Comanche Sets 14th Annual Amateur Rodeo Week
Comanche chimes into a festive mood for the 14th Annual Amateur Rodeo with events including Wild Brahma Bull Riding bareback bronc busting wild horse races calf roping and the ladies barrel race. Looming parade by Lions Club heads festivities with 100 floats and 159 cowboys and cowgirls slated to ride with Miss Rodeo Queen to be crowned Friday July 9. Entries already coming in for Lloyd Woodley of Lampasas top-stock rodeo.
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Comanche
Lloyd Woodley
Lampasas
Rising Star
Dublin
Fourth of July Festivities Promised for De Leon Area
The De Leon Jubilee promoter W. B. Nowlin has lined up talent for an all day celebration with acts including the Statesman Quartet and Uncle Hack and Willie Biggs. Admission is $1. Stores plan a long Monday sale while residents prepare picnics and fireworks from local stands. The holiday calendar emphasizes community events and shopping deals as Independence Day approaches.
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de Leon
W. B. Nowlin
Statesman
the Stamps
Uncle Hack
Wilie
Early Bird
Ian
Chilton’s sprinkler irrigation eyed as drought ally near Comanche
William C. Chilton showcases a sprinkler system on his ranch west of Comanche that could double crop yield in normal years and help break even in dry spells. Installed at about 35000, the system uses a deep well producing 191 gallons per minute, with alfalfa and grain fields irrigated six times in 1953. Chilton notes it remains experimental but sees it as a valuable supplemental tool for drought years and a potential boon for Comanche County agriculture.
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William C. Chilton
Comanche
Chilton
Comanche County
Chilton Thin
Mr. Chilton
Statum Brothers of Sidney Are Air Corps Majors
Major Glen W. and Major Mancel Statum, sons of Mr and Mrs C D Statum of Sidney, are career airmen with the United States Air Force. They have served nearly 25 years between them with World War I veterans and multiple combat experiences in Korea and World War II. Both attended Sidney Public Schools and are stationed at bases in California and Washington with recent travel to Germany aboard jet bombers.
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Statum Brothers of
Sidney
Air Corps
Glen W
Mancel
United States Air Force
Mancel Statum
Glen Paw
Korea
Major
Mrs. Mancel Statum
Washington
Glen W. Statum
March Field
California
Germany
Statum
Sidney Public Schools
Firms To in Closed Muny July 5
Comanche business firms observe Independence Day with closures on Monday July 5. A community picnic is planned at Hodges Park near De-Well as part of the holiday observances for 1954.
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Chamber of Gomth
Daced
Pate Entertainment
Comanche
Hodges Park
de — Well
Wilson Sunday Homecoming at The Annual Homecoming
The Wilson community announces its annual homecoming event with plans for a festive gathering. Details remain sparse as organizers encourage attendance and local participation.
First Liar Returns in Rain Folklore Tale
In a lull at a Norman Drueckhammer Co Manche Raiders game and during a Gustine Higginbotham Little Leaguers match, a Chief rep recounts a heavy rain claim for the Sipe Springs Beattie Soda Springs area. Mercer, Gressett, Johnston and others dispute the tale recounting a shotgun misstatement and water-filled barrel details.
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Norman Drueckhammer
Comanche Raiders
Paul Patton
Gustine Higginbotham
Sipe Springs
Beattie
Soda Springs
Alton Mercer
E. V. McCarty
Dink
Carson
Albert Frazier
Ray Swan
Comanche
Huch Coan
Beatie
John Carpenter
Mercer
Henry Johnston
Bob Gressett
RA's Take Lead In Local Little League Standings
The First Baptist RA's stand atop the league after five straight wins as they won 15-8 over Higginbotham's and 14-3 against Victory Baptist AA's. Raiders beat Toppers for third place while Higginbotham's defeated the Saints. Games are held Monday and Friday nights with RA's vs Raiders and Higginbotham's vs Victory scheduled Friday.
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Baptist Ra’s
Higginbotham
Victory Baptist AA
Raiders
Saints
Ra’s
Victory
Toppers
Absentee Voting Opens for July 24 Democratic Primary
County Clerk Haz Streety announced absentee voting begins July 6. Voters may cast in person at the county clerk's office and must submit applications by the deadline.
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Haz Streety
Comanche County Community Clubs Sweepstakes Victory Celebrated
Hundreds from Hazeldell Amity and Stag Creek joined visitors at Lake Eanes Park on June 24 to applaud a year of countywide progress. County Agent Wayde Frey and Dorothy Arthur led the celebration as Sweepstake prizes were awarded to Hazeldell Amity and Stag Creek with State leaders including Murray Cox E C Martin T C Richardson and W R Bill Chambers in attendance.
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Lake Eanes Park
Hazeldell
Amity
Stag Creek
Comanche
Texas
Wayde Frey
Dorothy Arthur
E. C. Martin
Texas A&m College
T. C. Richardson
The
Farmer-Stockman
W. R
Bill) Chambers of
May
Work Begins On New Building For Church of Christ
Ground work started to replace the Church of Christ building that burned weeks ago. Plans not final but the brick structure will be larger and finer. additional land has been purchased for space and future expansion. Details to be released next week.
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Church of Christ
Baptist Workers Conference Set for Will
Fragmentary notes show a Baptist conference schedule with names Miller Testa and Robert listed for sessions at 8:00 and 8:15, indicating a local gathering of church workers and pastors.
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Baptist Workers Conference
Miller
Testa
Rober
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Alvin Hat
E'S Grocery
Bulova
Ernest Tupin
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