Commissioners Court approves payroll and personnel actions
A series of motions pass with all aye votes. Salaries and payrolls are set, a VA representative is approved for one day weekly with reimbursement of 31.15 for patient transport, Nima Tate moves to First Deputy’s salary, sheriff dispatcher pay rises 60.00 monthly, liability insurance for the sheriff’s office is approved, 62.50 welfare care payment to Comanche County Child, Mrs. Coy Stateville named Election Judge in Precinct 6, election judges for the coming year appointed, and plat approval for Commissioner Precinct No. 4 to be recorded. All motions carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Miller
Frank Seckinger
Nima Tate
Sam Phifer
Sheriff's Office
Comanche County
Coy
Stateville
June Traffic Toll in Comanche County Reported
The Texas Highway Patrol logged fifteen rural highway accidents in Comanche County in June 1974. The incidents caused two deaths and seven injuries for the month, bringing 1974 totals to fifty eight accidents seven deaths and thirty nine injuries in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Patrol
Comanche County
A. A. Eggen
Peanut Legislation Not Due in 1974
Washington developments on July 8 and 9 halted peanut legislation for 1974. Growers and USDA had agreed on many points but key differences remained. Secretary Earl Butz and Chairman Poage deferred action, aiming to resume talks this fall for early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ross Wilson
Southwestern Peanut Growers’ Association
National Peanut Growers Group
Oilseeds and Rice
House Agricultural Committee
USDA
National Grower Group
Dawson Mathis
Georgia
Walter Jones
North Carolina
Mathis
Earl Butz
House Agriculture
W. R. Poage
Poage
Butz
Peanut Growers Groups
Steering Committee
Peanut Area Congressmen
Emmett Reynolds
NPGG
Subcommittee
Peanut Pests Ravage Fields In This Area
Peanut fields in the area face ongoing damage from the Lesser Cornstalk Borer amid drought. Area II reports 46 fields with 30 infested. Area I 26 of 32 with 18.5 percent average. Area III 20 of 24 with 16.6 percent. Burrowing bugs found in Gustine and Proctor fields. Legislative talks with USDA continue amid fears for the peanut program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel E. Curtis
Area III
Proctor
Gustine
Vacation Bible School Scheduled To Begin Monday
Beginning Monday morning July 29 through Friday August 2 a Vacation Church School will be held at St Matthew's Episcopal Church 500 N Austin Comanche. The program runs 9:00 to 11:30 AM with Hope Lutheran Mission and St Matthew's sponsoring and Dallas Fort Worth high school students teaching. It will feature songs crafts and Bible lessons and aims for a large turnout of community children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's — Episcopal Church
Austin
Comanche
Hope Lutheran Mission
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Dallas-Ft. Worth
God
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Bill Doggett
First Comanche Bank
Glenda Derrick
Ronnie Black
Tommy Farrar
Major Fish
Eugene Boucher
Sue Adair
Billy Fred Brown
David Carpenter
Mike Armstrong
Ray Rankin
Elmon Kerby, Jr
John Freeman
V.A
V A. Hospital
Durham
Haley
Dean
Centure Cleanser
Dr. West
Alberto VO
Revion
Coty Cosmetics
Hiway
Texas
Vacation Bible School
Joe Maxwell
M. G. Stephens
Men's Golf Association
Steve
Joe
Maxwell
General Electric Appliances & Television
Powell
Superthrust
Maalox
Desitin
Reg
Chapstick
Contac
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