Local 4-H Club Week Highlights Community Learning
Report notes two million important strides in 4-H development and new learning equipment. Mentions Rainfall-Trace High 68, the Check Sheet, and a car listings section by a local dealer. References the firm LET-OLDS offering used car discounts and home delivery service. mentions MB Creamery and dairy product purchases through the Central Texas Milkshed association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LET - Olds
Mche
Brown P
M.B
Centralxas Milkshed
Comanche to Host Twenty Bands Saturday
Comanche records announce a Saturday event featuring twenty bands with local merchants promoting store sales and dining spots. The feature highlights job fatigue concerns and local business owners like Pauline Me and Paul Richards collaborating to keep shops open daily while offering a full day off for staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Comanche District Band Plans March 12 Concert
The All District Band hosts 20 schools from District XI at Comanche High School Auditorium on March 12. CHS director Jack King leads the ensembles with 7:00 pm concert, free admission, featuring Amparito Roca and The Star Spangled Banner. Participating schools listed.
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Comanche High School
Eastland
Amparito Roca
Becaine
North Sea Operature
CHS
Jack King
Sharon Durham
Gail Anthony
Larry Fuller
Janice Isham
Dina Baxter
Max Harelik
Grady Earl Hall
Otis Johnson
Ronda Rauhut
Nancy Foreman
Quill Be Bangs
Beckenridge
Cisco
Comanche
Cross Plains
de Leon
Dublin
Early
Glen Rose
Goldthwaite
Gorman
Hamilton
Junction
Ranger
Rising Star
San Saba
Santa Anna
Sonora
Stephenville
April 4 Final Date To Release Peanut Allotments
Meetings in Comanche County urged peanut producers to release unused allotments to aid county state and farm quotas. About fifty attended in Comanche and seventy five in De Leon with guidance to release acreage not intended for planting. Monday April 4 is the final date to release all or part of peanut allotments to the County Committee.
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Comanche County
Comanche
de Leon
J W Wilson Dies Of Pistol Shot
Jack W. Wilson a 51 year old native of San Saba and recent Comanche settler was found fatally shot at the home of Jim Moore near Proctor. He died en route to Blackwood Mims Hospital after a head wound from a .45 pistol. A note to his sons was found in his room. Funeral services will be private in Comanche with burial in San Saba Cemetery. Comanche set to install 10 hour parking meters on the square within three months with new head in parking zones and free curb around the courthouse.
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Jack W. Wilson
San Saba
Comanche
Oregon
Jim Moore
Proctor
Moore
Wilson
Belve Bean
Son Fox
Oak Lawn Funeral Home
Blackwood-Mims Hospital
Bean
Oak Lawn Funeral Home Chapel
San Saba Cemetery
Heart Fund Nears $1,000 Mark in Comanche County
The Comanche Heart Fund totals 974.95 with more expected as donations continue. De Leon plans a Sunday house to house canvass, and residents can contribute at banks or to Mrs. E Arthur, president. The note thanks adult leaders youth and numerous community groups for their support.
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Comanche Heart Fund
de Leon
E. Arthur
Comanche County Heart Fund
Heart Fund
Methodist Church
Newburg
Bill Lane
Dunn
E. J. McDougal
Sidney Boy Scouts
George
Steele
Majestic Theatre
KCLW
Spivey
Liberty Freewill Church Hosts Comanche County Singing Meet
The Liberty Freewill Church in Comanche will host the Comanche County Singing Meet on Friday night March 11 starting at 7 30.
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Liberty Freewill Church
Comanche
Comanche County
Thieves Strike Sidney Cemetery Arch Then Burglarize Local Spots
A wave of thefts hits Sidney and Comanche County as thieves cut down and steal the Pen dergrass Cemetery Arch named Mizpath. Two Kerrville men are jailed after police trace a vehicle with Kerr County plates. other incidents include Sunset Drive-In speaker posts damaged and a cafe burglary at VJ Cafe. Five men were detained after a disturbance in Harmony. the page notes additional leads and ongoing investigations.
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Comanche County
Pendergrass Cemetery
Sidney
J. H. London
Comanche Welder
Kerrville
Sheriff's Department
L. FE
Muel) Evans, Jr
Charles E. Henley
Comanche
Kerr County
Lon Fox
Sunset Drive-In
Jim Steele
Fort Worth
Jerry Lockard
Lockard
Belve Bean
J. C. Gotcher
Haermony
Gother
Bean
Son Fox
Abilene Visitors Injured In Icy Cross Plains Crash
Set and Mrs. Howard Coulter and son Greg of Abilene visiting home folks over the weekend were slightly injured when their car skidded and overturned on an icy highway near Cross Plains early Monday. Mrs Coulter formerly Jean Bass was hospitalized at Dyess AFB Abilene but her injuries were minor and she has been dismissed.
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Set
Howard Coulter
Greg
Abilene
Cross Plains
Coulter
Jean Bass
Dyess Afb
Rummage Sale Planned by Rebekah Lodge Coman chi
The Rebekah Lodge of Coman che announces a rummage sale at the Veterans Building on Saturday March 19 to raise funds for lodge activities and charitable work.
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Rebekah Lodge of
Comanche
Veterans Building
Banquet Set for Friday Night in Comanche
Rasberry, president of the Comanche Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the Friday night banquet in the Flamingo Room at 4 Mc's. Advance ticket sales are strong and available from the Chamber of Commerce, directors, Texas Tech, or members. The speaker holds a Master’s from UT and a Baylor Law degree, is a licensed attorney, Baptist, Rotarian, Shriner, and Plainview practitioner.
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Rasberry
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Tech
University of Texas
Baylor Law School
Plainview
J Team Track Opens Season Versus Comanche Indians
The Comanche Indians host the season's first track meet at the pall field in 1960. Four coaches lead the squad as athletes report strong practice but cold weather hampers workouts. Jin, Early, and Blanket will visit competing teams.
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Weath
Jin
Early
Blanket Wilota
Farmers Home Loans Halted Across Texas
The Farmers Home Administration stopped submitting initial loans nationwide in Texas as of February 12 due to an exhausted operating loan fund. The agency had already loaned 88,560 for operating loans and 61,150 for land and improvements or new home construction, serving 116 farm families.
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Farmers Home
Farmers Home Administration
Schools Close Friday for Major Education Meeting
Comanche schools will close Friday March 11 as 45 teachers from a 47 member faculty attend the Mid Texas Education Association annual meeting in San Angelo. Superintendent S H Fletcher, a Board of Delegates member, notes the district will suspend classes for the event and resume afterward.
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Comanche
San Angelo
Mid- Texas Education Association
S. H. Fletcher
Fletcher
Work To Begin On Production Credit Building
Ground was staked off Monday for a new office building for Production Credit Association on North Austin Street in Comanche just north of City Hall. Local secretary Jim H. Bumpas said work would begin within days. Architect J. D. Hinton of Snyder designed the building with James T. Pate Jr. of Comanche in charge of construction. The lot measures 96000 square feet and the structure will be modern in style.
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Production Credit Association
N. Austin St
Comanche
Jim H. Bumpas
PCA
J. D. Hinton
Snyder
James T. Pate, Jr
Grand Jury Returns 12 Bills Of Indictment In 1960 Texas term
The Grand Jury of Comanche County Texas reports 12 true bills of indictment all felonies found during a March term of three days. They commend Judge R B Cross for his service as retirement nears. They note jail lot sheds and barns are an eyesore and hazardous and urge removal. Foreman Tom Burton and Secretary Mrs Chester McKinzie sign off.
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Texas
Comanche
Comanche County
R. B. Cross
Cross
Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Office
District Attorney
Bob Branson New Pastor Of Victory Baptist
Victory Baptist Church in Comanche calls Brother Robert Branson of Brownwood as new pastor. Branson and his wife have three daughters. He attends Howard Payne College and is described as a devoted man of God.
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Bob Branson
Victory Baptist
Victory Baptist Reporter
The
Victory. Baptist Church
Comanche
Robert
Bob) Branson
Brownwood
Branson
Howard Payne College
Public Library Leaders Meet Organizes Comanche Library
The third meeting to organize the Comanche Public Library was held March 9 in the Library 200m basement of the County Courthouse. Ben Sudderth presented the charter issued February 29 by Texas. A temporary executive board was elected to open by early summer. The first annual meeting will be in June to elect directors and approve by laws. A Charter Membership Drive runs 175 days to 50 memberships. funds will support materials since not tax funded. Mrs. W D Blackwood, chair of Ways and Means, invites book donations.
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Comanche
W. D. Blackwood
Ways and Means
Comanche Banquet Set Speaker With Four Trophies Awarded
Plans for the annual Comanche Athletic Banquet on March 17 are led by the Chamber of Commerce Jaycees Lions Club and Indian Club with decoration by the Garden Club. Maurice Doke UT senior and Rhodes Scholar Candidate and All American is to speak and received the George Hook McCullough Trophy Travis County Exes Scholarship and National Association Award. John Gleaton Comanche High senior and leading Indian scorer plans to attend Texas Christian University and may play center for the Frogs after being advised to start snapping the ball.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Lions Club
Indian Club
Comanche Garden Club
Maurice Doke
University of Texas
Doke
Texas
Comanche
Robert Lee
Jame Moffatt
George “Hook” McCullough
Travis County
Pete Ee
John Gleaton
Comanche High School
Fort Worth
TCU
Gleaton
Texas Christian University
Horner
Abe Martin
The
Frogs
John
Indians
School Week Attracts 750 at Comanche Open House
More than 750 people registered for the Comanche School Open House held Tuesday night March 8. The original date March 3 was postponed due to cold weather. Of attendees 450 visited J. B. Elementary, 170 visited Junior High, and 120 visited High School.
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J. B
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Lee Ys
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Paul Richards
Elik’s
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Pauline
Me's Drive
Courthouse Square
Cass
Jerry Lockers
George Williams
California
Troy
O. D. Johnston
Office
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USC
J. W. Wilson
John Hall
Ben D. Sudderth
Sdney
Barbara Planton
Claudia Ross
Dane Massenrale
Comanche County Heart Association
Formby
Chacr State Highway Com
Texico
Lee J. Bowers
FHA
Tom Burton
Chester McKinzie
Public Library
J. B. Layne
Pet
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