Easter Seal Appeal Seeks Texas Contributions
Comanche County Easter Seal representative E A Kerby reports the 1973 appeal supports rehabilitation for crippled children and adults in Texas. The society aided 16 572 disabled persons last year and funds 18 treatment facilities for those ineligible for other help. Kerby is the contact for services and information.
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Comanche County
Easter Seal Society For
E. A. Kerby
Texas
Easter Seal Society
Kerby
Ruth Page Appointed District Clerk in Comanche County
Ruth Page named by Commissioners Court to replace retiring District Clerk Ben Wilhelm effective April 1. Page will serve the unexpired term through 1974. Wilhelm, a longtime county official since 1930s, plans to devote time to stock farming. Page previously deputy district clerk and former secretary to Oscar Callaway with extensive local service.
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Ben Wilhelm
Comanche County
Ruth Page
Commissioners Court
Wilhelm
Page
Otis Coker
R. B.cross
Cross
Tom Moore
Income Tax Service
W. O. Page
City Taxes Bring In Over 18 Thousand for Co manche
City Works Manager John Beaty announced the city received a sales tax check of 16121.26, up about 2000 from last year. Mayor Clarence Schwartz said the tax revenue will fund local improvements.
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John Beaty
Comanche
Clarence Schwartz
Indian Relays Here Friday at Comanche High School
Comanche High School hosts the Redskin Relays on Friday March 30 at the local track. Twenty teams enter two divisions Freshman and Varsity field events start 2 pm with running prelims at 2 30 and finals at 7 30.
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Comanche
Weather Report From Proctor Reservoir Station
The Proctor Reservoir Weather Station releases a 24 hour period summary from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. Temperatures show highs from 64 to 68 and lows from 40 to 55 across March 21 to March 27. Rainfall records 0.86 inches on March 24 and 0.01 inch on March 25, totaling 0.87 inches for the week.
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Proctor Reservoir
Library Expands Outreach with Out-of-Town Directories
Comanche Public Library announces growth in its collection of out-of-town telephone directories. With 400+ volumes obtained from Abilene Public Library including 300 out-of-state and 100 Texas issues, plus a few international editions, the Texas Directory of Manufacturers 1971 is added. Access is Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 to noon and 1–5, Fridays 1–5, Saturdays 9–noon.
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Comanche Public Library
Abilene
Texas
London
Mexico City
Texas Directory of Manufacturers
Telephone Co. Receives REA Loan Approval in Texas
A telegram from Congressman Omar Burleson announces REA approval of a 1,533,000 loan to Comanche County Telephone Co. Serving Comanche Brown Eastland and Mills Counties the loan finances facilities to improve service for 652 subscribers and to connect 172 additional subscribers in the four counties.
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Omar Burleson
17Th
Texas
Comanche County Telephone Company
Comanche
Brown
Eastland
Mills
Maideen Compete in Stephenville Invitational Track Meet
The Comanche Indian Maidens travel to Stephenville Friday for the Stephenville Invitational Girls Track Meet. The Maidens, runners up in two meets this season, are among the favorites. Preliminaries start at 1 30 PM with finals at 7 PM.
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Blanket
May
Millsap
Mozelle
Santo
Ballinger
Burnet
Cisco
Clyde
Coleman
Granbury
Hamilton
Haskell
Northwest
Stamford
Anson
Comanche
Seymour
Stephenville
An de Leon
Lone Star Golf Meet Set For PAR
PAR Country Club hosts the Lone Star Conference golf meet this week with nine teams competing for the title. Practice rounds Thursday followed by championship rounds Friday and Saturday. Participating schools include San Angelo State Stephen F. Austin Tarleton Howard Payne Texas A&I Southwest Texas State East Texas State Sul Ross Sam Houston State. All golf enthusiasts invited.
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PAR Country Club
Lone Star
Dr. W D Blackwood Dies Suddenly at 64
Dr. William Doyle Blackwood 64 died suddenly at 10 p.m. Sunday March 25 at his home in Comanche. Funeral services were held March 27 in Comanche with honorary pallbearers listed. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Larry, daughter Sandra, and several nieces and nephews. He helped found Comanche’s first hospital and held multiple osteopathic memberships. He was buried in Newton, Iowa.
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William Doyle Blackwood
W. Barnes
C. C. Klingman
Frank Turner, Jr
Marguerite Ross
Bobby Arthur
J. V. Carter
Ted Durham
Odell Ormsby
James Roberts
Joe Tupin
Henry Huffman
Loehre Funeral Home
Newton
Iowa
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Sandra Blackwood
Conroe
Steven Lauff
Austin
E. E. Blackwood
Norman
Oklo
Jean Brooks
Kalamazoo Mich
W. E. Blackwood
Freda Lauff
Dr. Blackwood
Newton, Iowa
Comanche
Blackwood
Texas Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
American Osteopathic Assn
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons
Oklahoma Assn
Physicians and Surgeons
House of Delegates
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas House of Delegates
Comanche Hospital, Inc
Blackwood-Flannery Clinic
Denver Polyclinic
Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Osteopathic
Los Angeles College
Phillip Witts
Sidney PTC votes to build school gym with donations
At the March 19 meeting Sidney PTC approved raising funds to construct a gym for the school. About half of an estimated 45000 to 50000 dollars was pledged from members, with a non profit Sidney Community Center Inc planned to hold ownership if needed. Directors include Gibson Clark Waggoner Sudderth Chandler.
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Sidney Ptc
Mary Collins
D. C. Andrews
Norman Moore
Ernest Woolsey
Grady Reed
Kenneth Gibson
Gibson
Norman Chandler
Dale Steele
Loel Dene Clark
Clark
Burns Carroll
Calvin Ross
Jackie Clark
Bill Carouth
Gary Hall
Max Reed
Tommy Connally
Sidney Isd
Sidney Community Center, Inc
IRS
Reginald Waggoner
Ben Sudderth
Doris Chandler
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CHS
Ronnie Shaw
Mike Mankin
Tommy Gibson
Aaa
Margaret Waring
Telephone Co
W. D. Blackwood
Sidney
Dr, W, D, Blackwood
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