Maidens Place Entire First Team On All-District
Comanche Indian Maidens and Indian boys both earn district honors after a strong state tournament showing. Laura Spruill Linda Williams Linda Andrews lead the girls with multiple selections while Cyndra Frick Judy Welch Sarah Croft join on district first team. Coach Leta Andrews cited for top coaching.
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Comanche
Eastland
Jo Anne Crawford
Laura Spruill
Linda Williams
Linda Andrews
Cyndra Frick
Judy Welch
Sarah Croft
John Waggoner
Eugene Bates
David Shaw
Quinten Dudley
Abilene
Leta Andrews
Peanut Week Highlights Peanut Farmers and Peanut Nutrition
National Peanut Week runs March 1 to 11 to support Comanche County farmers. The feature notes peanuts’ historical spread from the south to the north, their nutritional value, and common uses including peanut butter. County Extension Agent Martha Stephens discusses grind types, storage, and serving tips.
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Comanche County
Mason-Dixon Line
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Martha Stephens
Peanut Names and Growing Notes Highlight Peanuts
Frances Lockwood explains that peanuts, called goobers or ground nuts, are a tropical vine nut grown in sandy soils of the South including Comanche County. The plant produces underground pods and requires sun and moisture, offering a nutritious snack rather than empty calories.
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Comanche County
Comanche
New Mexico
America
Frances Lockwood
Peanut Meeting Set for De Leon
The Comanche County Peanut Production Institute will be held Thursday March 8 from 10 00 a m until 3 30 p m in the De Leon City Hall. All peanut producers are invited to attend with Dr Wendell Horne Extension Plant Pathologist discussing disease problems of peanuts and their control. Farmers in the area encouraged to hear the latest recommendations to increase peanut production.
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Comanche County Peanut Production Institute
de Leon City Hall
Wendell Horne
Senior Citizens To Get Building In Comanche County
The Comanche County Commissioner's Court approved funding for a new steel building to house senior citizens and a Mental Health workshop. City of Comanche will cover 50 percent of costs, about $20 000 total, with bids open at City Hall as construction is set to start in 30 to 45 days.
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Comanche County
Commissioner’s Court
City of
Comanche
John Huett
Jackson King
Brownwood
Comanche Square
Mary and
West Duncan
Huett
Frank Seckenger
Homer Miller
Pct. 3
City Hall
Montgomery Ward Catalog Stores Change Hands in Central Texas
Wallace Gibson, owner of the Montgomery Ward Catalog Stores in Comanche and De Leon, sells both to Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Jones of Alamogordo New Mexico. The Joneses, natives of Central Texas, plan to relocate to Comanche April 2 and continue Gibson era service, praising the area’s air quality and community.
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Wallace Gibson
Montgomery Ward
Comanche
de Leon
E. C. (Cullen) Jones
Alamogordo
N.M
Dr T E McMilian to Speak at Noon Lions Club
Dr T E McMillian is scheduled to address the Noon Lions Club Friday March 9. He will discuss the economics of Comanche and the surrounding area at the Golden Arrow Cafeteria.
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T. E. McMillian
Noon
Lions Club
Comanche
Golden Arrow
Comanche Chamber Honors Community Service at Banquet
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce announces its annual membership banquet at PAR Country Club on Thursday March 15 at 7 30 pm. Frances Lockwood will present the program as outgoing president Elrod introduces the incoming leader. Jim Reese Odessa mayor and chamber director will speak. An Outstanding Community Service award will be presented. The theme is It Takes Two The Chamber and You. Tickets are $3 from chamber directors or local banks.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Par Country Club
Sid Carney
Elrod
Bers
Chamber
James O
Jim’ Reese
Comanche County
Odessa
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Truman Renshaw
Gospel Meetings Set by Minister Roy Deaver at North Pearl Church
Minister Roy Deaver of Hurst will conduct a gospel meeting at the North Pearl Street Church of Christ beginning March 11 and continuing through Friday with services on Sunday at 10 45 and 6 00 pm and weekday services at 7 00 pm. Deaver, born in Caddo and raised in East Texas, is a prolific author and educator with degrees in Biblical Sociology and a long Texas teaching and preaching record.
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Roy Deaver
Hurst
North Pearl Street
Church of Christ
Deaver
Caddo
East Texas
Longview High School
Abilene Christian College
Texas
Friends of the North Pearl
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Doutt
United States
Gibson Products
Nad
T. E. McMilian
Lions
Dr. McMillian
McMillian
See’s
Fern Hudgpeth
Fern
Brownwood Highway
Ccident of
Fort Worth
Chris
Minister Deavers
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