Community Thanksgiving Service In Comanche Planned
A Comanche Jaycees sponsored Thanksgiving service will be held at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday November 25 in the Comanche High School gym. Rev. Robert McGinnis of the Dallas Baptist Association will give the message with congregational singing led by Jerry Nelson and solos by Mrs Reid Thomas and Mrs Kenneth Gibson. Jaycee chaplain Stanley Swindle chairs the event with Patrick Clendenin and Bo Elrod assisting. Everyone is invited to attend. Mike Mankin wins Chief football contest missing only one game earning five dollars plus subscriptions for two other near perfect picks and several others missing only one or two games.
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Mike Mankin
Comanche
Comanche Jaycees
Comanche High School
Robert McGinnis
Comanche County
The
Dallas Baptist Association
Jerry Nelson
Reid ‘Thomas
Kenneth Gibson
Don Hodges
Stanley Swindle
Jaycee
Patrick Clendenin
Bo Elrod
Rt. 1
Mike
de Leon Basketbailers
Calvin Lee
Leta Andrews
Gene Westmoreland
San Saba
Comanche Cagers
Lee
Goldthwaite
Westmoreland
Cross Plains
Andrews
Santa Anna
Indiana
Methodist Harvest Festival at Lamkin Saturday
The Lamkin United Methodist Church on Highway 36 will host a harvest festival on Saturday November 21 in the Primitive Baptist Fellowship Hall. Activities start at 3 p.m. with booths store and sweet shop, barbecue chicken dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children. An auction begins at 7 p.m. featuring items including quills. Country music by the Lamkin Fiddlers closes the evening.
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Lamkin
Lemkin
Weather Report From Proctor Reservoir Station
A Proctor Reservoir Weather Station release details a 24 hour period from 8 am to 8 am. Temperatures and moisture are reported for the day, indicating conditions across the region.
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Proctor Reservoir
Don Kirkland Promoted at General Telephone Brownwood
Don Kirkland of Comare has been promoted to assignment foreman in the Brownwood Service Center for General Telephone. He will oversee six craft workers, manage line assignments, and coordinate service extensions across 29 Brownwood division exchanges.
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Don
Kirkland
Brownwood
General Telephone
CHS Indian A Team Roster Announced for Early Games
CHS head coach Gene Westmoreland names traveling squad for the season opener. Returning lettermen include seniors Ald Shaw Efferson Filiott Hutchins Barret Perker and others plus sophomores Weldon Holland and Eugene Pates. Players will alternate between A team and B team this week.
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Gene Westmoreland
CHS
Ronald Shaw
Efferson Filiott
David Hutchins
Richard Barret
Glen Perker
Kevin Braiel
Jerry Gore
Kennie Beaty
Fred Rodgers
Larry McDougal
Harry Dudley
Weldon Holland
Eugene Pates
Stag Creek To Host Thanksgiving Supper Saturday
The Stag Creek community invites all to a Thanksgiving Supper on Saturday November 21 at 6:30 p.m. Bring a covered dish and join the feast. Music will be provided by the Road 2 Caners of Abilene following the supper.
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Stag Creek
Farm House Destroyed by Fire Near Comanche
A modern 2 bedroom frame house on the Dr James C Slider farm five miles northwest of Comanche was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. Fire Marshal Dale Nowlin said the vacant dwelling was reported burning by CVFD at about 9 00 p m and stood about a mile northeast of State Highway 36 NW.
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James C. Slider
Comanche
Dale Nowlin
CVFD
Cub Scouts Meet December 2 At Comanche Junior High
Pack 47 calls a December 2 meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Comanche Junior High cafetorium. All Cub Scouts and their parents urged to attend. Boys aged 8 to 10 may join with a parent present.
Postmaster Tips for Christmas Mailing in Comanche
Postmaster Jim Carpenter lists six tips to help residents save on Christmas mailings. Key points include deadline based rates for SAM and PAL parcels, up to 5 and 30 pound limits, careful packaging, realistic insurance, buying stamps in advance, and using ZIP Codes to avoid errors. Early careful mailing is the core message.
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Jim Carpenter
Comanche
Sam
Sapce
Carpenter
National Farm City Week Observance Urges Urban Rural Unity
Floyd M. Key announces National Farm City Week November 20 28 with emphasis on urban rural cooperation. Charles K Baker extension economist notes food costs producer earnings and the need for better policy and local action to strengthen food and fiber supply and shared prosperity. President Nixon's proclamation cited urban rural interdependence and the goal of growth through cooperative planning.
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Floyd M. Key
Chas. K. Baker
Baker
U. S
Nixon
America
Texas
County residents enjoy more household devices than in 1960
A Comanche County study shows most families now own two or more cars and color television sets. About 85 percent have at least one TV, 68 percent own washing machines, with higher ownership linked to income. Increased renting explains some declines in individual machine ownership since 1960.
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New York
Comanche County
Department of Commerce
U.S
Commerce Department
Chief To Be Published Day Early Next Week
The Comanche Chief will be published a day early next week on Wednesday November 25. The Thanksgiving edition will be on the streets early Wednesday afternoon and delivered on rural and city routes Friday as usual. Boxholders will receive papers late Wednesday or early Thursday. The Chief will close for Thanksgiving Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The Unexpected Guest Auto Intrudes On Comanche Home
Two Comanche women, Mrs. Isla Hicks and her daughter Mrs. Joy Hunter, endured a frightening Sunday when a 1959 Cadillac driven by Jack Conway ran out of control and crashed into their home. The impact splintered timber, shifted the house on its foundation, and damaged walls and dishes. Local police noted Conway’s vehicle traveled eastbound and left the road.
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Isla Hicks
E. Highland
Joy Hunter
W. Paine
Charles Anders
Jack Conway
Rt. 1
Comanche
Anders
Conway
City Police Officers Certified By State Law Commission
Comanche City police officers were certified as Texas Peace Officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. Police Chief Charles Anders and five officers received certificates, including Verlic B. Turner, John L. Luper, Jerry Hulsey, G. L. Stewart, and Jerry Grayson.
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State Law Commission
Comanche City
Texas
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officer
Charles Anders
Verlic B. Turner
John L. Luper
Jerry Hulsey
G. L. Stewart
Jerry Grayson
Goober Growers Sponsor Peanut Quality Contest in Comanche
The Peanut Producers Association backs a quality improvement program with a 1970 contest in Comanche sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Gold Kist Peanuts. Brady York of Route 1 leads with the first entry as harvest ends and more MQ sheets roll in. Cash awards of 50, 35 and 15 dollars will go to the top three loads. judging concludes by December end with prizes announced early January.
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Southwest
Peanut Producers Association
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Brady York
Route 1
Chamber
Woman Hit In Smashup Crash Delays Power Lines
A car careened across the street and collided with a telephone pole and a house. No injuries to the two women reported, Anders said Conway had only a minor cut. Power and phone service were restored soon after as lines were damaged by the splintered pole.
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Anders
Conway
General Telephone Company
Texas Power & Light Company
Baptist Youth Present Good News in First Baptist Comanche
The First Baptist Church of Comanche hosts a youth performance titled Good News led by David Venable. About 45 young people sing and testify with solos by Wayne Robertson Kaye Carpenter Vanita Bean and Nancy Wiles inviting all to attend Tuesday at 7 30 in the church auditorium.
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Christ Jesus
First Baptist
Comanche
David Venable
Danny
Wayne Roertson
Kaye Carpenter
Vanita Bean
Nancy Wiles
First Baptist Church
Ireland Natives Boost Comanche County Texas Visit
Patrick and Annie Sweeney of Doon County Ireland visit Comanche County Texas to meet their son Father Sean Sweeney and tour local churches and farms. They toured Fort Worth Dallas and the Southern States, attended the Dudley Bull Sale and Gore Dairy, and will return home next week after an open house at Sacred Heart Church.
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Comanche County
Texas
United States
Patrick and
Annie Sweeney
Doon County
Limerick
Ireland
Sweeneys
Sean Sweeney
Sacred Heart Church
Dublin
Glen Rose
Stephenville
Sweeney
Fort Worth
Dallas
Comanche
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Vonda Gleaton
Doll Cameron
Mayme Decker
Tommy Lee
Jaycees
Joe Henderson
Box 143
Frankie McDaniel
Sidney
G. A. Reid
Graham
Don Kirkland
Danny Farley
College Station
L. E. Farley
Methodist
ASCS
Phone Co
Shirley Pettijohn
Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Lions, Toastmasters Club
Eastern Star Lodge
Cub Scouts
Hicks
Baptist Youth Reporter
Gore
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