Comanche City Council Adds Dispatchers and Officer
Mayor reports immediate police procedure changes including two new 24 hour dispatchers likely within a week, one more officer by mid June for 24 hour duty, and two night units with two cars during high risk hours. Added gun marking devices and a cemetery association meeting set for Thursday at 7 p.m. to improve Oakwood Cemetery care through donations and management.
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Comanche
Comanche Co
Comanche Cemetery Association
Oakwood Cemetery
Bill Clemons
Comanche County Economy to Gain from Tax Refund Boost
New York report says nationwide tax refunds totaling about 30 billion dollars will reach over 67 million taxpayers this year averaging 421 dollars. Comanche County residents are projected to receive about 1.452 million in refunds plus 1.699 million from Social Security boosts, fueling local shopping.
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New York
Comanche County
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Labor Department
Charge Filed In Shooting Near Comanche Square
A 35 year old construction worker Alvin Horton was charged with aggravated assault with a 22 caliber rifle in a shooting on the East side of Comanche square last Thursday. Horton's wife Dorothy, 35, was wounded in the left arm and treated at Comanche Community Hospital.
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Justice of Peace No. 1
Comanche’s Square
Alvin Horton
Horton
Dorothy
Comanche Community Hospital
Agricultural Service Center united across three agencies in Comanche County
A nationwide effort merges ASCS FmHA and SCS into an Agricultural Service Center in Comanche County. A new telephone number 356-2568 connects rural residents to ASCS FmHA or SCS for financial and technical aid. Addresses and staff names for each agency are listed.
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Comanche County
ASCS
Fmha
SCS
Two Sidney Youths Hurt In One-Car Crash
Waylon Ardale Henry and Marcus C Fontenot, both Sidney High School students, were injured in a one car crash 6.6 miles west of Comanche on FR 1689. Fontenot, 20, remained hospitalized in Stephenville. Henry, 19, was released. The 1967 Camaro, driven by Henry and registered to Fontenot, left the road, struck a guard rail, damaged a bridge railing, and fell into a creek bottom about 20 feet away. A neighbor reported Henry arriving home for help shortly before 4 a.m.
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Sidney
Waylon Ardale Henry
Marcus C. Fontenot
Comanche
Sidney High School
Fontenot
Stephenville
Henry
Brownwood
DPS
Joe Wilie
Baccalaureate, Graduation Planned for CHS Seniors
Baccalaureate services for Comanche High School seniors will be Sunday at 3 00 PM at First Baptist Church with Rev Kenneth Vaughan delivering the sermon. Graduation exercises for the 77 member class are set for Friday May 26 at 8 00 PM in Indian Memorial Stadium.
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Comanche
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Vaughan
Indian Memorial Stadium
Sidney High to Hold Graduation for Seven Seniors
Sidney High School graduation exercises are set for 8:00 p m Monday May 24 in the high school auditorium. Dr Ed Headrick of Abilene Christian University will deliver the address to seven graduates per Superintendent Dr C C Andrews.
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Sidney High School
Ed. Headrick
Abilene Christian University
Cc. Andrews
Comanche Bands Present Annual Spring Concert at Church
Comanche High School Band and junior bands perform Friday May 21 at First Baptist Church at 7 30 pm. The program features popular tunes with a Bicentennial salute including Blue and the Grey and The Stars and Stripes Forever. Sousa and Armstrong awards plus senior recognitions to close. admission 150 for adults 1 for students.
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Comanche High School
First Baptist Church
John Phillip Sousa
Absentee Ballot Applications for June 5 Run-off
About 20 applications for absentee voting in the June 5 Democratic run-off have been filed at the County Clerk's office. In person voting begins May 26 and runs to June 1. County races include Railroad Commissioner candidates Jerry Sadler vs Jon Newton and Court of Criminal Appeals Judge candidates W. Phillips vs Carl Dally. Local run-offs in Comanche No 1 and other precincts select Wade Davis vs A L Reese and Irvin Dunn vs Gene Gibrath.
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Shirley Arp
Comanche County
Jerry Sadler
Jon Newton
W. Phillips
Carl Dally
Court of Criminal Appeals
Comanche No. 1
Hasse No
Sidney No
Wade Davis
A. L. (Fisher) Reese
Taylor Heads PAR Charles Taylor Elected Bank President Board
Charles Taylor as president of First Comanche Bank was elected president of the PAR Country Club board at a Monday meeting. David Bell named vice president and T H Cleveland elected secretary treasurer. New directors Lena Taylor Bodie Weaver and M G Stephens join, replacing retiring officers and longtime members.
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Charles Taylor
First Comanche Bank
PAR Country Club
David Bell
Comanche
Interstate Securities Co., Inc
T. H. Cleveland
Dublin
Bell
Lena Taylor
Bodie Weaver
de Leon
M. G. Stephens
D. F. Caraway
Caraway
Comanche County
Higginbothams
Robert Burnet
Fred Williams
Ben Doyle Sudderth
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Lucille N. Thompson
Patsy M. Newhouse
N. Cole
Truman Renshaw
Guy Moore
Clinton Guy
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Threasa Salyer
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Mickey L. Lofton
Gloria P. Brewer
Margie K. Cude
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Judy Conway
Blake Williams
Martha Flannery
Diane Puckett
James Waldrop
David Jefferies
Margie Presswood
Cheryl Gillette
Becky O'Brien
Nancy Froh
Marcella Vaughan
Connie Weehunt
Masons
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WN. Gleaton
Howell Cobb
Bill Dudney
A. J. Sutton
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W. C. Chilton
Thomas Yantis
Virgil Norris
Kenneth Tidmore
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