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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1962
Page
3
Norris, principal, invites students and local residents to a Tuesday film showing at the Club Cafeteria. The educational feature Face to Face aims to explain communism and its impact, followed by discussion. Attendees include Mrs. Billy Jones and Knott Howard.
A garbled listing shows candidates and offices including State Senator District 12, County Treasurer, County Clerk, and various judges and commissioners. Re elections noted for several incumbents and signatures required for political advertising. Names include SUDDERTH JENKINS CURRY BARNES BRINSON ROBERTS McCLELLAN WILHELM CARAWAY HARMON HAMPTON ELLIS HALL MCCDOUGAL SPIVEY WHITWORTH SPIVEY.
Vance Worth Harris 53 longtime Comanche County resident died March 28 in a Lubbock hospital. Services were held March 30 at Sundown First Baptist Church and March 31 at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Board Church Cemetery. He is survived by Mildred Harris wife a son Edwin Neil Harris his father Oscar Harris a brother and two sisters.
Fort Worth visitors John Dudley and Tom Bright were in town Saturday. Odessa bound Haneel Hawkins stopped in Comanche Tuesday to visit relatives on the way home from Dallas.
FORT WORTH The election of Leo Welder of Victoria to the presidency of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association highlighted closing sessions of the Association s 85th annual convention in Houston March 21 Dolph Briscoe Jr of Uvalde is retiring president Fred Wulff of Brady was elected first vice president and Ben H Carpenter of Dallas was elected second vice president Joe Fletcher is the secretary general manager and Ernest Duke is assistant secretary Both work in the TSCRA headquarters office at Fort Worth J W Sartwelle of Houston was elected honorary vice president
Mr and Mrs J N Isham owners of Ishams Flowers Manche attended the Spring Design Flower School at Caprock Hotel in Lubbock over the weekend. They reported many new ideas in floral arrangements and designs and said the meeting was very enjoyable.
Belve Bean sheriff announces public auction of land in Comanche County on May 1 1962 between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at the courthouse door. The sale covers 60 acres out of the SE quarter of Section 24 Block 1 H T C R Y Co Survey, under a mechanic’s lien between De Leon Brick Co and Ll H Stacks.
Soda Springs 4-H Club meets January 9 with Richard Frazier leading the motto and pledge. A motion to drop members missing successive meetings was adopted, Share-the-Fun Contest discussed, reports given by Margie Vineyard and Frazier, visiting Agent Ars farewell before returning to India, program by girls on nail care, refreshments and games served.
Visitants included Mr and Mrs Harmon Howard and Mr and Mrs J C Wilker son who spent Sunday in Dublin with Mr and Mrs J E Lightfoot and son Johnny. Dr and Mrs L K Ory were Fort Worth visitors during the weekend.
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