Comanche County Rural Telephone Cooperative Wins Federal Grant
The Comanche County Rural Telephone Cooperative Association receives a 666000 loan to expand rural service. Funds will buy existing exchanges in Sidney Proctor and Beattie and create new exchanges near Newburg and Cust er. About 712 farmers have signed up with 626 miles of lines planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc
Comanche County
P. A. Pettit
Omar Burleson
Burleson
17Th
Comanche County Rural Telephone Company
C. E. Webb
Washington, D. C
Gustine
T. W. Moore
Beattie
Tom Wilson
van Dyke
W. L. Byrd
Blanket
D. F. Caraway
Sidney
Proctor and Beattie
Newburg
Custer
Religious Education Week Scheduled Across Texas and Nation
A statewide and national observance of Religious Education Week runs September 27 through October 4. The Chief reports surveys of Sunday School and Bible School attendance, listing totals from Comanche churches and a school-by-school attendance snapshot including West Ward and Grammar schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
CHS Band Performs Special TV Concert Tuesday
Comanche High School Band directed by Thurston Atwood with 52 players appeared on WBAP TV on the Robbie Peters show for a 30 minute program. The Harmonettes and majorettes joined the broadcast with selections including Men of Ohio High School Cadets Copa Cabana Night Beat and Billboard March. The 70 piece band will travel to Brady for the Friday football clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston Atwood
Comanche
Wbap-Tv
Robbie Peters
Harmonettes
Comanche Hick
Jane Carle
Jean Ann Stanton
Mrgaret Slider
Atwood
Men of Ohio
John Phillip Sousa
Brady
de Leon
Hamilton
Tabernacle Baptist Church Gustine Sets Service Dates
The Tabernacle Baptist Church at Gustine will hold monthly services on Monday night and Tuesday 28 29 September with Rev. John W. Reynolds of Tyler as speaker. Sunday school attendance was nine boys and six girls this past Sunday out of 32 pupils. enrollment shows 18 of 32 attending. Miss Berta Godson teaches third grade with 16 boys and 16 girls totaling 32. four boys and seven girls attended Sunday school. three other boys and three other girls usually attended. Continued on Next to last Page Section 1.
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Texas
Comanche
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Dorous Brown
Ollie Sloan
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Gustine
John W. Reynolds
Tyler
Berta Godson
New Comanche Eats and Entertainment Spotlight
Comanche welcomes Ryan family with Oakwood Pit Barbecue on Fort Worth Highway opposite Hampton's Floral. The Ryans moved from Brady and plan weekend and midweek to go dine in, plus barbecue-to-go. Also in Comanche the Bally Robertson lease brings new growth as other local ads mark 3-D movie showings, theater premier, and fall sales at Walgreen and Service Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Ryan
Fort Worth
Hampton
Floral Company
Elbert Ryan
Brady
Oakwood
Ryans
Bally Robertson
Newburg
Comanche Bag Company
Walgreen l
Service Drug
Barry Arthur
Hickey Thanks Gas Company for Comanche Support
Hickey, manager of Southwest Natural Gas Company, thanks Comanche citizens for 25 years of service. He notes rates never rose while costs grew and three reductions occurred since service began. A small revenue increase was granted to maintain efficient service, with a pledge to continua offering the best possible service at the lowest cost.
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CC. Hickey
Southwest Natural Gas Company
Comanche
Hickey
First Turkeys Bring 34c Per Pound at Comanche Sale
Comanche's first heavy dressing-season turkey sale registered 3,935 pounds of hens. The lot sold at 34 cents per pound, averaging just over 14 pounds each. This topped Texas Marlin's earlier first heavy sale by one cent per pound, with stock from the lower Creamer area about eight miles southeast of Comanche. Comanche's market was reported Thursday morning at 30c-34c on finished birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Texas
Marlin
Fane Waldrop Named to San Antonio Veterans Affairs Post
Fane Waldrop former mayor of Comanche and county service officer for four and a half years has been named to a Veterans Affairs Commission post in San Antonio and will resign his current job to start October 1.
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Fane Waldrop
Comanchke
Veterans Affairs Commission
San Antonio
Mrs Freda C Lauff Visits Brothers Here
Mrs Freda C Lauff of Washington DC and her six month old son Steven are visiting her brothers Dr E E Blackwood and Dr W D Blackwood and families. She has worked for ten years as secretary to former Oklahoma Congressman and Washington attorney Wesley E Disney.
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Freda C. Lauff
Steven
Washington, D.C
Drs. E. E
W. D. Blackwood
Lauff
Oklahoma
Washington
Wesley E. Disney
Comanche Peanut Markets Lead Nation in Record Week
Comanche and De Leon peanut markets topped government loan prices with total week marketings near 0.5 million pounds. Prices reached 239.90 per ton with 70 percent sound meat kernels and moisture impacting adjustments amid heavy early-week sales and midweek dry weather.
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Comanche County
Comanche and
de Leon
Comanche
United States
Ney
Nehe
Grand Jurors Named For Fall Term Comanche County
List of grand jurors selected by the Jury Commissioners for the fall term starting October 5 in the 52nd Judicial District Court Comanche County. Names include Floyd Prather Energy Leland Nabors De Leon James Hoffpaulr Comanche Eddie McDougal Gustine James G Tate De Leon Ed L Frensley Comanche Jack Whiteside Sipe Springs Henry Drennan Sidney Grady Mahon Comyn C Wilson Rt 3 Comanche Kyle McGinnis Rt 1 Comanche Homer J Hall Rt 1 Comanche Earl Kelley Rt 1 Dublin Jim Koonce De Leon T C Mazurek Sidney.
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Ocober 5
52Nd Judicial District Court
Comanche County
Floyd Prather
Comanche
T. W. Harris
Energy
Leland Nabors
de Leon
James Hoffpaulr
Eddie McDougal
Gustine
James G. Tate
Ed L. Frensley
Jack Whiteside
Sipe Springs
Henry Drennan
Star Rt
Sidney
Grady Mahon
Comyn
C. & Wilson
Rt. 3
Kyle McGinnis
Rt. 1
Homer J. Hall
Earl Kelley
Dublin
Jim Koonce
T. C. Mazurek
County Dairy Association To Meet Tuesday
The Comanche County Dairy Association will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the District Courtroom Comanche. New president Derrol F. Caraway invites all members and other dairymen and interested persons. A special film by Ful-O-Pep Feed Co. will be shown. officers include E. N. Strother vice president and Thomas Foreman secretary treasurer.
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Comanche County Dairy Association
Comanche
Derrol F. Caraway
Mr. Caraway
E. N. Strother
Thomas Foreman
B Teams Clash Here Thursday
The Comanche B Braves host Cisco B Loboes on Thursday September 24 in the season opener. Game time is 7 30 at the local field with admission 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for students. Under coach Jerry Hamrick the locals show promise with starters Davis Willis Simms Steward Ellington Strain Palmer Hicks Poynor McRee Henson in the backfield.
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Comanche
Braves
Cisco
Loboes
Jerry Hamrick
Hamrick
Bill Davis
David Willis
J. C. Simms
Jerry Steward
James Ellington
Bobby Strain
Tom Palmer
Ted Hicks
Johnny Poynor
Bill McRee
Kenneth Henson
Coff Welcomes Powcomers In Comanche News Feature
The Comanche Chamber of Commerce will publish a weekly list of newcomers in the Chief news columns. Recent arrivals include Ina Yates, William Lane, Carl McMillan, J. W. Livingston, Curtis Scott, Johhnie A. Davis, Floyd Barnard, Claude Hulsey, Mrs. E. H. Beaty, John King, R. C. Gilbreath, Billy Jack Lane, Mrs. J. R. Brooks, Lee J. Bowers, L. J. Birkleach, Pete Angermann, J. E. Kelly, Mildred N. Guill, Jerry Hamrick, Jessie Mae Stokes, D. D. Read, John Summers, and others from Comanche and Austin. John Lacy and Nathan Kiser of Austin visited here Sunday.
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Comanche Chamber of Commerce
Comanche
Chamber of Commerce
Ina Yates
W. Duncan
William Lane
W. Walcott
Carl McMillan
N. Austin
J. W. Livingston
S. Austin
Curtis Scott
Fleming Ave
Johhnie A. Davis
East Highland
Floyd Barnard
E Central
Claude Hulsey
E. Walcott
E. H. Beaty
N. Bryan
John King
N. Pearl
R. C. Gilbreath
E. Grand
Billy Jack Lane
W Duncan
J. R. Brooks
N. Elm
Lee J. Bowers
N. Page
L. J. Birkleeach
N. Travis
Pete Angermann
J. E. Kelly
Mildred N. Guill
W. Grand
Jerry Hamrick
Williams
Jessie Mae Stokes
W. Summitt
D. D. Read
S. Houston
John Summers
East Duncan
Indians Head to Brady for Third Straight Win
Comanche High travels to Brady for a non-conference game aiming for a third consecutive victory. The Indians, without two starters Sharon Green and Donald Spivey, seek success after recent wins over Hamilton and others. Game clocks at 8:00 PM with reserve tickets on sale.
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Brady
Comanche High School
Indians
Yyear
Brady Bulldogs
Hamilton
San Saba
Cisco
Bulldogs
Sharon Green
Donald Spivey
Green
Spivey
Comanche
Dalton Hicks
Billy Goforth
Harold Price
Calvin Cox
Marvin Lee
Edward Seay
Glenn Ellis
Bill Carpenter
Weldon Hicks
Calvin Lee
Cecil Brownlee
Robert Willis
Gene Coulter
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Webb
Masonic Building
Public School Survey
Vry
West Ward School
CHS Band
Devils Canyon
Virginia Mayo
Dale Robertson
Harrold Flemins
The
Majestic
Southwest
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
the Majestic
Kigginbotham’s
McCullough - Jeanes
Welch Lawless
Proffitt
Hicks
Comanche’s
PMA
Soda Springs
Proctor
West Texas
County Dairy Association
W. Hicks
Cc. Lee
Cc. Brownlee
R. Willis
Coulter
D. Cunningham
Coff
John Lacy
Nathan Kiser
Austin
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