Comanche Funeral Home Opens New Facility For Open House
Comanche Funeral Home will hold an open house at 411 West Grand this weekend to showcase its new 10,256 square foot facility. The event runs Saturday 2 to 8 pm and Sunday 2 to 5 pm, with a 300 seat chapel, reception areas, reposing rooms, and a two bedroom apartment.
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Comanche Funeral Home
West Grand
Porter B. Franks
James T. Pate
Comanche
Franks
Harold Adcock
Pete Boutross
Pat Clendenin
Bill Goforth
Twelve Comanche band members named all district
Twelve members of the Comanche Indian band earned all district honors after a Saturday competition in De Leon. The honorees are Debbie Grimmer, Debbie Durham, Beverly Marshall, Janda Steward, Donna Johnson, Johnniemae Bachus, Carol Frotter, Cindy Roberts, Sam Waring, Kathy Renshaw, Susan O'Brien and James Waldrop. Johnny Miller, a 1972 Howard Payne College graduate, is band director.
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Comanche Indian Band
de Leon
Debbie Grimmer
Debbie Durham
Beverly Marshall
Janda Steward
Donna Johnson
Johnniemae Bachus
Carol Frotter
Cindy Roberts
Sam Waring
Kathy Renshaw
Susan O’brien
James Waldrop
Johnny Miller
Howard Payne College
Paps End Season In Cisco Thursday
The 7th and 8th grade Paps close the 1972 football season Thursday night in Cisco. The first game starts at 5 39 and officials urge attendance as both games are expected to be strong.
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Paps
Cisco
Nixon Sweeps All County Voting Boxes in Comanche
On election day November 7 President Nixon carried every voting box in Comanche County with 2608 votes to McGovern’s 1176. Briscoe led governor race 2416 to 1276 while Senator Tower won 1946 to 1833. Incumbent Claud Jones defeated Herbert Lockwood 947 to 418 for Commission of Pet. 1. Amendments 2,3,5,6,7,13,14 approved. others rejected. Numerous write ins noted for local offices. Back page lists box by box results.
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Nixon
Comanche County
George McGovern
George Cattles
Ben Clements
Proctor
Kellis Welch
Linda Jennes
Wallace
Schmitz
John Tower
Barefoot Sanders
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Grover
Commission of
Pet. 1
Claud Jones
Herbert Lockwood
John Gleaton
Jim Dudley
Ben Sudderth
John Doe
Clyde Williams
Burgess Elliott
Jerry Hulsey
Ken
Frosh JV to meet Cisco squads in season finale Thursday
Comanche fans can watch the final home game as the Freshman and Junior Varsity combine teams face Cisco Frosh and Junior Varsity. Kickoff is set for 7:09 p.m.
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Comanche
CHS Band Heads to UIL Contest in Brownwood
The Comanche High School band travels to Brownwood for the UIL marching contest at Cen-Tex Stadium. They join 13 other 2A bands with a 3 12 p m show following Clyde High, aiming for a First Division in both marching and concert.
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Brownwood
U.I.S
Cen-Tex
Camp Bowie
Clyde HS
CHS
Kelley Calhoun
Comanche
Pecan Show Set for December 2 in Comanche County
The twelfth annual Comanche County Pecan Show will be held Saturday December 2 in the TP&L Hospitality Room Comanche. Entries from Texas growers must grown in 1972 by the entrant. Minimum 40 nuts per entry with one entry per improved or papershell variety. seedling and native entries unlimited. Entries due by noon December 1 at De Leon Chamber of Commerce First State Bank Gustine or County Extension Office Comanche. Ribbons to top place in all classes. champions receive engrav ed plaques and rossettes for selected categories.
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Comanche County
Tp&l
Comanche
Texas
Comanche County Pecan Association
John Jones
Stuart
John Smith
de Leon
Jayces Sponsor Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Service
The Comanche Jaycees sponsor a community Thanksgiving service for the third year at 7 30 p m in the First Baptist Church sanctuary Big Spring Rev Kenneth G Patrick guest minister Nursery provided Vic Isham Elton Swindle arrange music by combined youth choirs Ministers from Comanche area participate Everyone is invited to attend
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Kenneth G. Patrick
First Baptist Church
Big Spring
Vic Isham
Elton Swindle
First United Methodist
First Baptist Churches
Petit Jurors Report for November 20 at 1 P M
Prospective petit jurors listed include Wayne W Barker Rochelle Elliott Paul J Allen and many others from Comanche Gustine De Leon and Dublin with addresses on Ross Page Moseley and Texas St. Jurors reported to the courthouse at 1 p.m. on November 20.
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Wayne W. Barker
W. Ross
de Leon
Rochelle Elliott
Page
Comanche
Paul J. Allen
Walnut St
Gustine
J. D. Palmer
Box 68
Roy Nelson
Barbara C, Anderson
Coyle
Ross
K. W. Northcutt
Duvlin
W. T. Bassett
Moseley
Arlena Pittman
Pecen
DeLeon
T. R. Cox, Jr
W. Armstrong
George A. Schuman
Clarence Schwartz
Woodlawn
Ruth Bradshaw
Duncan
David L. Robinson
Neeley
Donnie G. Melton
McKinney
William H. Roberson
Mary Works
Lula Pittman
Texas St
A. E. Rogers
Rosy Casey
Ernest J
Ebell
Pearl Comanche
Kenneth R
Braim
Joe D
Ripley
Preston
P. Marsh
Virgil H. Norris
Highland
D. P. Pinkard
Box 96E
Jack Barnes
Lester C. Speck
Willie Mae
Niemann
Houston
Juanita C. Todd
George Mason
Annie Spivey
Grand Comanche
Park
Rusk St
Doris Woolsey
Fleming
Vivian B
Caraway
Ruth Mayes
Charleen A. Mathis
Moreland
Bill Lane
Hazel Richardson
Marie Maughan
Sipe Springs
M. L. England
T. E. McGinnie
Ollin Willis
Gayland Carson
R. W. Reed
Jack L. Roberts
B. W. Scott
Green St
J. L. Craig
Rt. 2
Dublin
Mabel Boyd
Luke Easley
Rt. 1
Hicks Wins Chief's Football Contest Despite Narrow Miss
Bobbie Hicks of North Ervin Street won after missing only one game in the weekly Chief’s football contest. She correctly picked Arkansas over Rice and TCU over Texas Tech, but her tie breaker score was off by one point, 56 to 55. Second place went to Mrs. Lou Lancaster who missed two games. Fifteen contestants missed three games and tied on score.
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Bobbie Hicks
North Ervin Street
Bobbie
Arkansas
Rice
TCU Frogs
Tech Red Raiders
Lou Lancaster
Jerry Dickey
West Grand
Dickey
Tech
Kansas City
Pittsburg
C. A. McDonald
Dallas
Alice Stokes
Don Kirkland
Brownwood
Mae Morgan
de Leon
Benny Fine
Austin
Comanche
Indians Close Season Friday Night Vs Loboes
The Comanche Indians end the 1972 season at Cisco Friday at 7 30. Senior standout Jerry Hitt leads a seasoned squad expected to bounce back after a tough game with Coleman. Injuries limit Joe Lee but the lineup includes Armstrong Shaw Holland Mankin Sanchez Hicks Hitt Holland Cox Wilkerson Kilgore.
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Comanche Indians
Cisco
Comanche
Jerry Hitt
Eddie Cox
Weldon Holland
Rickey Jones
Richard Hicks
Randy Riley
Sam Huffman
Bruce Bradshaw
David Shaw
Mike Mankin
Danny Hicks
Loboes
Joe Lee
Indians
Lee
Danny Armstrong
Junior Sanchez
Randal Holland
David Wilkerson
Lonnie Kilgore
Mike Bingham
Richards Hicks
Comanche Nears United Fund Goal in 1972 Drive
Comanche aims to hit the 7500 target with volunteers delivering envelopes. Donors include Dr. C. C. Klingman Kidd L. Macon Mrs. John Barton and others. Funds support Junior Livestock Show Little League Civil Defense Red Cross Salvation Army and Girl Scout groups in the county.
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Comanche
United Fund
Dudley Bros
Comanche Funeral Home
Roy Dale Adams
Jim Dudley
Goldthwaite
Florence Tupin
C. C. Klingman
Kidd L. Macon
John Barton
Sam P. Hatchett
Selma Berrey
Curtis Montgomery
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Civil Defense Rescue Unit
Indian Maidens open 1972-73 season with Saturday scrimmage
Coach Leta Andrews leads the Indian Maidens in a Saturday night scrimmage in Winters to start the 1972-73 season. The team travels to Gatesville on Monday for real play and faces Stephenville in Stephenville Tuesday night November 21. The Indians host Ballinger on Friday November 24.
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Leta Andrews
Ing
Gatesville
Stephenville
Indians
Ballinger
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New Comanche
Neth Carnes
John Luper
Louise Evans
Irvin Dunn
Paul Hornbred
Justice of the Peace
Jayces
Petit Jurors
Coleman
Clyde
Fred West
Miles
Libby Tilley
L. C
Jake) Durham
Jake
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