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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1975
Page
2
The Comanche Chief discusses local photography options, touts Adolph Proffitt and two other photographers as cooperative, and notes community support for business and service. It highlights rummage sales, Miss Central Texas Pageant entrants, and plans for a vocational school with state funds.
Samantha Whelan of Baton Rouge attends the Baptist Nursery Center while her parents Mr and Mrs Thos Whelan travel to The International Convention of Geo Chemists in Salt Lake City. Samantha is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Robert DeLaney. The Stanley Rauhuts and Eugene Rauhuts visit families in Houston. The Rauhuts attended the Texas OU game in Dallas Saturday.
The library adds Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor revised edition and several plays including Man of La Mancha West Side Story and The Comedy of Neil Simon. Also new are How to Choose and Use Your Doctor and The Art of Blacksmithing with Pay on the Way Out a CIA intrigue novel.
The Comanche County Commissioners Court meets October 10 1975 with Judge Albert A. Brannan and Commissioners Bean Paton Miller Nabors present. They approve minutes pay bills and the quarterly report and set an amendment election for November 4 1975.
Mr and Mrs Odell Ormsby spent the weekend in Alpine visiting their son Robert a Sul Ross University senior student.
The City Council met at 7 00 p m on October 13 1975 with Mayor Clemons and six council members present. Minutes were read and approved. Police and fire department reports for September were reviewed. The council invited County Judge and Auditor to meet next session. No action on salaries. Bills were approved and the meeting adjourned.
Comanche Jaycees hosted Regional 232 visitation at the junior high drawing 45 Jaycees wives and children from Brady Brownwood Coleman and Comanche. Game Warden Billy Works spoke on wardens and training. Anita DuPont Texas Jaycettes president spoke as guest. A barbeque dinner followed. Attending members included Pat Clendenin Carl Thompson Robert Moore Mr and Mrs Richard Smith Dr and Mrs Raymond Stepp James Cox and David Robinson. Next regional visitation will be in Coleman.
Walter Jack Barret underwent a surgery in Hendrick Hospital Abilene last Thursday. Over the weekend he and Mrs. Barret were joined by daughters Mrs. Billy Adams Odessa Mrs. T J Courell Welman and Mrs Kinneth Sliger. In Waco last week Mrs Venner Owen visited with her brother and his wife Mr and Mrs S P Hooker.
A weekly hospital news roundup lists daily admissions and dismissals from October 7 to October 12 in Comanche and nearby towns. Notable attendees include Mrs Nancy Shankle Parker Price and J Darrell Harbour with multiple patients named. Also mentions Baylor game attendance in Waco with CHS freshman footballer Jerry Beene.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Gill of Midland and grandmother Mrs. B. B. Pyatt of Dallas visited Mrs. Bill Parks Sunday. The Gills are daughter and son-in-law of Mrs. Parks and were en route home after attending the Texas-OU game.
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