Indians Bearcats Clash Here Friday
Comanche hosts rival De Leon in the Comanche County Championship clash kickoff at 8:00. The Indians and Bearcats have a long series dating to 1915 with Comanche leading 29 to 19 and four ties. De Leon features strong defense and minus yardage in scrimmages while Comanche shows balanced attack led by Armstrong Waggoner and Holland with several top linemen and a large crowd expected.
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Comanche
de Leon
Bearcats
Granbury
de Leonis
Coleman
Cisco
Panthers
Bud Golden
Bearcat
Toby Hare
Joey Bowswell
Lonnie Davis
Ronnie Frost
Ken Taylor
Hodges Twins
Danny Armstrong
John Waggoner
Dan Holland
Benny Williams
Waggoner
Holland
Indians
Junior Sanchez
Bubba Strube
Brad Biggs
James Rickey
Roy Mitchell
Neal Lester
Mike Bingham
Brennan Pinkerton
Joe Lee
Jr. Dairy Show Here Tuesday
The Comanche County Live stock Association schedules the Comanche County Junior Dairy Show at the Livestock Center on September 17. Heifers must be in place by 9:00 a.m. Judging starts at 10:00 a.m. Animals will be released at noon and sold by sealed bids. 4-H and FFA members with dairy heifers should submit entry cards by Monday, September 16.
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Comanche County Livestock Association
Comanche County
The
Livestock Center
FFA
Livestock Association
Adult Education Class To Meet For GED Diploma
The adult education program invites adults who did not finish high school to attend starting September 16 at 7 30 p.m. at the high school. The class offers a Texas Education Agency diploma upon completion of the GED tests and meets weekly on a user chosen night. Chester Giesecke, a high school teacher, will teach with no tuition, funded by TEA. call the high school for details.
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Texas Education Agency
Chester Giesecke
Giesecke
Hgh School
Ed Green the Snipe Keeps Going Despite Hip Surgeries
Ed Green, 76, a Comanche native known as a former railroad section hand nicknamed a snipe, has undergone hip replacements in 1957 and 1974 yet stays active. He rotates gardening with neighbor Hill Cox, shares harvests, and reflects on a long career from Frisco and Santa Fe railroads to a cafe dishwasher post. He and Audie Green, married in 1924, raised four children and remain proud of their community and family.
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Ed Green
Audie
East Walcott
Green
Santa Fe Railroad
Hill Cox
Bounti
Blanket
J. H
Callie Ripley
Sidney
Powell Place
Logan's Gap
Frisco Railway
W. L. Ferrill
Watson
Comanche
Brownwood
Fort Worth
Proctor
Mrs. Green
Imogene Wilcoxson
Winnsboro
Buster Green
Long Beach
California
Teddy
Ann) Driskill
Sharon
Greens
Agri Business Breakfast Thursday Topics Small Grain Farming
The Comanche Agri Business Breakfast Club meets Thursday Sept 12 at 7:00 a.m. at Golden Arrow Cafeteria. Dr John Chapin of Stephen ville will discuss Small Grain Farming in the Comanche area.
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Comanche — Agri- Business
Golden Arrow
John Chapin
Stephenville
Comanche
Comanche Ex Students Barbecue Plans Homecoming Saturday
The Comanche Ex-Students Association hosts its first annual barbecue from 5 30 p m to 7 p m on Saturday September 21 in the Junior High School Cafeteria. Registration starts at 4 30 p m to visit with old friends. Cost is 2 00 per person plus a 3 00 charter membership fee.
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Comanche Students’ Association
Comanche Ex-Students’ Association
P. O. Box
Comanche
Texas
John Gleaton
Playday at Gustine showcases FS arena events and fees
Gustine High School seniors sponsor a Playday in the Gustine FFA Arena on Saturday night at 7 00 p m Admission for spectators is 25 cents contestants free Books open at 5 30 p m for entries Contact Dub Crumley at 667 3261 or the school at 667 2881 Events include Flag race Pole Bending Barrel Race Rescue Race Boot Race Girls Goat Tying Steer Riding Calf Roping Ribbon Roping with various entry fees and jackpots
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Gustine High School
Gustine Ffa
Dub Crumley
Comanche School Board Purchases 40 Acres For High School Site
In regular session on Monday night the Comanche School Board voted to buy 40 acres from Claude Prater for a proposed high school site. The land fronts Cedar Street with Oakwood Cemetery to the west and Johnson Street to the east, for a price of 100000 dollars. The board consulted a Texas Education Architect and considered site utilities and location before selecting the site. Superintendent H R Jefferies said the next step is tours of recently built high schools to guide facility plans. Funding comes from the accrued balance in the prior year school fund for the one fourth down payment with three equal installments remaining.
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Comanche School Board
Claude Prater
Cedar Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Johnson Street
Texas Education
H. R. Jefferies
Comanche
Women Know Their Football Women Know Their Football
The Comanche Chief contest shows Fair Sex dominance with Lurene Hicks winning first by missing two games and a 47 tie-break, Mae Morgan second with 50, and Alice Stokes third with 51. Other near-misses include Don Kirkland and Kenny Davis. Honorable mentions list multiple names. sponsors include Western Hills Nursing Home and Comanche Mfg. Co.
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Lurene Hicks
Mae Morgan
de Leon
Alice Stokes
Brownwood
Western Hills Nursing Home
Comanche County Telephone Co
West Side Motors
Elvins Butane
Gore Bros. Agri- Service
Comanche Mfg. Co
Higginbothams
Mac's Fabric
Eagles Set for Season Opener at Star
The Sidney Eagles travel to Star for their regular season opener Friday night September 17. Starting lineup includes David Fotenot No 50 center Marcus Fotenot No 61 end Tommy Stuart No 85 end Jerry Spruill No 58 QB Rocky Stuart No 23 back and Tommy Diaz No 21 back. Also slated to play Paul Carrol No 10 and Clay Gibson No 15.
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Sidney Eagles
Sidney
Baker
Eagles
David Fotenot
Marcus Fotenot
Tommy Stuart
Jerry Spruill
Rocky Stuart
Tommy Diaz
Paul Carrol
Clay Gibson
Cub Scout Rally and Reorganization Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 47 invites all boys ages 5 and up with parents to a Rally and Reorganization Meeting at Comanche Elementary School lunchroom on Monday evening September 16 at 7 30.
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Cub Scout Pack 47
Comanche
Football Ticket Prices Set for District Games
General admission for adults 2.00 and students 1.00 for all home games. Single game reserved seats sold through the superintendent's office at 2.25. A few season reserved seats available at 10.00 for five games. Gate sale for all other tickets. District Executive Committee sets prices.
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Comanche High School Indian Marching Band
Armstrong
Strube
Dayton West
Williams
Sanchez
Pinkerton
Bingham
Rodney McDougal
Audie and I
Gustine
Don Kirkland
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