Local Baseball Action Opens at New Comanche Parks
Comanche Little Leaguers and Pee Wees start play at new ballparks under lights coached by Wayne Preston under the Comanche Jaycees. Opening games Thursday include Raiders vs Sidney and Wizards vs VFW at 7 and 8:30. Regular play runs Tue Thu Fri for three weeks then twice weekly until July 12 followed by a double elimination tournament.
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Wayne Preston
Comanche Jaycees
Pee Wees
Raiders
Sidney
Wizards
V.F.W
Oilers
Saints
Gus
Gustine
Local softball returns to Comanche league mix
Comanche resumes softball after a years gap with three local clubs Gulf Finn and Johnston joining a Proctor Shive league. Finn beat Proctor 2 0 and Shive beat Gulf 7 0 in Monday action. Friday Proctor visits Shire and Saturday Finn faces Johnston at 8 30 p m at the city park.
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Comanche
Proctor
Shive
Finn
Gulf
Shire
Johnston
F. F. Ross
Charles Hicks
J. L. Newhouse
Jerry Henshaw
A. E. Johnston
Mr. Johnston
A. T. Hood
Summer Recreation Program For Boys Starts Tuesday
Comanche sponsors Jaycees Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce kick off a summer recreation program for boys starting Tuesday June 11 at the Junior High School gym. Directed by CHS basketball coach Wayne Preston, it runs four days a week Tuesday through Friday from 9 30 to 11 30 until July 19 inviting all community school‑age boys to join.
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Comanche
Comanche Jaycees
Lions Club and
Chamber of Commerce
CHS
Wayne Preston
City Lands District Baseball Tourney Hosts August Dates
Comanche will host the Texas Teen Age Junior Division District Tournament August 1 2 3 as announced by Vice President Froster Rhodes. Comanche fields two Inner Cities League teams Arthur Chevrolet Hot Rods and Higginbothams with Goldthwaite De Leon and Cross Plains participating. The league winners from Brady Eastland Brownwood and the national league winners will join the district event, with the tourney winner advancing to the State Tournament.
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Comanche
Choice Baking Company
Goldthwaite
Higginbothams
Cross Plains Drillers
Goldhwaite
Hot Rods
Arthur Chevrolet
Goldithwaite
de Leon
Texas
Froster Rhodes
Arthur Chevrolet Hot Rods
Coleman
Arthur Cehv
Cross Plains
Alice Hedgpeth Receives Outstanding Performance Award
Miss Alice Hedgpeth, County Office Clerk, was cited for effective duties over the past year and received an Outstanding Performance Rating. Bennie B. Davis presented a commendation letter from State Director L. J. Cappleman. Hedgpeth has over 25 years service with the Farmers Home Administration and predecessors, assigned to Comanche County since January 8, 1943.
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Alice Hedgpeth
Bennie B. Davis
Comanche County
L. J. Cappleman
Hedgpeth
Farmers Home Administration
Donations for Local Baseball Parks Grow
Donations to the Little League Ball Parks fill the fund drive. Local supporters like D B Harrison and George Stephens contribute five dollars each, with larger gifts from Russell Hayes twenty five and R P Scott eighty five.
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D. B. Harrison
George Stephens
Henry C. Blackshaw
Russell Hayes
Dug Hillhouse
Odell Reese
Jack O. Riley
C. E. Hicks
Alf Summers
James Meyer
Bill Elliott
R. P. Scott
Harry Cloud
Comanche County Voters OK Out-of-County Cotton Transfers
In Comanche County 1969 inland cotton allotments may be transferred to other counties in the state by sale or lease after a May referendum. 93 percent approved the measure, two thirds needed. Transfers cannot leave the state. Applications for all transfers for the 1969 upland crop must be filed with the ASC County Committee by a later announced deadline.
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Comanche County
James S. Couch
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Couch
ASC County Committee
County Quartet Singing Set Here
The Comanche County Quartet will sing at Mt Pleasant Church on Friday night June 7. Bill Elliott is in charge and invites everyone to attend and enjoy the singing.
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Comanche County
Mt. Pleasant
Bill Elliott
New Methodist Pastor Arrives for Comanche Gustine Churches
Rev. Robert Haynes departs Comanche after two years and moves to Mart. Rev. Robert Haynes is replaced by Rev. Raines from Groesbeck as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Comanche and Gustine. Mrs Raines holds a teaching certificate and two children accompany him. The new minister arrives in Comanche near Wednesday.
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Raines
New Methodist
Robert Haynes
Mart
Harvey Raines
First Methodist Church
Comanche
Groesbeck
First Methodist
Gustine
Sidney Methodist Church
Garrett Creppon
B.,.l. McCord
Benbrook
Piez Tood
Belton
Ballinger
Delegates to Attend State Democratic Convention
Comanche County delegates to the State Democratic Convention in Dallas on Tuesday June 11 will participate in party affairs. Twelve county residents hold half votes under the unit rule and the county endorses Governor John Connally as Favorite Son for the August National Democratic Convention. Delegates named for the June 11 meeting include Roy Brannan Jr Bob Carpenter Jim Dudley Kenneth Evans
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Comanche County
Dallas
Texas
John Connally
Roy Brannan, Jr
Comanche
Bob Carpenter
Jim Dudley
Kenneth Evans
Gustine
D. E. Steele
Sidney
Herbert Williams
George Rollins
Ben Barnes
Reese Upshaw
A. G. Lee
de Leon
Joe Maxwell
Bill Day
CofC Membership Drive Now Underway
The Chamber of Commerce continues its membership drive aiming to finish early next week and start a membership directory. So far 36 new members have joined, totaling 141. Call 356-3233 or visit 202 N. Austin to join.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Austin
Nabers and Smith Win Posts In Run Off Election
Lynn Nabers of Brownwood won the 64th District state representative seat defeating Grindstaff 700 to 580 in the run off. Preston Smith secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination defeating Don Yarborough, with 592 104 votes to 444 030 statewide.
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Nabers
Smith
Lynn Nabers
Brownwood
Comanche
Brown
Coleman
Runnels
Ebb Grindstaff
Ballinger
Grindstaff
Ben Barnes
Comanche County
Cananche County
Brown County
Preston Smith
Don Yarborough
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
Edmund J. Davis
Texas
Yarboroughs
Lubbock
Governors
Texas Election Bureau
Yarborough
Austin
John Connally
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Waggoner Carr
Dolph Briscoe
FHA Girls To Have Play School for Tots
The summer homemak ing girls will run a play school for four and five year olds from 8 30 to 11 30 June 10 14 at the Homemaking Cottage. Children should bring coloring book crayons paste and blunt scissors. A $1 registration fee covers crafts materials and refreshments. Parents may call 356 2850 or 356 3518.
Looking for Summer Jobs From Students and Adults
Employers urged to check with the chamber office for vacancies as students seek summer work and adults apply for employment opportunities.
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Chamber
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