Library needs 8 Comanche County library seeks $25 000 for furnishings and final payments
Dr C C Klingman this week presented a $5,000 pledge to Library Building Fund co chairs Gail Dudley and J H Burton. Officials say furnishings and final architect payments will run about $25,000 and urge community donations. Contributions may be given at local banks or Dudley Bros. office with donors' names recorded and plaques for larger gifts.
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Comanche County
C. C. Klingman
Gail Dudley
J. H. Burton
Klingman
Bur~ton
Dudley
Comanche
Dudley Bros
Rainy spell boosts Comanche County peanut crops
Rain began last Wednesday and continued through Thursday with moisture reaching 1 1/2 to 5 inches across Comanche County. Farmers report varied totals while peanut fields begin harvest but most peanuts won’t be dug until October as irrigation and drought conditions ease.
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Comanche County
Indians Take On De Leon In Friday Night Showdown
Comanche travels to De Leon for a Friday clash with the Bearcats as Comanche seeks another win after an upset over Granbury. De Leon lost a heartbreaker at Hamilton 7 to 6 on a late field goal attempt. Bearcat coaches praised effort but mourned the defeat.
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Comanche Indians
de Leon
Bearcats
Comanche
Granbury
Indians
Hamilton
Bearcat
Jack Waggoner
Grady West
Coleman
Station owners rally over Phase 4 gas price controls
Local service stations protest Phase 4 rules that cap gasoline prices while refinery costs rise, leaving outlets unable to pass higher costs. Regulators set ceiling stickers with octane ratings. nationwide shortages and shop closures follow, though none in Comanche. Bearcats prep for De Leon with Craig Smith at quarterback. Comanche aims for strong defense and a big turnout at Bearcat Field. CHS Band to perform at halftime of Comanche De Leon game.
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Exxon
Comanche
Neal Lester
Mike Bingham
Lonnie Kilgore
Danny Armstrong
Dan Holland
Benny Williams
Steve Davis
Armstrong
Reo Brownlee
Davis
Strube
Wilkerson
Williams
Kent Easley
Bingham
Rodney McDougal
Kilgore
Lester
Granbury
Bearcat Field
CHS
Mike Brady
Dairy Junior Dairy Show Set for County Livestock Center
Dairy Junior Dairy Show will be held at the County Livestock Center this Saturday September 15 with judging at 9 a.m. Bob Traweek of Dublin will judge. An auction sale follows the show starting at 8 p.m. Members return 10 percent of sale proceeds to sponsor more heifers.
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Comanche County
County Livestock Center
Jerry Conway
Bob Traweek
Dublin
County Dairy Assn
FFA
Conway
Donnie Hicks Wins First Grid Contest
Donnie D Hicks wins first prize 5 dollars in the Comanche Chief Football contest. Lon Lancaster and C A McDonald win 3 and 2 dollars. honorable mention goes to several honorees for missing few games. Heartened by Granbury pick, readers are urged to clip the coupon for next week.
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Donnie Hicks
Donnie D. Hicks
Lon Lancaster
C. A. McDonald
North Waverly Drive
Dallas
Don Kirkland
Brownwood
Lonnie Kilgore Sr
John D. Hicks
James Hicks
Alfred Rodriguez
Sidney
Granbury
Comanche
Zarate Receives Army Commendation Medal at Fort Hood
Ernest Zarate of Gustine is decorated with the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters and a V device for heroism at Fort Hood in a ceremony before the Third Corps and Ft. Hood Headquarters. Lt. Col. Charles A. Alston presented the award. Alston commands the 303rd ASA Battalion. The V device marks valor and brings Zarate’s total awards to four.
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Fort Hood
Ernest Zarate
Gustine
Charles A. Alston
Zarate
Third Corps
Ft. Hood
Col. Alston
ASA
United States Army
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Smith
Fred West
Don Edwards
Bobby Hammer
Granbury Pirates
Houston
Junior Sanchez
Bubba Strube
David Wilkerson
James Richey
Halleluiah T, P, &L
Randy Allen
Grand and
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