Indian Maiden Relays Set for Comanche Saturday
The first annual Comanche Maiden Relays will be held at Indian Memorial Stadium at 2 p.m. with 18 girls teams including Albany, Baird, Comanche, De Leon, Duncanville, Gatesville, Glen Rose, Granbury, Rio Vista, Gustine, Hamilton, Lake View, Lueders, Mason, Mullen, Rising Star, Robinson and Wylie. Sandy Sanford will start the meet under Texas High School Girls Track rules.
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Comanche
Indian Memorial Stadium
Leta Andrews
Albany
Baird
de Leon
Duncanville
Gatesville
Glen Rose
Granbury
Rio Vista
Gustine
Hamilton
Lake View
Lueders
Mason
Mullen
Rising Star
Robinson
Wylie
Sandy Sanford
Trophey
Indian Track Teams To Goldthwaite and Early Meet
CHS Indians send A team to Goldthwaite for a relay meet this Saturday with B team and freshmen to Early. Coach Houston Jolley calls Goldthwaite a double tough field as San Saba Llano Marble Falls Cisco Mason and other schools enter. Final CHS meet before district on April 8.
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Comanche
Goldthwaite
George Ellis
Houston Jolley
CHS
San Saba
Llano
Marble Falls
Cisco
Mason
Brady
Priddy
Bangs
Dublin
Burnet
Baird
Copperas Cove
Hamilton
Bertram
Blanco
Jerry Williams
Gary Paul Johnson
Ronnie Stanley
Richard Arthur
Saragoza Moreno
Billy Williams
Jimmy Kirkland
Jerry Ellis
Harry Cloud
Jimmy Armstrong
Stephen Norris
Billy Jack McDonald
Lerron Jones
Jimmy Pate
Austin Seminary Dean to Speak at Comanche Church
The Rev John KB Spragens dean of students and assistant professor at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will be guest pastor at Comanche Presbyterian Church Sunday April 2. He is a Kentucky native and former minister of education at Dallas First Presbyterian Church and a former director of Christian Education for the Synod of Arkansas and Missouri.
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John KB. Spragens
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Comarche Presbyterian Church
Spragens
University of Kentucky
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
First Presbyterian Church of
Dallas
Northeast Texas
Stockton
Bay Minette
Pees Death
Regina
Synod of Arkansas and
Missouri
Board of Christian Education
FFA Rodeo Slated for April 21-22 at Comanche Arena
Comanche FFA Chapter sponsors a rodeo at the Comanche Rodeo Arena on April 21 and 22. Events include bronc riding ribbon roping barrel racing Brahman bull riding calf roping and grade school calf riding with tie down and break away roping. Lloyd Woodley of Lampasas supplies Brahman bulls and bucking horses as a major local producer.
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Comanche Future Farmers of America
Comanche
Lloyd Woodley
Lampassas
CHS Bandmen Win First at Brownwood Contest
CHS band members earned top ratings at the Inter scholastic League solo and ensemble contest in Brownwood on March 1. First division honorees include Jim Jam hbo trombone Sharon Beaty sax flute quartet Jackie Barret Lynn Kibler Beth Steward Sue Cox. Second divisions feature Barret Northcutt Livingston Carney Fanning Barret Matthews Easley Kerby Wiles. Third place went to Julie Ebel. CHS director David Venable praised the strong showing.
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Brownwood
Jim Jamhbo
Sharon Beaty
Jackie Barret
Lynn Kibler
Beth Steward
Sue Cox
Austin
Katie Northcutt
Vicki Livingston
Chris Carney
Martha Fanning
Leu Barret
Edith Matthews
Greg Easley
Steve Kerby
Tom Wiles
Julie Ebel
David Venable
CHS
Barnes Birthday Barbecue Planned At Lake Proctor
The district plans a Ben Barnes Birthday Barbecue at Copperas Creek Park near Proctor Reserve on Saturday April 15 to honor the Speaker of the Texas House age 29. Tickets are $1.50. The event draws guests from Brown, Coleman, Comanche and Runnels counties with state dignitaries expected to speak. A district headquarters opened in Sunset Center to coordinate arrangements.
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Ben Barnes
Barnes
Texas
House of Representatives
Copperas Creek Park
Proctor Reservioe
Ben Sudderth
Comanche
Gyale Pirkle
D. F. Caraway
Hiram Smith Jr
Charlies Taylor
de Leon
Wendell Mayes
J. F. Bay
Brownwood
Fred D. Rudolph
Hal Woodward
Coleman
Harvey Jones
Wes Hayes
Winters
W. H. Rampy
Bob McGarvey
Ballinger
Sudderth
William T. Calhoun
Herbert Goodson
Jack Moore
Bill Parks
Jerry Wright
Albert Brannan
Bill Jones
Bill Parker
Joe Waring
Lowell Pittman
Boyd Anthony
Bill Clemons
Ira Clemons
Bill Wilkerson
Elton McCullough
Sid Carney
Wayne Pinkerton
Brown, Coleman, Comanche and
Runnels
John Connally
Preston Smith
Crawford Martin
Sunset Center
Comanche FFA Rodeo Aims to Pay Off Tandem Trailer
The Comanche FFA announces a two day rodeo open to schools from De Leon Gustine Dublin Goldthwaite Zephyr Mullen Early Brownwood May Rising Star and Comanche with finals on Saturday night April 22. Proceeds will fund the tandem trailer purchased last fall.
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Comanche
FFA
de Leon
Gustine
Dublin
Goldthwaite
Zephyr
Mullen
Early
Brownwood
May
Rising Star
Comanche Ffa
Gold Kist Appreciation Day Set for Friday
Gold Kist and Wayne Feeds invite Comanche residents to a Friday Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with plant tours, farm films, product displays, free peanuts and kid treats. Prizes include 100 pounds of Gold Kist certified Peanut Seed and a grand drawing for attendees after each film.
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Victor Scott
Gold Kist
James Mercer
Wayne Feeds
Wayne
Kist
Wayne Research
Comanche
Local and Area School Elections This Saturday
Saturday April 1 voters select four independent school boards and the county board. No contests mean light turnout. Comanche board contenders are Parker Dukes Dudley seeking re election. County board candidates are Hanson and Caffey. Contested races in De Leon Gustine and Sidney. De Leon four on ballot with Wilkerson seeking re election. Gustine features Moore Hayes Stark Decker. Sidney board races draw four candidates.
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Independent
Bill) Parker
L. L. Dukes, Jr
Eltas Dudley
Jess Hanson
Pet
Burton Caffey
de Leon
Gustine
Sidney
Theron Flatt
Wayland Hodges
Jim Wilkerson
Harold Hamrick
Bill Barnes
Wilkerson
Don Moore
Russel Hayes
Mack Stark
Buddy Decker
City Election Set for Comanche Tuesday
Comanche residents head to the polls Tuesday April 4 to elect a mayor and two aldermen. Incumbent mayor Gyale Pirkle runs unopposed, and council seats held by Joe Waring and Bill Jones also face no opposition.
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Comanche
Gyale Pirkle
Joe Waring
Bill Jones
Dog Vaccination Drive At Soda Springs
The Soda Springs 4H Club sponsors a dog and cat vaccination Friday April 7 from 5 30 to 6 29 at the Soda Springs Community Center. Dr Hallmark leads the event with a fee of 1 50 per animal, fifty cents of which benefits the club.
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Soda Springs
Soda Springs Community Center
School election candidates seek re election and votes
Steele and Tommy Mazurek seek re election while Bill Vineyard and Hershel Jones run in the school election. Polls open at 6 o'clock and close at 7 that evening.
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Idfe. Steele
Tommy Mazurek
Bill Vineyard
Hershel Jones
Masonic Lodge Workshop Set At Sipe Springs
Four Masonic lodges in the area will be honored at a 7 30 p m workshop in Sipe Springs. Honor Roll Awards from the Grand Lodge of Texas will recognize attendance during the fall series. Allen S Sutton Brownwood chairman will present the awards and conduct the workshop as part of a semi annual program for about 250000 members across Texas lodges.
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S.iv Sipe
Masonic Fraternity
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Cte
Staep Photo
Lake Proctor
Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Wilbur Maxwell
Jimmy Rambo
Hercules Nelson
Don Parks
Hercines
Mrs. Nelson
Bruce Bonick
Mr Nelson
Jason T. Quicley
Walter McCullough
Hercules
Celeste
Ginger Seay
Nina
Nancy O’brien
Wild Horses
Wilbur
Granny
Granny (‘Martha Barret) Who Becomes Involved Romantically With Mr. Quigley
Madeline
Sherry Johnson
Mr. Quigley
Mr. Schuster
Doug Bowden
Dr. Brown
Jimmy Hat
Claude
T. J. Cottrell
Daphne
Dianne Straley
Frankie
Vicki Pipes
Bob
Bill Flannery
Faylene Isham
Sue Russell
Loretta Causey
Jean Cunningham
Quinn Mason
Rken Sudderth
Carroll Abott
Wayne and
Masonic Lodge
Sipe
Gold Kist Feed Mill
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