Comanche County Dairy Association Leads June Dairy Month
June Dairy Month marks its twenty sixth anniversary as a nationwide promotion. Comanche County hosts about 70 Grade A dairies with 8 000 cows and 2 000 heifers, and Bailey Gore and sons own the largest dairy with 500 cows. The Central West Texas Milk Producers Association lists Borden Foremost and Gandy as principal buyers, with 75 percent Holsteins and 20 percent Jerseys among breeds. The county's milk station ships to Midland Abilene and San Angelo, supporting 32 000 dollars in annual payroll.
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Comanche County
Central West Texas Milk Producers Association
Porter B. Franks
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche County Dairy Association
Newburg-Pettit
Bailey Gore and Sons
Bill and
Jor
Comanche Co
B. Williams Jr
Rt. 1
Comanche
Gayle Isham
En‘rey
Central West Texas Association
Borden, Foremost
West Texas
Erath County
Wichita County
McCulloch
Tom Green
Lubbock
Lea County
New Mexico
Jerseys
Comance County Dairy Association
Foremost
Borden
Gandy Dairies
Otis Brazier
Euell Rogers
Gore
June Dairy Month Celebrated by Manchester Farmers
Manchester Dairy Month tribute salutes local farmers for nourishing feeds and care. The issue announces beauty and appliance shop openings at CHAMBERS location and STRUBE new shop, plus a 2 day sale at HATHCOCKS FUR THE AND APPLIANCES with Westinghouse heater specials. Theatre Manager STEELE promotes family type day and local ads highlight AL GIFT SHOP and Papa Tista suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manche
Ripley Tours Whirlpool Plants on Reward Trip
Ripley, honored for outstanding Whirlpool product sales, earned a four day tour visiting Whirlpool factories. He traveled from Dallas Love Field to Chicago O’Hare then to Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Evansville, and Indianapolis, ending back in Dallas after a trip that included tours of the washer and refrigerator plants and the Indianapolis 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Ripley
Higginbotham’s
Comanche
Ripley
Dallas Love Field
Braniff
O’haire
Benton Harbor
Michigan
St. Jo
Evansville
Indiana
Indianapolis
Love Field
Dallas
City Buys $20,000 In Lake Bonds Not Due Until 1981
The City of Comanche retired $20,000 in Lake Bonds not due until 1981. Mayor John Hall said a $10,000 note payment was made two years ago on bonds also due in 1981. By buying these notes $17,400 in interest over 29 years was saved for taxpayers. The last parking meter payment will be next month, after which the city will receive all meter revenues.
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Comanche
John Hall
Hall
Young Farmers Plan Field Day in Comanche County
The Comanche County Young Farmers Chapter sponsors a field day and tour on Tuesday June 12 starting 12 30 pm at Gore Bros Dairy in southeast Comanche. Dairying irrigation alfalfa coastal bermuda brush control and beef cattle will be featured. The group has 35 active members ages 18 to 35 and meets every fourth Tuesday.
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Comanche County
Young Farmers Chapter
Gore Bros. Dairy
Walter Barret
Comanche
Bermuda
Young Farmer
Soldier Completes Training At Officer Academy Abroad
Leon Soldier completes training at the Officer Academy in Frankfurt Germany April 21. He studied war reading and communications tactics as part of a program to broaden his pre knowledge and instill discipline and responsibility. The 19 year old, from De Leon Texas, is a member of the 6th Armored Division and previously completed basic training at Fort Hood Texas.
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Germany
V. Gilchrest
Vernon L. Gilchrest
de Leon
Ad Division
Frankfurt
Gilchrest
Krest
Bat
Nani
Fort Hood
Tex
Joins Father in Locker Business in Comanche
Billy Jones returns to Comanche to join his father Clarence Jones in managing Frozen Food Lockers. The family moved from Howard County with wife Jimmie Dee Sturdivant and 15 month old Jaymie Dee to 404 West Grand. Jones, a 1949 Comanche High School graduate and former Indian grid star, holds degrees from East Texas State Teachers College. He says it feels good to be back and looks forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones.
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Billy Jones
Howard County
Clarence Jones
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Comanche High School
Indian Grid
Comanche
Jones
Fort Worth bids opened for Waco Dam repairs and Proctor Reservoir clearing
The U S Army Corps of Engineers opened bids for repair of an embankment at the Waco Dam and Reservoir Project near Waco. R G LeTourneau of Marshall was apparent low bidder at 1 098 000 for major earthwork and grouting. Construction planned for 180 days. A separate bid for reservoir clearing at Proctor Reservoir Comanche County had D H Williams of Coleman as apparent low bidder at 60 590 for removing timber on about 2460 acres, with 13 bids total and a government estimate of 93 003.
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Fort Worth
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waco
Bosque River
R. P. West
R. G. LeTourneau
Marshall
Corps
Proctor Reservoir
Comanche County
D. H. Williams
Coleman
Mercedes Girl In Dance Recital Highlighted in Local Studio
Betty Kay Pruitt granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Bus ter McDonald of Comanche performed in Mercedes annual Spring dance recital. The program titled Dileme in a Department Store featured tap ballet and acrobatic numbers with her in The Board of Directors rhythm tap and as a jewels participant in Black Diamond Necklace. Betty Kay is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy M Pruitt of Mercedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster McDonald
Comanche
Mercedes
Shorty Edmondson Critically Injured In Wreck
Comanche garage owner Shorty Edmondson 60 is in critical condition at Mims Memorial Hospital after his wrecker was struck by a car driven by Jack W. Van Huss Brownwood. Edmondson remained in a coma as doctors evaluated his head injuries while Ulmer who drove the overturned cotton truck suffered bruises and lacerations. Police directing traffic at the scene reported no charges yet filed pending Edmondson's condition.
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I. M
Shorty) Edmondson
Comanche
Mims Memorial Hospital
Jack W. van Huss
Brownwood
Edmondson
Comanche County
Comanche Square
Criticia
van Huss
Rt. 1
Medical Arts Hospital
Joachim C
General Telephone Extends Cable Replacement in Comanche
General Telephone began an extensive cable extension and replacement program in Comanche led by district manager J. L. Stambaugh. The project replaces 100 pair cable along East Walcott and North Page with additional smaller cables on Lane Highland and Highway 36. One party service expands to address immediate relief and anticipated growth, with completion expected late this summer.
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Comanche
J. L. Stambaught
General Telephone Company of
Southwest
Stambaugh
East Walcott
North Page Street
Lane
Highland Streets
Highway 36
Grand
College Streets
Jaycee Installation Banquet Attended in Browwood
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Ormsby attended the Jaycee Installation Banquet held Saturday night at the Holiday Inn in Browwood. The event gathered community members for the installation ceremony.
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Odell Ormsby
Browwood
Holiday Inn
Burks Museum Opens Open House Sunday Afternoon
The A. P. Burks Museum in Comanche on the De Leon Highway will hold an open house Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5. The recently reorganized museum features new exhibits and a planned small zoo. Mrs. Burks is the principal host and performer, and a modest admission fee will be charged in the future to cover expenses, with no one turned away.
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A. P. Burks
Burks Museum
Comanche
Texas
Burks
Salado
Bell County
Stage Coach Inn
Bandera
San
Ronnie McPherson Earns University of Texas Degree
Ronnie V. McPherson of Comanche graduates with honors from the University of Texas earning a B A in three regular and two summer sessions. He plans graduate study toward a Ph D. Attending were his father Lee Basil McPherson and daughter Erma Hyde with her two children Madeline and Beth.
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Ronnie V. McPherson
Comanche
University of Texas
Comanche High School
McPherson
Ronnie
Lee Basil McPherson
Erma Hyde
Madeline
Beth
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Ikey Pipes
Bill Gore
Metzger Dairies
San Antonio
Association
Dairies
Joe Gore
Gore Dairy
Porter Franks
Anche
Chambers
West Side
Strube
Chambers, Ware
Hathcock
Steele
Jone
Whirlpool
Young Farmers
Leon
C. A. Bain Bain
Bain
Senata Civil Engineer
Minnesota
Dayton
Bryan Kenneth Bain
Four Rees
Billy Jognes
Proctor Lake
Betty Kay Pruitt
Shorty Edmondson
Huss
General Telephone
Ronnie McPherson
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