Final Rites Held For Neely Hicks
Neely Hicks 65 lifelong Comanche County resident died in a Temple hospital Tuesday May 3 after a long illness. Funeral services were held May 5 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev Wayne Naylor officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were WWII veterans Wayne Wilhelm Kenneth Tidmore Grady Ripley Jim Carpenter Joy Lee Williams and John Yates. He was a World War I veteran who served in France and lived with his sister Ada Spivey for eight years. He leaves two brothers Lonnie and Kirby Hicks and two sisters Evie Fannin of Rule and Daisy Hughes of Abilene.
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Neely Hicks
Comanche County
Temple Hospital
Mr. Hicks
Comanche Funeral Home
Wayne Naylor
Camay
Comanche East Side Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Wayne Wil
Helm
Kenneth Tidmore
Grady Ripley
Jim Carpenter
Joy Lee Williams
John Yates
Hicks
John William
Ollie Jane Hicks
France
Comanche
Ada Spivey
Lonnie
Kirby Hicks
Evie Fannin
Rule
Daisy Hughes
Abilene
Moore Family Farm Surges With Expanded Yields and Investments
The Moore farm saw yields rise from 20 to 37 bushels per acre between 1965 and 1969 with crops including milo hegari and sudan grass for feed and hay. Norman Moore, active in Sidney Baptist Church since 1958, has built up $6,000 in machinery and $4,000 in livestock, plus extensive improvements like terracing 84 acres clearing 11 acres of oak and fencing all land. The family participates in Farm Bureau and Upper Leon Soil Conservation. they promote land treatment in Rush Creek Watershed.
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Moore
Moores
Sidney Baptist Church
Norman
Farm Bureau
Upper Leon
Leander's long dedication earns Outstanding Conservation Farmer title
Leander, a leading Texas farmer, built terraces ponds and irrigation systems with his own hands to promote conservation farming. Starting in 1940 with a 230 acre plot, he now ranches about 900 acres under five up to date conservation plans and continually learns new techniques to improve soil health and yields.
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Leander
Texas
Postmaster Urges Mail Box Improvements Week
The Post Office Department designates May 16 to 21 as Mail Box Improvement Week. The program promotes proper, sturdy, and neat mail boxes on star and rural routes to ensure safe delivery and weather protection. Patrons should have their names visible and consult the carrier for location and height guidance.
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Robert L. Eaton
Post Office Department
De Leon to Install Parking Meters by June 1
De Leon will install parking meters and put them in operation by June 1 after the council approved the measure at Monday night’s meeting. Reports from Dublin indicate meters may be considered there. Comanche has operated parking meters since November 1958.
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de Leon
Dublin
Comanche
Comanche County bowling league heats up in fifth week
Comanche bowlers push league play into week five with Maxine Barret of Thunder Clouds posting high series 349 and high game 141. Go Gulf leads after downing rival teams while individual game leaders include M Barrett 141 and Mary Ann Cloud 137. Mens results show Jamie Oden top game 195 and Gary Swearengin top series 505 in a close three game night.
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Comanche
Comanche County
Maxine Barret
Thunder Clouds
Norris Insurance
Go Guf
Thheir
Hich
M. Barrett
Norris Ins
Mary Ann Cloud
Oaktawn
Helen Croft
Go Gulf
Weasy Parker
Gene Scott
Scott
Gary Swearengin
Jamie Oden
Oden
Swearengin
Beattie Beattie Homecoming Sunday May 15 At Beattie
Beattie Baptist Church announces annual Homecoming Day for the Beattie community next Sunday May 15 starting at 10 o clock. Visiting speakers will share and an old time dinner on the ground will be served at noon. An afternoon of singing and fellowship follows with a cordial invitation for all to attend. Paper Mate pens and refills advertised at The Chief.
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Beattie
Beattie Baptist Church
High Individual Team Games Readout
Danny Cagle and R P Scott lead top games with 179 and 173 points respectively. Lists show players from Jokers Misfits Toppers and other teams with scores ranging from 163 to 195 and team percentages in several categories.
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Danny Cagle
R. P. Scott Klodhoppers
Gaylon Johnson
Frankie Jones
Toppers
Tom Cox
Jamie Oden
Choice
Jackson Bowers
Raiders
Eddie Brooks
Renegades
Gary Swearengin
Grady Hall
Choice Baking
Topper
Comanche
Card of Thanks for hospital stay and prayers
We thank our neighbors and friends for kindness during my stay in hospital. Special appreciation to Vicinity Brightman for the operation and to the 40 Christian friends for their prayers and support. We are grateful to God for his guidance and presence in our lives.
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N Gal Brightman
Thankful note for sympathy after loss
Family expresses deep sorrow for the passing of husband father and son. They thank relatives friends and the community for comforting words flowers food and help during the funeral and home visits.
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Todd
McAliley
Phyllis
Luther Me
Preston Cox Ang da
Behold Beho! Farmer Receives Early Rain Fruit
A garbled line notes a farmer who patiently awaits rain and receives the promised early moisture. The fragment hints at patience paying off with a harvest-related benefit.
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Chevrolet
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BUICK
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Alvin Hafford
Sudan
Cobb Allen Comanche
Coryell
Bosque
Hamilton
Barnes Hickman Comanche
Brown
Commissioner’s
Mr. McPherson
Homer Ed. Miller
OLD Black Joe Fertilizers
Central Texas Fertilizer CO
County Produce
Floyd Jones
More Moore
Oak Lawn Funeral Home
South Side Grocery
Scott Electric
Smith’s, de Leon
Sarah Dudney
Sue Carnes
Opal Cagle
Mary Wilkerson
H. B. Keith
Goodyear
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Whitewall
Deny Speciall
Dery
Blackwall
Dudley Bros
Comanche, Texas
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