Cowboy OB Leads Texas Lily Day For Easter Seals
Don Meredith heads the Lily Day drive for the Easter Seal Society in Texas. High school teams across the state collect donations via Lily lapel pins in shopping districts to raise funds for 23 treatment centers and related services for disabled children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Cowboy
Don Meredith
Texas Football Boys
Tommy Tyree
Mesquite
Tommy
Faster Seal Society For
Texas
Texas Pastor Seal Society
Dallas Cowboys
Meredith
Easter Seal Society
Lily Day
Most Veterans Benefits Tax Free in Texas
Veterans Administration official in Waco noted most veteran benefits are tax free and not reported on income tax returns. Interest on GI life insurance dividends kept on deposit with the VA is taxable earned income. GI policy proceeds and dividends remain non taxable. Other non taxable VA benefits include education and subsistence allowances for disabled veterans in rehab, compensation and pension payments, wheelchair home and auto grants, and all benefits to families of deceased veterans. Grizzlies in Texas and West: about 850 bears remain in the U.S. with about a quarter in Yellowstone and Glacier. a century ago they ranged into the Southwest, including Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Waco
Comanche Leaders Shine at Mid-Texas Teachers Meet
Comanche High School and district figures played key roles at the Mid-Texas Education Association meeting in Brownwood on March 19-10. Marguerite Ross presided as president of the 2,300 member group with sessions, receptions, and honors led by Comanche educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Mid-Texas Education Association
Brownwood
Marguerite Ross
House of Delegates
S. H. Fletcher
Reginald Pinkard
Comanche County
TSTA
Jimmy Rambo
FTA
Gale Carpenter
Punch
Mary Caraway
Erlean Irby
Jewel Hathcock
Louise Hill
Nina Beth Durham
Charisie Fanning
Ruby Schumann
Frances Liss
Betha Brannon
Arch Boyd
Comanche High School
Lee Presswood
Orland Aldridge
Sidney
Harry Thorn
Wm. M. Greenwaldt
Stownwood
Methodist Church
de Leon
Jewel Werner
Leon Douglas
Mary Hughey Scott
Department of Eelementary
National Education Assn
Fletcher
Frank Ross
Ola Cunningham
Future Teachers of America
Kathleen Eades
Health Service
Holiday Inn
James C. Slider
David Venable
Rattlesnake Roundup Set By Brownwood Jaycees
The Brownwood Jaycees announce the third annual Rattlesnake Roundup March 18 and 19 at Brownwood Coliseum with added attractions a wildcat show and wildlife exhibit. The exhibit features live Texas animals while a Texas Barbed Wire Collectors Assn. meeting draws about 150 collectors. Rattlesnake handling shows run hourly 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday with 50 cent admission for adults and 25 cents for children. Wildlife exhibit and wildcat show are free. Area hunters may register Friday evening at 6 p.m. and a $2 registration fee assigns snakes to hunting areas. Owners may contact the Jaycees to reduce local rattlesnake populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood Jaycees
Brownwood Coliseum
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
State of
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Assn
Brownwood
Fort Worth
Snakes Move Slowly Yet Speed Stated
Snakes clock in at about five miles per hour, though they appear swift. Texans may someday hunt pheasants as in the Midwest. the bird was transplanted from the Orient in 1881 and is now a principal American game bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Middle West
Orient
America
Gustine and Comanche alums highlighted in school awards
Thornton, a three year advisor who replaced Weldon Kirby of Gustine, received an award. The fourth award went to Tommy Davidson of Comanche who has been there since last July. Davidson, not pictured, filled Elam Miles’ spot after Miles resigned to start a business. Miles took Morris Dean’s place after Dean’s retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Weldon Kirby
Gustine
Tommy Davidson
Comanche
Davidson
Elam Miles
Miles
Morris Dean
Dean
Library Meeting Highlights Local History Effort
About 100 guests attended the Comanche Public Library local history program last Thursday March 9 sponsored by Friends of the Comanche Public Library. Guest speaker was James M Day director of state archives Texas State Library Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Public Library
Friends of the Comanche Public Library
James M. Day
Texas State Library
Austin
Bill Day
Brownwood
Walter Dix
Local Art Exhibit At Comanche Garden Center Draws 220
About 220 attendees including 20 from out of town visited a Sunday art exhibit by Mrs. Bill Dud ney Mrs. Armstrong Cox and Mrs. Louis Harelik at Comanche Garden Center. Guests toured works from three local artists, enjoyed coffee and cookies, and noted praise from viewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dudney
Armstrong Cox
Louis Harelik
Comanche Garden Center
W. Gray
Devie Locke
Dublin
Gartha Browning
Claudia Stickney
Brownwood
James €. Wilkerson III
Austin
M. W. Blanton
Temple
John Pate
Fresno
California
Harold G. Pate
C Miller Hurst
Forests as Main Source of Material and Jobs
The article argues forests provide essential raw materials and permanent employment, outweighing their role as tax revenue. It emphasizes the economic value of sustained forest resources for industry and communities.
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Cowboy
Grizzlies
United States
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Southwest
Mid-Texas
Drug Fast Service
After Hours Co. L. Huet
Gyale Pirkle
B’wood
Bill Lane
Young Farmer Chapter
Young Farmer
Henry Spalding
Arch Boyd, Jr
Harry
Cross Timbers Press
Thurman Carter
Stephenville
Mrs Bairds
NEW Victor
Tex
Department of Bible
Abilene
Christian College
The
R. G. Parkinson
Bible
ATLAS
Uniflo
Joe Tupin
F. Hall
John D. Hicks
Staned Stewart
Wade
Gustin
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