Choice Baking Co Halts Operations Amid Price Freeze
Choice Baking Co a major cookie maker with 80 workers halted operations this week fearing Phase III price freeze hikes costs. Manager Bo Elrod called the closure temporary hoping to restart next Monday as the wholesale price cap bites into production costs. Similar nationwide strains hit Moorman's Manufacturing in Comanche limiting sales to prior customers.
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Choice Baking Company
Bo Elrod
Elrod
Price Freeze Hits Local Manufacturers Across Sectors
The article notes rising costs for ingredients like soybean meal from $110 to about $450 per ton, while prices stay fixed. Walter Durham of Durham Pecan Co. says the impact is not serious. Jerry Wright of Wrights Leather Manufacturing expects only about 10 percent effect. Wright cites about 125 workers combined in his plant and home operations, hoping conditions improve soon.
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Durham Pecan Co
Walter Durham
Jerry Wright
Wright's Leather Manufacturing
Wright
Veterans Retire From Duties at Comanche ASCS Office
Pictured are Cama A. Bain and Louise P. Sledge who retired June 30 from the Comanche County ASCS office. Bain began Aug. 1, 1941 and received multiple awards including Outstanding Performance in 1957 and Special Achievement in 1970. Sledge joined ASCS in 1946 after county Extension Service work and earned a Certificate of Merit in 1968.
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Cama A. Bain
Louise P. Sledge
Comanche County
ASCS
Cama
Department
J. W. Roberson, Jr
Louise
Edwin Pierson
County Extension Service
Calvin Holcomb
No Medicare Increase Due To Price Freeze
Medicare premiums will not rise in July under the 60 day price freeze. The higher amount will be charged until beneficiary records are corrected, with refunds for all affected. Applies to Railroad Retirement beneficiaries and Civil Service annuitants as well.
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Nixon
Glen McNatt
Social Security
Brownwood
McNatt
Medicare
Rummage Sale To Aid Sidney Gym
The Sidney community hosts a fund raising rummage sale at the Texaco Station on West Central to fund a new gym without tax increases. The sale runs daily until July 7 opening at 8 a.m. Items include home crafts antiques junk clothing and more.
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Sidney Gym
Texaco
West Central
Sidney
Fireworks Allowed No Where At Lake Proctor Says Engineer
Col Floyd H Henk district engineer of the Fort Worth District U S Army Corps of Engineers reminds residents that fireworks are prohibited on Government property. Rules governing public use of Corps lakes including Lake Proctor require written permission from the district engineer. Fort Worth District oversees about sixteen lakes in addition to Lake Proctor.
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Floyd H. Henk
Fort Worth
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Lake Proctor
Baseball action continues in Comanche standings update
On June 26 Bine ham's TV defeated the Raiders 12 to 5 and VFW blanked the Saints 10-0. June 28 Oilers won 7 to 6 over VFW and Sidney beat the Wizards 17 to 10. June 29 Saints lost to Raiders 10 to 4 and Gus tine scored 12 to Bingham TV's 9. Sidney leads with 8-1, Oilers 7-2, Raiders 6-3, VFW 6-4, Bingham TV 5-6, Saints 3-7, Gustine 3-7, Wizards 1-8.
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Comanche
Bineham
Raiders
VFW
Saints
Oilers
Sidney
Wizards
Gustine
Bingham TV
The
Feed Manufacturers Face Severe Strain From Price Freeze
Sidney Carney of MoorMans Comanche Division warns the price freeze cuts meat poultry milk and eggs supplies by forcing many feed makers to operate at a loss. Ingredient costs rising rapidly push producers toward cutbacks and potential product discontinuations as ceilings prevent full cost recovery.
Adams Resigns As Telephone Co. Manager
Roy D. Adams resigns as general manager of Comanche County Telephone Co. Inc. after leading since soon after its origin. He will join Stake Construction Inc on a national basis representing the Texas Division from Lennox South Carolina, while remaining in Comanche and taking a vacation first.
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Roy D. Adams
Comanche County Telephone Co., Inc
Adams
Stake Construction, Inc
Texas Division
Lennox
S. C
Comanche
Pany
Texas
Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
Harold Easley
Glenn Justice
Thomas Moore
Lloyd Fritts
J. G. Meridith
Eddie Lindley
Norman Moore
Comanche County Telephone Company
Meeting Highlights From Equalization Boards In Comanche
Board of Equalization sessions drew 31 attendees across the county city and school district. County Commissioner's Court acted as the county board while Herbert Williams Adolph Proffitt and Roy Brannan Jr oversaw city matters and Olan Hicks Clinton Geye and J L Roberson managed the Comanche ISD inquiry.
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Board of Equalization
Comanche Independent School District
County Equalization Board
Herbert Williams
Adolph Proffitt
Roy Brannan, Jr
Olan Hicks
Clinton Geye
J. L. Roberson
Comanche Isd
Presbyterians Host Summer Crusade Meeting
The second Sunday meeting of the Summer Crusade will be at 7 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church with Arthur Greenlee, pastor of Central Christian Church, delivering the message. The event unites First United Methodist and St Matthew's Episcopal Churches with the Christian and Presbyterian Churches.
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First Presbyterian Church
Arthur Greenlee
Central Christian Church
First United Methodist
St Matthew's Episcopal
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Choice Baking Co
Harts
Moorman
MoorMans
Cama A. Bain - Louise P. Sledge
Proctor Reservoir
Sidney Carney
Inez Mewborn
Sam Green
J. H. Williford
Hasse
Telephone Co
Texas Telephone Cooperative Association
Presbyterians
Elsa Margaret
San Antonio
Maria Isabel
Mexico
Rafaela Antonia
Colombia
South America
Virginia Teresa
Austin
Stephenville
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