Comanche County servicemen listed as overseas in Vietnam era
A local notice lists numerous Comanche County servicemen serving overseas with ranks and destinations such as Viet Nam France Germany Korea and Spain. It highlights Henry Lindley a May High School graduate wounded in action and then back in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Ronnie L. Hicks
Viet Nam
Jack Grimmer
Kenneth Robinson
David Robinson
Clyde Deckard
Spain
Larry Ormsby
France
Herschel Strawn
Korea
Joe Bilberry
John A. Coleleasure
Morgan EK
Stewart
Tucker
Pic
Lindley
Comanche High Band Members Top Regional Solo Contest
Ten CHS Indian Band members earned honors at the Region 7 Texas Inter scholastic League High School Solo and Ensemble contest held Saturday at Howard Payne College in Brownwood. Director Dan Hearn called the event among the finest of its kind with over 1,000 contestants. Awards went to Jackie Barret Jim Rambo Sharon Beaty Kate Northcutt Vicki Livingston Chris Carney Tom Wiles Greg Easley Julie Ebell with Barret and Easley earning two ratings each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Dan Hearn
HPC
CHS
David Venable
Jackie Barret
Jim Rambo
Sharon Beaty
Kate Northcutt
Vicki Livingston
Chris Carney
Tom Wiles
Greg Easley
Steve Kerby
Julie Ebell
4-H Eliminations Held Here March 18 at County Demon
Fourteen 4-H entrants from Comanche County demonstrated in county eliminations held March 18 in the Texas Power & Light Hospitality Room. Judges were Mrs. L. M. Richmond of De Leon and Phil Richardson of Dublin. Ribbons awarded. many entries listed with coaches. District eliminations set for Tarleton State College on April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Texas Power & Light
L. M. Richmond
de Leon
Phil Richardson
Dublin
Mary Helen Cunningham
Newbury
Nancy Wiles
Comanche
J. B. Cunningham
Glen Parker
Rusty Pinkerton
Wayne Pinkerton
Cliff
Gail Conway
Jerry Conway
Wayne Robertson
John Key
John Robertson
Terry Seay
Newburg
Foods & Nutrition Acuty
Bille
Darrell Riewe
Gayle McCullough
Janda Steward
Sally Key
Floyd Key
Leah Dudley
Jane Joll
Bill Lane
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Frances Rushing Named Gustine FHA Girl of the Month
Frances Rushing a Gustine High School junior and chapter historian has been named the FHA Girl of the Month for March. She recently earned a State Homemaker Degree of Achievement to be conferred at the State FHA meetings in Dallas on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Rushing
Gustine High School
H .W. Rushing
Frances
Dallas
Sparkman Cited as Gustine Top FFA’er at Fort Worth
Lonnie Sparkman son of Mr and Mrs H B Sparkman Gustine is among 21 boys taking their lambs to Fort Worth for the FFA event. A Gustine senior FFA member he has raised lambs for his supervised farming project for years. He notes little profit this year with dry weather lowering lamb prices and predicts a better 1968 for Comanche County commercial feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Sparkman
H. B. Sparkman
Gustine
Fort Worth
Lonnie
FFA
Comanche County
Comanche 4-H Club Reports Share the Fun and District Plans
The Comanche 4-H Club met March 20 at 7 30 p m in the REA Building. They discussed Share the Fun results and county eliminations and announced the District contest set for April 8 in Stephenville. Floyd Key described benefits of demonstrations and subject ideas. John Key, council delegate, gave the council report. Timber-based activities provide employment for 161 650 Texans per the Texas Forestry Assn. Tree farms mean jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rea
Stephenville
Floyd Key
John Key
Council
Texas Forestry Assn
Local Physician to Speak at Civil Defense Session
Dr. Roy D. Mims Jr of Comanche representing the Texas Osteopathic Association will join District 6-A Advisory Committee on Medical and Health Aspects of Civil Defense in Stephenville for an organizational meeting at 7 pm in the Tarleton State College Science Building Auditorium. Other groups include dental, pharmacy, nursing, veterinary, hospital, funeral directors, Red Cross, and nursing associations. Dr. Nathan Cedars and Charles E. King will outline committee responsibilities and review the state civil defense organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Mims, Jr
Comanche
Texas Osteopathic Association
Stephenville
Tarleton State College
Texas Dental Association
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Texas Nursng Home Association
Texas Veterinary Medical Association
Texas Hospital Association
Texas Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association
American Red Cross
Texas Nurses Association
Texas Licensed Vocational Nurses Association
Nathan Cedars
Charles E. King
State Health Department
State Organization For Civil Defense
Brownwood Cattle Auction Report March 22 1967
Market steady on all cattle classes with good attendance after recent showers and optimism. Readings show stocker steer calves 250-425 lb mainly 25 to 31.50 dollars, stocker heifer calves 21.50 to 26, steer yearlings 22.50 to 26.50, heifer yearlings 21 to 23, cows and calves 190 to 235, stocker cows 16 to 19, slaughter cattle 12 to 23.50, hogs top 19.00. Visitors include Dr George Huff of California and local talk notes pulpwood truck impact and visits by Mrs T O Kincaid and Mr Kincaid.
Stephenville Man Receives Teens Guide Fellowship Award
R Moore of Stephenville was presented with a guide to a teen age hero from Stephenville charm and popularity. He spent Sunday in Comanche library visiting Mrs J D Slack and Liam Chilton in memory of Henry Moore and Mrs Inez Palmer attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrys
Stephenvile
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Billy Adams
Casey Bradshaw
Lake Proctor
Proctor
Lake
William M. Taber
Rector Taber
Ray McEwin
Germany
Virgil Evans
Gary L. Hillis
Donald B. Bartlett
Sint C. Wilkinson
Earnest Guill, Jr
Troy Seckinger
Herbert Wolff, Jr
Jimmy Martin
William S. Watts
Dwaine Rutherford
Tommy G. McGinnis
Jerry Don Strube
Clifford C. Mercer
Johnny Couch
Kenneth Pressley
Gerald R. Frank
Gary Don Swearengin
Freddie Anderson
Gerald R. Jones
Joe Woolsey
Rey Ramirez
Joan H. Bilberry
Paul Gilliam
Coleman
Curtis Gilliam
Sidney
Sinclair
W. Central
Rexall
Wye
Shirley Maclaine
Dean Martin
Bobby Darin
Abilene
Durham
Rescription Pharmacy
Ann-Margret
Tony Franciosa
Charlie Marshall
Majestic Theatre
Polaroid
Polaron Corporation
Francis Rushing
Gustine Fha
Jimmy Harelik
Doug Bowden
Bill Flannery
Stanton Reese
George Burton
Dulane Coleleasure
Tommy Pipes
Betty Barret
Jenny Jouette
Karen Otwell
Linda Lu Lane
al Id
Sparkmen
Sparkman
Brownwood Cattle Auction
California
George Huff
Henry Huff
Texas
T. O. Kincaid
la Vernia
Ozona
Vik
Marlox
Gillette Spray
Philohex
Servic
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