Century Plant History Recalled by Mrs Elliott
Mrs Beulah Elliott recalls a century plant found in the Davis Mountains in fall 1954 after a trip from El Paso. The cactus like plant grew to 2 4 or 3 feet tall with 20 limbs each bearing blooms before dying, while new offsets appeared nearby. People from Nacogdoches Hamilton Arlington and others have dug up plants to transplant.
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Elliott
Beulah Elliott
Bill
el Paso
Donald
Germany
C.O
Davis Mountains
Nacogdoches
Hamilton
Arlington
Comptroller Initiates Texas Business Help Visit Program
Comptroller Bob Bullock announces a nine month canvassing plan with 40 field officers to visit Texas businesses. The goal is to provide personal assistance, educate taxpayers, ensure proper permitting, update records, and improve tax filing and payment accuracy. July testing found 97 unpermitted firms and 37 not paying taxes.
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Bob Bullock
Texas
Comptroller
Bullock
Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller's
Toni Furman Makes It Big in Realty Sales
Lucy Furman formerly Toni Evridge of Comanche Texas has built a notable real estate career in Arlington. Featured by the Arlington Citizen Journal, Furman praises the city’s small town feel with big city services, reflects on name change after marriage, and notes her Million Dollar Sales Club status since 1975 plus multiple monthly honors. She aims for top sales with Dam Gould Realtors and balances family life with church and Girl Scouts involvement.
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Comanche
Texas
Toni Furman
Arlington Citizen Journal
Arlington
Lucy Furman
Dam Gould Realtors
Toni Evridge
Toni
Furman
Lucy
Sullins Co. Real Estate
Dan Gould
Sullins
Gould Organization
First Christian Church of
Girl Scouts
DPS Director Pleas For 55-Mile Speed Observance
Texas DPS Director Col. Wilson E. Speir urges voluntary compliance with the 55 mph limit amid rising fatalities. He notes 74 percent of motorists exceed 55 mph, with interstate deaths up 50 percent from last year. enforcement will continue while highway patrol remains short of staff.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Wilson E. Speir
Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Speir
Harvest Festival Auction Draws Comanche Church Members
Rev and Mrs Plez Todd, former Comanche minister now retired, visited Gatesville friends Saturday, dined, and attended the Harvest Festival auction at the First United Methodist Church Saturday night. Also notes new Success Calendar refills available at The Comanche Chief.
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Plez Todd
Friends
First United Methodist Church
Comanche County Minutes Seek Emergency Assistance Designation
The October 31 1977 county meeting included a prayer and multiple authorizations. The commissioners approved signing an application for partial payment for Section 5 work and a letter to the Soil Conservation Service to adjust power lines on Site No 2 Rush Creek Watershed, plus a project agreement for clearing and grubbing funded by the Soil Conservation Service. They also urged Governor to designate the county for Emergency Assistance.
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Truman Renshaw
Billy Patton
Irvin Dunn
Derwin Nabors
Wade Davis
Comanche County
Hunters Return From Colorado Trip
Jerry Steward Gail Steward Larry Graham and Kenneth Henry are back from a hunting trip to Colorado and reside at their home.
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Jerry Steward
Gail Steward
Larry Graham
Kenneth Henry
Colorado
Evridge Family Visit Totals Comanche Ties
From South Dakota former Comancheans Mr and Mrs Wayne Evridge and their daughter and son in law were in Comanche Tuesday visiting with relatives and friends.
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Wayne Evridge
Comanche
Hospital Admissions and Dismissals Log for October 1977
A record of patient admissions and dismissals across several dates in October 1977. Names include Curtis Haney Ruth Peters Katie Jones Alonzo Mc Daniel B J Stephens Florence Graves Bernice Ward Bill Mazurek George Lippe Tempie Rasberry James Steele Felipe Prado Nina Hudson Wm T Tisher Lorene Wolff Etta Henderson Calista Burks Ransom Amos I I Williams Eva Beutelschies Evelyn Kirkland Jack Isham and others with multiple entries per day.
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Curtis Haney
Ruth Peters
Katie Jones
Mary Estelle Jones
Josie Harrison
Larry Cornett
Alonzo McDaniel
B. J. Stephens
Florence Graves
Bernice Ward
Bill Mazurek
Emil Stelter
Minna Stelter
George Lippe
Kitty Bass
Tempie Rasberry
James Steele
Felipe Prado
Nina
Calista Burks
Ransom Amos
I. I. Williams
Eva Beutelschies
Evelyn Kirkland
Jack Isham
Philip McDaniel
Edna McPherson
W. W. Vineyard
Irving Doctor Visits Richard Turner Family Over Weekend
Dr. Jerry Turner of Irving visited the Richard Turner family this weekend, sharing time and conversation with the household.
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Jerry Turner
Irving
Richard Turners
Guild to Meet at REA October 8 Evening
The Hospital Guild will meet Tuesday October 8 at the REA at 7 p.m. Residents and supporters are welcome to attend.
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Rea
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Janna Elliott
Comptroller's Office
Yoni Evridge
R. Ben Evridge
CHE
DPS
Gatesville
Mac's Fabrics
Sunset Center
South Dakota
Hospital News
Copel
W. Central
Comanche National Bank
Comanche, Texas
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