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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
3
The Gustine event drew strong participation with cowgirls and cowboys competing in bareback riding and sack race style events. Local contestants and 4H and FFA participants from surrounding schools performed well, contributing to a successful state finals.
The Waco News Tribune notes Ed White, astronaut of Gemini 4 fame, once lived at 4016 Homan Ave with his wife and later moved to Houston. Friends recall White’s Connally AFB training and correspondence with Waco residents, including the Dodgens and Weathers, who remember a Persian cat incident.
About 80 attendees joined the homecoming event with Archie Swearengin delivering the sermon. Donations for upkeep and the coming event were welcomed to Reid Rt 1 and the Sardis Association, with O B Reid D D Reid and B Y Webb serving in key roles.
The 1913 Comanche County report highlights Texas mules pivotal to canal build and cavalry needs with 7,335 mules valued at $919,419. It notes a City Hall grant, a Half Century Pioneer Reunion, a reorganized Tennis Club, Lamkin’s new school, Beattie’s boom and local commerce, tax and bank data, and residents Ed Onstot and Janice Goodson relocating to Nashville for VA work.
The Comanche Public School board on Monday June 14 accepted the resignation of Junior High coach Roddy Maddox who will teach math in Cherokee and farm. They also accepted resignations from Mr and Mrs Pete Hobby who will see Mr Hobby move to assistant football coach in Lewisville. Mrs Hobby will not teach next year. Two high school vacancies remain a math and a science position. The board approved State National Bank as depositary and the athletic budget. Attendees John Happy Hathcock Bob Ripley and Bud Dudley joined a Dallas RCA Victor Dealers meeting with merchandise and sales presentations a reception and a banquet and a show by The Astronauts.
A fragment notes someone with their son Stanley who is a student in the University law school. The readable text provides minimal context and names a single person and the institution referenced.
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