Comanche Indian Band to Perform Spring Concert
The Comanche Indian Band will present its annual spring concert on Thursday May 10 at 7 30 p m in the Comanche High School Auditorium. The program features popular tunes and selections from well known musicals with a finale of Richard Rogers songs. Senior band members will handle stage decorations themed The Sound of Music. Tickets are available from band members or at the door.
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Comanche
The
Richard Rogers
Maidens to State for Texas Inter scholastic meet
Coach Leta Andrews leads CHS Indian Maidens to Memorial Stadium Austin for the 2nd annual state track meet. The team contest two events with two injured legs and knee strain. Fredda Davis runs 220 yards while Laura Spruill Lin da Andrews Kimberly Renshaw form the 880 yard relay squad, with Sarah Croft as standby.
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Leta Andrews
CHS
Austin
Memorial Stadium
Andrews
Laura Spruill
Linda Andrews
Fredda Davis
Kimberly Renshaw
Sarah Croft
Cen-Tex Telephones Lands 1 703 000 Rural Electrification Loan
Congressman Omar Burleson announces a 1 703 000 Rural Electrification Administration loan to Cen-Tex Telephone Cooperative serving Mills Coryell Hamilton Lampasas Brown Comanche McCulloch San Saba Concho Llano Tom Green. Funds upgrade service to one and four party lines and connect 410 subscribers.
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Washington, D.C
Omar Burleson
Rural Electrification Administration
Central Texas Telephone Cooperative
Goldthwaite
Mills, Coryell
Hamilton
Lampasas
Brown, Comanche
McCulloch
San Saba
Concho
Llano
Tom Green
Dial
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
Priddy High School set for May 18 Commencement
Baccalaureate services will be held May 13 at Zion Lutheran Church Priddy with Rev Richard Winkleman delivering the address and seniors John Brouwer Katherine Marie Tyson giving the invocation and benediction. Commencement exercises for the Class of 73 follow May 18 at 8 p.m. in the Priddy High School Gym.
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Priddy High School
Zion Lutheran Church
Priddy
Richard Winkleman
John Brouwer
Katherine Marie Tyson
Lois Mild
Florenda Joyce Limmer
Danny Dale Marwitz
Alvin Limmer
H. Earl Culp
Lee Wayne Tiemann
Cheryl Baird
Willie Schoen
Marie O’ Neal
Johnny Priddy
Doug Hopper
Larry Eilers
Homecoming at Hasse Scheduled for May 26 27
The Hasse community sets homecoming for May 26 and 27. A Saturday informal meeting is planned and Sunday activities start at 10 a.m. A dinner on the grounds will occur with each family bringing their own food.
Gustine Names Cheerleaders for year at Gustine High
Gustine High School and Junior High elected their cheerleaders for the coming year. High school roster includes Sherri Lester head cheerleader Pat Kirkland Pam Kirkland Debbie White and Debbie Couch with all but Debbie Couch as seniors. Junior High names Debbie Kight head cheerleader Gloria Zarate Debbie Lester and Sandra Mast.
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Gustine High School
Sherri Lester
Pat Kirkland
Pam Kirkland
Debbie White
Debbie Couch
Debbie Kight
Gloria Zarate
Debbie Lester
Sandra Mast
Hazelrigg Named President of Evening Lions Club
Truman Hazelrigg, Moorman Mfg. Co. office manager, elected to head the Evening Lions Club for 1973 74. He moved to Comanche in 1962 from Quincy Illinois and lives at 306 Sunset Dr. He and wife Sarah have three sons and he is active at First Baptist Church as Sunday school director deacon and church childcare board president. Other officers include Maize Ren shaw Smith Kerby Fields McCullough and Beene Fagan Ross Hall and ex officio director Turner.
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Truman Hazelrigg
Moorman Mfg. Co
Evening Lions Club
Lion Hazelrigg
Comanche
Quincy
Sunset Dr
Sarah
Hazelrigg
First Baptist Church
Church
R. L. (Shorty) Maize
Truman Renshaw
Damon Smith
Elmon Kerby
Otis Fields
Lion Jamer
Elton McCullough
Tail Twister
Tom Beene
Eiland Fagan
Winston Ross
Donald Hall
Frank Turner, Jr
Comanche Jaycees Baseball Opens With Four Games
The Comanche Jaycees Summer Baseball program starts Tuesday at six with Oilers vs Gustine and Wizards vs Saints at 7 15. Four games each night, Pee Wee and Little League simultaneous, National League teams include Bingham's TV Gustine Raiders Wizards. American League features Oilers Saints Sidney VFW. Games held Tuesday and Thursday nights. junior league and semi pro team also planned.
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Comanche Jaycee
Goldthwaite Highway
Oilers
Gustine
Wizards
Saints
Pee Wee League
Bingham’s
Raiders
Sidney
VFW
Jaycees
Comanche
Mexican dignitaries visit Comanche on Thursday
A delegation from Mexico visiting via the Highway 67 Association will tour Comanche for about two and a half hours. The group includes reporters from Chihuahua City and Hidalgo del Parral and TV personnel. They will tour Wright's Leather Goods MoorMan plant Burks Museum and Gold Kist before continuing to Dublin with chamber officials and Mayor Clarence Schwartz.
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Mexico
Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Highway 67 Association
Presidio
Dallas
Chihuahua City
Hidalgo del Paras
Chihuahua
Comanche
Wright
Air Industrial Park
Burks’ Museum
MoorMan
MoorMans
Gold Kist
Dublin
Chamber
Clarence Schwartz
No More Blind Corners New Ordinance To Make Streets Safer
Comanche adopts a new city ordinance banning walls fences and structures over three feet on street corners and limiting plants to four feet tall. Trees must have branches above eight feet. Corner area defined as 20 feet from the intersection. Fines range from five to two hundred dollars per day and the ordinance takes effect immediately.
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Comanche
Robert Maddox Cited for Sales Achievement
Robert C Maddox an insurance agent and agency manager for Comanche County Farm Bureau receives the Texas Farm Bureau Agency Award for Top Five and Casualty Sales. He joined Comanche County in 1969 after previously serving as the Hall County Farm Bureau career agent and formerly lived in Memphis.
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Robert C. Maddox
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Texas Farm Bureau Agency
Texas
Maddox
Comanche County
Memphis
Hall County Farm Bureau
Weather report from Proctor Reservoir Station
The Proctor Reservoir Weather Station releases a 24 hour period summary from 8 am to 8 am. Temperatures show daily highs and lows for May 2 through May 8 with a total weekly rainfall of 0.71 inches and yearly rainfall of 17.07 inches.
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Proctor Reservoir
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Fundamental Baptist Church
Industrial Blvd
Cen-Tex Telephone Co-Op
Diana Bufe
Vonn Paul Brouwer
Douglas Lee Feist
Alvin Victor Limmer
Hasse
Evening Lions
Robert Maddox
St. Matthews Parrish Hall
St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Parrish Hall
St. W
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