Comanche Fall Fair Set for August 17–19
The second annual Comanche County Fall Fair will run August 17 to 19 at the Comanche Livestock Center with booths, contests, and entertainment each night. Billy Gray and The Cowtowners open the fair, Fort Hood band on Friday, and the Miss Comanche County Pageant on Saturday. Booths cost 16 dollars. admission is 25 cents per person, or a dollar per car, with free shows. Contact Harold Adcock for booth reservations. pageant entrants contact Mrs. Ronnie Nowlin or Mrs. Richard Locklear.
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Comanche County
Comanche Livestock Center
Jack Byrd Entertainment
Billy Gray and
The
Cowtowners
Fort Hood
Harold Adcock
Ronnie Nowlin
de Leon
Richard Locklear
Comanche
Receipts Hit New Peak For Comanche Post Office
Postmaster Jim Carpenter announced fiscal year 72 receipts for the Comanche Post Office at 110000 dollars plus 560, the highest since 1860. The office serves five rural routes, 417 miles, 1137 boxes, and 1190 families, with two city routes serving 1360 families and 262 businesses.
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Jim Carpenter
Comanche
Carpenter
A Look At The Weather Report From Proctor Reservoir
The Proctor Reservoir Weather Station releases a 24 hour report covering temperatures and moisture from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. The document summarizes daily conditions and environmental data for the period.
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Proctor Reservoir
Mt Pleasant To Host Small Church Crusade
Mt Pleasant Baptist Tabernacle hosts an area wide Small Church Crusade July 16 through 23 with Evangelist Don Jopling of Fort Worth preaching and C L Mahon Jr leading singing. Luke E Easley says over 200 may attend the first night and invites all faiths to participate in daily 10 am and 8 pm services. Mt Pleasant lies 216 miles north of Comanche on FM 2247.
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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Tabernacle
Melvin Guthrie
Mt. Pleasant Church
Crusade
Don Jopling
Fort Worth
Opling
Howard Payne
Southwestern Seminary
Texas
C. L. Mahon, Jr
Luke E. Easley
Mt. Pleasant
Comanche
Revival to Open At Board Church
Board Baptist Church starts a revival Sunday July 16 with services at 11 00 and 7 00 and 8 00 each week night The evangelist is Rev J B Harlin associate pastor of Dallas Piedmont Church The pastor will lead music with special guests Martin Brown Dallas Tommy Menley Brownwood Robert Harlin son of the evangelist and the Board Church choir featured on various nights All are encouraged to attend and pray.
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Board Baptist Church
J. B. Harlin
Dallas
Piedgeont Church
Board Church
Martin Brown
Tommy Menley
Trownwood
Robert Harlin
Board
4 H Flower and Tomato Show Set for Saturday July 15
The 1972 Comanche County 4H Flower and Tomato show will be held Saturday July 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. in the Courthouse halls. Fern Simpson and Bobby Vineyard oversee tomatoes. Lavada Conway leads flowers. Entries must be in place 9 to 10 a.m. and judged at 10. Ribbons awarded by merit. Visitors may view exhibits 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Comanche County
Fern Simpson
Bobby Vineyard
Lavada Conway
Free Golf Clinic Planned at PAR
Golf pro Howard Burttschell will conduct a free clinic for women learning to play golf next Tuesday July 18 at PAR. Lessons begin at 9 a.m. and attendees are asked to bring a seven iron and putter.
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Howard Burttschell
Overheated grease starts kitchen fire at Mayfield home
A kitchen fire Wednesday afternoon at the Freddy Mayfield residence near E Mill and Lamar caused light damage. Fire Marshal Dale Nowlin said the blaze originated from an overheated container of grease on a cook stove.
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Freddy Mayfield
E. Mill and Lamar
Dale Nowlin
Nowlin
Playoff Baseball Ties City Championship Pulsing Ahead
Playoff schedule set for Monday and Tuesday with possible Thursday games. Pee Wee and Little League finals will race to a best two of three on the Little League field. Saints face Bingham TV in Little League after a 12-0 and 10-3 record clash. TV seeks comeback. Pee Wee pits 13-0 Bingham TV against the AL winner, with VFW leading Sidney 84 and two games left.
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Pee Wees
Saints
Bingham T. V
Ben
Bingham T.V
Sidney
V.F.W
Fach
Gustine Coaches and Players Featured In 6-Man Grid Game
Gustine coaches Alan Luker Joe Adams and Pat Gunter will play on the Fast six man team for the 27th annual six and eight man coaching shoe in Brownwood July 1922. The event includes three all star games with games July 20 21 and 22 at Lion Stadium Coliseum and tickets 159 for adults 1 for students with 1 discount for all three.
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Brownwood
Alan Luker
Joe Adams
Pat Gunter
Gustine
Jerry Anderson
Key Newsom
Lion Stadium
Iion
Coliseum
Brownwood Chamber of Commerce
Lerry Buck
Covington
Mike Seandalph
Cherukes
James Scott
Gordon
Benny Goodwin
Telar
Jesse Beard
Star
Smammy Smith
Mullin
Cornstalk Borers Appear in Central Texas Peanut Fields
Texas Commissioner John C. White reports lesser cornstalk borers showing in central Texas peanuts with infestations up to 7 percent in Eastland Comanche Erath counties. Moths began activity March 13, with rising populations in the past two weeks. farmers urged to monitor and apply insecticides safely per label directions.
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Texas Agricultural
John C. White
Texas
Eastland
Comanche
Erath Counties
de Leon
Desdemora
Lamkin—Gustine
Carbon
Departmental
White
Commissioner White
Five CHS FFA Members Headed to State Meet in Dallas
Five Comanche High School FFA members will attend the state FFA Convention in Dallas July 12 to 14. Delegates include Bradshaw McDougal, Ben Ellebracht, Rickie Geye, Cliff Conway, and Keith Dukes, with Ronnie Fails and Joe Evans also attending. Lone Star Farmer degrees will be awarded to all five CHS attendees.
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Comanche
FFA
Dallas
Prude Bradshaw
James McDougal
Ben Ellebracht
Rickie Geye
Clinton Geye
Cliff Conway
Jerry Conway
Keith Dukes
L. L. Dukes
Othr
Ronnie Fails
Talmadge Fails
Joe Evans
Oral Evans
Future Farmer
Texas
Tim Burke
New Hampton
Towa
CHS Chapter
Lone Star Farmer
Free Learn-to-Swim Program Opens Monday at Lake Fanes
The City of Comanche sponsors a free learn to swim program at Lake Fanes Park starting Monday July 17. Under David Andrews and volunteers, one hour sessions run 8 am to 12 noon for beginners intermediate swimmers and adults if interest exists. Sign up at the pool or by contacting David Andrews.
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Lake Fanes
Lake Fanes Park
City of
Comanche
David Andrews
Andrews
Max Parker
Vicki Scott Crowned County Peanut Princess
Vicki Lynn Scott 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jerry Scott, was named 1972 Comanche County Peanut Princess at the Jaycee pageant. She won a $100 savings bond and will represent Comanche County at the state Peanut Queen contest in Eastland on August 19. First runner up was Carol Jo Shoemaker of De Leon and second runner up Sher Nowlin of De Leon.
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Vicki Lynn Scott
Jerry Scott
Comanche County
Scott
Eastland
Miss Scott ‘S
Will Stierch Tarleton
Carol Jo Shoemaker
Dale Shoemaker
He Leon
The
de Leon Farmers and
Mer
Dans Bark
Sher- Nowlin
Mr. and
Mers
Tel Nevlin
de Leon
KCC
Comanche
Tom Cellier
Karton Harris
Brownwood
Jim Kstwell
Stephenville
Mary Gore
Kay Carpenter
Myr
Jim Carpenter
Bo Elred
Comanche Chamel
Comerce
ESA Sponsoring Million Dollar Ride For St Jude Hospital
Comanche County ESA appoints Mrs. Bob Dudley and Virginia Daniel as cochairs for a coast to coast bike ride to raise a million dollars for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The July 29 event starts locally and ends in Los Angeles, with multiple prize categories and sponsor solicitation.
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Bob Dudley
Virginia Daniel
Comanche County
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Women International
Comanche
ESA
St. Jude's Children’s Hospital
Memphis
Tennessee
United States
Danny Thomas
Wash
Ington
D. C
Los Angeles
Calif
Emmadou Brink
Coleran
International Esa
Mariy
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Billy Gray
Ray Price
Hank Thompson
Bobby Hammer
Howard Payne College
Hammer
Itasca
Yellowjackets
Itasca High
Sharon
Baptist Church
Homestead
Baseballers
Duane Ogle
Jaycee
Joe Alams
Pat Canter
Rai
Ray Newsom
Vicki Scott
Penny
Hathcock Furniture and Appliance
Hennie Boston
Jaycees
Herschel Strawn
Childrens Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Keom
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