Comanche School District Expands With Eight Annexed Districts
Comanche County voters will decide on July 16 whether to assume bonded indebtedness and raise taxes to fund the enlarged Comanche Independent School District. The new district will cover about 1344 square miles with total state and county valuations around 2.8 million and match funds from state programs to support transportation, salaries, and school operations.
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Gilmer-Aikin
County Board
Comanche County
Comanche Independent
Basic Foundation
Comanche Board
New Comanche
Amatuer Rodeo Bis Seccess in Comanche
The Comanche Roping Club staged an amateur rodeo on July 4 with afternoon and night shows attracting a large crowd and growing entries from the county and beyond. Although a financial success, funds fell short of clearing prior indebtedness, and plans for a summer or fall encore are discussed. Vasco Lee will publish winners and a financial statement next week.
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Comanche Roping Club
Vasco Lee
Round Grove Baptist Homecoming Invitation
The 78th anniversary and homecoming of Round Grove Baptist Church invites descendants of the late Rev. R. D. Ross and charter members. Rev. Barnett Rippetoe will deliver the annual sermon. The program lists Sunday School 10:00, music 11:00, sermon 11:10, lunch at noon, devotional music 1:15, church history 1:30, visitor recognition 2:00, and an inspirational address by Charles Keeler of Howard Payne College at 2:30.
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Round Grove Baptis Church
R. D. Ross
Round Grove Church
Barnett Rippetoe
Ross
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Tor
R. D
Charles Keeler
Howard Payne College
City Secretary Rebuilds Landmark House in Comanche
E. L. Curb tears down his old residence at 307 North Houston in Comanche to replace it with a modern one story home. The former two story structure stood as a landmark and once housed a popular hotel and later a well known dining hall.
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E. L. Curb
North Houston
Comanche
Red Raiders Lead Junior Softball League Title Chase
Red Raiders top the Comanche Junior Softball League by two games over the Kickapoos and Cherokees. Afternoon games are scheduled Monday to Friday with weekly night games. upcoming matches include Apaches vs Kickapoos and Kickapoos vs Navajoes. All-Star teams from Comanche and Abilene meet Saturday before the league final, with starters led by D Williams and others listed by Junior League Director Joe Lockhart.
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Fred Curry
Red Raiders
Apaches
Kickapoos
Delawares
Abilene
Joe Lockhart
D. Williams
Jerry Beene
Jerry Gregory
John Beaty
Barry Arthur
Dalton Hicks
K. Polston
Dylan Hendrick
George Leonard
Turner
Sidney Votes on School Bonds and Tax Proposal
Sidney voters will decide on a 1.25 local maintenance tax per 100 valuation and a $10,000 bond issue at up to 32 percent interest. Bonds fund butane upgrades, roofing, restrooms, water systems, painting, vocational building updates, and science lab equipment. A July 9 public meeting in the Sidney Auditorium explains Gilmer Aiken impacts and bond effects.
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Sidney Board of School Trustees
Sidney Independent School
Sidney High School
Sidney
Gilmer-Aiken
Hospital Notes list of patients and a family trip
Hospital notes list patients admitted in the past week by category Major surgery Mrs William Lane Jertwiller Mrs J L Bloyd De Leon minor ery Mrs B A Wilson and others in Eastland Brownwood Fay Kirkland and more. It also mentions births Mrs F G Savage Gustine a boy and Mrs J G Hanaberry Fort Worth a girl and a visit by Mr and Mrs Buck Grainger with their daughter to Alma Grainger and a trip to the Davis Mountains over the Fourth weekend.
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Willima Lane
Jertwiller
J. L. Bloyd
de Leon
B. A. Wilson
Delbert McNutt
H. E. Hillhouse
Joyce Crews
H. J. Woolsey
Eastland
Dwain Medical
C. A. Stevens
Don Kirkland
J. W. Switzer
Walter Hill
Gladys Stanton
Ethel Lee
J. A. Faulkner
Fay Kirkland
Henry Druckhammer
Ona B. Smart
W. F. Chenault
Bettie Gordon
Carrie Scott
Brownwood
F. G. Savage
Gustine
J. G. Hanaberry
Fort Worth
Buck Grainger
Alma Grainger
Davis Mountains
Roy W. Bishop
Paula Fern Sanders
Walter Barnett Rippetoe
George F. Walker
Bettie Jo Lane
J. D. Smoot
Glen D. Lawless
Nancy Lou Terry
A. K. Marney
Co. L
Vernon D. Young
Cherry Lea Hamilton
L. S. Kennedy Jr
Mildred Windell Murray
John Gerald Hanaberry
Lynda Ann
Forrest Savage White
Route 1
Curtis Eugene Rinehart
Comanche
Raymond Grady Graham
Nancy Christell
James C. Huchins
Lingleville
George B. Huchins
Thomas Jefferson Stacy
Rt. 2
Marlin
Emma F. Glover
Alabama
Miller D. Gilmer
Set
William J. Slaughter
Berlin
Germany
W. P. Slaughter
Bertha Sides Slaughter
William Clayton Lincoln Howerton
Mill Ave
Zion Hill
Arkansas
Nancy Christell Graham
Oakwood
James Benjamin Elliott
Sipe Springs
Mary Jane Carruth
Route 2
Canton
Mississippi
J. A. Ross
Orville W. Jones
Mary L. Jones
D. M. Spencer
Joe Steele
Lonita
Ira T. Carter
City of
J. H. Kemp
Graham
Comanche Softball Tourney Opens With Wide-Open Action
Comanche's Second Annual Softball Tournament opened with Rising Star defeating Dublin 11 1 in five innings, Bilton Tiremen Brownwood beating Coleman 9 3, and C mile Hamilton downed by Heathington no hitter 4 0. Thursday games feature Gorman vs De Leon Brady vs San Saba and Comanche vs Rising Star.
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Comanche
Rising Star
Dublin
Bilton
Fisher Twins
Company
Campbell
Cled
Heathington
Higginbotham
Camache
Hamilton
Hamilton All-Stars
Gorman
de Leon
Brady
San Saba
Bilton Tire Company
Postage Increase Brings New Chief Subservition Rate
City and rural mail delivery changes take effect July 1 in Comanche eliminating free circulation for The Chief after 76 years. New rates apply on August 10 with 6 months 1.00 and 1 year 1.75 in county and rural Texas. outside county 1 year 2.00, unchanged outside Texas at 2.50.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Texas
Countis
Pioneer Teacher Ida Daniel Dies After Long Career
Miss Ida Daniel a longtime Texas public school teacher and pioneer in Comanche County died in Gustine after a 60 year career. Funeral at Gustine Methodist Church featured Rev J D Smoot and Rev Bruce with interment in Lamkin Cemetery. Born 1869 near Tullahome Tennessee she taught near Lamkin and in the Rio Grande Valley before retiring in 1946. She leaves sisters Lula Young and Allen Hitt and many nieces and nephews.
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Texas
Comanche
Gustine
Miss Daniel
Gustine Methodist Church
J. D. Smoot
Bruce
Lamkin
Miss Ida
Mountain View
S. H. Daniel
Mary H. Daniel
Tullahome
Franklin County
Tennessee
Rio Grand Valley
Methodist Church
Missionary Society
Lula Young
Allen Hitt
Two Oil Tests Near Comanche Show Strong Prospects
Two oil tests eight to ten miles west of Comanche on Highway 36 near Old Bibb run promisingly. Walter Chapman’s 320 acre tract yields gas at depth then oil shows after drilling to 2400 feet. John Ward lease well reports 20 barrels per hour and pipeline work underway.
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Highway 36
Old Bibb
Chapman
Walter Chapman
Ward
Bibb
John Ward Place
Humble
Henry Drennan
Eaton daughter earns degree and teaches at Ohio university
Visit to Columbus Ohio and Canada noted as Bob Eaton and his wife visited daughter Miss Joy Jean Eaton. Joy Jean earned a master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ohio and will teach there this summer. She has excelled as both student and teacher and was elected to several professional societies.
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Canada
Bob Eaton
Joy Jean Eaton
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Eaton
University of Ohio
Square Dance Contest Set for July 4 at Arlington Downs
Calls for state square dancers arrive from Joe Waring the new city mail carrier and square dance teacher. He will lead the Arlington Downs event with Miss Margaret Ann Tate and his parents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Waring and Martha Waring attending.
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Joe Waring
Arlington Downs
Margaret Ann Tate
John D. Waring
Martha
Family views Mexican bullfights during vacation
Mr and Mrs E R Wii and children return from a short vacation in Mexico. They crossed the border at McAllen and attended bullfights in Re, witnessing five bulls killed. Wright filmed the fights while Mrs Wright found the events too bloody and cruel for the crew to enjoy.
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M Co
McAllen
Wright
Frank Vineyard Prepares Fixture Install at East Side Bowling Alley
Frank Vineyard installs fixtures for the opening of a bowling alley on the East Side Square in the remodeled building that housed his recently ceased grocery market operation.
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Frank Vineyard
Cently
Worth Hosts Doubleheader Attended by County Judge and Clergyman
Worth residents gathered Thursday evening to watch a double header featuring the Dallas Eagles. County Judge O E Rippetoe and Rev Arthur Johnson were noted in attendance along with others including Roy Brannan and Bill Pee.
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Arthur Johnson
Worth
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Dallas Eagles
Roy Brannan
Bill Pee
De Leons Peach and Melon Festival Scheduled for July
De Leon prepares for the Peach and Melon Festival July 21 to 23 with a bumper melon crop and peak parade. More than 200 horses, merchant floats, square dancing, fiddlers contests and free watermelon slices are planned, with crowning on July 21 and prize displays throughout the event. A 75 car motorcade from Bearcat departs July 18 visiting several towns including S ville Dublin Lingleville Iona Ranger Eastland Rising Star Comanche and Carbor.
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Bearcat
Sville
Dublin
Lingleville
Iona
Ranger
Eastland
Rising Star
Comanche
Carbor
Goober Land Quartet Renders Fine Program
The Goober Land Quartet led by Bobby Hughes Noel Graves Tom well Jimmy Warren and Juanita Hosk ins impressed at its hometown debut last Friday. They plan summer concerts including Desdemona on July 29 and a Gartmans View Baptist Church appearance to be announced. Fort Worth bookings are possible and local church members urge support for future shows.
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Goober Land Quartet
Bobby Hughes
Weet Noel Graves
Tomwell
Jimmy Warren
Juanita
Hoskins
Goober Land
Desdemona
Gartman’s View Baptist Church
Gartman’s View
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