Miss Comanche Hosts Annual Beauty Contests
Lively Miss Comanche and Miss Junior Comanche contestants vie for titles in a Saturday pageant. Winners include Miss Jane Carraway and Prater’s daughter, with other honorees named in senior and junior divisions. Entertainment featured by Bobby Arthur and dances, while ESA scholar Ruth Cattles attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Ities
Bobby Arthur
Junior Missande
Suc Oy
Mack Pyburn
Arthur
Tona Evridge
Calhoun
Cullough and Attend School Represented by Local Groups
A brief note says Cullough and his peers from Comanche High were selected to attended a state event last week. Chosen by a five-member inter committee of the Legion and Lions, the group honors leadership, character, and scholarship, with funding from the organizations.
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Nhe High School
Comanche High
Moore Named New President Comanche Lions
Comanche Lions Club elected officers at their regular meeting Tuesday night. New officers include Jack W. Moore as president, BE H. Denny as 1st vice president, M. L. Gaither as 2nd vice president, F E A Kerby as 3rd vice president, Jerry Henshaw secretary-treasurer, Elton McCullough Lion tamer, James K E Carpenter Tail Twister. New directors are Castle B Ellis and Jack Jonette. holdovers Don ald Hall and Whit Jarratt. Installation set for June 28 with committee led by Lion Albert Brannan. John Beaty and Jack Parker assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Lions Club
Jack W. Moore
BE. H. Denny
M. L. Gaither
E. A. Kerby
Jerry Henshaw
Elton McCullough
James KE. Carpenter
Castle B Ellis
Jack Jonette
Donald Halli
Whit Jarratt
D. F. Caraway
Clyde House
Lion Albert Brannan
John Beaty
Jack Parker
1946 Comanche High reunion set for June 18
The 1946 CHS graduating class will hold its 20th reunion Saturday June 18. Activities begin with lunch at noon in the CHS lunch room catered by Underwoods of Brownwood, followed by a program in the auditorium. A tour of Comanche will happen for non residents, then a Saturday night fellowship at Bill Wilkerson’s Lake Proctor cabin. Seventy-one attendees are named including the deceased Marvin Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
CHS
Underwoods of
Brownwood
Comanche
Bill Wilkerson
Lake Proctor
Wanda Fay Drix
Marvin Lee Brooks
Richard Armstrong
Wade Davis
Hazel Connally
Charles Dudley
Dauphine Ferguson
Ernest Cheek
Phillipine Islands
Cled Heathington
Robbie Jean Carpenter
Inglewood
Colorado
Charles B Hicks
March Air Force Base
California
James Hilliard
Gardena
Membership In Country Club Still Available
Work is progressing on the Proctor Area Recreation Assa as membership nears 300. Some charter memberships remain at $75 and include access to a full club house fishing pier golf course boat storage swimming pool picnic area playground game areas and tennis courts. See Judge Caraway Ben Suddreth or Dr Calhoun to join.
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Proctor Area
Sidney School Head Wins 1966 Actuaries Club Award
Ray Pruitt superintendent of Sidney Schools and head of the High School Math Department received the 1966 Actuaries Club Award as the outstanding Number Sense Coach in Texas four-conference system. He has led District UIL winners and regional contenders while guiding students in mathematics.
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Ray Pruitt
Sidney
Actuaries Club
Texas
Pruitt
County 4-Hers Earn State Roundup Placings
Comanche County 4-Hers competed at the State 4-H Roundup in College Station June 7 to 9. Jane Pair won a blue ribbon in the Favorite Food Show West Division and will submit her Foods record book in August for a chance at the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Dairy Judging team members Paul Byrd Don Parks Bennie Simpson and Charles Williams placed fourth. Charles was the fourth high individual. Walter McCullough finished fifth in Farm & Ranch Management Demonstration, and Johnny Garner placed fifth in Tractor Operator. Buddy and Linda Lane competed in Field Crops Demonstration. results not known for top three. Others attending included W. J. Bill Parks Mrs. D. F. Pair Mrs. William Cunningham and Floyd Key.
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Comanche County
College Station
Jane Pair
de Leon
Jane
Chicago
Paul Byrd
Don Parks
Bennie Simpson
Charles Williams
Charles
Walter McCullough
Johnny Garner
Buddy
Linda Ta Lane
Barnes to head Texas Peruvian Partners delegation in Peru
Texas House Speaker Barnes will lead a six member team to Peru June 17 to July 2 to meet Peruvian officials and plan future Partner projects. The mission includes discussions with President Fernando Belaunde Terry and tours of interior sites to assess ongoing work and student internships.
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Tevos
House of Representatives
Ben Barnes
Comierche County
Peru
Alliance
Texas Partners
Banks L. Miller
Barnes
Sci
Fernando Belaunde Terry
University of Texas
Belaunde
Robert PD. Leachman
St. Luke's Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
Willie C Wells
International Longshoremen's Association of Houston
Ralph Wayne
Plainview
Robert F Schenkkan
University of Texas Austin
Jon Ford
State Capitol
San Antonio Express-Evening News
Banks L. Miller, Jr
Texas
Edward Marcus
Neiman-Marcus
Dallas
Asany
Texas State Legislature
Rev Robert L Haynes Named New Methodist Pastor Here
Rev Robert L Haynes becomes pastor of Comanche Parish serving First Methodist Church of Comanche and Sidney Methodist Church. He succeeds Rev B L McCord and arrives from Wichita Ave Methodist Church near the Eastern Star Home for the Aged Fort Worth. He has served Gorman Weatherford Trinity Methodist and joined the Conference in 1951. The Haynes family includes wife, a daughter Carolyn Carillo and two sons Christian and Robert.
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Robert J. Haynes
Comanche
First Methodist Church of
Sidney Methodist Church
B. L. McCord
Benbrook
Haynes
Wichita Ave
Eastern Star
Fort Worth
Gorman
Weatherford
Trinity Methodist
Methodist Conference
Carolyn Carillo
Texas Wesleyan College
Christian Schnabel
Christian
West Germany
University of
Ballinger
Bethel Norton
Paul W. Wiseman
Bangs
Mt. View
Trickham
John McKee
Blanket May
G. M. Seipp
Bluffdale
Tony G. Campbell
Brownwood
Carroll H. Thompson
Central
Jackson
Oglesby
Johnson Memorial
Indian Creek
Winehell
Charles L. McClure
Church
Karl Coppell
Carlton Lamkin
Rainfall Drenches Comanche County Boosts Peanut Planting
Heavy rains fell across Comanche County on Monday June 13 with unofficial totals of 2 inches at Sipe Springs 1.5 at Gustine and Proctor 0.5 at Newburg and 1 inch at Comanche. The showers enable peanut farmers to enter fields and prepare for the season’s top crop in the area.
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Comanche County
Sipe Springs
Gustine
Proctor
Newburg
Comanche
Peru Invites Participation in HemisFair via Ford Tractor Aid
A formal invitation will be extended by Speaker Barnes to the Peruvian people inviting Peru to participate in HemisFair. The aid includes a new Ford tractor and other additional equipment to support Peru’s efforts.
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Peru
Barnes
HemisFair
Mercer Gap Revival At Mercer Gap Baptist Church
The Mercer Gap Baptist Church opens a summer revival from Friday night through Sunday, June 26. Evangelist Dr James Robinson of Sweetwater Baptist Church will lead services with Rev Loyd Richardson as host pastor inviting all to attend.
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Mercer Gap Baptist Church
James Robinson
Sweetwater Baptist Church
Sweetwater
Loyd Richardson
Beattie School Homecoming Set
The Beattie community holds its annual homecoming on Saturday night June 25 and Sunday June 26. Beattie Community Club sponsors the event with Dave Ravenshine as chairman, Herrel Kelly as vice chairman, and Mrs Curtis Thornton as treasurer.
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Beattie Community
Beattie Community Club
Dave Ravenshine
Herrel Kelly
Curtis Thornton
Purvis Homecoming Set for June 25 26
The Purvis Homecoming will be held Saturday night and Sunday, June 25 26. A dinner on the grounds including barbecue is planned. The homecoming reporter urges everyone to attend and enjoy a wonderful time.
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Purvis
Parker and Hodges Family Visit in Granbury
Mr and Mrs RE Parker Mrs Odell Ormsby and Carol visited Mrs Glen Hodges and family in Granbury Wednesday. Barry Hodges returned to Comanche for a visit with relatives.
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RE. Parker
Odell Ormsby
Carol
Glen Hodges
Granbury
Barry Hodges
Comanche
Markers Sought For County History By Isham Family
The article recalls the grave of three year old Mary Isham near Comanche and notes local history efforts by the Isham family and Reverend Sterlin Isham. It mentions tourism interest in historical markers and the need to map and restore cemeteries and sites in Comanche County, with a speech by Dr Klingman at the Christian Church.
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Comanche
Mary Isham
Comanche County
Charley Isham
Arkansas
Arkansa
Comand County
Sterlin Isham
Gustine
Gettir
Antioch
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Jane Carnold
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Prater
Swain Prater
Fetty Cox
Tom Cox, Jr
Letha Dunnner
Funn
Kay Rachels
Rhonda Mote
Daugh
A. D. Mote
Sharon Beaty
Jean Hill
Ye Welch
Blaine Ripley
Tabor
Carol Ormsby
Ly Houck
Sue Cox
ESA
Ruth Cattles
Missles
Baylor Medical
Jane Caraway
Jodie Prater
Cullough
I$ State
Moore
Comanche Lions
Bed
Comanane Dairy
Supt. Pruitt
H'ers
Floyd M. Key
W. J
Bill) Parks
D. F. Pair
Billiam
Burton Cunningham
Floyd Key
Texas Groundn
Isit
Robert L. Haynes
New Methodist
Ward Orwell
C. H. Thompson
Wilson Canafax
Dale Biggs
Floyd A Boulware
Ed. Orwell
Robert Haynes
Jackson C. Oglesby
Bobby F. Weather
Piez Todd
Belton
Lloyd Coker
Cross Plains
J. E. Morton
S. A. Baker
Urban A. Schulze
Mineral Wells
Glen Bowman
Olney
Herman Cole
Raymond M. Burton
Edge Park
Frank L. Turner, Jr
Gatesville
Comanche Manufacturing Co
Beattie School
Granbury Visitors
Historical Assn
Walter Dixon
Klingman
CC. Klingman
Christia Church
Centr Christian Church
Comanch
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