Sally Key and Darrell Riewe Named 1973 Gold Star Winners
Sally Key and Darrell Riewe, both 16, were named Comanche County 1973 Gold Star winners for outstanding 4-H achievement and leadership. They will receive medals at the County 4-H Achievement banquet on October 13 and attend the district banquet at Tarleton on October 27 with their parents.
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Sally Key
Floyd Key
Comanche
Darrell Riewe
Phil Riewe
Newburg
Comanche County
Sally
Darrell
Tarleton
W. J. Parks
Comanche County Electric Cooperative
Vernal King
County HD
Kay Patton
Tp&l
Brownwood
Special Week of Services at Comanche Church
The Church of Christ at 504 N. Austin Comanche plans a week of nightly services at 7 p.m. from Monday October 15 through Sunday October 21 with Vernon Ripley of Pine Bluff Arkansas as preacher. Ripley is a Comanche native and son of Mrs. L S Ripley.
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Church of Christ
Austin
de Leon Hwy
Comanche
Vernon Ripley
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
L. 8. Ripley
E. High
N. Austin
Jury Returns 34 Indictments in Comanche County
Comanche County's 52nd Judicial District Court returned 34 felony indictments after a three day grand jury session. The cases involve 29 defendants with charges including burglary by firearm, multiple DWI offenses, rape, fondling, theft, assault with weapons, unauthorized credit card use, forgery, and murder. The murder count targets Patricia Black of Abilene linked to the 1960s strangulation of a six year old boy in the Green residence, with prior custody and psychiatric evaluation noted.
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Comanche County
52Nd Judicial District Court
Ruth Page
Patricia Black
Abilene
Lions To Sell Mops And Brooms In October Sale
The Comanche Evening Lions Club announces a Broom and Mop Sale on October 19 with items made at Lighthouse For the Blind. The truck will park on the south side of Comanche Square from 9 a.m. Lions members will handle sales and profits support local charities. Delivery available upon request to assist handicapped individuals.
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Comanche
Lion
Lion Ebell
Triple header football on Thursday night at 5 30 locals host De Leon
The undefeated 7th and 8th grade Paps and the Comanche Freshman team host De Leon in a 5 30 start triple header. The event features youth squads from the area in a busy Thursday night slate.
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Paps
Comanche
de Leon
Baptists To Meet for 99th Comanche Association Session
The Comanche Baptist Association gathers for its 99th annual meeting October 15 at First Baptist Church Gustine. Moderated by Rev. Eugene W. Prevo, the gathering includes Dr. Roger Brooks Howard Payne president, Dr. Clifford Nelson area missionary, Rev. Travis Gibson Heart of Texas Encampment director, with Billy C. Spencer delivering the afternoon sermon and Perry Taylor guiding the evening message. Afternoon session starts 2 p.m. and evening at 6 30.
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Comanche Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Gustine
Eugene W. Prevo
Comanche East Side
Heart of Texas
Billy C. Spencer
First Baptist Church of de
New Ranger Named for Area to Replace Retired Roach
Bill De Loach, long known in law enforcement, is named to replace retired Texas Ranger Geo M Roach of Stephenville who served this area since 1948. Roach received a parting gift of 1000 dollars at a September dinner with over 200 friends. Roach began as a Wise County deputy sheriff in 1929 and joined the Highway Patrol in 1931. He became a Ranger on June 1 1948 and served in Dallas and Stephenville, surviving four wounds in the line of duty and more than 5000 investigations including 500 capital cases.
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Bill de Loach
Geo. M. Roach
Stephenville
Ranger de Loach
Amarillo
Roach
Texas Rangers
Wise County
U.S
South Pacific
Highway Patrol
Texas
M. T
Lone Wolf) Gonzaullas
Dallas
Texas Ranger
Roadh
Bobbie Hicks Wins Contest in Nine-Game Pick
Bobbie Hicks missed only one game in a nine game set and wins a five dollar prize. Stacy Reese of South West Texas State takes second for three dollars, Martha Davis of De Leon third for two dollars. Several others earn honorable mentions, and readers are urged to clip the coupon for next week.
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Haskell
Clyde
Gerald Langley
Olney
Bobbie Hicks
Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
Stacy Reese
South West Texas State
San Marcos
Rt. 2
de Leon
Martha Davis
Tech
Stacy
Cowboys
Martha
Baylor
Alice Stokes
Brownwood
David Glover
Gorman
Karen Hicks
Mary Ruth Ross
John Waggoner
Tony Hicks
Woolzie Northcutt
Charles Hicks
Donnie D. Hicks
Tom Cox
Leta Andrews To Speak At National Conference In Chicago
Leta Andrews girls' coach of Comanche High School will be featured at the National Conference of High School Directors of Athletics in Chicago December 9 11. The event includes speakers Bill Battle Bart Starr and Andrews who led the Indian Maidens to multiple district regional and state titles and set a national record in 1972.
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High School Directors of Athletics
Chicago
Illinois
Bill Battle
University of Tennessee
Bart Starr
Green Bay Packers
Leta Andrews
Comanche High School
Texas High School Girls Coaches Association
Andrews
Granbury
David Andrews
U. S
Coach Battle
Coach Andrews
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Floyd M. Key
Martha J. Stephens County Extension Agents
Darrel Riewe
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Eric Green
Gerald Green
52Nd District Court
Byron McClellan
Green
Texas Youth Council
Youth Council
Lions
Baptists
The
Pride of
Comanche High School Indian Band
Mike Brady
de Loach
National Athletic Conference
Green Bay
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