Comanche Board Advances $2 Million School Bonds for New Classrooms
The Comanche Board of Trustees accepted the low bid of 7.31907 per cent from First National Bank of Dallas for $2 million in bonds payable over 28 years. Funds to be delivered after legal clearances by July 20. Construction aims for completion by September 1976 with basic design finished and detail planning by the architect. The board plans for next year include adding classrooms at the elementary school or renting private space.
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Comanche Board of Trustees
First National Bank of Dallas
Underwood Newhouse Associates
Russ Securities
Whitewell Inc
Republic National Bank Dallas
Cullen Center Trust Co
Houston
Wayne May to become president as Rankin resigns
Wayne May, chairman of the board, will replace Rankin as president of the First Comanche Bank. Rankin resigns after 24 years, plans to stay in Comanche and enter private business. Elmon Kerby Jr retires after 24 years with the bank. John May named cashier replacing Kerby.
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Ray Rankin
First Comanche Bank
Rankin
Comanche
Wayne May
Bark May
Elmon Kerby, Jr
Kerby
John May
Funeral held for James R. Staggs after Blanket pickup crash
Services were held for 64 year old James R. Staggs of Blanket who died Wednesday after a pickup and trailer were struck by a westbound train at Blanket crossing. He was taken to Brownwood Community Hospital and pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Joe Bob Morgan. Survivors include his wife Veda Widwell three sons and four daughters. Burial followed in Blanket Cemetery.
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James R. Staggs
Blanket
Davis-Morris Funeral Home
Brownwood
Blanket Cemetery
Stages
Brownwood Community Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Joe Bob Morgan
Curtis Baker
Baker
Staggs
R. C. Willie
Glenn R. Wilson
Mr. Staggs
Yellville
Ark
Veda Widwell
Jimmy Stages
Channelview
Joe Stages
Youth for Christ Meeting Set at Mt Pleasant Church
Comanche Baptist Association announces a Youth for Christ meeting on June 21 at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church two miles north of Comanche on Farm Road 2247. The event starts at 7 30 p.m. featuring Rick Cox, a talented young musician from Howard Payne College.
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Comanche Baptist Association
Youth For Christ
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Comanche
Rick Cox
Howard Payne
Flag Day program marks Comanche County bicentennial
Some three hundred Comanche County residents and visitors gathered at the courthouse lawn on Flag Day 1975 for official bicentennial recognition. The event featured a combined high school band, a flag presentation, and announcements of logo winners and land gifts. Proceeds from a noon luncheon support future county projects.
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Comanche County
Texas
Comanche and
de Leon
CHS
Mike Brady
C. C. Klingman
John Dudley
Affar
H. K. Allen
Temple
CHS May Graduate Dies in Bridge Collision Near Proctor
18yearold Comanche High School graduate Don Basham was killed when his 1972 Chevrolet Malibu struck a rolling cultivator attached to a tractor on the Leon River bridge 92 miles east of Comanche on US67. The tractor operator Thomas Hallmark 27 of De Leon was uninjured. Basham, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Basham Jr, died at Comanche Community Hospital. Funeral services were held June 16 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Comanche with burial in Newburg Cemetery.
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Don H. Basham
May
Comanche High School
Leon River Bridge
Comanche
Young Basham
Robert Basham, Jr
Rt. 2
Dublin
Don Huron Basham
Leon River
Texas
Joe Wilie
Leon Wells
Wilie
Thomas Anthony Hallmark
de Leon
Floyd Stokes
de Leon Farmer
Hallmark
Basham
Proctor
Wells
Robert E
Bob) Basham Jr
Newburg
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
John G. Arthur
Comanche Funeral Home
Randy Murphree
Billy Sears
Jim Vines
Mike Brewer
James Hicks
Neal Lester
Colorado City
Comanche County
Episcopal Church
City Hall Ad Libs Editors Note From Comanche
Mayor Clemons pledges to keep citizens informed about city council activities through this column. City projects include water tower upgrades causing service interruptions and patch paving with new machinery. Lake Eanes pool opened to strong attendance. thanks to lifeguard Glen Parker and volunteer Ann Hathcock. Oakwood Cemetery may form a cemetery association to manage lots and grounds. city will assist. Square cleaning praised. engineering begins 12 inch water main loop in three phases. A civ def van gifted to Fire Dept by Joe Waring. retirement for Floyd Steele anticipated. welcome to J P Beaty at the equipment barn.
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Clemons
Comanche
West City Hall
Packer
Lake Eanes
Glen Parker
Ann Hathcock
Oakwood
City
City Hall
Ray
Minnie
Joe Waring
Fire Dept
Joe
Floyd Steele
Hate
Floyd
J. P. Beaty
Sheriff's Office Announces Completion of Comanche Burglaries Case
The Comanche County Sheriff's Department reports the last of a burglaries series solved. Total losses amount to about 5000 dollars including entries at Gold Kist Feed Mill Comanche Seed and Feed AMPI office South Park Food Store Paul Mullings home Lonnie Mc Dougal home and Williams Upholstery. Juvenile defendants are charged in several cases with disposals. one suspect held in Dallas County jail another in New Mexico awaiting extradition and one still at large.
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Comanche
Comanche County
South Park
Paul Mullings
Lonnie McDougal
Williams
Sheriff's Department
Dallas
New Mexico
District Court Session Slated Here Thursday
Comanche County's 52nd District Court will be in session Thursday afternoon June 19. Docketed for hearings at 1 30 o'clock are criminal and civil cases. District Judge Byron Mc Clellan will preside with District Attorney Bobby Cummings prosecuting in criminal hearings. Only non jury cases to be heard.
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Comanche County
Ruth Page
Byron McClellan
Bobby Cummings
Page
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Jimmie Dee Jones
John Weaver
Jimmie Dee
Charles A. Stewart
Dorothy Jean Schroeder
Howard Payne University
Denver
Colo
Gerald Stages
Nancy Beth Cox
Austin
Theron Staggs
Ethel Dupree
Martha Fisher
Lubbock
Grace McKenzie
Mettie Murphy
Albert Branan
Thi Center
U.S
Southwest Texas University
Janet Brightman
Comanche County Historical Society
Joe Maxwell
John Robertson
Historical Society
Maxwell
Comanche Trailer Corporation
Par Country Club
Richard Turner
Isham
Marc Wilson
Steve Box
Dorothy Robertson
Robert
Bob) Basham
Jim Bob Basham
Grand Prairie
Robert E. Basham, Sr
Evant
Huron Dorn
Don Basham
Bill Clemons
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