens of Co manche vote Saturday April 2 to elect a Mayor and two City Council members. Incumbents W. E. Clemons John H Hathcock and Eugene Perkins term expirations. Holdover members are Ernest Ebell Larry Graham and Robert Maddox. City Secretary John Beaty says the council will call the election next Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Comanche
W. E
Bill) Clemons
John H
Happy) Hathcock
Eugene Perkins
Ernest Ebell
Larry Graham
Robert Maddox
John Beaty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson Construction Co
Dairy Queen
Bob's Grocery
Gorman
Brinson & Clark
Tate & Son
Wilco Peanut Co
Irvin Dunn
Hodges & Johnson
Production Credit Association
Evans Farm Supply
Crown Pump Co
Hogan Scott
Thomas Butane
McDougal Auction
Joe Ben Koonce
School Board
Hampshire
James Mathis
Duroc
Priddy
Comanche Junior High
Paps
Ite
Eastland
CHS Cagers
Cofc
Newburg
Suffolk
Phyllis
Bank
Mrs
Hospital Board
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