Norris and Seay named 1967 Comanche High valedictorian and salutatorian
Stephen Norris is the 1967 CHS valedictorian and Ginger Seay the salutatorian. Both seniors earned top averages, with Norris at 96.5 and Seay at 94.7. Norris received the National Merit Scholarship Award and Arrowhead science and math honors, active in many clubs, and plans to attend Baylor University. Seay, named Most Outstanding Girl, edited the Arrowhead, led as Junior Class president, and plans to attend Texas Christian University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Norris
Ginger Seay
Comanche High School
Virzil Norris
Comanche
Gene Seay
Norris
Miss Seay
Boy’s State
National Honor Society
FTA
Rock Hound Club
American Heritage Club
C” Association
FFA
Library Club
Baylor University
Texas Christian University
Indian 1957 football names tri captains
Tom R. Dudley Billy Jack McDonald and Gary Paul Johnson selected as tri captains of the 1957 Indian football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom R. Dudley
Billy Jack McDonald
Gary Paul Johnson
Burks Museum to Open Sundays in Comanche this Summer
Burks Museum on North Austin will open Sundays 2 to 5 pm this summer with 50 cents admission for adults and 25 cents for children. The nonprofit hosts over a dozen new exhibits including artifacts donated by the late John Scott family and markers from the Texas Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burks’ Museum
Austin
Comanche
A. P. Burks
John Scott
Bob Lane
Stag Creek Edged For Rural District Championship
Stag Creek of Comanche County, in its 14th year, edged out by Owen of Brown County for district championship. Comanche County shows strong turnout with reps from local firms. new grocery, Sinclair Station, and a trailer plant expansion highlight community gains. Details by Harry Cline of the Brownwood Bulletin. continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stag Creek
Comanche County
Texas
Owen
Brown County
Comanche
Peting
Sinclair
Harry Cline
Brownwood Bulletin
Band Takes Top Honors at UIL Concert and Sight Reading
The Comanche High School Indian Band won first place in both divisions at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest in Stephenville on Friday April 28. Director David Venable led 74 band members to unanimous firsts, surpassing eight Class 2A rivals Clyde Cisco Mason Llano Brady Coleman Granbury and Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche High School
Stephenville
David Venable
Comanche
Clyde
Cisco
Mason
Llano
Brady
Coleman
Granbury
New Dentist Dr C E Lagow Opens Comanche Office
Dr C E Lagow formerly of San Angelo opens a dental office in the Majestic Building N Houston Comanche and will accept patients starting Monday May 8 He is a 1929 Baylor Dental School graduate who practiced in San Angelo with a three year U S Navy wartime service He and his wife Glenyth reside at 105 10th St and attend the Baptist Church
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C. E. Lagow
San Angelo
Comanche
Majestic Building
N. Houston
Lagow
Baylor Dental School
U. S. Navy
Lagaw
Glenyth
10Th St
Bapist Church
Cancer Crusade Gains Momentum in Comanche County
John Keeter Crusade Chairman notes two drive areas reporting strong totals for the American Cancer Society effort. Residential lead by Mrs. W C Chilton raised 553.75 while business under Mrs. Selma Berrey collected 92050.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keeter
Comanche
W. C. Chilton
Selma Berrey
Gustine
Johnnie May Boyd
de Leon
American Cancer Societ
Wounded in Vietnam Action involving Pfc Troy Seckinger
Pfc. Troy Seckinger son of Commissioner Precinct No 4 and Mrs Frank Seckinger De Leon was wounded in Vietnam and hospitalized. He was airlifted to Toy Niph on April 24 for major surgery and to a Cu Chi hospital on April 29. He is with Co B 2nd Bn 47th Inf in Vietnam since January 8 and previously attended Comanche and De Leon schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Seckinger
Precinct No. 4
Frank Seckinger
de Leon
Vietnam
Sarah Miller
Toy Niph
Cu Chi
Seckinger
Woo
Pfc
Co. B
Inf
Pam
Comanche
Ministers and Laymen Tour Slated By Upper Leon SCD
Ory Beaty, supervisor of Upper Leon soil and Water Conservation District Zone 5, announces a Ministers and Laymen Breakfast and Tour for 7:30 Tuesday morning May 9. The tour begins at Golden Arrow Cafeteria and includes a three hour drive through district farms to view conservation practices as part of Soil Stewardship Week observed April 30 to May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ory Beaty
Upper Leon
Pecan Field Day Opens At Crain Farm May 5
The Annual Pecan Field Day is set for 1 30 p m Friday May 5 at Crain Farm three miles northwest of San Saba on China Creek Road. Texas A&M horticulturist Blueford Hancock will discuss case bearer progress pecan management and new developments in production. Dr George Madden and Tom Denman are listed but not confirmed to attend. A farm tour of Crain and producers farms follows the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crain Farm
San Saba
China Creek Road
Bluefford Hancock
Texas A&m
George Madden
Pecan Experiment Station
Brownwood
Tom Denman
E Iment
Linville
Producers Farms
Pinkard and Lewis Top Sidney Students Honor
Sidney honors its top graduates Ronald Pinkard and Betty Lewis with high averages. Pinkard, son of Mr and Mrs R C Pinkard, carries 93.09 average and plans to attend North Texas State University. Lewis, daughter of Mrs Grady Steele, posts 92.93 and will attend Texas Woman's University. Also named are Larry Steele 92.30 and Billy Stanley 90.18 averages.
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Sidney
Ronald Pinkard
Betty Lewis
Pinkard
R. C. Pinkard
North Texas State
Denton
Miss Lewis
Grady, Steele
FHA
FFA
Betty Crocker
National Honor Society
Eagle
Texas Women University
Larry Steele
Billy Stanley
Steel
Comanche County Telephone Co. Upgrading Central Office Facilities
Comanche County Telephone Co. plans multi exchange upgrades with Stromberg Carlson equipment for five exchanges at a total of 278633. Projects include new central office building and automatic dialing features. Major work targets De Leon and Sidney areas with extensive line counts and DDD features across Carbon Desdemona Olden and surrounding towns.
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Stromberg Carson Company
Kidney Central
Cortract
C&b Pole Line Contractors
de Leon Telephone Co
de Leon
Carbon
Desdemona
Olden
Sidney Desdemona
Proctor
Pang Gurenaned
Devon
Eastland County
Sidney
Comanche County
Comanche
Secon No. 2
Newbury
Proctor Central
Red Brick Courthouse of Comanche County History
The Red Brick Courthouse in Comanche County served as the third seat of justice after earlier buildings, built from 1874 for 12,000 dollars, with brick locally made. It housed notable trials including John Wesley Hardin in 1877 and 1878 before being razed around 1890 for a new stone Victorian courthouse on the same site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Hardin
Old Rock College
East Ward
Proctor Baptist Church
Comanche County
Burks
Joe Waring
Comanche
Cormanche
Cora
William Martin
D. C. Byrne
J. J. Porter
Byrne
Hardin
Austin
J. R. Fleming
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sherry Johnson
Rojean Davis
Dianne Straley
Chris Carney
Martha Barret
Sue
Russell
Bette Cox
Thelma Chappell
Faylene Isham
Jean Cunningham
Back Row
Walter McCullough
Charles Williams
Ronnie Colcleasure
Kenneth Carnes
Ritchie Croft
Ghief
Stephen
Seay
Ginger
Davis
Rojean
McCullough
Walter Straley
Dianne
Chappell
Thelma
Johnson
Sherry
Carnes
Kenneth
Carney
Chris
Barret
Martha
Croft
Ritchie
Cunningham
Jean
Isham
Faylene
Colcleasure
Ronnie
Cox
Bette
Hicks
Linda
Williams
Charles
Ovice
Cancer Crusade
Upper Leon Scd
Pecan Field
Pinkard and
Lewis
Comanche County Telephone Co
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