Comanche News Highlights From Local to Statewide
Lee Morris reports a burglary and a $85 loss at two residences as Highway 10 West detours begin near Blanket. Comanche Public Schools open with an expected 900 students, including 260 in high school. Centennial events mark Comanche County Day at Fort Worth. Jerry Slider named Sponsor Queen. Jail crowding prompts bonds. grand jury and fall district court expected. Texas history and industry facts pepper the page, plus Dr A J Gray ranch mohair sales and goat values.
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Brown County
Blanket
White Point
Bucy & Childs
Comanche
Mercer Gap
Cross Roads
Fairview
Pettit
Briar Grove
Harmony
Texas Centennial & Frontier Palace
Fort Worth
Jerry Slider
William Chilton
Comanch
Comanche County
John Reese
Dallas
Texas
Mexico
Louisiana
Spain
United States
Union
New
San Jacinto
Cincinnati
A. J. Gray
Rev Plez Todd Preaches in Pleasant Valley Revival
Rev Plez Todd of the First Methodist Church Comanche is preaching in a revival meeting underway at Pleasant Valley near Bangs in Brown County. Mr and Mrs Beal McDaniel of San Angelo were holiday visitors here last weekend.
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Plez Todd
First Methodist Church
Comanche
Pleasant Valley
Bangs
Brown County
Mrs. Beal McDaniel
San Angelo
B E Drake 91 Former Resident Dies in Denton
B E Drake 91 died June 18 in Denton after eight years in a hospital. Born in Tuka Mississippi he worked for The Comanche Chief and later the Record Chronicle before retiring in 1946. He was a Methodist Church member Knight of Pythias Woodmen of the World and survived by a son and a daughter.
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B. E. Drake
Denton
Tuka
Mississippi
L. M. Drake
Drake
Leah Tunnell
Methodist Church
A. E B. Carraway
Leah Tunnel
Mr. Drake
Denton News and Monitor
Record Chronicle
First Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias
Woodmen of the World
R. C. George Honored On 50th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs R Q George of Sidney were honored Monday night by the Sidney community for their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home They married July 4 1909 with rites by J S Walker Church of Christ in front of the minister Residence The Georges own a 320 acre farm in Comanche County and have lived there since marriage They thanked the 75 families who called during the evening
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R. Q. George
Sidney
George
Carrie Esther Lane
J. A. Lane
J. S. Walker
Church of Christ
Scoggins Heads Gatesville High After CHS Coaching Run
Former CHS head coach Bill Scoggins and his wife and son Mike moved to Gatesville where he will be the headline coach at Gatesville High School. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs John Earl Williams moved into the Macon rental house vacated by the Scoggins family. Additionally, the Comanche area notes report Bart Payne and family visiting from Stephenville, and Midland and Houston visitors dropping by for Independence Day and weekend visits.
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Scoggins
Gatesville
CHS
Bill Scoggins
Mike
Gatesville High School
John Earl Williams
E. Central Ave
K. L. Macon
Cauley Family Visits Relatives in Local Area
Dr. and Mrs. Quinton Cauley and their children of Big Spring visit mother Mrs. W. C. Cauley and other relatives and friends here this week.
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Quinton Cauley
Big Spring
W. C. Cauley
Wetzel Family Holiday Visit Across Texas
Mr and Mrs Charles Wetzel and children Lynn and Don of Houston visited his parents Mr and Mrs C E Wetzel in San Angelo and her parents Mr and Mrs J C Wilkerson in Comanche during the Independence Day holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wetzel
Lynn
Don
Houston
C. E. Wetzel
San Angelo
J. C. Wilkerson
Comanche
No Mountain Cat Chevy Proves Tough in Utah Wilderness
A Positraction equipped 3134 Fleetside pickup tested by the Utah Fish and Game Commission demonstrates rugged performance. The article praises the Chevy’s suspension, frame, brakes, and Thriftmaster 6 engine as capable in mud, snow, and talus grades, suggesting 60 000 miles of hard use before trade.
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Utah Fish and Game Commission
Utah
Chevy
Chevrolet
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I H. Hamilton
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Worth Hiway
Lara
Ariel
Tvrer Ener Ey
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R. C. George
Ing
Roy Morris
Abilene
J. O. Lane
Bart Payne
Stephenville
Midland
Bill Wilkerson
David
David Greenlee
Mrs
Dawson Waring
Norris Insurance
Virgil Norris
Lere
Brownwood
Brownwood, Texas
L. K. Ory, M.D
S. Houston
Cartwright Spraying S
Cartwright
Doris’ Beauty
Doris Wilson
N. Cole St
Avintaguin Canyon
Lizzie Newsome
Clyde Brinson
Sipe Springs Rd
Php
DE Leon
Beauty Care
Ladoras
Beauty Shop
Stephenville Savings & Loan Association
Stephenville, Texas
NeLson
East
Walcott AV
MR. and
Mrs. Earl Nelson
Dean
Doan
Blackwood - Mims Clinic & Hospital
Comanche, Texas
Post Office
W. Dr. Blackwood
D.O
Roy D. Mims
Marvin Patterson
L. W. Boyd
Tfe
Cactus
Central Ave
J. F. Hallmark
James Slider
Optometrist
Higginbotham
HOPE
William T. Calhoun
N. Houston St
Woodmen of the World Lodge
K-P Lodge
Dead Animal Service
Free
Hamilton
Willie Lane
W. Paine Comanche
International Exterminator, Corporation
Ae~q Trucking Co
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