Notable Comanche County Native Shaped By Farm Roots
Dr Delbert Reed born reared in Sidney son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Reed teaches coop agriculture at Bryan High School Texas Tech degrees PhD in plant pathology TAMU noted for rare musical talent guitars left handed fiddling with Texas bands. Clipped items reference local history articles and museum captions.
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Norseman
Bryan
Delbert Reed
Sidney
Jesse Reed
Reed
Coop
Bryan High
Texas
Comanche School Lunchroom Menu Week
Comanche school lists weekly lunch options with daily main courses and sides. Monday offers burritos and spaghetti with cheese. Tuesday features beef stew and a cheese rollup. Wednesday serves hamburgers with fries. Thursday includes tamales and beans. Friday ends with fried chicken and sides. Milk appears daily.
Coffman Receives TP&I Outstanding Engineering Award
Raymond Coffman vice president of engineering for Texas Power and Light Company earned the Outstanding Achievement Award in electrical engineering from the Dallas section of IEEE. A Cleburne native and Texas Tech graduate he joined TP&L in 19 he has held roles in distribution design purchasing and as assistant chief engineer. He is a Texas Society of Professional Engineers member and won the 1978 Distinguished Engineer award from Texas Tech.
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Raymond Coffman
Texas Power & Light Company
Dallas
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Coffman
Cleburne
Texas Technological University
TPAL
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Texas Tech
Western Hills Residents Thank Gift Donors
Western Hills Nursing Home residents express gratitude to Medford G. Stephens for donated reading materials and to Mrs. Clinton Geye for a sewing machine. The gifts bring pleasure and enable crafts for residents at Western Hills.
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Western Hills Nursing Home
Medford G. Stephens
Western Hills
Clinton Geye
Happy Hathcock Attends Dallas Air Show at Redbird Airport
Dallas visitor Happy Hathcock arrived Sunday to attend an air show at Redbird Airport, meeting aviation enthusiasts and viewing aircraft displays. He toured exhibit booths and spoke with event organizers about aviation history and community outreach.
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Dallas
Happy’ Hathcock
Redbird
Fourth Grade Pageant Lets Go America in Comanche TX
Comanche Elementary fourth graders presented a historical pageant titled Lets Go America on March 4 1976. Eighty four students formed a cast with diverse groups and Uncle Sam Betsy Ross and others telling the story in song and verse. Jaclyn Waggoner sang patriotic numbers and the program closed with God Bless America around a birthday cake and fireworks. Teachers were Nina Beth Durham Charisse Fanning and Fay Green director Ruby Schuman.
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Comanche Elementary
America
Uncle Sam
Betsy Ross
Jaclyn Waggoner
CHS
Sis
Nina Beth Durham
Charisse Fanning
Fay Green
Ruby Schuman
Friends of the Retarded formed in Comanche County
A letter from Myrlene Reese urges readers to join Friends of the Retarded after reorganizing from the disbanded Association for Retarded Citizens. She notes local dues remain six dollars and asks support via events and parties to include handicapped children and adults, referencing Nancy Armstrong Mittie Cox and Myrlene Reese as contacts.
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Association For Retarded Citizens
Friends
Comanche County
Bill Doggett
Friends of the Retarded
Nancy Armstrong
Mittie Cox
Myrlene Reese
Airman Stanley Assigned to Chanute For Technical Training
Airman Steven K. Stanley son of Mr and Mrs Granville M Stanley Comanche has been selected for technical training in U S Air Force fuel services at Chanute AFB He recently completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas where he studied the Air Force mission organization and customs and received instruction in human relations Airman Stanley attended Snyder High School
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Steven K. Stanley
Granville M. Stanley
Comanche
U.S. Air Force Fuel Services
Chanute Afb
Mil
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force
Stanley
Snyder High School
Allen Family Weekend Visit Highlights San Angelo
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of San Angelo spent the weekend with their daughter and her husband, the Ben Eilebrachts.
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John Allen
San Angelo
Ben Eilebrachts
Mr and Mrs Collin Ding wall Take Lake Cabin Trip
Mr and Mrs Collin Ding wall of Austin spent several days at their lake cabin last week and visited Comanche friends.
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Collin Dingwall
Austin
College honor rolls highlight 1975 Tarleton and UT Permian Basin students
The report lists 73 UT Permian Basin Dean's List honorees led by Cindy Parks Gill with at least a 3.5 GPA and 12 credit hours. Tarleton State University recognizes Fall 1975 honors across Sidney Dwana Ward, Carl Vineyard, Marcia Spalding, Carol Mazurek, Gustine, De Leon, and Comanche campuses, detailing A and B Honor Rolls and Distinguished Student lists, with majors including Elementary Education, Sociology, Math, Biology, and more.
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Cindy Parks Gill
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Cindy
W. J. Parks
Tarleton State University
Tarleton
Sidney
Dwana K. Ward
Carl W. Vineyard
Marcia L. Spalding
Carol A. Mazurek
Dwana
Vineyard
Marcia
Carol
Comanche
William D. Greenlee
Ronald A
Beaty. Greenlee
Beaty
Robert W. Brann
Pamela C. Ross
Mary A. Hall
Judith R. Hall
Deborah $.Grimmer
Timothy E. Fails
Leland K. Fails
Lillburn L. Dukes
Beth A. Dunn
Irving visitors drop by Bob Ripley residence
Visiting the Bob Ripleys last weekend were their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Jerry Dickson and Scott of Irving.
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Bob Ripleys
Jerry Dickson and
Scott
Irving
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Jim Bachus
CISD
Lorenzo
Lorenso Isd
Bachus
Margaret Burks
Burks Museum
Margaret
Texas Agricultural Progress
Texas Akam System
Joel Curtis
Clifford FE Hoelscher
Polly Reed
Joyce Burks
Nobis Dunn
Dorothy Robertson
Nobia
Dorothy
Comanche County Hospital
Comanche High School
Rejebian Club
Mra. VY. Rejebian
Virginia Greaton
Laides Golf Association
Beth Hallmark
Mable Mehaffey
Doris Maxwell
Betty Brazier
Joy Traweek
Billie Butler
Lena Taylor
Virginia Davis
Lalia Longmoor
Dorotha Locke
Sybley
Marie Stephens
Howard Burttschell
Betty Culpepper
Cleo Barr
Aurelia Kerby
Tp&i Award
Sage
Chanute
Liberty Free Will Baptist Church
WM Fast College
Burton Hughes
College News
Gustine
Evelyn J. Downie
Shelba A. Denning
Pamela Kirkland
Shelba
Evelyn
Pamela
de Leon
Tina W. Moore
Doris J. Joiner
Tina
Doris
Walt Disney
Bobby Driscoll
Robert Newton Bash
Sydney
Tat Dane
Adult Entertainment
Eatiopm
Eahoocw
Higginbothams
West Grand
James Witherson
James C. Witherson
Texas Press
Association
Payne
Wouldheing
Higginbotham’s
Comanche Texas
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