Texas Amendments Proposed For Constitutional Change
The Regular Session of the 62nd Legislature submits fourteen joint resolutions to amend the Texas Constitution for the November 7 General Election. Proposals include raising legislature salaries to 8400 annually, abolishing Lamar County Hospital District, paying justices of the peace by salary, creating a constitutional revision commission, and tax exemptions for disabled veterans plus subdivision exemptions.
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Senate
House
Texas
Lamar County
Commissioner’s Court
Texas Jaycees
Jaycees
League of Women Voters of Texas
Texas Urban Development Commission
Citizens of Texas
Arlington
Tommy Vandergriff
Guy
Bill Hobby
Weather Report and Tax Exemption Amendment Notice
The weather report by Proctor Reservoir Weather Station covers a 24 hour period ending at 8 am with temperatures and moisture. A constitutional homestead tax exemption remains $3 009 for state and county taxes and a proposed amendment would let local subdivisions extend a similar exemption.
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Proctor Reservoir
Band Smorgasbord November 11 at Junior High Cafe
Those may not be ghosts and goblins this week as band students sell Smorgasbord tickets for a fundraiser in Comanche. Saturday November 11 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Junior High Cafetorium offers a $1.50 meal. proceeds support the Comanche Indian Band with jackets instruments and music for students from sixth grade through high school.
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Comanche
Tamage
Johnny Miller
Comanche High School
Harvest Festival Auction Tops Fundraising Peak at Co Manche
At the Comanche Livestock Center the Lord's Acre Harvest Festival raised near 7500 dollars for the First United Methodist Church building fund. About 175 attendees bid on quilts, a milk can, a coordinate table and chairs, with a rack of wood selling for 58 dollars. Auctioneers Hill Blue and Charles Dudley led the effort. The event also featured a barbecue and hake booth as leaders praised contributors.
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Comanche Livestock Center
Hill Blue
Charles Dudley
First United Methodist Church
Fred
Flora Carey
Olsie Williams
Frank Turner, Jr
Comanche Chief Football Contest Winners Named
Johnny Dickey of 107 North Ervin wins first prize in the Comanche Chief Football contest with a perfect pick list aside from Houston over Cincinnati. E. W. Sullivan and Clyde House place second and third using tie breaker scores. several others receive honorable mention for missing two games.
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Johnny Dickey
North Ervin
Johnny
Texas
University of Houston
Texas Tech
Baylor
Washington
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Cleveland
Minnesota
Houston
Cincinnati
Worty E. W. Sulivan
Debbie Kilgore
Bill Dudney
Kenneth Schoen
Ronny L. Coleleasure
Vicki Weaver
Charles Hicks
Steven Carroll
Donnie D
Hicks
Marlene Reese
Brantley C. Smith
Gustine Tigers Homecoming on November 3 at Tiger Field
Gustine High School schedules homecoming festivities for November 3 at Tiger Field with a 7 p.m. game and halftime ceremonies to honor Homecoming Queen Football Sweetheart Mr. Football and Player of the Year. A fried chicken supper, hosted by the Gustine Senior Class, runs 5:39 p.m. to after the game with prices 1.25 for adults and 0.75 for children under 12. menu includes chicken potato salad pinto beans pie or cake and tea or coffee with a 0.35 option for dessert and beverage only.
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Gustine Tiger
Tiger Field
Gustine
Comanche County General Election Eyes Local Race
Comanche County voters head to the polls next Tuesday for the General Election. All 18 voting boxes will be open from 8 am to 7 pm. The only local contested race is for Commissioners Court between Herbert Lockwood and Claud Jones. County residents face 12 proposed Constitutional Amendments and federal, state, and county races.
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Comanche County
United States
U.S
Herbert Lockwood
Claud Jones
Fred Hall
Comenche County
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Indians Travel to Hamilton in 9 AA Con test
Comanche footballers travel to Hamilton to face the Bulldogs in a 9 AA conference game Friday at 7 30 p m Both teams have one victory each and beat De Leon Hamilton recently lost 45 0 to Clyde while Comanche lost 18 0 to Clyde Jessie Kirkland a top Bulldog back has been ill and may or may not play for Hamilton Comanche’s David Shaw is mildly injured but expected to play Coach Fred West will use a similar lineup as this season with Arm strong at quarterback Shaw at tailback and Richards Hicks joining Hitt Huffman Cox Wilkerson Kilgore on offense and Cox Hitt Holland Sanchez Jones Shaw Wilkerson Bingham and Arm strong on defense. Indian fans urged to attend in Eastland.
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Hamilton
Bulldogs
de Leon
Comanche
Clyde
Indians
Jessie Kirkland
David Shaw
Fred West
Junior Sanchez
Richard Hicks
Jerry Hitt
Sam Huffman
Eddie Cox
David Wilkerson
Lonnie Kilgore
Danny Armstrong
Vid Shaw
Joe Lee
Mike Mankin
Randal Holland
Rickey Jones
Weldon Holland
Mike Bingham
Eastland
United Fund Near Its Goal
County and city volunteers completed rounds for United Fund with names listed and 50 percent of the 7500 dollar goal reached. Local firms Durham's Pharmacy Choice Baking Clemons Motor State National Bank and Post Office workers contributed fully this week.
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United Fund
Jill Dukes
Sipe Springs
Bill Blue
Newburg
Pettit
Vesta Sledge
Soda Springs
Robbert Maddox
Durwood Stephenson
Elmon Kerby
Betty Conway
David Robinson
Ben Evridge
Larry Graham
John Beaty
T. A. Fails
Don Lacy
Durham’s Pharmacy
Choice Baking Company
Clemons Motor Company
State National Bank
Post Office
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Richard M. Nixon
George S. McGovern
ASCS
Smorgasbord
Lord’s Acre
Dickey Is
Esse Lordo
Jesse
Italy
Norene Keeter
Chicago
Santa Fe
Comanche Courts
North Elm Street
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