Rites Held For R R Power 90
Rhueben Ross Powers 90 of Comanche died November 21 in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 pm Saturday November 23 at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev S J Isham officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Born September 27 1878 in Erath County he lived in Comanche for 80 years. He married Mary Ellen Crawford September 11 1905 a retired farmer and Baptist church member. Survived by wife son A B Powers of San Diego four grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Card of thanks from J D Allen family expresses gratitude for support during illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhueben Ross Powers
Comanche
S. J. Isham
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Powers
Erath County
Mary Ellen Crawford
The
Baptist Church
A. B. Powers
San Diego
California
J. D. Allen
Death of H F Skaggs in De Leon Germany nursing home
Henry Franklin Skaggs 90 of De Leon died Sunday November 17 in a German nursing home. Services were at 4 p m Monday at De Leon First Baptist Church. He was born December 4 1877 in Johnson County a retired Baptist minister and farmer. He married Lizzie Browning June 8 1902 and is survived by five sons and five daughters, three sisters, 32 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. Tuberculosis fight notes and Christmas Seals context included.
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Henry Franklin Skaggs
de Leon
de Leon First Baptist Church
Johnny Burleson
Mr. Skaggs
Johnson County
Rock Bluff
Lizzie Lee Browning
Vernon
Virgil
Franklin Lee
Abilene
Archi
Gorman
Lloyd
Dallas
Marie White
Bernice Farley
Cleo Clement
Elsie Robinette
MaeGuinn
Fort Worth
Pauline Hafford
Ida Love
Rochester
Mabel Murphy
Huntsville
Ala
Melvin Harkins Wins Football Contest Again
The week’s winner is Melvin Harkins of 104 FB Oak taking $5 for the second time this fall. Contestants aged by the community picked Tech to beat Baylor and missed the tie LA San Francisco game but Harkins nearly matched Cisco Comanche scores to place first. Second goes to Charles Hicks of 200 East Summit with a one year subscription. Third to Robbie Hicks who also favored Bayior over Tech and NY over Oakland. Honorable mentions include Gerald Sledge and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hicks
Cindy Hicks
John
Cindy
Melvin Harkins
Harkins
Charles Hicks
East Summit
Hicks
Nick Bavier
Tech
Miami
Cincinnati
Robbie Hicks
Bayior
New York
Oakland
Gerald Sledge
Rt. 2
Martha Flannery
1110 North Houston
Gerald Langley
Joe Walker
San Marcos
Comanche
Houston
Abilene
Graham
Brownwood
Sidney
Fort Worth
Valley Mills
Dallas
San Antonio
de Leon
Seagraves
Olney
Dublin
Neward
Arlington
Thanks for Kindness and Help After Sickness
Mrs. T. A. McDonald and family express sincere gratitude for gifts food words of encouragement prayers and support during illness. They especially thank those who harvested their crop and ask God to bless each helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. McDonald
Chamber Chats Highlight Comanche Chamber Services
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce reports its office serves residents with rentals listings travel guidance and city maps. It announces a new color brochure and ongoing Fund Campaign efforts plus Trade Days planned for the 1968 Christmas season and a Volunteer drive toward the annual goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Color Brossure
Jasper
United Fund
Praise for Comanche Chief Conservation Edition
A Comanche County letter from November 19, 1963, extends sincere congratulations to the Prown Mills Soil and Water Conservation District board for the Conservation Frdi tion edition. The note commends the district's teamwork and hopes the issue spurs broader conservation efforts. The letter is signed by Mr and Mrs Bill Curry and daughter Marci, returning to Houston after a five day visit with Fred and Mrs Curry.
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Board of Supervisors
Prown Mills Soil and Water Conservation District
Bill Curry
Marci
Houston
Mrs
Fred Curry
Peanut Allotment and Yields Report for 1968
Comanche County ASCS figures show 37,178,822 pounds of peanuts threshing on 23,626.2 acres with 536 farm cards returned. Irrigated and dryland divisions yield averages of 1312 and 60 pounds per acre respectively, with highest irrigated and dryland averages at 116 and 64.9 bushels per acre. County 1968 planted peanut acreage totals 55,413.3 acres from an allotment of 60,332.2 acres.
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Comanche County
ASCS
Beware Of Starting Grass Fires While Hunting
County agent urges hunters to avoid outdoor fires as grass and vegetation are highly flammable after good rainfall. Low humidity and high winds could trigger extensive forest and grassland damage and endanger lives, with hunting affected. The warning echoes 1959 fire losses that killed three people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd M. Key
Comanche County
Texas Forest Service
Congressman's Gift Sparks Comanche Library Feature
Omar Burteson donates Science for Better Living from the 1968 Yearbook of Agriculture to Comanche High School Library highlighting advances in food, clothing, shelter and agriculture. The book, illustrated and informative, promises engaging reading for students. Mr and Mrs Richard Encel dahl of Midland visited Cecil Houck's family over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Emert
Richard A. Barker
Japan
Barker
Detroit
Michigan
World Gospel Mission
Omar Burteson
Comanche High School Library
CHS Warrior
Richard Enceldahl
Midland
Mrs
Cecil Houck
Government announces ACP reach to farms for conservation
Secretary of Agriculture Freeman said about 1,126,000 farmers did little conservation from 1964 to 1967 under the Agricultural Conservation Program. Each year roughly a million farmers joined ACP on about a 50 to 59 percent basis to install needed practices.
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Orville
Freeman
Mrs Callaway Returns From Vacation With Hints Of Interest
Mrs Callaway returns from a vacation trip with hints of interest in Arkansas Louisiana and Alabama. Mrs Callaway is accompanied by Musins living in Rusk on the journey and they attended a German church service.
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R.R. Power
H. F. Skaggs
German
Ial
Burdens
Birdsey
Crisco
Inte Eis
Gladiola Fiour
Mia
Harelik
Hormel
HAM Sale
J. W. Nichols
Tae
Ee Ooch
South
Austin
Goldth Waite Highway
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