Indians Host Strong Badgers Friday Night
The Comanche Indians host AAA Lampasas Badgers at Indian Memorial Stadium Friday at 8 00 p m Both teams seek wins after losses Lampasas is 2 2 this season and conocida for a big line Comanche faces injuries including starting quarterback Bruce Parker who will miss at least two weeks Danny Armstrong will start in Parker s place with no backup QB available Lampasas is a three touchdown favorite in the matchup.
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Comanche Indians
Lampasas Badgers
Indian Memorial Stadium
Lampasas
Georgetown
Indians
Clifton
Fred West
Calvin Lee
Comanche
Bruce Parker
Danny Armstrong
Mike Mankin
David Shaw Tarlack
Joe Lee
Tina Walker Wayne Byrd Named Gold Star Winners of County
Tina Walker and Wayne Byrd, both 16 and 17 respectively, were named 1972 Gold Star winners for Comanche County by the Comanche County Extension Service. They will receive medals at the County 4-H Achievement Banquet on October 14 and will be honored at the District 64 Gold Star banquet in Stephenville on October 28.
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Tina Walker
Othe Walker
de Leon
Wayne Byrd
Dorothy Byrd
Comanche
Comanche County
Tina
Wayne
Comanche Junior High
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
W. J. Parks
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Faye Hill
HD. Council
Pil McGinnis
Comanche County Stectrie Cooperative
Carl Conway
de Leon 4H
4-H
Comanche Teams Trip to Lampasas for Doubleheader
Comanche Freshman and Junior Varsity will travel to Lampasas on Thursday for a doubleheader. The Freshman game starts at 5:30 with the Junior Varsity following.
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Comanche
Lampasas
Grand Jury Indicts 29 Defendants in Comanche County Case
Comanche County's 52nd Judicial District Court grand jury returned 29 bills naming 27 defendants. Foreman W H Smith Jr led the panel with DA Leslie Vance and County Attorney Jim Dudley assisting. Charges include marijuana possession, malicious mischief, thefts, robbery by assault, breaking and entering a motor vehicle, forgery, bad checks, and assaults. Arraignment set for 9:00 a m on Wednesday Oct 11.
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Comanche County
52Nd Judicial District Court
L. McClellan
W. H. Smith, Jr
de Leon
Grand Jury
Leslie Vance
Jim Dudley
Edwcore
Ben Wilhelm
McClellan
Ken Kerby Wins Grid Contest
Ken Kerby CHS junior wins first prize of 5 dollars in the weekly Comanche Football Contest. He missed the score between Comanche and Clifton by one point predicting 45 0. First and second prize yearly Chief subscriptions go to Ronnie D Col eleasure of Comanche and Mrs M E Elliott of Brownwood.
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Ken Kerby
CHS
Comanche
Clifton
Ken
Chief Goest
Ronnie D. Coleleasure
M. E. Elliott
Brownwood
Ronnie
Elliott
J. N. Hicks
Hasse
Thomas Connally
Sidney
Don Kirkland
Alice Stokes
G. A. Reid
Graham
John Gleaton
Virginia Gleaton
Howell Cobb
Richard Hicks
John D. Hicks
Pam Ross
Effie Biggs
Brett Keith
Russell Anderson
Comanche County Voting Deadlines For General Election
Tax Assessor Louise Evans notes 6,495 Comanche Countians qualified to vote and stresses application deadlines for the November 7 general election. Applications must be in by 5:00 p.m. Friday October 6, or in person by midnight October 7 to qualify for a ballot.
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Comanche County
Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office
Louise Evans
Comanche
Petit Jury Called for Monday Morning in Comanche County
A petit jury venire is summoned for Monday at 9:00 a.m. by District Clerk Ben Wilhelm. Prospective jurors include Myrtle Cox E Highland Rt. 1 Comanche John D. Robinson 603 N. Austin Comanche Mrs. Lloyd E F Sanders 208 Comanche Dr. De Leon Floyce A. Poe 702 S. Preston De Leon and many others from Comanche Gustine De Leon Sidney Hasse Fort Worth area.
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Petit Jury Venire
Ben Wilhelm
Myrtle Cox
E. Highland
Rt. 1
Comanche
John D. Robinson
N. Austin
Lloyd EF. Sanders
de Leon
Floyce A. Poe
S. Preston
Henry A. Ponac
Marie Armstrong
Preston
J. L. Roberson, Jr
W .Walcott
Theola Reese
Hasse
Walter Niemann
N. Houston
Ellen A. Norris
W. Highland
Archie E. Boyd, Jr
N. Elm
Louise Wilhelm
N. Lane
Arnold A. Evans
Highland
Gayland Carson
Gustine
Agnes Baker
Johnson St
Verna Fay Robinson
W. Neely
W. E. Pilcher
McKinney
Kenneth Alvin Cates
Custine
Wayne B. Caraway
William D. Bailey
de Leon; Mrs. H. Reese Ward, Rt. 1, Sidney; Polly V. Sliger, Ft. Worth
Hiway
C. G. Morton
Box
Frazier Clark
Willie Mae Byrd
Del
J. C. Pierce
Travis
Jack Cahela
Lorene Rogers
F.M. Rush
Freddie Ross
Woodlawn
Domingo Raymond Sanchez
Crane
Marialyce R. Pope
W. Ross
Marguerite Ross
W. Walcott
Don Salter
Audie Schlee
W. Duncan
H. Reese Ward
Sidney
C. A. Cotten
E. Milton
Jerry Matthews
A. Z. Pierce
Hampton
Clyde Williams, Jr
S. Austin
Marvin W. Bowden
Martin
Willie Mae Ross
Wayne Ward
O. A. Coulter
Kerry Don Williams
Democrat Star
Paul Smith
N. Pine
W. D. Boucher
J. F. Rackley
Dublin
James T. Pate, Jr
W. Armstrong
Herman Baker
Water District meeting draws leaders on federal aid
A Thursday night session at the Proctor Filter Plant outlined how the Rural Development Act expands federal loans and small grants for towns under FHA management. City officials from Dublin Hamilton Comanche De Leon Gustine and others attended with engineers and managers to learn about Council of Governments screening and grant priorities.
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Upper Leon River
Comanche
Gustine
de Leon
Dublin
Hamiton
German
Hamilton
Comanche County
Council of Governments
West Texas
Central
FHA
E. L. Foster
Bennie Davis
George Krupla
Hamilton County
Truman Renshaw
Soil Conservation Service
Clarence Schwartz
John Huett
Roy Turner
John Carpenter
John Beaty
C. O. Boyd
William Kirkland
Water District Board
W. T. Calhoun
Ben Evridge
E. D. Mahan
W. E. Johnson
Charles Pradberry
Wayne Durham
Othell Clark
Ben D. Sudderth
Lowell Pittman
Zollie Skaggs
Fred Sales
Waco
Post Office to Close Monday for Columbus Day
The Comanche Post Office will close Monday October 9 in observance of Columbus Day. There will be no mail delivery on City or Rural Routes and no staff on duty. Out of town mail will be dispatched at 4 p.m. and 9 30 p.m. from the front box.
Local Residents Named in Comanche Area Notices
A list of Comanche and nearby residents includes Weather Rt 2 Tram mell Rt 3 and 4, Charles Williams NT, Kenneth Woods Rt 4, Billy Stanley Rt 2, Mrs Erma Morris Rt 3, Mrs H S Harris Box 67 Gustine, Cleo Harvey Box 209 Gustine, L J Kermit z Rt 3 Comanche, W M Henson Rt 1 Gustine, Cecil Brashear 1204 Haven Dr Rt Comanche, H L Jones Rt 1 Gustine.
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Comanche
C. D. Trammell
Charles B. Williams
Kenneth Wayne Woods
Billy D. Stanley
Erma L. Morris
de Leon
H. S. Harris
Gustine
Cleo Harvey
L. J. Kermitz
W. M. Henson
Cecil I. Brashear
Haven Dr
H. L. Jones
County Tax Payments Rise Across Comanche County
Comanche County residents rush to pay taxes as notices arrive and first two days yield strong receipts. Louise Evans reports $3,075.32 in Monday payments, with totals exceeding earlier years. Gustine, Sidney, Comanche and De Leon districts all post substantial two day sums amid delayed mailing in Gustine.
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Louise Evans
Gustine
Sidney Independent
Comanche
Marilyn Elrod
Elrod
Comanche Independent School District
CISD
James Bachus
Vane Elms
City of Gustine
Pearl Gray
de Leon Independent School District
Budget details for drive with listed chairs and dates
The document outlines a 1972 budget totaling amounts including 1200.00 8600.00 and 7500.00. The drive runs from October 16 to October 31 with Ronnie Boston and Bo Elrod named as this year's chairmen.
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Ronnie Boston
Bo Elrod
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Parker
Roy Mitchell
David Wilkerson
Weldon Holland
Junior Sanchez
Jerry Hitt
Sam Huffman
Eddie Cox
Lonnie Kilgore
Proctor
Petit Jury
Commissioner's Court
Proctor Reservoir
Werrwes — We
John Weaver
United Fund
Greater Comanche United Fund
Comanche Public Library
Jaycees
Civil Defense Rescue Unit
Texas United Fund
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
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